2015-16 Around the League VIII

[freeboy]

I want the Devils to score an empty netter more than I wanted Boedker to score that empty netter.

bite your tongue er finger ha ..
Seriously love seeing mini lose, almost as much well you know...

GO AVS JUST WIN

 

[tigervixxxen]

I just saw the score. Told y'all I can't scoreboard watch. Living and dying by one team is enough for my sanity. Yahooooo! This is going to be a nail biter. Thank you Jersey.

 

[Foppa Frossa]

Should the Wild protect Suter/Parise in an expansion draft?

 

[The Shermanator]

If you told me the Wild would score 4 goals against the Devils and lose I would have laughed at you.

 

[Avs44]

Should the Wild protect Suter/Parise in an expansion draft?

They might not have a choice considering they both have NMC's.

 

[InjuredChoker]

They might not have a choice considering they both have NMC's.

and even if they do, they still have to as those recapture penalties can be real bad for them.

they'll live and die with those guys until the bitter end.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

Why does sportsnet allow Darren Millard to speak? He doesn't understand anything about hockey. He's a host. At least on TSN Duthie knows his job and sticks to it. He might say he likes a player or something like that but doesn't get into detail. Millard has the freedom to say whatever he wants and his lack of knowledge makes him somehow more obnoxious than he naturally already is.

 

[Nalens Oga]

The wild are still scoring, that's the cause for concern. A decent night from Dubnyk/Kuemper and they win.

Yeah but the thing is that their goalies in general haven't been good now and I don't see it changing all of a sudden. They aren't gonna get miraculous goaltending so I don't see them going on a tear. If we wanna make the playoffs then just need to play .500-.600 hockey probably.

And OT but that's why I'd LOVE to have Zadorov and Rantanen up here now especially with Bigras injured. Those two can be a difference maker in one or two wins this season just by virtue of depth and not being as bad as Iginla/Gelinas/Bodnarchuk. If that pushes us over then gotta take the chance and call them up.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Why does sportsnet allow Darren Millard to speak? He doesn't understand anything about hockey. He's a host. At least on TSN Duthie knows his job and sticks to it. He might say he likes a player or something like that but doesn't get into detail. Millard has the freedom to say whatever he wants and his lack of knowledge makes him somehow more obnoxious than he naturally already is.

I miss the TSN panel

 

[Galactico]

Damn 7 goals by NJ! Thanks!!!

 

[JWK]

The Devils did what?????

 

[Foppa2118]

Wow the Wild gave up 7 goals to the lowest scoring team in the league?

Let's hope their confidence is completely in the gutter, and start turning on each other now.

 

[AMDZen]

With earlier report that their locker room is toxic, I'm hoping the last few games, and especially this one, have a negative effect on the team.

Any articles you can point me to? I hadn't heard any of that but I would love to read about the Wilds troubles. That is like candy for the brain.

I assume it was the primary reason for the coach firing?

 

[Nalens Oga]

Seguin just got injured and dunno how bad it's gonna be but us vs the Stars in teh first round if Seguin's injured + Varlamov plays better than their goalies, could be something.

 

[AllAboutAvs]

Any articles you can point me to? I hadn't heard any of that but I would love to read about the Wilds troubles. That is like candy for the brain.

I assume it was the primary reason for the coach firing?

Can't remember unfortunately. Just remember reading about it and there might have been something on Sportsnet or TSN as well. Maybe somebody else can help.

 

[tigervixxxen]

There was a lot about it, not just one link. I think it would be fairly easy to find, it came out right after Yeo was fired.

 

[AMDZen]

Looks like all the discussion centers around a particular interview with Yeo after he was fired

http://www.startribune.com/mike-yeo...epared-for-what-it-would-feel-like/369993491/

If you ask me, that is the media doing media things by reading into more than what is really there. Doubtful that this is anything more than Yeo being a bit angry, the media being the media, along with the normal discontent you might find in every locker room in the NHL when you are in a losing slump like the Wild were. Especially right before the trade deadline.

Don't personally see it as much more than that, unfortunately. Sure there might have been a bit added pressure than what should have been there since the trade deadline looms for every team, I just doubt there is nearly as much divide in the locker room as the media wants there to be. Typical of the media taking a couple comments by Yeo and making it into much more.

Another article, much more recent, that I found interesting while looking through all of this.

http://thehockeywriters.com/playoffs-or-not-wild-have-major-issues/

 

[Ivan13]

Bringing in Oates to the morning skate is a slap in the face, I'd be pissed if one of my players did that. Completely unprofessional from Oates too, but he's a jackass so I'm not surprised he did it. That locker room is toxic.

 

[Alex Jones]

Should the Wild protect Suter/Parise in an expansion draft?

They shouldn't protect Parise

 

[AMDZen]

They shouldn't protect Parise

Might have to protect them both since they are butt buddies. Had to sign together, lose Zach and next thing you know Ryan is asking for a trade.

 

[cgf]

I'm hoping Koivu picked another fight with Dumba in the locker-room after this one. Even if not, thank you NJ.

Hopefully our boys can keep the pedal down from here on out.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

Seguin just got injured and dunno how bad it's gonna be but us vs the Stars in teh first round if Seguin's injured + Varlamov plays better than their goalies, could be something.

Is there any more info on this? I see that he played over 18 minutes last night so unless it happened last minute I'm guessing he's fine?

Colorado would beat a Seguin-less Stars team IMO. A Seguin-less Stars team would quickly get passed by LA and likely STL in the standings too though so we probably wouldn't play them.

 

[Ararana]

Might have to protect them both since they are butt buddies. Had to sign together, lose Zach and next thing you know Ryan is asking for a trade.

That contract at that age, good luck. They'd have eat salary for sure.

I hope the expansion doesn't help Minnesota jettison Parise/Suter out. They signed them to those horrendous contracts, they should have to suffer the second half of the term.

 

[RockLobster]

Question for anyone who knows:

When they say the cap for next season is 74M with the escalator and "flat" without, what does that mean exactly? That the cap stays the same as it is right now without the cap (that's what I'm assuming)?

 

[InjuredChoker]

Question for anyone who knows:

When they say the cap for next season is 74M with the escalator and "flat" without, what does that mean exactly? That the cap stays the same as it is right now without the cap (that's what I'm assuming)?

yes, it stays the same (or about the same) without escalator.