2015-16 Around the League VIII
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And if anything I'd much rather this team be shooting up at Nashville than fighting for the bottom with Minnesota, both for seeding purposes and in the way they should be approaching their games - a catch Nashville mentality is much better than a don't cede ground to Minny mentality.
tigervixxxen
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La really isn't my worst case scenario. It would be tough but we play them close.
cgf
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As long as we don't play Minnesota in the first we're fine. We play Dallas, Chicago, STL, Anaheim, SJ, Nashville, and LA well.
Poor Bleackley comes back from a broken kneecap only to have his wrist cut by a skate. He's out indefinitely now. Can't imagine he get signed by Arizona, so it will be interesting to see what happens with him this summer.
cgf
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It's all part of Roykic's secret plan to sign him to an ELC after he re-enters and goes undrafted!
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kruger is my pick. though not sure if he counts as 4th liner as he can be 3C on many teams. not a great one as i don't think he has that much offense in him, though more than he's showed this year and with better linemates.
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Like this Trocheck, actually there are very few players on the Panthers I dont like tbh. They have a damn good squad.
hockeyfish
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Is Kulikov still destined to be an AV. I kind of stopped paying attention to him.
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Cousin Eddie
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He's looked really really good. Leafs fans have an elite offensive prospect on their hands. Plus I think Marner is even better. They need one of them to play wing though and bring in a bigger, better two way centre for the top 6. If the leafs are smart they stay the hell away from Stamkos and send that money at an actual elite Ontario centre next year in JT. He's a much better hockey player than Stamkos.
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tavares doesn't seem like a kind of guy who would leave isles but i guess weirder things have happened.
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Wonder what kind of assets the Oilers can get for their inevitable 1st overall pick. At some point they have to start looking at their defense.
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tigervixxxen
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AZ fans say their D would be nothing without OEL. Can they really make that move?
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I don't believe for an instant that Arizona would even remotely consider that. They have Strome, Duclair, and Domi up front. You can add guys like Rieder to that as well. On defense they have nothing, either coming up or on the roster right now. #1 defensmen are probably the hardest thing to find in the league. I would be astounded if Arizona moves OEL.
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AZ fans say their D would be nothing without OEL. Can they really make that move?
Almost every Yotes fan I've seen has said no to a OEL for 1st overall swap. I do wonder if Edmonton would do something that just drops them to say, 3rd if the Yotes had that pick with a lesser piece coming back as well but still something that still helps them then they pick 3rd as well.
I think it would be really tough for them to get fair value for that 1st pick unless a team like Nashville or Anaheim with a pretty enviable set of defensemen really makes a surprise move to go for that #1 pick.
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Matthews is a marketing gem for the Coyotes. I think they would do what it took to get the #1 pick. OEL is the perfect fit for that.. and Arizona would likely keep their pick as well.
Fan being the key word. Management sees a Scottsdale boy who might be an elite player in the NHL available... they won't pass on that opportunity.
agentblack
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Yeah I wouldnt do it either if I was ARZ. Unless EDM sweetened it (which seems absurd but Matthews isnt a next gen'er)
You can win with one really good C and supplementary C behind him. But you need a D like OEL. Especially on his contract.
And they have Dvorak coming in behind Strome.
If they do that trade. They will spend forever trying to replace an elite D like OEL.
If they didnt already have Strome (and had kept Yandle around) then you would def. consider it.
You can win with one really good C and supplementary C behind him. But you need a D like OEL. Especially on his contract.
And they have Dvorak coming in behind Strome.
If they do that trade. They will spend forever trying to replace an elite D like OEL.
If they didnt already have Strome (and had kept Yandle around) then you would def. consider it.
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Mitchell is clearly the best 4th liner as sometimes he plays 1C and on the PP.
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