2022-2023 Around the League Part Deux

[the_fan]

Lehner is a nutcase

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Lehner is a nutcase

Lehner actually carries his nuts in a case

 

[RECKLESS]

Dallas without Hintz suddenly looks totally out of sync. 2-6 after two for Flames.

But us with a million guys missing has been just a bad excuse.

 

[redacted]

Dallas without Hintz suddenly looks totally out of sync. 2-6 after two for Flames.

But us with a million guys missing has been just a bad excuse.

IDK... they beat the Isles, lost to Rangers in OT (both 2-1 games) and have made this a game... seems like a:

I mean we could say Avs look worse with MacK back in the lineup!

 

[nammerus]

Dallas without Hintz suddenly looks totally out of sync. 2-6 after two for Flames.

But us with a million guys missing has been just a bad excuse.

It is when you lose to Arizona/Vancouver/Chicago.

 

[Alienblood]

A.J. Greer put the Bruins ahead.

 

[Balthazar]

Pretty much a lock for the Calder

 

[RECKLESS]

Kraken 6 goals on 11 shots in the first period against the Hawks. I guess we killed the Hawks then lol.

 

[Balthazar]

 

[sethro109]

Good fight.

 

[Chiarelli]

Jack Hughes on an absolute tear.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[John Mandalorian]

The Devils Kings game is semi entertaining. The Devils are fun to watch but if there's a team that makes a good trade partner, it would be the Blues (if the Blues fall behind). Brandon Saad would be an excellent add for example.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Pretty much a lock for the Calder

I’ve really like Beniers since I first saw him at the WJCs. He’s got top line talent, but plays like he’s a grinder that needs to go all out or he’ll be cut

 

[Azrael89]

I’ve really like Beniers since I first saw him at the WJCs. He’s got top line talent, but plays like he’s a grinder that needs to go all out or he’ll be cut

He reminds me of a more talented O'Reilly. Kraken got a good one.

 

[John Mandalorian]

Credit to Edmonton. They've won three in a row since losing to the Avs. Vegas didn't help at all.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Off topic but, did anyone see that 3v3 league they had this last summer? I never really heard a review of it.

 

[Balthazar]

He's a terrible GM and I've been saying it for years now.

 

[dahrougem2]

He's a terrible GM and I've been saying it for years now.

Well, yeah. He's always been propped up by insane goaltending and defenders. He's had 23 years to find a 1C and has had one for like, two seasons when he first acquired Ryan Johansen.

Insane how long he's kept his job.

 

[PAZ]

He's a terrible GM and I've been saying it for years now.

~20 GMs passed on Tolvanen. If anything, it goes to show that Poile was in the majority in thinking Tolvanen wasn't worth taking a flyer on with his 2 x 1.45 mil contract.

 

[Pokecheque]

He's a terrible GM and I've been saying it for years now.

IMO he’s a very good GM who—like his successor in Washington, George McPhee—has some major flaws that turn fatal for his team.

I have to give the man credit. He had to navigate an extremely tenuous and wildly unstable ownership situation his first few years on the job and was probably the primary reason hockey succeeded in very non-traditional market like Nashville. He also got royally screwed by Alexander Radulov.

His over-infatuation with grit is what I think ultimately unraveled him. At this point he’s artificially extending the window. Whether he gets a legit shot at a rebuild remains to be seen, but he’s a good GM. Sadly even the best of them can make some of the dumbest, most self-destructive of decisions.

 

[Metallo]

Off topic but, did anyone see that 3v3 league they had this last summer? I never really heard a review of it.

The players they had playing were ECHLers, I would not have been to one of those games even if they payed me. But I didn't hear about it even though there was a game in Quebec City where I live.

 

[Metallo]

He's a terrible GM and I've been saying it for years now.

He's been a mediocre GM for ages and it defies logic why he has had an NHL job for so long.

 

[redacted]

Poile is a classic case of slow changes over time making your viewpoint outdated and antiquated. Dude was a great GM for the 2000s and as the game as progressed, he's a poor GM today who, due to his age, is trying to win a Cup before he retires and compounding his issue. I'd like to see him get a Cup, but I frankly don't believe he has any reasonable shot.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Poile is old milk and should be replaced. Somehow he does seem to have a lifetime job in Nashville, so he probably says when his GM tenure ends.