2022-2023 Around The League

[Avsboy]

Only two moves I would have liked were Copp or Trocheck, and they would have been expensive and seemed to want to go where they wanted to go

 

[MacKaRtin]

People are forgetting about Brad Hunt

Also Anton Blidh. Assuming that he will have a good chance to win a spot in the opening day lineup.

We also have Ben Meyers who was not part of our playoff run.

All pieces around the edges, true, but we will have some new blood competing for spots.

 

[PAZ]

People that are bitching that the Avs didn’t do anything…would you have preferred they let the UFAs go and sign new guys just so you could have some shiny new toys? Sure seems like it.

People around here bitch for the sake of bitching.

 

[missionAvs]

There aren’t any good options, some of the moves I’ve seen proposed are so short sighted and desperate. Avs are still fine, I’d much rather they have that open cap space to accrue more if it through the season than spend it on spare parts that you’re desperately hoping fill a need.

As much as it would be great to get MacKinnon signed, if they think they can get the price down a bit by waiting all power to them.

I thought I was a pessimist, but boy, do I seem like an optimist compared to some folks around here.

We honestly might as well sit out next season. Can't lose the cup if you don't play sort of thing.

 

[Pokecheque]

CBJ F Alexandre Texier will not join club for 2022-23 NHL Season | Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced today that forward Alexandre Texier, per the advice and recommendation of the NHL/NHLPA Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health Program, will not join the club for the 2022-23 National Hockey League season.

www.nhl.com

Something tells me he won't be back.

 

[McMetal]

Most prospect rating places have a cut off of NHL games. Bo is at 49 NHL games, so he's likely to fall under a lot of those by a hair. Pronman has his as 22 and under (which I vastly prefer) so Bo will be on there another year.

Technically, our cutoff is 65 games, but I counted playoff games as well, and that puts him at 69 GP total, and then I counted him as graduated.

 

[McMetal]

People around here bitch for the sake of bitching.

It's habit from all the years of having plenty to bitch about. We just won the Cup, have the best defense in the league, and have the ability to bank a lot of cap space for the deadline as we stand right now. The hair-pulling is just reflexive at this point.

 

[Metallo]

CBJ F Alexandre Texier will not join club for 2022-23 NHL Season | Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced today that forward Alexandre Texier, per the advice and recommendation of the NHL/NHLPA Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health Program, will not join the club for the 2022-23 National Hockey League season.

www.nhl.com

Something tells me he won't be back.

So the player is not paid on the substance abuse program? What kind of program is that? Go play in Europe we don't want to deal with that.

 

[Soedy]

So the player is not paid on the substance abuse program? What kind of program is that? Go play in Europe we don't want to deal with that.

According to the main boards he had two deaths in his family this year and does want to stay near his family.

 

[The Kingslayer]

According to the main boards he had two deaths in his family this year and does want to stay near his family.

Thats sad af man. I hope he gets all the help he can get.

 

[redacted]

CBJ F Alexandre Texier will not join club for 2022-23 NHL Season | Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced today that forward Alexandre Texier, per the advice and recommendation of the NHL/NHLPA Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health Program, will not join the club for the 2022-23 National Hockey League season.

www.nhl.com

Something tells me he won't be back.

He'll be back in the NHL at some point, but it might be a year or two. Feel for the kid... he's had a rough go.

So the player is not paid on the substance abuse program? What kind of program is that? Go play in Europe we don't want to deal with that.

This is just falling under that program. Columbus is letting him play close to his family this year. In doing so, they basically put his contract on hold for a year and free him up to play in Switzerland.

Technically, our cutoff is 65 games, but I counted playoff games as well, and that puts him at 69 GP total, and then I counted him as graduated.

Yeah everyone has it slightly different... more or less the point is that we know Byram is a graduated prospect as long as he is healthy. Though, personally, I despise only looking at prospects... U23 is far more important to an organization's future. If you roll through and graduate players early, teams get punished in that outlook (really only die hard fans care). Just silly that rankings are hurt when you have a great young player that makes the NHL early when they are still a huge part of the future.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

The Jaime Lannister Troll Train Never Stops.

I'm convinced it's a self-defense mechanism. His love of the Avs is so strong (he was one of us that stuck out the big suck), but he's now wired to think the worst at all times in order to protect his heart from being crushed again like that.

 

[Balthazar]

According to the main boards he had two deaths in his family this year and does want to stay near his family.

So it's not substance abuse? Or both?

On a side note, Columbus can't catch a break.

 

[Markster]

I mean, did the Avs do much better? The only new face on the team is Georgiev

Him and some guy named Stan.

 

[The Merchant]

There's a 23 year old Cup-winning, Conn Smythe-winning, Norris-winning, Hobey Baker-winning, Calder-winning defenseman to choose from, but eh....naaaaaah. Let's go with the guy who did that neat flippy move once

 

[Hennessy]

There's a 23 year old Cup-winning, Conn Smythe-winning, Norris-winning, Hobey Baker-winning, Calder-winning defenseman to choose from, but eh....naaaaaah. Let's go with the guy who did that neat flippy move once

Is he tea-bagging us?

 

[flyfysher]

Trolled us all the way to the cup. Legend.

F’n PITA reading that all of the time though, especially while ragdolling the opposition. Avs were scary good. The real opposition was injuries though. Fortunately they won the SCC but it was close on the injuries. A reminder that you have to be lucky to win the SC no matter how good you are.

 

[The Abusement Park]

So it's not substance abuse? Or both?

On a side note, Columbus can't catch a break.

Substance abuse and behavioral health program. I'd imagine some mental health stuff going on.

 

[Hasbro]

People that are bitching that the Avs didn’t do anything…would you have preferred they let the UFAs go and sign new guys just so you could have some shiny new toys? Sure seems like it.

Need to get bigger.

 

[Cypher]

There's a 23 year old Cup-winning, Conn Smythe-winning, Norris-winning, Hobey Baker-winning, Calder-winning defenseman to choose from, but eh....naaaaaah. Let's go with the guy who did that neat flippy move once

Not to mention a Hockey Canada jersey. Given the current scandal and public distaste of Hockey Canada, i'm kinda shock they kept that in.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Not to mention a Hockey Canada jersey. Given the current scandal and public distaste of Hockey Canada, i'm kinda shock they kept that in.

They used a player from women's Hockey Canada. Don't think there is a scandal involving them.

 

[lionsDen]

Is he tea-bagging us?

That’s exactly what I thought, can’t believe an av didn’t make the cover whatever

 

[dahrougem2]

It's the cover for a video game. Who gives a f***.

 

[Soedy]

So it's not substance abuse? Or both?

On a side note, Columbus can't catch a break.

No the program seems to be for substance abuse AND mental health issues.

 

[LOFIN]

It's the cover for a video game. Who gives a f***.

Are physical copies of a video game even a thing nowadays?