2024/2025 Around the League

henchman21 · 2024-10-24T21:08:39-0400

dahrougem2 said:
Yeah, and they gave up virtually nothing from their actual roster to bring those players aboard.

Good GMing.

And since their goal is simply Ovi and the goal record, they can afford to be in the mushy middle if they end up there.

Arto Kilponen · 2024-10-24T21:09:20-0400

Matthews now a -5 in the last two games.

RECKLESS · 2024-10-24T21:53:14-0400

All the Central teams winning. Sheiße.

Balthazar · 2024-10-24T21:58:44-0400

RECKLESS said:
All the Central teams winning. Sheiße.

Are we scoreboard watching already? :laugh:

Arto Kilponen · 2024-10-24T21:59:26-0400

RECKLESS said:
All the Central teams winning. Sheiße.

Doesn't really matter anything. We are at that kind of stage of the season that as long as you take care of your own games, you're going to do more than fine.

I don't think Colorado should really even care about the actual regular season finish. Well, maybe not "barely to playoffs", but anywhere like in top-5 of the conference and that's completely fine. There's not going to be more than at the very most two teams on top of West standings that this team should _really_ try to avoid. And even with them, if you want to win Stanley Cup, you'll face them probably on the second round anyway.

RECKLESS · 2024-10-24T22:29:36-0400

Arto Kilponen said:
Doesn't really matter anything. We are at that kind of stage of the season that as long as you take care of your own games, you're going to do more than fine.

I don't think Colorado should really even care about the actual regular season finish. Well, maybe not "barely to playoffs", but anywhere like in top-5 of the conference and that's completely fine. There's not going to be more than at the very most two teams on top of West standings that this team should _really_ try to avoid. And even with them, if you want to win Stanley Cup, you'll face them probably on the second round anyway.

Yeah no don't care about standings yet, just hate to see them all win.

Chiarelli · 2024-10-24T22:53:27-0400

Pokecheque · 2024-10-25T01:25:29-0400

Oh f*** right off, Markstrom.

MacKaRant · 2024-10-25T04:40:14-0400

The Merchant said:
https://x.com/i/web/status/1849582077680681297

He looks quite happy to have diarrhea, it must be said

expatriatedtexan · 2024-10-25T05:29:33-0400

As much as I enjoyed our win tonight, I think this made me smile even more...

Over 11.5M for people to not play center for them. Remind me of this when I begin to rage about Mikko's next contract.

Bill Peckerskull · 2024-10-25T11:11:07-0400

https://x.com/i/web/status/1849829504530726941

Balthazar · 2024-10-25T12:13:43-0400

Arto Kilponen said:
Matthews now a -5 in the last two games.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1849609784485609522

Ceremony · 2024-10-25T13:12:43-0400

The Kingslayer said:
Boston looks done. Marchand looks done.

I forgot to post after we played them and he dived - f***ing imagine having that as a captain. Boston has always been big on CuLtUrE and had a real self-righteous streak about how great they are and then a guy who bumps into a guy then throws himself to the ice is their leader. Great stuff.

Tommy Shelby · 2024-10-25T13:34:08-0400

Ceremony said:
I forgot to post after we played them and he dived - f***ing imagine having that as a captain. Boston has always been big on CuLtUrE and had a real self-righteous streak about how great they are and then a guy who bumps into a guy then throws himself to the ice is their leader. Great stuff.

They were only able to masquerade as respectable when they had Bergy and Big Z leading them

dahrougem2 · 2024-10-25T13:35:53-0400

Tommy Shelby said:
They were only able to masquerade as respectable when they had Bergy and Big Z leading them

Even Chara I found to be one of the whiniest captains I have ever seen.

Pokecheque · 2024-10-25T13:38:01-0400

Balthazar said:
https://x.com/i/web/status/1849609784485609522

Oh Marner's gonna drive the Chief up the wall, guaranteed. That guy is turning into the Ben Simmons of hockey.

But on another note, two talented teams currently have some truly awful coaches in Berube and Tocchet, and I'm wondering if they're just going to realize it too late, instead do something that'll make their respective teams demonstrably worse before swinging the axe.

dahrougem2 said:
Even Chara I found to be one of the whiniest captains I have ever seen.

I liked Z, it was Jonathan Toews I found to be the whinest little bitch to ever wear a C. I swear there was one Avs/Hawks game where he was yelling at the refs after EVERY WHISTLE.

Pokecheque · 2024-10-25T13:55:27-0400

https://x.com/i/web/status/1849870802927354042

If he continues to develop, then that'll be fantastic value. If he doesn't, it'll be an albatross.

Rangers appear to be putting some of their even strength play struggles behind them. I imagine a big part of that is finally having the depth up the middle they didn't have last year with Chytil out.

LOFIN · 2024-10-25T14:01:54-0400

Pokecheque said:
https://x.com/i/web/status/1849870802927354042

If he continues to develop, then that'll be fantastic value. If he doesn't, it'll be an albatross.

Rangers appear to be putting some of their even strength play struggles behind them. I imagine a big part of that is finally having the depth up the middle they didn't have last year with Chytil out.

Laf can just stay on the level that he's at right now, and it would be a steal of a contract. If the Rangers would actually give him PP time, he would break 90 points this year.

Murzu · 2024-10-25T14:06:18-0400

dahrougem2 said:
Never a legit tourney if Russia is not involved.

Glad they're not in.

Stop the war and you're welcomed again.

McMetal · 2024-10-25T14:23:45-0400

expatriatedtexan said:
As much as I enjoyed our win tonight, I think this made me smile even more...

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Over 11.5M for people to not play center for them. Remind me of this when I begin to rage about Mikko's next contract.

It's especially wild to me that they carry buyouts of two legs the three-way Duchene/Turris trade. What a disaster that trade ended up being for the other two teams. Losing Turris sent Ottawa spiraling into a rebuild, and gaining Turris hobbled Nashville's cap for a decade.

Balthazar · 2024-10-25T14:25:42-0400

Pokecheque said:
If he continues to develop, then that'll be fantastic value. If he doesn't, it'll be an albatross.

No? He's already playing like a 7.5M guy. He was their best skater in the playoffs last year and this year he's PPG with 4 goals in 7 games.

Pokecheque · 2024-10-25T14:31:03-0400

Balthazar said:
No? He's already playing like a 7.5M guy. He was their best skater in the playoffs last year and this year he's PPG with 4 goals in 7 games.

I guess I shouldn't say "albatross," I should say that's probably market value then, which is NOT what they're hoping for. They want excess value, especially for a player that young taken first overall.

Balthazar · 2024-10-25T14:38:52-0400

Pokecheque said:
I guess I shouldn't say "albatross," I should say that's probably market value then, which is NOT what they're hoping for. They want excess value, especially for a player that young taken first overall.

With the cap going up that contract is basically no risk for the Rags. IMO the only "bad" thing about that contract is they couldn't get the 8th year for that cap hit.

ABasin · 2024-10-25T15:05:00-0400

Pokecheque said:
Oh Marner's gonna drive the Chief up the wall, guaranteed. That guy is turning into the Ben Simmons of hockey.

Ooof. That one hurt.

Ceremony · 2024-10-25T15:16:55-0400

I actually have a question about the Four Nations thing - who are we sending? I assume MacKinnon, Makar, Toews, Rantanen, Lehkonen and Mittlestadt?

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