Around the League 14: PLAY GLORIA!

[My Special Purpose]

I'd rather have Batman

Is he a UFA? After playing his entire career in Gotham City, do you think he'd even consider Raleigh?

 

[Roboturner913]

Tom Dundon so cheap he signed Batman, attached a slowplow to the Batmobile and sold the zamboni

 

[Lempo]

And we can't get Mike Smith.

Stop being Faithless.

 

[cptjeff]

Bob's contract with Florida leaks as 10x7. Holy bejeezus, Batman. They'll regret that.

 

[Roboturner913]

That contract is already an albatross, forget 2 years from now. Damn

 

[A Star is Burns]

He's a great goalie, but he's had some inconsistencies, a bit of injury history, and seemed to have some attitude issues last year. They still have some issues on defense as well. We'll see how it goes.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Haven’t heard a damn thing on Ferland.

 

[My Special Purpose]

Haven’t heard a damn thing on Ferland.

I heard Boston was a lock really early on, so maybe there's just nothing that has changed that?

 

[WreckingCrew]

We got more for taking Marleau from Toronto than Ottawa got for taking Zaitsev + Brown...I want to laugh but they helped them out of a cap crunch without making them feel pain and reducing the likelihood of prying away a good piece for cheap

 

[Chrispy]

We got more for taking Marleau from Toronto than Ottawa got for taking Zaitsev + Brown...I want to laugh but they helped them out of a cap crunch without making them feel pain and reducing the likelihood of prying away a good piece for cheap

Also got players who will play for them in the deal, compared to only getting a buyout in Carolina's case.

Are they great players? No, but they will contribute much more than Marleau will.

 

[Lucky Lindy]

Also got players who will play for them in the deal, compared to only getting a buyout in Carolina's case.

Are they great players? No, but they will contribute much more than Marleau will.

Rather take the 1st for a possible great player in a few years than taking Zaitsev and Brown.

 

[Chrispy]

Rather take the 1st for a possible great player in a few years than taking Zaitsev and Brown.

Oh, I completely agree about that. I don't like the deal for Ottawa unless they think Zaitsev can be rehabilitated. Even if they think compliance buyouts are coming with a new deal, they didn't get much other than Zaitsev and Brown as players. So they must think those players can be worthwhile.

 

[MinJaBen]

The real reason the Panther's signed Q, confirmed!

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

Oh, I completely agree about that. I don't like the deal for Ottawa unless they think Zaitsev can be rehabilitated. Even if they think compliance buyouts are coming with a new deal, they didn't get much other than Zaitsev and Brown as players. So they must think those players can be worthwhile.

I mentioned this in the other board, but the Zaitsev trade was horribad for the Sens. Not even a single effort to pry a high pick from Dubas for a 5-year albatross; in fact, they GAVE marginal talent away to get him because the actual cheapskate Melnyk liked the fact that Zaitsev and Brown both had paid signing bonuses. It's trades like that which makes Leafs fans think that Dubas is a genius, while the reality is that the Sens are utterly incompetent and will continue to be incompetent until Melnyk sells the team.

 

[DougieSmash]

Not sure everyone share my opinion but Hawks could be really good once again.

Caggiula/ Toews/ Kane
Perlini/ Strome/ DeBrincat
Saad/ Dach/ Shaw
Kubalik/ Kampf/ Quennville
They also have Anisimov, Carpenter, Sikura, probably Saarela.

Keith/ Jokiharju
De Haan/ Seabrook
Gustafsson/ Maata
Murphy, Dahlstrom.

Lehner, Delia and Crawford.

 

[DaveG]

Maybe, central is a bloodbath though.I could see them squeaking in to the 3-5 slots... I could also see them finishing 6th and outside.

 

[robbieberns]

So with the signing of Ceci, Toronto is looking at a top 4 of

Rielly - Barrie
Muzzin - Ceci

I guess it’s nice to ship out Zaitsev, and Barrie is definitely an upgrade on Hainsey, but I’d be underwhelmed if I were a Leafs fan. Maybe this defense is “good enough” to win, given the talent they have up top?

 

[Negan4Coach]

Bob's contract with Florida leaks as 10x7. Holy bejeezus, Batman. They'll regret that.

That's hilarious- that contract is precisely the amount it took to sign him to the Hurricanes in NHL 19.

 

[HisIceness]

The real reason the Panther's signed Q, confirmed!

What has been seen cannot be unseen.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

What has been seen cannot be unseen.

It gets better

 

[Negan4Coach]

It gets better

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The team should have fun with that. How about somebody buy custom made jerseys with the coach's face to wear to their first practice.

 

[zman77]

 

[Lempo]

Progressive taxes, income-dependent speeding fines.

No wonder they leave for abroad to play NHL hockey.

 

[WreckingCrew]

How fast was he going? Did he strap rockets to his car...that's like $135k in speeding tickets...

 

[HisIceness]

It gets better

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Mind. Mother. f***ing. Blown.