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Tomorrow is the game between the knights and the sharks. I wonder if Kane paid his marker yet. I also wonder if kane hasn't, at what point will the cosmopolitan turn this over to the vegas DA.
 
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KINGS17 said:
It had been a while since I had checked to see how Jack Hughes is doing. His stat line doesn't look too good. Anyone watched any New Jersey games, and have an opinion on his progress this season?

Just not sure it was a good idea for them to have Hughes play in the NHL this season. It seems every number 1 overall pick is expected to play in the NHL right away, but this kid didn't look physically ready to me.

I am glad Turcotte is at Wisconsin, and I hope he stays for one more year after this one. Young players need to be prepared and experience some success in their first NHL season in order to gain confidence.
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I've tried watching a few Devils, Rangers and Chicago games just to see Hughes, Kakko and Dach play. Like many here has been saying about 18-19 year old's, it's definitely a tough transition for all these kids. Unless you're a freak of nature like a Crosby, Ovechkin, or McJesus who comes once in a generation then it aint gonna be pretty for the first year. I'm also glad the Kings didn't rush Turcotte or any of our other prospects because 1 or 2 years maturing into their bodies, mind and developing their game is the best for these kids. I still think Hughes, Kakko and Dach will be absolute studs. Even though they are young and will go through growing pains throughout the year, the games I've seen them play in you can see why they were drafted so high. However, because how we got screwed over by the draft I hope all three become busts. :DD
 
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I'm intrigued to see how the rest of the season goes with Keefe. I imagine there may be a slight bump just do to regression, players coming back from injury and the natural response when a coach gets fired. However, I still believe the team is flawed and I can't imagine that Keefe has some magical recipe to extract even more out of this team that Babcock couldn't.

People bring up the Blues last year and the 2012 Kings, but the coaches hired were completely different styles. Both Sutter and Berube were no nonsense, hard nosed coaches who had previous head coaching experience in the NHL. They both played and were tough guys on the ice in the NHL. They basically brought accountability and got the team going. By all accounts Keefe does not fit that mold.
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both also had a solid defensive structure, but lacked scoring and putting everything together.Both those guys brought that, although the Kings still had to grind out a lot of games 2-1, 3-2. But in the playoffs, they averaged over 3 goals a game. The Leaf lack any kind of defense or ways to shut down teams.
 
kovacro said:
How much do Toronto Maple Leafs owe Mike Babcock?
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From the SPorting news , today
How much do the Toronto Maple Leafs owe Mike Babcock?

Using the per-game payout calculated above, we can surmise that Babcock is still owed nearly $4.5 million ($4,496,951.22, to be exact) for the remainder of this season.
His contract with the Leafs was set to last through the following three seasons as well, so if we add the $4.5 million from the rest of the current campaign to the $18.75 million he's due for 2020-21 through 2022-23, we come up with a grand total of $23.25 million.
 
deeshamrock said:
From the SPorting news , today
How much do the Toronto Maple Leafs owe Mike Babcock?

Using the per-game payout calculated above, we can surmise that Babcock is still owed nearly $4.5 million ($4,496,951.22, to be exact) for the remainder of this season.
His contract with the Leafs was set to last through the following three seasons as well, so if we add the $4.5 million from the rest of the current campaign to the $18.75 million he's due for 2020-21 through 2022-23, we come up with a grand total of $23.25 million.
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and the leafs are ranked 2nd as far as value of the franchise. LA is 6th...definitely could have afforded $6M on Marleau for the 1st.
 
YP44 said:
and the leafs are ranked 2nd as far as value of the franchise. LA is 6th...definitely could have afforded $6M on Marleau for the 1st.
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Since Marleau's contract was frontloaded, the end cost in real dollars was 3.833 million to Carolina.
 
I stand by my hunch that ownership blocked, or would have blocked any attempt taking on Marleau’s contract to save cash in a rebuilding year. Which is a shame because it would have been a slam dunk strategically for the rebuild.
 
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I stand by my hunch that ownership blocked, or would have blocked any attempt taking on Marleau’s contract to save cash in a rebuilding year. Which is a shame because it would have been a slam dunk strategically for the rebuild.
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I hope this was not the case but I see no evidence to say you are wrong.
 
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even worse
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It's tough, we'll see where the Toronto pick ends up being. After that trade, I know Columbus' GM balked at paying that much for a potentially late first round pick. But as Ollie postulated, that's the sort of decision where ownership gets involved. I thought fitting in Marleau's 6.25 mil dead cap hit would have been difficult for the Kings at that point of the offseason.
 
Maybe it's the Xennial in me, maybe absence makes the heart grow fonder, but those Blues jerseys looked good.

Not there yet, but on Sat, should the Kings win, and the Flames lose, the Flames will fall below the Kings in points%.

The NYI have 10 reg wins in 20 games, but Dallas is now 2nd only to Boston in total reg wins. Quite the turnaround from 1-7-1.

Bos - 14 in 22 games, .636
NYI - 10 in 20 games, .500
Dal - 11 in 23 games, .478
Edm - 11 in 24 games, .458
Col - 10 in 22 games, .455
Was - 10 in 24 games, .417

Ducks blow a 4-0 lead. Vegas is 0-4 in OT.

Panthers with the 5th best record, but 14th in goal differential. They've played beyond regulation 10 times in 22 games. 2-2 in OT, 3-3 in the SO.

Fla - 10 in 22 games, .455
StL - 10 in 23 games, .435
Was - 10 in 24 games, .417

The 3 teams that have played beyond 60 minutes the most. Not bad company for the Panthers to be in.
 
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KingsFan7824 said:
Maybe it's the Xennial in me, maybe absence makes the heart grow fonder, but those Blues jerseys looked good.

Not there yet, but on Sat, should the Kings win, and the Flames lose, the Flames will fall below the Kings in points%.

The NYI have 10 reg wins in 20 games, but Dallas is now 2nd only to Boston in total reg wins. Quite the turnaround from 1-7-1.

Bos - 14 in 22 games, .636
NYI - 10 in 20 games, .500
Dal - 11 in 23 games, .478
Edm - 11 in 24 games, .458
Col - 10 in 22 games, .455
Was - 10 in 24 games, .417

Ducks blow a 4-0 lead. Vegas is 0-4 in OT.

Panthers with the 5th best record, but 14th in goal differential. They've played beyond regulation 10 times in 22 games. 2-2 in OT, 3-3 in the SO.

Fla - 10 in 22 games, .455
StL - 10 in 23 games, .435
Was - 10 in 24 games, .417

The 3 teams that have played beyond 60 minutes the most. Not bad company for the Panthers to be in.
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Looking at ROW is always interesting because you can see how close the league really is to eachother. The Kings have 9 ROW which makes them equal to or ahead of more than half of the league by that stat.
 
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Looking at ROW is always interesting because you can see how close the league really is to eachother. The Kings have 9 ROW which makes them equal to or ahead of more than half of the league by that stat.
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However, reg wins and OT wins have always needed to be separate, because they're very different. Ever since 16-17, when the King missed the playoffs by 8 points, but led the league in OT wins, I've been interested in the difference. That same year, the Avs had their 48 point season, but they were 7-2 in OT. They had a league low amount of games that went to OT, so had they gone more often, they may have lost more. They started the season 9-9-0 before the wheels blew up at Thanksgiving, but only 3 of those OT wins came in the first 18 games. Even when they lost every game after that, they still managed to go 4-2 in OT.

ROW was a holdover was from 4v4 OT. That's even different than normal 5v5 play, but it's at least closer to it. Finally the league made the first tie breaker reg wins only. Took too many years to do it.

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You look at the RW wins, the Kings have 6, and they're down where they should be. A little more separation there. In terms of points in regulation, the Kings are currently only ahead of Det.
 
crassbonanza said:
Looking at ROW is always interesting because you can see how close the league really is to eachother. The Kings have 9 ROW which makes them equal to or ahead of more than half of the league by that stat.
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The Kings also have 12 losses in regulation, which puts them where in the league?
 
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