Around the League 2019-20

[BigKing]

Sweet, win lottery, hide seabrook, win another lottery, good to go

Just saw this for the first time today. Pretty unbelievable.

 

[Sleeping Dog]

Just saw this for the first time today. Pretty unbelievable.

Looks like Chicago got a BOGO surgery deal - deHann and Seabrook.
Lots of cap space for them this year. Would make little/no sense to use it. Their season is done. But, maybe they’ll trade for Toff?!?

 

[BigKing]

Looks like Chicago got a BOGO surgery deal - deHann and Seabrook.
Lots of cap space for them this year. Would make little/no sense to use it. Their season is done. But, maybe they’ll trade for Toff?!?

I feel like the Seabrook one is going to be a long-term play.

 

[Sleeping Dog]

I feel like the Seabrook one is going to be a long-term play.

Agree. Anything to get out of that contract.

 

[Little Psycho]

I've been saying this since April:

f*** the Blackhawks

 

[Little Psycho]

Knew the Blackhawks were crap but didn't know they were just two points ahead of us. Sj and anaheim are tied with us. Ughhh.

 

[KingsFan7824]

Edmonton is 4-10-1 in their last 15. That's a worse points% than the Kings had in the first 17 games this year.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Edmonton is 4-10-1 in their last 15. That's a worse points% than the Kings had in the first 17 games this year.

Zero depth beyond their top line and their goaltending is awful. Poor Connor, having his talent wasted on that team.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

 

[kilowatt]

Think Toronto will take a look at that one?

 

[Sleeping Dog]

Think Toronto will take a look at that one?

Should have gotten 5 minutes for elbowing.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Surprised they didn't penalize the Ducks for it being VGK and all

 

[SFKingshomer]

Doug Wilson should be canned if they miss the playoffs. No cap space, no draft picks, old core. They do have some young talent but they're not game changers.

 

[deeshamrock]

Edmonton is 4-10-1 in their last 15. That's a worse points% than the Kings had in the first 17 games this year.

Tippett is a good coach and I expect they'll turn it around. he changed all 4 lines ,which should net better returns, apparently McDavid's 5x5 numbers are better w/o Draisaitl.

Neal-McDavid-Kassian
Khaira-RNH-Gagner
Nygard-Draisaitl-Chiasson
Sheahan-Haas-P Russell

And I think there might be move coming, they waived Manning and Granlund. Manning is safe in the AHL but Granlund is a decent depth pickup for somebody.

 

[deeshamrock]

Ugh...skate to the wrist, reportedly will miss about 4 months, damage to tendons and nerves.

 

[kilowatt]

Ugh...skate to the wrist, reportedly will miss about 4 months, damage to tendons and nerves.

Same as Marty, ya?

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

Edmonton is 4-10-1 in their last 15. That's a worse points% than the Kings had in the first 17 games this year.

One line team that was high rolling early and is now regressing to the mean

 

[kovacro]

Ugh...skate to the wrist, reportedly will miss about 4 months, damage to tendons and nerves.

Unfortunate, he was having a good first campaign with the Leafs.

Muzzin also week to week with a busted foot.

 

[damacles1156]

Anyone remember what the mid 90's were like for the Kings?

The Sharks are about to go down that path, alot of the 93-94 Kings in this years Sharks. And it's not going to get better with so many guys on the wrong side of 30. How Doug Wilson has been employed for 15 years I will never ever know.

Doug Wilson made all the moves he did over the last four years knowing full well he won't be around to clean up the mess when or if it all goes south. I think GM's today know that if their gambles don't work out they get fired, the mess is another GM's problem.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

I mean, that has to be seen as a major blemish on Wilson's record. For having such a good team year after year, he never 'went for it' hard until it was far too late.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

I love Tortorella, and he’s 100% right on calling out this piss poor officiating mishap.

 

[kingsfan28]

So the Blackhawks get out of a cap circumventing deal with Hossa's allergies, now they have a medical issue with Seabrook and his anchor of a contract?

New CBA should have a provision that, if a player is LTIR for longer than x number of months, the team is no longer allowed to go over the cap by the player's cap hit.

You mean like Pronger? The entire league knew he wasn't coming back and the league not only allowed his LTIR contract to come off the books, but trade it ...then be hire by the NHL as an employee while still being paid.

 

[kingsholygrail]

I love Tortorella, and he’s 100% right on calling out this piss poor officiating mishap.

They'll fine him for that, but he's not wrong.

 

[Ryan120420]

I love Tortorella, and he’s 100% right on calling out this piss poor officiating mishap.

LOL, Columbus involved in another clock controversy.


The NHL should get Dean Lombardi to call up Tortorella and explain how coulombs work.

 

[KingsFan7824]

Doug Wilson made all the moves he did over the last four years knowing full well he won't be around to clean up the mess when or if it all goes south. I think GM's today know that if their gambles don't work out they get fired, the mess is another GM's problem.

Should GMs always be loyal to the future of a franchise? It's not like it's a family. I guess in some ways GMs are caretakers, but as long as their jobs are dependent on 30+ other people performing, they also have to be somewhat selfish.