Around the League - 2022 offseason thread

[Nubmer6]

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Jets stripped Wheeler of the C, damn

 

[BostonDevil]

As a follow-up to this article, The Athletic released a tier breakdown by team - essentially giving weighted points for each player on the list based on which tier they fell into.

NHL Player Tiers: Breaking down each team's placement in the top 100

The top 100 players have been evaluated, ranked and separated into tiers. Now, the next question: What does it mean for your favorite team? Good teams are built from the top down – the franchise cornerstones that drive the bus and propel a team forward. They are what push a team to the highest...

theathletic.com

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Colorado was the only team to make it into the "Favorite" group with 20+ points, while Tampa Bay, Toronto, Calgary and Florida represent "The Contenders" group with 15-20 points.

Tier 3 is "Playoff Teams", which includes: Boston, Rangers, Edmonton, Pittsburgh, Carolina, St. Louis, Vegas, Dallas, Minnesota, New Jersey

The caveat here is that this exercise is just looking at top players and does not include goaltending, but it's interesting nonetheless.

New Jersey is a shocking inclusion here, just barely making the cut-off. Having four players make the list is a big help and though none were featured in the first two tiers, Jack Hughes (3A) and Dougie Hamilton (3C) help push the Devils into a tier with some solid playoff teams. They may surprise.

Listen to NHL Network on Sirius a lot. Love the coverage and 24/7 NHL talk but what gets me is that they seem to have 15 teams in the playoffs in the East.

Flyers and Islanders will bounce back, Columbus got better, Ottawa essentially already won the cup, Montreal made huge strides, Detroit is on the edge of greatness again, Buffalo is going to have a great season.

NJ? Meh, they might be a little better. 8th in the Metro!

Not that I shouldn’t expect it or even care about it but I kinda do.

Can’t wait to see how this season plays out.

 

[JrFischer54]

Class of meh

Listen to NHL Network on Sirius a lot. Love the coverage and 24/7 NHL talk but what gets me is that they seem to have 15 teams in the playoffs in the East.

Flyers and Islanders will bounce back, Columbus got better, Ottawa essentially already won the cup, Montreal made huge strides, Detroit is on the edge of greatness again, Buffalo is going to have a great season.

NJ? Meh, they might be a little better. 8th in the Metro!

Not that I shouldn’t expect it or even care about it but I kinda do.

Can’t wait to see how this season plays out.

Lol if the devils finish 8th in the metro year 10 of a rebuild and nicos what 6th year jacks 4th lol woof. Looking at that lineup though I can see it being a long year esp if goaltending doesn’t show up

 

[Bleedred]

Listen to NHL Network on Sirius a lot. Love the coverage and 24/7 NHL talk but what gets me is that they seem to have 15 teams in the playoffs in the East.

Flyers and Islanders will bounce back, Columbus got better, Ottawa essentially already won the cup, Montreal made huge strides, Detroit is on the edge of greatness again, Buffalo is going to have a great season.

NJ? Meh, they might be a little better. 8th in the Metro!

Not that I shouldn’t expect it or even care about it but I kinda do.

Can’t wait to see how this season plays out.

15 teams in the East making the playoffs? Wait a minute, would one of these anchors happen to be......

?????????????

I think we finally might have found his whereabouts.

 

[britdevil]

Jets stripped Wheeler of the C, damn

Remember when the Devils stripped Elias of the captaincy?

That sucked.

 

[RangerDoggo]

I think "should we judge him even though he's legally presumed not guilty" is the wrong question to ask. I'd rather ask, "is Virtanen good enough to warrant the PR shitstorm he'll bring on a PTO?" And the answer to that, to me, is a very loud "no."

 

[OmNomNom]

I think "should we judge him even though he's legally presumed not guilty" is the wrong question to ask. I'd rather ask, "is Virtanen good enough to warrant the PR shitstorm he'll bring on a PTO?" And the answer to that, to me, is a very loud "no."

Edm is a stupid org tho so

 

[Richer's Ghost]

 

[Bleedred]

I had to look up the last time Jason Demers played in the NHL.

I thought it was probably the 19-20 season, but it was apparently in the 20-21 season. He played 5 games in the KHL last year and then 4 playoff games.

And I also thought Demers was definitely 2 years older than he is. He just turned 34 this summer, thought he was definitely 36, turning 37 this coming season. I thought for sure he was a 1986 birth and not a 1988 birth.

I'll always associate him with the Sharks, but he hasn't been there in 8 years now.

 

[Patrik26]

EDIT: nevermind.

 

[Setec Astronomy]

Oof

 

[Cheddabombs]

Oof

I swear I saw an article from NHL.com the other day about Couturier entering camp healthy this season. That's tough news

 

[Devils731]

Oof

The Coyotes are devastated.

 

[Devils090]

Please let the Flyers get screwed in the lottery again like they did in 07

 

[Goptor]

Please let the Flyers get screwed in the lottery again like they did in 07

They wont even draft Bedard if they win because he isn't over 6'

The Flyers have the worst management we've seen in a very long time.

 

[Bleedred]

The Coyotes are devastated.

The Hawks too.

 

[Guttersniped]

Oof

Yikes, Coots 8 year/7.75m extension is starting out strong.

If he got re-injured earlier they might have had the space for Gaudreau.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

are you f***in serious

 

[Devils090]

I swear to god the league makes teams give the rags whatever they want

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

are you f***in serious

 

[Mgd31]

Lol Jim Nill is a f***ing idiot.

 

[Triumph]

I'm surprised that's the return, but Lundkvist isn't UFA until 2028 and has two years left on an ELC. That's pretty valuable, if you think he's any good.

 

[OmNomNom]

i hope lundqvist ends up being a f***ing star otherwise f*** jim nill

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

If the Flyers get Bedard I'm gonna be so pissed. Although it might be fun to watch them fail to win with him, just like it's been with Edmonton and their superstars.