Around the League - 2022 offseason thread

[OmNomNom]

good for vesey if he makes it happen

 

[britdevil]

good for vesey if he makes it happen

Narrator: He did not.

 

[Hisch13r]

Narrator: He did not.

He’s making the team

 

[NjDevsRR]

 

[Brodeur]

Weird one....

Dronov was a prospect camp invite with Arizona in July. Apparently he injured one of their top prospects Conor Geekie with a hit. Then Dronov was a camp invite for Carolina. 'Canes seemingly signed Dronov to an ELC yesterday with the intention of sending him to the AHL. But it seems like there was a change of heart and the contract was never officially filed?

Maybe he got a more lucrative offer to play in Europe?

 

[OmNomNom]

bye cory

 

[Bleedred]

bye cory

The only surprise in all of this is the fact that Cory agreed to play another year just to ride the buses in Bridgeport and grab Domino’s and Subway for team meals.

If I were him, I think I’d rather play for another team, as I think the fact that he signed with the Islanders in the first place really completely ended his NHL career. They might be the only team in the NHL to use the same two goalies in all but one game over the last two seasons.

He would have had a better chance playing in games for most any other team in the league, had he signed somewhere else as the third string. Especially with the covid protocols the last two years.

 

[HBK27]

The only surprise in all of this is the fact that Cory agreed to play another year just to ride the buses in Bridgeport and grab Domino’s and Subway for team meals.

If I were him, I think I’d rather play for another team, as I think the fact that he signed with the Islanders in the first place really completely ended his NHL career. They might be the only team in the NHL to use the same two goalies in all but one game over the last two seasons.

He would have had a better chance playing in games for most any other team in the league, had he signed somewhere else as the third string. Especially with the covid protocols the last two years.

Not surprising at all. I would guess that Cory still has his house in Short Hills, NJ rather than uproot his family and young children. Bridgeport is roughly a 2 hour drive, so if I had to guess he probably has an apartment/hotel there but can also come home quite frequently and/or his family can go see him play. Games are usually on weekends, so during weekdays depending on the practice times, it's probably not that terrible of a commute. He's also from Massachusetts, so friends and family from there can go see him in Bridgeport as well. If/when he does get called up to the big club, he's also still close to home. Win/win situation.

There may have been interest from other clubs, but I would assume in all those cases it's still as a #3. Likely not worth it to barely see his family all season for a slightly higher chance of playing in the NHL again.

 

[Bleedred]

Not surprising at all. I would guess that Cory still has his house in Short Hills, NJ rather than uproot his family and young children. Bridgeport is roughly a 2 hour drive, so if I had to guess he probably has an apartment/hotel there but can also come home quite frequently and/or his family can go see him play. Games are usually on weekends, so during weekdays depending on the practice times, it's probably not that terrible of a commute. He's also from Massachusetts, so friends and family from there can go see him in Bridgeport as well. If/when he does get called up to the big club, he's also still close to home. Win/win situation.

There may have been interest from other clubs, but I would assume in all those cases it's still as a #3. Likely not worth it to barely see his family all season for a slightly higher chance of playing in the NHL again.

At this point I understand playing in Bridgeport, but I think his NHL career could have possibly been extended (slightly, but probably never full time again, unless someone got injured and even then only for the remainder of that season) if he had signed somewhere else in 2020. He signed with Lou and the Islanders just days after we bought him out and free agency began, though it wasn't officially announced until January right before camp started that year. I don't think Lou made any of his signings official until then.

But with how many teams had to use 3, 4, 5 goalies the last two years, there was a greater path for me playing time with almost any other team in the league. And I'm sure other teams would have signed him for the AHL/third string that year. He stayed with the NHL team for almost all of 20-21 (though he did play a few games in Bridheport that year) since everyone was carrying 3 goalies cause of the covid protocols and taxi squads, but outside of quite a few games of sitting on the bench dressed as the backup, his only regular season game was that random start against us last year in the last month of the season.

I'm sure his family is still in New Jersey and he's a guy that I think will end up on NHL Network (and possibly even more than that, perhaps a gig with one of the local teams on MSG?) when he is ready to retire, as he did do some broadcasting a couple of times, including one year during the playoffs and even in 2020 during the playoffs for NBC a couple of times.

I can't knock the guy for still choosing to play though.

 

[Ripshot 43]

bye cory

Cory

Bring
Him
Home

PS… as if we don’t pay him enough already

 

[Bleedred]

Nice to see Vesey working out for the Rags yet again. Always knew he was such a special player and is making Fitz look very foolish. First Fitz doesn't even send him anywhere at the TDL last year and now he walks to the Rags for nothing. Just like when Dolan and the Rags outbid Fitz and Harris for Gerard Gallant last year. Yet another loss for the NJD at the hands of the Rags. Vesey will be very motivated to burn the NJD every time he sees us this year. We're in for another miserable season folks. Both because of the NJD once again being stuck in the mud like the same sad franchise its been for the last decade, as well as yet another Spring with a deep Rags playoff run. Pitiful.

Thanks again Fitz.

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

Not like it means anything to all of you, but a few NJ fans have checked in on the Bruins board since the Haula/Zacha trade asking how Zacha has looked.
Bruins 1st line against Rangers tonight is

Zacha - Krejci - Pastrnak

 

[My3Sons]

Not like it means anything to all of you, but a few NJ fans have checked in on the Bruins board since the Haula/Zacha trade asking how Zacha has looked.
Bruins 1st line against Rangers tonight is

Zacha - Krejci - Pastrnak

Most here wish him well and hope he does well in Boston. He was frustrating to many fabs here who wanted a player that was a core piece rather than a complimentary piece. On a team without a core he was too inconsistent.

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

Most here wish him well and hope he does well in Boston. He was frustrating to many fabs here who wanted a player that was a core piece rather than a complimentary piece. On a team without a core he was too inconsistent.

Yeah that's what I've heard, can be frustrating for sure. Seen my fair share of supposed upcoming players for the Bs in the past and that happens. Anyway, you all have a good night!

 

[MartyOwns]

zacha scoooorrrres lol

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

Zacha just stole the puck randomly at the Bruins blue line and took off on a breakaway and scored off Halak

 

[Mgd31]

Zacha back to his beastly ways, damn.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Actually rooting for Zacha in Boston but man would it hurt to see him flourish there. It would be a Sam Bennett 2.0 all over again and probably would have to realize it would never happened in NJ. At least we can laugh at him burning Trouba tonight.

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

Actually rooting for Zacha in Boston but man would it hurt to see him flourish there. It would be a Sam Bennett 2.0 all over again and probably would have to realize it would never happened in NJ. At least we can laugh at him burning Trouba tonight.

He's gonna do his thing. He'll have his stretches of games where it looks like he's turned the corner and then he'll have the other 60 games in a season.

 

[Billdo]

Pavs gonna be just fine in Boston.

 

[Wierzbowski426]

Zacha looks great lol

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Could not care one iota less if Zacha scores 100 points this year.

 

[Patrik26]

Question is, does Pavel get a video tribute?

 

[jkrdevil]

Question is, does Pavel get a video tribute?

Sadly given the organization’s standards under the ownership group…he does.

He shouldn’t though. (In fact no player short of had Marty played as a Blue should get one. They are stupid.)

 

[njdevils1982]

Question is, does Pavel get a video tribute?

of course.


but only one third as long as any any previous tributes for players of his 'pedigree'