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Around the League - 2023/24
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AvsMakar08
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It will be interesting to see what happens with the Avs once our top prosepct Nabokov arrives in Denver the following season. Keep your eyes peeled Avs fans.
BrickNHL
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Georgiev will be the starter for what could very well be the last legit shot at the cup. If Rants gets a ~4M raise the next season, combined with the aging core, it's pretty much over.
Unless of course we trade for Askarov and he turns into a 23 yo Carey Price who can carry the team on his back.
UncleRisto
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Bill Peckerskull
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henchman21
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If the Canes fail, we get to blame it on the nerds!!
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blahem
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If I'm thinking of the right person then Dellow is the original obnoxious spreadsheet twitter nerd. Absolutely unbearable back in the day.
henchman21
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Metallo
NWOBHM forever \m/
Tommy Shelby
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dahrougem2
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Oh man Dellow was INSUFFERABLE on Twitter. Guy could say something completely, factually incorrect and he'd argue it to the death about why he's correct.
I can't imagine working alongside that guy. I'd want to punch him out daily.
I can't imagine working alongside that guy. I'd want to punch him out daily.
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LTCPain75
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That guy even managed to piss off more than a few people in the analytics community. If nothing else people should be grateful that so long as he continues to be employed by an NHL team, he won’t make his way back onto social media.
Gumballhead
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I don't know which dude it is on the left but he looks like a composite of the It's Always Sunny crew. (without Frank and Dee)
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dahrougem2
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You can call him a cap dump, sure. If he's past his mental health issues, though, he's capable of being a PPG player. To get him for Jordan Harris is a huge win if it works out.
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I don't really think too much about his mental health specifically, just if he's able to stay healthy overall. He hasn't been healthy since his 2nd season in the NHL. Some of those are freak injuries, but still.
If he's healthy, he's a PPG forward. A lot of people just think about his goalscoring, but he's just as good at passing. Maybe even better. And while he wasn't great defensively in Columbus, he certainly wasn't lazy. A lot of the Columbus fans actually thought he was one of the hardest working skaters on ice, first to backcheck and whatnot. He has a reputation that doesn't really match current day TBH.
I have a feeling this will be a steal for Montreal. Even if Laine is somehow completely cooked, they are not exactly a top contender and the deal is for 2 years. They can take the risk.
I'm guessing it won't work out, but it ain't like the Habs are giving up all that much.
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Low risk high reward move. They don’t need the cap space for the next 2 years anyway
expatriatedtexan
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I don't want to judge or guess as to the nature of what his mental illness is.
From that outside watching him though, I've always seen Wojtek Wolski. I man who could be a top 15 player in the league if he gave half a shit. Just tremendous skill, but I don't think either really care for playing in the NHL. I think they like playing, I think they like the prestige of the NHL and the paychecks of the NHL, but I don't believe Wolski wanted to put in the work necessary to be a best and Laine is following that pattern.
Tremendously talented player. If he could get anything similar in Europe, he would be wise to go be a hero some place rather than turning into a heel here.
From that outside watching him though, I've always seen Wojtek Wolski. I man who could be a top 15 player in the league if he gave half a shit. Just tremendous skill, but I don't think either really care for playing in the NHL. I think they like playing, I think they like the prestige of the NHL and the paychecks of the NHL, but I don't believe Wolski wanted to put in the work necessary to be a best and Laine is following that pattern.
Tremendously talented player. If he could get anything similar in Europe, he would be wise to go be a hero some place rather than turning into a heel here.
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Just listened to the Laine presser..when asked if he wanted to go back to scoring 30 goals a year he said no I don’t, I want to go back to 40 or 50. He said he did it before and it didn’t happen by accident.
Also said that he much prefers to play under pressure in a big market.
It’s easy to say all the right things in a presser but he did sound very mature and at the right place mentally.
Also said that he much prefers to play under pressure in a big market.
It’s easy to say all the right things in a presser but he did sound very mature and at the right place mentally.
expatriatedtexan
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I just don't know you can be expected to blossom under the pressure of a big market when the dim lights of Columbus were too much for you.
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