Around the League - 2024-2025

[Enga Olly]

I think Ottawa was smart for locking up Ullmark. Of course it's a gamble but everything is - reliable decent goaltending is about as important as any singular thing on an NHL team. Without it, the rest of your team has to be not just good or very good but has to be elite in every other area, to win in the PO. Very good/excellent goaltending can make up for small short comings. If we would have had elite goaltending the past 7 years, there would have been some deep runs. I'm not say Stanley Cups but regular 2/3 rounds and likely a SC appearance in the covid year. Ullmark will put the Sens in the playoffs this year. Boston got lucky once again in their goaltending situation. They delay signing Swayman by a week and the price would have gone up $1-2 mil.

 

[Clark4Ever]

Maybe it's just me, but these numbers being thrown around lately for goaltenders are absurd, especially for those that are still somewhat unproven and haven't won a Stanley Cup.

Goaltenders are typically inconsistent by nature with few exceptions, and to invest significant cap dollars is a risk in my opinion.

 

[rumman]

Panthers looked incredible last night, I don’t see any signs of a Cup hangover………

 

[BertCorbeau]

Panthers looked incredible last night, I don’t see any signs of a Cup hangover………

Well first game of the season energy fuelled by their cup banner raising

They looked good though

 

[stickty111]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843846161565917262

Good for him

Seems like yesterday he was making his Marlies debut

 

[Buds17]

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A costly yet necessary piece of business for them. Still, the team around him will have to improve as much as he'll be counted on to improve the situation for the team.

 

[Voodoo Child]

Panthers looked incredible last night, I don’t see any signs of a Cup hangover………

Aside from the playoffs the first 10 or so games are usually pretty interesting because teams haven't begun to gel yet.

Boston seems to have a perennial horseshoe up their asses so they'll probably be fine, and Florida is at least a final 4 team this year.

 

[BallardEra]

Have they signed Dermott?

Maybe after they demote and LTIR?

Oilers sign Dermott to one-year deal, place Kane on LTIR

The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Travis Dermott to a one-year, two way deal worth $775K and have placed Evander Kane on the LTIR.

www.sportsnet.ca

 

[Buds17]

That's going to be a fair amount of cap tied up in goaltending for a couple of seasons in Seattle.

 

[MCR74]

He was in Boston (at least until the playoffs started). He most certainly will not be in Ottawa.

Ullmark will eventually realize that Ottawa's D is not Boston's D.

 

[Dekes For Days]

Signing this guy to a 5m x 5 after a total of 69 games with a -5.8 GSAx is... uhh.. a choice.

 

[Nineteen67]

Panthers looked incredible last night, I don’t see any signs of a Cup hangover………

Had Boston done the unthinkable and put swayman in to start the third, there’s a good chance they lose that game.

 

[Evilhomer]

Ullmark will eventually realize that Ottawa's D is not Boston's D.

And Ottawa's coaching staff will realize that the Ullmark they saw in one freakish, unrepeatable season in Boston is not the one they have in Ottawa. I still expect Ottawa to be largely out of the playoff picture by January.

 

[Menzinger]

Ullmark will eventually realize that Ottawa's D is not Boston's D.

Yep. Though he got his money bag before it can impact his contact at least. 30+ mil is a pretty nice consolation prize to ease his feelings