johnjm22
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Around the League 2024-25 season
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Raccoon Jesus
We were right there
I have no doubt some of their young guys emerging is real and that Carbery is a great coach
but put me down for MAJOR doubts that they're riding high after the Ovy record, year 2 of PLD, Chychruns next paper cut, Logan Thompson not being an actual .930 goalie, a year older Carlson and Wilson, etc
King'sPawn
Enjoy the chaos
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Kopitar was also blocking him from excelling in Winnipeg and Columbus as well. He's that good.
Capitals tracked Pierre-Luc Dubois for years before trading for him and believed his problems in LA were solely usage-based
The Washington Capitals made a slew of big moves this past offseason, fueling an on-the-fly retool that has them atop the NHL's…russianmachineneverbreaks.com
Capitals tracked Pierre-Luc Dubois for years before trading for him and believed his problems in LA were solely usage-based
"Washington then confirmed with Tim Barnes, the head of their analytics department, that Dubois’ primary issues in LA revolved around the Kings’ already high usage of Anze Kopitar and Phillip Danault down the middle. Dubois played 15:42 minutes on ice per game with Los Angeles, only the second time in his career that he averaged less than 16 minutes per game in a season."
I didn't realize I could like PLD less, but these people white knighting a historically gutless and heartless player has actually made him even worse.
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Raccoon Jesus
We were right there
If they were just sticking up for him I could live with that
It’s calling fans of three franchises stupid as if they didn’t see it with their own eyes
Not believing your own eyes is a popular theme these days.
AbsentMojo
F-ing get up and hunt! Cmon Todd!
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Omni Owl
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Lmao I'm sure that'll solve things for NY and Vancouver. I do like Chytil though, solid player though he's in a similar position as Turcotte as far as concussions go. I was thinking Miller would go to the Avs for Mittelstadt + but I guess it wasn't a good enough fit, Mittelstadt has been abysmal this year.
kovacro
Uvijek Vjerni
Erik Brannstrom and Jackson Dorrington also on their way to NYR as part of the JT Miller deal.
1st round pick to Vancouver is top 13 protected.
1st round pick to Vancouver is top 13 protected.
King'sPawn
Enjoy the chaos
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Herby
How could Blake have known?
The Rangers special, they did it back in the day with both Kovalev and Nedved.
DoktorJeep
Luc and Rob are a waste of time and money.
Dubois having to beat out Danault for 2C is a joke. Imagine Danault coming in his first year and having to beat out Lizotte. The whole fiasco comes down to Blake not being direct with Todd from day 1 of the trade.
“Dubois had requested a trade out of Columbus and did the same with the Winnipeg Jets just two years later.”
Oh yeah but it was definitely the kings that were the issue.
kingsfan28
Its A Kingspiracy !
All of a sudden every media person forgot the last 3 teams he was on he had problems and was eventually traded. Now "oh, the new PLD, I knew he was that awesome."
Peter James Bond III
De-LUC-sional
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Ok, but Vancouver improves with this deal:
www.nhl.com
Marcus Pettersson is good and will help the Nucks D. More Pettersson's.
Seems like they're trying to get past the JT - Elias thing and with Chytil, Pettersson, get back in this
With Calgary adding Farrabee and Frost and Vancouver adding....the 2 teams 1 and 2 pts behind,
may pressure Blucgevin to doing something stupid....but what?
If they deal Clarke, I'm so effing pissed. And if they do, it will probably be (in a package: add Moore, to make cap work) for Risto and Foerster? I like Tippett, Foerster and Konecny there...and seems Michkov and Torts have been going at it,
but doubt they deal him. And he has wayyyy too much skill and individual talent for the Kings.
Earlier this year, I saw him in OT and the puck was in his zone and the other team had control and he went to the bench, leaving it 3 on 2 and they scored....I was baffled. No way, can you change, even if you've got no legs at that point. Just a guess...I think the Kings would not deal Brandt in the West. Tippett and Foerster are the type of forwards the Kings need. Not, that they're moving them.
But, when I see David (can't crack the NHL) Jiricek, get a #1, 2, 3 and 4,,plus Daemon Hunt...that's a haul.
for a player with 1/2 Brandt's ability and points he can put up. Sure, Jiricek is bigger and has tools...but what has he done, to get that much? If they deal Clarke, they'd better get a haul.
(yes, they say they're not dealing him....but don't forget that Blake said "we gotta get Cal back to playing how we know he can...he's an NHL goalie" and 1 week later, he's sent to Flyers)
Pettersson, O'Connor traded to Canucks by Penguins for Heinen, Desharnais | NHL.com
Pittsburgh also acquires prospect, conditional draft pick
www.nhl.com
Marcus Pettersson is good and will help the Nucks D. More Pettersson's.
Seems like they're trying to get past the JT - Elias thing and with Chytil, Pettersson, get back in this
With Calgary adding Farrabee and Frost and Vancouver adding....the 2 teams 1 and 2 pts behind,
may pressure Blucgevin to doing something stupid....but what?
If they deal Clarke, I'm so effing pissed. And if they do, it will probably be (in a package: add Moore, to make cap work) for Risto and Foerster? I like Tippett, Foerster and Konecny there...and seems Michkov and Torts have been going at it,
but doubt they deal him. And he has wayyyy too much skill and individual talent for the Kings.
Earlier this year, I saw him in OT and the puck was in his zone and the other team had control and he went to the bench, leaving it 3 on 2 and they scored....I was baffled. No way, can you change, even if you've got no legs at that point. Just a guess...I think the Kings would not deal Brandt in the West. Tippett and Foerster are the type of forwards the Kings need. Not, that they're moving them.
But, when I see David (can't crack the NHL) Jiricek, get a #1, 2, 3 and 4,,plus Daemon Hunt...that's a haul.
for a player with 1/2 Brandt's ability and points he can put up. Sure, Jiricek is bigger and has tools...but what has he done, to get that much? If they deal Clarke, they'd better get a haul.
(yes, they say they're not dealing him....but don't forget that Blake said "we gotta get Cal back to playing how we know he can...he's an NHL goalie" and 1 week later, he's sent to Flyers)
Not sure I’d toot the horn of anything the Rangers are doing but ok.
AbsentMojo
F-ing get up and hunt! Cmon Todd!
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At first I thought this was a head hunt.. than after viewing different angles more an accident.
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Raccoon Jesus
We were right there
Oh no, he's only on pace for 17 even strength goals and a +16 in limited minutes while getting used to a new team for the first time in his pro career!
Guess we learned, that'll show us!
Edit: yep this is a real 'gotcha' alright
Embarassing the lengths people will go to to justify bad asset management after everything we've seen
Guess we learned, that'll show us!
Edit: yep this is a real 'gotcha' alright
Embarassing the lengths people will go to to justify bad asset management after everything we've seen
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bland
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He is on the same terrible point pace as his last 2 years here - 4th line production, AHL effort.
And scratched by a second team for it. You aren't going to win this one, RJ.
Raccoon Jesus
We were right there
There's nothing to 'win' even if he is what it is
It's the water carrying for a dogshit front office that's laughable
If he amounts to nothing, it's a waste of assets from interview to finish
If he amounts to anything, it's the same
The constant rewinding to 'i told you sos' is ignorant because of the above
