Around the League delayed season edition

[deeshamrock]

He's really playing well for them, looks like the Jackets have a good center, which they needed.

 

[ru4reals]

He's really playing well for them, looks like the Jackets have a good center, which they needed.

It was a Dubois for Roslovic deal all along, Laine was the throw in.

 

[Omni Owl]

Not bad with Roslovic, they have Texier whose decent as well. Centerman seemed to always fall thru and go somewhere else in CBJ, Dubois being the latest, so its nice to see them have some promising young guns down the middle. They just need to change those awful jerseys, the reverse retro's are a good start tho.

 

[YP44]

sounds like flyers games are about to be postponed.

 

[ffh]

It was a Dubois for Roslovic deal all along, Laine was the throw in.

he played wing in that game.

 

[kingsboy11]

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

he played wing in that game.

He didn't say anything about center, which appears to be a sore spot for you given your posting history.

Seriously can we not even tell jokes on our home forum now without random visitors with an agenda 'correcting' us? Give me a break, laugh a little.

 

[kovacro]

Looks like the Pens are hiring Hextall to be their GM. Good for him and best of luck.

 

[deeshamrock]

sounds like flyers games are about to be postponed.

Sanheim was out for COVID protocol a couple days ago. Also, Flyers played the Devils 2x in the last 2 weeks. Sounds like something showed up in the COVID tests

 

[KINGS17]

Looks like the Pens are hiring Hextall to be their GM. Good for him and best of luck.

If they are looking toward the future and a rebuild after Crosby is gone, I think they have the right man in Ron Hextall.

 

[deeshamrock]

Looks like the Pens are hiring Hextall to be their GM. Good for him and best of luck.

Yup. He's the perfect choice if they want to rebuild their threadbare farm system. But unless he took a 360 in philosophy, he's not the rebuild on the fly type.
Smart guy, and if he learned from his experience in Philly, took the critical issues to heart , he should do fine.

 

[kingsholygrail]

It is kind of fun seeing some Flyers fans come out of the woodwork to rail against him.

 

[Axl Rhoadz]

I find it bonkers that Lombardi hasn't been interviewed for another GM job since the Kings let him go. Maybe there's more to it, like he's not interested or whatever....

 

[deeshamrock]

 

[kovacro]

Brian Burke about to join the Pens front office.

Pittsburgh Penguins name Ron Hextall as GM, Brian Burke as President of Hockey Ops - TSN.ca

 

[kovacro]

He had a solid career. Maybe his heart and head just were not in it anymore. The whole COVID clusterfug doesn't help.

 

[Sleeping Dog]

According to Friedman, Hextall in negotiations to become Pens’ next GM. If that come to be, a great hire for Pittsburgh. He will build them the correct way (draft/develop) instead of making 20 trades.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Brian Burke about to join the Pens front office.

Pittsburgh Penguins name Ron Hextall as GM, Brian Burke as President of Hockey Ops - TSN.ca

Didn’t see that one coming. Thought Burke was happy retiring from hockey ops.

 

[Steve Zissou]

It's official...

 

[Sleeping Dog]

Didn’t see that one coming. Thought Burke was happy retiring from hockey ops.

I will miss him on Hockey Central. I think he and Hexy have their jobs cut out with the Pens.

 

[KINGS17]

I find it bonkers that Lombardi hasn't been interviewed for another GM job since the Kings let him go. Maybe there's more to it, like he's not interested or whatever....

Yeah, Dean is only 62 years old as well. I think there are several teams which could use him as a GM.

 

[KINGS17]

It's official...

"Pittsburgh model, my ass."

 

[raswilliam]

My favorite brian burke moment is at the 2009 draft after a failed attempt to trade up burkeys reaction to the Kings selecting Brayden Schenn.

 

[crassbonanza]

According to Friedman, Hextall in negotiations to become Pens’ next GM. If that come to be, a great hire for Pittsburgh. He will build them the correct way (draft/develop) instead of making 20 trades.

JR won back to back cups, I'm not sure how that could be called the wrong way, his 20 trades helped the team get over the top. I actually would question the decision for an Oilers/Red Wings model build when you have Crosby/Malkin still at the top of their games(though Malkin has had a down year so far). The Penguins haven't been under 100 points since JR took over, so they are still a high performing team and I don't think a super slow tear down is the move to make right now. That is unless Hextall leans fully into it and trades Crosby/Malkin, but I doubt Mario lets that happen.

Anyways, my point is that teams do not need to constantly be building and even then there is not a single correct way to build a team.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

It is kind of fun seeing some Flyers fans come out of the woodwork to rail against him.

I dunno how I'd feel if the Ducks/VGK hired Jonathan Quick, heh.