Tidbits: Around the League: NHL News - 2022-23

[Dr Jan Itor]

Cold business. It's why I don't begrudge players for their NTCs/NMCs.

 

[elnewby]

Cold business. It's why I don't begrudge players for their NTCs/NMCs.

I agree. I've always thought that if I was ever a professional athlete, that a NMC would be something I would certainly push for. Even in lieu of more $.

 

[thestonedkoala]

But CoNTeNdeRs don't trade for futures.

Leafs: Hold my Molson

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

But CoNTeNdeRs don't trade for futures.

Leafs: Hold my Molson

Who exactly are you talking about here?

 

[thestonedkoala]

Who exactly are you talking about here?

Sandin for a 1st and Gustaffson

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Sandin for a 1st and Gustaffson

Ok.

They've traded away way more futures than they have received, and the futures they received were for players that were pushed out by the players they traded for.

I don't think it's the dunk that you think it is.

 

[thestonedkoala]

Ok.

They've traded away way more futures than they have received, and the futures they received were for players that were pushed out by the players they traded for.

I don't think it's the dunk that you think it is.

It is actually. They also traded Engvall. They are both buying and selling. You can do both.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

It is actually. They also traded Engvall. They are both buying and selling. You can do both.

They traded Engvall because they brought in O'Reilly, Lafferty and Acciari.

They traded Sandin because they brought in McCabe and Schenn.

They are also extremely close to the cap so players obviously have to be going out the door if they are bringing people in. They also got a defenseman back in the Sandin trade.

It's not what you're trying to make it. Get over Owen Nolan.

 

[thestonedkoala]

They traded Engvall because they brought in O'Reilly, Lafferty and Acciari.

They traded Sandin because they brought in McCabe and Schenn.

They are also extremely close to the cap so players obviously have to be going out the door if they are bringing people in. They also got a defenseman back in the Sandin trade.

It's not what you're trying to make it. Get over Owen Nolan.

It's not Nolan. That's another GM, who has shown he isn't that great.

It's the fact that Minnesota could move players and bring in players.

Opposite of what St. Louis doing.

 

[keppel146]

Wow Larkin got paid

 

[NHL1674]

 

[DigitalBoldy]

Granlund traded to Pittsburgh for a 2nd

 

[f7ben]

Granlund traded to Pittsburgh for a 2nd

I don’t think I’d have paid that

 

[NHL1674]

I don’t think I’d have paid that

Preds did good unloading that contract for a 2nd and no retention.

Pens fans don't sound thrilled.

 

[DigitalBoldy]

I don’t think I’d have paid that

That's a no brainer for a team that is win now/screw the future mindset. Weirdly enough, we are somewhere inbetween win now and playing for the future.

 

[57special]

That's a no brainer for a team that is win now/screw the future mindset. Weirdly enough, we are somewhere inbetween win now and playing for the future.

Not weird… Wild.

 

[Webster]

Yotes trade Bjugstad to the Oilers. He's on McDavid's team...good for him.

 

[57special]

He’s a nice guy. I’ll give it ten games before Oiler’s fans are screaming at him in disgust, and making him out to be the main reason they are losing , rather than their complete aversion to playing defense.

 

[Wasted Talent]

That's a no brainer for a team that is win now/screw the future mindset. Weirdly enough, we are somewhere inbetween win now and playing for the future.

Apparently Granlund has been flat out bad this year, so I'm not sure if it even makes sense for a win-now mindset.

 

[Wabit]

Apparently Granlund has been flat out bad this year, so I'm not sure if it even makes sense for a win-now mindset.

Move him back to wing with either of Crosby or Malkin and he'll be fine. Granny just isn't a good center, but his game opens up when he's on the wing.

 

[Wasted Talent]

Move him back to wing with either of Crosby or Malkin and he'll be fine. Granny just isn't a good center, but his game opens up when he's on the wing.

That could make sense. And maybe they are banking on Granlund still having some chemistry with Zucker.

It's certainly a bit of a gamble when he's signed for 2 more years.

 

[Wabit]

I'm so glad I don't live in Vegas. The wife would be at the team store right now picking up a Quick jersey, to go with the 8 other ones she would have bought in the last couple of years.

I won't take her near the Wild team store because I wouldn't get out of it without a MAF and possibly a Reaves jersey.

 

[MuckOG]

That's a no brainer for a team that is win now/screw the future mindset. Weirdly enough, we are somewhere inbetween win now and playing for the future.

I think that's because of #97. He would never sit idly by and accept playing for a tanking team, so BG needs to placate him by keeping the team competitive and still building up the prospects in the hope they can come in and continue keeping them competitive through the dead cap years.

 

[NHL1674]

Just relocate them already. It's pathetic how they're allowed to get away with this crap. Bettman would rather get bitten by a rabid skunk than give up on his precious pet franchise. They are barely icing a team at this point.

 

[Bdub]

Just relocate them already. It's pathetic how they're allowed to get away with this crap. Bettman would rather get bitten by a rabid skunk than give up on his precious pet franchise. They are barely icing a team at this point.

Salt lake city needs a team.