Johnny Utah
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I emailed capwages and gave them some info on the Kings. They had Thomas, Turcotte and Fagemo all in the AHL/non NHL roster forwards and had Studnicka with the Kings forwards and they updated based on my email.
That's just one metric mentioned. What are yours?Because the rate at which a franchise produces 200 game NHL talent is such a broad and multifaceted dataset we can’t possibly glean anything particular from it. What kind of NHL talent? From what development path? Is the organization trying to contend? Is the organization tanking? Are they having more success with European prospects versus North American prospects?
There’s just so much that goes into these data, to make statements such as, “well, LA is producing NHL talent at a greater clip than Tampa Bay and Dallas” just doesn’t say anything at all, not without a great many qualifiers.
This is awesome stuff! Ditto broThis is the shit that goes back and forth in my head on a daily basis. My wife questions whether I am paying attention. No I am not. I have been trying to figure out just what the hell the Kings are doing babe - no don’t tell her that. You’ll get in trouble. To late, she spotted the draft guide in my hand.
Do the rest of you suffer from my plight? Most days there are two voices in my head. But it is only when it comes to the Kings and arguing back and forth in my head what they are doing/thinking, what’s our direction, is Rob really in charge, what could have been, do skilled guys get treated fairly, there has to be another move coming, WTF was that move?
I don't think you can look at one specific metric only. Yes, looking at 200 games played across the league is fine, but you need to look at the context of where a player is playing and where in the lineup.That's just one metric mentioned. What are yours?
If you think it's irrelevant, provide something more to discuss the good and bad about the drafting.
But that's the point of these numbers - to back up the claim that the Kings develop depth guys and not high-impact players.I don't think you can look at one specific metric only. Yes, looking at 200 games played across the league is fine, but you need to look at the context of where a player is playing and where in the lineup.
The fact is the Kings develop a bunch of lower tier players, but haven't really developed an impact player since Kopitar, Doughty, Quick. Maybe Kempe belongs there but he was a late bloomer, and an argument could be made for Anderson as well. Byfield is certainly close if not there but he's a top pick and has taken a bit to get going.
And as I said, there were other numbers and metrics you could cite.It's like the stats discussion from the other day, yeah, stats will give you great info, but you need to look at them in context to get an overall view of what you are looking at.
There just isn't one metric you can look at that tells you "good" or "bad".
Todd’s good to go. He’s locked into a $5.5M check for doing nothing the next year. And the worst teams in the league are not going to hire him at this point. So he’s sitting back and waiting for an in season opportunity.
could see him coaching the rangers before the calendar turnsTodd’s good to go. He’s locked into a $5.5M check for doing nothing the next year. And the worst teams in the league are not going to hire him at this point. So he’s sitting back and waiting for an in season opportunity.
He’s easily top of the list. The only question is how long is the wait. Pittsburgh looks like the prime opportunity. Detroit is probably second, but money may be an issue there as well. After that, maybe Winnipeg if they have a terrible start. The only wild card is if Coach Q agrees to take a low money deal for a massively desperate team.
Trotz has no neck. What does he know?Trotz seems to think states with less taxes have an advantage. There's definitely something to it:
Trotz: 'No question' teams in tax-free states have advantage
Nashville Predators general manager Barry Trotz knows his team has an edge over the majority of NHL clubs.Being situated in Tennessee - one of the U.S.' nine states that doesn't levy a state income tax - Predators players are able to keep more of their money.In a league with a hard salary cap...www.thescore.com
Insane seeing players who's played so many years with one team wear a different jersey. Gonna be hard seeing Doughty and Kopi wearing another jersey this upcoming season.
doesnt matter if you draft well when you have Pejorative Slurs like McClellan preventing them from coming up.NHL draft: Which teams have fared the best and worst in the salary-cap era?
Creating a pipeline of young players has become more and more important since the implementation of the salary cap in the NHL, which makes drafting well crucial.ca.sports.yahoo.com
This article was published last Summer.
The best of the best
#1 Los Angeles Kings
Picks: 133
NHL players: 65
Games: 17,302
Points: 6,505
There's no question LA is one of the best drafting teams.
NHL draft: Which teams have fared the best and worst in the salary-cap era?
Creating a pipeline of young players has become more and more important since the implementation of the salary cap in the NHL, which makes drafting well crucial.ca.sports.yahoo.com
This article was published last Summer.
The best of the best
#1 Los Angeles Kings
Picks: 133
NHL players: 65
Games: 17,302
Points: 6,505
There's no question LA is one of the best drafting teams.
Todd’s good to go. He’s locked into a $5.5M check for doing nothing the next year. And the worst teams in the league are not going to hire him at this point. So he’s sitting back and waiting for an in season opportunity.
He’s easily top of the list. The only question is how long is the wait. Pittsburgh looks like the prime opportunity. Detroit is probably second, but money may be an issue there as well. After that, maybe Winnipeg if they have a terrible start. The only wild card is if Coach Q agrees to take a low money deal for a massively desperate team.
Stamkos and Marchessault rejected another team before joining the Predators
NHL insider Frank Seravalli has confirmed that the Anaheim Ducks also offered long-term contracts to both players. According to his sources, the Ducks presented bigger and more lucrative offers, but both players chose Nashville instead. <snip>
This is pretty spot on:
The Oilers are pretty difficult to place. No team has gotten more points from homegrown players since 2005, but it's tough to give them too much credit for taking Connor McDavid, Ryan-Nugent Hopkins, or Taylor Hall.
Grabbing Leon Draisaitl with the third-overall pick in 2014 was a heck of a move and Jordan Eberle was a nice pick at 22 in 2008, but a lot of Edmonton's hits have come from that top spot. The Oilers have also whiffed on high picks like Nail Yakupov (1st overall), Jesse Puljujarvi (4th overall), and Magnus Pääjärvi (10th overall).
The Oilers probably should have done more with the bounty bestowed upon them. The are likely closer to the worst drafting team than the best, but when considering they've picked two top-five NHL players, it's tough to put them in the cellar.
"A key part in Tavares’ decision to sign with Toronto was the belief that a provision in the U.S.-Canada tax treaty commonly used by professional athletes would essentially allow him to pay a lower tax rate on a initial $15M signing bonus."
"Six years later, as the Leafs’ captain enters the final year of that contract, Tavares faces an $8 million tax bill for his homecoming."
"Tavares has disputed the Canada Revenue Agency’s assessment. "
Of course it's the Oilers... just 2 years after the charges against Daryl Katz for paying an underage girl for sex were dropped. So you can see how Katz probably sees nothing wrong with Bowman and what happened.Oilers hire Stan Bowman as new general manager
The Edmonton Oilers have hired Stan Bowman as their new general manager.www.sportsnet.ca
Oilers hire Stan Bowman as new general manager
The Edmonton Oilers have hired Stan Bowman as their new general manager.www.sportsnet.ca
It's stuff like this that has the Oilers as one of my least favorite teams. It has little to do with rivalries.Of course it's the Oilers... just 2 years after the charges against Daryl Katz for paying an underage girl for sex were dropped. So you can see how Katz probably sees nothing wrong with Bowman and what happened.
This is one of those stories that you look at, and just go "that's gross, and feels bad."