Around the League - Pre-Season 2024-2025

[hockeywiz542]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1839428249870610460

 

[SprDaVE]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1839428249870610460

Murray just found a new home for the next 3-6 weeks.

 

[Peasy]

And some Duck fans will still try and tell you he has value

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1839695217450156523

Oh boy, if Torts doesn’t even want to force him to learn defensive fundamentals this kid must be something special.

 

[ULF_55]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1839695217450156523

Oh boy, if Torts doesn’t even want to force him to learn defensive fundamentals this kid must be something special.

Or Tortorella doesn't want to discuss it, but will do it anyway.

Seen on his desk:

Strangers Among Us by Ruth Montgomery

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1839755262502285671

 

[rumman]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1839755262502285671

If I’m Tre I’m letting them know Lilly’s available……..

 

[Antropovsky]

Keefe about to be 0-4... i know its preseason, but it still is apples to apples.

 

[LiseL]

Trade proposal - selfish resident of Calgary

Andlauer to Calgary
for
Edwards, Libin, Markin, McCaig

Ottawa has to send a stick person in to balance the deal.

https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/video/sens-owner-andlauer-says-he-doesnt-expect-tax-payers-to-pay-for-~2998365

As a Sens fan, I agree...he's a keeper, especially after Melnyk horror show.

 

[LiseL]

Yeah seems like a messy situation. Nice to not be on the receiving end of one of those. As Whitney said bruins really played their hand horribly. they knew this summer they would have to commit to one goalie. When they traded ullmark you showed that swayman is your choice. But now it seems like they dont want to commit to him long term but he wants that? How would you not have known this going into the situation and deciding on which one to keep. Seems like they probably could have gotten ullmark to sign the type of deal they are looking for. I wonder what a Swayman trade would have looked like this summer.

It's been supposedly reported that both sides want long-term so money + possibly other perks (lockout protection, NTC/NMC once eligible, signing bonuses) would seem to be the stumblng blocks.

 

[TMLBlueandWhite]

I'm picking the Rangers and Vancouver to be finalists this year with New York winning the cup.

Carolina and Edmonton will be the other two conference finalists. Edmonton's goaltending will let them down. Carolina is good but not better than a Rangers team stacked at every position.

Calgary stinks.

There's organized chaos. And then there's a discombobulated mess. The Flames are the latter.

They'd be best off trading anyone with value for picks.

It won't be easy with those long term high paying contracts to guys like Weegar, Huberdeau, and Kadri. The GM who gave those deals out is a chump. But where there's a will there's a way and besides...

Even if they don't deliberately tank they should still stink enough to finish bottom of the league anyways.

 

[Peasy]

I'm picking the Rangers and Vancouver to be finalists this year with New York winning the cup.

Carolina and Edmonton will be the other two conference finalists. Edmonton's goaltending will let them down. Carolina is good but not better than a Rangers team stacked at every position.

Calgary stinks.

There's organized chaos. And then there's a discombobulated mess. The Flames are the latter.

They'd be best off trading anyone with value for picks.

It won't be easy with those long term high paying contracts to guys like Weegar, Huberdeau, and Kadri. The GM who gave those deals out is a chump. But where there's a will there's a way and besides...

Even if they don't deliberately tank they should still stink enough to finish bottom of the league anyways.

Even with demko being injured last year and still being injured today with some mystery injury no hockey player has ever had before?

 

[TMLBlueandWhite]

Even with demko being injured last year and still being injured today with some mystery injury no hockey player has ever had before?

Still better goaltending than Edmonton lol.

But yeah, I'm baking a return of Demko, and in good form too, into these guesses. I specifically picked the two teams I think have the best combination of 1C, 1D, and 1G. Those are the three most important positions in the game and my guess is a team with those specific qualities will take it again this year.

The Leafs four forward experiment will continue to prove a massive and costly boondoggle on the world's largest hockey stage for the umpteenth time in a row.

 

[Sypher04]

Rangers maybe. Vancouver, no chance.

Also Carolina was decimated this summer. I think they take a sizable step back

I’m also willing to bet Edmonton doesn’t come close to repeating last season

 

[Metroid]

I'm picking the Rangers and Vancouver to be finalists this year with New York winning the cup.

Carolina and Edmonton will be the other two conference finalists. Edmonton's goaltending will let them down. Carolina is good but not better than a Rangers team stacked at every position.

Calgary stinks.

There's organized chaos. And then there's a discombobulated mess. The Flames are the latter.

They'd be best off trading anyone with value for picks.

It won't be easy with those long term high paying contracts to guys like Weegar, Huberdeau, and Kadri. The GM who gave those deals out is a chump. But where there's a will there's a way and besides...

Even if they don't deliberately tank they should still stink enough to finish bottom of the league anyways.

Dallas from the west for me. East, no friggin clue.
After next year tho, 2 leafs cup wins in 5 years ;-)

 

[Evilhomer]

I'm picking the Rangers and Vancouver to be finalists this year with New York winning the cup.

Carolina and Edmonton will be the other two conference finalists. Edmonton's goaltending will let them down. Carolina is good but not better than a Rangers team stacked at every position.

Calgary stinks.

There's organized chaos. And then there's a discombobulated mess. The Flames are the latter.

They'd be best off trading anyone with value for picks.

It won't be easy with those long term high paying contracts to guys like Weegar, Huberdeau, and Kadri. The GM who gave those deals out is a chump. But where there's a will there's a way and besides...

Even if they don't deliberately tank they should still stink enough to finish bottom of the league anyways.

I don't think Carolina will get out of the first round.