Around the League - Pre-Season 2024-2025

[Sypher04]

Those are regular seasons games. Yes the NHL is weird.

Oh are they in Europe? I didn’t know who was playing there this year

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Oh are they in Europe? I didn’t know who was playing there this year

Yeah they are.

 

[TMLBlueandWhite]

Montreal stinks.

Easily the worst team I've seen so far. It wouldn't surprise me if they come last in the league by a wide margin. Words can't even describe how horrendous their power play is.

If Ottawa makes the playoffs Ullmark should win the Hart.

Because Ottawa stinks too. The only games I anticipate they win are the ones Ullmark steals, they get lucky, or they play an even worse opponent. Otherwise they should he competing with Montreal for a lottery pick.

The only thing either of those two teams do well is stand up for one another.

I guess when you stink in every other aspect of the game that's important. Gotta keep team morale up somehow. It's bad enough facing the prospect of losing half the games you play.

Doing it while getting pushed around every night makes for a long and miserable season.

 

[SprDaVE]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842912881873981875

 

[ACC1224]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842912881873981875

Shocking

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Well it was fun while it lasted.

 

[MCR74]

Montreal stinks.

Easily the worst team I've seen so far. It wouldn't surprise me if they come last in the league by a wide margin. Words can't even describe how horrendous their power play is.

If Ottawa makes the playoffs Ullmark should win the Hart.

Because Ottawa stinks too. The only games I anticipate they win are the ones Ullmark steals, they get lucky, or they play an even worse opponent. Otherwise they should he competing with Montreal for a lottery pick.

The only thing either of those two teams do well is stand up for one another.

I guess when you stink in every other aspect of the game that's important. Gotta keep team morale up somehow. It's bad enough facing the prospect of losing half the games you play.

Doing it while

lf Ullmark gets them to post-season, he'll be looking at a substantial raise himself since he's on a one year deal. l'd love to see him strong arm Ottawa.

 

[LeafsFan89]

lf Ullmark gets them to post-season, he'll be looking at a substantial raise himself since he's on a one year deal. l'd love to see him strong arm Ottawa.

Seems to be only a Toronto thing of having to consistently overpay their stars.

 

[conFABulator]

I actually feel better about our goaltending situation that what the Bruins have.

Swayman is the best goalie in either organization right now and I am not suggesting otherwise. I do think Woll could get to that level and soon, but he also could not.

However, Woll and Stolarz at $3.5M vs Swayman and Korpisalo at $11.5M is a big factor in this comparison. If everyone plays to their expected levels we might see an team save percentage of .915 (Boston) to .912 (Toronto) and that's a difference of seven to ten goals across an entire season and less than one goal across a seven game series. Is there any way to suggest this gap is worth $8M on the cap?

Also, Boston's number three is young with potential and not waiver exempt. They either have to keep him and burn another _800K on goaltending or risk losing him.

This has not been well played by Boston at all. Arbitration with Swayman last year, trading Ullmark before locking in Swayman, having to take back salary in living Ullmark, Neely's comments and the tension between sides. Not well played and not a hometown discount from Swayman.

 

[TMLBlueandWhite]

lf Ullmark gets them to post-season, he'll be looking at a substantial raise himself since he's on a one year deal. l'd love to see him strong arm Ottawa.

If Ullmark makes it to UFA next year the Leafs should offer him $11M and let Tavares walk.

 

[conFABulator]

Seems to be only a Toronto thing of having to consistently overpay their stars.

Swayman, McAvoy and Pastrnak are not overpaid? What have they won as a team or individually? Great regular season success and no cups, an epic playoff collapse in their too.

 

[ULF_55]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842912881873981875

At 7 minute mark:

Noodles says 8.25. "Even if he signs for 8.25 million tomorrow"

Great guess?

Boston Bruins lock up Jeremy Swayman on eight year deal | TSN

The Boston Bruins signed Jeremy Swayman to an eight-year contract on Sunday that will pay him $66 million, getting their No. 1 goalie back on the ice just two days before the season opener.

www.tsn.ca

 

[Evilhomer]

If Ullmark makes it to UFA next year the Leafs should offer him $11M and let Tavares walk.

I don't think I could imagine a more horrendous contract than that. Besides, Ottawa will probably sign ullmark to a massive contract within the first month of the season, and then he will promptly shit the bed like every other Ottawa goalie has playing behind that terrible team.