Around the League Thread | Holiday Season!

[tantalum]

I know Georgiev had a good 22-23 season, but other than that, he's never passed the eye test or the vibe test.

Not saying he did. Just that neither have the guys that have replaced him. Overall the numbers suggest that over the long term there isn’t going to be an actual difference in quality.

 

[VanillaCoke]

Yep. COL with even passable goaltending is terrifying.

Passable is their floor now imo.. I think they win the division now handily.

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

Habs lookin pretty good. Laine with 3 in 4 now.

 

[DFAC]

Habs lookin pretty good. Laine with 3 in 4 now.

I knew I should've picked him up in my pool and dropped Stamkos.... ugh

 

[Ernie]

Not saying he did. Just that neither have the guys that have replaced him. Overall the numbers suggest that over the long term there isn’t going to be an actual difference in quality.

Maybe not long term but Colorado needs a short term fix.

 

[ihaveyuidonttouchme]

Is NYR I really going to lose to the Blackhawks?

 

[MS]

I knew I should've picked him up in my pool and dropped Stamkos.... ugh

Why on earth haven't you dropped Stamkos months ago?!?!?!

 

[Burke's Evil Spirit]

James Reimer holding down the fort in Buffalo

 

[DFAC]

Why on earth haven't you dropped Stamkos months ago?!?!?!

I am still hoping he turns it around..... maybe it's wishful thinking. Seems like everything that could go wrong in Nashville is going wrong

 

[MS]

I am still hoping he turns it around..... maybe it's wishful thinking. Seems like everything that could go wrong in Nashville is going wrong

I wouldn't be holding my breath. The guy was trash already last year but playing with Kucherov managed to keep his production decent.

... and the Rangers lose again, to the hapless Blackhawks. Man did their management make a mess when there was no mess that needed to be made.

 

[Kryten]

I just found out about Sherstys new contract. Wowzers, good for him I guess

 

[StreetHawk]

I just found out about Sherstys new contract. Wowzers, good for him I guess

Full nmc all the way. Basically all SB. At most $900k base salary. Can’t buy him out.

 

[MS]

I just found out about Sherstys new contract. Wowzers, good for him I guess

Full nmc all the way. Basically all SB. At most $900k base salary. Can’t buy him out.

It’ll be great if they get 21-22 Shesterkin but he’s been trending downhill ever since.

 

[LemonSauceD]

Pretty good birthday gift getting traded to the Avs.

 

[DFAC]

I wouldn't be holding my breath. The guy was trash already last year but playing with Kucherov managed to keep his production decent.

... and the Rangers lose again, to the hapless Blackhawks. Man did their management make a mess when there was no mess that needed to be made.

Just dropped the bum - now watch him heat up

 

[valkynax]

I wouldn't be holding my breath. The guy was trash already last year but playing with Kucherov managed to keep his production decent.

... and the Rangers lose again, to the hapless Blackhawks. Man did their management make a mess when there was no mess that needed to be made.

Regarding the NYW Rangers losing to the Chicago Bedards, in Chinese there's an idiom called 画蛇添足, literally means sketching feet on a snake, indicating an unnecessary move that disrupted or ruined something that was otherwise doing just fine.

Laine in the few games he's back has been quite a factor for Habs, hopefully he can continue to regain control of his career.

 

[Svencouver]

Habs lookin pretty good. Laine with 3 in 4 now.

I think its great when a team is rewarded for taking a flyer out on a player thats a little down and out of it. Laine has had a rough go the past few years, glad he's having fun in Montreal

 

[Curm]

Laine is the feelgood story of the year so far, it's been quite something watching the Habs fans embrace the guy.

 

[sting101]

RD Alec Regula on waivers lets go

 

[sting101]

FU Oilers. ^^^ First good move this year

Silver lining of last night was watching Holloway and Broberg

 

[mriswith]

Long ways away but I expect a Bedard version of the "50 shades of Shea" thread we had just before the Weber offersheet if Chi keeps fumbling their rebuild all the way to Bedards free agency.

 

[Burke's Evil Spirit]

Long ways away but I expect a Bedard version of the "50 shades of Shea" thread we had just before the Weber offersheet if Chi keeps fumbling their rebuild all the way to Bedards free agency.

He's extension eligible this summer, will be really interesting to see what happens.

 

[DFAC]

Did any of you guys see the Kevyn Adams press conference.... yeeeeeesh Buffalo is a mess.

 

[timw33]

He's extension eligible this summer, will be really interesting to see what happens.

Would be nice to see a talented 1st overall pick only accept a 3 or 4 year deal and put a deadline on the team to improve.

 

[StreetHawk]

Would be nice to see a talented 1st overall pick only accept a 3 or 4 year deal and put a deadline on the team to improve.

Hard for anyone to turn down 8 figures annually. Not that I have a clue of what his value is at the moment. Beniers had a strong rookie year at 2/3 PPG, then dropped last season to about 1/2 PPG. Still on a 1/2 PPG pace this season. But, got 7 years at over $7 mill AAV.

At best for other fans, you see Bedard doing a Matthews/Crosby when they did their 2nd deals and went 5 years, 1 UFA year.

Powers/Sanderson/Faber/Seider got into the $8 mill range as Dmen recently. Should see Wyatt Johnston set the bar on his deal IMO. Best performing ELC forward, all around right now.