Around the League Thread | Ixnay on Zerplanyay

[Sexy Necksy Garland]

Damn it, I was going to post this at the next opportunity. Beat me to it!

I feel like "VanJack is AI" has an outside shot at being one of those lasting memes.

 

[rypper]

 

[Vector]

 

[timw33]

Sounds convenient for them.

 

[StreetHawk]

Unless it's for the entire season, they would need to be cap compliant later in the season to bring him off LTIR. In season moves are much harder to make. Are they really betting on someone else with a sizeable cap hit to be injured at roughly the same time Kane gets reactivated?

 

[arttk]

somebody needs to tell them Kane is not like Kucherov

 

[bossram]

Unless it's for the entire season, they would need to be cap compliant later in the season to bring him off LTIR. In season moves are much harder to make. Are they really betting on someone else with a sizeable cap hit to be injured at roughly the same time Kane gets reactivated?

EDM writers all but confirming he's going to be out for the season.

 

[iceburg]

 

[rypper]

That's a decision.

 

[StreetHawk]

EDM writers all but confirming he's going to be out for the season.

Just going off that tweet from Stauffer, which only said he would not be ready for the start of the season. Which is a far cry from saying that this surgery would take him out from Oct all the way to the middle of April of 6 months. Something doesn't tie to go from not ready for the start of the season, to being out all 82 games.

 

[bandwagonesque]

That's a decision.

If this means he won't be wearing any more yellow tartan suits and lavender ties, and I think it does, I'm in favour of it

 

[LordBacon]

People like to rip on the leafs a lot (tbh me too),
but Matthews isnt a problem.

He's been leading the way for the leafs ever since being drafted, it's the right thing to do imho. It's not his fault his team is made of 80% no shows.

 

[rypper]

If this means he won't be wearing any more yellow tartan suits and lavender ties, and I think it does, I'm in favour of it

If anything, I think it'll empower him to wear more.

 

[krutovsdonut]

smartest thing they've done in a long while. might be too late though.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

wherein toronto officially enters doug wilson-era sharks territory

 

[iceburg]

That's a decision.

It is. I think the reasons go a little deeper than just passing the torch.

 

[StickShift]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1823353989934551435

 

[Bgav]

Hahha amazing

 

[Josepho]

very surprised someone this deeply entrenched in the old boys club made this move.

hilarious though.

 

[rypper]

Love to see offer sheets, especially against Edmonton.

 

[TruGr1t]

Given the Oilers current cap situation, and cap situation moving forward, someone should just offer-sheet any decent RFAs they have every summer.

 

[Slapshot_11]

They all wanted ceci traded but now that brobergs gone they're gonna need his bum ass

 

[Ernie]

LOL well at least the OIlers have Jeff Skinner.

Probably not a coincidence that the Oilers leaked the news that Kane will likely start the season on LTIR. Gives them space to match.

 

[Josepho]

as far as offer sheets go, this is way more reasonable than the aho one though.

st louis doesn't have any big upcoming rfas (at least none before armstrong is out as gm), edmonton needs to grind every penny they can, and unlike the aho offer sheet it didn't happen on july 1st and it's not like they could be signing many other players in the next week.

 

[Vector]

Holloway is an easy match and I’d take a 2nd for Broberg regardless of his contract. First test for Stan Bowman with the Oilers.