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[Breakers]

Wildest part is that he threw the hip check and then immediately went at him rather than the fight being Krebs reacting to the hit.

Yeah, Dahlin had to get something off his chest

he clearly felt krebs wasnt playing hard or practicing hard to throw that type of hit, then fight him after

 

[RobertKron]

Yeah, Dahlin had to get something off his chest

he clearly felt krebs wasnt playing hard or practicing hard to throw that type of hit, then fight him after

Dude took the last corner piece of sheet cake at the team meal.

 

[Blue and Green]

Had the Oilers bought Nurse out this summer it would have cost them $18.4 MM...which is actually only $6.4 MM more than he is being paid this year. They would have given themselves $10 mil in cap space this year, $8 mil next year, then a few years where you are carrying that massive cap hit (followed by a minor $1.5 mil hit for a number of years). Paying an extra $6.4 MM this year could have erased that contract for the purposes of the cup window.

If the calculator I'm looking at is correct I'm actually a little shocked they didn't do that. Those two years of cap savings are massive for a team in a cup window. They get hit with essentially his full cap hit later on of course but the window is now.

This is correct in terms of cap savings but the actual buyout cost would've been $18.4M in base salary + $24M in signing bonuses.

 

[bandwagonesque]

Yeah, as much as this is hilarious they’ll be fine, in the regular season at least.

I think the Oilers will probably be competitive this season, ie 100+ points, but I'm not taking anything for granted. The defence is just so old and thin outside of Bouchard, and there's absolutely nothing on the way to help. Dermott and Stecher need to at least tread water.

 

[SelltheTeamFrancesco]

I think the Oilers will probably be competitive this season, ie 100+ points, but I'm not taking anything for granted. The defence is just so old and thin outside of Bouchard, and there's absolutely nothing on the way to help. Dermott and Stecher need to at least tread water.

Having McDavid and Draisaitl, plus one of the best first lines and 5 man units in the NHL. With elite special teams is gonna win you a lot of games.

 

[bandwagonesque]

Having McDavid and Draisaitl, plus one of the best first lines and 5 man units in the NHL. With elite special teams is gonna win you a lot of games.

Yes, obviously.

 

[supercanuck]

It's aggressive to be sure. No doubt about it. But they are going to have to figure something out with Nurse. He is playing at a #7/8 level. Have to dig your way out of that deal somehow. 50% retained+good asset hurts the same I'd wager.

Considering they just wasted their last 4 1st round picks, why not just trade their next 4 1sts and see if a team like Columbus would bite? Heck add in Reid Scheafer. With McDavid and Drai they will be drafting 25th+ for the next decade anyways.

 

[timw33]

The Sens have 7 goals but are still the same old Sens. Ullmark out for maintenance and their goalies have let in 7 goals on 22 shots. This is definitely a Travis Green team.

 

[VanillaCoke]

The Sens have 7 goals but are still the same old Sens. Ullmark out for maintenance and their goalies have let in 7 goals on 22 shots.

travis green has entered the chat





(There's a real (albeit unlikely) path to Brady or Shane or Zub or or or this year when the Sens bomb again, the chef better be prepared)

 

[tantalum]

This is correct in terms of cap savings but the actual buyout cost would've been $18.4M in base salary + $24M in signing bonuses.

That's I why I said if the calculator was correct....

I wish Cap Friendly was still around