Around The League Thread | Let the Games Begin

[Caspian]

I went to hockeydb and saw the picture and knew right away it was true. Wider jaw than his dad but same hair and eyes. Jason Blake really stood out when he played.

He needs to wear the giant visor like pops to complete the iconic look

 

[ManVanFan]

Please Canucks management, keep drafting and developing defencemen otherwise this.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1850900871992799727

 

[Burke's Evil Spirit]

Jake McCabe is a really good defenseman and I'd rather have that contract than, eg, the Tyler Myers one.

 

[bandwagonesque]

Jake McCabe is a really good defenseman and I'd rather have that contract than, eg, the Tyler Myers one.

Yeah, I expected a bigger discount on Myers and could have taken or left him at the contract he actually got in the end.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Jake McCabe is a really good defenseman and I'd rather have that contract than, eg, the Tyler Myers one.

Their top 4 may be average but they are only making less than 20 mil combined and locked up for the duration of this cores contention window.

That said, they may need another top 4 guy. If I'm Toronto, I would look at LA and maybe pursue Doughty if the Kings season goes south.

 

[StreetHawk]

They are a bit away. Give the little Pig Farmer some credit. He's been there for three or four years. They have some great pieces. By 26/27 I'd be shocked if that team isn't a wagon.

Verbeek has been there since just before the 2022 TDL. But, Murray wasn't pulling a Holland and trying to make the PO in 2020-2022. He had added 2 first rounders to the pool, but both Tracey and Perreault are gone. Zegras is probably best moved to the wing or traded from how things sound there. Drysdale was traded for Gauthier. They've been worst and 3rd worst in the 2 full seasons under Verbeek.

I do think Ana needs to clear out anyone who doesn't want to finish their current contract as a Duck. Be it Gibson, Fowler, and/or Zegras. They have had plenty of draft capital since missing the PO. 4 extra firsts and a couple of extra seconds at least. Need to begin assembling the team. Cronin was Verbeek's hire and he needs to give him something to work with to get outside the bottom 5. Ducks were 17 points behind Montreal for 5th worst. That's quite the jump to go from 3rd worst to 5th worst.