Around the League Thread | New Year, New Me

[arttk]

Colorado could really use a JT Miller for a sizeable overpay.

Mack should give JT a call and say he’s just as intense as him to convince him to waive for the Avs

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

Buffalo murdered Boston today lol.

 

[Burke's Evil Spirit]

Buffalo murdered Boston today lol.

Zadorov embarrassed himself at the end of the game, too.

 

[VanJack]

Dallas came back to beat Vegas in OT, but lost Heiskenan to what looks like a serious knee injury.

 

[Szechwan]

Dallas came back to beat Vegas in OT, but lost Heiskenan to what looks like a serious knee injury.

Really awkward play, Stone kind of dove for the puck and took out his knee with his upper body. Ferraro sounded pretty angry about it and ripped on Stone, which surprised me. Didn't look malicious to me.

 

[xtr3m]

Bedard is still coming, right?

Gotta collect them (BC boys) all!

 

[StreetHawk]

The reality is that wives and family play a huge factor.

The older the player the more likely they are to have a spouse and kids. So, that will play a factor. Sometimes, the player still leaves, like Pietroangelo did, despite his spouse being local to the St. Louis region (family support) and having triplets.

 

[Grip it N RYP it]

Don't Toews us bro, I'll get Saad and start to Panik.

 

[tantalum]

Don't Toews us bro, I'll get Saad and start to Panik.

Hard to believe Saad is only 32. Seems like he should be pushing 40! He's been hanging on by a thread the last few years. 900+ games, a couple of cups and over $50 mil earnings....heck of a career.

 

[StreetHawk]

Hard to believe Saad is only 32. Seems like he should be pushing 40! He's been hanging on by a thread the last few years. 900+ games, a couple of cups and over $50 mil earnings....heck of a career.

Saad, the same draft as N. Jensen in 2011. His deal was front loaded, so he was due $3.6 mill next season on a $4.5 mill AAV. So, loses the final 30 odd games worth of salary (actually based on days left in the season), that is about $5 mill total. I don't see him making that money up.

Realistically, Blues would have had to buy him out in June, so he would have pocketed $2.4 mill in a buyout. Plus make the rest of his salary in the AHL. That is $3.8 mill there. So, would need $1.3 mill on a 1 year deal to come out even.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

Nicklas Jensen has done things in practice that would make you wonder where it went by the time for the game. He had charmin-like hands in-close and insisted on playing on the perimeter.

 

[Vector]

 

[credulous]

two of these are really bad and one is generic and boring. let's go nhl

 

[Vector]

 

[Josepho]

utah is going to have arguably the two stupidest team names in professional sports

 

[God]

two of these are really bad and one is generic and boring. let's go nhl

the Utah NHL has a nice sound to it

 

[rypper]

Given those options, Utah HC.

 

[Vector]

Given those options, Utah HC.

You no like mammoth?

 

[credulous]

tonite in nashville the great smoky take on the vancouver cascade. only in the nhl

 

[Josepho]

You no like mammoth?

mammoth would be at least tolerable if they pluralized it

 

[Nuckles]

The year is 20XX, the NHL has just announced their 47th expansion team: the Omaha Professional Athletes

 

[racerjoe]

Just go with Roughriders… or Rough Riders

 

[krutovsdonut]

as i understand it, wasatch means mountain pass in ute and the mountain range behind salt lake being named that is a lost in translation thing.

great place to ski. not sure how it relates to hockey.

 

[Grip it N RYP it]

 

[quat]

Mack should give JT a call and say he’s just as intense as him to convince him to waive for the Avs

Frankly, I wouldn't want to play the Avs with Miller in the playoffs.