Around the League Thread | November Rain

[AwesomeInTheory]

I would think that's an ecosystem that a goalie would be wise to avoid. Jack Campbell and Skinner are cautionary tales. And not like Oilers will have spare change to throw around next season.

I suspect the Canucks might invest in him tbh, seeing where this is heading with Demko uncertainty and Silovs struggles.

I could see the Oilers going full panic mode if they flame out and underperform (again) and Lanny is looking to get paid, so I could see some stupid deals being done to clear capspace in the short term.

Lankinen has juuuuuuust the right level of unprovenness for the Oilers to go all in for him for it to explode spectacularly in their faces. Not saying Lanny is going to not work out, just that the potential for high comedy is there.

 

[VanillaCoke]

I dont think the Canucks are going to let Lankinen go

 

[credulous]

I dont think the Canucks are going to let Lankinen go

i usually preach caution with extensions -- for goalies especially -- but i think if they can get him under 5m per they need to seriously consider it. silovs is iffy to be a starter imo and even if demko makes it all the way back they're going to need a 1b guy

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Just give Helly the Vezina already.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Just learn that Colin Campbell is going to the Hall as a builder


lol

 

[AwesomeInTheory]

Just learn that Colin Campbell is going to the Hall as a builder


lol

It takes solid carpentry skills to build the NHL's Department of Player Safety's Wheel of Justice.

 

[bossram]

Yzerman haters in shambles

LOL. No. He sucks as a GM.

What the hell is going on with the Preds? Forget about scoring, they can't even defend anymore. And it isn't like their defense went through a shuffle either. Seems like Saros masked a lot more than people realized. Or rather, Trotz realized.

They're not good. Their offseason was massively overrated by casuals. I figured they would underperform their projected point total by the sportsbooks, but I didn't think they would be this bad.

 

[VanJack]

LOL. No. He sucks as a GM.


They're not good. Their offseason was massively overrated by casuals. I figured they would underperform their projected point total by the sportsbooks, but I didn't think they would be this bad.

Look at this Preds roster on Puckpedia. They're aging out fast. Up front, O'Reilly and Marchessault are 33 and Stamkos is 34. And Nyqist is 35. Even Forsberg has hit the big 30.

On the back end, Josi is 34 and the ageless Luke Schenn is 35. Even their goaltenders are no spring chickens. Saros is 29, but with a ton of miles on his odometer and Wedgewood is 32.

This was a team built to win 'yesterday'. They're now 4-9-1 and in a month, the 'big selloff' could be in full swing. But it won't be easy, because some of these contracts are terrible.

And they're also paying the price for some awful contracts signed when Poile was the GM. I was stunned to see how much 'retained' contract money they're carrying on the books. Big bucks retained for the likes of Duchesne, Johannson, Turris and Ekholm. It amounts to millions.

The 'Smashville' franchise is in a world of trouble right now.