Around the League Thread | November Rain

[MS]

I didn't realize Minnesota was 12-3-3. What a start for them.

Kaprizov is incredible and is probably the frontrunner for the Hart 25% of the way through the season.

 

[tantalum]

Kaprizov is incredible and is probably the frontrunner for the Hart 25% of the way through the season.

I want to see him FEAST on Bouchard and McDrai tonight.

 

[StreetHawk]

Kaprizov is incredible and is probably the frontrunner for the Hart 25% of the way through the season.

And doing so with like a $12 mill or higher dead cap charge. Final year of the big amount before it drops drastically.

 

[Bojack Horvatman]

Kaprizov is incredible and is probably the frontrunner for the Hart 25% of the way through the season.

Brodin-Faber-Middleton-Spurgeon could be the best top 4 defensive group in the NHL as well. Kind of built like our bluelines of the past. No true superstar but a bunch of fist pairing to #3 types.

 

[sandwichbird2023]

Brodin-Faber-Middleton-Spurgeon could be the best top 4 defensive group in the NHL as well. Kind of built like our bluelines of the past. No true superstar but a bunch of fist pairing to #3 types.

Gustafsson is also having a very good, bounce-back season. Probably a top 5 goalie so far this year.

A little bit more scoring depth and Minny will be a very dangerous team in the playoff. Considering how much dead cap they have on the book, that is an insane accomplishment.

 

[timw33]

And doing so with like a $12 mill or higher dead cap charge. Final year of the big amount before it drops drastically.

It's actually 14.7MM which is absolutely insane. They are playing well with one of the biggest handicaps in modern history. Close to $15MM that could be deployed to add 2-3 quality pieces to give them the depth they need to make some real noise.

Now just picture where they'd be if they hadn't given a washed Marcus Foligno 4x4MM or Trenin 4x3.5MM and replaced them a pair of $2MM or less guys.

 

[VanillaCoke]

And doing so with like a $12 mill or higher dead cap charge. Final year of the big amount before it drops drastically.

Final year of the small amount before it increases significantly for the nucks ..

 

[bossram]

Gustafsson is also having a very good, bounce-back season. Probably a top 5 goalie so far this year.

A little bit more scoring depth and Minny will be a very dangerous team in the playoff. Considering how much dead cap they have on the book, that is an insane accomplishment.

MIN are for real. One of the teams I thought would have a bounce back.

 

[Vector]

Minnesota had surprisingly poor goaltending last season and that's rebounded. With Kaprizov is going super nova, Boldy is taking another step forward, and some other players playing very well (Rossi & Middleton stand out) it makes a lot of sense why they'd have a great start.

 

[Ernie]

I'm afraid we're going to lose Boeser to them if we don't sign him soon. The closer he gets to FA the more tempting it will get.

 

[sandwichbird2023]

Minnesota had surprisingly poor goaltending last season and that's rebounded. With Kaprizov is going super nova, Boldy is taking another step forward, and some other players playing very well (Rossi & Middleton stand out) it makes a lot of sense why they'd have a great start.

They also have a lot of blue chip prospects coming up too in Zeev, Yurov, Wallstedt, Heidt, Ohgren, etc. Their team has a pretty good future if they can hold on to Kaprizov long term.

 

[mathonwy]

Minnesota had surprisingly poor goaltending last season and that's rebounded. With Kaprizov is going super nova, Boldy is taking another step forward, and some other players playing very well (Rossi & Middleton stand out) it makes a lot of sense why they'd have a great start.

Boldy should have been a Canuck.

Stupid world juniors.

 

[sandwichbird2023]

Boldy should have been a Canuck.

Stupid world juniors.

Yea he was the player I wanted at #10, but can't complain about Pod because at the time he was also highly regarded. Sometimes that happens.

 

[mathonwy]

Top 10 players busting out? Yes, Canucks have experience in that domain.

 

[StreetHawk]

Yea he was the player I wanted at #10, but can't complain about Pod because at the time he was also highly regarded. Sometimes that happens.

There was always a question of the offensive upside on Pod.

 

[MS]

Boldy should have been a Canuck.

Stupid world juniors.

Yeah, the two players this board was mostly debating for that pick (Boldy and Caufield) are both on pace for 45+ goals this year.

That pick hurts.

 

[StreetHawk]

It's actually 14.7MM which is absolutely insane. They are playing well with one of the biggest handicaps in modern history. Close to $15MM that could be deployed to add 2-3 quality pieces to give them the depth they need to make some real noise.

Now just picture where they'd be if they hadn't given a washed Marcus Foligno 4x4MM or Trenin 4x3.5MM and replaced them a pair of $2MM or less guys.

The Wild benefitted with nearly $2 mill per year against the cap as those 2 got $98 mill over 13 years. Paid $87 mill over 9 years before their buyout of the final 4 years.

Parise was not worth the cap hit anymore and had injury concerns though he played 3 more years after the buyout. Suter his played dropped drastically last season and is a part player for the blues now. With full nmc MIN was stuck so opted to control the cap.

Realistically given that Detroit has been rebuilding and Mich is the home state of a lot of nhl players, they don’t see to attract their hometown guys like Minn does.

 

[quat]

Gustafsson is also having a very good, bounce-back season. Probably a top 5 goalie so far this year.

A little bit more scoring depth and Minny will be a very dangerous team in the playoff. Considering how much dead cap they have on the book, that is an insane accomplishment.

I don't think they saw this as a year to compete as well. Yes, they have expectations of how their players need to perform, but they're watching their roster and looking for ways to improve. They're going to be a decent threat to be the Canucks of last season and much better with the right pickups next year. Their cap improves while the Canucks gets worse.

It's actually 14.7MM which is absolutely insane. They are playing well with one of the biggest handicaps in modern history. Close to $15MM that could be deployed to add 2-3 quality pieces to give them the depth they need to make some real noise.

Now just picture where they'd be if they hadn't given a washed Marcus Foligno 4x4MM or Trenin 4x3.5MM and replaced them a pair of $2MM or less guys.

Even good management make errors. Sometimes it's just timing the errors where they don't impact the clubs performance to a significant degree.

 

[quat]

Minnesota had surprisingly poor goaltending last season and that's rebounded. With Kaprizov is going super nova, Boldy is taking another step forward, and some other players playing very well (Rossi & Middleton stand out) it makes a lot of sense why they'd have a great start.

If Podkozin had have shown even a fraction of what Boldy brings, the Canucks would be in a much better situation. Podz flaming out was another big hit to the team.

 

[Jerry the great]

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Ovie out 4-6 weeks. Absolutely brutal.

 

[StreetHawk]

Ovie out 4-6 weeks. Absolutely brutal.

Well, he is 39. Which is why Wash went out and got players for now. He is 41 goals away from Wayne to start the season, but they'd be flirting with a 50/50 shot of him breaking the record in 25/26 if he only got like 20 goals this season and then you are holding your breath that he doesn't get hurt next season.

If he can hit 30, then he's pretty much going to get the record. If he gets 25, still confident, but always a shift away from an injury of 4-8 weeks.

Don't think Ovy/Wash want him to have to sign for another season to break the record.

Didn't realize he was at 15 goals already this season. So, he's 26 away from tying Wayne and 27 away from breaking the record. He may only get 60-67 games depending on how long he's out.