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Around the League Thread | November Rain
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RobertKron
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Wow! Watching some of the NHL highlights from tonight's action, some of the goaltending was so bad, it was almost laughable.
The Av's for example are just bleeding goals right now with Georgiev and Annunen (who's he?)....meantime the Canes are trying to survive with waiver wire pickup Spencer Martin between the pipes. And Rittich in L.A. was bleached for seven goals by the lowly Sharks.
I guess the Canucks might eventually have a goaltender to deal. Maybe they can take advantage of a desperate team.
The Av's for example are just bleeding goals right now with Georgiev and Annunen (who's he?)....meantime the Canes are trying to survive with waiver wire pickup Spencer Martin between the pipes. And Rittich in L.A. was bleached for seven goals by the lowly Sharks.
I guess the Canucks might eventually have a goaltender to deal. Maybe they can take advantage of a desperate team.
I laughed really hard.
Not at either trade itself, but how we subtly ruined the pond for others, even if it's just a little bit.
So this is what schadenfreude feels like?
Ernie
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If they deal a goaltender they'll end up in the same position as these teams.
Mr. Canucklehead
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Biz certainly looks like he gave more than he got. What a bunch of losers.
Billy Kvcmu
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Chance is that he ends up being just another bottom 6 skilled forward
You can’t argue against that
I saw the mugshots, they look more husbands out on vacation in Arizona to "get away" from the wives.
That outcome is likely to be far more valuable than whatever the 2027 4th becomes - and that would still take nearly a decade from now to even reap the "reward".
Billy Kvcmu
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It’s fine to have one or even two of those players in your line up
Problem is Dubas love acquiring this type of player like their candies
Sure. I agree with that point in general. Typically there isn't a big reward for blindly acquiring the Sea of Granlund.
But my argument, that I made in the original post you replied to (which you apparently cannot understand this point), is that this particular player (Tomasino) is intriguing to me in this kind of transaction, for various reasons.
If this were Linden Vey, I would not have the same opinion.
Billy Kvcmu
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He might be! Which is a decent middle/bottom six NHL scorer, as you yourself said. That's much more valuable than the modal outcome for a 2027 4th round pick.
A "Sea of Granlund" as organizational depth is actually quite valuable. The issue with it in Vancouver was the price paid (both in acquisition cost and salary) for it. The Tomasino acquisition is neither. Would have loved that addition in Vancouver - even if he never improved he's an upgrade on Bains/Sasson/Hoglander on the 4th line.
mathonwy
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I don't disagree but I wouldn't pay a 4th for a player that is going to be treated like Hoglander. I wonder if we were even interested.
mossey3535
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Skinner for Team Canada in any role is idiotic. He's only in consideration because the overrated Oilers are the beneficiaries of all these dumb media narratives and he's associated with that misinformation.
WJC doesn't count, none of the top contenders like Binnington or Hill have done anything good for the national team since they were teenagers. Binnington was actively bad for the World Cup team and that is a much weaker tournament.
At times like this, try out the new blood, Thompson is hot, they should pick him on form. If they absolutely have to pick one of the widely circulated candidates, Hill as 3rd goalie is fine because at least he's done something recently and has shown he can thrive in the right defensive system. Talbot is hot but a bit too old, but I'd rather pick someone who is good now rather than past potential. Ideally we could have someone who is currently at the top of their game and who has won in pressure situations in the past but that's not in the cards this time.
WJC doesn't count, none of the top contenders like Binnington or Hill have done anything good for the national team since they were teenagers. Binnington was actively bad for the World Cup team and that is a much weaker tournament.
At times like this, try out the new blood, Thompson is hot, they should pick him on form. If they absolutely have to pick one of the widely circulated candidates, Hill as 3rd goalie is fine because at least he's done something recently and has shown he can thrive in the right defensive system. Talbot is hot but a bit too old, but I'd rather pick someone who is good now rather than past potential. Ideally we could have someone who is currently at the top of their game and who has won in pressure situations in the past but that's not in the cards this time.
AwesomeInTheory
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Nurse Myers
Skinner
Head Coach: Green
Let's just take all the media darlings and put them up for viewing.
Screams gold medal, baby.
(For the States or Sweden or someone...)
AwesomeInTheory
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