I don't see how trading a 53rd overall pick to dump Walman tops trading a 1st to dump Monahan when Walman ultimately returned a conditional 1st + nothing prospect and Monahan returned a 1st and conditional 3rd.
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I don't disagree with this at all, but every time I watch an Amazon stream instead of a Sportsnet+ stream, I really wish that Rogers at least delivered a decent product for what we all have to pay.
No doubt.
But if TSN/Sportsnet lose the rights to the 4 major sports to US streaming services, they will cease to exist and we will no longer have Canadian sports TV channels. And as much as I hate the Toronto-centricness of TSN/Sportsnet, I'll take that every day of the week over being fed our sports via US providers with no Canadian content.
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Watch for me in Vegas tonight. I'll be in row one against the glass on the goal line wearing an Oilers jersey. (It's an undercover operation don't worry).
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“Kuzmenko's superb two-way performance highlighted his recent surge for the Kings, who acquired him last month. He has nine points in his last seven games after getting a goal and two assists in LA's 8-1 win over San Jose on Sunday.”
Is April Fools on the 2nd this year?
Is April Fools on the 2nd this year?
It think Kuz can thrive if he's on a line with 2 strong two-way players which the Kings usually have in spades. Not sure I would call his play great two-way play but his warts are much less obvious when the other 4 guys on the ice with him are doing their job. But the little I've seen does suggest that at least temporarily some stuff has sunk in for him.
Also every time I see Holloway get a point and Broberg gets 20+ minutes in a game I laugh. There has been a lot of laughing. Though to be upfront I did not see this explosion from Holloway coming...I did think he was developing in a fine middle-six player.
I see Podz got an assist last night...his 4th point in the last 27 games. What a strange player.
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2nd worst April Fool's joke this year. I can see him playing a good 2-way game for a game...but not consistently.
Congrats to Bettman...he's made a league where even the best of roster construction still isn't enough. I mean that. I love a league that leaves it's best and brightest up to God's will. Who wants it more? *Should* be the prevailing Q...there isn't one team in this league without a blemish or two. The Dallas Stars are pretty close, but do they bring it home to (f*** you) Texas (and f*** your lone star beer).
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Watching a stupid game from 2009....it's actually insane how much a spiritual successor to leaning into skill and nothing else Andrei Kuzmenko is to Alex Semin.
A boatload of skill packed into a f***in Zodiac that won't push thru waves. I do pray for LA. He'll probably nab himself a couple clutch goals for usage alone, but he'll lose his man in OT as well.
A boatload of skill packed into a f***in Zodiac that won't push thru waves. I do pray for LA. He'll probably nab himself a couple clutch goals for usage alone, but he'll lose his man in OT as well.
caught a bit of the la-winnipeg game and came away fairly impressed with kuzmenko, tbh. he's a perfect complement to two play driving beasts in kempe and kopitar, despite the unfortunate acronym of their line.
on holloway - while he's definitely better than ardvidsson or skinner who replaced him, i don't think he could ever have had this level up in edmonton, even if he was stapled to draisaitl's wing. he'd also do a lot better than pod, and with corey perry as their fifth highest scoring forward, edmonton obviously made a massive blunder letting him go. but there's a takeaway in our roster thread that there's some value to be unlocked in chasing 23-24 year old rfa's that are pushed down their lineup, and i don't know if that's necessarily true.
this is coming from a gut feel moreso than any actual data i've validated, but my sense is that coaches, broadly speaking, aren't dinosaurs like they were 15 years ago or whatever. which is why we see guys like pavel dorofeyev in vegas up to 32 goals at age 24, after generally being a no-name bottom of the lineup player the last two years. point being, if a player is showing well, regardless of age, they tend to be able to push up the lineup. holloway was simply not that player last season, and i can understand why edmonton didn't want to overspend at all on someone they figured would be an 8th or 9th forward. smart teams like tampa and vegas operate that way regularly.
Don't disagree with that though I thought in the playoffs Holloway was quite good and elevated his game substantially. But more to the point the contract while elevated for his experience at the time was also not one that would be onerous even for a bottom 3 or 6 guy. Not ideal but he was 22 years old who was essentially PPG in the AHL and fitting in at the NHL level. That contract is a much better gamble than signing 35+ guys.
well, at least you don't get to see those espn+ feeds where the production quality is shit with the bonus of having f***ing Messier on it.
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betting is a losing man’s sport we know that
But dude, we gotta throw some money on Ovi hat-trick now that you said it
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Ivy’s next 3 games are home vs Chi. Road vs NYI and Home vs Car.
Question is whether he can tie and break the record in the same game?
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The (uncomfortable) answer is yes.
When lil Rev wound up his stick, he was channelling OV.
I'm older and ol' Rev is not so sure OV is a pre-natural beast. My shoulder hurts,
11 points in 44 games (albeit coming off an injury). Signed at 3.5 per for 3 more years. Has a full NMC. In Roy's doghouse. Would he waive to come here and can he find enough of his game to warrant 3.5?
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I have never hoped a player has a sophomore slump more than I hope Lane Hutson does.
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He’s basically just a slightly better version of Sprong.
Nice athletic skills and put it together for 1 year in Florida before ripping his Achilles but generally speaking a guy who is less than the sum of his parts and lousy defensively.
Athanasiou is another similar guy.
Some kinda interesting potential first round matchups. Probably wont end up exactly like this but would make for some entertainment
Toronto has the lead in their division and could play Ottawa first round. Fireworks
Leaving Tampa and Florida to play eachother. Both these teams gutted their future for this playoffs. One could fail first round
Carolina Jersey meh
Washington Rangers. A reverse top seed WC2 matchup from last year. Crazy shit
Winnipeg Minnesota
Dallas Colorado. Again two powerhouse teams who betting on this season. One could be out first round
Las Vegas St Louis. Blues the best team in the league since the 4 Nations tournament. Epic battle
Edmonton LA lol
Toronto has the lead in their division and could play Ottawa first round. Fireworks
Leaving Tampa and Florida to play eachother. Both these teams gutted their future for this playoffs. One could fail first round
Carolina Jersey meh
Washington Rangers. A reverse top seed WC2 matchup from last year. Crazy shit
Winnipeg Minnesota
Dallas Colorado. Again two powerhouse teams who betting on this season. One could be out first round
Las Vegas St Louis. Blues the best team in the league since the 4 Nations tournament. Epic battle
Edmonton LA lol
