Around the NHL – Part XL - Mod post page 249

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Maybe I have amnesia but I don’t remember so many future 1sts being given away at the deadline, and I mean like 2 years out not just this year or next year

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

My God.

Whoever comes out of the East should murder the Western team that makes it to the final.

If this were a traditional round robin tournament, as it stands today based on p%, the series would be

Bruins - Pens
Canes - Sabres
Devils - Jets
Leafs - Kraken
Lightning - Wild
Knights - Oilers
Rangers - Kings
Stars - Avs

6 of the 8 series with the East team the higher seed. It very well could finish 7 out of 8 - and this is with all of the good West teams competing against 5 Western teams that are in the bottom 6 of the league

Instead, the East will chop each other to pieces (as it stands today)

Bruins - Isles, Pens or Buff
Canes - Isles, Pens or Buff
Devils - Rangers
Leafs - Lightning

 

[Leonardo87]

Hawks @ Ducks

Battle for NHL inferiority! If you combine both clubs W’s this season they would still have less wins then the Bruins!

Tank Bowl! Battle for Bedard! lol.

 

[NYRFANMANI]

My God.

Whoever comes out of the East should murder the Western team that makes it to the final.

What if the East is a bloodbath and any team that makes it out, is gassed out?

Gonna be fun. Gimme the Debbies 1st round.

 

[Matt Rentfree]

Delete. Wrong thread.

 

[will1066]

When Kravtsov beats Lundkvist one on one later

 

[Kords]

Canes are in on him because of course

 

[will1066]

Kravtsov wearing 91, no joke

 

[Boris Zubov]

@EdJovanovski Are you watching the fake one's debut in Dallas?

His first shift, no surprise, was underwhelming.

 

[huerter]

Who knew that Beauvillier was a useful player?

Is there anything easier than scouting in hockey? There's literally one criteria. Be hard on pucks. All you have to is take the time to do a libero on a guy.

 

[bl02]

Canes are in on him because of course

does any team wanna make a trade in the west that is actually going to improve their team? The west is a joke and wide open (unless the Avs really get healthy and catch fire). I give credit to the Knights for at least trying they just don't have anymore assets to give it seems.
I mean the Kings could pull it off if they want.

 

[Lion Hound]

Oilers vs B’s 1-1

These two teams are hammering each other. Like a playoff game.

 

[mike14]

McDavid with an early goal, now 1 away from 50. This is his 61st game and he's 11 away from tying Matthews' Richard Trophy leading 60 from last year.
Guy is just a freak having one hell of a season

 

[Taluss]

@EdJovanovski Are you watching the fake one's debut in Dallas?

His first shift, no surprise, was underwhelming.

@EdJovanovski better be getting his Nucks jersey quick cuz if he waits too long Krav just might bolt back to Russia before the jersey is even shipped over to Ed lol

 

[RGY]

So far Kravtsov looks just as he did here, confused/lost with coverage in his own end and really the same thing on the offensive side of the puck. Boeser has a puck where he is getting turned around with his back to the net and Kravtsov is casually backskating in the opposite direction behind defending players so he is not available in an accessible passing lane.

We’ll see if he engages more as time goes on. But same stuff.

 

[bl02]

Kravtsov gets a tertiary assist on the pp.

With the Avs playing better Drury better not trade the first rounder. Dallas could very easily lose in round 1 or round 2. Pick could be early 20's

 

[will1066]

I can see the Canucks' aesthetics have improved

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

So far Kravtsov looks just as he did here, confused/lost with coverage in his own end and really the same thing on the offensive side of the puck. Boeser has a puck where he is getting turned around with his back to the net and Kravtsov is casually backskating in the opposite direction behind defending players so he is not available in an accessible passing lane.

We’ll see if he engages more as time goes on. But same stuff.

he hasn't played a game in like 2 months, lets give him some time

Vancouver's blueline is horrific. And once Hughes demands out to Jersey they'll be even worse.

 

[will1066]

All Nucks so far

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

All Nucks so far

Hang onto that 1st Chris, Dallas stinks!!!

 

[bl02]

All Nucks so far

I hope Drury is watching this game.

 

[will1066]

Behind the back pass to spring Studnicka, nice. Tried a puck battle along the boards, kinda was in good position but lost Johnston on a break in

 

[duhmetreE]

this McDavid guy is pretty good.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I hope Drury is watching this game.

Flipped really quickly lol

 

[bl02]

Flipped really quickly lol

My reference was to the fact he should NOT be trading the 2023 based on the way Dallas has been playing.
Nothing to do with VK