Around the NHL 2023-24 - playoff thread

[Saugus]

PLD getting traded again so soon is low key hilarious. Can’t be a coincidence that every team he plays for turfs him out sooner rather than later.

 

[AfroThunder396]

Shame Washington didn't buy CapFriendly a few months earlier, otherwise someone would have told them how obscenely stupid this is.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1803509496087715948

 

[Bcap88]

Capitals shoulda used the newly acquired capfriendly to figure out this is a horrible trade

 

[Alex NJD]

Kings and Kuemper both big winners. I guess the Caps just watched the highlights of PLD taking over the Blue Jackets-Leafs 2020 play-in series and thought that was the guy they were trading for? They desperately need real offensive talent but they seriously went for PLD?

 

[AfroThunder396]

Kings and Kuemper both big winners. I guess the Caps just watched the highlights of PLD taking over the Blue Jackets-Leafs 2020 play-in series and thought that was the guy they were trading for? They desperately need real offensive talent but they seriously went for PLD?

They need a guy to feed Ovechkin on the power play exactly 42 more times before they can finally move on.

 

[guitarguyvic]

How the f*** do you sign a guy for 8 years and then trade him after just one season? This dude must be completely radioactive.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1803516266147356974

So much happening

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1803516266147356974

So much happening

That Risto for Hamonic trade will surely be a league changer

 

[Alex NJD]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1803516266147356974

So much happening

Please don't give Philly the #7 pick Ottawa.

Now the Flyers giving up #12 for Chychrun I can get behind that idea

 

[NJDevs26]

PLD getting traded again so soon is low key hilarious. Can’t be a coincidence that every team he plays for turfs him out sooner rather than later.

I still remember when trading for him was a thing here and the locker room concerns got pooh-pooed by some

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Please don't give Philly the #7 pick Ottawa.

Now the Flyers giving up #12 for Chychrun I can get behind that idea

Apparently that's what it's rumored on being, I swear to god if Philly gets Demidov in his free fall......

 

[Devils Army]

Apparently that's what it's rumored on being, I swear to god if Philly gets Demidov in his free fall......

That was my thought as well. Michkov Demidov Russian dynamism would be pretty cool for Philly

 

[Bleedred]

I just saw Kuemper to the Kings and I was like “what the f*** man? An old, declining goalie with 3 years left? Good one Rob” and then realized it was for PLD and now I understand.

 

[Bcap88]

 

[Forge]

This one is interesting to me. Chychrun? Farabee?

 

[Bcap88]

This one is interesting to me. Chychrun? Farabee?

Maybe even korpisalo?

 

[The Wumpus]

It's weird how NHL GM's are like kids standing around the edges of a gymnasium at a junior high dance until one of them makes a move and then it's a big party

 

[devilsblood]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1803516266147356974

So much happening

Should I know that trades can happen before the season is over?

 

[Darkauron]

Should I know that trades can happen before the season is over?

Trades can always happen. It is just that trades for players after the trade deadline cant play on that team for the season/playoffs. So it doesnt matter for those teams not playing

 

[Goptor]

I just saw Kuemper to the Kings and I was like “what the f*** man? An old, declining goalie with 3 years left? Good one Rob” and then realized it was for PLD and now I understand.

Yah its really good for the Kings. Kicks their goalie problem down the road AND clears a massive cap problem that would trouble them for the next 7 years.

GM of the year type trade, since that award only looks at whats been done during the year.

 

[Bleedred]

Yah its really good for the Kings. Kicks their goalie problem down the road AND clears a massive cap problem that would trouble them for the next 7 years.

GM of the year type trade, since that award only looks at whats been done during the year.

I think there's still a goalie problem, as he was horrible last year behind the same team where some rando 30 year old NHL sophomore performed far better, is old and gets injured all the time.

Somehow they got Talbot and Rittich to look more than competent last year though.

But PLD is a bum and his contract sucks.

 

[NJDfan86]

A little late, but man Grier’s first go as a GM has not been pretty - really hope Macklin and the young guys buy him some time to grow into the role if you’re a Sharks fan, or that he doesn’t continue to make these unforced errors.

 

[Bleedred]

A little late, but man Grier’s first go as a GM has not been pretty - really hope Macklin and the young guys buy him some time to grow into the role if you’re a Sharks fan, or that he doesn’t continue to make these unforced errors.

He's absolutely worthless.

I expect the Sharks to be bad for a long time. How bad were we after we blew up it up post-Lou? We're still not a consistent playoff team 9 years later.

I fully expect the Sharks to still not be a consistent playoff team in let's say 7 years from now, since they're already 2 years into them blowing it up. If you can even consider blowing it up.

 

[NJDfan86]

He's absolutely worthless.

I expect the Sharks to be bad for a long time. How bad were we after we blew up it up post-Lou? We're still not a consistent playoff team 9 years later.

I fully expect the Sharks to still not be a consistent playoff team in let's say 7 years from now, since they're already 2 years into them blowing it up. If you can even consider blowing it up.

Even if he was perfect they might not be a consistent playoff team in 7 years - but he is certainly isn’t helping speed it along by making shrewd moves. Right now sharks fans best hope is that it’s too early for these mistakes to damage the long term outlook.

 

[Rhodes 81]

I really don't mind all that much of what Grier has done given where they're at as an org.