Around the NHL 2024-25 regular season Part II - The holidays are upon us

[JrFischer54]

Seems terrible

dang i figured he would've had some good stats the recent season/s to warrant that deal but thats not the case. goes to show you how desperate teams are for goaltending.

if you have kids playing hockey tell them to play goalie. sure its expensive with the equipment but theres a major shortage!

 

[JimEIV]

Luke is so sexy

 

[MadDevil]

talking about getting out of a contract before that contract even starts sure is a vote of confidence in said player!

I mean, we have Palat, so maybe we shouldn't throw too many stones. Although an aging forward is easier to hide than a goalie if it doesn't work out.

 

[Comparison Ford]

Luke is so sexy

wrong thread, right sentiment.

 

[Triumph]

“If X does this thing he’s never done, it’s a fair deal” is not a thing you say about good deals.

I’ll eat crow on this one if the need arises, and he manages it, but I just don’t understand the thought process. What has he done to justify 5x5.25? Who else is putting that on the table even if he ends the year strong? Why do you need to lock up a guy who is a career jobber 4 games into his tenure with your team?

He's clearly got incredible ability, he just has not been able to put it together for a full season. It's not a deal I would sign, but you can't find a goalie with this amount of ability for this cheap. If they can fix him, they have an excellent goalie signed through his prime.

There are definitely teams that would put that on the table if he ended the year strong. (Ignoring that Blackwood isn't UFA this year, he is arb-eligible and a year away from UFA).

 

[Emperoreddy]

 

[Bleedred]

If spittin chiclets is now mocking Yzerman then his credibility must be taking a hit lol.

They’re much quicker to mock people than a national news outlet would be, but I didn’t expect them to be doing that just yet.

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

are you prepared for Fabian Zetterlund hugging Shakir Mukhamadullin after Muk's first NHL goal?



It's a shame Blackwood and Toffoli couldn't both be out there.

 

[Whaddagoal]

 

[TheBeerNerd]

For starters, don't supplement your youth with awful veteran contracts.

 

[Saugus]

Out of the teams that were expected to get good soon after going through tough rebuilds (Buffalo, Detroit, Ottawa, etc), we are one of the few that has come through on the other side with a team that looks like it can consistently contend.

I’m more than a little proud of that, maybe inordinately so.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

are you prepared for Fabian Zetterlund hugging Shakir Mukhamadullin after Muk's first NHL goal?



It's a shame Blackwood and Toffoli couldn't both be out there.

That is a hilarious goal lol.

I don't know why announcers can't pronounce names correctly....

 

[Bleedred]

You know, just watching highlights for my review of overrated Oettinger last night and seeing what his recent extension was, now I’m not so shocked at what Blackwood got.

Realistically, Oettinger is probably worth about what Blackwood just got (maybe $6 million per) which would mean Blackwood is definitely worth less.

Oettinger is highly overrated though.

Swayman got the same deal Oettinger got and prior to Oettinger getting it. Swayman has been better than Oettinger (I know he’s not having a good year), but was doing it in a 1b tandem, while Oettinger has played a workhorse workload (by today’s standards) which is maybe the most flattering thing I can say for him. I don’t see him as elite.

There probably aren’t top-10 goalies anymore, just top-5. And I don’t at all see Oettinger as a top 5 goalie.

 

[Whaddagoal]

I'm still shocked Avs committed so quickly to blackwood.

He can definitely play like that contracts worth, if he can be consistent, but I am just awed that they committed so quickly before they saw him play for their guys more than 10 games.

 

[Nubmer6]

I don't know why announcers can't pronounce names correctly....

My greatest regret about the Timo trade is that we never got to hear Dano try to pronounce "Mukhamadulin" on a regular basis.