Around the NHL: 2024-25 Season, Are You Not Entertained?

[jc17]

Might have missed it, but whats the timeline on crosby and malkin now that PIT is openly selling. Cant imagine they're going to play out their contracts there.

 

[Djp]

The only thing I will say positive for the Flyers in that deal is Farabee has one good season (which got him his contract) and it's possible they came to a conclusion that he's the guy he's been this year and every other instead of the guy who got the contract.

I agree he had one good year and has been pedestrian. Still I think if what everyone is thinking goes worth and then ge goes off that.

Dallas is gunning to be a Cup contender. They did their roster additions early - that deal also includes a veteran RD in Ceci where the Stars a very thin due to having signed the reputation of Matt Dumba, third pairing Lyubushkin, and the very meh Nils Lundqvist. Vet 3C and vet RD for a late 1st in a meh draft year is getting work done. They touched none of their youth - lets not forget that Dallas has done an exceptional job with their drafting and they still have Bourque and Stankoven contributing and didn't touch any of their non-roster prospects like Bischel or Hemming or found-money Hryckowian.

Still without any retention I think its and overpay.

I know they gave used other picks which affects things.

I would put that trade at more of a 2nd+5th without retention. I u understand they didnt have a 3nd and wanted them now.

In my book this was an overpayment

 

[Chainshot]

I agree he had one good year and has been pedestrian. Still I think if what everyone is thinking goes worth and then ge goes off that.

Still without any retention I think its and overpay.

I know they gave used other picks which affects things.

I would put that trade at more of a 2nd+5th without retention. I u understand they didnt have a 3nd and wanted them now.

In my book this was an overpayment

Teams trying to win often pay for what they want. That they didn't touch any of their youth -- and they have a lot of very good young players even for a contender - losing a late first in this draft is not a loss.

Edit - didn't realize Lundqvist had season ending surgery so Ceci was a need when looking at a right side of Dumba, Lyubushkin and Christian Kyrou.

 

[Tatanka]

Teams trying to win often pay for what they want. That they didn't touch any of their youth -- and they have a lot of very good young players even for a contender - losing a late first in this draft is not a loss.

Edit - didn't realize Lundqvist had season ending surgery so Ceci was a need when looking at a right side of Dumba, Lyubushkin and Christian Kyrou.

I think the perception of this draft is mediocre at best. A few bright spots in the top 8 and a bunch of ?s thereafter. I applaud coming to that conclusion early and playing on the primordial desire of gms to acquire firsts.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Why not?

The rumors were out there up until now that he isn't competitive enough and that's why Miller was targeting him. Nothing that happens between now and the end of the season should change what people think of EP40, IMO.

I think Adams could still trade for EP40 even if he appears to be a problem in Vancouver.

GMs think their team's culture can fix a lot of stuff with guys with red flags everywhere. That's why guys like EKane and Tony DeAngelo and others keep getting chances in the NHL.

Adams will probably ask Dahlin if he thinks EP40 would be a good fit and go from there. And given the reported interest, I bet Adams has had that conversation with his captain.

I just don’t believe Vancouver is this dumb- now there’s more pressure on Petersson now. He’s gonna slump sometime, he’s gonna get testy with media- man, it’s gonna get ugly, because then it’s just Hughes and like hell he’s gonna want that.

I like Farabee, dunno how he’d slot in though.

What about Frederic from Bahstan?

Edit- oh, and that Graund add is huge for Dallas. Still don’t like ‘em as a top team, but that definitely makes ‘em interesting. Also sucks for watchin SJ hockey, that offense gets cooking sometimes. They’re me 2nd team, will be interesting to see how that rebuild goes.

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

Heiskanen almost certainly needs surgery right?