Around the NHL 2024 - Offseason Moves

[Kat Predator]

Well, it was nice of the Oilers to finally show up after going down 0-3. The Panthers are having trouble with stickhandling.

 

[hido]

5-1. Hockey is so weird. Wouldn’t be surprised at all if FL blows the Oilers out in a boring Game 7. So random. It’s why I love it.

 

[Kat Predator]

Game 7. Best of 1. Good series, especially if you don't care who wins.

 

[BigFatCat999]

You don't see reverse sweeps every day, that's for sure.

I’m Red Sox fan hearing that phrase makes me smile

 

[BigFatCat999]

Game seven holy f***ing shit

 

[herzausstein]

Bobrovsky's sv% slowly dropping back down to average and Skinner's slowly crawling back up to average.

Best of 1. Go ekholm

 

[BigFatCat999]

I can’t root for any of these teams they’re not the Preds. My standby is go meteor go but seeing a Ekholm in the cup would be nice. The big drawback would be Corey Perry winning the cup.

 

[Kat Predator]

I can’t root for any of these teams they’re not the Preds. My standby is go meteor go but seeing a Ekholm in the cup would be nice. The big drawback would be Corey Perry winning the cup.

Never bet against the Perry jinx though.

 

[BigFatCat999]

Never bet against the Perry jinx though.

If only we get the Perry head down on the boards, FML look

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

I can’t root for any of these teams they’re not the Preds. My standby is go meteor go but seeing a Ekholm in the cup would be nice. The big drawback would be Corey Perry winning the cup.

I don't care how many years he played us, he's a McDroiler. f*** him. Hope they lose game 7 in the most heartbreaking fashion and don't get close to another Cup chance.

 

[herzausstein]

I don't care how many years he played us, he's a McDroiler. f*** him. Hope they lose game 7 in the most heartbreaking fashion and don't get close to another Cup chance.

I for one would gladly take a McDavid or Draisaitl from the McDroilers.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Ekholm winning a Cup would trump all else for me. I hope he gets it. Maybe he can show up at the country club for brunch one day this summer flashing his ring and light a fire under some of his buddies' butts.

 

[Armourboy]

Ekholm winning a Cup would trump all else for me. I hope he gets it. Maybe he can show up at the country club for brunch one day this summer flashing his ring and light a fire under some of his buddies' butts.

All 2 of them?

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

I for one would gladly take a McDavid or Draisaitl from the McDroilers.

I'll gladly take both. Saros, Tomasino, and a 1st?

Til then I wish them and the Edmonton 1stoverallers nothing but failure in frozen wasteville.

 

[Viqsi]

I can’t root for any of these teams they’re not the Preds. My standby is go meteor go but seeing a Ekholm in the cup would be nice. The big drawback would be Corey Perry winning the cup.

To me that's less a reason to want the Oilers to win and more a small consolation.

 

[Gh24]

I'd really like to see Barkov win. Don't know how I feel about Panthers as a team, but I just hope Barkov wins.

Oilers are pretty much a meme for how many top picks they've had and nothing to show for, but other than that I don't necessarily wish them ill. At the same time I don't think they deserve this damn cinderella story. Well I guess McDavid would

 

[wmupreds]

If nothing else McDavid getting a cup, especially in these circumstances would shut down a lot of the silly talk of "playoff choking" or whatever nonsense gets thrown around. Taking this flawed team to a Cup would be a legacy definer.

 

[Viqsi]

If nothing else McDavid getting a cup, especially in these circumstances would shut down a lot of the silly talk of "playoff choking" or whatever nonsense gets thrown around. Taking this flawed team to a Cup would be a legacy definer.

...and immediately replace it with even more silly and dangerous talk of "see, tanking works". And then I would have to stab everybody. And I don't want to have to stab everybody. There's just so many people nowadays. It'd be a lot of hard work.

 

[wmupreds]

...and immediately replace it with even more silly and dangerous talk of "see, tanking works". And then I would have to stab everybody. And I don't want to have to stab everybody. There's just so many people nowadays. It'd be a lot of hard work.

I mean, tanking can work. It's just that there are other ways to build a team too. Tanking is one of the riskier options. It's not a realistic option in Nashville anyway given the roster construction and arguably the market forces. Nor is it really necessary given the prospect pool.

 

[Viqsi]

I mean, tanking can work.

No, it can't. It literally never does. The only way it can be said to "work" is if you change your definition of what tanking is to make it seem somewhat more acceptable. But deliberately sabotaging your team never ends well.

 

[wmupreds]

No, it can't. It literally never does. The only way it can be said to "work" is if you change your definition of what tanking is to make it seem somewhat more acceptable. But deliberately sabotaging your team never ends well.

I guess we'd have to define tanking. Accepting bad seasons as part of a rebuild seems to generally be defined as tanking these days. And it has worked for some teams. Some have found success without doing it. Others have ended up in the doldrums for a decade. Still others have found themselves stuck in the middle for long stretches.

The only constant is that no matter what path is chosen, mismanagement kills. I'm not of the opinion that there's one way to skin the cat, but to deny that teams have found success by bottoming out seems inaccurate. I don't like that or think it's a realistic option for Nashville, mind you.

 

[Gh24]

If nothing else McDavid getting a cup, especially in these circumstances would shut down a lot of the silly talk of "playoff choking" or whatever nonsense gets thrown around. Taking this flawed team to a Cup would be a legacy definer.

For how random a game of hockey is, I find it silly how much individuals are belittled for the lack of team success.

 

[Viqsi]

I guess we'd have to define tanking. Accepting bad seasons as part of a rebuild seems to generally be defined as tanking these days.

That's what I was referring to with a "revised definition". When the hardcore advocates get on it, what they mean is not just accepting bad seasons, but actively seeking ways to make seasons bad.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

...and immediately replace it with even more silly and dangerous talk of "see, tanking works". And then I would have to stab everybody. And I don't want to have to stab everybody. There's just so many people nowadays. It'd be a lot of hard work.

I think it would be worth the effort. I'm sure you wouldn't get to everybody anyhow. But start off in the right place, hopefully you'll get to a good number before they take you down?

 

[Armourboy]

Finishing poorly in the right year works. Tanking hasn't really proven to do much more than insure you stink for a while.