Around The NHL Discussion 2021-22 Part II

[Itsnotatrap]

Not even. He is still under old contract. The 8 year 76mm deal starts next year.

Even better! Thanks for the correction.

 

[Majorityof1]

The good news is that Seth Jones is a week and almost a half million into his new contract. Bad news is there is 7 years, 51 weeks and 75+ million left.

He's still playing on his old contract. The new contract doesn't start til net year.

Edit: Ignore this. Was beaten to the punch.

 

[Itsnotatrap]

One of the injustices of last years setup was not getting to be in their division, after having to contend with all their cup contender years.

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

You hate to see it.

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

I saw where the Sabres (who are off to a good start against an underwhelming early schedule...but good for them, sincerely) players got to choose their own goal songs. I think that's really cool. If I were a player, I'd use the following, just for the crowd participation:


I can just see the red light go on, the horn sound, and then:
"SONUVABITCH! Get me a drink!" Or maybe they should play it when the opponent scores.

My back-up song would be:

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

LOL Jets. Had empty net goal disallowed due to offsides and then blow lead and lose in OT.

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

LOL Jets. Had empty net goal disallowed due to offsides and then blow lead and lose in OT.

watching these early season games in the conference, I usually just root for no OT to decrease the points awarded. My feed froze while the offsides was being reviewed. Didn't realize they'd lost.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

watching these early season games in the conference, I usually just root for no OT to decrease the points awarded. My feed froze while the offsides was being reviewed. Didn't realize they'd lost.

Yeah, I was annoyed it went to OT too. Didn’t really care who won, just wanted to avoid 3 point game.

 

[mk80]

Everyone talking about the Blackhawks here, we can't ignore the Buffalo Sabres being 3-0 to start the year. Happy to see some of my friends that are Sabres fans enjoying the start of the season

 

[Davimir Tarablad]

Everyone talking about the Blackhawks here, we can't ignore the Buffalo Sabres being 3-0 to start the year. Happy to see some of my friends that are Sabres fans enjoying the start of the season

It’s all a mirage until they can keep it up for a whole season. I remember a few Buffalo fans who were all gung-ho about getting a top5 pick from the Blues while the Sabres were riding an 11 game win streak to 1st place. Only for the team to go 16-33-8 after reaching the top.

I do genuinely feel bad for the non-toxic Buffalo fans though. They deserve better than multiple failed rebuilds in a row.

 

[Xerloris]

Everyone talking about the Blackhawks here, we can't ignore the Buffalo Sabres being 3-0 to start the year. Happy to see some of my friends that are Sabres fans enjoying the start of the season

Sabres usually get off to a good start and are a raging dumpster fire by December.

 

[Ranksu]

Shakey Allen 80% vs Sharks

They are booing to Habs. Maybe we hear Bronx cheers soon.

Now we seen when Allen is #1 team goes downhill.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Shakey Allen 80% vs Sharks

They are booing to Habs. Maybe we hear Bronx cheers soon.

Now we seen when Allen is #1 team goes downhill.

The Habs lost a ton of their players to injuries. Including Weber and Eddy. Their team has little to no defense and look putrid. That's not fully on Allen, you can only do so much as a goalie.

Especially when your team has more games played than goals scored.

 

[Chojin]

I'm loving the Hawks' awful start and Seth Jones' contract schadenfreude. Not that I have anything against Jones, but I wish nothing but the worst for Chicago.

 

[Ranksu]

The Habs lost a ton of their players to injuries. Including Weber and Eddy. Their team has little to no defense and look putrid. That's not fully on Allen, you can only do so much as a goalie.

Especially when your team has more games played than goals scored.

That team was Stanley Cup finals last season. Missing 2 players doesn't make a trick?

isn't?

 

[Linkens Mastery]

That team was Stanley Cup finals last season. Missing 2 players doesn't make a trick?

isn't?

Yeah, it's actually a bit more than two. But, hey whatever it takes to flame Allen. It's not like he didn't have to deal with it his entire career here as well.

 

[Drubilly]

Yeah, it's actually a bit more than two. But, hey whatever it takes to flame Allen. It's not like he didn't have to deal with it his entire career here as well.

I'm sure Ranksu is referring to Petro and JBouw

 

[Ranksu]

I'm sure Ranksu is referring to Petro and JBouw

 

[rumrokh]

I'm loving the Hawks' awful start and Seth Jones' contract schadenfreude. Not that I have anything against Jones, but I wish nothing but the worst for Chicago.

I think the way the best players on a team play have so much to do with how the rest of the team plays and responds. O'Reilly was a huge part of that for the Blues. The team developed an inner fire that only flickered previously.

When Chicago was good, they had several players who were unaffected when they were scored against because they had the swagger and confidence that they'd keep playing well and burn you on the next shift. Now that Toews is a shell of his former self, the team is led by Kane and Debrincat, both of whom coast and cheat more than they should. Kane's not as bad about it (still not great), but Debrincat would drive me nuts as a Hawks fan. Multiple times in yesterday's game, he swooped and turned away from a puck he could have made at least a 50/50 battle, but he just didn't feel like going behind the net or doing the dirty work. When your best players play like that, the rest of the team doesn't bare down, either. As much as the fans want Colliton gone, I'm not convinced much changes until their best players play with guts.

You could see it in Colorado. Even before they added Makar and Girard, MacKinnon had flipped the switch. He played brainless hockey and tried to rely too much on his speed and stickhandling. When he decided to play a more relentless style, you could see the culture of the entire team and the attitude of the players solidify around him.

 

[Stealth JD]

I think the way the best players on a team play have so much to do with how the rest of the team plays and responds. O'Reilly was a huge part of that for the Blues. The team developed an inner fire that only flickered previously.

When Chicago was good, they had several players who were unaffected when they were scored against because they had the swagger and confidence that they'd keep playing well and burn you on the next shift. Now that Toews is a shell of his former self, the team is led by Kane and Debrincat, both of whom coast and cheat more than they should. Kane's not as bad about it (still not great), but Debrincat would drive me nuts as a Hawks fan. Multiple times in yesterday's game, he swooped and turned away from a puck he could have made at least a 50/50 battle, but he just didn't feel like going behind the net or doing the dirty work. When your best players play like that, the rest of the team doesn't bare down, either. As much as the fans want Colliton gone, I'm not convinced much changes until their best players play with guts.

You could see it in Colorado. Even before they added Makar and Girard, MacKinnon had flipped the switch. He played brainless hockey and tried to rely too much on his speed and stickhandling. When he decided to play a more relentless style, you could see the culture of the entire team and the attitude of the players solidify around him.

To be fair, Colliton should have been fired last season. They've been a train-wreck defensively his entire tenure, and it's hard to believe that he's able to command the respect that, say a guy like Berube, would have. Debrincat is a product of Colliton's lack of accountability. I'd worry about Chicago making the playoffs if they had a guy like Tortarella in charge. But with Colliton, the Hawks will go nowhere, regardless of how high they draft or who they sign in free agency.

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

Everyone talking about the Blackhawks here, we can't ignore the Buffalo Sabres being 3-0 to start the year. Happy to see some of my friends that are Sabres fans enjoying the start of the season

Tage Thompson is converted to play a centre in Buffalo and doing very well there.

 

[Stelmacki]

The good news is that Seth Jones is a week and almost a half million into his new contract. Bad news is there is 7 years, 51 weeks and 75+ million left.

‘Doesn’t sound like bad news to me.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

Flames put Gawdin on waivers. He was the one pick that we gave up rights to that I thought we maybe shoulda signed. In hindsight, doesn't appear to have been great loss. If club wants do-over they can claim him on waivers, but I don't expect that we do.

 

[Ranksu]

Flames put Gawdin on waivers. He was the one pick that we gave up rights to that I thought we maybe shoulda signed. In hindsight, doesn't appear to have been great loss. If club wants do-over they can claim him on waivers, but I don't expect that we do.

Only player what I truly miss is Carrier.

Jeesus that trade was horrendous.

William Carrier trades - NHL Trade Tracker

2015 that pick became Jack Roslovic

2016 3rd round pick went bust

 

[ezcreepin]

Flames put Gawdin on waivers. He was the one pick that we gave up rights to that I thought we maybe shoulda signed. In hindsight, doesn't appear to have been great loss. If club wants do-over they can claim him on waivers, but I don't expect that we do.

I had hoped he could carve out a nice 3rd line role with the Flames after they signed him. Guess he's either too weak or doesn't have the drive to play the game the right way. He'd be nice to have on the AHL roster, but I doubt he has a chance to play real NHL minutes unless he flips a switch