Around the NHL: HOCKEY’S BACK BABY

[sabremike]

I'd give anything to bring him back!

 

[oldgoalie]

I'd give anything to bring him back!

huge f***up by this organization. one of many, many, many.

 

[Jim Bob]

Minnesota Wild, D Zach Bogosian agree to two-year, $2.5M extension | TSN

The Minnesota Wild and veteran defenceman Zach Bogosian have agreed to a two-year, $2.5 million extension. Bogosian has appeared in 47 games this season for the Wild and posted one goal and eight assists.

www.tsn.ca

 

[Chainshot]

Amusing considering PaMo resigned in Winnipeg because the room was no longer listening or responding to him.

 

[HogtownSabresfan]

My top deadline prediction is Buffalo News and local media will break zero stores about any of the Sabres being traded and will be retweet scoops elsewhere with Harrington focused on insulting his reader base for questioning his second pronouncement on deals. Book it.

 

[Jim Bob]

My top deadline prediction is Buffalo News and local media will break zero stores about any of the Sabres being traded and will be retweet scoops elsewhere with Harrington focused on insulting his reader base for questioning his second pronouncement on deals. Book it.

Honestly, I could not care less about the race to scoop trades on social media. I also do not care a ton about people guessing about stuff or these mock trade ideas that lack any real understanding of what GMs want to do and who they want to move.

I am much more interested in reasoned takes about the trades that happen.

 

[HogtownSabresfan]

Honestly, I could not care less about the race to scoop trades on social media. I also do not care a ton about people guessing about stuff or these mock trade ideas that lack any real understanding of what GMs what to do and who they want to move.

I am much more interested in reasoned takes about the trades that happen.

You'll find better analysis from some people in here than media

 

[Jim Bob]

You'll find better analysis from some people in here than media

I think this place is like most places on the internet.

You need to pan through a lot of silt to find gold.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Tarasenko to Florida. Whoa. Not sure I love the fit, but they’re somethin this year.

 

[Ehran]

Tarasenko to Florida. Whoa. Not sure I love the fit, but they’re somethin this year.

Gotta respect that they're going for it all but it will be interesting to see what they had to give up.

 

[Tatanka]

Gotta respect that they're going for it all but it will be interesting to see what they had to give up.

Mid round pick in 24 and 25

 

[Jim Bob]

As someone who likes Vans, I like these.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

As someone who likes Vans, I like these.

As someone who likes swag, hells ya.

And that Tarasenko deal is nuts. I know he called his shot, still a crazy small return.

 

[Ace]

Vegas is playing chess. We’re playing checkers with two missing red pieces replaced by RC Cola bottle caps.

 

[joshjull]

 

[Ace]

 

[toddkaz]

You have to think there is a good chance Mitts, Reinhart or Eichel(again) get their name on the cup this year. Okposo and Girgensons TBD.

 

[ForsbergMoDo21]

Vegas is playing chess. We’re playing checkers with two missing red pieces replaced by RC Cola bottle caps.

Using the less expensive generic soda for this analogy was the right call.

 

[joshjull]

 

[Jim Bob]

I would die if he had root beer in the bag and was just being an idiot.

 

[Chainshot]

An interesting tidbit on the Isles under Roy:

15. On Jan. 20, the Islanders’ playoff chances were 24 percent. They’re up to 60 percent now — call it the Patrick Roy effect.

Islanders fans were extremely vocal that Lane Lambert was holding a better-than-it-seems team back from its true potential. They were right on the money.

The big thing for me was how suddenly porous a usually stingy Islanders team looked all season. That’s the biggest thing that’s changed under Roy, as the team’s defensive game has been cleaned up considerably.

Reminds me a bit of Quebec in the Q...

In 45 games under Lambert, the Islanders allowed 2.82 expected goals against per 60 at five-on-five (24th) and 9.82 on the penalty kill (25th). Private data actually felt that was generous to the team. Under Roy, things have shifted immensely. The penalty kill still isn’t strong, but it’s improved at least to 9.0 expected goals against per 60 (18th). The big ticket, though, is their chance suppression at five-on-five. Since Roy became the coach, the Islanders have allowed only 2.1 expected goals against per 60, a mark that leads the league.

That’s more like the Islanders we know and it’s propelled the team to an expected goals rate of 54 percent, a top-five mark. They look like they can do some damage come playoff time.

I hate that Roy is doing things that I expected him to do with a conference rival. But he is.

16 Stats: Mittelstadt-Byram swap, Colton Parayko's value, the surging Islanders

Plus, the Hart Trophy race, Timothy Liljegren's numbers, the Winnipeg Jets' conundrum up front and more.

theathletic.com

 

[Chainshot]

Weekes reporting Hanifin about to get extended already -

 

[Push Dr Tracksuit]

I think this place is like most places on the internet.

You need to pan through a lot of silt to find gold.

it was better when going to the internet for your hockey takes was something unusual

now a thread might as well just be a transcript of a call in radio show

 

[SonofHerb]

Panthers' Cousins fined for 2nd embellishment

Panthers forward Nick Cousins has been fined $2,000 for his second instance of embellishment this season.

www.espn.com

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

It's funny that Lybushkin suddenly has a huge role on the Leafs backend. Hard to take them seriously as a contender.