Around the NHL - Part 1

[Grimes]

Avs’ Valeri Nichushkin suspended six months, re-enters NHL Player Assistance Program

Him and Landeskog really ruined the Cup window for the Av's. 2nd year in a row Nichushkin is unavailable in critical moments of the playoff. 2nd year in a row the Avs don't have their captain.

 

[Mosby]

Canucks with 5 shots midway through a Game 7. Playing a backup because Tocchet ran the starter into the ground. I like Tocchet as a person but this is Arizona all over again. The magical season in Vancouver appears to be turning into a pumpkin.

 

[Foggy1097]

Canucks with 5 shots midway through a Game 7. Playing a backup because Tocchet ran the starter into the ground. I like Tocchet as a person but this is Arizona all over again. The magical season in Vancouver appears to be turning into a pumpkin.

Luckily it doesn’t even matter because either one of these teams is going to get rolled by DAL in 5

 

[AZviaNJ]

Kudos to Tocchet. He did an amazing job coaching this Canuck squad.

 

[TheLegend]

The coaching carousel continues....


Berube goes to Toronto.
Keefe goes to New Jersey.

 

[AZviaNJ]

The coaching carousel continues....


Berube goes to Toronto.
Keefe goes to New Jersey.

I think Keefe and the Devils are great match! Berube and Toronto, hmmm?

 

[Mangosteen]

I think it's a brutal hiring for TO

 

[Foggy1097]

Definitely didn’t have Rick Tocchet winning the Jack Adams on my 2024 bingo card.

 

[DustyDangler]

Definitely didn’t have Rick Tocchet winning the Jack Adams on my 2024 bingo card.

The Canucks already had an exceptional core. Their front office shored up their depth and they started killing penalties as a result. Demko was fire in the regular season, Silovs in the playoffs. Their goalie coach, Ian Clark, deserves some coaching recognition but Tocchet merely held serve on this one. Congrats and good job and all but I remain glad he is a Canuck and Bear is a Coyote.

 

[Foggy1097]

The Canucks already had an exceptional core. Their front office shored up their depth and they started killing penalties as a result. Demko was fire in the regular season, Silovs in the playoffs. Their goalie coach, Ian Clark, deserves some coaching recognition but Tocchet merely held serve on this one. Congrats and good job and all but I remain glad he is a Canuck and Bear is a Coyote.

Yeah, I firmly believe that there are different types of coaches that are better for certain types of groups or dynamics. Sometimes a coach may be a good coach but not the right fit for the group and I think that was the case with Tocchet in AZ

 

[Kaizen]

It's official - @Mosby's favourite Don Waddell in as President and GM in Columbus and John Davidson out.

Columbus Blue Jackets officially name Don Waddell president, general manager | TSN

 

[DustyDangler]

The Capitals are buying and killing Capfriendly...

Capitals reach agreement to purchase CapFriendly website

It won’t happen until July, but according to multiple sources, the Washington Capitals have reached an agreement to purchase the outstanding CapFriendly website.

www.sportsnet.ca

 

[TheLegend]

Washington Capitals make CapFriendly an offer they couldn’t refuse….

 

[lanky]

How long until there's a high quality replacement for public use? The void will be filled.

 

[Dog]

The Capitals are buying and killing Capfriendly...

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Capitals reach agreement to purchase CapFriendly website

It won’t happen until July, but according to multiple sources, the Washington Capitals have reached an agreement to purchase the outstanding CapFriendly website.

www.sportsnet.ca

Yep, looks exactly like what they are doing. Time to find new site soon.

 

[Jormungandr]

Puckpedia already exists

PuckPedia - NHL Salary Cap, Player Contracts and Salary Cap Analysis | Puckpedia

puckpedia.com

 

[Kaizen]

What's the next best alternative - PuckPedia?

 

[crazyhockeylover96]

Puckpedia definitely needs to clean up their data. It's listing so many players that haven't been part of this team in years. Also hope they include the must sign by dates on the drafted prospects. Maybe they will be pushed to improve after Capfriendiy goes down.

Any other sites you guys recommend?

 

[Jakey53]

The Capitals are buying and killing Capfriendly...

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Capitals reach agreement to purchase CapFriendly website

It won’t happen until July, but according to multiple sources, the Washington Capitals have reached an agreement to purchase the outstanding CapFriendly website.

www.sportsnet.ca

Why? The infrastructure can't be hard to duplicate, can it? Don't NHL teams already have what Capfriendly gives us?

 

[kickback256]

Why? The infrastructure can't be hard to duplicate, can it? Don't NHL teams already have what Capfriendly gives us?

In a perfect example of “the most beautiful sport, the most ridiculous league…” several teams were using CapFriendly as their solution in the front office and those contracts need to be wound down with this acquisition. Infrastructure wouldn’t be hard, it’s just staying on top of confirmed, actual data that’s the tricky thing.

 

[Kaizen]

Utah 2024-25 Financial Summary

A current summary of Utah 2024-25 player cap & cash figures.

www.spotrac.com

Another option.

 

[DustyDangler]

Pretty simple minded voting here. Only playoff teams and no love to a GM who has amassed 20 picks in the first 3 rounds of the next 3 drafts.

 

[Mosby]

I think that's fair. The whole point is to win.

 

[AZviaNJ]

Why? The infrastructure can't be hard to duplicate, can it? Don't NHL teams already have what Capfriendly gives us?

The first family of hockey analytics, sister specifically, has hinted that they may build a similar site.

 

[DustyDangler]

I think that's fair. The whole point is to win.

If that is the criteria, give it to Zito rather than Nill. To me the point is to be a good GM and to make the most out of whatever you have or don't have.