Around the NHL - Part XLIII

[80shockeywasbuns]

The Sens and the Sabres locking in their shiny, fancy, high end young talent long term with HF approved contracts sucking absolutely forever is my favorite NHL subplot year after year.

Sens haven't made the playoffs in 8 years with a 'proper' rebuild. Buffalo in 14 (!). But one of these decades they're gonna make it and we'll all be sorry the Rangers give bridge deals.

And we will rue the day. Rue the day!!!!

Just think, if the Rangers didn't sign Panarin and did a proper rebuild, they too could be going on many years without a playoff berth!

If the rangers were located in Buffalo they’d be the Sabres

 

[effen]

If the rangers were located in Buffalo they’d be the Sabres

The Winnipeg Jets are 16-3 as the absolute bottom of the barrel of NHL destinations.

 

[80shockeywasbuns]

The Winnipeg Jets are 16-3 as the absolute bottom of the barrel of NHL destinations.

Ok? Lol

 

[effen]

Ok? Lol

idk what the point of your comment was then. its fine, lets move on to laughing at the Senators.

Only 5 more years of Josh Norris!

Jake Sanderson was given 8/64 off his ELC and has responded with 0 ES points in 18 games (!!!) and is -12. Thank God they didn't bridge him. Smell the value.

 

[80shockeywasbuns]

idk what the point of your comment was then. its fine, lets move on to laughing at the Senators.

Only 5 more years of Josh Norris!

Jake Sanderson was given 8/64 off his ELC and has responded with 0 ES points in 18 games (!!!) and is -12. Thank God they didn't bridge him. Smell the value.

Yeah idk It’s just a weird take. Buying out UFA years and prioritizing young players very early is always a good strategy assuming you can actually evaluate talent and project production. Nothings inherently bad about bridge deals either, but when you bridge players that very obviously should be the core it’s cheeks. What’s the worst that happens when you sign the ELC guy long term? 8 million AAV liability? NYR currently have a couple of those despite bridging anything that moves haha

 

[sabremike]

The Sens and the Sabres locking in their shiny, fancy, high end young talent long term with HF approved contracts sucking absolutely forever is my favorite NHL subplot year after year.

Sens haven't made the playoffs in 8 years with a 'proper' rebuild. Buffalo in 14 (!). But one of these decades they're gonna make it and we'll all be sorry the Rangers give bridge deals.

And we will rue the day. Rue the day!!!!

Just think, if the Rangers didn't sign Panarin and did a proper rebuild, they too could be going on many years without a playoff berth!

Would like to point out that one of the most catastrophic miscalculations in league history was in fact Botts bridging Sam Reinhart when he wanted to sign long term because he wanted Sam to "prove it".