Around the NHL (Part XVIII) - Tankiest tank to have ever tanked

Ben Grimm · Feb 18, 2015

Hawkman said:
I watched many Caps games last season and his -35 was arguably the laziest, worst defensive season in NHL history by a player of his offensive caliber and hardware.

Carry on my wayward son! :yo:

Canadian Wampa · Feb 18, 2015

Continuing the Ovi love, he gets payback on Kunitz

No Fun Shogun · Feb 18, 2015

Ovechkin don't care.

Nothingman* · Feb 18, 2015

Ovi is a wrecking ball when he gets pissed and on a roll. And he is one of the few NHL guys with a personality. Anyone who doesn't like him should not breed.

Sevanston · Feb 18, 2015

From Grantland's piece about NHL trades that didn't happen.

One widely reported rumor had the teams discussing a deal in which the Habs would acquire Lecavalier for Tomas Plekanec, Chris Higgins, Josh Gorges, and a prospect. That sounds like a high price in hindsight — Plekanec ended up developing into a very good two-way center — but not completely unreasonable. That is, until you hear the name of the prospect: P.K. Subban, who of course went on to win a Norris and establish himself as one of the league’s most exciting players.

If that sounds crazy, wait until you hear the sequel. According to Sportsnet’s Jeff Marek, Lightning GM Brian Lawton claims he almost landed an even bigger package: Carey Price, Max Pacioretty, a first-round pick, and either Subban or Ryan McDonagh.

That's just a jaw-droppingly bad almost-trade. Worse than some of the worst of the trade boards.

Montreal fans lucked out that it never happened.

x Tame Impala · Feb 18, 2015

Cashville:
Not here to start an argument as it's your home base. I just wanted to point out that a vastly inferior NSH team (to the current iteration) gave you guys a pretty big scare in 2010 on your way to your first cup. If that Erat blind pass and your SH goal in Game 5 doesn't happen, NSH would have been up 3-2 heading back home for Game 6.

That was the last time we met in the playoffs. Not sure why you'd write off a materially better NSH team with home advantage so easily.

Except that SH goal DID happen, you lost. Flukey things happen in the playoffs and more often than not, the better team is the beneficiary of those things. You sound like a petty wild fan. The Preds are an entirely different team than 5 years ago, so are the Hawks. I'm not sure why you'd bring up something that didn't even happen and use that hypothetical to say something totally irrelevant.

IU Hawks fan · Feb 18, 2015

xX Hot Fuss said:
Except that SH goal DID happen, you lost

Blackhawkswincup · Feb 18, 2015

Sevanston said:
From Grantland's piece about NHL trades that didn't happen.

That's just a jaw-droppingly bad almost-trade. Worse than some of the worst of the trade boards.

Montreal fans lucked out that it never happened.

Is that the trade in which one owner refused to make trade and other owner wanted it?

Thus Bettman had to block it (You cant have trade when 50% of ownership demands it not happen

At least if I recall that was situation. Also I recall Bettman unfairly getting blamed by Hab fans who screamed he was "Protecting a failed market" or something of that nature

dbridge · Feb 18, 2015

Blackhawkswincup said:
Is that the trade in which one owner refused to make trade and other owner wanted it?

Thus Bettman had to block it (You cant have trade when 50% of ownership demands it not happen

At least if I recall that was situation. Also I recall Bettman unfairly getting blamed by Hab fans who screamed he was "Protecting a failed market" or something of that nature

I'm not 100% sure, but I think they were two different trades. I want to say the trade where the owners disagreed was regarding giving up on Stamkos in his rookie year and trading him to the Rangers or something like that.

Blackhawkswincup · Feb 18, 2015

Emelin missed hit and crashed into boards

Appears to have injured his shoulder

CourtneyDagger50 · Feb 18, 2015

Karma finally got him.

No Fun Shogun · Feb 18, 2015

Edmonton up 2-0 on Boston in the first.

Should've started Subban.

Edit: Well.... 2-1 now. Kiss of death.

hisgirlfriday · Feb 18, 2015

Cashville said:
Not here to start an argument as it's your home base. I just wanted to point out that a vastly inferior NSH team (to the current iteration) gave you guys a pretty big scare in 2010 on your way to your first cup. If that Erat blind pass and your SH goal in Game 5 doesn't happen, NSH would have been up 3-2 heading back home for Game 6.

That was the last time we met in the playoffs. Not sure why you'd write off a materially better NSH team with home advantage so easily.

Home advantage? Will Preds fans show up or just scalp the tickets for games against Chicago like usual?

Blackhawkswincup · Feb 18, 2015

No Fun Shogun said:
Edmonton up 2-0 on Boston in the first.

Should've started Subban.

Edit: Well.... 2-1 now. Kiss of death.

Now 3-3

No Fun Shogun · Feb 19, 2015

Minnesota downs Calgary in OT and LA about to beat the Avs.

Kings not giving up.

Nothingman* · Feb 19, 2015

Blackhawkswincup said:
Emelin missed hit and crashed into boards

Appears to have injured his shoulder

Color me happy.

Nothingman* · Feb 19, 2015

I hope we see tonight's Varlomov Friday. But I bet we see superhuman Varlomov as usual.

No Fun Shogun · Feb 19, 2015

Oilers beat the Bruins after a 12 inning shootout.

Ben Grimm · Feb 19, 2015

Taze em said:
I don't know where to put this but Saad turned 22 four months ago and is on pace for 25 goals. Just awesome.

Agreed

Taze em · Feb 19, 2015

http://www.thescore.com/news/703137

Sounds like Chiarelli could lose his job in Boston if the stretch run doesn't go well. These situations are just the best at the deadline. GM's with their jobs on the line trying to swing deals always make huge mistakes. It's a train wreck and I love watching. Erat for Forsberg plz.

Blackhawkswincup · Feb 19, 2015

Chia already has that Seguin deal haunting him + Boychuk deal has been disaster

I have a hard time seeing him getting fired though given the B's have won a cup and lost a cup over last 4 years

Hawkaholic · Feb 19, 2015

Blackhawkswincup said:
Chia already has that Seguin deal haunting him + Boychuk deal has been disaster

I have a hard time seeing him getting fired though given the B's have won a cup and lost a cup over last 4 years

How has the Boychuk deal been a disaster? He hasn't even picked the players in the draft yet. Boychuk has cooled down after his hot start. 12pts in last 27GP.

Blackhawkswincup · Feb 19, 2015

The B's D badly misses Boychuk and he had other options to cut cap. He also took chance on Iginla and that Bonus $$$ is killing the B's cap this year which forced them to make move

DisgruntledHawkFan · Feb 19, 2015

He didn't move Boychuk because he thought he was bad. He had to make room.

Just like us with Leddy.

Nothingman* · Feb 19, 2015

Hawkaholic said:
How has the Boychuk deal been a disaster? He hasn't even picked the players in the draft yet. Boychuk has cooled down after his hot start. 12pts in last 27GP.

Boychuck deal hasn't been bad when you look at our top 2 D men's offensive numbers recently.

Keith - 15 Points in last 29
Seabrook - 12 Points in 29 games

Of course there is the actual D that is being played. But from an O standpoint Boychuck has been prolific as Keith and Seabs.

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