Around the NHL: Part XXXII

[NYR94]

Calgary about to lose 2 out of their last 3 games against Ottawa. Ward getting the axe?

 

[Tob]

DJ Smith, an experienced former AHL coach that has worked with top prospects and earned a role in the NHL as an assistant working with high end talent now finding success and getting the most out young prospects and players at the NHL level. Imagine that.

 

[FireGerardGallant]

DJ Smith, an experienced former AHL coach that has worked with top prospects and earned a role in the NHL as an assistant working with high end talent now finding success and getting the most out young prospects and players at the NHL level. Imagine that.

After we fired AV the guy I really wanted was Keefe. Shame we were never really in on him who knows how different things would be if we did

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Necas 3 point night. Another guy we could have had instead of Bustsersson

 

[tbassler]

Duchene got Colorado Girard and Bryam

And Bowers and Kamenev, then drafted Bowen Byram with the pick they got. That was a haul for Sakic.

Seven assets? something like that. getting rid of Duchene also helped Mackinnon.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Also, time to blow it up in Calgary

 

[bl02]

If this was a normal season, something would have already happened in Calgary.

Very true!!! They are letting their season slip away after making two nice acquisitions in Markstrom and Tanev.

 

[NYSPORTS]

If this was a normal season, something would have already happened in Calgary.

idk - a normal season they would have more time. I would think a move would happen this season b/c its so much shorter and can slip away quicker.

 

[IronBloodedLion]

I think it’s safe to say it’s time for Calgary to blow it up.

 

[Glennsoe]

Derek Stepan will miss the rest of the season due to a damaged labrum in his dislocated shoulder

 

[LOFIN]

Duchene got Colorado Girard and Bryam

To be fair, Girard while he was a decent prospect was dealt from a position of strength for Nashville (at that time lol, they would love him now), and no one expected Ottawa to become a lottery team. While it was a haul for Sakic and did turn Colorado around, it wasn't perceived as such a huge victory for Colorado at the time of the trade.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

To be fair, Girard while he was a decent prospect was dealt from a position of strength for Nashville (at that time lol, they would love him now), and no one expected Ottawa to become a lottery team. While it was a haul for Sakic and did turn Colorado around, it wasn't perceived as such a huge victory for Colorado at the time of the trade.

I suppose. That franchise was born on 3rd base though, so its not surprising to see them get so lucky

 

[LOFIN]

I suppose. That franchise was born on 3rd base though, so its not surprising to see them get so lucky

Lucky and lucky... They also lost the draft lottery 2 times in 3 years, dropping twice from 1st to 4th. Of course looking back, getting Makar and Byram is not so much of a loss really...

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Lucky and lucky... They also lost the draft lottery 2 times in 3 years, dropping twice from 1st to 4th. Of course looking back, getting Makar and Byram is not so much of a loss really...

They even got lucky by being unlucky, had they won the lottery in 2017 no way would they have taken Makar or Pettersson or Heiskanen 1st, they would have gone Hischier or Patrick. When it was actually beneficial to get #1 , they got it (2013).

 

[NYR94]

Derek Stepan will miss the rest of the season due to a damaged labrum in his dislocated shoulder

So the Sens traded a 2nd-round pick for him and got 6 points in 20 games.

 

[duhmetreE]

Derek Stepan will miss the rest of the season due to a damaged labrum in his dislocated shoulder

is it his beer drinking shoulder?

 

[SRHRangers]

Crosby. Covid Protocol. Ouch.

Hope it's a false positive.

Sidney Crosby placed on COVID list ahead of Penguins' game against Flyers

 

[Grumpy Vigneault]

Crosby. Covid Protocol. Ouch.

Hope it's a false positive.

Sidney Crosby placed on COVID list ahead of Penguins' game against Flyers

I don't know whether this is because of a rapid antigen, or a PCR test, but PCR tests don't give false positives. You can get a 'false' positive when the sample is contaminated because of bad handling, but there are no actual false positives. It's a political talking point.

Edit: covid protocol doesn't even mean positive test.

 

[Tob]

Stutzle rookie of the month. LA done goofed every since the day of the draft.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Stutzle rookie of the month. LA done goofed every since the day of the draft.

Rangers did too by not selecting him

 

[Grumpy Vigneault]

Rangers did too by not selecting him

And 20 minutes later, another 'Lafreniere a bust?' thread pops up on the main boards.
No patience among hockey fans...

 

[RangerBlues]

Those Jersy Devil tomato plant jerseys are stunning!

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Varly loses the shutout in the dying seconds to New Jersey. Devils did that to Ullmark a few games back. Either way, Varly is probably going to win the Vezina at this rate.

 

[Tob]

I really like Stutzle. Nice personality.

 

[NYR94]

Paul Maurice always looks like he's wearing lipstick.