Around the NHL: PTO Season Becomes Waiver Season

[Doug Prishpreed]

The only task left for Sabres fans this season is for the Leafs to lose.

I think they're going to win the cup <ducks>

 

[Chainshot]

I think they're going to win the cup <ducks>

I have them and Vegas meeting in the finals. *shrug*

 

[Gras]

 

[jc17]

I have them and Vegas meeting in the finals. *shrug*

Forgive me father for I have sinned but give me Toronto there.

Eichel aside, Vegas has been a lousy organization. Cap circumvention, poorly treated guys on the way out, add eichel to the mix it's an easy call. Not really for his sake but the sabres would once again get a ton of negative attention, butt of many jokes.

Let's hope this isn't the scenario

 

[toddkaz]

As soon as Stone came off LTIR, I thought Vegas would win the cup. Kind of don't care, even with Eichel. We've sort of been down that road with O'Reilly.

Toronto fans are insufferable. If they win the cup, the main boards will become more of a cesspool than they already can be at times. We could survive the 3 dozen Vegas fans posting on the boards.

I don't care about Eichel either.....Its like peaking over your shoulder to see what an ex-gf is doing.

But when it comes to the leafs its a whole different story.

 

[sabremike]

Happy Mayday Everybody!

 

[toddkaz]

Happy Mayday Everybody!

I was at that game. I remember Fuhr getting inured and Hasek going in net and letting a goal in like the first minute or two after replacing Fuhr. I remember how mad he was slapping his stick on the ground. There was Bruins fans around me talking about coming back from a 3-0 deficit cause Fuhr was hurt. After that he stood on his head. We didn't know what we had then. If I can remember correctly I think he stopped a couple of breakaways that game too. They put Fuhr back in net for the Montreal series.

Unfortunately I was at the Montreal game too when we got swept

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

I have them and Vegas meeting in the finals. *shrug*

At this point, it seems to be the most likely outcome by far. In fact, anything else seems like a pretty big longshot, in a post-season full of longshots.

 

[toddkaz]

If Toronto plays Vegas in the cup finals I will block out that series for the rest of my life and put my hand over the computer screen when the topic comes up.

I will pretend it never happened until the day I die.( might peak that day but why die angry?)

 

[Chainshot]

Happy Mayday Everybody!

Such an amazing moment. Not to be forgotten was the Game 3 OT winner from Khymelev:

I was at that game. I remember Fuhr getting inured and Hasek going in net and letting a goal in like the first minute or two after replacing Fuhr. I remember how mad he was slapping his stick on the ground. There was Bruins fans around me talking about coming back from a 3-0 deficit cause Fuhr was hurt. After that he stood on his head. We didn't know what we had then. If I can remember correctly I think he stopped a couple of breakaways that game too. They put Fuhr back in net for the Montreal series.

Unfortunately I was at the Montreal game too when we got swept

I attended Game 3 with a friend from work.

Thirty years later, we had a 20 year marriage, 2 kids I adore, and yet I have a lot of anger toward her, not the least of which is the hearing loss she gave me for screaming directly in my ear when the OT winner went in and damaged my ear.

 

[joshjull]

Such an amazing moment. Not to be forgotten was the Game 3 OT winner from Khymelev:





I attended Game 3 with a friend from work.

Thirty years later, we had a 20 year marriage, 2 kids I adore, and yet I have a lot of anger toward her, not the least of which is the hearing loss she gave me for screaming directly in my ear when the OT winner went in and damaged my ear.

I was at the Khmylev game as well. That was an awesome experience. Didn’t lead to similar life changing experiences though.

 

[Sabresfansince1980]

Darryl Sutter has his good points like most people, but damn he is a textbook case of a dinosaur surviving in a good-ol'-boys world. It's about time he got canned and hopefully once and for all. I'm not about inmates running an asylum but I'm pretty confident that the players have it right in this case.

 

[brian_griffin]

I’m pretty confident Adams knows you need to be in the playoffs to win in the playoffs. But what specifically is he supposed to be taking notes on with respect to these two teams?

Francis didn’t make any moves at the deadline because he liked the chemistry of his team. It’s basically a “vibes“ argument. He wanted to see what his group could do. So no reinforcements for the playoffs or to ensure they made them. Things you would be screaming bloody murder over.

Florida is even crazier. Knight entered the substance abuse program a week before the trade deadline. Florida did nothing to address that loss at the deadline. So they just rode Bob into the ground. Then we’re miraculously saved by Alex Lyon at the end of the season.

Just to bring into to focus how insane it is that Lyon saved their season.

-He is a 30yr old undrafted journeyman in his 7th pro season
-In the 6yrs prior only played 24gms in NHL with a career .895sv%.
-In his 6 game call up with Panthers this January (6gms 892sv%).
-his one game during Bob‘s grind he got lit up (5 goals on 23 shots)

But somehow the guy I describe above channeled Patrick Roy for 7gms in a row at the end of the season. He carried the Panthers into the playoffs with a 6-0-1 record and 1.57gaa/.952sv% during that. To say the odds of that happening were pretty slim is an understatement. I think it’s fair to say the Panthers were very lucky they made the playoffs. Plus you would have been ranting about Zito’s inaction dealing with losing Knight.


So whats the lesson Adams should have learned? There are no guarantees? Shit happens? That hockey can be stupid? Or that luck plays a bigger role than many want to admit?

I am going to cut/paste/print and frame this.

 

[CaliSabresfan24]

God damn Skittles!

 

[BB79]

And depending on how jaded you are Vegas too.

I hope Vegas and Seattle both get bounced. I hate expansion teams having playoff success. Suffer like the rest of us

 

[Chainshot]

Amazing to hear that there wasn't a single goal scored by the bottom 6 of the Avalanche in their series. Every goal was scored or assisted by MacKinnon, Rantanen, Makar or Toews. It was no wonder they lost, but that's stark.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

3+1 in 23 games in the KHL this year for Avangard Omsk, and I assume he didn’t get much playing time.

 

[Chainshot]

3+1 in 23 games in the KHL this year for Avangard Omsk, and I assume he didn’t get much playing time.

EP shows him with games where he dressed but had no icetime in the KHL. His MHL numbers were okay in the regular season and a bit lacking in the playoffs. Might be hold over from missing so much time from his illness.

There are bunch of Russians who signed today. It would be great if Novikov is on the signed list soon.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

EP shows him with games where he dressed but had no icetime in the KHL. His MHL numbers were okay in the regular season and a bit lacking in the playoffs. Might be hold over from missing so much time from his illness.

There are bunch of Russians who signed today. It would be great if Novikov is on the signed list soon.

And Neuchev. Kisakov could help them as they adjust. Just like I assume Pilut helped Kisakov (and I’m obviously assuming Pilut picked up some Russian in the KHL).

 

[Chainshot]

And Neuchev. Kisakov could help them as they adjust. Just like I assume Pilut helped Kisakov (and I’m obviously assuming Pilut picked up some Russian in the KHL).

They can sign Neuchev too, but of the two, I'm more interested in them getting the guy in the area of need signed first.

 

[Chainshot]

 

[5 Minute Major]

I believe the Panthers are going to beat the Leafs. They are hitting their stride and looking a hell of a lot more like last years President’s Trophy winner than a team that snuck into the playoffs.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

I believe the Panthers are going to beat the Leafs. They are hitting their stride and looking a hell of a lot more like last years President’s Trophy winner than a team that snuck into the playoffs.

Leafs lose = awesome because their fans will be angry

Cats win = Habs fans will be angry because now they get an even worse 1st round pick

Me = sign me up for this result, because I cheer for spite over any other thing

 

[Sabresfansince1980]

Hughes doesn't have that much street cred to be bitching that hard at the ref because he got a stick tap on a failed breakaway. Dude bro seems a little high on himself.

 

[old kummelweck]

this NJ goalie is pretty good.