Around the NHL: PTO Season Becomes Waiver Season

[oldgoalie]

Dig out of that hole, Canes….

 

[Zman5778]

So no penalty? Ref blew the whistle thinking it was for an injured player? Um...what?

I thought the whistle blew because it was offsides at the Florida blueline??

 

[Zman5778]

Keith Jones sucks so bad.

I genuinely hope he does the same in his new role.

 

[vcv]

I genuinely hope he does the same in his new role.

Based on listening to him for almost 20 years… he will do awful

 

[CaliSabresfan24]

 

[Ehran]

32-17 in shots but lose 1-0.

Damn, but Bob is out of this world.

 

[Fezzy126]

 

[littletonhockeycoach]

Proves any team- given decent coaching - can play solid defense if they are are properly motivated to do so.... LOL

Sabres haven't had much motivation to do so since....... 2005?

 

[CaliSabresfan24]

Brady taking a sip out of Brookies trophy

 

[Cirris]

Shameful dive. Ghost lying on the ice like he was dead costs Florida an EN goal.

Lazy stick from Rhino.

If it hits the face shield it isn't a penalty?

Maybe, but seriously. the theatrics was over-the-top.

I really do think the Ref near him who started looking up ice after the zone exit pass really did just blow the play dead due to suspected injury.

And I don't have sympathy for Carolina, and Brindamour in particular when it comes to embellishing high-sticks. If some of you guys are old enough to remember.

 

[Chainshot]

Striking a name off the list of guys who the Leafs might have in to be new GM -

 

[Cirris]

Striking a name off the list of guys who the Leafs might have in to be new GM -

I mean whomever takes the Leafs job is probably going to have to teardown and rebuild. They are looking at too many huge contracts coming up and their prospects and draft assets are like drops of water in a arizona desert. few and far between.

They are to the point of selling the fanbase that Knies is some second coming of Wendel Clark up there.

If your a top GM candidate would you even want the Leafs GM job right now??

 

[dortt]

Florida has no business in these playoffs

An obvious kick is why they are in. Bettman stole our rightful spot so he can further his southern strategy

 

[Chainshot]

I mean whomever takes the Leafs job is probably going to have to teardown and rebuild. They are looking at too many huge contracts coming up and their prospects and draft assets are like drops of water in a arizona desert. few and far between.

They are to the point of selling the fanbase that Knies is some second coming of Wendel Clark up there.

If your a top GM candidate would you even want the Leafs GM job right now??

If the payment package is among the tops in the league, taking a four or five year contract and expecting to get three years on the job and two years of severance would appeal to me.

Of the names in the early list, Nonis is one of the guys who has impressed me with more of his work than some of the others.

 

[Fjordy]

Bob

 

[old kummelweck]

Bobrovsky has been exceptional, but those Carolina shooters don't exactly strike fear in the hearts of opposing goaltenders. You really do need an elite shooter or two on a cup team. FL has like 3.

 

[TehDoak]

Bobrovsky has been exceptional, but those Carolina shooters don't exactly strike fear in the hearts of opposing goaltenders. You really do need an elite shooter or two on a cup team. FL has like 3.

Svech and Max Pac being out has been the difference. Would have probably swung at least 1 of the games Carolina's way.

Boo Hoo Carolina, your injuries are going to screw you out of a stanley cup final appearance. I am so sad.

 

[TageGod]

The ROR trade is the epitome of how team success has bearing on a trade. Saint Louis traded away futures and a couple of spare parts for a guy that won the Conn Smythe and their team won a Cup.

The Blues win this trade until and unless we win a Cup.

That is so far from the truth. ROR was not helping us win a cup, he would have wasted away here. Imagine judging the success of a trade solely on if someone in the trade won a cup in a team sport. This is why win-win trades exist. STL won when they got a cup. Sabres win because they got a 1C out of it.

 

[Jim Bob]

Penguins receive permission to talk to former Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas

The Maple Leafs announced Kyle Dubas was no longer GM last Friday in the aftermath of the team's second-round exit in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Dubas' contract is set to expire late next month.

www.sportsnet.ca

Ryan Reynolds shuts door on attempt to own Senators | TSN

According to Bruce Garrioch of PostMedia, the 46-year-old Canadian celebrity has rejected offers from other candidates bidding for the Sens who were hoping to add Reynolds to their group.

www.tsn.ca

 

[Chainshot]

Dubas and Tulsky as the final candidates for the Pens is interesting.

 

[BFLO]

I know Florida was extremely inconsistent during the regular season. But they absolutely stifled us in 3 out of 4 games. The one where they didn’t they were missing Barkov and Bennet.

If they played everyone else as well as they played us, they would have been one of the best teams in the league. Now they are, and it’s showing.

 

[Mattilaus]

Florida has no business in these playoffs

An obvious kick is why they are in. Bettman stole our rightful spot so he can further his southern strategy

Do you think there is not a miss call or a wrong call florida can point to at any point this year, that cost them a game? Every team gets a couple bad or missed calls every year which affect the outcome of a game. It is unfortunately part of the game. If we go back to change the kicked goal call I am sure florida has a call at some point they would argue should be changed, which puts them back in.

This is why it is important to have a good regular season, so it doesn't come down to one blown call. If it does, that's still on the team for not being better.

 

[Jim Bob]

I know Florida was extremely inconsistent during the regular season. But they absolutely stifled us in 3 out of 4 games. The one where they didn’t they were missing Barkov and Bennet.

If they played everyone else as well as they played us, they would have been one of the best teams in the league. Now they are, and it’s showing.

It goes to show that getting hot at the right time is so important.

Last year they were the President's Trophy winners and got swept by TB in the second round.

This year they are the WC2 team and are a game away from the SCFs in large part because Bob has been standing on his head and playing significantly better than he did during the regular season.

Random things like getting hot and various forms of luck (injury luck, puck luck, lucky calls, etc.) are factors in how things play out.

 

[Dubi Doo]

I know Florida was extremely inconsistent during the regular season. But they absolutely stifled us in 3 out of 4 games. The one where they didn’t they were missing Barkov and Bennet.

If they played everyone else as well as they played us, they would have been one of the best teams in the league. Now they are, and it’s showing.

Florida also went from having mediocre goaltending pre playoffs to top tier goaltending during the playoffs.

 

[Matt Ress]

Florida also went from having mediocre goaltending pre playoffs to top tier goaltending during the playoffs.

Funny how terrible Gudas was a couple years back and now the guy everyone wants on their blue line for a run. You could say the same thing about Bob.