Around the NHL: PTO Season Becomes Waiver Season

[OkimLom]

Listening to Friedman and Marek talk about the Hurricanes need for goal scoring, that goal scorers get paid, and I still am mildly amused that RBA still hates on Jeff Skinner so hard, even with Skinner's ES goal production post-Krueger.

Which is comical because Carolina only 5 goals less than Vegas, and their goal scoring structure was similar with both teams as they only had 3 players with 20+ goals each.

That's without taking into account them not having Svechnikov.

 

[MOGlLNY]

That's certainly part of it, but in the background, the thought that RBA being a jerk about it when Skinner left and to this day is mildly satisfying.

RBA is a dick.

Him sewering Paul Maurice before the series about how "He stripped the captaincy from me and that's not how you treat your guys / veterans and I learned from that. So I actually have to thank him for showing me how to not treat my players as a coach" then his teammate coming out on Marek's show and saying it was from the GM and President that made Maurice do that and give it to Staal.

You could see in the handshake line Brind'amour was trying to talk his ear off and Maurice wasn't having it. So glad they won

 

[joshjull]

 

[Fjordy]

LMAO

 

[KiwiGriff]

The only thing I don’t like about this time of year is that you get too many days without hockey.

 

[Dingo44]

The only thing I don’t like about this time of year is that you get too many days without hockey.

This has to be first day in a LONG while there hasn't been an NHL playoff, Amerks, or World Championship game on any channel.

 

[KiwiGriff]

This has to be first day in a LONG while there hasn't been an NHL playoff, Amerks, or World Championship game on any channel.

Yeah I more meant that it starts to get sparse from about here. And then eventually there’s nothing and for me it’s winter and dark and boring.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Yeah I more meant that it starts to get sparse from about here. And then eventually there’s nothing and for me it’s winter and dark and boring.

Official NZIHL Website - New Zealand Ice Hockey League

Home of New Zealand Ice Hockey

www.nzihl.com

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Why not have Barkov vs Eichel? Barkov destroyed him every time they were on the ice together here.

Yes, Maurice has 2 good options. Otoh Cassidy isn't obliged to facilitate his choices.

Much as it may pain some of us to admit, today's Eichel is not the Sabres' version. The guy is playing by far the best hockey of his career afaic. Barkov is a beast, but Eichel's puck protection and ability to find the open teammate with a crisp pass right on the tape have been quite impressive.

Really looking forward to this series. (Assuming VGK wraps, of course.)

 

[Ehran]

Tell us Shanahan plans on making all the decisions and be the man in charge, without saying Shanahan plans on making all the decisions and be the man in charge.

Whomever is going to be the next Leafs GM will simply be a figurehead.

 

[joshjull]

 

[SundherDome]

LMAO

Please please please

 

[Chainshot]

The only thing I don’t like about this time of year is that you get too many days without hockey.

I've noticed both the NZ and Australian leagues with games out there. This morning there was Thai hockey on YT feeds.

 

[Dubi Doo]

Tell us Shanahan plans on making all the decisions and be the man in charge, without saying Shanahan plans on making all the decisions and be the man in charge.

Whomever is going to be the next Leafs GM will simply be a figurehead.

Sounds like a job for na na na na na na na...Bottman!

That would make me a happy man.

 

[Chainshot]

I see there is some talk of Chicago trying to jump up to 11OA:

What I'm hearing about the Blackhawks from Connor Bedard to free agency

While the Blackhawks don't have a lot going on externally, they're very busy internally preparing for the Connor Bedard era.

theathletic.com

• The Blackhawks aren’t optimistic about their chances to move up from their second first-round pick at No. 19. Even if the Blackhawks package the No. 19 pick and a second-rounder or two, that probably isn’t enough for a team to budge from a top-15 selection. The Vancouver Canucks might be the only team that could make sense. It’s no secret the Canucks are trying to get out of a few contracts this offseason. If the Blackhawks took on one of those contracts and packaged a first- and second-round pick, maybe that would entice the Canucks to trade the No. 11 pick. There should be some really good players left on the board at 11 if the Blackhawks could do that.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Many moons ago I played with Team OB (Korean beer sponsored team) in a tournament in Chiang Mai Thailand. Was a great trip

 

[KiwiGriff]

Official NZIHL Website - New Zealand Ice Hockey League

Home of New Zealand Ice Hockey

www.nzihl.com

Good reminder. There’s a game on this evening, might throw it on while I cook dinner. I’ve never watched one, maybe I shouldn’t dismiss it so easily and it might be entertaining.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Good reminder. There’s a game on this evening, might throw it on while I cook dinner. I’ve never watched one, maybe I shouldn’t dismiss it so easily and it might be entertaining.

It’ll be entertaining because it’ll be terrible hockey. But it will scratch your hockey itch.

 

[sabremike]

He finally called in the favor he earned for the infamous 6th round swap in 2019!

 

[Chainshot]

 

[Ace]

If Dallas wins the next one at home….anything can happen in a game 7

 

[TheMistyStranger]

Man I hope Dallas can pull off a miracle...

 

[NotABadPeriod]

The fact that Jamie Benn can return to this series is total bullshit.

 

[littletonhockeycoach]

Stars have woken up and finally figured out what it takes to beat Vegas.

And Eichel is being held goal-less.

We finally have a series.

 

[Willgamesh]

The fact that Jamie Benn can return to this series is total bullshit.

Same with Pietrangelo playing at all.