henchman21
Mr. Meeseeks
- Feb 24, 2012
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Unless Calgary loses 2+ of their D for the season... they are not missing the playoffs. They are just stacked there.
And still could be a 16-20 pick. Nothing to sneeze at.
Perhaps but one team made the playoffs and got better the other is going to get Duchene and they missed by a point or something and they didn't have JT for their final 3 games or something. Very likely they both make it.
And still could be a 16-20 pick. Nothing to sneeze at.
Unless Calgary loses 2+ of their D for the season... they are not missing the playoffs. They are just stacked there.
They have Hamonic and Giordano. That is a distinct possibility.
My prediction: Flames struggle out of the gate, fire Gulutzan, and bring back...Darryl Sutter.
Unless Calgary loses 2+ of their D for the season... they are not missing the playoffs. They are just stacked there.
Perhaps but one team made the playoffs and got better the other is going to get Duchene and they missed by a point or something and they didn't have JT for their final 3 games or something. Very likely they both make it.
They have Hamonic and Giordano. That is a distinct possibility.
My prediction: Flames struggle out of the gate, fire Gulutzan, and bring back...Darryl Sutter.
They still have Mike Smith as their goalie and I wouldn't bet my house on any team that's been in and out of the playoffs recently as a guaranteed in.
Smith isn't nearly as bad as people say on the internet, and they are coming from Elliott... The Flames goalies were both .910 sorts last year, Smith has 1 season in his last 6 less than that. For his career he is a .913 goalie. I'm not saying he is great, he isn't... he is average and that is an upgrade on what they had.
Smith isn't horrible, neither is Elliott, but both failed to prove themselves as legit #1 netminders. Smith just happened to parlay one amazing season into an inexplicably huge contract despite the fact that he's not really shown the consistency nor durability to warrant such a chance.
And of course who works for the Flames now? Don Maloney.
I'm not about to write the Flames off, I actually like the way that team is built way more than I like the Oilers, but I'm not betting on them either.
Smith over Elliott by a long shot to me. They are trading a below average goaltender for an average goaltender. That alone is an improvement. Then they add Hamonic to the mix. They may not be greatly better, but they will be better. While LA and San Jose didn't get a lick better. IMO Calgary is clearly the 3rd best team in the Pacific. They should easily be a playoff team.
Pretty well exactly how I feel, although he under rates our Defense by some.
http://bsndenver.com/the-case-for-optimism-with-the-avalanche-in-2017-18/
Would people do this trade?
Vegas 2018 1st rounder + Shea Theodore for
Matt Duchene & Avs 2018 second rounder
Mitchell is still here isnt he?
wait nvm
God...something Larry Brooks from the NY Post said made me shudder. He said the Rangers are shopping Holden for some help at center. Given how much the Rangers in the past just looooove Avs players, I couldn't help but make a correlation in my head, even though NO mention of Duchene was made whatsoever.
I tell ya what, if any return on Duchene includes Nick goddamn Holden, I will vomit last week's lunch.
Absolutely. We would have 2 top 10 picks next year, likely top5.
If Rangers would take a dump in Soderberg , I'd go
Duchene + Soderberg for say:
Hayes (or Zibanejad's rights) + Holden + NYR 2018 1st rounder
Is this a joke?
I've got, I've got, I've got, is Dater actually Sakic?