NHL Talk Miscellaneous NHL Discussion CIX: Processing a Tremendous Amount of Insane Information

[GKJ]

Bobrovsky was 4th in Conn Smythe voting and Mark Spector voted for 2 Oilers. Jim Matheson voted for 3

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[SolidSnakeUS]

McDavid deserved the Conn Smythe. I do love he didn't come out and get it too. No need to touch other trophies because you're after the one that matters.

 

[Strawberry Fields]

Neither was ever a legit prospect, but I just realized this is the second year in a row that a former Flyers prospect/Phantom won the Calder Cup for Hershey in OT (Vecchione, Strome) and I find it amusing.

 

[DancingPanther]

McDavid set the all time record for assists in the playoffs en route to scoring the 3rd most points ever, and also delivered 2 consecutive 4 point games in elimination games in the finals. Comn Smythe all day. He's in that rare territory where really only LeBron was (up until like 2019). It's the rare situation where he's so much better than everyone else that people are clawing for reasons to NOT give him all the awards at this point.

He was in the middle of basically every Oilers close chance in the 3rd to boot. He dragged them all the way to game 7 of the Cup

 

[GKJ]

It begins

 

[Curufinwe]

It begins

Any GM could accumulate talent like that. Zito or Fletcher was just a coin flip.

 

[Fight4yourRight]

Let the Bill Zito worshipping commence, I guess?

 

[Flyerfan4life]

It begins

now do you the plugs who made no difference!!!

oh right... top talent does elevate ur team...

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

 

[mr figgles]

It begins

The top 5 scorers for each team excluding Verhaege and Hyman in the playoffs were drafted 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 6, 10, and 12. When you have studs for those guys to play with that they mesh with, it kinda helps them reach their potential.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

 

[ponder719]

Let the Bill Zito worshipping commence, I guess?

Commence? I was banging the drum for Zito since before we hired Fletcher. (Granted, that was mainly because I was positive Fletcher was a dud, and given the choice between guaranteed failure and mystery box, give me the mystery box every time.) Dude's done nothing since but build his franchise's first Cup winner, so I'd say he's earned some praise.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Since 1993 a dozen Cups have gone to teams from desert states or Florida. Hockey isn't a Canadian sport anymore. It's a hot weather sport.

 

[Strawberry Fields]

 

[Beef Invictus]

Commence? I was banging the drum for Zito since before we hired Fletcher. (Granted, that was mainly because I was positive Fletcher was a dud, and given the choice between guaranteed failure and mystery box, give me the mystery box every time.) Dude's done nothing since but build his franchise's first Cup winner, so I'd say he's earned some praise.

I also favored the mystery box. As I put it, why would we ever want to hire the architect of the Wild?

 

[DancingPanther]

I also favored the mystery box. As I put it, why would we ever want to hire the architect of the Wild?

Because he was part of the club!

 

[Kelmitchell2]

So not to be an asshole, but does bettman have Parkinsons? Did anyone else notice all the tremors he was having?

 

[FlyerNutter]

Since 1993 a dozen Cups have gone to teams from desert states or Florida. Hockey isn't a Canadian sport anymore. It's a hot weather sport.

It seems a lot of guys don’t want to play up here.

From the weather, taxes, media, Trudeau’s BS, etc.

As much as I’d love for Can to win one, can’t blame a lot of these guys. I think it’s good Florida won it, happy for the fans there.

 

[DancingPanther]

Guys, Bettman has been shaking for about a decade. That's why his voice was so....I'll say recognizable. And he also had the shoulder thing. Those are early onset tremors.

Could be idiopathic, could be Parkinson's, could be cold. No real use speculating

 

[Beef Invictus]

Guys, Bettman has been shaking for about a decade. That's why his voice was so....I'll say recognizable. And he also had the shoulder thing. Those are early onset tremors.

Could be idiopathic, could be Parkinson's, could be cold. No real use speculating

He has the shakes from a southern team moving to *puke* WINNIPEG

 

[Curufinwe]

I could see the Jets wanting Farabee. He's 24 with 4 years left at a reasonable $5m.

Farabee for Namestnikov + 2nd - Flyers get fleeced cause the league knows Farabee is on Tortorella's shit list

 

[GKJ]

Since 1993 a dozen Cups have gone to teams from desert states or Florida. Hockey isn't a Canadian sport anymore. It's a hot weather sport.

An American team has won a Grey Cup more recently than a Canadian team has won a Stanley Cup.

 

[ponder719]

I could see the Jets wanting Farabee. He's 24 with 4 years left at a reasonable $5m.

Farabee for Namestnikov + 2nd - Flyers get fleeced cause the league knows Farabee is on Tortorella's shit list

Ah, let's dream big. Farabee and the Columbus #2 (let the Jest deal with Waddell over that one) for McGroarty and one of their jank-ass contracts, let's call it Schmidt for the sake of argument.

 

[Curufinwe]

Maybe Joel F + 32 for Rutger M

An American team has won a Grey Cup more recently than a Canadian team has won a Stanley Cup.

Was it the Roughriders or the Rough Riders?

 

[ponder719]

Maybe Joel F + 32 for Rutger M

That works for me, too, but I fully expect they'll want to move money, and I'm damn sure not giving up Farabee and 32 AND taking a contract back. There are limits to my flights of fancy.

Was it the Roughriders or the Rough Riders?

It was the Baltimore CFL {REDACTED}, though I think they were legally called the Stallions by that point.