Miscellaneous NHL Discussion XCIII: Spring has Sprung

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

#92 -- Miscellaneous NHL Discussion XCII: A buyer's or seller's market?

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[Starat327]

Is it considered a bandwagon if you've been rooting for them all season?

 

[CutOnDime97]

Will be pulling for Connor and the Oil

 

[Rebels57]

Minnesota so I can point and laugh at Fletcher and Carolina so I can point and laugh at anti-analytic assholes.

 

[Beef Invictus]

I kept being told that Ghost producing in Arizona didn't count because they were bad and anyone can produce on a bad team. Currently sits at 7 points in 14 games with Carolina. Still producing. Now I suppose I'll be told points produced in Carolina don't count because they are good and anyone can produce on a good team.

 

[BigToe]

I’m one more bad move away from being a full on Avalanche fan.

 

[Magua]

I’m one more bad move away from being a full on Avalanche fan.

Gonna start posting in their draft thread too?

 

[Striiker]

I kept being told that Ghost producing in Arizona didn't count because they were bad and anyone can produce on a bad team. Currently sits at 7 points in 14 games with Carolina. Still producing. Now I suppose I'll be told points produced in Carolina don't count because they are good and anyone can produce on a good team.

He’s also playing quite a bit less time per game than he did in Arizona. Down 5:21 at all strengths and his scoring rate has actually gone up.

1.75 points per 60, which is 3rd best in his career, after his rookie year and 2017-2018.

Guess he’s not toast after all.

Also…

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

There is a rule that states a former Flyer must be on a Cup winning team so I will root for Carolina. Out West I would be fine with Edmonton. Just to see the reaction of the folks around here who like neanderthal hockey.

 

[Fire Tortorella]

Carolina so they can become the "model franchise" and Edmonton for McDavid.

 

[Starat327]

I’m one more bad move away from being a full on Avalanche fan.

I had you pegged for Edmonton, personally. Historic franchise whose best days are behind them on one Cinderella season of a run...

 

[BigToe]

Gonna start posting in their draft thread too?

I’ll move to Colorado

I had you pegged for Edmonton, personally. Historic franchise whose best days are behind them on one Cinderella season of a run...

Hater alert

 

[Starat327]

I’ll move to Colorado


Hater alert

<3 u bb

 

[renberg]

I’m more into who I don’t want to win it this season. The Leafs because that would make their fans more insufferable; the Rags because they’re the Rags; the Penguins because they’re @$$holes. After that I couldn’t care less. Canes or Bruins winning is fine with me.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

seeing the Rags lockin the POs already..

woah sure dodged a bullet there right Flyers fans..

"hey at least we arent the Rangers"...


oh wait....

 

[gertbfrobe16]

hoping for Ottawa for the Giroux absent that The Canes for Brin' d amore and the Ghostie

 

[TCTC]

Tampa. Because that would be the most boring outcome for a boring league.

 

[ellja3]

Canes or Edmonton. But I'm with @renberg - it's mostly about which teams I don't want to see win. Toronto is certainly up there and so is Vegas.

 

[BernieParent]

I am shocking myself in thinking that it wouldn't be horrible for Toronto to at least have some playoff success. I will probably slip back into anyone-but-Toronto when I watch a playoff game and listen to the home-team play-by-play.

 

[VladDrag]

I don't want to see the Pens or the Rangers win, and to a lesser extent Seattle or Boston win. Other than that, I really don't care who wins; playoff hockey is just so much fun to watch.

 

[TCTC]

I am shocking myself in thinking that it wouldn't be horrible for Toronto to at least have some playoff success. I will probably slip back into anyone-but-Toronto when I watch a playoff game and listen to the home-team play-by-play.

As soon as they win a playoff series they will declare themselves favorites to win the Cup, and as soon as they win a Cup, they'll be talking about a start of a dynasty.

 

[BernieParent]

As soon as they win a playoff series they will declare themselves favorites to win the Cup, and as soon as they win a Cup, they'll be talking about a start of a dynasty.

Oh, I know. At the same time, I begrudgingly accept the point someone (apologies, I'm old and forget everything!) made on here that a highly skilled team having success is good for the league. Tolerance of Toronto navel-gazing for the greater good.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Carolina but the Svenchikov injury has me doubtful. Between that & the Pacioretty injuries have lightened the load offensively upfront for them imo. Gonna need a guy like Jarvis (& some others obviously) to step up.

 

[Beef Invictus]

I am shocking myself in thinking that it wouldn't be horrible for Toronto to at least have some playoff success. I will probably slip back into anyone-but-Toronto when I watch a playoff game and listen to the home-team play-by-play.

I am frightened of what that fanbase will be if they actually win a round.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Carolina but the Svenchikov injury has me doubtful. Between that & the Pacioretty injuries have lightened the load offensively upfront for them imo. Gonna need a guy like Jarvis (& some others obviously) to step up.

Rod has the wisdom to let his guys play the way they're best at, but I'm not sure if he's on that Cooper/Sullivan/Trotz level where injuries are irrelevant and he can use what he has to patch those gaps without missing a beat. I guess we will see.

Also, goaltending needs to not poop its pants.