NHL: Around the League 49

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

I’d much rather Jones at 9.5 than Nurse at 9.25. Nurse is a third pairing dman.

He's a toolsier version of Seth with a plastic grocery bag for a toolbox.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Whole lotta echo on tape to tape passes this audio is jacked up

 

[x Tame Impala]

How in the hell is that a Byram penalty? I’ve never understood that about hockey. Retaliation for some bullshit shouldn’t be treated the same as intentional goon shit by Kassian

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Refs letting the Oil get away with everything the Oilers just don't have an answer.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

How in the hell is that a Byram penalty? I’ve never understood that about hockey. Retaliation for some bullshit shouldn’t be treated the same as intentional goon shit by Kassian

They didn't see it so you call offsetting penalties because then nobody is too hard done by.

 

[x Tame Impala]

They didn't see it so you call offsetting penalties because then nobody is too hard done by.

But they have video and an official right there

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

But they have video and an official right there

Official was following the play instead of the Oilers bench and you don't want to go to video every time there's a face wash.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Sutter wins the Jack Adams. Brunette finishes second and he might be looking for a new job.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Evander Kane doing punk shit because of course he is.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Awful goal by Smith eat shit Edmonton

 

[hawksrule]

Smith is so bad it hurts. Or at least it would hurt if I was an oiler fan. Smith/Kosk is the worst goalie tandem on a final four team that I can remember offhand.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Oilers are so easy to dislike.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Oilers in meltdown mode. Love to see it.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Smith is so bad it hurts. Or at least it would hurt if I was an oiler fan. Smith/Kosk is the worst goalie tandem on a final four team that I can remember offhand.

Who was Leighton's backup in 10?

 

[hawksrule]

Who was Leighton's backup in 10?

No idea. Forgot he ever existed. But now that you mention him, am I making things up or did he have a short stint with Chicago a few years after that? 2014 maybe?

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

No idea. Forgot he ever existed. But now that you mention him, am I making things up or did he have a short stint with Chicago a few years after that? 2014 maybe?

He came up with the Blackhawks and was Rockford's starter for a few years. Might have gotten a game or three in.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

No idea. Forgot he ever existed. But now that you mention him, am I making things up or did he have a short stint with Chicago a few years after that? 2014 maybe?

Looked it up. Some dude named Johan Backlund. Played one NHL game.

 

[x Tame Impala]

Makar and the Avs shutdown McDavid tonight too. Really impressive to see.

 

[JaegerDice]

The Avalanche’s analytics team has put together a hell of a team. They already had an analytical guru in Arnik Parnass, but they lapped the field when they hired @DTMAboutHeart (who developed the WAR model in hockey) just before the Duchene trade. From Sakic giving his hockey buddy Roy roster decisions in an absolute trainwreck to the best-built team in the league.

Obviously you have a core of high draft picks, as does any powerhouse. But to supplement that so effectively over the years with undervalued possession monsters in fleece trades and bargain FA signings. Its poetry.

Girard, Burakovsky, Nichushkin, D. Toews, Kadri, Saad, Cogliano, Lehkonen, etc. Is there a single guy there they didnt get at below market value?

Crazy smart, progressive team. They’re going to get squeezed by the cap but they’ve proven they know how to fleece value out of #goodhockeymen.

 

[Hattrick Kane]

Looked it up. Some dude named Johan Backlund. Played one NHL game.

I thought it was Brian Boucher? The Flyers were a mess with goalies that year. Him, Leighton and Emery split the season 3 ways that year.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

I thought it was Brian Boucher? The Flyers were a mess with goalies that year. Him, Leighton and Emery split the season 3 ways that year.

I think Emery was hurt and Boucher was playing hurt or just awful.

 

[MileHighHawksFan]

Boucher got 6 wins in 10 starts those playoffs fwliw, he also came in to relieve Leighton twice in the finals with the hawks.

 

[BobbyJet]

The Avalanche’s analytics team has put together a hell of a team. They already had an analytical guru in Arnik Parnass, but they lapped the field when they hired @DTMAboutHeart (who developed the WAR model in hockey) just before the Duchene trade. From Sakic giving his hockey buddy Roy roster decisions in an absolute trainwreck to the best-built team in the league.

Obviously you have a core of high draft picks, as does any powerhouse. But to supplement that so effectively over the years with undervalued possession monsters in fleece trades and bargain FA signings. Its poetry.

Girard, Burakovsky, Nichushkin, D. Toews, Kadri, Saad, Cogliano, Lehkonen, etc. Is there a single guy there they didnt get at below market value?

Crazy smart, progressive team. They’re going to get squeezed by the cap but they’ve proven they know how to fleece value out of #goodhockeymen.

On paper this Avs team is solid now and in the near future.

 

[x Tame Impala]

It's getting more and more frustrating watching Byram play because I wanted him drafted here instead of Turcotte/Dach/Cozens/whichever Center prospect Bowman and Kelley wanted. He's looking real comfortable out there playing in the WCF and shutting down the best player in the world and Draisaitl.

Dach better turn it up or at least turn himself into a Jordan Staal-esque center or that draft pick is going to be a huge waste of a lottery win.

 

[ClydeLee]

It's getting more and more frustrating watching Byram play because I wanted him drafted here instead of Turcotte/Dach/Cozens/whichever Center prospect Bowman and Kelley wanted. He's looking real comfortable out there playing in the WCF and shutting down the best player in the world and Draisaitl.

Dach better turn it up or at least turn himself into a Jordan Staal-esque center or that draft pick is going to be a huge waste of a lottery win.

The majority of this board around 75% consistently voted they wanted Bynam.

I never did though, just because I didn't see him being good enough on his own to be a #1 but he doesn't need that to thrive in Colorado