League News: NHL Talk - (News n' Scores n' Stuff) - 2022-23 season, Vol. 4, Off-season Edition

[shtorm2005]

Wonder if St.Louis would do a deal of Kuzy for one of their extra 1sts, a 3rd, and Nieghbors?

Wonder if Ovy will be happy to be lone Russian in the team.

 

[bacchist]

Wonder if Ovy will be happy to be lone Russian in the team.

Get Suzdalev up here ASAP!

 

[Calicaps]

Wonder if Ovy will be happy to be lone Russian in the team.

Alexeyev says hi.

 

[Ovi895]

Wonder if St.Louis would do a deal of Kuzy for one of their extra 1sts, a 3rd, and Nieghbors?

lol why would they

 

[twabby]

Blues win in OT. Detroit loses in a SO. Vancouver currently winning 1-0.

Some fine results so far!

 

[kicksavedave]

Rolling rolling rolling, keep that red tank rolling, rolling rolling rolling, rawhide!!!!!

 

[895]

Great night except for Pittsburgh w.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Wonder if Ovy will be happy to be lone Russian in the team.

Better to be the lone Russian instead of the lone good player.

 

[shtorm2005]

Better to be the lone Russian instead of the lone good player.

Its not like you can't have both. Orlov was a good player

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Its not like you can't have both. Orlov was a good player

Right, but it’s not like he’s making any life decisions based on that either.

 

[shtorm2005]

Right, but it’s not like he’s making any life decisions based on that either.

He shouldn't, but I'm not sure if russian players presence in the team during his whole career is a simple coincidence.

 

[Marshall]

I went to MoneyPuck's games page and thought it was broken.

No games tonight? It is Friday, right?

It's way too easy to bitch about the schedule, and generally I'm meh about it, but whiskey tango on this season's schedule? It seems like such an outlier.

 

[Calicaps]

I went to MoneyPuck's games page and thought it was broken.

No games tonight? It is Friday, right?

It's way too easy to bitch about the schedule, and generally I'm meh about it, but whiskey tango on this season's schedule? It seems like such an outlier.

I though the same thing! It couldn't be because Good Friday, could it?

 

[Silky mitts]

Tomorrow is the first time there will be 16 games on the same day

 

[Marshall]

I though the same thing! It couldn't be because Good Friday, could it?

That's as good an explanation as any.

 

[YippieKaey]

Get Suzdalev up here ASAP!

He's swedish with russian ancestry so not sure if he speaks russian. And given the nature of russians who left Russia and Ovis patriotism they might not get along.

Edit: Born in Russia and moved with his dad who was a bandy player so nevermind. Sorry.

 

[trick9]

Tomorrow is the first time there will be 16 games on the same day

Penguins have worse odds than Panthers and Isles because they are the only team that doesn't face us anymore.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

He shouldn't, but I'm not sure if russian players presence in the team during his whole career is a simple coincidence.

You think they passed on better players just to draft a certain nationality? I have a hard time believing that.

 

[Roric]

Another fine reason to root for the tank is the fact that the Pens need us to win in order to squeak their way into the playoffs:

NYI remaining games: vs PHI, @ WSH, vs MTL

FLA remaining games: @ WSH, vs TOR, vs CAR

 

[shtorm2005]

You think they passed on better players just to draft a certain nationality? I have a hard time believing that.

Not nationality, but because of KHL. Teams constanly pass on better russian players because these players might stay in KHL. I think Ovy was the reason why Caps gambled a lot with russian players. So, while it benefits both sides, Ovy got used to russian teammates too. So I highly doubt they exchange Kuzy unless they have other russian incoming. (Not counting AA because he's not at full time job)

 

[notDkristich]

Not nationality, but because of KHL. Teams constanly pass on better russian players because these players might stay in KHL. I think Ovy was the reason why Caps gambled a lot with russian players. So, while it benefits both sides, Ovy got used to russian teammates too. So I highly doubt they exchange Kuzy unless they have other russian incoming. (Not counting AA because he's not at full time job)

AA is Belarusian, no?

 

[YippieKaey]

AA is Belarusian, no?

No that's Protas

 

[Ovi895]

You think they passed on better players just to draft a certain nationality? I have a hard time believing that.

They've pretty much been going comically out of their way not to have any Finns for close to 2 decades now for some reason. Must be the Tikkanen empty net PTSD

 

[RedRocking]

McDavid scores on that punk, James Reimer, for pt 150.

Incredible stuff. Now he’s only 2 goals away from tying Ovi.

 

[YippieKaey]

McDavid scores on that punk, James Reimer, for pt 150.

Incredible stuff. Now he’s only 2 goals away from tying Ovi.

150 points is actually incredible. The full list is:

Gretzky
Lemieux
Yzerman
Esposito
Nicholls