Roster Building Thread IV (2022-23): Luck of the Irish

[GoAwayPanarin]

so we are paying less for Kane?

Yes.

Those guys don’t get to choose their spots and they gave term left.

Really like torontos additions. They’ve added all the stuff and things in the form of bodies that are actually good

 

[Fitzy]

"We cannot allow a talent gap!"- NHL gms this deadline.

 

[NYR Viper]

I'm sorry, Tom Wilson throws a giant tantrum and almost smashes a guys head on the ice and gets nothing and Miller spits and he gets games?

Marchand literally licks multiple people and gets nothing?

 

[Rangers2319]

TB and TOR two of the best teams in the NHL and one of them is guaranteed to be out in the first round with this playoff format, and the one who does make it past the first round most likely has to play a dominant Boston team.

always hated this playoff format. have to go back to the 1-8

 

[leetch99]

LOL

it's going to be an absolute WAR in the East.. Especially in that division.

This is the deepest Toronto has ever been. 2 great pickups. I was impressed with McCabe.

LOL at 2026 picks now in play... Irony in it... Only one of Tampa, Toronto and Boston survive. We lucked out in our conference.

Tit for tat.....Canes-Devils-Rangers.....and only one will survive . Our route will not be any easier .

 

[duhmetreE]

Tit for tat.....Canes-Devils-Rangers.....and only one will survive . Our route will not be any easier .

I would 100% rather play the Canes and Devils over Toronto, Tampa and Boston.

 

[frozenrubber]

Yes.

Those guys don’t get to choose their spots and they gave term left.

Really like torontos additions. They’ve added all the stuff and things in the form of bodies that are actually good

McCabe at 50% means 2M/season for this year and 2 more. This was the Tampa Bay template, if you are going to give a 1st, get a great discount for awhile.

 

[The Gloaming]

My prediction is that Toronto finally breaks the curse of the first round this year only to lose to the Bruins as is tradition.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

But it was an accident lmao. GTFO here.

He deserves 3-5 in my book.

The precedent has been set at 3.

If he gets anymore than that the league should get f***ed.

 

[rvdnsx1]

The rangers are lucky with this type of playoff format. The atlantic teams are going to kill each other and the rangers cruise into the cup final.

Tampa and Toronto are gonna kill each other only to get Boston in Round 2. The Rangers don’t have an easy path, even if they get past NJ they will probably have Carolina wanting revenge in Round 2. It’s a goddam shame that two really good teams in the East will be out after Round 1.

Meanwhile in the West in Round 1 you may have the ultimate matchup between Dallas and Seattle…

FFS the NHL needs to go to a 1-16 format. Even a 1-8 format isn’t gonna cut it because of the discrepancy in the two Conferences.

 

[Daves a mess]

The precedent has been set at 3.

If he gets anymore than that the league should get f***ed.

Yeah. 3 sounds right. First time f'up.

I was going up to 5 on phlegm density

 

[Machinehead]

The rangers are lucky with this type of playoff format. The atlantic teams are going to kill each other and the rangers cruise into the cup final.

Yeah we're lucky we have to play NJ and Carolina. That's certainly a way of looking at it.

 

[McRanger92]

Tit for tat.....Canes-Devils-Rangers.....and only one will survive . Our route will not be any easier .

The Metro route is much easier. We get Carolina who havent been past the 2nd round since the covid bubble and/or a Devils team that's been in the playoffs once this decade. Beats matching up against the best regular season team ever, the team that's been in the last 3 Cup Finals and a desperate and stacked Toronto team.

 

[Machinehead]

The precedent has been set at 3.

If he gets anymore than that the league should get f***ed.

The league should get *checks notes* f***ed regardless.

I'm still waiting for Wilson's hearing.

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

Carolina may want to get off their asses and make a move. Theyve known Patches was done for the year for like a month now and done nothing but let all the big names roll off the board. Max Domi redux aint moving anyone.

I read today they're interested in JVR and Kevin Hayes.

 

[leetch99]

Didn't even see McCabe lol

We traded a former 1st rounder for Motte this year....what did we trade for him last year.....he must be a gem since we traded twice for him LOL....

 

[cheech70]

always hated this playoff format. have to go back to the 1-8

8 Pittsburgh
1 Boston
2 Carolina
3 New Jersey
4 Toronto
5 Tampa Bay
6 NY Rangers
7 NY Islanders

if playoffs today NYR vs Debbies
TML vs Tampa.....1-8 format...funny

 

[IDvsEGO]

Yeah we're lucky we have to play NJ and Carolina. That's certainly a way of looking at it.

Honestly nj and carolina don’t scare me as much as the Atlantic. They’re good teams and I don’t wanna take anything away from that, but nj is not a big team, they’re inexperienced, and they absolutely can have huge goalie issues.

Carolina has mostly seemed paper Tiger for years. Great regular season, but doesn’t stand up in the playoffs.

Boston, Toronto and Tampa(less this year) are all just big, heavy, nasty teams loaded top to bottom with the right mix of skill and size.

 

[McRanger92]

My prediction is that Toronto finally breaks the curse of the first round this year only to lose to the Bruins as is tradition.

I've been thinking this was the year for the Leafs for awhile now. It was a gut feel at first but I've liked their deadline moves too. The Lightning are going to miss McD & Palat in the postseason.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

That question was in response to the other guy. Kane out produced Meier last season even on one hip.

Oh, yeah obv Kane is the better player even at his age , he’s going to the hall of fame first ballot, Meier is good but he’s not Kane.

Like I said before the difference is one is a rental and the other is a core piece

 

[frozenrubber]

I've been thinking this was the year for the Leafs for awhile now. It was a gut feel at first but I've liked their deadline moves too. The Lightning are going to miss McD & Palat in the postseason.

People love to dunk on the TML (myself included and it's SO fun to watch them flame out), but they are beating Tampa this year, I have no doubt.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

8 Pittsburgh
1 Boston
2 Carolina
3 New Jersey
4 Toronto
5 Tampa Bay
6 NY Rangers
7 NY Islanders

if playoffs today NYR vs Debbies
TML vs Tampa.....1-8 format...funny

Lol true but there’s wiggle room, with the current format Tampa v Toronto is like 99.9% set in stone since like December

 

[New York RKY]

Live lookin at the eastern conference playoff matchups:

And the western conference:

 

[McRanger92]

I read today they're interested in JVR and Kevin Hayes.

That's not scaring anybody

 

[duhmetreE]

People love to dunk of the TML (and it's fun to watch them flame out), but they are beating Tampa this year, I have no doubt.

you have no doubt? I have doubts.

I hope they do win though and even beat Boston. A Toronto vs New York ECF would be amazing for the league

I just hope for 7 games in every series.