Speculation: Roster Building Thread LXXI

[Leetch3]

so it was the same as the MLB owners in the end. Couldn’t get the players to take another pay cut so they bullshit enough time away to cut down on the agreed upon schedule.

there was never an agreed upon schedule so not sure what you are talking about. the original deal when they returned to play was that it will be a flat cap until they get back to 50/50. so the players were being asked to defer more now (which they would get back later) which would have gotten us back to even sooner. but at the end of the day it all evens out. this just likely means more years stuck at 81.5 mil

 

[Mikos87]

At this point, the AHL may simply not play this year. Taxi squads a more likely outcome.

You're probably right; it's interesting, outside of SoCal I see the AHL taking a hard L across the board.

 

[East Coast Bias]

Agreed upon schedule?

Wrong wording. There was agreed upon financial split for the season and a mutual commitment to start the season by December/Jan. Everyone talked about 60 games. Now it’s slowly creeping towards 48? Maybe.

which is the same strategy baseball owners used. They got the split they wanted but then still came back to delay. Because from their point of view, they lose per game. So 48 is better than 60

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

The Rangers finally did things the right way and built a young core, and it just so happens to be while the league has a flat cap for the next half decade

Unbelievable

 

[The Crypto Guy]

HOCKEY!!

f*** yea

 

[Vitto79]

10 day camp ? I’d just leave everyone on loan except Reunanen and Hajek

 

[Zynbanejad]

I think Duclair will hit the 40 goal mark in his next full season ! If he does not see his next full season as his last chance for a big pay day then he never will see it and or fulfill his potential as a goalscorer . All the tools....but questionable toolbox.

Isn't he unsigned still?

 

[Mikos87]

I think Duclair will hit the 40 goal mark in his next full season ! If he does not see his next full season as his last chance for a big pay day then he never will see it and or fulfill his potential as a goalscorer . All the tools....but questionable toolbox.

I don't see it, he isn't a reliable defensive player. He could cash out very nicely in the Swiss league in the long run, but I don't see a team giving him term. To me he's a situational player that is best off the rush or in transition. He's a very gifted offensive player, and a guy who can take on any defenseman in world off the rush, but there is more to the game than that in the NHL.

In Europe, he would be a star imo. Especially with a team that likes to run and gun.

 

[Mikos87]

Is Athanasiou actually alright on the penalty kill, or does he just score a really funny short-handed goal or two a season (usually against the Rangers)? That's the name I keep circling back to because I think the forward group is a little slow, I get that he's a mess of a player though.

I don't know if I would go for AA. All the wheels. If Duclair fits well with Swiss hockey, I could see stardom for AA in the KHL. Seriously with his skating ability, more ice, and a game that has more skating; dude would do well there.

I think you are going to start seeing the <$900K 1-Year deals, and these middle six guys can make more in Europe. Especially with the taxes.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Looks like 10 day camps with no preseason games.

 

[CTRanger]

I think we’ll see a metric-shit-ton (technical term) of PTO’s.

 

[Fitzy]

56 games?

Each one is gonna be big. Any word on the re-conferencing for this season to reduce plane travel?

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

56 games?

Each one is gonna be big. Any word on the re-conferencing for this season to reduce plane travel?

All games will be in-division

 

[Fitzy]

All games will be in-division

But are they realigning any of the divisions?

Damn teams are gonna get some bad blood going with that many games.

 

[Leetch3]

But are they realigning any of the divisions?

Damn teams are gonna get some bad blood going with that many games.

yes the divisions will be changed. it will be all within the division so they can create a canadian division and avoid issues crossing the border. but that still needs approval.

 

[True Blue]

56 games?

Each one is gonna be big.

And practically every game will be a rivalry game

Damn teams are gonna get some bad blood going with that many games.

The old Patrick Division was great.

Think that it will be good for them. And will bear well on future rivalries.

 

[Leetch3]

also now that we THINK we know that it will be a 56 game season...

in terms of expansion requirements....the exposure requirement is 40 games this year or 70 games over the last 2 years. 56 games is 68% of a season. last year teams played 68-71 games, lets round it and say 75%. common sense says those thresholds will be adjusted accordingly, its the nhl so common sense rarely applies. but if it does its possible that bitetto would have to play as few as 1 game to meet the threshold for us.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

But are they realigning any of the divisions?

Damn teams are gonna get some bad blood going with that many games.

 

[NoQuitInNewMexico]

Avs are gonna go like 50-6 in that American Western division

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Looking at the proposed divisions, it just makes me hope we could go with a realigment where Seattle joins the Canadian division to make up the 8-team divisional format.

1-16 seeding for the play offs, with a 2-3-2 schedule to limit traveling.

 

[Tawnos]

Looking at the proposed divisions, it just makes me hope we could go with a realigment where Seattle joins the Canadian division to make up the 8-team divisional format.

1-16 seeding for the play offs, with a 2-3-2 schedule to limit traveling.

1-16 seeding will never, ever happen again. I know it barely matters for you, but teams don't want to play playoff games 3 time zones away because they lose some of their TV audience. That's also the same reason they're never going to go with a Canadian division permanently.

Frankly, I hope that they move to a 1-4 seeding without wild cards, or have a 4v5 play-in (still just within their divisions).

 

[Tawnos]

Avs are gonna go like 50-6 in that American Western division

Las Vegas and Dallas will be their main competition. We could actually see Arizona make the playoffs for real this time.

 

[BBKers]

Looking at the proposed divisions, it just makes me hope we could go with a realigment where Seattle joins the Canadian division to make up the 8-team divisional format.

1-16 seeding for the play offs, with a 2-3-2 schedule to limit traveling.

Seattle to West. Arizona to Quebec. Done

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Seattle to West. Arizona to Quebec. Done

I doubt we see a team moving to Canada any time soon.

 

[BBKers]

Wonder what happens with AHL? Taxi squads? Black Aces? Cap implications? More loans to Europe? Also, this will likely have a big impact on anything about to happen to rosters (UFAs and trades) before quarantine and camps begin. Interesting...