Rumor: Rumor & Proposals: The sound of silence (Free Agency opens 12PM EST)

[PaperDesigner]

I'm still trying to escape from the mental paradigm that using Taylor Hall as your main driver is a recipe for success.

Perhaps we need our centers to be carrying the puck more, and wingers to be doing winger things like puck retrieval and crashing the net.

I don't know. we'll never know. Taylor Hall before/after arguments will have to be asterisked as crap d/good d as well.

The thing is, we don't need any more evidence about what this team is with/without Hall. We can simply look at the splits of possession results of when Hall was on the ice versus when he was off.

 

[McPuritania]

TSN or Sportsnet? Which is the better coverage?

TSN by far.

 

[Dorian2]

Yep. It's what happens when you take away your second best player and replace him with someone far less talented.

Just wondering how a RHD is replacing a LW forward. Please explain.

 

[Pointteen]

TSN or Sportsnet? Which is the better coverage?

Sporstnet's only advantage is Friedman. I can't find a TSN stream though. It hurts. Kypreos is useless.

 

[Avs44]

Barrie might be moved, but Wiercioch is just a depth signing to replace Holden. Even if the Avs keep Barrie, they'll still need another depth defender as well.

 

[McVirginOil]

You don't even post the tweet?

Get out of here troll.



Wiercioch does not replace Barrie. At all.

I've tried using the tweet button to link them but they never show up

Now please continue, troll.

 

[redgrant]

The thing is, we don't need any more evidence about what this team is with/without Hall. We can simply look at the splits of possession results of when Hall was on the ice versus when he was off.

You only have a sample size of 40ish games with McDavid.

McDavid has made hall expendable as it's no longer his team.

 

[SometimesY]

TSN by far.

Thanks.

 

[McPuritania]

Barrie might be moved, but Wiercioch is just a depth signing to replace Holden. Even if the Avs keep Barrie, they'll still need another depth defender as well.

Go get Trouba, and trade us Barrie, goddamnit!

 

[Stud Muffin]

Sporstnet's only advantage is Friedman. I can't find a TSN stream though. It hurts. Kypreos is useless.

Kypreos broke the Subban trade, far from useless.

 

[EuroTide]

Sporstnet's only advantage is Friedman. I can't find a TSN stream though. It hurts. Kypreos is useless.

same here, anyone who can help out ?

 

[PaperDesigner]

You only have a sample size of 40ish games with McDavid.

McDavid has made hall expendable as it's no longer his team.

Crosby made Malkin expendable, because it was no longer Malkin's team.

 

[Cerebral]

I can see Brouwer being a big-time bust. He provides a useful skill-set but he's an older player who really is just a 20-20-40 kind of guy. If he even slows a little, a potential $5M deal could be bad.

 

[Soli]

I've tried using the tweet button to link them but they never show up

Now please continue, troll.

Ha Ha.

But seriously you keep calling people trolls for nothing and I'm sending you under the bridge.

Carry on.

 

[DisgruntledGoat*]

Kypreos broke the Subban trade, far from useless.

Thought Friedman did?

 

[McPuritania]

Why does Benning refuse to rebuild? The Nucks are going nowhere. His free agent acquisitions won't right that sinking ship.

 

[Pointteen]

Kypreos broke the Subban trade, far from useless.

His opinions hurt me.

 

[PBandJ]

Why does Benning refuse to rebuild? The Nucks are going nowhere. His free agent acquisitions won't right that sinking ship.

Vancouver is too fairweather to put up with a rebuild.

 

[SometimesY]

Crosby made Malkin expendable, because it was no longer Malkin's team.

That's how I see it as well. But those are both centres. I just can't imagine Chicago trading Kane because of Toews though.

 

[Del Preston]

Why does Benning refuse to rebuild? The Nucks are going nowhere. His free agent acquisitions won't right that sinking ship.

His owner wants the playoff revenue.

 

[nabob]

Thought Friedman did?

I thought Bergevin did?

 

[NewBoysClub97*]

Why does Benning refuse to rebuild? The Nucks are going nowhere. His free agent acquisitions won't right that sinking ship.

I read a tweet that Montreal offered 6M/4 years. What will Benning pay? They aren't even going to go on some playoff run or even make them...

 

[joestevens29]

Kypreos broke the Subban trade, far from useless.

It's so tough. Some guys are so ****ing useless, but then they break one freaking thing a year so you can't really fully discount what they say. Drives a guy nuts, but then again you hear things like Larsson for Hall was kinda talked about a year ago so you can see just how weird the rumor game really is

 

[s7ark]

Anyone want to make up a GDT for today? This thread is close to done

 

[McPuritania]

His opinions hurt me.

Good description of Kypreos.

Vancouver is too fairweather to put up with a rebuild.

His owner wants the playoff revenue.

I suspect both of these are correct.

I read a tweet that Montreal offered 6M/4 years. What will Benning pay? They aren't even going to go on some playoff run or even make them...

Looking like north of 6 million. He might even get a fatter contract than Milan. That'd be great.