Series Talk: Stanley Cup Playoffs 2024

[the_fan]

Fox is trying really hard to bleed

 

[Bensch88]

Wow rangers PP is lethal

 

[LOFIN]

There has been more entertainment in this first period than all of the 6 matches of Vancouver-Nashville series. Yes, even with that comeback moment.

 

[dahrougem2]

Hurricanes PK getting worked.

 

[5280]

Kuzy cross-checks Fox in the face and wonders why he’s in the box

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Hard to make a save sitting on your ass

 

[wayninja]

Carolina looks great

 

[the_fan]

That puck somehow went through 1000 sticks to Rangers player in front of the net for a goal.

 

[Qurpiz]

Rangers toying with their food

 

[dahrougem2]

What an idiotic play by Zibanejad. Pulled a Comeau.

 

[Bensch88]

Carolina looks great

Their PK looks just like mine on NHL24. No clue what to do

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Mika could have put a dagger in Carolina, and passed instead

That puck somehow went through 1000 sticks to Rangers player in front of the net for a goal.

Yeah, wasn't a set play, just some luck, and Anderson decided to bite hard and then sit on his ass

 

[niwotsblessing]

Rantanen for me is very interesting decision. If we pay him 12 mil, I am just a bit afraid if we handcuff ourselves like Leafs. We have very good wingers in Lehkonen and Nuke. That's not a bad start.

The sound of Rantanen's pen on paper signing a $12 mil contract is the sound of our window closing.

IMO if the Leafs were to approach, say, the Arizona Coyotes and ask for Lawson Crouse, Mattias Maccelli, and Sean Durzi I believe it could make them a much deeper squad:

Knies - Matthews - Crouse
Maccelli - Tavares - Nylander
Cowan - Kampf - Jarnkrok
McMann - Holmberg - UFA

Reilly - Durzi
McCabe - UFA
Benoit - Timmins

Woll
UFA

They sign Durzi to something like 6M AAV and they still have almost 14M to upgrade the roster with a 2nd pair RHD, a top-nine forward to push Kampf down to the 4th line, etc.

So while it might be too explosive of a move, I think moving Marner has the potential to make Toronto a better overall team. We talk about moving Mikko hypothetically to keep the depth but knowing the Avs they will re-sign Mikko and try to fix depth at the TDL.

Toronto, though, has a unique opportunity to improve the rest of their roster while keeping three of their core-four up front in prominent roles and allowing for the internal growth of Knies and Cowan.

Who the hell are the Arizona Coyotes?

You mean the Salt Lake City Mormons.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

The sound of Rantanen's pen on paper signing a $12 mil contract is the sound of our window closing.


Who the hell are the Arizona Coyotes?

You mean the Salt Lake City Mormons.

SLC Chubsuckers

 

[the_fan]

I will never understand the whole signing Mikko to 12 mill contact will close the Avs contention window. That’s only giving him 3 more mill because he’s making 9 now and the cap will keep going up. The 3 mill won’t shut the Avs window

 

[AllAboutAvs]

The sound of Rantanen's pen on paper signing a $12 mil contract is the sound of our window closing.


Who the hell are the Arizona Coyotes?

You mean the Salt Lake City Mormons.

SLC is not an NHL hockey as well. Utah is.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Carolina PP looks like hot garbage

 

[the_fan]

This Rangers Canes game has been a very sloppy game

 

[Balthazar]

This Rangers Canes game has been a very sloppy game

We'll look sloppy too after that long ass break

 

[the_fan]

We'll look sloppy too after that long ass break

Oh no doubt. Don’t really like this long breaks. The only positive is giving Drouin more time to recover I guess

 

[Bender]

I will never understand the whole signing Mikko to 12 mill contact will close the Avs contention window. That’s only giving him 3 more mill because he’s making 9 now and the cap will keep going up. The 3 mill won’t shut the Avs window

Gotta watch the games.

It's not about the points on the scoresheet at the end of the night. If you're paying him that kind of money - he needs to be able to drive a line by himself and not just be a complimentary player on a top line where he's just 'part' of that line and racking up points because of who he's playing with.

By the way - I believe that he CAN do it but it just doesn't happen enough for it to make any sense to pay him that kind of money.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Gotta watch the games.

It's not about the points on the scoresheet at the end of the night. If you're paying him that kind of money - he needs to be able to drive a line by himself and not just be a complimentary player on a top line where he's just 'part' of that line and racking up points because of who he's playing with.

By the way - I believe that he CAN do it but it just doesn't happen enough for it to make any sense to pay him that kind of money.

It's also about moving forward, not just today.


You give Mikko an 8x$12.5M deal, it starts the same October he turns 29 so basically he's 29 in year 1. That means, you're also paying 37 year old Rantanen $12.5M which is obviously simply horrendous, but quite frankly even paying 31 year old Rantanen $12.5M is probably not going to look very good at all.

 

[the_fan]

Gotta watch the games.

It's not about the points on the scoresheet at the end of the night. If you're paying him that kind of money - he needs to be able to drive a line by himself and not just be a complimentary player on a top line where he's just 'part' of that line and racking up points because of who he's playing with.

By the way - I believe that he CAN do it but it just doesn't happen enough for it to make any sense to pay him that kind of money.

Mikko drove his line just fine 2 years ago specially when MacK was out of the lineup. He carried the Avs. He just had bit of a down year this season as far as driving play but he still put up 104 points.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

I'm sure Carolina will be better in Game 2, and moving forward, or this will be over in no less than 5.

 

[sethro109]

This Rangers D is extremely passive. They're letting the Canes do whatever they f*** they want.