The Out of Town Thread Part 46

[Deebs]

Wish we had a Reevo on our team.

 

[ahmedou]

5 questions for Blackhawks in Stanley Cup Qualifiers

1)Are they healthy?
2)Will Alex DeBrincat return to form?
3)Can they contain Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl?
4)Can Corey Crawford be the difference?
5)Will experience help them?

 

[ahmedou]

5 questions for Coyotes in Stanley Cup Qualifiers

1)Is Taylor Hall ready to make an impact?
2)Will Phil Kessel again thrive in a big-game setting?
3)Will Darcy Kuemper be a difference maker?
4)Who will provide secondary scoring?
5)Where could the Coyotes have an edge?

 

[ahmedou]

5 questions for Rangers in Stanley Cup Qualifiers

1)Who will be their starting goalie?
2)Can Mika Zibanejad pick up where he left off?
3)Will Artemi Panarin and Ryan Strome regain their chemistry?
4)Can their penalty kill help them?
5)Will their history of success against the Hurricanes matter?

 

[Adam Michaels]

Philosophical reasons, a.k.a. Jack Eichel.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Turns out he might not have been the secret genius behind all those great Pittsburgh teams ! For every Julien Brisebois there's a Paul Fenton, a Jason Botterill and our very own teflon Marc . Those wiz kid young assistant GMs don't always pan out.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Turns out he might not have been the secret genius behind those great Pittsburg teams !

I added another tweet to the post where the owners say that the reason they fired him was philosophical differences. Otherwise known as Jack Eichel.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Supersonic]

I added another tweet to the post where the owners say that the reason they fired him was philosophical differences. Otherwise known as Jack Eichel.

Does this bode well for the pipe dreamers of Jack Eichel getting traded?

I vaguely know about Kim Pegula being a wildcard, but don’t know enough about the situation in Buffalo

 

[Adam Michaels]

That ROR trade had to be the start of his downfall. Terrible return for a guy who won the Stanley Cup and the Conn Smythe his first year after the trade.

That Scandella trade, and what MB was able to get in return about a month later, also made Botterill look bad.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Does this bode well for the pipe dreamers of Jack Eichel getting traded?

I vaguely know about Kim Pegula being a wildcard, but don’t know enough about the situation in Buffalo

Sabres won't be trading Eichel this off season. Wait another year with no playoffs and Eichel might want out. If they continue to stall to move up the standings, more frustration will set in.

 

[Supersonic]

Sabres won't be trading Eichel this off season. Wait another year with no playoffs and Eichel might want out. If they continue to stall to move up the standings, more frustration will set in.

Agreed, I was thinking more next offseason if Buffalo struggles again. A man can hope

 

[Habs Halifax]

Agreed, I was thinking more next offseason if Buffalo struggles again. A man can hope

If Eichel is on the trade market, we have the youth to trade for him but not player/player. It's possible he demands a trade but they would need to have a very bad season again (or worse). If I'm hoping, Kotkaniemi takes a big step forward next season and is a 60-70 pts center at 20. That's more probable than the Habs lading Eichel in a trade. Just an example of the odds between the two

 

[Adam Michaels]

With new management in place that will obviously look to make changes, and changes that will be more about the NHL team and not so much the prospect pipeline, they should be a team to target for trades.

Two guys I'd target, and will most likely not be traded, are Reinhart and Ristolainen.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Kents polished head]

That ROR trade had to be the start of his downfall. Terrible return for a guy who won the Stanley Cup and the Conn Smythe his first year after the trade.

That Scandella trade, and what MB was able to get in return about a month later, also made Botterill look bad.

"Ryan O'Reilly really isn't much different from Plekanec!"
"Ryan Poehling alone is worth more than Ryan O'Reilly!"
"Bergevin was right not to overpay"



Never change HFBoards. Ne-Ver Change! The same story keeps playing over and over again and nobody learns a single thing.

"Hossa isn't worth giving up on Higgins"
"I would not give up both Kostitsyns for both Sedins"
"Galchenyuk is worth much more than Ryan Johansen"

... just wait till people say they wouldn't trade Kotkaniemi for Brady Tkachuk.

 

[Sterling Archer]

Sabres won't be trading Eichel this off season. Wait another year with no playoffs and Eichel might want out. If they continue to stall to move up the standings, more frustration will set in.

Agreed. I think this buys them another year and they will be out shopping in force. I'd expect them to try to add as many players like Hall, Dadanov etc. to make them competitive. Another year of not making the playoffs and Eichel will almost certainly ask for a trade. Eichel seems like he's had enough and will go along with the understanding that they need some serious overhauling to the lineup.

Buffalo continues to be a trainwreck and this change only furthers that belief.

 

[DAChampion]

"I would not give up both Kostitsyns for both Sedins"

Lol yeah I remember that.

 

[Vachon23]

I would love to add Steve Greeley in our staff.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[ahmedou]

 

[sheed36]

Looks like the Jason Botterill parody song from earlier this season worked out great for frustrated Sabre fans today. We need someone to hurry up and write a Marc Bergevin song now.

 

[Per Sjoblom]

Arvid Holm, 21 year old goalie for Färjestad BK has signed an entry level deal with the Jets. He will be loaned back to Färjestad coming season.

https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2020/06/jets-sign-arvid-holm-to-an-entry-level-contract.html