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NHL February 2015 |OT| The next Maple Leafs goal will be scored by Connor McDavid
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Love the Vermette deal. Wanted him on the Hawks a few years ago but he was sent to Phoenix instead. Hopefully we can find a way to keep him after this year but I doubt it. If both Sharp/Bickell are dealt, then we might have room for him.
Dahlbeck is an alright player but nowhere near the Hawks' best D prospect. There's at least 3-4 guys ahead of him in the Hawks pool. He's a steady dman but he's never going to set the world on fire with anything he does.
I'm fine with dealing the pick because it's not like Chicago is going to be picking in the top 5. It's a "deep" draft but there's still no guarantee the player they'd draft is ever going to amount to anything. The Hawks already have a fuckton of prospects that we don't have room for so missing out on adding another to the pile isn't a big deal.
Vermette fills several holes that the Hawks have right now. Their center depth is sketchy at best. Richards is running out of gas so Vermette taking his minutes should help him recharge a bit for the playoffs. Outside of Toews/Kruger, there's nobody on the Hawks that can consistently win faceoffs. Vermette will help there. On top of it all, he's solid defensively. Given how bad the Hawks' defense has been this year, any help is a plus. Getting another center allows Shaw to move over to wing permanently, a position that he's a LOT more effective in.
Sharp is most likely here until the offseason now. Clearly the Hawks are going for it. Sharp has always been a streaky player so they're probably hoping that he can somehow snap out of the funk he's been in all season and produce during the playoffs. It's still possible they deal him now but his potential upside in the playoffs is a lot higher than Joel Ward/etc.
Dahlbeck is an alright player but nowhere near the Hawks' best D prospect. There's at least 3-4 guys ahead of him in the Hawks pool. He's a steady dman but he's never going to set the world on fire with anything he does.
I'm fine with dealing the pick because it's not like Chicago is going to be picking in the top 5. It's a "deep" draft but there's still no guarantee the player they'd draft is ever going to amount to anything. The Hawks already have a fuckton of prospects that we don't have room for so missing out on adding another to the pile isn't a big deal.
Vermette fills several holes that the Hawks have right now. Their center depth is sketchy at best. Richards is running out of gas so Vermette taking his minutes should help him recharge a bit for the playoffs. Outside of Toews/Kruger, there's nobody on the Hawks that can consistently win faceoffs. Vermette will help there. On top of it all, he's solid defensively. Given how bad the Hawks' defense has been this year, any help is a plus. Getting another center allows Shaw to move over to wing permanently, a position that he's a LOT more effective in.
Sharp is most likely here until the offseason now. Clearly the Hawks are going for it. Sharp has always been a streaky player so they're probably hoping that he can somehow snap out of the funk he's been in all season and produce during the playoffs. It's still possible they deal him now but his potential upside in the playoffs is a lot higher than Joel Ward/etc.
The battle begins now.
Holy shit @ some of those goal differentials. :lol :lol :lol
The battle begins now.
Really need Bobrovsky to play some games for the BJs
I think he is starting tomorrow.
speculawyer
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The battle begins now.
Woah! The Leafs got below Carolina! The tank rolls on.
That has got to be the limit. Can they really go below the Yotes?
The battle begins now.
I think Leafs are safe below Carolina. Canes are decent since getting healthy, and the Leafs have already traded 3 of their most effective players this season.
The goal differential gap between Arizona and us makes me feel pretty confident we're not getting any lower than 27th though. I'm okay with this.
FUBAR McDangles
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You guys are going to get one of Marner/Strome/Hanifin.
Not a whole lot better than that. I'm pretty jealous tbh.
Unhandled Exception
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I'm gonna laugh if Kessel starts scoring a ton and winning games for Toronto.
JOE! PLS HELP
JOE! PLS HELP
Yep, finishing 26th would mean a 63% chance at a top 5 pick, but 27th guarantees it.
Not a surprise.
That's a huge missed opportunity to take first back from the Islanders. We're not likely to see it again for a while. The next 5: Predators, Red Wings, Blackhawks, Islanders, Capitals.
FUBAR McDangles
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I wouldn't be so sure...
lol
That would be such a Maple Leafs pick. I really hope that doesn't happen.
But my number one wish is Eichel doesn't go to Edmonton. USA's next big thing shouldn't be in that shithole.
Fata1moose
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I feel like Eichel's tires are being pumped to create a more interesting narrative instead of McDavid, McDavid, McDavid...Not to say he won't be a good player.
Since Toronto isn't catching Buffalo or Edmonton, the only way it happens is if the Leafs win the lottery, but it would be pretty awesome if Buffalo and Toronto got McDavid and Eichel.
The Sabres are our true geographic rivals, it would be great
you might be right, but I think it might be a case of like, instead of Crosby you're getting Malkin
The Sabres are our true geographic rivals, it would be great
you might be right, but I think it might be a case of like, instead of Crosby you're getting Malkin
Nah
Unhandled Exception
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weird shit
Fata1moose
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No way there's a goal there.
Fata1moose
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I wouldn't say they would be screwing us, you have to see the puck and you can't.
Unhandled Exception
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Wooooooooooooooooooo! LOL
Fata1moose
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Well bend me over and call me Sally.
Well shit, thought for sure it was gonna be a no goal.
Unhandled Exception
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Talbutt did something. Apparently.
FUBAR McDangles
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wut
Fata1moose
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I remember Sakic shooting a puck into Nabokov's glove and the entire glove went into the net and it was no goal, because they couldn't see the puck. Did they change it so they could actually assume?
speculawyer
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I like Tommy Wingels. He plays hard. He hits hard. And he looks like he should be a member of one of my favorite bands, The Replacements.
Edit: So the Avs are not going down easy.
Edit: So the Avs are not going down easy.
Any top 4 defencemen or top 6 forwards you guys want to give up?
speculawyer
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Interference for checking the guy who had the puck? What the fuck is that?
Unhandled Exception
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Shoot. THE FUCKING PUCK. SHOOT IT THAT'S WHAT YOU DO WITH IT SHOOT IT FUCKING SHOOT IT WHY ARE YOU NOT SHOOTING IT
I was thinking Tokarski actually. DW wants a goalie.
Fata1moose
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:lol We don't shoot on the PP.
FUBAR McDangles
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I'm just confused how they let McCunt run Dubnyk to score a goal and they let Landeskog crosscheck Bergenheim in the back like four times but they call a hooking penalty on Bergenheim when he pokes the back of Guenin's knee.
Why are referees so inconsistent?
Why are referees so inconsistent?
speculawyer
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No! Mullet Karlsson scores!
Coldnoodle
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Brent Burns.
speculawyer
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WTF refs?
Unhandled Exception
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careful he could easily find out where you live