Kassian scored 30 goals in 30 games in my current Be a GM, so yeah
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NHL October 2015 |OT| Dan Cleary was re-signed
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Kassian scored 30 goals in 30 games in my current Be a GM, so yeah
CreeperBlocks
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So let's look at Montreal's Final Roster.
Offense
Pacioretty-Pleks-Gallagher
Eller-Galchenyuk-Semin
Flash-DD-Weise
Mitchell-Byron- DSP
Out:
Kassian, Flynn,
Defense
Subban- Markov
Petry- Emelin/Beaulieu
Gilbert/Tinordi- Pateryn/Emelin.
Price
Condon.
This is okay.
I am okay with this.
Offense
Pacioretty-Pleks-Gallagher
Eller-Galchenyuk-Semin
Flash-DD-Weise
Mitchell-Byron- DSP
Out:
Kassian, Flynn,
Defense
Subban- Markov
Petry- Emelin/Beaulieu
Gilbert/Tinordi- Pateryn/Emelin.
Price
Condon.
This is okay.
I am okay with this.
DLR sent down to St Johns, which is preferred. He'll get top ice time and can fine tune his offensive game there.
ShadowSoldier89
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this is pittsburgh sports media type quality analysis
CreeperBlocks
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Lone_Prodigy
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CosmicQueso
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On the eve of the regular season, with the Coyotes winding down their time as residents of Glendale, with as much uncertainty about the future as there has ever been, here's why I'm optimistic about this year's prospects.
And then Steve Downie. Man, do I detest Steve Downie. But this is the kind of player that was needed to keep the other guys on the ice. Arizona had no physical presence last year and were punished for it. Downie at least gives other guys on the ice something to think about.
Is Arizona good? No, not really. Are they better than being the worst team in the league, like SI picked them to be? I sure think so. At the very least, it'll be a better team to watch this year. Last year. Ugh.
Oh, hurr-durr attendance jokes... herp derp you care more than the rest of the state combined, blah blah hockey doesn't belong in the desert. Whatever.
- Dave Tippett and Don Maloney - These guys have done more with less than anyone in the league.
- Doan, OEL, Hanzal, Boedker, Vermette - If healthy, a much better offensive group than it gets credit for. Not great by any means, but good enough when...
- Mike Smith - If he can get his GAA back to career average, this team has an outside shot at the 8th seed.
- Max Domi - Let's see what you got, kid
- Boyd Gordon - Not much on the stat sheet, but a guy who sacrifices his body to block shots, could take 0.1 or 0.2 away from Smith's GAA by himself. The rest of the team feeds of this kind of play under Tippett.
And then Steve Downie. Man, do I detest Steve Downie. But this is the kind of player that was needed to keep the other guys on the ice. Arizona had no physical presence last year and were punished for it. Downie at least gives other guys on the ice something to think about.
Is Arizona good? No, not really. Are they better than being the worst team in the league, like SI picked them to be? I sure think so. At the very least, it'll be a better team to watch this year. Last year. Ugh.
Oh, hurr-durr attendance jokes... herp derp you care more than the rest of the state combined, blah blah hockey doesn't belong in the desert. Whatever.
CreeperBlocks
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Max Domi is going to be better than his Dad.
The Devils are Retiring Brodeur's Number. I'm gonna have to watch that game against edmonton on Feb 9th.
Dubbedinenglish
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Sounds Havlat will not be signed. I'm intrigued at picking up Panik on waiver for the extra. Though will probably be Wilson recalled or just have Grimaldi not start on IR.
Arizona is a great hockey market, said Coyotes Executive Vice President and General Manager Don Maloney. We are very fortunate to have some of the most passionate fans in the entire NHL here in the Valley. Its time for us to celebrate our uniqueness and show our pride for our team and our players.
not enough lols in the world for this
ZeroGravity
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Panik on waivers? Yzerman vindicated again.
ShadowSoldier89
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Dupuis out 4-5 weeks...here we go again
Unhandled Exception
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We signed Skille. I'm actually happy about it. Weird.
Young, puck-moving Dman. Simply got outplayed at training camp by Hutton, but he'll be a good top6 d-man for sure.
Simon Belmont
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That is probably the least controversial opinion I've ever seen.
Just keep those expectations tempered. He'll impress in brief flashes and then just vanish 95% of the time. I'm not sure what his hang-up is since he's got good wheels and a good shot. Hopefully the sage guidance of Roy will lead him to the promised land.
CosmicQueso
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Whatever.
Some of the best fans in hockey are from places like Los Angeles, Anaheim, Phoenix, Dallas. There might not be the numbers there are in other places, but those that are there know as much about the sport as anyone in an original 6 market.
Just like there were super passionate and interested baseball fans in Toronto in the years between 1994-2014, before it became cool.
Well, it's not like there was a high bar to reach.
But yeah, he's going to be really good.
It will likely be a tight contest between Toronto, Jersey, and Arizona for worst team in the league honours. Godspeed.
is that my Florida-hate cue?
CreeperBlocks
Banned
But its going to be true though.
Cosmic, you're gonna love Domi. He was so fucking good at the world juniors for canada. Same with Duclair and Strome.
Lone_Prodigy
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Arizona has an outside shot at the 8th seed? That's not happening.
Last place in the Central got 90 points last year (Colorado). I wouldn't be surprised at another crossover to nab a wildcard spot. Kings and Sharks should be better this year as well.
Last place in the Central got 90 points last year (Colorado). I wouldn't be surprised at another crossover to nab a wildcard spot. Kings and Sharks should be better this year as well.
Creeper specializes in obvious observations
CosmicQueso
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If you’re looking for your Dad’s original six, look somewhere else.
Hate, haters. "We may be surrounded by desert, but our blood runs ice cold. We weren't born into this. We chose this." Dig it.
Well, if true we can draft the kid from Scottsdale #1.
Love it. Any offensive excitement would be amazing.
Didn't specify just how outside a shot it was, heh. But Tippett's won more with less.
Hate, haters. "We may be surrounded by desert, but our blood runs ice cold. We weren't born into this. We chose this." Dig it.
Well, if true we can draft the kid from Scottsdale #1.
Love it. Any offensive excitement would be amazing.
Didn't specify just how outside a shot it was, heh. But Tippett's won more with less.
ShinRPGamer
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Don't shoo away the Coyotes-fan, we don't have anyone else.
A Coyotes fan? Where!?
Lolololol
Your dislike of Original 6 teams' fans is interesting.
Everything about this is absolutely hilarious. Can't wait for the Nordiques redux version.
Good on you for sticking it out though, we need more fans posting from the fringe teams.
Don't shoo away the Coyotes-fan, we don't have anyone else.
Also Dallas "we like to bang on glass" doesn't have great fans. I mean, there's Pikma, too.
Dallas does have great fans, what the hell are you talking about? I mean, I'm the worst but that doesn't mean there are better, or less worse, fans out there.
considering we're keeping his team alive.
I don't hate Coyotes fan, but there are too few of them to keep the team in the green and that's frustrating
Frustrating? Oh lawd
I see what you did there dot gif
ShadowSoldier89
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coyotes have plenty of fans...in phoenix, the teams move to glendale has been awful, and it was jsut as they were building something up in phoenix
CosmicQueso
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Dislike? What? I respect those teams and the fans. They're the ones that sell out our rink. I love them. Them and the Canuck fans that find it cheaper to fly to Phoenix and buy a seat than see a game in Vancouver. Not really sure where you're getting any dislike. I'm just saying it's not just original 6 fans that are "good" fans.
Figure I'm living on borrowed time with this team. Like having a dog you know has some incurable disease. You just want to love it as much as you can before the inevitable. Fortunately, Ducks nation has already offered me an invite to shift loyalties once my team moves. Nice of 'em. I'll take them up on it, the Pond's a nice place.
Meh. If anyone, it's Bettman keeping the team alive. Everyone else would have had this team move years ago. Especially Canadian fan.
There are too few Coyote fans, and the financial situation of the club is a disaster for basically everyone involved except the Coyotes rotating ownership club of get your free money here.
That too. A rink in Scottsdale would have changed the entire situation.
My knowledge of the Yotes' is a bit hazy, but they did have something good going when they were actually in Phoenix. The move to Glendale really crippled them.
Fata1moose
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Rantanen made the team awww yiss. That one goal couldn't be ignored, it was the most on the team!
3rd worst attendance in the league and a huge deficit every year... as I said, they might have fans but not enough to keep them alive
they still need to move though
CosmicQueso
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Glendale =/= Phoenix. When the club actually played in Phoenix, attendance was much better, as were the financials. Still not great. But better. They had a chance to build there.