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NHL Off-Season 2014 |OT| - O stands for Overhaul
- Thread starter yyzjohn
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Scrolling down this page till I saw Philadelphia at 17 made me sad.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_NHL_Entry_Draft
Then I scrolled a little bit further down and smiled.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_NHL_Entry_Draft
Then I scrolled a little bit further down and smiled.
CrazedArabMan
Member
Apparently I missed the news about "Arizona" Coyotes...
Freyjadour
Member
@andystrickland said:
just the messenger
HadesGigas
Member
Yeah the draft is when the name change goes into effect.
Fata1moose
Banned
Stastny said himself he would take a hometown discount to stay.
Players always say that though, if they said anything else they'd get crucified.
Dastardly Jerks
Banned
Whichever team lands Kasperi Kapanen is gonna be very lucky.
Wish it was us. If he isn't picked up by 10...
Oh boy oh boy oh boy.
Want ALL the Finnish players.
Bob Murray won't pick him though. Last time he went off the sheet we got Lindholm (stud) instead of Dumba55.
Very happy with that, even though I was sour on it in 2011
Wish it was us. If he isn't picked up by 10...
Oh boy oh boy oh boy.
Want ALL the Finnish players.
Bob Murray won't pick him though. Last time he went off the sheet we got Lindholm (stud) instead of Dumba55.
Very happy with that, even though I was sour on it in 2011
I don't think Statsny takes less then 6.5
Can the AVs afford that?
Any particular reason why?
Can the AVs afford that?
Any particular reason why?
Freyjadour
Member
(His hometown is St. Louis)
Like Lam said every player says these things. Avs have to solve D issues and that's going to cost money.
I don't take Stricklands word as anything close to fact, but Stastny is the only way the Blues solve their Center issue without losing Shattenkirk so I'm on board this train.
CrazedArabMan
Member
And apparently Weiss was injured from the get go this year but decided to tough it out.... :/
Well here's hoping that once he recovers (finally) this offseason, he can return to how he was in Florida and not the Weiss we saw earlier this year.
Well here's hoping that once he recovers (finally) this offseason, he can return to how he was in Florida and not the Weiss we saw earlier this year.
Dastardly Jerks
Banned
BECAUSE HE'S FINNISH OBV.
Also he's a 6 foot 180 pound gifted sniper who is versatile.
look at these two big names living up to their fathers names
look at all this sack lathering
MMMM MMMMMM BITCH
Also Finland is the new hockey superpower obv.
Ah welcome back Smiley, come revel in our pain and misery.
In Leafs related news:
My money is on Poulin and Louiselle.
Told you guys, we're fucked!((((
If Shanahan is that stupid, then we deserve him.
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
That's Weiss. Sucks because I think his stubbornness with injuries is going to cost him years off his career and has held him back from his potential.
I very much doubt anything crazy happens. It's good that Dats and Z are speaking up about being frustrated, Holland did a crap job of giving them any support the last few years. But Babcock sounds content with rebuilding the defense from within and I hope that's what they do. Quincey, Kindl and Lashoff need to be gone. Marchenko and Backman are both experienced from pro-leagues and should have no problem stepping into the NHL next season. Then there's Ouellet, Almqvist, Sproul and Jensen who should be battling it out for the #7 spot.
Though knowing Holland he will re-sign Quincey and overpay for Dan Boyle or some other over-the-hill d-man and think that makes us a contender.
Freyjadour
Member
Was Filppula the only C UFA this year that lived up to their price tag?
Coldnoodle
Member
Santorelli and Richardson were awesome for us and signed for basically nothing, if that counts.
Freyjadour
Member
I really wish we'd taken a chance with Grabo instead of Roy.
ZeroGravity
Member
IT'S HAPPENING
CrazedArabMan
Member
Unfortunately though it looks like Almqvist isn't in the picture for this team according to Khan (even though he had the 2nd most points on the Griffins). So he might go back to Sweden it seems.
gaming_noob
Member
Ah welcome back Smiley, come revel in our pain and misery.
In Leafs related news:
My money is on Poulin and Louiselle.
Told you guys, we're fucked!
I've read this tweet and reply several times and I do not understand what's going on. Can you please clarify?
Apparently two sources inside the Leafs organization, when asked about coaching, said "who is better then Carlyle?" suggesting that they think Carlyle is currently the best option available.
gaming_noob
Member
Zod the Bear
Member
I wouldn't mind the Flyers trying to trade up for him. Our winger depth is pretty sad. Don't see it happening, though.
I've read a few negative reports about him (largely consistency related,) but doubt his stock will drop by a huge amount.
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
You saw Weiss? Dude seemed invisible.
Well if Khan's insight is of any value, here's what he thinks/heard
- Detroit will go hard for a top 4 right handed D man
- They are also looking for a top 6 scoring winger
- They will not buy out Franzen, but may buy out Tootoo so he can get back in the NHL on another team
- Doubtful that Legwand will be back
- Alfredsson coming back is up to him
- Quincey will most likely NOT be re-signed
- Sheahan and Glendening will have to be up on the roster full time due to being out of waiver exemptions
- Jurco and Mrazek will probably start in GR next year
- Monster will probably be re-signed unless Detroit can find another veteran back up that they're comfortable with
- Mantha should challenge for a roster spot during training camp and preseason, but will most likely start in the AHL
- On defense, they probably need to move in one of their top prospects. Xavier Ouellet, whos better defensively, is ahead of Ryan Sproul, Alexey Marchenko and Mattias Backman in the pecking order. Adam Almquist, no longer waiver-exempt, doesnt want to play in Grand Rapids next season and doesnt appear to have a future in the organization. He might return to Sweden.
- Andersson and Kindl are trade bait
If all of that news comes true, I would be fine with it.
Letting Bert, Cleary, Sammy, Quincey walk, trading Andersson/Kindl/Lashoff for draft picks, and signing a winger and dman in the off season would make me happy.
Would love to see the team roll something like this...
Z/Pavel/Nyquist
Franzen/Weiss/FA
Tatar/Sheahan/Jurco/Pulkinan/Mantha
Miller/Helm/Abdelkader
Glendening
Kronwall/FA
Ericsson/DeKeyser
Smith/Ouellet
Sproul/Marchenko
Howard
Gus
Ah welcome back Smiley, come revel in our pain and misery.
In Leafs related news:
My money is on Poulin and Louiselle.
Told you guys, we're fucked!
sighs...
CrazedArabMan
Member
Screw it, let's trade our overflowing prospect pool for the re-uniting of Edler and Ehrhoff for our defense.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
On the one hand, the Sharks lost to the Kings for a second year in the row. Everyone knew it would be a close series so it's not a huge choke. Canucks lost to the 8th-seeded Kings in 2012 and they won the Cup that year. They have the cap room and some good contracts (some are moveable if it comes to that) so they'll still be a good team for years to come.
On the other hand they haven't made the finals ever. So something needs to change.
Right now they have 16 players signed and $14M in cap space. Interesting that Pavelski and Couture don't have NTC's, but they're not going anywhere. I wonder if they'll buy out Havlat even though he only has one more year at $5M (and an NMC). They may need that space for a top-4 defenceman.
On the other hand they haven't made the finals ever. So something needs to change.
Right now they have 16 players signed and $14M in cap space. Interesting that Pavelski and Couture don't have NTC's, but they're not going anywhere. I wonder if they'll buy out Havlat even though he only has one more year at $5M (and an NMC). They may need that space for a top-4 defenceman.
Dastardly Jerks
Banned
And the assistant too! OH THE HORROR!
He had like the 3rd most assists in the entire AHL. Kid is too skilled to not give a chance imo, but Babcock only wants big guys on defense I guess.
Well, he hasn't played in months... back when he did, yeah he was invisible.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Fire Torts and Sullivan but keep Gulutzan, the man behind the abysmal power play? Okay.
Sullivan wasn't running your power play? He was the power play "guru" in New York.
no, but he would be an improvement
ZeroGravity
Member
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If we needed everyone to waive their NTCs, that would be a good choice.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
According to this article, it says Gulutzan runs the PP.
If you keep reading it highlights the history of low-ranked power plays by both Sullivan and Gulutzan. Sad.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/spor...er-play-in-loss-to-predators/article16480473/
Halak traded to the Islanders for a conditional 4th. Good trade for the Isles, if they can sign him.
You can make trades without having a GM?