Coldnoodle
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NHL Off-Season 2015 |OT| With the first pick the LA Kings are proud to select...
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What up, quackers.
I'm hoping it's more just optimism and doing what they can to pay him lip service and give Clarkson a fresh slate. Depending on how things shake out, I certainly wouldn't mind him hanging out on the 4th line instead of Jared Boll and lord knows that'd actually be an upgrade. But if they're super serious about this shit and are thinking about breaking up the Hartnell-Wennberg-Dano line, there's going to be some serious shit.
I'm hoping it's more just optimism and doing what they can to pay him lip service and give Clarkson a fresh slate. Depending on how things shake out, I certainly wouldn't mind him hanging out on the 4th line instead of Jared Boll and lord knows that'd actually be an upgrade. But if they're super serious about this shit and are thinking about breaking up the Hartnell-Wennberg-Dano line, there's going to be some serious shit.
CreeperBlocks
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Who are some RFA and UFAs for Anaheim?
From their team site:
UNDER CONTRACT THROUGH 2014-15
NAME POS AGE DETAILS
Emerson Etem RW 21 Drafted by Anaheim (29th overall) in 2010 NHL Draft
Patrick Maroon LW 25 Acquired from Philadelphia, Nov. 21, 2010
Sheldon Souray D 36 Signed as a free agent, July 1, 2012
Francois Beauchemin D 33 Acquired from Toronto, Feb. 9, 2011
Bryan Allen D 32 Signed as a free agent, July 1, 2012
Luca Sbisa D 23 Acquired from Philadelphia, June 26, 2009
Viktor Fasth G 30 Signed as a free agent, May 21, 2012
TheKaeptain
Banned
Ducks-Gaf at least we don't have to live in snow three months out of the year.
Uh?
CreeperBlocks
Banned
Yeah... Sbisa... is a Ducks UFA this summer... totally.... we didn't just sign him to an exorbitant extension in Vancouver...
Dastardly Jerks
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*dives into thread like Indiana Jones dives from that cave wall shutting, reaches back and grabs Ducks cap before it closes*
is it retained salary coming off the books or just outdated info?
Dastardly Jerks
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Sign Maroon and Etem. Bye everyone else.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
Cap Friendly.com is pretty Decent.
Dastardly Jerks
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Beauch is the new Lydman.
Wiz and Vatanen for the future please.
Wiz and Vatanen for the future please.
I'm assuming outdated, there was no salary retained in the trade
Got it 5 hours ago, so yeahPhhht. Amatuer. Level 11.
Unfortunately I don't have the Simpsons version gif of this so I'm just going to substitute this gif instead:
CreeperBlocks
Banned
Man I'm depressed now that The Ducks Lost. I predicted a Habs and Ducks Final or Islanders and Ducks Final in the earlier start of the
playoffs.
How wrong I was.
playoffs.
How wrong I was.
Dastardly Jerks
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Don't feel bad about that. It was all very likely to have happened.
Unfortunately I don't have the Simpsons version gif of this so I'm just going to substitute this gif instead:
Replace anything else in my life with this GIF and I'll be just as happy as I am to see it now.
It's versatile like that.
ARGH MY GROIN
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
Sorry ducks...I was rooting for you guys and Sekac as well. Chicago is a beast of a team despite Marvie's question of their coach. This dominance might be over after this season with the rising salaries though.
For now, GO LIGHTNING AND GOOD OL TORANNA BOI STEVIE STAMMERKOS!
For now, GO LIGHTNING AND GOOD OL TORANNA BOI STEVIE STAMMERKOS!
Poor soul, that's 36 hours more of life without Splatoon
Calamari41
41 > 38
Am I in the right place? This is the Toronto statistics discussion thread, correct?
SmackCrackleNPop
Member
Wassup guys. We came bringing GIFs
wanna dance?
wanna eat pizza?
wanna take a nap?
Ugh, feels bad to be eliminated, coming so close.
Let's hug it out.
wanna dance?
wanna eat pizza?
wanna take a nap?
Ugh, feels bad to be eliminated, coming so close.
Let's hug it out.
Not even Zubov could protect us from that trainwreck of a goalie we have. They need to address that first
SmackCrackleNPop
Member
At least Beauch didn't suffer that concussion to end his career.
So uh,
Fowler Despres
Lindholm, Wisniewski
Stoner Vatanen
Unless someone wants Stoner? Still think we can use one more top D man.
Our D 1-6 is better than Chicago's 1-6 but their 1-2 is better than ours. The difference.
CreeperBlocks
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Ducks, do you guys think Goalies will be an Issue now?
Fred didn't look too hot in the entirety of the playoffs tbh
Fred didn't look too hot in the entirety of the playoffs tbh
Calamari41
41 > 38
I think another big difference is that we were essentially rolling with two rookie goalies this year. Barely any games played between them last season. Andersen should only improve from here, and he had a great season and post season barring a couple of performances.
Read my mind while I was typing. I think it's an experience issue, which can be fixed with development and conditioning. But there's no doubt that the lack of an experienced goalie is a large part of what's been holding us slightly back.
Andersen has had a good playoffs from my point of view, though. He basically single handedly won game 1 against the Hawks for us, and performed very well against a Calgary team that was getting tons of good shots off.
SmackCrackleNPop
Member
You're right. Andersen didn't have that 'stellar' game and sort of fizzled at the end (our turnovers didn't help either) but should be better next year with this experience to improve upon.
Dastardly Jerks
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Welcome back to Overanalysing That One Shift That Leafs Player Took In 01/17/15.
Here's some stats on some rookies that statistically we may or may not draft. And here's some stats on those stats. Want graphs? We got those too. Wanna know what someone said on Leafs Lunch? You bet your bazookas we've got the stats on what that guy said.
He made key saves. Which is more than what Hiller could do.
We need an All-Star goalie, quick (I hate that I made that pun). Serviceable isn't good enough. Can Andersen become one? Can GIBSON become one? Well, they're kind of banking on that.
What work will Dwayne Roloson do with them this offseason to ensure that?
These and many more questions, coming soon in Ducks Offseason Report.
.........
So hey, where can I see what injuries Ducks players were playing with?
Calamari41
41 > 38
Is it worth it to split goaltending duties a lot more between Andersen and Gibson next regular season? Not to punish Andersen or anything, but to get Gibson the experience that he also needs? Or does that then stunt Andersen's development?
It's too bad Hiller was such a bust, because we really are missing that stellar veteran goalie not just for game-winning purposes, but mentoring purposes as well.
It's too bad Hiller was such a bust, because we really are missing that stellar veteran goalie not just for game-winning purposes, but mentoring purposes as well.
Qwerty710710
a child left behind
Rangers should trade the King and Nash to the Oilers for their first round pick.
Dastardly Jerks
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That's why I'm really happy that Dwayne Roloson is our goalie coach. He's EXACTLY the veteran leadership and mentoring both goalies need.
I actually thought that this year was going to be the year that Gibson and Andersen were split 50/50 duties. I expect that this will be the case next year.
I actually thought that this year was going to be the year that Gibson and Andersen were split 50/50 duties. I expect that this will be the case next year.
Dastardly Jerks
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Oh cool - I get to shave.
Calamari41
41 > 38
Yup, and I'm sure that's why Murray felt comfortable making the moves he did at goal. And he was right to do it... As you said, Andersen may have faltered a bit, but Hiller would have seen us out in the first round or would have been benched like he was when Calgary came to town.
Lol who the hell would give McDavid away for Nash, not even the loilers I'm sure
SmackCrackleNPop
Member
Yeah we probably would have been eliminated in the first round with Hiller yet again.
Andersen is the guy unless Gibson takes the job from him, hopefully Gibson stays healthy so he can play more games. Remember we were overusing Andersen through the year and even resorted to using Labarbera and signing Ilya fucking Bryzgalov for insurance. Pretty happy Murray figured out a way to part ways with Bryz.
Dastardly Jerks
Banned
Oh shit you guys. Next year has to be the year we win, otherwise we're fucked.
Contract season.
Contract season.