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[CrazedArabMan]

Wonder who the Wings are targeting.....

 

[Jblanks]

No pls.

GG Metro.

 

[zroid]

Pittsburgh targeting Kessel? Kessel + Crosby would be ridiculous

I would love this. Hopefully they can make a good deal.

 

[Red_Man]

Pittsburgh targeting Kessel? Kessel + Crosby would be ridiculous

And it would completely gut their defense. Pens aren't going to win another cup by out scoring other teams while they have Fleury in net.

 

[Smiley90]

It begins

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saw that coming, he's just not worth 4.5mio anymore. bottom 6 d-man, much as we all love him, we've got young guys coming up.

 

[Calamari41]

Everybody wants young Penguin D.

Fucking disgusting

 

[FUBAR McDangles]

Fucking disgusting

I laughed really hard at this

 

[MetatronM]

Fucking disgusting

I was going to point out the same thing.

Even better coming from Cox.

 

[Unhandled Exception]

Get the fuck out O'Greedy. I'm sick to death of this bullshit.

 

[Curufinwe]

I'm surprised Stalberg didn't get picked up, he's pretty good at suppressing shots against, I think he's a decent bottom 6 option.

2 years left at $3m, only played 25 games last year.

 

[Red_Man]

#Canucks have inquired about Lucic. Probably 25 other teams have, too. Bruins could ransom him or keep Lucic despite Cap crunch.

 

[Coldnoodle]

Defenseman Mike Green and center Eric Fehr will not be returning to the Capitals next season and will test the unrestricted free agent market on July 1, the agent for both players told CSNwashington.com on Thursday

;_;

 

[iLLmAtlc]

Kinda stinks green doesn't put up insane numbers anymore. I still think his 31 goals/73 pt season was one of 2-3 greatest offensive achievements in cap era.

 

[Samyy]

2 years left at $3m, only played 25 games last year.

Oh that explains it...

 

[yyzjohn]

A Pens powerplay with Crosby, Malkin and Kessel...that would be something.

 

[imBask]

I hope they trade Bieksa for Phaneuf, I really want to see the bittersweetness on both sides

 

[Wingfan19]

;_;

Which means Wings will be going after Green hard.

 

[Coldnoodle]

Kinda stinks green doesn't put up insane numbers anymore. I still think his 31 goals/73 pt season was one of 2-3 greatest offensive achievements in cap era.

Yep.

Dude was a beast.

Still quietly put up 45 points last year.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

@NHLAdamK: Highlight of the day by far: Lawson Crouse just made $200 for eating a worm in the Everglades

Kid is going places.

 

[CrazedArabMan]

Can't wait to go after Green and strike out, just like every free agency period over the last few years when we target a D guy.

 

[Foggy]

Kid is going places.

Calgary is running to their bat-phone

 

[Coldnoodle]

Kid is going places.

HAHAHAHAHA

 

[Samyy]

PLEASE DONT DRAFT CROUSE D:

 

[zroid]

:lol

 

[Red_Man]

Chiarelli:"The Oilers send their regards"
*Signs Hamilton to an offer sheet*
*Stabs Sweeney in the chest*

Hockey twitter is on fire today :lol

 

[apocalidiot]

Holy shit, that's great (using Kane face)

 

[Coldnoodle]

Chuck Gormley ‏@ChuckGormleyCSN 18s18 seconds ago
MacLellan says he may meet with one pending UFA during this visitation period. #CapitalsTalk

Pls not Beleskey.

 

[Samyy]

Pls not Beleskey.

Stoll

 

[ZeroGravity]

I'm not sure whether to be relieved or disappointed that the Lightning are going to have the most boring offseason.

 

[Fei]

edit: I'm really sick of the WGR (buffalo sports radio) guys talking about trading for RoR with the money he seems to be wanting. They keep talking about how it would take Reinheart and Zadoraov and how that would be a good trade. NO THANK YOU.

Agreed. I really don't like the idea of moving Reinhart in particular. He's gonna be a stud. If Zadorov ever realizes this is a job that matters, he could be a great #2. I like ROR a lot, but I wouldn't want to trade foundational players considering the contract headache he's going to be.

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

See you, Bieksa.

If we get Lucic, Miller will want out. So there's a silver lining there.

 

[imBask]

wait how was Mark Stone able to sign his new contract with his SHATTERED wrist?

 

[Coldnoodle]

Alex Prewitt ‏@alex_prewitt 8m8 minutes ago
Re-signing Gleason as a No. 7 D-man is on the table. Caps have talked "a few times" but that's "not going to be a priority off the hop."

 

[Red_Man]

Holy shit, that's great (using Kane face)

Someone made it in the NHL 16 cover art thread, it's perfect.

wait how was Mark Stone able to sign his new contract with his SHATTERED wrist?

:lol :lol

 

[Smiley90]

See you, Bieksa.

If we get Lucic, Miller will want out. So there's a silver lining there.

:lol I can imagine the discussion

"Hey Ryan, can you please submit a list of teams"
"Fuck no I wanna stay here"
"We'll trade for Lucic otherwise"
"..... Please not Edmonton"

wait how was Mark Stone able to sign his new contract with his SHATTERED wrist?

:lol out of left field

 

[demosthenes]

Agreed. I really don't like the idea of moving Reinhart in particular. He's gonna be a stud. If Zadorov ever realizes this is a job that matters, he could be a great #2. I like ROR a lot, but I wouldn't want to trade foundational players considering the contract headache he's going to be.

The WGR guys seem to be obsessed with trading away Reinheart/Zadoraov (i probably mispelled both of those lol) and draft picks to be a contender this year it seems like. I'm fine w/ the slow build picking off a guy every so often but not overpaying. And I'm even more skeptical if they don't have some assurance from RoR before a trade.

 

[ShaneB]

;_;

The F16 finds a new landing spot. Oh well, more bummed about Green. Had a slump, but played really solidly last year.

 

[Marvie_3]

I'm surprised Stalberg didn't get picked up, he's pretty good at suppressing shots against, I think he's a decent bottom 6 option.

This person has never seen Stalberg play.

Stalberg is one of the most useless players Ive ever seen.

 

[Fata1moose]

This person has never seen Stalberg play.

Stalberg is one of the most useless players Ive ever seen.

That's the problem of looking at statistics and nothing else.

 

[Red_Man]

This person has never seen Stalberg play.

Stalberg is one of the most useless players Ive ever seen.

He suppresses shots tho

 

[Coldnoodle]

DJ Bean ‏@DJ_Bean 1m1 minute ago
Kind of interesting note in there: Eriksson lost his full no-trade when the Bruins missed the playoffs last season. http://bigbadblog.weei.com/sports/b...rom-all-bruins-with-partial-no-trade-clauses/ …

Oof.

 

[iLLmAtlc]

Iuno watching by itself isn't that helpful either IMO. Everyone has biases and misses stuff. Especially when people are discussing online it's always my observation versus yours, who do you believe lol.

 

[Unhandled Exception]

Trade O'Greedy for some picks, sign Green and Sekera with his cap. Fuck it. Fuck it all.

 

[Fata1moose]

I don't get the Avalanche fans who want to trade Duchene over O'reilly. Duchene actually wants to play here and takes discounts to boot.

 

[Smiley90]

Oof.

We'll take one Eriksson please

 

[Unhandled Exception]

I don't get the Avalanche fans who want to trade Duchene over O'reilly. Duchene actually wants to play here and takes discounts to boot.

Don't worry no one in charge would ever think this. Funny what drafting a guy like Mac can do to people's heads

 

[iLLmAtlc]

Just one bad example of "watch da games"

If Vancouver never kept a single amateur scout on staff, never paid any attention to junior hockey anywhere in the world, never watched a single game, never did any in-depth research, never prepared for the draft for more than three hours each year, and simply took the next highest scoring CHL forward with every selection they had, they would have drafted over 4000 more games of future NHL experience, nearly 1000 more goals, and over 1500 more assists than they did under the Ron Delorme regime. Vancouver's scouting since 2000 has not just been useless, it's been a cataclysmic failure on all fronts, and probably the single largest reason why the Canucks have not been able to accrue enough assets to build a perennial Stanley Cup contender.

http://canucksarmy.com/2014/5/20/we-think-the-vancouver-canucks-may-have-a-scouting-problem

Lol nucks but these are all professional scouts who specialize in watching the game, have all the tape at their disposal. To me it kinda shows how flawed the scouting process is and how your owe biases lead you astray. One example in the article is Burke drafted somebody with 4 points in 131 games and 1000 penalty minutes. Gotta get that truculence.

 

[Unhandled Exception]

I've said this multiple times but O'Greedy and Barrie share an agent. So even when this is over it's not actually over.

 

[imBask]

everytime someone talks about bad drafting, I love to go back and check the 2003 draft.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_NHL_Entry_Draft

what a hot mess, especially for the Canadiens, Kostistyn over soooooooooooooooo many good players

 

[Smiley90]

Just one bad example of "watch da games"



http://canucksarmy.com/2014/5/20/we-think-the-vancouver-canucks-may-have-a-scouting-problem

Lol nucks but these are all professional scouts who specialize in watching the game, have all the tape at their disposal. To me it kinda shows how flawed the scouting process is and how your owe biases lead you astray. One example in the article is Burke drafted somebody with 4 points in 131 games and 1000 penalty minutes. Gotta get that truculence.

Pretty sure this is the same for every team :lol