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NHL Off-Season 2017 |OT| Weve Been Here Since October
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Fate_Shirou
Member
I was so triggered when you guys started insulting iginla
haha you guys must be joking
iginla is a class act
haha you guys must be joking
iginla is a class act
Fata1moose
Banned
If only there was some kind of draft that could have helped you guys. :|
Velcro Fly
Member
going to miss bonino but maybe not at that price
one of those players i hope does well regardless of where he plays
one of those players i hope does well regardless of where he plays
WE ARE FUCKED!!
Lol
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
He was good but like a lot of people we let go, they're not worth the money they're getting. Especially given our cap situation.
Iginla is a loser, he should retire. His hissy fit to leave the Avs after chasing the money was pathetic. He's been washed up for years.I was so triggered when you guys started insulting iginla
haha you guys must be joking
iginla is a class act
CreeperBlocks
Banned
Ottawa Two expansion coming
Gunstar Ikari
Unconfirmed Member
I was so triggered when you guys started insulting iginla
haha you guys must be joking
iginla is a class act
Iginla is inexplicably good vs Nashville, he needs to go somewhere far away.
Gatineau Députés
Lone_Prodigy
Member
I'm guessing term was a factor in wooing MDZ and Gagner. They should help on the power play.
Nothing terribly exciting and no albatross contracts either.
Nothing terribly exciting and no albatross contracts either.
God I fucking wish.
It's going to be so weird and awkward when they get a taxpayer funded downtown arena.
excelsiorlef
Member
Bonino could be 2C in Nashville.
Rutherford is willing to wait as far as into the season to get the Pens their 3C... here's hoping not that long.
Because Carter Rowney 3C is not good.
Rutherford is willing to wait as far as into the season to get the Pens their 3C... here's hoping not that long.
Because Carter Rowney 3C is not good.
Babs will probably love him. Wins faceoffs, plays a lot of PK minutes, is a real gud human bean
Fate_Shirou
Member
excelsiorlef
Member
Well shit hope Cullen is returning to the Pens then because Moore was the best guy to replace him.
Fate_Shirou
Member
I really do hope so, we need someone who can win faceoffs...
excelsiorlef
Member
Reality is Pens are going to be significantly weaker at C if Cullen leaves and they don't get a good replacement for him and Bonino. That's a no duh level analysis I know, but like yikes right now. In one off season they went from centre is a place of strength to Carter Rowney is their best current option at 3C.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
Chris Kunitz to Tampa Bay.... uhh okay
excelsiorlef
Member
Kunitz era is over he goes to Tbay.
Not that I wanted him back exactly but Pens are losing all their depth. Though I guess Sprong replaces him.
That said he was invisible most of the year and the only reason I call him depth really is because he had a huge game 7 against Ottawa and was solid in the finals but who is to say he could maintain that.
Not that I wanted him back exactly but Pens are losing all their depth. Though I guess Sprong replaces him.
That said he was invisible most of the year and the only reason I call him depth really is because he had a huge game 7 against Ottawa and was solid in the finals but who is to say he could maintain that.
lol maybe the best way I can put it.
Also it's funny seeing Moore back. Sort of a sign that Burke stink has really aired out now.
bonesmccoy
Banned
Conte's plug job is amongst the best in the business
excelsiorlef
Member
Fisher is probably retiring
My assessment of the Rangers' offseason from their elimination from the playoffs a month and a half ago is still holding up fairly well: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=236397012&postcount=2439
Only real notable misses: the Raanta trade was after the expansion draft and not before it, Rick Nash's name hasn't really come up in conversation (though I did say this would be more of a deadline thing if it happened at all), Marc Staal is still likely a part of the top 6 at least to start and DeAngelo's arrival probably makes it less likely we see Bereglazov this year (at least to start), and the Rangers did manage to keep the 3 players I mentioned through the expansion draft but it was by virtue of Vegas throwing a bit of a curve and going after Lindberg. Also, Shattenkirk's contract is waaaaaaaay more favorable than I ever expected it would be.
The AV section is a bit more complicated, but there has been no talk of re-signing Tanner Glass, Gorton has gotten rid of the crutch on defense that was Dan Girardi, and the Rangers have also moved Jeff Beukeboom away from behind the bench and are supposedly bringing Lindy Ruff in, which also gives them a pretty good "interim head coach" option at their disposal should they need it. All this signifies to me that management has come to the same conclusion: the benefit of the doubt is now gone for AV.
Now we can better assess some of the deals the Rangers have made, by the way.
Stepan's $6.5m becomes Shattenkirk's $6.65m.
Raanta goes to Arizona and brings a return of DeAngelo, Lias Andersson, and Ondrej Pavelec (Raanta's 1m turns into Pavelec's 1.3m).
Dan Girardi's $5.5m becomes Brendan Smith's $4.35m.
Gotta say, aside from the hole we have at center right now (and the question mark that is Pavelec as a backup), that's a pretty damn good job of maximizing what meager assets we had to work with coming into this offseason.
Only real notable misses: the Raanta trade was after the expansion draft and not before it, Rick Nash's name hasn't really come up in conversation (though I did say this would be more of a deadline thing if it happened at all), Marc Staal is still likely a part of the top 6 at least to start and DeAngelo's arrival probably makes it less likely we see Bereglazov this year (at least to start), and the Rangers did manage to keep the 3 players I mentioned through the expansion draft but it was by virtue of Vegas throwing a bit of a curve and going after Lindberg. Also, Shattenkirk's contract is waaaaaaaay more favorable than I ever expected it would be.
The AV section is a bit more complicated, but there has been no talk of re-signing Tanner Glass, Gorton has gotten rid of the crutch on defense that was Dan Girardi, and the Rangers have also moved Jeff Beukeboom away from behind the bench and are supposedly bringing Lindy Ruff in, which also gives them a pretty good "interim head coach" option at their disposal should they need it. All this signifies to me that management has come to the same conclusion: the benefit of the doubt is now gone for AV.
Now we can better assess some of the deals the Rangers have made, by the way.
Stepan's $6.5m becomes Shattenkirk's $6.65m.
Raanta goes to Arizona and brings a return of DeAngelo, Lias Andersson, and Ondrej Pavelec (Raanta's 1m turns into Pavelec's 1.3m).
Dan Girardi's $5.5m becomes Brendan Smith's $4.35m.
Gotta say, aside from the hole we have at center right now (and the question mark that is Pavelec as a backup), that's a pretty damn good job of maximizing what meager assets we had to work with coming into this offseason.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Pens have probably the best 1-2C tandem in the league. They just need a 3/4C that can kill penalties and they'll be fine.
excelsiorlef
Member
Pens counted on their 3rd and 4th to also have offensive flair and provide timely goals.
Especially their Cs
Gunstar Ikari
Unconfirmed Member
Fisher is almost certainly retiring. I don't see him signing anywhere else, and it sure as hell looks like Poile is building a team without him despite saying that he'd be kept in mind. (Only way he'd fit in the roster as it's currently shaping up is if Jarnkrok gets stuck on wing yet again.)
Wonder who would be the captain, then. Josi?
Wonder who would be the captain, then. Josi?
Subban?
FUCK YOUUUUUU
Could see Lou giving Polak a 1-year "rill gud human being" contract at Babs' suggestion.
when the michael jordan laughing gif doesn't quite do it
excelsiorlef
Member
In that case you can grab Kessel's buddy Bozak from the Leafs for a 1st
Rather have kept Bonino
excelsiorlef
Member
5.5 for 3 years for Schultz... that's a fucking lot.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Schultz getting paid like a top pairing guy wow.