2017-18 Around the League Thread

[Zombotron]

Steal.

 

[Pastor Of Muppets]

Looks like Lilijgren lived up to form in his first prospects game for the Leafs. Apparently looked great on the PP but ended up -4 in a 5-2 loss.

Sounds about right.

Hard to believe that Liljegren being a -4 in a prospects game makes one of the top stories on Rogers/TSN.

 

[Hit the post]

Hard to believe that Liljegren being a -4 in a prospects game makes one of the top stories on Rogers/TSN.

It's the OLD joke (TSN=Toronto Sports Network)...

 

[nucks88]

It's the OLD joke (TSN=Toronto Sports Network)...

You mean it doesn't?

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

He looked like absolute **** on every goal too.

Wow did he ever.

 

[Egghead1999]

Wow did he ever.

leafs fans thought they had a steal of the 2017 draft

 

[hellstick]

leafs fans thought they had a steal of the 2017 draft

You can argue that at pick 17, Liljegren was a steal.

But Leaf fans are a special breed. Canucks posters were similar when our team was good.

 

[Nuckles]

 

[Josepho]

another big win for chayka, another loss for tallon

arizona might have a top 10 defence in the nhl

 

[PG Canuck]

Chayka is good.

 

[Hollywood Burrows]

Chayka is doing very interesting work in Arizona.

I sometimes wish nobody cared about our team. Not letting our dumbass owner and GM/President off the hook, but the constant pressure from... let's say "low information" fans and media people is a huge drag and inhibits the sort of risk-taking that results in an unconventional hire like Chayka.

Gillis was a former NHL player and extremely prominent agent with 30+ years in pro hockey when he moved into management, and it broke the brains of so many people in this city. No chance they'd ever hire a kid like Chayka.

 

[Nuckles]

Chayka is playing chess while some of these other GMs are struggling to play that sorting block game

 

[Breakers]

Chayka is playing chess while some of these other GMs are struggling to play that sorting block game

UGGGGGGHHHH

And what the hell did we give up for Gudbranson?

Demers is a way better D-man and Arizona got him for NOTHING.

What are the Taxes like in Arizona?

 

[y2kcanucks]

Wow Chayka! Wish he was our GM. Arizona will definitely be better than the Canucks this season, as long as Raanta holds up in net.

 

[VC]

Why was Tallon seemingly so desperate to get ride of Demers?

Retaining on the contract too...

 

[Nuckles]

 

[Hollywood Burrows]

You'd think a lot of teams could have topped that offer for Demers. But McGinn throws lots of splashy hits...

 

[Breakers]

This is so *** embarrassing.

3.9 AAV for a player of Jason Demers calibre.

GTFOH

 

[Hit the post]

UGGGGGGHHHH

And what the hell did we give up for Gudbranson?

Demers is a way better D-man and Arizona got him for NOTHING.

What are the Taxes like in Arizona?

heh, we might lose Guds for nothing if he bolts (pending UFA this season). So we could have basically rented an injured player for one healthy season (at the cost of a former 1st round pick + very high 2nd round pick).

 

[Knight53]

Tallon could be interested in Gudbranson with Demers gone now. Try to pry their first-round pick.

 

[Reign Nateo]

Apparrently Demers nixed a trade to Vancouver for Gudbranson.

 

[Nuckles]

Apparrently Demers nixed a trade to Vancouver for Gudbranson.

Yeah, I imagine taxes, travel, and weather might have had something to do with it.

He has played in San Jose, Dallas, Florida, and now Arizona. Me thinks he likes hot, sunny weather.

 

[timw33]

Apparrently Demers nixed a trade to Vancouver for Gudbranson.

That kills me.

 

[PG Canuck]

Yeah, I imagine taxes, travel, and weather might have had something to do with it.

Living in Arizona, with little media exposure, cashing in paycheques and playing on a likely better team...good choice by Demers.

 

[Nuckles]