2017-2018 News Around The NHL Thread

[Brokin]

If Ottawa's choices are to lose Karlsson for nothing if he refuses to re-sign vs. trading him - Ekblad would be exactly the type of player they'd be looking for.

Young, locked up long term and can (somewhat) replace what Karlsson brings on the first pair.

Not many teams have similar players to offfer and the cap space we do.

Likelihood it happens is almost zero, just saying, it makes sense if they can't lock him up.

The Sens would need someone to run their PP and move the puck up ice. Ekblad has been focused on D only since Lu complained about Bobby Boo's run and gun system. Plus Ek got no PP time last game which tells me BB is not happy with what he saw with Ek on the PP. His skating is not as bad as people make it out but it certainly is no where near what you would expect from a guy making $7.5M/8 yrs. The only way that looks reasonable is probably the last 2 years of his contract when the Cap is likely close to $95M +.

 

[Gentle Man]

I'd MUCH rather have Doughty than Karlsson. Not as good offensively but, IMO, much better defensively.

I think Karlsson will get paid more than Doughty, not by much, but I'd much rather have Doughty anyway.

Go away Toronto.

 

[Boothinator]

Philly just got a goal taken away which was clearly no Goaltender Interference...

 

[RainingRats]

I'd MUCH rather have Doughty than Karlsson. Not as good offensively but, IMO, much better defensively.

I think Karlsson will get paid more than Doughty, not by much, but I'd much rather have Doughty anyway.

Go away Toronto.

Agree. Rather have Doughty too. If we're redoing this d for conversation purposes, much rather have DD. We'd have to ship out Yandle and/or Ekblad .

 

[SoupyFIN]

 

[GrumpyKelly]

"did she say yes?" at the end

lol

 

[FinlandPanther]

That’s actually really cool. Unlike those crappy proposals on the Jumbotron.

 

[Gentle Man]

Vegas 5-0 in OT.

So f***ing salty.



Interesting

 

[I am not exposed]

Vegas 5-0 in OT.

So ****ing salty.



Interesting

Maybe we can give them Dadanov and Trocheck for a 4th round pick......

 

[Ryuji Yamazaki]

Maybe we can give them Dadanov and Trocheck for a 4th round pick......

March tied for the team lead in scoring, Smith in 2nd.

Incredible.

 

[RainingRats]

March tied for the team lead in scoring, Smith in 2nd.

Incredible.

The new Gudbranson and Kulikov except this duo is actually good

 

[SoupyFIN]

Why didn't anyone care to point out when they'd lost three in a row before this game?

Oh right, we can't complain about that.

 

[letsgrowcactus]

Why didn't anyone care to point out when they'd lost three in a row before this game?

Oh right, we can't complain about that.

I wish our worst losing streak was just three games, or that we were able to put together two five-game winning streaks like them. They're still 6-4-0 over their last ten games. They're an expansion team - they should be losing. Instead there's a decent chance they will make the playoffs while we have almost certainly (and deservedly) played ourselves out of contention.
Yes I'm upset about that.

 

[Ryuji Yamazaki]

Why didn't anyone care to point out when they'd lost three in a row before this game?

Oh right, we can't complain about that.

Because that would reflect poorly on Gallant and this is the unofficial "I wish we had Gallant still cuz he's elite" thread.

 

[EnforceTheLaus]

Moulson may be an interesting.....


5 million American dollars


....never mind

 

[Mogo]

The new Gudbranson and Kulikov except this duo is actually good

Next it'll be Barkov and Huberdeau?

 

[StrangeVision]

Next it'll be Barkov and Huberdeau?

With our luck we'll trade Ekblad and Matheson who will then go on to alternate winning the Norris for the next decade.

 

[Drugs Delaney]

Kiss this team goodbye. Maybe after all is said and done we can all come together on a true villain to pin it on. Until then...

 

[RainingRats]

Wonder who Tallon will give away in the Seattle Expansion. Maybe Barkov and Huberdeau for a 3rd. "They're up for contracts and we needed to clear some space for some of our younger players"

 

[EnforceTheLaus]

What did the Swiss ever do to us?

 

[batting1k]

 

[5 Hole]

How bad are the other options??

 

[GermanPanther]

Back to good old europe. Where the Ice is wide and you have place to play like the Pens.

 

[SoupyFIN]

What did the Swiss ever do to us?

Anything that keeps Rowe as far away as possible from being re-hired is positive news.

 

[Chaos2k7]

So 8 year extension to not allow this treasure to leave the organization?