Around The League - 15-16 Part II (Expansion!)

[YWGinYYZ]

Continued from: http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1915739

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[mcpw]

lolfirst

ramble ramble Benning

ramble ramble Toews

 

[sully1410]

I'm actually arguing with an Oilers fan that their prospect pool is better then ours WITHOUT McDavid. Also they suddenly have amazing defensive depth now. Where did that come from?

 

[surixon]

I'm actually arguing with an Oilers fan that their prospect pool is better then ours WITHOUT McDavid. Also they suddenly have amazing defensive depth now. Where did that come from?

Let them live in their fantasy world.

They have terrible defensive depth, it's funny how Reinhardt is suddenly good now that he's on their team.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

I'm actually arguing with an Oilers fan that their prospect pool is better then ours WITHOUT McDavid. Also they suddenly have amazing defensive depth now. Where did that come from?

Reinhart, obviously.

In response to your question went and looked at their D roster to refresh my memory. It is still pretty sad. Petry out, Sekera in. Reinhart hasn't progressed since his draft. May still turn out OK eventually but his development has been underwhelming. Nurse might be ready to be an upgrade but they need more than 1 promising rookie.

Sekera and Klefbom look like a pretty good 2nd pair (both lefties though) and they have a bunch of fair to good 3rd pair guys but no 1st pair at all.

 

[Sweech]

What I've learned this year:

Never under any circumstances hire a GM from the Bruins management tree. Benning and Sweeney are awful.

 

[Aavco Cup]

http://m.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Morning-Buzz/2015/08/04/NHL-MLBAM.aspx?hl=nhl&sc=0

MLBAM will take over operations of the websites of the league and its 30 clubs, all mobile applications, and its GameCenter Live streaming video service. The NHL had previously used NeuLion as its digital vendor for the past seven years.

 

[mcpw]

What I've learned this year:

Never under any circumstances hire a GM from the Bruins management tree. Benning and Sweeney are awful.

I'll wait for Griffin Reinhart's season and Chiarelli's next big move before I make that call. His smaller moves were awful, though. Marincin+Gordon for Gryba+Korpikoski...

 

[meedle]

100mil a year for the NHL. Seems like a good deal.

http://mweb.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on-hockey/25259226/report-nhl-partners-with-mlb-on-digital-media-deal-valued-at-12b

 

[surixon]

100mil a year for the NHL. Seems like a good deal.

http://mweb.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on-hockey/25259226/report-nhl-partners-with-mlb-on-digital-media-deal-valued-at-12b

Not too shabby depending on what they were hauling in per year from their last provider.

 

[Hammer Slammer]

As long as they don't go the MLB route of taking down all online content, I'm good with that. The MLB streaming service is miles above NeuLion.

 

[Lomac]

 

[CorgisPer60]

Good for Noel. He's a good eye for talent, even if he doesn't know how to use it properly. >_>

 

[mcpw]

Random thought:
Why is everybody freaking out about Kane/Toews, when Ovechkin's contract was wayyy bigger relative to the cap, and Crosby/Malkin were payed much more than "21M" relative to a 71.4M cap?

These contracts are nothing special, really.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Random thought:
Why is everybody freaking out about Kane/Toews, when Ovechkin's contract was wayyy bigger relative to the cap, and Crosby/Malkin were payed much more than "21M" relative to a 71.4M cap?

These contracts are nothing special, really.

I wouldn't put it that way. They are special but manageable. The Hawks demonstrated how it is done. You have to be willing to trade and give up quality. They gave up a key building block in Saad but when the dust settled they had brought their cap under control. They are probably as good as before and got a bit younger too.

Once you have built a strong team you have to be prepared to shuffle the deck to control the cap hit. You need to move quickly and decisively. They gave up value and got value back.

I remember a lot of dire predictions for Minny when they signed both Suter and Parise. They didn't get the instant SC contender some thought they would but they didn't get cap hell either.

 

[knorthern knight]

http://m.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Morning-Buzz/2015/08/04/NHL-MLBAM.aspx?hl=nhl&sc=0

MLBAM will take over operations of the websites of the league and its 30 clubs, all mobile applications, and its GameCenter Live streaming video service. The NHL had previously used NeuLion as its digital vendor for the past seven years.

From the NHL press release http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=776247&navid=nhl:topheads

MLBAM receives exclusive rights to distribute live, out-of-market NHL telecasts in the United States and certain international markets, including via the NHL GameCenter LIVE subscription service.

Sounds like it doesn't apply to Canada. Looks like I'll still have to put up with the "psychic posters" who cheer for our goals, or boo opponents' goals, 45 seconds before they happen on my GCL stream Oh well, at least Rogers added a 4500 kilo-bippies stream last season, which definitely looks better.

 

[Hammer Slammer]

I laughed so ****ing hard when I saw the Brandon Sutter deal I think I scared some people

 

[LadyJet26]

I laughed so ****ing hard when I saw the Brandon Sutter deal I think I scared some people

I did too. So so so so bad

 

[EastRiver]

I like Sutter more then most here but I don't like him enough to give him that contract. Not only did Benning lose the trade for Sutter he lost the contract to.

 

[sully1410]

Yuck. I guess that's the trend these days

It's not like Nick Bonino is amazing either though.

 

[EastRiver]

Yuck. I guess that's the trend these days

It's not like Nick Bonino is amazing either though.

Just as good if not better then Sutter and yet Benning added.

 

[sully1410]

Just as good if not better then Sutter and yet Benning added.

Point totals are similar.

 

[YWGinYYZ]

Point totals are similar.

P/60 last year was not, which is arguably more important. 1.99 Bonino, 1.18 Sutter, 5v5 - that's a huge difference. They're closer when you look at all situations, but I don't think the difference favours Vancouver.

 

[Hank Chinaski]

Canucks fans that think Sutter will be a lateral step from Bonino are in for such a rude awakening.

Brandon Sutter was the single largest problem for the Pens last year. He is awful. Benning is a dolt.

 

[Hank Chinaski]

Details still pretty murky:

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/patrick-kane-subject-of-police-investigation--report-160502314.html

Just a quick reminder re: the libel rule

13) Libel: Any posts libeling players, prospects, or hockey personnel. It's not acceptable to post that you heard Player X has a drinking/drug/sex/personal problem from a "good" source. Do not post information that can be considered defamatory without a link to a credible media source. Other forums, personal websites, hearsay, and personal testimonials are not considered credible.

I'm guessing that more concrete facts will start coming out about this incident fairly soon.