Around the League - Why can't our team be as much fun to watch as other teams?

[Caniac125330]

I was at the game, went up to DC for it. It was absolutely incredible, the NHL definitely got this one right. Best hockey experience I've ever had.

 

[Stickpucker]

I went to the classic with my Caps fan wife today. It was great and a fun game. Very unique and up there with the best Canes playoff games I've been to other than game 7 of the SCF. As much as people complain, I'd go to another in a heartbeat. We did get gouged on the ticket prices, but that's expected.

You married a Caps fan?! Shouldn't that be a dealbreaker.

 

[A Star is Burns]

You married a Caps fan?! Shouldn't that be a dealbreaker.

They aren't really that high on my hated list, and the Canes won the Cup a month after we started dating in college, so I've always had that to hold over her. The fact that we even met was because she was a Caps/hockey fan. I can think of many worse teams for her to have been a fan of personally.

 

[Sens1Canes2]

Oilers trade David Perron to the Penguins for Klinkhammer and 2015 1st. Good trade both ways IMO.

 

[What the Faulk]

There goes any theory I had about Tlusty's value being that high.

 

[nobuddy]

Oilers trade David Perron to the Penguins for Klinkhammer and 2015 1st. Good trade both ways IMO.

Agreed.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Depending on what moves JR makes at the deadline, that could very well be a "Doug Weight"-type move for Pittsburgh.

 

[What the Faulk]

Klinkhammer's season in emoticons:

Made the Coyotes again
The Coyotes suck
Traded to Pittsburgh
Traded to Edmonton

 

[w e l o s t b o y s]

Oilers trade David Perron to the Penguins for Klinkhammer and 2015 1st. Good trade both ways IMO.

Excellent strategy by Mctavish, how will Francis respond?

 

[the halleJOKEL]

we like our group

 

[nobuddy]

Pittsburgh is set up real well to have some serious depth this year:

Perron-Crosby-Downie
Comeau-Malkin-Hornqvist
Kunitz-Sutter-Bennett (this line has been tearing it up recently)
Megna-Goc-Spaling

Maatta-Letang
Martin-Ehrhoff
Despres-Bortuzzo

Fleury
Greiss

There's no doubt in my mind that that team walks to the Cup.

 

[What the Faulk]

I'm still leaning towards crediting Jason Karmanos over Rutherford.

 

[Joe McGrath]

Pittsburgh is set up real well to have some serious depth this year:

Perron-Crosby-Downie
Comeau-Malkin-Hornqvist
Kunitz-Sutter-Bennett (this line has been tearing it up recently)
Megna-Goc-Spaling

Maatta-Letang
Martin-Ehrhoff
Despres-Bortuzzo

Fleury
Greiss

There's no doubt in my mind that that team walks to the Cup.

Cup or finals?

 

[Joe McGrath]

I'm still leaning towards crediting Jason Karmanos over Rutherford.

I imagine their GM in waiting had more say than JK

 

[nobuddy]

Cup or finals?

Walk to the finals. I'd bet on them to win the Cup as well, especially with the way Fleury's playing as well. LA only has one Muzzin-Doughty pairing. Chicago only has one Toews line. Pittsburgh is a matchup nightmare if Sid and Geno both have legit wingers, which they now finally do for the first time in forever (barring health of course)

 

[What the Faulk]

I imagine their GM in waiting had more say than JK

I mean in building some of the team this year, not this trade specifically. JK was the analytics expert that JR always referred to and a lot of their moves this year felt very influenced by him.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

How long until they trade future Norris winner jschultzo?

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

mike leggo threw up on the ice in the pens game today

gross

 

[Wolfpuck]

1 more point for the Oil

And that's all they get...

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

If you take into account that they traded MPS and the 33rd pick that year (Barbashev) to get Perron, then traded him for a pick that's a lock to be between 25 & 30 and Klinkhammer, essentially what they did was trade MPS, Perron and a 2nd for a 4th line tweener and the ability to pick 3-8 spots higher in a different draft. #assetmanagement

The fact that second turned into a guy who would probably would go top 10 in a redraft is just icing on the cake

 

[What the Faulk]

I think you can simplify it to MPS for Klinkhammer and the jump in draft position since Perron cancels out with himself and you've kinda got the second twice.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

I think you can simplify it to MPS for Klinkhammer and the jump in draft position since Perron cancels out with himself and you've kinda got the second twice.

you can

which is actually a pretty good trade

 

[nobuddy]

you can

which is actually a pretty good trade

yep. klinkhammer is good.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

yep. klinkhammer is good.

he is an nhl roster player

 

[nobuddy]

he is an nhl roster player

hot take alert.