Around the NHL XX: I guess it isn't the offseason anymore continuing edition

[mianjo]

Lehner out 6-10 weeks

Injured against the Sens

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/12/sabres-goalie-lehner-to-miss-6-10-weeks-with-sprai/

 

[starling]

Who is Lehner?

 

[Micklebot]

Wrong board, Buffalo board is thataway

 

[Rals]

Should we retitle the threat to simply: "schadenfreude" ?

 

[Deku]

Did not expect the Blue Jackets to be 0-3.

They should have won their first game but severely cocked up in the last 5 mins. I'm pissed about their start because I want the Sens to beat them tomorrow, but don't want to see my 2nd team 0-4. :/

 

[BonkTastic]

Did not expect the Blue Jackets to be 0-3.

They were an awful defensive team last year, and did absolutely nothing to address that problem in the offseason. Unsurprisingly, they have allowed 13 goals against in 3 games.

I had them well outside the playoffs in my predictions this year. Bob is good, and it's a real nice looking top-6, but their blueline might as well be a turnstile.

 

[Busboy]

They were an awful defensive team last year, and did absolutely nothing to address that problem in the offseason. Unsurprisingly, they have allowed 13 goals against in 3 games.

I had them well outside the playoffs in my predictions this year. Bob is good, and it's a real nice looking top-6, but their blueline might as well be a turnstile.

They were probably expecting a healthy Ryan Murray would make a big difference on D.

I don't follow them much but I wouldn't be surprised to see them turn it around soon.

 

[BonkTastic]

They were probably expecting a healthy Ryan Murray would make a big difference on D.

That kid has missed a crazy amount of development time.

Murray is a kid you try to insulate this year, and hope that he can get back on track after missing 149 of his past 164 games. He's not someone you should be leaning on to fix anything at this point.

 

[Deku]

Yeah their defense is the main problem. I wonder if their late-season winning streak (10 games or something) instilled some confidence in management that they would do fine with everyone healthy.

 

[Real Smart Sens Fan]

That kid has missed a crazy amount of development time.

Murray is a kid you try to insulate this year, and hope that he can get back on track after missing 149 of his past 164 games. He's not someone you should be leaning on to fix anything at this point.

Disagree. When healthy, Murray will be their best DMan.

 

[BonkTastic]

Disagree. When healthy, Murray will be their best DMan.

That is as damning a statement as I can think of to describe that Blue Jackets blueline, and also kind of proves my original point.

Also: Johnson and Savard are better, at least as of right now. Murray probably still has the best upside of the three, but he won't even be close to up to speed until mid season at least, and won't start dominating til next year at the earliest.

 

[Senscore]

They were probably expecting a healthy Ryan Murray would make a big difference on D.

I don't follow them much but I wouldn't be surprised to see them turn it around soon.

Much like the Oilers, they are writing in a young player to be a top line player, instead of focusing on development and letting it happen organically.

They really just cannot expect Ryan Murray to come in and fix everything. It's unfair and unrealistic. Especially when dealing with defensemen.

 

[ChocolateLeclaire]

Much like the Oilers, they are writing in a young player to be a top line player, instead of focusing on development and letting it happen organically.

They really just cannot expect Ryan Murray to come in and fix everything. It's unfair and unrealistic. Especially when dealing with defensemen.

Players like Karlsson and Ekblad have ruined development for young defensemen. Teams now figure these high draft picks can come in and be superstars immediately. Those players are exception not the norm.

 

[Knave]

Players like Karlsson and Ekblad have ruined development for young defensemen. Teams now figure these high draft picks can come in and be superstars immediately. Those players are exception not the norm.

Karlsson stayed over in Sweden for a year and then started in Binghamton, right?

But yeah Ekblad, Doughty come to mind.

The flipside to rushing is you could end up with someone like Schenn.

Now Schenn is no slouch but is he what the Leafs expected when they drafted him 5OA? Could he have been better? Personally - I think he could have been with more development, direction.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Sid the Kid, no points through three games. Pens start year with a 0-3 record, scoring only three goals overall.

Makes me feel pretty good about the Sens going 2-1.

 

[Very Stable Genius]

Are the Oilers going to score a goal sometime?

 

[HavlatMach9]

Hall and Eberle out with injuries

 

[MiscBrah]

Oilers looks terrible. God damn it's bad.

 

[Very Stable Genius]

Hall and Eberle out with injuries

That doesn't answer my question.

 

[HavlatMach9]

That doesn't answer my question.

i think it does . can't score even when those guys are even in.

a PP of Seguin, Benn, Spezza, Sharp, and Klinberg. damn

McDavid with his first goal. Just barely tipped and redirected a point shot

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Wings Lightening last 4 minutes 2-1 wings good game

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Hall and Eberle out with injuries

Hall just has the flu. He'll probably be back next game.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Did McJesus get that or was it Pouliot's stick?

 

[HavlatMach9]

Hall just has the flu. He'll probably be back next game.

yea not injured, i saw him out there, guess he is playing so was wrong about that

mcdavid knew he scored, he had a smile on his face

 

[ChocolateLeclaire]

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