NHL News/Notes XVI

[Juxtaposer]

Pochiro's a 22 year old ECHLer so I ain't expecting much period. Wasn't sure what the draft pick was when I commented but a possible 2nd/3rd is okay I guess.

Pochiro is just a contract.

 

[DonskoiDonscored]

Lol watch Yakupov hit 50 points this year.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Lol watch Yakupov hit 50 points this year.

In Hitchcock's D first system? I don't quite think so.

 

[LadyStanley]

Good read. Great example for his players balancing finishing BA and coaching.

 

[Vaasa]

Lol watch Yakupov hit 50 points this year.

But only get 14 goals, so the conditional pick stays a 3rd.

 

[Juxtaposer]

But only get 14 goals, so the conditional pick stays a 3rd.

I like the way you think.

 

[LadyStanley]

http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/2084...asks-will-change-design-when-water-hits-them/

Goalie masks changing design when they get wet.

 

[LadyStanley]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...-conference-stanley-cup-predictions/91784340/

Why each western conference will win

San Jose Sharks: Positioned for repeat. Not much has changed for the Western Conference champs. Every key player is back, and Logan Couture and Marc-Edouard Vlasic are healthy after missing significant time last season. Speedy winger Mikkel Boedker is another weapon on offense.

 

[weastern bias]

It's embarrassing how many people I've seen peg Edmonton as a playoff team in the Pacific this year; like, what did they even do?

Their defense got a little better and their forwards got a little worse, how does that turn the 3rd worst team in the league into a top 3-5 finisher in their division?

It's asinine, they're still the clear cut bottom dweller of the division in my eyes

 

[hohosaregood]

It's embarrassing how many people I've seen peg Edmonton as a playoff team in the Pacific this year; like, what did they even do?

Their defense got a little better and their forwards got a little worse, how does that turn the 3rd worst team in the league into a top 3-5 finisher in their division?

It's asinine, they're still the clear cut bottom dweller of the division in my eyes

You don't believe in their elite center depth?

 

[weastern bias]

You don't believe in their elite center depth?

Lol, they have a lot of good founding pieces to build on, and McDavid and RNH are definitely very, very good young players who should be good for another whole generation still

But they turned Taylor Hall into Milan Lucic, that is such a downgrade I don't think I can even propely express it

Lucic at this point is a net negative player who takes dumb penalties and gets dumb suspensions but no one on the other side is intimidated because they know he's not going to help his team win in any tangle or intangible way

Hall wasn't a well rounded player, but he can still sleepwalk his was to nearly PPG seasons, and they traded him for a #2/3 D and signed a plugger to take his spot; the downgrade is catastrophic

I said their forwards got "a little worse" because I believe in McDavid as the real deal next big thing, and think he should improve substantially over the next few years, but outside of his improvements, finally adding a real defensive defenseman, and getting yet another shiny new toy in the draft, the Oilers should be worse next year, not better

 

[hohosaregood]

Lol, they have a lot of good founding pieces to build on, and McDavid and RNH are definitely very, very good young players who should be good for another whole generation still

But they turned Taylor Hall into Milan Lucic, that is such a downgrade I don't think I can even propely express it

Lucic at this point is a net negative player who takes dumb penalties and gets dumb suspensions but no one on the other side is intimidated because they know he's not going to help his team win in any tangle or intangible way

Hall wasn't a well rounded player, but he can still sleepwalk his was to nearly PPG seasons, and they traded him for a #2/3 D and signed a plugger to take his spot; the downgrade is catastrophic

I said their forwards got "a little worse" because I believe in McDavid as the real deal next big thing, and think he should improve substantially over the next few years, but outside of his improvements, finally adding a real defensive defenseman, and getting yet another shiny new toy in the draft, the Oilers should be worse next year, not better

I think they won't be a bottom feeder but i'm not particularly impressed yet. They have a solid goalie, they might have a defensive top 4 made up of top 4 dmen, and they might have offensive depth. I'm not fond of McLellan's system either.

I won't be shocked if they compete but I'm not expecting it.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

The Pacific being crappy helps those chances.

 

[Fresnel]

It's asinine, they're still the clear cut bottom dweller of the division in my eyes

let's be clear here... VAN is the worst in the division

 

[Juxtaposer]

The Pacific being crappy helps those chances.

Yup. I actually think Calgary will make the playoffs over Anaheim. Edmonton won't be garbage but anyone expecting a playoff team this year is kidding themselves.

 

[LadyStanley]

Sucks.

 

[LadyStanley]

http://www.latimes.com/sports/ducks/la-sp-nhl-preview-west-questions-20161008-snap-story.html

Finally found a somewhat balanced western conference preview

 

[weastern bias]

let's be clear here... VAN is the worst in the division

Lol, I keep forgetting they're in the Pacific, and yes, they definitely could be worse than the Oilers

I think the Eriksson contact was the single worst one thrown out on July 1st this year, even worse than Lucic or Backes

 

[LadyStanley]

Sounds like he could have the book thrown at him.

 

[stator]

Following in the footsteps of Magnus Paajarvi.

Zach Pochiro and a conditional pick.

I guess Yakupov for pretty much nothing

Darn, there goes Mueller's trade value.

 

[LadyStanley]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2016/10/10/nhl-season-predictions-picks-2016-17/91790020/

Majority of USA Today's panel have Sharks winning Pacific; one winning Cup. Burns gets a mention for defensemen.

 

[nabbyfan]

Stalock waived by Minnesota....guessing he really did play his way out of the NHL last year.

 

[Barrie22]

Stalock waived by Minnesota....guessing he really did play his way out of the NHL last year.

The fact he got another chance is hillarious.

 

[rangerssharks414]

Pavelec is on waivers. The Jets should have used their amnesty buyout on him years ago.

 

[LadyStanley]

Seeing tweets that Kings making up their minds on Seto.






And he's a repeat offender.



Crosby with a concussion (from Friday practice).