League News: NHL Talk - (News n' Scores n' Stuff) | 2023-24 Regular Season Edition

[g00n]

I promise everyone I don't hate Tom Wilson!

He just sticks out as the most obvious trade target to improve the team both short and long term. He's like the glowing red spot on an NES boss when it comes to making the team better! Just shoot it! Why are we trying shoot the dull gray armor instead of launching a nuke into that tender glowing membrane?!

The only people who think that are the same people who never liked him to begin with.

 

[PlushMinus]

Pastrnak: "I'm not afraid of Tkachuk. I can take a punch"

Just as well, because you took several. And dished out zero.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

I promise everyone I don't hate Tom Wilson!

He just sticks out as the most obvious trade target to improve the team both short and long term. He's like the glowing red spot on an NES boss when it comes to making the team better! Just shoot it! Why are we trying shoot the dull gray armor instead of launching a nuke into that tender glowing membrane?!

I’m not sure he’s our most valuable trade asset honestly….top 5?

 

[tycoonheart]

Pastrnak: "I'm not afraid of Tkachuk. I can take a punch"

Just as well, because you took several. And dished out zero.

It reminded me of that episode of the Simpsons where Homer takes up boxing

 

[Liam Smith]

McAvoy is a really good defensman, among the best in the league, but he lacks some offensive touch with his passing and puck handling. It’s one of the small details that Carlson is so good at.

 

[stephenball]

McAvoy is a really good defensman, among the best in the league, but he lacks some offensive touch with his passing and puck handling. It’s one of the small details that Carlson is so good at.

Yeah, often it’s like, “this is one of the best defenseman in the league obviously” and then he’ll just randomly make some terrible play. I actually think similarly about Ekblad.

 

[Liam Smith]

Yeah, often it’s like, “this is one of the best defenseman in the league obviously” and then he’ll just randomly make some terrible play. I actually think similarly about Ekblad.

Agreed. I think a lot of Ekblads deficiency’s have become well known in recent years, but I’d throw a guy like Dahlin into that category.

 

[PlushMinus]

McAvoy has been pretty average in these playoffs - which is definitely out of character for him.

Bruins fans appear to be "done with him" lol

 

[Empty Goal Net]

So nice to see a functioning power play like the Panthers' tonight. Player movement, crisp puck movement, smart positioning. Things we didn't often see from the Caps this season.

 

[tycoonheart]

Carbery needs to fix this PP. These playoff games have shown just how important it is.

 

[um]

Carbery needs to fix this PP. These playoff games have shown just how important it is.

Yep. We’re doing the same things Oates did 11 years ago. Let’s move on.

 

[Calicaps]

What is this reffing in Boston? No sympathy for the Bs but that was a bananas call.

 

[marcel snapshot]

The problem with our power play is that it’s organized around a guy who’s not expected to move - which is basically Plastocene era hockey.

 

[Empty Goal Net]

FLA's defense in a 5-on-6 situation is also smart and coherent. Looks like their 3 forwards and 2 d move smartly as the Broons pass the puck around yet no opponent is left completely open.

And the Cats get the ENG. Nicely done. Suck it Broons. And Jacobs.

 

[PlushMinus]

Oilers look to have their hands full in this series.

Apparently Demko could be back soon as well.

 

[SherVaughn30]

I promise everyone I don't hate Tom Wilson!

He just sticks out as the most obvious trade target to improve the team both short and long term. He's like the glowing red spot on an NES boss when it comes to making the team better! Just shoot it! Why are we trying shoot the dull gray armor instead of launching a nuke into that tender glowing membrane?!

That's like if you were to say you can honestly use the #eyetest instead of analytics!

 

[SherVaughn30]

Oilers look to have their hands full in this series.

Apparently Demko could be back soon as well.

Won't need Demko when Skinner keeps giving up bad goals. They could save him for WCF. When you have the best goalie coach in the NHL, rookie goalie Silovs finished off a series playing 3 games for the Canucks. Canucks are doing everything to the Oilers, the Kings failed to do.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Oilers tie up the series. Thats rough for Cole, it almost looked like he was trying to tip it in.

 

[SherVaughn30]

Oilers tie up the series. Thats rough for Cole, it almost looked like he was trying to tip it in.

He was trying to take away the back door pass to Hyman. I have always thought as a d-man you can't be standing in that position by himself near his goalie, flat footed(that has been my experience from playing as a d-man). Cole has to be on Hyman and then that pass doesn't get accidentally deflected like that.

Both networks over emphasized how great McDavid was in that sequence with his speed racing down the ice with the puck and the Canucks backing up too much(McDavid did nothing more then gain quick zone entry). The fact was the other 4 Canucks players were actually in good position defending in their own zone. Cole was just standing still and not having his head on a swivel. Hyman was floating down the left-wing and Cole never bothered to pick him up visually, as Hyman was his man.

I think the Canucks made the mistake of being conservative to start OT. The Oilers top line was playing very heavy minutes and pretty much the rest the Oilers lines were doing almost nothing during the game. Tocchet should have had his team aggressive from the start of OT and make the Oilers defend with their players that log a lot of ice time. Instead, Oilers went for it and won it on a lucky bounce off a lazy Canucks d-man.

 

[trick9]

I promise everyone I don't hate Tom Wilson!

He just sticks out as the most obvious trade target to improve the team both short and long term. He's like the glowing red spot on an NES boss when it comes to making the team better! Just shoot it! Why are we trying shoot the dull gray armor instead of launching a nuke into that tender glowing membrane?!

I mean i don't get it. You like him the least here and still somehow at the same time you overvalue his trade value the most?

He's never going to return something like Byfield and Marner has NMC so that's a dead horse you are beating on.

 

[stephenball]

The Panthers honestly just seem really good. I think they fell asleep a little in the third period this game after utterly dominating the first two, but I think they’ll learn their lesson. Having Bennett back is a huge deal as we saw last night.

 

[SherVaughn30]

The Panthers honestly just seem really good. I think they fell asleep a little in the third period this game after utterly dominating the first two, but I think they’ll learn their lesson. Having Bennett back is a huge deal as we saw last night.

Their playing on another level the Bruins can't match. Unless something dramatic happens, it's looking almost clear it will be Panthers vs Rangers for the ECF.

 

[Hivemind]

I mean i don't get it. You like him the least here and still somehow at the same time you overvalue his trade value the most?

He's never going to return something like Byfield and Marner has NMC so that's a dead horse you are beating on.

Can't speak for Twabby, but I think there's certainly at least a few GMs out there who would give up something stupid for Tom Wilson. Less now that he has that contract, but still a non-zero amount. NHL GMs continue to do absolutely stupid things for players they think are power forwards.

Tanner Jeannot fetched a 1st, 2nd, and a (then) 22 year old former 1st rounder - and Jeannot did that with a fraction of the track record that Wilson has (and with a ridiculous shooting% he was never going to be able to sustain).

Josh Anderson had one good season followed by an abysmal 4 points in 26 games in the COVID-shortened year, and despite that utterly horrid year was traded for a (then) 23 year old former 12th overall pick (who, himself, was just one year removed from scoring 72 points). Anderson then immediately signed a 7 year deal worth $5.5M.

A 20 game trade deadline rental of Kevin Hayes returned a 1st round pick, and then a different team gave him 7 years at $7M AAV.

Ottawa signed Brady Tkachuk to a $8.2M AAV contract that peaks at $10.5M real salary for 7 years. And this is probably the most sane thing you will see on this list.

Winnipeg managed to get Gabriel Vilardi, Alex Iafallo, Rasmus Kupari, AND the #37 pick in exchange for Pierre-Luc Dubois, and the Kings followed that up by giving PLD a 8 year, $8.5M AAV deal. And you doubt that they might have offered something silly (like Byfield) in exchange for Wilson?

It just takes a couple dumb GMs out there overvaluing Wilson for a ridiculous trade return to take place. And NHL GMs have repeatedly shown that they will do stupid things to get power forwards.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Carolina not ready to go home just yet. Kuzy made it 1-0, Noesen doubles the lead just a few minutes in.

I’ll start a new thread for international hockey talk.

 

[DWGie26]

Canes Rags game is scoring fest. 2-1. Now there will be no more scoring until the third.