Speculation: Upcoming Expansion Draft Discussion

[Volica]

Here comes the salt.

The funny part is, most people are too stupid to realize this award literally works like this.

<Check column 1: Points>
<Check column 2: PIMs>

Top 20-30 scoring player in the league, lowest PIM. He wins it.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Gaudreau really deserves this, good for him.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Such much onion on this show.

 

[Bosnian Beast]

The funny part is, most people are too stupid to realize this award literally works like this.

<Check column 1: Points>
<Check column 2: PIMs>

Top 20-30 scoring player in the league, lowest PIM. He wins it.

According to some in a certain section on HF, the Lady Byng is "tarnished" because Johnny won the trophy.

 

[Volica]

According to some in a certain section on HF, the Lady Byng is "tarnished" because Johnny won the trophy.

Jiri Hudler won this away a few years back... the guy's a little **** that chirped everyone and was a little free with his stick

'Tarnished'

The most crucial of trophies in the NHL

 

[Mobiandi]

It's really quite funny how just so many Oilers fans are rattled by Johnny Gaudreau.

 

[Lunatik]

According to some in a certain section on HF, the Lady Byng is "tarnished" because Johnny won the trophy.

Which is hilarious because Gretzky was a notorious diver

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Which is hilarious because Gretzky was a notorious diver

And whiner.

 

[MonyontheMoney]

I'm gonna miss Deryk

 

[Volica]

Pretty sure Moose gets the nod here. Right... Right?

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

which is hilarious because gretzky was a notorious diver

gaudreau = gretzky

 

[Volica]

Also Bob doing it right with a babe of a Russian wife.
Professional athletes that don't end up with model women, doing it wrong. Meta World, looking at you, you Jabrone.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

I love Russians.

 

[SmellOfVictory]

Gaudreau really deserves this, good for him.

In all honesty, although I really enjoy how bitter some of the idiots on this site are about Gaudreau winning the award, he is a highly sportsmanlike kid. The dirtiest thing he's done is try to sell a couple of slashing penalties, because it's all he can do to combat the dozens of slashes he receives per game. The horror!

 

[MonyontheMoney]

Those jerseys are worse than I thought

 

[Volica]

So. Vegas ends up with a few top 6 forwards.
Some decent top 6 guys on D.
A solid goalie and backup.

 

[Volica]

So.
Calgary, Vancouver and Montreal are kind of the winners tonight right?

Vancouver and Montreal got to get rid of bad contracts. Calgary didn't lose a thing.

 

[MonyontheMoney]

So.
Calgary, Vancouver and Montreal are kind of the winners tonight right?

Vancouver and Montreal got to get rid of bad contracts. Calgary didn't lose a thing.

Would've been nice to lose a thing

 

[Volica]

Would've been nice to loose a thing

Certainly Brouwer.
But we see the costs associated with picking up a contract like that. Not worth the payment.

 

[MonyontheMoney]

Certainly Brouwer.
But we see the costs associated with picking up a contract like that. Not worth the payment.

True enough, that would sting, was hoping the "McPhee connection" would come into play. As wishful as that might have been.

 

[Calculon]

Yeah, It would have been a lot nicer to lose Brouwer, Bouma or even Stajan. I'd had Engelland as a Knight on July 1st anyway so this is less than optimal.

Eight forwards on one-way deals plus Tkachuk followed by Bennett, Ferland, Lazar and Chiasson as RFA's who are all coming back next. That's 13 bodies already more or less locked in. There's literally no room for a Jankowski/Hathaway/Shinkaruk/Mangiapane, etc. to make the team unless several bodies are moved. So, hopefully Trelivings spends some energy finding a way to move at least two of Bouma/Stajan/Brouwer.

 

[Fig]

Would've been nice to lose a thing

Losing a negative thing, sure. But this was better than losing young guys with some trade value for nothing.

I'm guessing it would cost 1st plus for Brouwer moving. 2nd plus for Bouma. 3rd for Stajan, but Eggs had the best PR. Plus they'd like his veteran leadership and fists. I am annoyed at our forward logjam, but I'm sure it'll be sorted out.

I hope Brouwer bounces back.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

OFFICIAL VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS ROSTER

Forwards
Teemu Pulkkinen (Coyotes)
William Carrier (Sabres)
Cody Eakin (Stars)
Tomas Nosek (Red Wings)
Jonathan Marchessault (Panthers)
Reilly Smith (Panthers)*
Connor Brickley (Hurricanes)
Chris Thorburn (Jets)
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (Flyers)
Nikita Gusev (Lightning)*
James Neal (Predators)
Mikhail Grabovski (Islanders)*
Brendan Leipsic (Maple Leafs)
David Perron (Blues)
Oscar Lindberg (Rangers)
Erik Haula (Wild)
Alex Tuch (Wild)*
William Karlsson (Blue Jackets)
David Clarkson (Blue Jackets)*

Defencemen
Luca Sbisa (Canucks)
Jon Merrill (Devils)
Brayden McNabb (Kings)
Jason Garrison (Lightning)
Deryk Engelland (Flames)
Jake Bischoff (Islanders)*
Colin Miller (Bruins)
Marc Methot (Senators)
David Schlemko (Sharks)
Griffin Reinhart (Oilers)
Alexei Emelin (Canadiens)
Clayton Stoner (Ducks)
Shea Theodore (Ducks)*
Trevor van Riemsdyk (Blackhawks)
Nate Schmidt (Capitals)

Goaltenders
Calvin Pickard (Avalanche)
Jean-Francois Berube (Islanders)
Marc-Andre Fleury (Penguins)
*Acquired via trade

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Here is a list of draft picks acquired by Golden Knights:
2nd round (2020) from Penguins
2nd round (2019) Blue Jackets
1st round (2017) from Jets
3rd round (2019) from Jets
6th round (2017) from Sabres
5th round (2017) from Hurricanes
2nd round (2017) from Lightning
4th round (2018) from Lightning
1st round (2017) from Islanders
2nd round (2019) from Islanders

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Source

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

They are going to get massacred

 

[Volica]

Down the middle, they are horrendous.
Outside of Eakin, is there a natural centre on that list of players that can play top 6 minutes?