League News: 2014 Off-season Around the League Thread

[RandyHolt]

backstrom is one of the most overrated players in the league i think. he's just a swedish mikko koivu that happens to play with ovechkin.

He has plenty of skill and a decent shot he just seems to lack motivation and drive.

He has had Ovi to aid in his offensive stats but arguably is a different player without Ovi.

But its likely a pipedream to think he would rack up the same points without Ovi.

 

[SimplySensational]

Bourque is beasting...

I wonder if Stamkos or Callahan get blamed for choking?

 

[Ajax1995]

The strength of the Caps power play was one of the few bright spots of the season - tactically, the set-up employed by Oates (Forsyth?) really seemed to fit the skills and strengths of the guys.

Personally I don't see the Caps' PP under Oates as really all that different than it was under Boudreau. Moderate different positioning of Green/Carlson and Ovechkin but what everyone is trying to do and how they are doing it is pretty much the same.

 

[SimplySensational]

Stamkos had the puck for 6 seconds in the entire first.

 

[Langway]

Did Tampa ever get screwed.

Also, Yzerman is a cold killer.

 

[Dr John Carlson]

CBC managing to sneak in an Ovechkin diss.

 

[Calicaps]

Gratuitous Ovechkin bashing in order to elevate the Canadian hero of the moment. Goddammit, I hate that ****.

 

[ryan519*]

CBC managing to sneak in an Ovechkin diss.

i thought that was funny. how does stamkos playing 200 feet make him a better goal scorer? maybe more complete player, but not better goal scorer

 

[Calicaps]

Habs interfering all over the place. Of course no calls.

 

[foundhockey]

Gratuitous Ovechkin bashing in order to elevate the Canadian hero of the moment. Goddammit, I hate that ****.

Yeah, that was not cool.

 

[Berakos]

Was that Glenn Healey that said that? sounded like him.

 

[Calicaps]

Was that Glenn Healey that said that? sounded like him.

Think so, ya.

 

[SimplySensational]

Healy is a Pejorative Slur.

Now Stamkos' GPG was .67 and Ovechkins was .65, but that was a full season...

On top of that Stamkos has had 2 very similar GA/20 seasons of being over 1 GA per 20 minutes of ES ice time, but both them had his teams on ice shooting percentage nearly 12 where as Ovechkins was under 6.

 

[FloridaCap]

i thought that was funny. how does stamkos playing 200 feet make him a better goal scorer? maybe more complete player, but not better goal scorer

and Stamkos isn't even good on defense.



Watching the LA/SJ game...Kopitar is the EXACT kind of player this team needs. I love Backstrom (favorite player on the team), but I'd trade him + something else for Kopitar in a heartbeat.

 

[Blades of Steel]

The west teams are so much better so far, amazing.

 

[um]

He may be overrated, but I think we see the real Backstrom when he doesn't play with Ovi. And that version, generally, is better.

except last month, or when he plays more than 5 games in a row without ovechkin.

 

[SimplySensational]

The west teams are so much better so far, amazing.

How are they better and how can you tell from them playing each other?

 

[Blades of Steel]

How are they better and how can you tell from them playing each other?

I can just watch and see, I haven't seen any team in the east play at this pace yet. Can't you just tell by watching ?

 

[SimplySensational]

McSorleys boy a -3 and coasts back as Courture skates by him and scores.

 

[Vladiator16*]

Did Tampa ever get screwed.

Also, Yzerman is a cold killer.

and thats why we need a review/coaches challenge.

 

[SimplySensational]

Review wouldn't matter, by the letter of the rule the correct call was made.

 

[g00n]

The lone representative of the old SE Division, the Blotz, are down 3-0 and ready for an early sweep exit. How the rest fared:

WPG: last in division
FLA: next to last in division
CAR: next to last in division
WAS: 5th in division, first loser in wild card race

 

[ryan519*]

montreal looks dangerous this year. i could see them going far, especially with that reffing in the bell centre

 

[RandyHolt]

The lone representative of the old SE Division, the Blotz, are down 3-0 and ready for an early sweep exit. How the rest fared:

WPG: last in division
FLA: next to last in division
CAR: next to last in division
WAS: 5th in division, first loser in wild card race

Long live the least

 

[BrooklynCapsFan]