4thTierSport
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I don't like what is going on, but it is hard to scream for change when the Caps are plugging along at 2nd best team in the league rate. The parts are there unlike the Pens and Rags. I think the Caps have a far superior/balanced lineup. Rags' S% is starting to come down a bit and it is noticeable along the lack of their defense doing anything besides winging the puck up ice. Penguins and Habs are a goalie injury away from a serious standing decline.
I do think the line changing is almost comical at this point and does need to stop. Certain players need to either play through or be demoted and not screw everyone over. I love Sanford and he should be a NHL player very shortly, but I personally wouldn't mind seeing Malone take his spot for a bit. He will by no means help scoring but I think there would be a bit of a jolt of energy. Maybe Vrána, but I am not completely sold on his whole game at the NHL level yet. I also don't want to see him plugged into a spot that is not conducive to his play style.
Didn't the Preds also open up the wallet a bit more over the past two year?
The random discussion point that I've seen a few times is the best division in hockey. Pretty much everyone believes the Pacific is bad and the Atlantic has Habs, Bolts and maybe the Sens. Leaves the Metro and the perplexing Central bandwagon carrying into this year.
Obviously Hawks are still the Hawks and I would vote best team in the NHL currently but what is after that? Saint Louis is ok, but nothing stands out about them and their rocking a -1 GD. The Wild are surprising people but they are a BB team. Hate to say that about BB but nothing has been proved otherwise yet. Stars and Jets always come up to "strengthen" the division but they are both hot garbage. Bottom half of the league and maybe one in the bottom 5 at the end of the year garbage.
The Metro does have the Islanders but the Canes are the next team from the bottom and I would take them over Avs, Jets, Stars and maybe the Preds.
I do think the line changing is almost comical at this point and does need to stop. Certain players need to either play through or be demoted and not screw everyone over. I love Sanford and he should be a NHL player very shortly, but I personally wouldn't mind seeing Malone take his spot for a bit. He will by no means help scoring but I think there would be a bit of a jolt of energy. Maybe Vrána, but I am not completely sold on his whole game at the NHL level yet. I also don't want to see him plugged into a spot that is not conducive to his play style.
Didn't the Preds also open up the wallet a bit more over the past two year?
The random discussion point that I've seen a few times is the best division in hockey. Pretty much everyone believes the Pacific is bad and the Atlantic has Habs, Bolts and maybe the Sens. Leaves the Metro and the perplexing Central bandwagon carrying into this year.
Obviously Hawks are still the Hawks and I would vote best team in the NHL currently but what is after that? Saint Louis is ok, but nothing stands out about them and their rocking a -1 GD. The Wild are surprising people but they are a BB team. Hate to say that about BB but nothing has been proved otherwise yet. Stars and Jets always come up to "strengthen" the division but they are both hot garbage. Bottom half of the league and maybe one in the bottom 5 at the end of the year garbage.
The Metro does have the Islanders but the Canes are the next team from the bottom and I would take them over Avs, Jets, Stars and maybe the Preds.
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