2019-2020 Around the League Thread - Part III

[Avsavsavsavsavs]

Donskoi kinda torched us in the playoffs last year, I think he's been extremely effective especially considering his linemates have changed a significant amount this year and acclimating to a completely different system. Was happy when he was signed.

 

[henchman21]

Yeah I like Donskoi. He seems to like playing here, too. Plus he's versatile which helps.

I don't really see that. He's not a PK guy, he's not a grinder, not physical, has okay, but not great skill... ideally not a PP guy, disappears, really only can play right wing. He's just an okay middle 6 winger that plays solid defense.

 

[UncleRisto]

I don't really see that. He's not a PK guy, he's not a grinder, not physical, has okay, but not great skill... ideally not a PP guy, disappears, really only can play right wing. He's just an okay middle 6 winger that plays solid defense.

Yeah, and you'd like playing in Colorado too if you were from the shitkick town he's from.

 

[henchman21]

Yeah, and you'd like playing in Colorado too if you were from the shitkick town he's from.

(Googles Raahe, Finland)

Doesn't look so bad, but I say this as a person that just had to stay in Rawlins, Wyoming for a week.

 

[BrickNHL]

(Googles Raahe, Finland)

Doesn't look so bad, but I say this as a person that just had to stay in Rawlins, Wyoming for a week.

Rawlins, Wyoming has superior sheep production

 

[henchman21]

Rawlins, Wyoming has superior meth production

Fixed

 

[UncleRisto]

(Googles Raahe, Finland)

Doesn't look so bad, but I say this as a person that just had to stay in Rawlins, Wyoming for a week.

No, it doesn't it looks nice. And you know what, it's extremely safe. But you have to be there if that's where your house is, so that's the downside.

 

[S E P H]

Fixed

This is accurate post.

 

[UncleRisto]

Rawlins, Wyoming has superior sheep production

Yes, I've heard a lot about their sheep copu... uh, population.

 

[5280]

I don't really see that. He's not a PK guy, he's not a grinder, not physical, has okay, but not great skill... ideally not a PP guy, disappears, really only can play right wing. He's just an okay middle 6 winger that plays solid defense.

Was thinking he’s versatile because you can move him up and down the lineup and he doesn’t stand out as “bad” on any line. But yeah, he’s not an ideal PP candidate, doesn’t PK and only plays right wing. There are much more versatile dudes out there, for sure.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Rawlins, Wyoming has superior meth production

Fixed

Go on....

 

[Balthazar]

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

I don’t like this.

I’d much prefer to see Edmonton ship him off for a couple 2nd’s.

The thought of him finding his form on a wing next to McDavid and making that Oilers team better is not something that excites me.

 

[Richard88]

I don’t like this.

I’d much prefer to see Edmonton ship him off for a couple 2nd’s.

The thought of him finding his form on a wing next to McDavid and making that Oilers team better is not something that excites me.

Him being open to returning doesn't mean that he will, or that he would be a success if he did. This could very well also just be a PR move to try to boost his trade value a bit.

 

[Pokecheque]

I don’t like this.

I’d much prefer to see Edmonton ship him off for a couple 2nd’s.

The thought of him finding his form on a wing next to McDavid and making that Oilers team better is not something that excites me.

Don't worry. He won't.

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

Don't worry. He won't.

He had a great year in Finland, I don’t think it’s impossible.

Crazier things have happened than a highly touted 22-year old finding some success.

 

[UncleRisto]

I don’t like this.

I’d much prefer to see Edmonton ship him off for a couple 2nd’s.

The thought of him finding his form on a wing next to McDavid and making that Oilers team better is not something that excites me.

Oh yeah, heaven forbid the Oilers find out their own top-5 draft pick isn't completely unusable after all, but rather a one-dimensional complimentary winger.

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

Oh yeah, heaven forbid the Oilers find out their own top-5 draft pick isn't completely unusable after all.

Haha I’m just looking at them as one of the Avs main competitors the next 4/5 years.

 

[UncleRisto]

Haha I’m just looking at them as one of the Avs main competitors the next 4/5 years.

In that case you should be very happy if the Oilers keep filling a scoring line position with Puljujärvi.

 

[McMetal]

That says to me that Pulju's value is so awful around the league that the Oilers can't trade him, so if he wants to revive his NHL career it's either Edmonton or nothing.

 

[Pokecheque]

That says to me that Pulju's value is so awful around the league that the Oilers can't trade him, so if he wants to revive his NHL career it's either Edmonton or nothing.

That's what I took from it.

 

[dahrougem2]

That says to me that Pulju's value is so awful around the league that the Oilers can't trade him, so if he wants to revive his NHL career it's either Edmonton or nothing.

Someone will take him on, even if it's for a 2nd round pick.

What it says to me is that Ken Holland has probably told him "we aren't trading you for pennies on the dollar, it's Edmonton or Finland."

That, and he is probably watching the Oilers have success this year under a new head coach and GM and wondering if he can find that same sort of success with them.

 

[Balthazar]

[Sportbox] Nail Yakupov has been traded from Vtiyaz Podolsk to Amur Khabarovsk. It's the second Yakupov trade this offseason.

Poor Yak...

 

[Metallo]

[Sportbox] Nail Yakupov has been traded from Vtiyaz Podolsk to Amur Khabarovsk. It's the second Yakupov trade this offseason.

Poor Yak...

Chemodan Nail

 

[Ararana]

I'm way behind on this video but I can't remember the last time I laughed that hard.