2019-2020 Around the League Thread

[RoyIsALegend]

Not saying he's not tough, but I doubt too many players worry about playing against Kassian.

Worry? No, that doesn’t really apply to anybody nowadays.

Aware anytime he is on the ice? Absolutely. If you don’t know where he is, you might get your head knocked off. Those types of players most certainly have players aware of them at all times.

 

[crue7]

Oh look, the Blues know how to come back in the third period...

 

[Pokecheque]

Oh look, the Blues know how to come back in the third period...

Eh...it's Brian Elliott.

 

[crue7]

Eh...it's Brian Elliott.

We played a Goalie with his first career start and couldn't come back lol

 

[Pokecheque]

We played a Goalie with his first career start and couldn't come back lol

He's not Brian Elliott.

 

[crue7]

Always happy to see the Blues lose. Voracek calling out the zebras about missed calls in a sneaky way lol. NHL officiating has been a joke this year.

 

[the_fan]

Oh look, the Blues know how to come back in the third period...

Yeah but their best d-man and the selke winner got abused by Voracek on that OT goal. Blues were pretty bad in OT, reminded me of the Avs

 

[wayninja]

WTF?

I like the idea of a womens 3-3 game. That could be fun.

As for the other gimmick? Woah. That's next level "I came up with this while high" shit.

 

[Balthazar]

Sakic comes accross as someone who'll just not renew his coach's contract instead of firing him.

 

[Chiarelli]

Worry? No, that doesn’t really apply to anybody nowadays.

Wilson, Tom

 

[NOTENOUGHJTCGOALS]

Sometimes it feels like its just me who notices how inept he is with the puck. The guy is so bad at clearing pucks on the PK.

Do you mean Graves? EJ? Zadorov?

 

[Foppa2118]

Coaching Nathan Mackinnon seems like a very attractive thing to be honest lol

I don't think they should fire Bednar because he's not the problem, and he's done a lot to help turn this team into a contender.

Realistically though the Avs are probably near, if not at the top of the list for any coaching candidate, because they have the most promising future of any team, and one of the top 2 or 3 players in the league.

Assuming the money is comparable, which may not be the case since the Avs tend to hire rookie NHL coaches, not expensive vets. The only coach they've ever really spent money on was Roy (maybe Q too), and that's because he also held the VP role, and played a big part in PR and bringing the fans back into the stadium.

 

[the_fan]

Coaching Nathan Mackinnon seems like a very attractive thing to be honest lol

Couldn't agree with you more

 

[EscapedGoat]

Do you mean Graves? EJ? Zadorov?

Yes.

 

[Ceremony]

Had a look at the main board thread about Detroit (potentially) being historically bad, and their fans don't seem to like people talking about them being bad. What a wee shame.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

The guy has fought Zdeno Chara, Matt Martin, Jamie Oleksiak, Michael Haley, etc. He doesn't give a **** who it is, he'll drop the gloves.

Kassian isn't a shy flower but I don't think of any of those 4 guys as "ultra heavyweight" fighters. Chara is tough but he's a giant twig. The others are nobodies.

 

[Pokecheque]

Kassian isn't a shy flower but I don't think of any of those 4 guys as "ultra heavyweight" fighters. Chara is tough but he's a giant twig. The others are nobodies.

If he's not an "ultra heavyweight" then no one is. Chara is one of the best-conditioned athletes in the NHL.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

If he's not an "ultra heavyweight" then no one is. Chara is one of the best-conditioned athletes in the NHL.

Yeah but he's not in the league to fight. He does it and is good at it because he's huge.

There are none in the league anymore imo

 

[Pokecheque]

Yeah but he's not in the league to fight. He does it and is good at it because he's huge.

There are none in the league anymore imo

I don't disagree. And I think the league is better off for it. More importantly, the fighters themselves are better off for it.

The Age of Goonery died when three of its most notable goons died in 2011.

 

[SirLoinOfCloth]

Yeah but he's not in the league to fight. He does it and is good at it because he's huge.

There are none in the league anymore imo

Huh? Seriously? Why do Avs fans have such short memories? Does no one remember Sammy G going toe-to-toe with DeBrincat. If that's not an ultra-heavyweight throwdown, then I don't know what is.

 

[Pokecheque]

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

He can buy a used car... or share a car... or rent an exotic for his mid-life crisis.

 

[Pokecheque]

Probably makes sense to take the "Luc Robitaille" position. They ain't gonna fire you if you're up high enough.

Of course Trevor Linden was in that position in Vancouver and was knifed in the back by his own GM and AGM.

 

[Balthazar]

Probably makes sense to take the "Luc Robitaille" position. They ain't gonna fire you if you're up high enough.

Those are the best jobs in hockey IMO. They are long term, stable, well paid, no pressure and you still get access to all the team inside info and get to give your POV on hockey ops.

10/10 job, would take in a heartbeat!

 

[Bill Peckerskull]