2021 Offseason | Around the League (All non-Stars NHL Talk here)

[serp]

He's coming to meddle with the NHL team

 

[Smelling Salt]

Trade Nill for Gorton

 

[Starry Knight]

Trade Nill for Gorton

It's not like Gorton has done amazingly well in NY. He has been gifted a number of high picks and Panarin, but the team has consistently failed to support their young talent.

 

[catters078]

Carolinas main carrot to keep playing hard the last 2 games and not rest starters, is to win the presidents trophy...strangely have to start scoreboard watching the west now, specifically wanting Vegas and Colorado to keep winning to force Carolina to keep winning if they want the Presidents trophy.

Vegas down 2-1 vs st louis, Avs up 3-1 vs kings

 

[Kcb12345]

Preds up on the Canes late in the 2nd

 

[hacknwack]

Cane's fan here. Sorry guys I think you guys are better then the Preds but just got it together too late. Stars are a better playoff team then the Preds and it's for that reason I hope we drop one of the next two. Just being honest. Just consider it a strange compliment.

 

[Magic Mittens]

Canes look like a team who clinched first and don’t have anything to play for. Lifeless out there

Even though they dressed there whole team and could make a run for the president trophy I’m guessing they don’t want to give it 100% and risk an injury

 

[Magic Mittens]

Cane's fan here. Sorry guys I think you guys are better then the Preds but just got it together too late. Stars are a better playoff team then the Preds and it's for that reason I hope we drop one of the next two. Just being honest. Just consider it a strange compliment.

I like the Canes, and even though I’m a Stars fan, I agree. Saros has been playing good lately, but I really don’t see the Preds doing anything in the playoffs. I don’t think Dallas would either, but they’re a team built for the playoffs

who knows though, watch Nashville win the cup lol

 

[BrettHullsToe]

Saros is playing better than either Dallas goalie right now, he could easily steal the series from Carolina.

 

[DieselPig]

Well better luck next year. I swear to god if either Comeau or Cogliano are back I might boycott the season

 

[catters078]

Nashville deserve the 4th spot.

They won games when they needed to. Dallas didnt.

We had a year from hell. Which is now over. Get some rest and go again next season.

 

[serp]

 

[Zapp]

Will shit my pants if CBJ gets Eichel to play with Laine

 

[Sports2]

devils and flyers tied in the 3rd come onnn

 

[Kcb12345]

Can you imagine if Kaprizov goes back to the KHL lmfao

 

[serp]

Doubt he actually leaves. He and his agent are using his KHL offer to leverage the Wild into offering a deal more to their liking most likely.

 

[WhoahNow]

My guess is he wants a short term deal that takes him right to Ufa status

 

[serp]

My guess is he wants a short term deal that takes him right to Ufa status

Of course he does and the Wild will want to avoid that like the plague.

 

[Smelling Salt]

Damian Cox losing his shit on Twitter because of Slavin winning the Lady Byng over Matthews or McDavid has made my week. What an absolute goof.

 

[Captain Awesome]

May be time to re-think the leadership of the player's union, either Jack is lying or their union is not very good at their jobs. I remember there being more to this story, namely that the surgery was apparently very risky, but just the simple fact that he isn't allowed to take care of his health in the way he wants to is very strange.

 

[BrettHullsToe]

but just the simple fact that he isn't allowed to take care of his health in the way he wants to is very strange.

That's part of the contract he signed though - I'm sure if he was willing to forego his salary while injured, the team would allow him to get any surgery he wants. But if he wants to still get paid while not playing, then he has to follow team rules.

 

[Captain Awesome]

This might be out of scope of this board, but isn't that why people have unions? To push back their employers taking away basic rights like getting treated for medical issues? I'm just saying I'm shocked the PA doesn't have anything in the CBA that makes sure this exact sort of thing doesn't happen to the players. I'd think the track record with guys playing through concussions would mean this has come up before. Then again, the NHL is a league that has conditioned its players to 'keep everything in the room', so I shouldn't be surprised.

Also, all these guys continue to get paid under IR, so I wish I knew the details about why this treatment was different than every other time a guy needed something.

 

[Sports2]

Curious what you guys think about the Eriksson Ek contract.

 

[serp]

The guy has a career high of 30 points. Not sure i'd award that 8 years. It could work out but if he regresses after a pretty good shortened season you're stuck with him for a long long time.

 

[LT]

You’d think Minny having Victor Rask on their roster would’ve taught them something.