Dallas makes/breaks their season with their next four games against us. So at least we shouldn't see a team looking past us on the schedule.
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Dallas makes/breaks their season with their next four games against us. So at least we shouldn't see a team looking past us on the schedule.
Barry Amsterdam
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Agree 100%. I had been keeping an eye on Nashville hoping they wouldn’t climb too high that these 4 games didn’t matter. Make or break is right. 3 teams battling for one spot.
And to make things more interesting Chi plays Nashville 3 times in a row as we play Dallas.
Ed Ned and Leddy
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New Jersey gtfo of the basement, you've already got your two 1st overall centers!
If Buffalo and New Jersey pick 1 and 2 I might have an aneurysm. I hate this stupid lottery man.
If Buffalo and New Jersey pick 1 and 2 I might have an aneurysm. I hate this stupid lottery man.
This I very much agree with, but it should not necessarily be construed as a statement on the ultimate probability of finding a top four defensemen late in the first. The vast majority of really good forwards are taken at the top of the draft. There are always exceptions, but the majority go early. Defensemen and goalies seem to be spread throughout the draft a little bit more.
ricky0034
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clearly the only solution here is for us to acquire Taylor Hall ourselves
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Makes sense. Defenseman take longer to develop than forwards, so on draft day the average defenseman is further away from the finished product and therefore has a wider range of outcomes than the average forward. Essentially, they are more difficult to scout, so the best ones don't as easily coalesce at the top of the draft. And goalies, well, they are such a crapshoot in general, so it's a pretty similar dynamic.
Nah.
9. SJS .455
8. LAK .452
7. CLB .424
6. DET .413
5. NJD .386 (.395)
4. ANA .380 (.389)
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Tomorrow’s games
DET vs DAL
CLB vs FLA
OTT vs CGY
SJS vs VGK
0/4
9. SJS .455
8. LAK .452
7. CLB .424
6. DET .413
5. NJD .386 (.395)
4. ANA .380 (.389)
3. SEATTLE KRAKEN
2. OTT .378
Tomorrow’s games
DET vs DAL
CLB vs FLA
OTT vs CGY
SJS vs VGK
0/4
Why doesn’t Yzerman do what Toronto did a few years back and just play the ahl players? This winning at the end of the year strategy is awful
deca guard
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fed up with this tank era . trade the 2022 1st to somebody for their like wise early 2021 1st . also trade the 2023 1st for another 2021 1st if can .
maybe get sweetners back in these deals too . then 7/1 sign every excellent vet to short term big coin deals to get this show on the road . edler-martinez-foligno-landeskog-etc , and start gunning for the playoffs . look for other ways to improve organization besides the draft . such as coaching , nutrition , training . scrutinize the whole organization looking for other ways to become a dynasty besides the draft . call in some outsiders from beyond the nhl to scrutinize the organization . i see what the vegas owners military mind did to instantly make vegas a powerhouse and know that he broke the mold and found new ways , thats where i want to look instead of staying in this ugly tank era ... and piling up extra 1sts this draft speeds up the rebuild instead of waiting to get early pix a year or two down the road . and getting the ball rolling would make todays roster happier to boot... i know many will say this draft is weak and theres better players next draft , im over that . jack hughes was supposed to be god , and others . but in reality its a guessing game , so get aggressive and attempt getting back on our feet quickly ...
maybe get sweetners back in these deals too . then 7/1 sign every excellent vet to short term big coin deals to get this show on the road . edler-martinez-foligno-landeskog-etc , and start gunning for the playoffs . look for other ways to improve organization besides the draft . such as coaching , nutrition , training . scrutinize the whole organization looking for other ways to become a dynasty besides the draft . call in some outsiders from beyond the nhl to scrutinize the organization . i see what the vegas owners military mind did to instantly make vegas a powerhouse and know that he broke the mold and found new ways , thats where i want to look instead of staying in this ugly tank era ... and piling up extra 1sts this draft speeds up the rebuild instead of waiting to get early pix a year or two down the road . and getting the ball rolling would make todays roster happier to boot... i know many will say this draft is weak and theres better players next draft , im over that . jack hughes was supposed to be god , and others . but in reality its a guessing game , so get aggressive and attempt getting back on our feet quickly ...
Barry Amsterdam
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wrong approach we’re almost there just wait
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I know the feeling, but it's a bad idea. We can't let impatience cloud our judgment. Vegas only built the team they did because they were given the expansion draft, which created massive value for them when teams weren't ready for it. Seattle isn't going to be so lucky.
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Im not so sure. Vegas made many picks that left people scratching their heads. We have no idea how the team they select will mesh.
ricky0034
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Vegas became what they did because they managed to get teams to agree to not talk to each other if they were negotiating with them and were able to make trades like picking up Theodore to pick Clayton Stoner instead of Josh Manson or getting Marchessault for agreeing to pick up Reilly Smith or getting a first and second rounder for agreeing to select William Karlsson(lol)
good luck to anyone in Seattle trying to replicate that
Ya, we are destined to never have a lottery pick. Luckily we got Seider
OgeeOgelthorpe
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Hey, this might be the year we land a lottery pick.
Even if we don't end up with a lottery pick this year the value of the player between 3 and 6 (where it looks like we'll pick) is very marginal. It's not the same change in quality as last year from Lafreniere/Byfield/Stutzle to Raymond+.
The top 3 that I think will be the most likely to maxing their potential are Owen Power, Matt Beniers and Dylan Guenther. The others may take more time to develop, but Hughes, Clarke, Johnson and Eklund all look to have 1st line/1st pair potential.
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I am not in total agreement with your strategy but was just scouring the 21 and 22 draft to look at trade options.
Something like the Wings giving up both of their #1 picks for the Sabres #1 (or whoever ends up in the top slot) plus picking up the Sabres (whoever) 3rd round pick this season. IT could also be the opposite and the Wings give up the Oilers pick in the 2nd round. My thought on the 3rd coming to the Wings is the lack of consensus on the top player. Of course this also depends on where the Wings land in the lottery. I get the idea of the law of large numbers but I wouldn't be dealing away 1st round picks. That is a pre-cap era strategy that is sure to back fire. (My strategy keeps that 1st rounder, it just moves the team up in the round).
OR.... move down.
They trade the Caps pick to the Yotes for their 3nd round pick (moving down 12 slots) and #1 next year. that or they move down in the first 5 slots to pick up yet another 2nd round pick.
I doubt any of this happens but building these scenarios is more interesting than watching this team play. That Hawks game was a miserable afternoon. I had to tune into the Caps/Bruins game to watch an exciting hockey. I tell the Caps picked up a dynamite winger. Maybe you heard of him?
Gniwder
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Keep in mind that some teams still have cap issues because of the flat cap, so there will be some deals, especially with Tampa.
I don't think they'll be in the Cup finals by any means, but I'm expecting a borderline playoff team.
JustJokinenAround
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this is the year for them to win it. if they win it in 2022 or 2023 i'm launching them out of a cannon
JustJokinenAround
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the ducks are never getting rid of manson.
"your wife doesn't love you as much as the ducks love josh manson" - some random GM
OgeeOgelthorpe
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So...
Earlier this year I said that there was an outside chance that Detroit wouldn't be the last place team in the division.
Right now that belongs to Columbus. We're tied with them for points, but they have more goals against.
This makes me sad.
Earlier this year I said that there was an outside chance that Detroit wouldn't be the last place team in the division.
Right now that belongs to Columbus. We're tied with them for points, but they have more goals against.
This makes me sad.
Second tie breaker is regulation wins. We have 15. They have 13.
Jersey first. Now Columbus. Calgary next?
“At 10th overall the wings are proud to select....”
