Around the League 2018-19 Part 2

[The Midnight Burrito]

Rob Blake's face looks like a butt print.

 

[AngelDuck]

McLellan is really getting underrated as a coach on this board.

He’s fine but that roster is horrid. Look at their blue line after Doughty. That team will be in the basement the next few years, so why pay a coach $5 million?

 

[Paul4587]

He’s fine but that roster is horrid. Look at their blue line after Doughty. That team will be in the basement the next few years, so why pay a coach $5 million?

Yeah agreed that roster is going nowhere. But if you’re Blake and are delusional enough to think they can compete then it’s definitely not the worst hire.

 

[Opak]

Yzerman to be named GM of the Red Wings. Old Ken Holland named Senior Vice President, not sure if voluntarily or not.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

That Kings defense is gonna be crap for many years unless they draft Byram at #5 & Seider with their later pick.
What can their coach do other than play Doughty 30 minutes a game ?

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Yzerman to be named GM of the Red Wings. Old Ken Holland named Senior Vice President, not sure if voluntarily or not.

I imagine RedWing fans are pissed Ken is still there. Ken Holland like Lou is past his prime.

Imagine if Carlyle were named senior vice president of the ducks.

 

[Terry Yake]

I imagine RedWing fans are pissed Ken is still there. Ken Holland like Lou is past his prime.

Imagine if Carlyle were named senior vice president of the ducks.

i wouldn't be surprised in all honesty as long as murray is still around

 

[Mr Rogers]

Watch out for the Avs. That is one hell of a team

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

Just noticed Voynov was suspended for another season. I suppose they could just keep doing that indefinitely.

 

[Paul4587]

For the first time in years the NHL Norris nominations match my top three and the obvious three candidates. Maybe holding reporters accountable by making them publish their ballets is doing some good.

 

[The Mighty Duck Man]

For the first time in years the NHL Norris nominations match my top three and the obvious three candidates. Maybe holding reporters accountable by making them publish their ballets is doing some good.

Honestly I suspect it's mostly just a coincidence of sorts. All three played on top 6 teams, two had outputs that couldn't be ignored and the other was the top defenseman on a historic team(and is the reigning winner). The other top names also had down years and/or missed time and some trendier names didn't stand out enough. Morgan Rielly was really the only true challenger IMO, although his exclusion does surprise me a bit, in a good way.

 

[Paul4587]

Honestly I suspect it's mostly just a coincidence of sorts. All three played on top 6 teams, two had outputs that couldn't be ignored and the other was the top defenseman on a historic team(and is the reigning winner). The other top names also had down years and/or missed time and some trendier names didn't stand out enough. Morgan Rielly was really the only true challenger IMO, although his exclusion does surprise me a bit, in a good way.

It surprises me in a good way too. I thought for sure he would be nominated and while he had an outstanding offensive season I still don’t think his defensive ability is near good enough yet to warrant a Norris nomination.

 

[The Mighty Duck Man]

It surprises me in a good way too. I thought for sure he would be nominated and while he had an outstanding offensive season I still don’t think his defensive ability is near good enough yet to warrant a Norris nomination.

Its gonna be interesting to see the breakdown because you know full well he got some first place votes from the hometown media and probably more than a few seconds from other Canadian writers yet still didn't make the cut. I suspect he's a really close 4th in voting.

 

[Kalv]

Didn`t followed Rielly and Leafs throughout the season but yesterday Rielly was really really good. Not elite, but close to that, I would say. Making great plays offensively

 

[Paul4587]

Didn`t followed Rielly and Leafs throughout the season but yesterday Rielly was really really good. Not elite, but close to that, I would say. Making great plays offensively

What about the brutal turnovers in his own zone though? He’s a high risk high reward guy, great offensively but nowhere close to the likes of a Hedman defensively.

 

[AngelDuck]

Burns deserves to win it once again

But it will probably go to that asshat Giordano

 

[dracom]

I wish the Norris went to the best defensemen, not the defensemen who scores the most points. Burns is not someone I consider to be a good DEFENSEman. of the three, Hedman is the best overall D. and also f*** Gio, dirty ass player.

 

[AngelDuck]

I wish the Norris went to the best defensemen, not the defensemen who scores the most points. Burns is not someone I consider to be a good DEFENSEman. of the three, Hedman is the best overall D. and also **** Gio, dirty ass player.

It does go to the best defenseman. Burns happens to be the best and scores the most points (by a considerable margin)

 

[dracom]

It does go to the best defenseman. Burns happens to be the best and scores the most points (by a considerable margin)

except he's not good defensively. getting the most points doesn't mean he's the best defensemen at actually playing defense. Norris should go the best defense who can play defense. have another award for the defense who scores the most.

 

[AngelDuck]

except he's not good defensively. getting the most points doesn't mean he's the best defensemen at actually playing defense. Norris should go the best defense who can play defense. have another award for the defense who scores the most.

It's about overall impact man. It's weird to define the award the way you are. It's not about being the best at defending the other teams forward. It's the best defenseman in the league overall. Yes, that includes offense

Hedman had 30 less points and worse possession numbers than Burns playing on a more stacked team.

Like, on what planet is he better than Burns this year?

After looking at the numbers more, Giordano probably has an argument for it. But I'd still give it to Burns personally. Hedman is not even in the ballpark

 

[Masch78]

except he's not good defensively. getting the most points doesn't mean he's the best defensemen at actually playing defense. Norris should go the best defense who can play defense. have another award for the defense who scores the most.

Adam Foote should have won then a few times. The Norris was always more point driven. Burns, with his numbers, is a well deserved one.

 

[Opak]

Out of all the stories of Finnish players finding success in the NHL, Roope Hintz is the one that probably surprises me the most. Dallas wouldn't be where they are right now, if it wasn't for his elevated level of play. And I'm not just talking about the playoffs (4 goals/7 points in 8 games), as he had 11 points in Dallas' last 14 regular season games. As a team, Dallas went 8-4-2 during that stretch and secured a wild card spot.

Lazy, complacent and, at times, completely disinterested is the image I have of him from his Liiga years. Definitely a talented guy, but had massive holes in his overall game, to the point that it was predicted that he'd never play anywhere near a top-6 role in the NHL. His time in North America seems to have worked wonders for him -- we'll see if he keeps this up, or if this ends up being a flash in the pan.

 

[Kalv]

Out of all the stories of Finnish players finding success in the NHL, Roope Hintz is the one that probably surprises me the most. Dallas wouldn't be where they are right now, if it wasn't for his elevated level of play. And I'm not just talking about the playoffs (4 goals/7 points in 8 games), as he had 11 points in Dallas' last 14 regular season games. As a team, Dallas went 8-4-2 during that stretch and secured a wild card spot.

Lazy, complacent and, at times, completely disinterested is the image I have of him from his Liiga years. Definitely a talented guy, but had massive holes in his overall game, to the point that it was predicted that he'd never play anywhere near a top-6 role in the NHL. His time in North America seems to have worked wonders for him -- we'll see if he keeps this up, or if this ends up being a flash in the pan.

Eh, would be great if Nattinen (who was picked few spots later), would have developped the same

 

[mightyquack]

Holland going to land in Edmonton as the new GM at 5 million per season for 5 seasons.

 

[Masch78]

Holland going to land in Edmonton as the new GM at 5 million per season for 5 seasons.

Still think he is a solid GM. Well the first time they have quality there.