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Nubmer6

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Maybe Arizona thinks they can sign Hall. It wouldn’t be the craziest thing for him to stay. Feels like a guy who would like Scottsdale.

I don’t really buy this narrative usually but I think there’s some truth to Hall not being a winner. Everywhere he goes, the team is bad and gets better when he leaves. I think it’s maybe his style of play, but it’s just bizarre.

Also with the AZ pick - they’re sitting 9th with a 5(!!) more games played than Nashville (3 pts back) and Minnesota (5 pts back) and Calgary/Winnipeg/Van all have more points with several games in hand.
Based on winning %, they're 21st, getting us the 10th spot. I either want to drop to the top 9 or fall back a bit to reduce the chances of a lottery pick (and give us an excuse to pick up Quinn).
 

Spoiled Bratt

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Ducks traded Kase to Boston.

Pretty happy that it kind of puts an end to Palmieri to Boston.

Their 1st is going to be at the dead end of round #1 and their prospects aren’t all that enticing when moving someone like Palms.
 
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NJDevs26

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Backes and a low 1st round pick should’ve been the price just to free up some cap space for Boston... so the B’s trader Axel Anderson for Kase?

What a horrible return for Anaheim.

It is, but clearing cap space almost never gets the payout people think it does here.
 

NJDevs26

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Might as well lock this till after the deadline now that there’s a deadline thread up unless some bizarro non trade news breaks
 

Camille the Eel

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Well - as to the East only - in the Washington vs. Tampa analysis, maybe the Caps - by getting Kovy - cheaply offset everything the Bolts did. I really like what Kovy brings them. He looked hungry and effective - with a lot of the old juice left - in Montreal.

As to form, since the all star break the Caps have been cold (and not looking too hungry either) while Tampa has been the hottest team in the league since before the New Year. Clubs that have been the hottest in the regular season after January 1st have won several recent cups (St. Louis last year and one of the 2 straight Pittsburgh runs). So Tampa has an advantage there based on who is hot and who is not. Unless the Caps suddenly find some fire in their bellies again. And a hungry-to-finally-win Kovy may help spark them there.

But a Washington-Tampa series still breaks down as a heavy club (Washington) against a lighter more finesse one. Usually that favors the heavy team in the playoffs, if they are skilled enough - which the Caps are.

(Then there’s Pitt and Boston not to be counted out either. Especially Pitt. And Boston if Rask in goal can carry them - just saying this as a caveat).

Still, getting Kovy was a great move by the Capitals. It will be hard to bet against a club with both Kovy and Ovechkin.
 

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It would have been utter Lounacy.

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I have a ton of affection for Kovy despite the weird breakup but he was already slowing down during his showcase run in Montreal. He was shot out of a cannon in his first dozen or so games but had one assist in his last seven games.

The cost was pretty negligible and Kovy should be pretty motivated but he only had short streaks of productivity in LA as well. Reirden is going to have to pick his moments to unleash him.

It was fun to watch the Habs fanbase fall under his spell and then bitch about only getting a 3rd for a 36 yo on a two-way minimum contract who played 20 games for them. I hope it works out for him in DC.

Maybe I don’t have a grudge against Kovy because he left the NHL to go home to Russia or because he’s a such a charismatic lovable goof. I was reading the Athletic article about Parise, they quoted his “candid” interview about how he realized he’s only had one real shot at the cup and how it wasn’t in Minnesota and I reveled in his sadness. Kovy’s time as a Devil feels like a crazy fever dream I fondly remember while Parise is the little shit who still f***ing annoys me.
 

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I have a ton of affection for Kovy despite the weird breakup but he was already slowing down during his showcase run in Montreal. He was shot out of a cannon in his first dozen or so games but had one assist in his last seven games.

The cost was pretty negligible and Kovy should be pretty motivated but he only had short streaks of productivity in LA as well. Reirden is going to have to pick his moments to unleash him.

It was fun to watch the Habs fanbase fall under his spell and then bitch about only getting a 3rd for a 36 yo on a two-way minimum contract who played 20 games for them. I hope it works out for him in DC.

Maybe I don’t have a grudge against Kovy because he left the NHL to go home to Russia or because he’s a such a charismatic lovable goof. I was reading the Athletic article about Parise, they quoted his “candid” interview about how he realized he’s only had one real shot at the cup and how it wasn’t in Minnesota and I reveled in his sadness. Kovy’s time as a Devil feels like a crazy fever dream I fondly remember while Parise is the little shit who still f*cking annoys me.
chuckled @ your last line bc of verbiage
 

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The coyotes did absolutely nothing yesterday and I couldn’t be happier.

If you’re going to make a move to acquire Taylor Hall, I don’t understand why you’re not doing anything else to double up on your original move. There’s a lot of holes in that lineup and staying status quo at the deadline when your team is nosediving seems like a very weak move on their part.

With that said, keep up the great work Mr. Chayka!
 
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NJDevs26

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I was kind of hoping the Parise trade would happen just for the sheer Lou-ness of it.

I kind of was but Parise really would have made them better though, perhaps turned them into a true contender. And I was worried Guerin was so desperate to get rid of the contract he’d take back Ladd AND throw in a prospect or pick on top of it.
 

NJDevs26

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Yellow laces lol, never change Lou. But who the heck besides Kovalchuk would actually want to wear different color laces?
 

Davegarri

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The coyotes did absolutely nothing yesterday and I couldn’t be happier.

If you’re going to make a move to acquire Taylor Hall, I don’t understand why you’re not doing anything else to double up on your original move. There’s a lot of holes in that lineup and staying status quo at the deadline when your team is nosediving seems like a very weak move on their part.

With that said, keep up the great work Mr. Chayka!

They should've traded Hall
 
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