Around the league 2019-20

[Terry Yake]

speaking of ovi, i remembered his first career hat trick came against the ducks so i found video of it on YT

does anyone know who's doing pbp with ahlers in this video? hayward must've called out sick that night or something. is it brent severyn?

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

speaking of ovi, i remembered his first career hat trick came against the ducks so i found video of it on YT

does anyone know who's doing pbp with ahlers in this video? hayward must've called out sick that night or something. is it brent severyn?

Yeah, that's Severyn. I still miss him on the radio. Dan seems like a nice guy but he's just such a kermit-voiced goober I can't get past it.

 

[Ducks in a row]

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

Sine the Sedins just had a big jersey retirement party in VAN, I'm putting this in here. This is on of the funniest commercials I've ever seen.

 

[Arthuros]

It seems like Jay Bouwmeester may have played his last NHL game.

Apparently the condition was serious enough that he had to have an ICD put in (which to my understanding as a non-medical person is basically a permanent pacemaker), which itself pretty much prevents you from doing any rigorous physical activity as that activity could end up dislodging it.

 

[JabbaJabba]

It seems like Jay Bouwmeester may have played his last NHL game.

Apparently the condition was serious enough that he had to have an ICD put in (which to my understanding as a non-medical person is basically a permanent pacemaker), which itself pretty much prevents you from doing any rigorous physical activity as that activity could end up dislodging it.

That's a pretty big change in a life of an athlete.

 

[Paul4587]

f***ing Panthers have gift wrapped the Leafs that final playoff spot. That team outside of Barkov and Huberdeau is an absolute mess.

 

[Kalv]

Alex Newhook has something like 32 points in last 22 games in the NCAA and is on an absolute tear apparently. Might have to get in conversation for the best performing 19' draftees so far despite a WJC cut

 

[WhatTheDuck]

A couple of significant moves by the Devils today, sending Greene to the NYI and Coleman to the Avs.

I haven't seen the return on the second deal, but the Greene trade is yet another indicator of a seller's market this year.

 

[duxfan1101]

 

[Opak]

A couple of significant moves by the Devils today, sending Greene to the NYI and Coleman to the Avs.

I haven't seen the return on the second deal, but the Greene trade is yet another indicator of a seller's market this year.

Tampa.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Tampa.

It originally had seemed that Coleman to the Avs was a done deal as reported by Lavoie but it turned out to be fake news

 

[Kalv]

Vancouver's 1st (from Tampa) and Nolan Foote is a great return for Coleman

 

[Kalv]

Ok, so Drai have quietly taken over the league? He paces the competition with quite a few more points than anyone else, also McDavid.

 

[JabbaJabba]

Ok, so Drai have quietly taken over the league? He paces the competition with quite a few more points than anyone else, also McDavid.

It does help that McDavid is injured. No but seriously, Draisaitl is so good and now his contract looks very good, even a bargain. Hopefully he wins Art Ross this season. Although as a Duck fan it is a bit depressing that Draisaitl has 95 points while the top two Duck players combine for 72 points...

 

[Paul4587]

Ok, so Drai have quietly taken over the league? He paces the competition with quite a few more points than anyone else, also McDavid.

He’s not better than McDavid or MacKinnon but you can make a case he’s the third best player in the league atm.

Only reason he’s outproducing McDavid is because when the two got split up Draisaitl was given good linemates in RNH and Yamamoto where as McDavid was given bottom 6 scrubs to work with. Obviously it’s easier to produce with a 70 point player and a promising winger than it is with the likes of Kassian, Archibald, Chiasson etc.

 

[bumperkisser]

lol getzlaf. sums up this gmae perfectlyh

 

[duxfan1101]

Kings got a very good prospect and 2nd for Toffoli

 

[Kalv]

Kings got a very good prospect and 2nd for Toffoli

Yeah, Madden didn`t had big numbers in USHL and just hit the ground running in NCAA.

In 2018 we picked 14 picks before Madden was picked and we took Groulx, btw. But this shows you can find promising prospects in mid-rounds as well. We have hit some home runs but we still have a room for improvement.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

He’s not better than McDavid or MacKinnon but you can make a case he’s the third best player in the league atm.

Only reason he’s outproducing McDavid is because when the two got split up Draisaitl was given good linemates in RNH and Yamamoto where as McDavid was given bottom 6 scrubs to work with. Obviously it’s easier to produce with a 70 point player and a promising winger than it is with the likes of Kassian, Archibald, Chiasson etc.

Aside from Draisaitl the Germans have gotten better recently at producing prospects, Seider last year and Stuzle for this years top 10 in the draft.'
Does Germany quietly have a better future of NHL talent than Switzerland ?
Atm their NHL goalies are Greiss and Grubauer while Switzerland has seen their guys leave the NHL in Berra & Hiller.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Aside from Draisaitl the Germans have gotten better recently at producing prospects, Seider last year and Stuzle for this years top 10 in the draft.'
Does Germany quietly have a better future of NHL talent than Switzerland ?
Atm their NHL goalies are Greiss and Grubauer while Switzerland has seen their guys leave the NHL in Berra & Hiller.

There's another German who is a potential 1st rounder this year as well, John-Jason Peterka.

 

[la patineuse]

Wow, the Kings are into full rebuild mode. Meanwhile, Bob Murray does nothing.

 

[McDonald19]

Wow, the Kings are into full rebuild mode. Meanwhile, Bob Murray does nothing.

Yup, Kings are doing the right thing. They also have five more rentals to move out for picks (Trevor Lewis, Tim Schaller, Derek Forbort, Ben Hutton, Joakim Ryan).

 

[The Mighty Duck Man]

Yup, Kings are doing the right thing. They also have five more rentals to move out for picks (Trevor Lewis, Tim Schaller, Derek Forbort, Ben Hutton, Joakim Ryan).

I might agree they're doing the right thing for them(to an extent), but comparing the two approaches between the two SoCal teams is gonna be interesting. Very different situations require different approaches but I definitely wouldn't trade spots.

To be honest I really don't get the Martinez move, unless there's more to it we're not aware of yet. And with that, someone still needs to play for them. Not sure throwing in a Clague and/or Bjornfot into that mess is something that makes sense.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

After the trade of Dillon and the Sharks shutting down Karlsson for the year their top 6D looks like this:
Vlasic/Burns
Pile-Of/Junk
Garbage/Wasteland

If they still had Braun and DeMelo their D would at least have 2 pairings and play the 3rd pair very little.
Guess who turns 30 this may: Karlsson.

As bad as Murray is, at least he moved Pronger, Whitney and Viz at the right time.
I can't see Doug Wilson surviving this mess without being fired.
Sharks are run like the LA Angels of Anaheim, going all in like the Halos in 08 and 09 and after that they crashed and burned in 2010, 11, 12, 13 etc.