Around the League Part 9: The Post-Tavareslyptic Hellscape

[The Faulker 27]

Looks like a sausage fest. We can only assume she's the lone rangita.

 

[Lempo]

It’s not that it’s humorous, its just that the photo looks so graceful... He’s in the midst of grabbing a slice of strawberry. While sipping on a mimosa. The whole tray of fruit belongs to him. There’s a party going on in the background, but Victor Rask can only think of one thing, and it’s food. This picture is beautiful, it’s art.... Enjoy its beauty

"'Mingle', they told me. I will mingle all this in my stomach."

 

[FreshSeabass]

Isn't this the same guy who criticized Semin for being a bad player or lazy when we signed him. Now they've both been bought out.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

He (Brouwer) wasn't wrong though.

"It was tough to lose his scoring ability when he wanted to play," Brouwer said on Monday. "But all in all I think we've been doing well without him."

"Some nights you didn't even know if he was gonna come to the rink. It's tough to play alongside guys like those because you don't know what you're gonna get out of 'em."

 

[Dishface]

The sens are gonna have a rough year. They have no 1st round pick. Duchene, Stone, and EK are all UFAs. It's gonna be a busy trade deadline for them.

 

[Svechhammer]

He (Brouwer) wasn't wrong though.

"It was tough to lose his scoring ability when he wanted to play," Brouwer said on Monday. "But all in all I think we've been doing well without him."

"Some nights you didn't even know if he was gonna come to the rink. It's tough to play alongside guys like those because you don't know what you're gonna get out of 'em."

We talking about Semin or Skinner?

 

[geehaad]

The sens are gonna have a rough year. They have no 1st round pick. Duchene, Stone, and EK are all UFAs.

And what for...the addition of BTkachuk. I hope for their sake they *realllllly* like him...

 

[Canes]

8 years, 51.2 million dollars for John Gibson.

This confirms we're going to have to pony up a small fortune just to have a chance at signing a good, proven UFA starting goalie if we can't develop our own. Nevermind what we had to pay to get a guy like Darling to come here...

 

[NotOpie]

8 years, 51.2 million dollars for John Gibson.

This confirms we're going to have to pony up a small fortune just to have a chance at signing a good, proven UFA starting goalie if we can't develop our own. Nevermind what we had to pay to get a guy like Darling to come here...

Honest question....what's the average span of good seasons for an above average goalie with the same team?

 

[AeroFishOne]

8 years, 51.2 million dollars for John Gibson.

This confirms we're going to have to pony up a small fortune just to have a chance at signing a good, proven UFA starting goalie if we can't develop our own. Nevermind what we had to pay to get a guy like Darling to come here...

Just further proves that the best and most likely only feasible way to get a #1 is by drafting one and that they don’t magically appear from the NHL goalie tree every year.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Just further proves that the best and most likely only feasible way to get a #1 is by drafting one and that they don’t magically appear from the NHL goalie tree every year.

Really? Because many of the starters in the league weren't drafted by the team they currently play for. They're acquired through trade/FA. Talbot, Andersen, Jones, Dubnyk, Bob, Markstrom, Anderson, Smith, Halak, Bishop, Schneider, Riemer, etc

 

[AeroFishOne]

Really? Because many of the starters in the league weren't drafted by the team they currently play for. They're acquired through trade/FA. Talbot, Andersen, Jones, Dubnyk, Bob, Markstrom, Anderson, Smith, Halak, Bishop, Schneider, Riemer, etc

You still haven’t unproven my point and thanks for only taken one nugget from my first sentence will ignoring the rest.

Teams still had to give up assets to acquire them and many on that list are or were backups that happened to to turn into starters for better or worse and then others were reclamation projects that got lucky or moved during down years. So really no different then what weve tried with Lack, Khudobin and Darling and now Mrazek.

Now take those names you gave, how many of them have actually been the starter when they lead their teams to a cup or atleast deep in the playoffs multiple times over. Maybe a couple for playoff runs? Look at the list of Stanley cup winners over the last 15 years or so and see how many of them won with a goaltender they drafted. By the way it includes the Hurricanes who would not have won without Cam
Ward.

 

[Unsustainable]

Lol

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Just go ahead and pencil them in to a playoff spot now.

 

[Unsustainable]

Just go ahead and pencil them in to a playoff spot now.

One is not like the others...

 

[bleedgreen]

Omg that’s hysterical...

 

[tarheelhockey]

Derek Ryan is Joakim Nordstrom...

Joakim Nordstrom is Derek Ryan...

 

[AD Skinner]

I like that their twitter handles are given more emphasis than their stats- one is much more impressive I guess

 

[HisIceness]

I was staring at that for a solid minute wondering what the f*** was so funny.

Then I saw it and I laughed.

 

[HisIceness]

Happy 30 year anniversary to Wayne Gretzky being traded to the Kings!

 

[Unsustainable]

With the contract Ellis got, wonder what Josi next contract will be.

I for one we have Slavin and Pesce locked up, and Hamilton / CDH on good contracts.

 

[Novacane]

Poor guy

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Oooooooh. Take the team that's hurting on D and take away their top D.

Trade market for Faulk is looking mighty good all of a sudden, boys.

 

[geehaad]

And when Sekera returns, they make a nice couple.

 

[MinJaBen]

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