Around the League XXXIV: Offseason
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"Goalie Apologist"
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This is probably just bitterness stemming from the Toews haters constant attempts to dismiss how good he was in his prime by shouting "TEAM AWARDS MEAN NOTHING" constantly, but Taylor Hall winning the Hart in combination with EK being robbed of the Norris when Doughty won pretty much cements the fact that even a good handful of the so-called "individual awards" are, to a certain degree, team awards when you consider the fact that you don't have a snowballs chance in hell of winning certain "individual" awards unless your TEAM makes the playoffs. Not trying to crap on Hall either, congrats to him, this is just me being a grumpy Hawks fan.
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I agree he had an excellent season, I just have a pretty simplistic view of the Hart Trophy that a lot of people probably don't agree with, but oh well. I interpret the "player most valuable to his team" to simply be "the best player in the league that year" and if I had a vote it would have gone to McDavid for that reason. This is primarily because I feel like overthinking the whole "player most valuable to his team" line leaves us with an overly restrictive definition of the award that basically limits the pool of eligible candidates to star players on bubble teams and, perhaps more importantly, takes an award that I feel should recognize individual accomplishment and places too much emphasis on team performance by eliminating anyone who doesn't make the playoffs from contention.
I know this has been argued to death on HF, but that's just me saying what side of the fence I'm on in regards to that issue.
I know this has been argued to death on HF, but that's just me saying what side of the fence I'm on in regards to that issue.
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I didn't have any problems with the finalists or the winners this year, but I also agree that subjective awards voted on by the same writers many rightfully chide for idiotic positions should be taken with a grain of salt rather than as immutable proof of player quality.
NHL players awards are like the Oscars. Just cause you won in any given year doesn't mean you were actually the best, it just means you got the most votes from a particular voting pool.
I mean, for f***s sake, they let the GMs vote on best goalie when GMs have consistently proven they have the least understanding of goalie performance of anybody on the planet. They may as well let goalies vote on GM of the year while they're at it.
NHL players awards are like the Oscars. Just cause you won in any given year doesn't mean you were actually the best, it just means you got the most votes from a particular voting pool.
I mean, for f***s sake, they let the GMs vote on best goalie when GMs have consistently proven they have the least understanding of goalie performance of anybody on the planet. They may as well let goalies vote on GM of the year while they're at it.
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Walking away from Lehner would be brutal given price they paid (1st round pick) but it seems to be likely scenario especially after his piss poor year and his disruptive attitude
I expect that they should probably still find team willing to take chance on him and wont have to walk away but then again maybe his attitude issues and questionable play are enough for teams to wait for them to walk away instead of giving up asset
Walking away from Lehner would be brutal given price they paid (1st round pick) but it seems to be likely scenario especially after his piss poor year and his disruptive attitude
I expect that they should probably still find team willing to take chance on him and wont have to walk away but then again maybe his attitude issues and questionable play are enough for teams to wait for them to walk away instead of giving up asset
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How bad do you have to be to not be good enough to play for the Oilers D
BK
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Cherrelli can't be this stupid.
Eric Gryba 900k could be hidden in the minors at no cost to the cap but instead he is buying him out to have a cap hit of 300k on the books this year and next...
Eric Gryba 900k could be hidden in the minors at no cost to the cap but instead he is buying him out to have a cap hit of 300k on the books this year and next...
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It opens up a spot on their 50 contract list but who knows. Seems really dumb.
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Either they didn't want him anywhere near their AHL team, or they wanted the extra slot for contracts. Those are the only explanations.
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Of course...but being charged is a hell of a lot closer to proof than what happened in the Kane debacle...so it doesn't look good for Watson (I know, no sh**, Sherlock).
That being said...does he get deported or become a team ambassador?
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I agree, but a lot of people are charged and proven innocent. These assault cases are his word vs. her word based off of the info we currently have.
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