Around the NHL: 2018-19 - Trade Deadline 2/25 2:00

[Roman Yoshi]

Per game ... not per shift. On a per shift basis, Ovechkin leads the league at 1:00 per shift.

Sorry that's what I meant. No coffee

 

[Gh24]

That Barry Trotz is a pretty damn good coach huh? Who had the Isles sitting 2 points out of 1st at this point in the season with that roster?

I don't remember which game I was watching early in the season where the commentator said Isles were his dark horse pick for playoffs. I want to say it was Mase, but since I often watch the feed of the opponent team and therefore listen to a lot of different guys, I'm not sure at all...

One thing I'm sure is that it wasn't Isles feed, because I remember thinking it sounds more convincing coming out of someone else's than Isles homer's mouth.

 

[BigFatCat999]

Why am I not *Shocked* this happened in Philly?

 

[Gnashville]

Why am I not *Shocked* this happened in Philly?

1st fight on Philadelphia ice all year

 

[GoldOnGold]

Dallas loses, Kings shutout Blues (lol), Sabres come back in OT to crush the hopes of the Penguins. Too bad the Jets are up 3-1 over Vancouver.

 

[Mass]

Yeo out, damn it was fun while it lasted.

 

[Drake744]

Yeo out, damn it was fun while it lasted.

Coach Q is all there for the Blues if he wants it.

 

[Gnashville]

Blues break tradition and fire a coach before playing Nashville instead of after

 

[AdmiralsFan24]

Flames beat the Golden Knights (f*** them) 7-2. James Neal manages to not record a point and now has 4 in 21 games.

 

[Gnashville]

Flames beat the Golden Knights (**** them) 7-2. James Neal manages to not record a point and now has 4 in 21 games.

Subban 25 saves on 32 shots .781 sv%
Vegas has come back to earth and looks like a 2nd year expansion team should.

 

[Scoresberg]

Yeo out, damn it was fun while it lasted.

Damn, was hoping they would've fired him after the games against us. Now we're gonna see one pissed off Blues team.

 

[NoNecksCurse]

the blues have sucked so far. i don't get why they can't score. 3 shutouts in their past 4 games.

 

[PredsV82]

Damn, was hoping they would've fired him after the games against us. Now we're gonna see one pissed off Blues team.

Dunno maybe they will be one relieved and happy Blues team. Yeo's system seemed stifling.

 

[Scoresberg]

Dunno maybe they will be one relieved and happy Blues team. Yeo's system seemed stifling.

Yeah, it was. No way that team shouldn't have scored more.

 

[drwpreds]

How bout the Penguins?? Are now #29 in the overall standings. 1-7-2 last 10 games.

They have been as bad as the Blues and worse than the Hawks, two teams that have already fired their coach.

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

the blues have sucked so far. i don't get why they can't score. 3 shutouts in their past 4 games.

I'd say the core is rotten, but they already over-hauled the core aside from Pietrangelo and Tarasenko. Fans say it's coaching, but that was the excuse when Yeo was brought in to replace Hitchcock. They look like a deep team on paper and they should improve, but I still don't see them as the #1/#2 seed people were calling them going in to the season.

 

[King Weber]

McLellan out in Edmonton

Hitchcock in.

 

[101st_fan]

McLellan out in Edmonton

Hitchcock in.

So McDavid gets Hitch to go with our former "marketing" VP in Edmonton?

 

[Scoresberg]

McLellan out in Edmonton

Hitchcock in.

Hitchcock, really? The dumbness of that organization is mind-blowing.

Personally, I don't think McLellan was never the problem but the way the team was built. It had nothing outside of McDavid, Drai and RNH. They should've built a speedy team around 97, but instead it was probably one of the biggest and heaviest team in the league. Add to that, they've already almost ruined Pulju.

Hitchcock might be the worst coach for a team, that should try to get younger and re-tool on the fly. Just like Quenneville is, and I get that they didn't hire him either.

 

[101st_fan]

Edmonton is an enigma. So many early draft picks that they could never build into a cohesive team.

 

[Armourboy]

Really I dont think the issue is the picks so much as the rest of the team they have tried to put around them.

 

[101st_fan]

Really I dont think the issue is the picks so much as the rest of the team they have tried to put around them.

They've had years to build a team with just early picks alone. Ten first top ten picks in the last twelve drafts ... including four #1 overalls in a six year span (with a #3 overall in there as well). That's not counting Pitlick, Rieder, Marincin, Riley Nash ...

They've had the best chance of any team to BUILD through the draft including a year with three picks in the first 21 slots. Failing to do so is at least as astounding as building a dynasty.

 

[Scoresberg]

You gotta feel for McDavid. That organization is rotten.

 

[101st_fan]

OH ... and seven head coaches and three GMs in the past decade.

 

[braindead]

Wrong guy fired in Edmonton. Or more precisely Peter Chiarelli sucks and should have been fired in addition to Todd. How do you not see that the league is getting much younger, much faster and much more offensive and sign Milan Lucic.... and trade Hall.... and draft poorly....and fail to fix goaltending... and..... and.....

As said above, it was harder to screw up than to build a dynasty around McDavid.