Around The NHL 2018-2019 Edition: Part I

[TheMule93]

Vegas has been crushing it since the trade deadline

 

[raymond23]

Vegas has been crushing it since the trade deadline

They are gonna go far I think. That team is straight up deadly.

 

[ManwithNoIdentity]

I still remember when people claimed that VGKs first season was a fluke and they'd be at the bottom of the standings in their 2nd

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

I still remember when people claimed that VGKs first season was a fluke and they'd be at the bottom of the standings in their 2nd

Well a big part of them being better is signing Statsny and trading for Patches and Stone. Those aren't small additions, they brought in three traditional first line players. They did a solid job running with the momentum they helped generate last year. Players want to be there and they had a lot of flexibility to upgrade their roster.

 

[The Zermanator]

Well a big part of them being better is signing Statsny and trading for Patches and Stone. Those aren't small additions, they brought in three traditional first line players. They did a solid job running with the momentum they helped generate last year. Players want to be there and they had a lot of flexibility to upgrade their roster.

To be fair I don't think it's too hard to convince 20-something multimillionaires to live in Las Vegas.

 

[14ari13]

i think it's just a testament to how bad the west has been this year

They miss the wings.

 

[Christien]

Always makes for good hockey when these guys play against each other

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Always makes for good hockey when these guys play against each other

Tkachuk elbowed him, get over it Doughty or do something about it yourself.

Not saying the Tkachuk boys aren't going to be hated. But I have watched Doughty run guys that weren't looking or whatever else, those in glass houses pal....

I would take one of the Tkachuk boys any day of the week on my team.

 

[RWWallpaper]

Hey guys, does anyone know where you can watch the documentary on Bob Probert “Tough Guy”?...I loved watching him play and heard it was very well done...can’t find it anywhere though.

 

[Red Dread]

Hey, I know this is random, but I didn't know where to put this and didn't feel it was threadworthy, but recently I've had some fun making some realignment drawings in my free time, and was curious: Do you all prefer being in the East over the West after a few years? Do you prefer Tampa and Toronto as rivals over Chicago and St. Louis?

 

[The Zermanator]

Hey, I know this is random, but I didn't know where to put this and didn't feel it was threadworthy, but recently I've had some fun making some realignment drawings in my free time, and was curious: Do you all prefer being in the East over the West after a few years? Do you prefer Tampa and Toronto as rivals over Chicago and St. Louis?

I do enjoy having more O6 teams to play more often, especially with Toronto and Boston right in the division. On the other hand we had some good rivalries over the years with Colorado, SJ, Chicago, etc. But hard to really compare the two eras at this point since we've iced mostly bad teams since joining the east.

 

[Ezekial]

Hey, I know this is random, but I didn't know where to put this and didn't feel it was threadworthy, but recently I've had some fun making some realignment drawings in my free time, and was curious: Do you all prefer being in the East over the West after a few years? Do you prefer Tampa and Toronto as rivals over Chicago and St. Louis?

I like being in the east because I don't like 10:30 EST start times.

 

[Martinez]

Quinn Hughes making his NHL debut tonight

 

[Konnan511]

Quinn Hughes making his NHL debut tonight

He's the one I wanted during the draft. I understand why we went with Zadina and I still think he'll be an impact player, but I just really like Hughes.

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Quinn Hughes with an incredible debut. He will be a franchise player for the Canucks. It sucks the Wings decided to go with Zadina. (That said rumors were wings wanted Bouchard?)

 

[Cyborg Yzerberg]

Obviously was a huge fan of Hughes, hope he doesn't make us regret passing on him too much.

 

[NickH8]

Quinn Hughes with an incredible debut. He will be a franchise player for the Canucks. It sucks the Wings decided to go with Zadina. (That said rumors were wings wanted Bouchard?)

So after a sample size of one and nine games Hughes is better?
Okay lol

 

[lomekian]

Quinn Hughes is an incredible talent. this was never in doubt. What is questioned is whether he has the size and durability to be effective in his own end. Just too early to say either way. I suspect he'll have a very good NHL career, but rather more Paul Coffey than Nick Lidstrom (though not the level of either)

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

So after a sample size of one and nine games Hughes is better?
Okay lol

Yes

 

[NickH8]

Yes

Smart

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Quinn Hughes with an incredible debut. He will be a franchise player for the Canucks. It sucks the Wings decided to go with Zadina. (That said rumors were wings wanted Bouchard?)

Pierre and Bobby Mac on draft night both queued us up to be taking Hughes right before the pick. The Wingsshifted when Zadina fell, I wish they had not, but I think it is significant that on the broadcast insiders didn't have them near Bouchard at the time of the pick.

 

[raymond23]

Pierre and Bobby Mac on draft night both queued us up to be taking Hughes right before the pick. The Wingsshifted when Zadina fell, I wish they had not, but I think it is significant that on the broadcast insiders didn't have them near Bouchard at the time of the pick.

Pretty sure wings were going to draft Bouchard so it's irrelevant. At least that's what was reported after the draft.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Pretty sure wings were going to draft Bouchard so it's irrelevant. At least that's what was reported after the draft.

I have heard Hughes was the guy there if Zadina didn't fall. That Bouchard fell down our board the same way he fell in the draft.

Art Regner and some of the people positioning it that way have an old board. It doesn't matter now in any event. We just need to hope the pivot to Zadina was correct.

I think Zadina has had a really nice development year. I like a lot of the steps he has taken. Big summer for him, but I anticipate him being in Detroit for the whole year next year.

 

[TatarTangle]

Nah, you need to hope the pivot is correct because of your extreme bias, any thoughts on Zadina should be taken with a grain of salt.

How's Brendan Smith doing?

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Nah, you need to hope the pivot is correct because of your extreme bias, any thoughts on Zadina should be taken with a grain of salt.

How's Brendan Smith doing?

Enjoying the the bright lights!