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[triggrman]

He’s not going to be worth that in the long run

 

[ShagDaddy]

I’m glad that Poile didn’t pick up Horvat. Another 8x$8M contract is NOT what this organization needs.

 

[BigFatCat999]

He’s not going to be worth that in the long run

UNLESS, he resigns with NYI, plus 25% retention

 

[drwpreds]

So did anyone watch, or try to watch, the so called “skills” competition tonight??

Hoo boy that was AWFUL- completely unwatchable.

Words cannot accurately describe the train wreck that it was- yikes

 

[sparkle twin]

It was ok.

The players aren't exactly the most outgoing people in the world so getting them to try to show some skill and personality is going to be a real tall task.

I liked that they tried to get the Miami and beach theme involved, it's just that these guys are so reserved that even PK couldn't liven it up. On the Splash and shoot event, I wish a player that lost would have just run up and hit the button and dunked the other guy anyway. Just show some kind of personality or emotion! These guys were just like, ok we won/lost can we go home now?.

It would have been better if they had just done an entire event all at once instead of jumping from one event to another round by round. Especially the breakaway competition event. It kind of lost its excitement when you only do one shooter every 20 minutes. The intro videos were cheesy, but that's what this weekend is for! The interview with PK in the middle was awkward while trying to bring out surprise guests/props.

From going to the skills competition when it was here, it was clear it was a whole lot of hurry up and wait between events. From tv commercials, setting up the nets/targets/signage, rounding up the players and getting them ready for their event, and the broadcast interviews it was actually kind of boring in person when the events weren't happening.

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It was good to see Juuuuuuse! Started off slow on the shooting part, but finally scored! He and Skinner were the only goalies to score.

 

[Armourboy]

From the highlights I saw they would have been better off just skipping it and giving the guys some rest. It looked silly.

 

[Predation]

PK always puts a smile on my face. To me, that was the only reason to watch that shit.

 

[PredsV82]

I caught about 5 minutes on XM radio and it sounded like they were playing golf?? What was that, were they playing Gold Tee video or what?

 

[hockey diva]

ASGs have outlived their usefulness to fans. Even the Pro Bowl has changed formats.

 

[Predsanddead24]

Who the hell designed these jerseys. Dark in front and light on back for the “home” team makes it incredibly difficult to tell them apart.

 

[drwpreds]

Wild lose in regulation at Arizona last night. If we win tonight we will now be just two points behind them. For us to have any hope of making playoffs we will almost certainly have to finish ahead of them

 

[herzausstein]

ASGs have outlived their usefulness to fans. Even the Pro Bowl has changed formats.

I just cant watch the all-star games. It just isnt fun to me watching them play with zero passion or drive to win. Just a bunch of players aimlessly skating around attempting to make pretty passes and avoid all human contact and leaving the goalies to fend for themselves.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Matt Benning has 21 pts. More than any of our D-not-named-Josi.

 

[herzausstein]

Matt Benning has 21 pts. More than any of our D-not-named-Josi.

hes already matched his single season career high. Glad hes getting his offense going.... makes his 4 year contract look less questionable

 

[101st_fan]

hes already matched his single season career high. Glad hes getting his offense going.... makes his 4 year contract look less questionable

Maybe I'll wear my penalty box worn Stadium Series Benning to draft week. Or not.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Blues just got a 1st from NYR for Tarasenko. (Basically, other lesser components involved).

They are gonna get another one for O'Reilly.

Dunno what it all means wrt us, but it's kind of interesting to watch.

 

[Predsanddead24]

Blues are in a really interesting situation now. I thought they were the second best team in the West last season and expected them to be a dark horse contender again this year, but losing Perron and Husso alongside Binnington's poor play has made them take a big step back.

They're definitely entering a retool right now so I think they'll be an interesting team to compare ourselves to in that respect. They have two great young forwards in Kyrou and Thomas to build around, but their D corps is all getting is getting older and all have NTCs. Plus they're stuck with Binnington for four more years too. Not much of a prospect pool either although stockpiling some picks this year will definitely help jumpstart things again.

 

[herzausstein]

Blues just got a 1st from NYR for Tarasenko. (Basically, other lesser components involved).

They are gonna get another one for O'Reilly.

Dunno what it all means wrt us, but it's kind of interesting to watch.

Seems really soft return for half off tarasenko imo. Still the caphit was 3.75M and they only had to take back an underwelming expiring contract. I guess its a decent deal since tarasenko is a pure rental. No way rangers can afford to extend him.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Seems really soft return for half off tarasenko imo. Still the caphit was 3.75M and they only had to take back an underwelming expiring contract. I guess its a decent deal since tarasenko is a pure rental. No way rangers can afford to extend him.

Right, it's a pure rental, like O'Reilly will be, and probably a few others. That's where our situation is so different since any of our older guys still have term.

It's interesting though also in the sense that St.Louis is officially packing it in. They are not wrong to do so. We are only a few games ahead of them from being the same situation, alas.

 

[Flgatorguy87]

I think that gives you a decent idea of what GM's think about this draft class. A 1st this year is going to hold some value.

 

[Scoresberg]

Blues are going to bounce back from this same way Dallas did with the 2017 draft where they got Heiskanen, Oettinger and Robertson.

Meanwhile, we're stuck in the middle with no hope of contending or drafting some real talent.

 

[Predsanddead24]

Blues are going to bounce back from this same way Dallas did with the 2017 draft where they got Heiskanen, Oettinger and Robertson.

Meanwhile, we're stuck in the middle with no hope of contending or drafting some real talent.

Maybe but that still requires them to hit it out of the park on three straight draft picks. They just as easily could do something like the 2015 Bruins draft where they turn picks 13, 14, and 15 into Zboril, Debrusk, and Senyshyn.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Blues are going to bounce back from this same way Dallas did with the 2017 draft where they got Heiskanen, Oettinger and Robertson.

Meanwhile, we're stuck in the middle with no hope of contending or drafting some real talent.

It's a valid option IMO.

In theory, though, since we still don't have expiring contracts on our guys, we're not quite in the same place. Maybe we would have been last year with Forsberg and Ekholm. But we weren't as bad. We can't get 1st rounders for Granlund or Joey or our guys with term left, you agree?

 

[Scoresberg]

It's a valid option IMO.

In theory, though, since we still don't have expiring contracts on our guys, we're not quite in the same place. Maybe we would have been last year with Forsberg and Ekholm. But we weren't as bad. We can't get 1st rounders for Granlund or Joey or our guys with term left, you agree?

I agree, but knowing when to take a step back is also an important part of building the team especially long-term.

 

[Kat Predator]

The most tradeable assets that move the needle are Granlund and Niederreiter. They are paid around the average veteran contract and have lesser term as well. Don't know if any other GM sees them as key pieces.

Our big contracts just haven't played up to value this year. Josi would draw some interest, but no way Poile deals him.

Moving 4th liners and 3rd pairings is possible if somebody like a Dallas has a rash of injuries and needs some depth. But that's just shuffling the deck chairs unless we can get back some serious draft capital in a big overpayment. Maybe there is a huge Fabbro or Jeannot GM out there...