Around The NHL #7 - Let's Make A Deal

[MIGs Dog]

Doc was good. I'll miss him.

 

[Jormungandr]

This is fantastic news! Nails on a chalkboard is what his voice sounds like to me.

 

[_Del_]

I've always liked Doc, but he was not good during the playoffs.

 

[MIGs Dog]

Hockey play by play has to be one of the hardest sports broadcasting jobs to master.

 

[87turbobuick]

I've always liked Doc, but he was not good during the playoffs.

He lost it a couple of years ago, he was really bad this * Stanley Cup. I watched most games on CBC because of the audio delay on some NBC games. Reminds me of Bob Cole who hung around way past his prime.

 

[TheLegend]

 

[AZviaNJ]

Doc was always the GOAT to me. I think the past year or 2 you could see him slipping, especially this year when he had challenges keeping up with the play, but that doesn't take away from his HOF career.

Thank you Doc!

 

[Dirty Old Man]

Doc was always the GOAT to me. I think the past year or 2 you could see him slipping, especially this year when he had challenges keeping up with the play, but that doesn't take away from his HOF career.

Thank you Doc!

One of the funniest things I've heard hockey-related was someone set a bunch of his calls to Daft Punk's 'Technologic'.

 

[MIGs Dog]

Interesting, and a good thing in my opinion, for the GM to let everyone know what the heck is going on. Wonder if Toews or Kane try and bail. Very rich contracts would limit the pool of potential suitors.

 

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Interesting, and a good thing in my opinion, for the GM to let everyone know what the heck is going on. Wonder if Toews or Kane try and bail. Very rich contracts would limit the pool of potential suitors.



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Kane is due only 20.8mil over the final three years of his deal. Chicago could retain 25% which reduces the cap from 10.5 to 7.875aav and would only have to pay out $5.2 total in actual cash to make it happen.
Toews has the same structure. I'm not sure he'd have a huge market even at 7.875aav, though. Kane would. I'm sure they could get a heap of assets for him with 25% retained. If they went to 50% on Toews, they'd like get a haul.

It would mean their salary cap is 7.875‬ lower than the rest of the league for the entire three years of flat-cap. Not ideal.

But if they get Erik Karlsson and Mark Stone style returns like Ottawa did, it would probably be worth it. At those reduced rates, I could see that happening, too.

 

[Coyotedroppings]

Poor Toews, seems nobody needs a 1C these days.

 

[Prarievarg]

It’s either Bud Light, or Miller Lite. There is no Bud Lite. Unless he’s drinking some weird concoction of the two.

Cuvée des shitty lagers

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Looks like Ottawa is gonna sign Alex Galchenyuk.

 

[Fuhrious]

Its crazy to me that Vatanen (and to a lesser extent Hamonic) are still just sorta sitting there...

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Its crazy to me that Vatanen (and to a lesser extent Harmonic) are still just sorta sitting there...

Nobody can afford them right now, I don't think. Some dominoes are going to have to fall in order for them to get decent value.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

OHL and AHL are announcing early February start dates. Guessing the NHL will be doing the same.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Not NHL, but noteworthy nonetheless if you know his story:

 

[MIGs Dog]

Not NHL, but noteworthy nonetheless if you know his story:

Very sad.

 

[TheLegend]

OHL and AHL are announcing early February start dates. Guessing the NHL will be doing the same.

NHL can still start well ahead of that. Most AHL teams don’t get their rosters solidified until after the first regular season game anyway. And a lot of the prospects who might not even make the NHL roster are already off overseas on loan.

 

[MIGs Dog]

Dumb.

 

[Jamieh]

Dumb.

Not as dumb.

 

[AJ171181]

Yeah, stop checking stops the virus.... oh world whats your way...

 

[XX]

Dumb.

Yeah, this is nanny state stuff gone wrong. If they aren't going to have strict protocols for travel, the locker rooms, frequent testing etc... then there's no point to banning contact. This is also the demographic least likely to suffer serious damage if contracted as well. They would be better off loaning all players out with a canceled season and giving everyone else an extra year of eligibility or allowing them to go straight to Uni if they choose to do so.

 

[TheLegend]

Dumb.

Dumb.... but I can see their position.

Unless you want to put all of the OHL into an NHL-esque bubble you can’t guarantee to have control of any potential viral outbreaks.

Any fans here in Arizona can simply look at what’s happened with high school sports programs this fall and see the nightmare it is.

 

[Heldig]

Maybe I missed this being discussed but apparently Buffalo were after Kessel?

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