Yeah, but there is also a big difference between Taylor Hall and Drouin. We don’t know what the details of those deals would have been, but it’s crazy to think either would have been the centerpiece for Shattenkirk.If the Blues didn't have Brayden Schenn (and the Stanley Cup) I would be a lot more angry at Shattenkirk for signing with Tampa after blocking us from trading him there.
But I'd much rather have Schenn (who was acquired in part for the first we got for Shatty) than Jonathan Drouin so it all works out.
The Sharks just have no depth. Who the heck is Lean Bergmann?
Yeah, but there is also a big difference between Taylor Hall and Drouin. We don’t know what the details of those deals would have been, but it’s crazy to think either would have been the centerpiece for Shattenkirk.
Same here, I’ve always loved him when he played for the Blues. Great offensive mind and really came into his own on the team.Love me some Shattdeuces, hope he keeps it up
Great perspective.If the Blues didn't have Brayden Schenn (and the Stanley Cup) I would be a lot more angry at Shattenkirk for signing with Tampa after blocking us from trading him there.
But I'd much rather have Schenn (who was acquired in part for the first we got for Shatty) than Jonathan Drouin so it all works out.
This has to be outdated, right. Like from 10 years ago or something? That's the only reasonable explanation(and the Leafs weren't exactly juggernauts at that time either, but were at least better than Tampa when they were in the basement for a bit). Even the most delusional, biased, homer Leafs fan would at least admit that Vasi is better than Andersen. Vasi won the f***ing Vezina last year Andersen is a solid, consistent goalie, but Vasi is one of the very best in the league.
With a list like that, I expected to see a line at the bottom with an advantage to Tampa on taxes.
Sabres grooming him as a PP specialist for when we trade from him a few years down the lineOlofsson is a PP-goal MACHINE. 1-0 Buffalo. First guy to ever score his first 7 NHL goals on the power-play.
Go Sabres. Kick the Stars while they're down.
I'm surprised they're struggling this badly. They were very close to getting to the WCF and I think they would have beaten San Jose to make it to the final (and fallen to Boston). They have good young defenders, better than Colorado has. They SHOULD have enough firepower to be a playoff team. I actually really like their coach. But I think he may be given his walking papers before too long, unfairly. Maybe the player leadership is the real deficit, but I think that team as constructed can be a contender in the West. Its not a flawless roster by any means, but its better than most teams. I like them more than Calgary.I see a not unrealistic scenario where the Stars take last in the Central. Afterall, this is a team that was floundering through Christmas last year until Jim Lites threw his franchise-players under the bus. They put together a nice 2nd half run to save their season, but are seemingly back to the pre-Lites-rant intensity. Chicago and Minnesota are going to pass them shortly with their games in hand, and their big off-season acquisitions of Pavelski & Perry don't solve their scoring problems. With Bishop not being super-human to this point I wouldn't be surprised to see them get off to such a horrendous start that they simply can't dig themselves out. I doubt another front-office outburst will garner the same reaction as it did last year; and Benn, Seguin & Radulov seem like a group completely capable of imploding as they've all had their hearts and effort questioned at various points throughout their careers. The rest of October is going to determine whether they're going to be in the race at all or not. They've got a stretch of winnable games coming up (@CBJ, @pit, @PHI, vs. OTT, vs. ANA, vs. PIT, vs. MIN) but if they don't get more points than they give away, this could quickly be a lost season in big D.
I've felt like Jamie Benn has looked like he's mailing it in more often than not, and teams tend to take on the personality of their leaders. I was far more shocked to see them get as far as they did last season than I am at their current situation.I'm surprised they're struggling this badly. They were very close to getting to the WCF and I think they would have beaten San Jose to make it to the final (and fallen to Boston). They have good young defenders, better than Colorado has. They SHOULD have enough firepower to be a playoff team. I actually really like their coach. But I think he may be given his walking papers before too long, unfairly. Maybe the player leadership is the real deficit, but I think that team as constructed can be a contender in the West. Its not a flawless roster by any means, but its better than most teams. I like them more than Calgary.
But the question is, What was your quarternary reaction?Flyers sign Chris Stewart. My 1st reaction was laughter. My secondary and tertiary reactions are also laughter. What the **** are they thinking?
Read that Chicago fans are really disappointed about Seabrook level and he has 6.875mill.$ x 4-years left including this current one. They speak Seabrook isn't NHL level dmen. Keith also has been bad and he has ~5.5mill.$ x 3 years + including this year.
Brent Seabrook - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps
Duncan Keith - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps
LOVE IT!!!!
Seabrook’s contract was a boat anchor the day it was signed. I still don’t know why they did it. Keith’s is not as bad and he’s still useful. But this is pretty much expected.