Around the NHL: The 2024 NHL Playoff Thread

[Ehran]

The splash will be enormous.

They're going to offer sheet Jokiharju for $7M per season... and force us to accept all those darned draft picks.

 

[Beerz]

Utah with 45.5 Mil in Cap space for next season. 53.3mil when adding in possible LTIR.

I know how they can utilize 9 million ... and maybe another 1.5 million or so for a RFA

 

[joshjull]

 

[OkimLom]

They don’t have goaltending and their defensemen are not strong. He is going to have some issues.

Agree. That’s why I think the issues were more player personnel.

We’ll see what he can do, but I do think he’ll have some issue.

 

[Dingo44]

I'll never not miss Sam Reinhart.

 

[Beerz]

The Gaahden is quiet as hell

 

[SECRET SQUIRREL]

Marchand looks like he's still concussed!

 

[Beerz]

According to Friedman on 32 Thoughts .. he doesn't believe the Canes are going to want to give Necas the money he is looking for

"3" C incoming

32 Thoughts: The Podcast

Hockey fans already know the name, but this is not the blog. From Sportsnet, 32 Thoughts: The Podcast with Jeff Marek and NHL Insider Elliotte Friedman is a weekly deep dive into the biggest news and interviews from the hockey world.

www.sportsnet.ca

 

[oldgoalie]

1-1. Lundell.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

1-1. Lundell.

The quick release out of the scrum in the slot

 

[Sabreality]

According to Friedman on 32 Thoughts .. he doesn't believe the Canes are going to want to give Necas the money he is looking for

"3" C incoming

32 Thoughts: The Podcast

Hockey fans already know the name, but this is not the blog. From Sportsnet, 32 Thoughts: The Podcast with Jeff Marek and NHL Insider Elliotte Friedman is a weekly deep dive into the biggest news and interviews from the hockey world.

www.sportsnet.ca

Isn't he almost exclusively a RW tho?

 

[Beerz]

Isn't he almost exclusively a RW tho?

I think he was playing that but prefers Center

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Coyle becoming Public Enemy #1, wonder when they're going to retaliate for that cup check on Ekblad

 

[OkimLom]

According to Friedman on 32 Thoughts .. he doesn't believe the Canes are going to want to give Necas the money he is looking for

"3" C incoming

32 Thoughts: The Podcast

Hockey fans already know the name, but this is not the blog. From Sportsnet, 32 Thoughts: The Podcast with Jeff Marek and NHL Insider Elliotte Friedman is a weekly deep dive into the biggest news and interviews from the hockey world.

www.sportsnet.ca

Yes please on Necas.

 

[Zman5778]

Yes please on Necas.

Why? He strikes me as just kinda more of the same.

 

[tsujimoto74]

They don’t have goaltending and their defensemen are not strong. He is going to have some issues.

Yeah, can’t help but feel like Keefe was just the fall guy for roster construction issues that any coach was going to have a really hard time masking in the playoffs. Trying to be a serious contender and having Morgan Reilly as your clear #1 defenseman are things that are difficult to reconcile.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Isn't he almost exclusively a RW tho?

And also pretty rough defensively.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Why? He strikes me as just kinda more of the same.

He has size which he doesn't use it very much, likes to carry the puck into traffic, good but not great shot. He looks like he'll be a consistent 25/25 guy with the 30+ outlier season.

IMO he's a bigger version of what our prospect pool is overflowing with

Yeah, can’t help but feel like Keefe was just the fall guy for roster construction issues that any coach was going to have a really hard time masking in the playoffs. Trying to be a serious contender and having Morgan Reilly as your clear #1 defenseman are things that are difficult to reconcile.

Reilly being the #1 isn't necessarily bad if you have a bunch of 3/4 to round out the pairs, it's not good when most are 5/6

 

[BFLO]

Same here. I can't stand some of those obnoxious Rags fans.

I’m split on this issue.

On one hand Rags HFboards fans are one of the worst fan bases to interact with here, and they have that cringe goal sing along song. And Trouba is easy to dislike with his scummy elbows.

On the other hand I can’t stand Rod Brindamour and I enjoy watching him lose every single time. And I hate Kotkaniemi, he’s a smarmy, cocky little shit. And he’s been intensely overrated on HFboards for about a decade.

 

[SwordsgoneWild]

I’m split on this issue.

On one hand Rags HFboards fans are one of the worst fan bases to interact with here, and they have that cringe goal sing along song. And Trouba is easy to dislike with his scummy elbows.

On the other hand I can’t stand Rod Brindamour and I enjoy watching him lose every single time. And I hate Kotkaniemi, he’s a smarmy, cocky little shit. And he’s been intensely overrated on HFboards for about a decade.

They have a few great posters on here but alot of them give some of the Laff fans a serious run for their money when it comes to being obnoxious.

As for Rod; yeah he still annoys me here and there. I still remember him trash taking Lindy immediately after eliminating us. Guy is a dick.

 

[oldgoalie]

B’s only have 14 SOG, and it’s 5 minutes into he 3rd. Swayman had one go between his legs and squirt wide. Could have been game right there.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

B’s only have 14 SOG, and it’s 5 minutes into he 3rd. Swayman had one go between his legs and squirt wide. Could have been game right there.

Florida has been shutting down the B's shot numbers all series

 

[oldgoalie]

What a bullshit call on a dive.
Edit; correct no call.

 

[Sabreality]

lol what a ridiculous review

 

[Beerz]

Why? He strikes me as just kinda more of the same.

We currently have Peyton Krebs as one of our 3 Centers... I wouldn't call that more of the same ... it is a significant upgrade