Around the NHL - The dog days of the season

[HandshakeLine]

Five bucks says Sergei didn't know Torts is a big baby man in the sauna and couldn't take his birch switch like a real Slav.

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

I love it when certain teams have these player/coaches problems

 

[EightyOne]

"Why youh heff to be maad? Iz ohnly banya!"

 

[Tom Hanks]

Chris Nichols Twitter has a few article summaries from BMac on the air.

• Flyers ownership don’t want a rebuild.
• Nash won’t play again this season
• Carolina want to move a D man (duh )
• Talks about the upcoming Josi re signing and Polie’s contract philosophies.

 

[Gurglesons]

Chris Nichols Twitter has a few article summaries from BMac on the air.

• Flyers ownership don’t want a rebuild.
• Nash won’t play again this season
• Carolina want to move a D man (duh )
• Talks about the upcoming Josi re signing and Polie’s contract philosophies.

Josi should be interesting. Don’t see how they pull no NTC with them.

 

[Allie Kitsune]

Five bucks says Sergei didn't know Torts is a big baby man in the sauna and couldn't take his birch switch like a real Slav.

And suddenly, there were 10 pages of nothing but gopnik memes.

 

[HandshakeLine]

And suddenly, there were 10 pages of nothing but gopnik memes.

As a West Slav, we deny all existence of the гопники.

 

[td_ice]

If it becomes apparent that you have no hope of signing Bob or Panarin, you gotta trade those guys. You can't let your best goalie and best forward go, for nothing. That's just horrible asset management.

If you keep them, knowing they are goners, you better as heck win the Stanley Cup, because that's that the only thing that will make letting them walk, worthwhile.

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

If you keep them, knowing they are goners, you better as heck win the Stanley Cup, because that's that the only thing that will make letting them walk, worthwhile.

Or at the very least, a playoff round. And Bob ain't helpin' with that one.

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

I think for the BJs, even making a playoff run would be worth it for them, even if it means losing them for nothing. They've been knocking on the door for years now but can't win a single round, I'd imagine they want to get that off their back.

Problem is they're stuck in a bracket with us and the Caps. I dunno, it's a tough call.

 

[Andy99]

The Bob situation today makes me think CBJ might move him if they think Korposalo is ready...no way as long as they’re in the PO race that they move Panarin, even at the risk of losing him for nothing...but Bob has been kind of meh in the POs...could see him being traded shortly

 

[td_ice]

I think for the BJs, even making a playoff run would be worth it for them, even if it means losing them for nothing. They've been knocking on the door for years now but can't win a single round, I'd imagine they want to get that off their back.

Problem is they're stuck in a bracket with us and the Caps. I dunno, it's a tough call.

Yeah, I guess, but the problem is, if they win a round, with contributions from Bob and Panarin, and they walk, what good does that do you?? You take a big step backward next year, and that playoff win in your back pocket, is probably soon forgotten about.


But having said that, I don't know their financial situation, but I'm sure profit wise, a couple playoff rounds played would be huge. So yeah, I guess I shouldn't discount that aspect of it.

 

[Allie Kitsune]

Hmm, Re : CBJ...

How far is Torts into his average shelf life with a given team, right now?

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

I'm pretty sure Sid could get Nate to calm down.

Get it done, JR.

I don't know. Nate didn't find it very amusing when Sid tried to trade his most valuable hockey card.

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

LOL Bob. Was he picking up hookers or did he just beat up a cab driver?

It'll be a shame when he moves on and we can no longer count on him for the CBJ playoff meltdowns.

 

[Andy99]

LOL Bob. Was he picking up hookers or did he just beat up a cab driver?

It'll be a shame when he moves on and we can no longer count on him for the CBJ playoff meltdowns.

He was in NSH just as the Hawks were leaving...maybe he was out with Patrick Kane....

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

He was in NSH just as the Hawks were leaving...maybe he was out with Patrick Kane....

Bob: Hey PK, what do you do for fun around here?
PK: Call an Uber and I'll show you.

 

[mpp9]

Columbus is such a trash heap. Blow a 3-1 lead with 4 minutes left.

 

[TNT87]

No help at all tonight.

 

[Andy99]

No help at all tonight.

Yep, it really sucks...we’re going to have to actually do it on our own and beat ANA, even though they dominated us at home

 

[Tom Hanks]

Yep, it really sucks...we’re going to have to actually do it on our own and beat ANA, even though they dominated us at home

Yeah it sucks we have to win games

 

[Bingo71]

Caps fan boys out in full force on the main boards tonight!!!

“Marchand turtles against Eller”

“Ovechkin puts Chara into the bench”

“Ovechkin with career goal 700 tonight”

“Holtby owns the Bruins”

 

[Randy Butternubs]

700 goals is ridiculous. I know that didn't happen tonight, but it will one day.

 

[Tom Hanks]

700 goals is ridiculous. I know that didn't happen tonight, but it will one day.

Maybe not.......I, Sidney

 

[Jaded-Fan]

Oh Flyers, Flyers, Flyers.