OT: Around the NHL - where coaches are hired to be fired

[Andy99]

Isles lose in reg...now 6 points back with 1 more game played. Let's beat out Toronto this week and not look back to 3rd spot in the metro and aim for 1st in the metro, but don't aim for the president trophy because that's a curse when it comes to the playoffs.

TB should be in line to win that trophy again...

 

[LOGiK]

vegas and fleury doing the pens a solid through 1

Wow 2-0! Capitals are crumbling!

 

[Andy99]

The loss of bird boy has apparently been their biggest loss so far, on par with our Jake loss but we keep winning.

Naw, they totally play without their defensive structure...Kuzy isn’t exactly a defensive stalwart...they’re losing their positioning, at first because they’re forcing things to Ovi but now I think they just can’t restart their better habits...

 

[Gurglesons]

Naw, they totally play without their defensive structure...Kuzy isn’t exactly a defensive stalwart...they’re losing their positioning, at first because they’re forcing things to Ovi but now I think they just can’t restart their better habits...

Their D has been questionable all year. Typical Craps.

They’ll bring in Vatanen and then get knocked out in the 1st or 2nd. Not sure why anyone fears that squad.

 

[Clare2904]

This Ape 700 watch has really f***ed with the Craps, long may it continue

 

[Clare2904]

This in-house announcer for Vegas is such a dick, matches the circus that is Las Vegas

 

[Ignatius]

I just really want Washington vs Philly in the first round if Philly makes it.

I remember their 2016 first round series being a battle of the neaderthals, Caps would likely win this year as well but Philly could do a good job softening them up for round 2 again.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

ToffoLOLi is off to Vancouver, apparently the return is pretty high, I am curious what it actually is so people here can relax the f*** out and realize we dodged a bullet.

The Vancouver Kings reuniting Pearson & Toffoli. No Carter tho, no 70's.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

This in-house announcer for Vegas is such a dick, matches the circus that is Las Vegas

It's a sideshow act for a sideshow town

 

[Honour Over Glory]

So Toffoli for a 2nd, Schaller, and Madden.

I don't know anything about this Madden kid, but man that's a pretty shit cost for Toffoli. Rob Blake really is a terrible GM.

Blake Coleman and Jason Zucker went for a better return, Toffoli has put up better numbers than Coleman but is on par with Zucker for the most part. Yikes.

 

[Andy99]

thank you for losing again Caps...we have a chance to take over first in the Metro with a win over TOR tomorrow...

 

[ronduguayshair]

Vegas held on for just long enough

 

[Honour Over Glory]

So apparently this Madden kid is good, Blake just needs to keep selling off stuff and hoard as many top prospects as he can, they're pretty deep as it is with prospects.

 

[ChaosAgent]

thank you for losing again Caps...we have a chance to take over first in the Metro with a win over TOR tomorrow...

3/4 points against Toronto at least would make me happy. I think we can do it. Guessing we see Kahun by Thursday at least.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Vegas held on for just long enough

They really need to add to that defense at the deadline.

3-0 into the 3rd, 11 mins left, it's 3-1, barely hang on at 3-2.

 

[OswaldBates]

Pierre LeBrun @PierreVLeBrun
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So to recap: Tyler Toffoli (no salary retained on his $4.6 M AAV) to Vancouver for Tim Schaller ($1.9 M AAV), prospect Tyler Madden, a 2nd RD pick this year plus a conditional 4th in '22 if Toffoli re-signs with Van City.

 

[66-30-33]

Let's win the 2 Leaf games and take over 1st in metro while Caps keep sucking.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Pierre LeBrun @PierreVLeBrun
10s
So to recap: Tyler Toffoli (no salary retained on his $4.6 M AAV) to Vancouver for Tim Schaller ($1.9 M AAV), prospect Tyler Madden, a 2nd RD pick this year plus a conditional 4th in '22 if Toffoli re-signs with Van City.

Yeah I've been reading up on Madden, he sounds and looks like a faster Jake Guentzel. If you had shown me his clips and told me that was Jake in College, I would believe you.

John Madden's kid's got some skills. Canucks fans are now making it sound like the kid wasn't that good, etc, the kind of crap our fan base does when GMJR trades a prospect.

 

[66-30-33]

Yeah I've been reading up on Madden, he sounds and looks like a faster Jake Guentzel. If you had shown me his clips and told me that was Jake in College, I would believe you.

John Madden's kid's got some skills. Canucks fans are now making it sound like the kid wasn't that good, etc, the kind of crap our fan base does when GMJR trades a prospect.

Like Addison?

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Like Addison?

Without triggering our resident wankers, yeah, let's just say...like Addison and leave it at that.

Madden seems like a pretty intriguing prospect, the current NHL is perfect for players like him that are heady, solid at both ends, fast (like his Dad), was more known for his playmaking but is now showing his scoring touch a ton.

 

[Mr Jiggyfly]

Like Addison?

There were always concerns with Addison.

It was one of the main reasons I wanted him to go before Poulin.

 

[OswaldBates]

Without triggering our resident wankers, yeah, let's just say...like Addison and leave it at that.

Madden seems like a pretty intriguing prospect, the current NHL is perfect for players like him that are heady, solid at both ends, fast (like his Dad), was more known for his playmaking but is now showing his scoring touch a ton.

Problem is Addison won't be NHL ready for a couple of seasons

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Problem is Addison won't be NHL ready for a couple of seasons

Yeah, doesn't stop people from acting all matter-of-factly about him never making it. Similar to the kind of weird panning of Madden right now by Canucks fans, some, there's a lot that are angry and are rather irked at some tweet that is pretty true - It's a move you make when you're 1 forward away from being a true contender, not something you make on a team like this.

Benning didn't NEED to make this move to show confidence, he did so when he traded for Pearson and Miller. This, he just gave up some strong assets and now has no 1st or 2nd in next year's draft for a rental on a team that likely is out in the 1st round. West is weak for sure, but I don't think it's that easy of a route that this trade puts them over the top vs teams like Colorado, Vegas, etc.

 

[66-30-33]

There were always concerns with Addison.

It was one of the main reasons I wanted him to go before Poulin.

Always concern with prospects, we were so high on Pouliot, Despres, Harrington, Morrow and look how those turned out. Prospects are just crapshoots, I doubt anyone would have Makar would be this awesome from the get go, or Marino for example who was a 6th round pick and plays like he's a top 10 pick.


Damnit Kessel...could have traded Pouliot over Kapanen. Coulda have had Zucker for you as well. Ah well, maybe some other reality that happened.

 

[Mr Jiggyfly]

Always concern with prospects, we were so high on Pouliot, Despres, Harrington, Morrow and look how those turned out. Prospects are just crapshoots, I doubt anyone would have Makar would be this awesome from the get go, or Marino for example who was a 6th round pick and plays like he's a top 10 pick.


Damnit Kessel...could have traded Pouliot over Kapanen. Coulda have had Zucker for you as well. Ah well, maybe some other reality that happened.

Ya I know what you are saying, and people do suddenly find reasons why a prospect wasn't that good suddenly when he's moved.

However, I'm just pointing out there were many debates about Addison and there were some legit worries about his size and play in his own end long before he was ever moved.

I overlooked that stuff with DP, so you live and learn.

He was still a good prospect, but it never felt like most posters when discussing him were ever salivating about his potential, myself included.