Devils 2018-19 team discussion (news and notes) XII

[MartyOwns]

A bit high/long for Butcher don't you think?

And I'm as big of a Butcher fan as the next person

he had a slightly down year, but he’s only one season removed from 44 points. 6 years is a little long for my liking, but the AVG looks good to me

 

[Brodeur]

I'm shocked that "experts" think that Carolina will be that good. I see them more in the 85+ point range.

It's always a fun exercise to write down which bets you'd make if money weren't an object. One I regret not making was the under on Anaheim last year. Not sure if it's proximity, but Vegas casinos always seems to have high odds on the Ducks/Kings possibly since fans are always optimistic. I remember being in Vegas that one year when Jonathan Quick had that bad injury on opening night. I was in Vegas a few days after and my buddy wanted me to put money down thinking the Kings odds would get worse. But instead they went from 18-1 to 12-1 which made no sense, until I realized the Kings had just been in town for a preseason game so Vegas figured there'd be a bunch of (drunk) Kings fans ready to put down money no matter the odds.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

so are we back now?

 

[Nocashstyle]

That was a rough 14 hours

 

[Better Call Sal]

Mods, I apologize for not censoring myself with that gif. Here's a more appropriate version.

 

[Darkauron]

Its aliveeeeeeeeeee

 

[JrFischer54]

man i thought a big trade happened. nope just the leafs getting clarkson

 

[Edmonton East]

Couple posters on here look kinda silly constantly raving about taxes meaning Clarkson wouldn't come here or any other high tax team.

As was pointed out weeks ago on various sites (and even the mainboard), insurance payouts aren't necessarily taxed in the state/province a player is aligned to (in fact, they usually aren't). This wasn't as cut and dry as Clarkson getting taxed on 41 games based on where his future team was located.

That's why ya should do research before constantly attacking posters on a viewpoint. I wasn't involved in the conversations...just an observer.

 

[Blackjack]

How on earth does Clarkson for a 4th knock the forums offline for 14 hours? I mean, I know it's the Leafs, but jeez...

 

[Blackjack]

Couple posters on here look kinda silly constantly raving about taxes meaning Clarkson wouldn't come here or any other high tax team.

As was pointed out weeks ago on various sites (and even the mainboard), insurance payouts aren't necessarily taxed in the state/province a player is aligned to (in fact, they usually aren't). This wasn't as cut and dry as Clarkson getting taxed on 41 games based on where his future team was located.

That's why ya should do research before constantly attacking posters on a viewpoint. I wasn't involved in the conversations...just an observer.

Was Clarkson able to refuse a trade back to the Leafs? I was actually wondering if that was the one high-tax team that he couldn't control. I suspect you're right though and that the tax thing was a non-issue all along.

 

[Billdo]

This page being down annoyed me more than I would've ever thought its absence would.

 

[Nocashstyle]

This page being down annoyed me more than I would've ever though its absence would.

Was starting to get concerned it was never coming back. And Reddit is just nowhere near as good - both from a Devils board and general NHL board perspective IMO. I don’t understand how poster leave here for there.

 

[NjDevs4994]

Devils Reddit is annoying if you disagree they just downvote you to oblivion and no one sees your post.

 

[Davegarri]

This sites servers are shit! When will they ever learn lol

That being said, as a frequent redditor, HF is way better and most people here are more knowledgeable about hockey

 

[aboriginal]

“knowledgeable”

 

[Nocashstyle]

This sites servers are ****! When will they ever learn lol

That being said, as a frequent redditor, HF is way better and most people here are more knowledgeable about hockey

Absolutely. There is seems like more people are fans of a team more than they are the sport. Here I find more people are a fan of the sport just as much if not more than they are of the team. It makes for much more interesting and fun conversations if you actually appreciate hockey outside of your favorite team.

 

[Blackjack]

“knowledgeable”

...and pedanticc.

 

[manilaNJ]

...and pedanticc.

Compared to reddit? The pedantry on that site is beyond intolerable.

 

[Billdo]

Was starting to get concerned it was never coming back. And Reddit is just nowhere near as good - both from a Devils board and general NHL board perspective IMO. I don’t understand how poster leave here for there.

Devils Reddit is annoying if you disagree they just downvote you to oblivion and no one sees your post.

This sites servers are ****! When will they ever learn lol

That being said, as a frequent redditor, HF is way better and most people here are more knowledgeable about hockey

I've never gotten into reddit for hockey. The only time I ever use it is when looking for streams for football or fighting.

 

[Blackjack]

Compared to reddit? The pedantry on that site is beyond intolerable.

"Nothing goes over my head! My relflexes are too fast, I would catch it."

 

[Blackjack]

I've never gotten into reddit for hockey. The only time I ever use it is when looking for streams for football or fighting.

I've heard they have streams for other sports too.

 

[Billdo]

I've heard they have streams for other sports too.

I specifically didn't mention that.

 

[JrFischer54]

is there another site for backup to talk hockey? i know i came over from sportshoopla they had a few dedicated fans that talked devils hockey. just for future reference i know where to go

 

[Triumph]

Was Clarkson able to refuse a trade back to the Leafs? I was actually wondering if that was the one high-tax team that he couldn't control. I suspect you're right though and that the tax thing was a non-issue all along.

Clarkson had a 14 team no-trade list that he finalized in June of this year. Apparently Toronto was not on that list.

And yeah, weirdly he went to a high-tax city. I think it's possible that he loaded up his list with teams his agent and him thought would be capped out.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]