FA Game #1 by TP, RR, and IR

[CaptPantalones]

final roster

Schwartz-lehtera-tarasenko
Steen-berglund-Callahan
Fabbri-stastny-iginla
Chiasson-Thompson-wingels
Reeves

Bouwmeester-pietrangelo
Edmundsen-Murphy
Gunarsson-ehrhoff
Lindblom

Elliot
Allen

With the loss of David Backes, Alex pietrangelo will be our new captain. He will be joined by alternate captains Ryan Callahan and Alexander steen

All in all, I like the direction of the team. It stays within the upper echelon of the western conference while replacing past leadership with 2 more respected leaders.

Add in the fact that we were able to add chychurin in the draft, and timo Meier, nick Sorensen and several other young forwards in trades, we feel we built the foundation for a very solid 5 year run

 

[VanIslander]

The Brand New BlueJackets
Playoff-ready and built on the core in Columbus

Brandon Saad - Boone Jenner (A) - Jesse Puljujarvi
Zach Smith - Alexander Wennberg - Cam Atkinson
Scott Hartnell - Brandon Dubinsky (A) - Tomas Tatar
Antoine Roussel - Jimmy Hayes - Nick Foligno (C)

Jake Muzzin - Seth Jones
Ryan Murray - Jack Johnson (A)
Kris Russell - Adam McQuaid

Sergei Bobrovsky
Antti Raanta​

Call-up squad (to cover for injuries & suspensions): Ahti Oksanen, F, Tomas Jurco, F, Oliver Kylington, D, Haydn Fleury, D, Marcus Hogberg, G

 

[Gecklund]

I'm curious who everyone thinks improved the most outside their team. For me it's Edmonton. They added a lot of depth and should compete next year.

Also curious which team people think will do the worst next year. For me it's Philadelphia. With their team composed entirely of prospects and young NHL players, they will get eaten alive. Many of those players are probably not ready.

 

[Dabest]

I'm curious who everyone thinks improved the most outside their team. For me it's Edmonton. They added a lot of depth and should compete next year.

Also curious which team people think will do the worst next year. For me it's Philadelphia. With their team composed entirely of prospects and young NHL players, they will get eaten alive. Many of those players are probably not ready.

Good for you, I have Giroux still he's a God

 

[The Instigator]

I'm curious who everyone thinks improved the most outside their team. For me it's Edmonton. They added a lot of depth and should compete next year.

Also curious which team people think will do the worst next year. For me it's Philadelphia. With their team composed entirely of prospects and young NHL players, they will get eaten alive. Many of those players are probably not ready.

JW added Backes, Nielsen and Goligoski on a budget, that wins in my book haha. Jesus Murphy.

 

[TLinden]

JW added Backes, Nielsen and Goligoski on a budget, that wins in my book haha. Jesus Murphy.

Was going to post this as well. Great off-season for the Caps.

 

[Gecklund]

Good for you, I have Giroux still he's a God

Do you still have Giroux? I didn't see that. But it's still almost entirely made of rookies.

 

[Dabest]

Do you still have Giroux? I didn't see that. But it's still almost entirely made of rookies.

Yeah but that means we'll get Nolan Patrick

 

[The Instigator]

Yeah but that means we'll get Nolan Patrick

I hate Nolan Patrick.

 

[Joel Ward]

JW added Backes, Nielsen and Goligoski on a budget, that wins in my book haha. Jesus Murphy.

Yeah but apparently I did it by going 600k over the cap

Would be an easy fix to flip Winnik for a pick and use Stephenson/Dickinson there or sign a cheaper 4LW, but the game is pretty much dead so not worth anyones time at this point.

Who is down for game 2?

 

[Gecklund]

Yeah but apparently I did it by going 600k over the cap

Would be an easy fix to flip Winnik for a pick and use Stephenson/Dickinson there or sign a cheaper 4LW, but the game is pretty much dead so not worth anyones time at this point.

Who is down for game 2?

I would be!

 

[CaptPantalones]

I'm in for game 2

 

[Dabest]

I'm in

 

[The Instigator]

Yep.

 

[Dabeast]

In for game 2

 

[Peter Griffin]

Ya let's bang another off before the draft.

 

[Avs44]

Had some work catch up to be at the end of this game, but definitely in for #2.

 

[Igor Shestyorkin]

I'd be in for game 2.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

I'd be in for #2

 

[RR]

I'm in

 

[Igor Shestyorkin]

I hate Nolan Patrick.

You hate him cause you ain't him.

 

[The Instigator]

You hate him cause you ain't him.

Haha I hate him because he's a ****ing whiner.

 

[Igor Shestyorkin]

Haha I hate him because he's a ****ing whiner.

So he's the next Crosby?

 

[Joel Ward]

IR do you think we could get a sign up going this weekend?

 

[Soli]

IR has forsaken us?