Speculation: Free Agent Frenzy Part II - Who is left?
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Amazing Kreiderman
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Yeah, he had a bad game. 1 bad game. Remember when Lundqvist had a bad game 2 and 3 vs Tampa in 2015 and people blamed the offense for not scoring enough? Sometimes players have bad games. It doesn't mean they "wilt under the spotlights". Gretzky had bad post-season games. Did he "wilt under the spotlights" as well?
haveandare
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I never said the rest of the team didn't drop the ball too, but I'd expect ppg forwards to do more of the heavy lifting in pivotal moments where the team needs a goal.
We might have tried. Duclair was traded out of NY. He maybe didn't want to come back here because of it.
Kaapo di tutti capi
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It's certainly possible. Either way, I'm not going to lose much sleep over Duclair or TDA.
Ghost of jas
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Boy, did everything go quiet on the Karlsson front.
The difference between Callahan and Ryan is that Cally is a great locker room leader and presence and Ryan is lazy. If I have to eat a contract, I’ll take the leader to show young players how it is done.
Riche16
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Except we had Hank and they have Stamkos, Kutcherov, Hedman a bevy of young guns and a damn good farm... the 2014 NYR were nothing like that.
Richard Banger
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Of course they do.. he hasn't been traded yet. What a dumb tweet.
LaffyTaffyNYR
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Dallas is still in on Karlsson, and unlike TB would not need a 3rd team to get it done.
Will he extend in Dallas is whats the question tho
Will he extend in Dallas is whats the question tho
They made it to the finals unlike last years super duper Tampa team.
Adding EK is a larger (ok much larger) scale version of when we added Yandle. That super deep farm is going to be much thinner after the moves they will have made for McDonagh and EK (assuming it eventually goes through.)
The point is when you're in a position to go for it, you go for it. Zero f***s should be given about the "future" when your future is the present.
Thats what the Rangers did and what it looks like Tampa is doing. Anyone who thinks that this is going to look good for Tampa in 4-5 years is fooling themselves but if they win a cup or 2, they won't care.
Kinda feels like all that hype last night was leaks from Ottawa to bring teams back to the table with better offers.
JimmyG89
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He was bad the entire playoffs.
Kucherov going scoreless in 2 games when he carries the team through the Devils series and plays well in 1-5 vs the Caps warrants a "disappearing act" comment.
Riche16
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NYR didn't win a cup though. My point was merely that they're going to have MANY runs at it and we had one. They didn't make it and have yet (apparently) to nab Karlsson.
But I agree they won't care once then win one or two.
I'd bet money on Yzerman getting them back into contention sooner rather than later tho once they do.
thethirdhockeyman91
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I saw where he said the Rangers don’t like the return right now so maybe someone else jumps in.
Dr. Ogrodnick
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Except you would have said the same thing about the caps over the last decade until this season.
There’s always a chance Smith can be rehabilitated and moved. Staal’s contract is sunk money at this point.
Kaapo di tutti capi
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Eklund is a ******* idiot. It boggles my mind that on HF Boards, it's perfectly ok for everyone to (justifiably) pile on some random poster who makes a ridiculous proposal on the main boards, but the second you call Eklund out for what he is in an Eklund thread, the mods tell you to back off.
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