Likely Schedule? How Will They Tweak It?

[Anton Babchuk]

So it looks like we're ending the season with a bunch of road games?

Meh. At least it beats being ****ed over by a road trip to start the season.

 

[tarheelhockey]

From the Rangers leaked schedule:

3/18 at Carolina
4/6 at NY Rangers
4/25 at NY Rangers

Those locations are reversed. 4/6 and 4/25 are home games.

 

[What the Faulk]

From the Pens leaked schedule

4/27 - @ Pittsburgh - Jordan's lone visit to the steel city this season

So this means two Penguin games at home? I'll be at both if that's the case.

 

[staalaholic11]

So this means two Penguin games at home? I'll be at both if that's the case.

Thu. Feb. 28 At Carolina 7:00PM
Tue. Apr. 09 At Carolina 7:00PM

Appears to be the case

 

[oOwlCat]

Its looking like Panthers Vs Canes Jan 19t in Sunrise. At least thats what the rumors have been. Hopefully its true, Id really enjoy seeing Carolinas new team. Definitley think they'll end up in the playoffs.

 

[DaveG]

Yeah SE is going to be CRAZY this year. Caps are still the Caps, Panthers had a nice year last year with a young core, Canes revamped up front and added a lot of offensive depth, Jets added more depth, and the Bolts changed their goaltending situation around.

 

[oOwlCat]

Yeah SE is going to be CRAZY this year. Caps are still the Caps, Panthers had a nice year last year with a young core, Canes revamped up front and added a lot of offensive depth, Jets added more depth, and the Bolts changed their goaltending situation around.

Seriously. Cant wait to see how it shakes out! Who knows maybe this could be the year the SE starts to get some respect

 

[DaveG]

now you're just being crazy

but yeah as of right now I think 3 SE teams get in, and the biggest reason it's not 4 is that I think Ottawa or Buffalo will be able to take advantage of a weaker division and get enough points to keep someone out.

 

[Aussie Hurricane]

Anyone know if the players ratified the deal?

 

[Novacane]

Anyone know if the players ratified the deal?

No word yet (would be absolute PR suicide if they didn't), but we should hear later about the vote when the memorandum of understanding is signed. I would expect both the ratification by the players and the MOU signing to be announced today.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Who knows maybe this could be the year the SE starts to get some respect

I feel like I've heard this before...

 

[WhiteTrashAmerican]

Florida loser pointed, lucked, and overachieved their way into the playoffs and still barely got it. They lost Garrison and added Mueller. Really not much improvement. Tampa is injury prone and is starting essentially rookie/ super inexperienced goalie, maybe he works out maybe not. I'd say the Caps will be better but beatable. If there was ever a shot for our division, it's this year with Semin and Staal.

Also no one likes the Jets

 

[Lazyking]

^^Pass me some koolaid bro.

 

[Novacane]

Deal was just ratified by the players. Still waiting on the MOU... No schedule until it's done.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Is there any particular reason people think the Caps will be better than last year? All they did was trade out Semin for Ribeiro, right? I mean yeah now they can finally move Laich to 3C which is sweet center depth but their winger depth seems brutal to me...

 

[What the Faulk]

Same confusion I have with all the Penguin love.

 

[nobuddy]

Same confusion I have with all the Penguin love.

They have the two best players in the world healthy for the first extended period of time since 2010.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Yeah I get the Penguins love. Basically they traded Staal for Sutter and ADDED the best player in the world.

 

[What the Faulk]

And they've fixed their defense how? I mean, Crosby was healthy in the playoffs and look how that turned out. They even got rid of Michalek and are rumored to be looking at Gonchar. It's like they're actively trying to make their weakness worse.

 

[Anton Babchuk]

They have the two best players in the world healthy for the first extended period of time since 2010.

Until Crosby's concussion three games into the season

 

[tarheelhockey]

Is there any particular reason people think the Caps will be better than last year? All they did was trade out Semin for Ribeiro, right? I mean yeah now they can finally move Laich to 3C which is sweet center depth but their winger depth seems brutal to me...

From what I've seen, people are making massive assumptions that Holtby is the real deal.

 

[Novacane]

And they've fixed their defense how? I mean, Crosby was healthy in the playoffs and look how that turned out. They even got rid of Michalek and are rumored to be looking at Gonchar. It's like they're actively trying to make their weakness worse.

Yeah, winning games 7-6 can only get you so far in a season. Eventually those games will turn the other way. That's one thing that concerns me about this team as well.

 

[Anton Babchuk]

And they've fixed their defense how? I mean, Crosby was healthy in the playoffs and look how that turned out. They even got rid of Michalek and are rumored to be looking at Gonchar. It's like they're actively trying to make their weakness worse.

They have clearly stolen JR's idea.

 

[What the Faulk]

They have clearly stolen JR's idea.

Another reason I don't get Carolina getting the 5th best odds in the East to win the Stanley Cup

 

[Joe McGrath]

From what I've seen, people are making massive assumptions that Holtby is the real deal.

Didn't they make that assumption with Neuvirth as well?