Miscellaneous NHL Talk Part 12 - 2018/19 Regular Season

[baudib1]

Actually I wouldn't mind Hartman on the third line with Frost anyway. Especially if it's JVR-Frost-Hartman; Frost needs someone to help him with the hockeying.

I might be JVR's biggest fan here, but I know his limitations.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Totally agree with adding a wing rather than a center. Couturier/Patrick/Frost are the top three centers for some years to come. NP's play since Hakstol's firing has shown what he will be. Frost as a 3C next season will be fine. The Flyers need to add a wing with speed and a shot. The game is one where speed kills. It's a thing that this team needs more. Time to either make a deal with Toronto for wings that they can't sign due to the cap or OS a couple of them.

Love you as a poster; disagree here. If Frost storms his way to 3C, great. I just don’t like banking on it. If he can outplay Hartman he still has a third line spot.

 

[renberg]

Love you as a poster; disagree here. If Frost storms his way to 3C, great. I just don’t like banking on it. If he can outplay Hartman he still has a third line spot.

I guess that I see him as a player that did so exceptionally well in junior with enough skills to handle 3C. He’ll get sheltered minutes and only doing even strength play. If he has Hartmann and JVR as wings, he should be in good shape to not be abused by most opponents. If he had to step up to 2C that would be too much to ask of him as a rookie.

 

[YEM]

They’re just not a good team. They have a few forwards (who even knows if Skinner re-signs) & Dahlin. A lot of their defense just sucks. The forward depth is awful. Not a lot of good 5v5 players on that team especially on the backend.

Amazing the lack of depth on that team after being quite bad for basically a decade now.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Buffalo started the season good but after Eichel got injured they were never the same team even when Eichel returned.

They do have skill up front. Eichel is having a good season. Reinhart and Skinner have been fine.
Goaltending once again has been unreliable. Its not all on them but you need your goalie to make a save when it matters

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Buffalo just stinks. You can count on your hand the amount of guys who can make a noticeable impact in multiple phases.

Other than not being up to the cap they’re not really that much different than Edmonton. They’re carried by a small set of players & their prospect pool is awful despite always picking high every year.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Amazing the lack of depth on that team after being quite bad for basically a decade now.

Look at their drafts. It’s through multiple GM’s this decade but the best player they drafted outside of the first round is either Jake McCabe or JT Compher. Neither of them are a top four defender or top six forward. The latter never even played a game in their organization with them. That 2016 draft probably won’t yield a single noteworthy player & they had ten selections.

Buffalo Sabres Draft History at hockeydb.com

 

[Jtown]

Look at their drafts. It’s through multiple GM’s this decade but the best player they drafted outside of the first round is either Jake McCabe or JT Compher. Neither of them are a top four defender or top six forward. The latter never even played a game in their organization with them. That 2016 draft probably won’t yield a single noteworthy player & they had ten selections.

Buffalo Sabres Draft History at hockeydb.com

lots of picks with not much to show for it. Just goes to show how difficult it is to consistently hit on draft picks. Which is another reason getting rid of hextall and pryor is such a mistake.

 

[Hurricane28]

Tonight is the 15th Anniversary of the Great Flyers-Senators Brawl | Crossing Broad

This was a fun read. 15 years ago today (wow)

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Tonight is the 15th Anniversary of the Great Flyers-Senators Brawl | Crossing Broad

This was a fun read. 15 years ago today (wow)

I really started watching the Flyers during the 03-04 season and watching this live is something I will never forget. Holy shit that was insane.

 

[prototypical4thliner]

I really started watching the Flyers during the 03-04 season and watching this live is something I will never forget. Holy **** that was insane.

Came on board the same time. Love the “behind the scenes” stuff there. Specifically Clarkie calling the gm a “f***ing gutless puke”. If you play with that sort of edge, I don’t think it turns off ever.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Johansson just f***ed up on a check by Ferland.

Carolina is wearing the Whalers jerseys tonight too. @Captain Dave Poulin

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Tonight is the 15th Anniversary of the Great Flyers-Senators Brawl | Crossing Broad

This was a fun read. 15 years ago today (wow)

My dad was supposed to take me to that game but instead I decided to sleep over my friends house.

Woke up the next morning and saw the newspaper boxscore, I was quite disappointed.

 

[Cody Webster]

I was at that game with my dad....what a game

 

[Domino666]

Tonight is the 15th Anniversary of the Great Flyers-Senators Brawl | Crossing Broad

This was a fun read. 15 years ago today (wow)

That was mayhem and I’m not one bit sorry to say I loved every second of it, and you got to love Clarkie being Clarkie

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

I remember all that stuff. I think Clarke really wanted to get his hands on Martin.
I have never seen Hitch so hot.
I remember how mad I was at Havlat(speaking of gutless pukes). Dude was such a spineless chickenshit. All he had to do was fight Recchi. But no. His teammates had to fight for him

 

[tictactoe]

Canes are hot. Aho is a superstar.
We have better chance to catch Caps...

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

I think its going to have to be Montreals spot that the Flyers need to chase down.

 

[Sombastate]

It doesn't seem like the teams we need to lose ever seem to lose in regulation haha

 

[Ghosts Beer]

That was mayhem and I’m not one bit sorry to say I loved every second of it, and you got to love Clarkie being Clarkie

Bob Clarke would impale people to win.

 

[Magua]

Humorous to look back on the 2016 WJC and remember how Laine and PJ were considered the superstars, and Aho was the good (not great) center hang-on. The nice complimentary player. The “smart one.” Who’s the best all-around NHL player now?

Now, let’s do our weekly Minnesota trade tracker check!

Nino: 19 points in 20 games
Rask: 2 points in 10 games​

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Humorous to look back on the 2016 WJC and remember how Laine and PJ were considered the superstars, and Aho was the good (not great) center hang-on. The nice complimentary player. The “smart one.” Who’s the best all-around NHL player now?

Now, let’s do our weekly Minnesota trade tracker check!

Nino: 19 points in 20 games
Rask: 2 points in 10 games​

I’m happy Paul Fenton is not our GM.

 

[Sombastate]

Let's goooooo Florida

 

[TheKingPin]

I think its going to have to be Montreals spot that the Flyers need to chase down.

I think cbus will figure it out enough to make it as well. Could certainly be the pens we are chasing as well.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Humorous to look back on the 2016 WJC and remember how Laine and PJ were considered the superstars, and Aho was the good (not great) center hang-on. The nice complimentary player. The “smart one.” Who’s the best all-around NHL player now?

Now, let’s do our weekly Minnesota trade tracker check!

Nino: 19 points in 20 games
Rask: 2 points in 10 games​

I don’t if it just his opinion based off nothing than just that but the Evolving Wild guy has mentioned a few times now on twitter that Rask is a legit buyout option.