Miscellaneous NHL Talk XXXV

[baudib1]

Colin Miller was a great pickup for Buffalo. And it looks like Vesey is a player too.

 

[Amorgus]

No matter what happens to the Flyers this season, we can hopefully say "At least they're not the Stars.". It's like watching an alumni team play.

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[Hollywood Cannon]

I got reports that Bob is playing against the Devs.

With Bob, Holtbeast and Hart I should be killing it goalie wise. Of course only one is doing anything for me.

Holtby having a good game too.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Avalanche 3 Shots
Avalanche 3 Goals

 

[FLYguy3911]

Colin Miller was a great pickup for Buffalo. And it looks like Vesey is a player too.

It’s funny that Miller’s name isn’t brought up around here.

 

[Stizzle]

Subban May have one of the worst contracts in the NHL.

Memba' when people on this board wanted to trade 11th overall for Subban this summer?

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

4-0 Avs.

Sheeeesh.

 

[Rich Nixon]

Avalanche 3 Shots
Avalanche 3 Goals

make that 4 and 4, good lord.

Holtby's having a great couple weeks.

 

[Juicy Pop]

Memba' when people on this board wanted to trade 11th overall for Subban this summer?

I'll preface this by saying that I wouldn't have made that trade, but I think Subban would still look good on this team; the problem is that he's more of a pure-offensive 1D, all-around 2/3 and NJ doesn't have many defensive D outside of the all-rounder Vatanen. He can't do what he wants to do without the team getting blown up.

NJ is this strange case where they "seem" to have really improved, but ultimately every single piece is flawed in such a way that they aren't really able to accommodate and appropriately shelter. They don't have speedy, gritty forwards that can generate space for Hughes. They don't have even one defensively responsible winger that can account for Gusev's miserable play off the puck. They don't have one defensive D that can allow Subban to run free. They don't have even one strong-on-the-puck, playmaking center that can synergize with dead-legs Simmonds.

 

[TCTC]

I'll preface this by saying that I wouldn't have made that trade, but I think Subban would still look good on this team; the problem is that he's more of a pure-offensive 1D, all-around 2/3 and NJ doesn't have many defensive D outside of the all-rounder Vatanen. He can't do what he wants to do without the team getting blown up.

NJ is this strange case where they "seemed" to have really improved, but ultimately every single piece was flawed in such a way that they aren't really able to accommodate. They don't have speedy, gritty forwards that can generate space for Hughes. They don't have even one defensively responsible winger that can account for Gusev. They don't have one defensive D that can allow Subban to run free. They don't have even one strong-on-the-puck, playmaking center that can synergize with dead-legs Simmonds.

The need someone like Provorov. Instead they have Zacha lol.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Avalanche are toying with the Caps.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Subban was never worth 11th overall. That was bananalands like many pre-draft summer proposals.

Saying he would outperform Braun + Niskanen is still likely and probable but people only needed two weeks to plant their flag.

 

[Tripod]

Too small

 

[Rich Nixon]

Subban was never worth 11th overall. That was bananalands like many pre-draft summer proposals.

Saying he would outperform Braun + Niskanen is still likely and probable but people only needed two weeks to plant their flag.

Yeah I was out there overvaluing the hell out of Subban. Didn't realize how much cap space was gonna be the top asset this offseason.

 

[Juicy Pop]

Too small

Great defenseman, but I wonder if this is the Streit, MDZ sort of syndrome where anyone competent will do.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Odds we don't see another two goals in this game? 1-100?

 

[dragonoffrost]

make that 4 and 4, good lord.

Holtby's having a great couple weeks.

Good thing they pulled Holtby after the third

 

[TCTC]

Colorado, Buffalo, and Edmonton are the 3 best teams in the league right now. Basically like everyone expected.

Colorado has an interesting team though. They may be dangerous this year.

 

[Juicy Pop]

Colorado, Buffalo, and Edmonton are the 3 best teams in the league right now. Basically like everyone expected.

Colorado has an interesting team though. They may be dangerous this year.

If it was 3 years ago? That's actually pretty bang on.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Too small

The hot takes from the WJCs were fun.

 

[bennysflyers16]

Memba' when people on this board wanted to trade 11th overall for Subban this summer?

Was easy to ignore anyone wanting PK, they were wanting PK of 2 years ago no the Farmer Haag hybrid he is now lol

 

[bennysflyers16]

Kadri was such a good add for Avs. Getting a real second line Center makes their depth so much better at the expense of Barrie who was a luxury

 

[bennysflyers16]

Caps using eye of the tiger as goal song ?

 

[TCTC]

Caps using eye of the tiger as goal song ?

Maybe it's just their DJ trying to inspire a comeback lol.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Ovechkin just destroyed Girard. That'll teach you to make the safe play kid!