Out of Town: Off-Season edition

[habdynasty]

does Karlsson for Subban happen ??

 

[mariolemieux66]

The Toronto Marlies win the Calder Cup.

 

[Per Sjoblom]

The Toronto Marlies win the Calder Cup.

I watched the last 2 periods, the higher echelons of the Leafs were there, now back to the WC that will start for real tomorrow.

 

[Lshap]

does Karlsson for Subban happen ??

Not a chance. Love PK, but Karlsson operates on another level.

 

[Kriss E]

Not a chance. Love PK, but Karlsson operates on another level.

Same was true of PK and Weber.
Weber was and is a notch below.

 

[The Great Weal]

Not a chance. Love PK, but Karlsson operates on another level.

Karlsson had 1 year left and will probably make over 12 million. No doubt Karlsson is the best dman in the league, but Preds should be looking at other improvements, especially upfront.

 

[Lshap]

Same was true of PK and Weber.
Weber was and is a notch below.

Then as now, the human component is weighed in with the raw ability. Don't mean to sound like a fortune cookie, but you know as well as I do that some trades are about more than on-paper skills.

Karlsson seems like a genuinely likeable, classy guy. I hope he finds a franchise that appreciates him.

 

[Lshap]

Karlsson had 1 year left and will probably make over 12 million. No doubt Karlsson is the best dman in the league, but Preds should be looking at other improvements, especially upfront.

Yeah, I agree. It makes no sense to dismantle their defence. They should be looking at offensive depth and grooming their next starting goalie.

 

[The Great Weal]

Yeah, I agree. It makes no sense to dismantle their defence. They should be looking at offensive depth and grooming their next starting goalie.

It also makes no sense to trade the best dman who was one of the few bright spots in the playoff run. Need to make a serious push for offense and probably a goalie.

 

[Lshap]

It also makes no sense to trade the best dman who was one of the few bright spots in the playoff run. Need to make a serious push for offense and probably a goalie.

I won't even guess what's happening with Subban in Nashville. Hopefully the rumours are just noise.

 

[RealityBytes]

I watched the last 2 periods, the higher echelons of the Leafs were there, now back to the WC that will start for real tomorrow.

Only one Leaf regular, Travis Dermott ... but there are a lot of young ones that look like they'll soon be on the Leafs. Anyway, at least a hockey win of sorts for Canada.

Back to the road to the WC ... that really starts on Sunday with Germany against Mexico. The rest are just filler matches.

 

[Habs 4 Life]

I hope Tavares signs, so less time for Bergevin to keep milking it. He would have to make a move at the draft.

 

[Per Sjoblom]

Only one Leaf regular, Travis Dermott ... but there are a lot of young ones that look like they'll soon be on the Leafs. Anyway, at least a hockey win of sorts for Canada.

Back to the road to the WC ... that really starts on Sunday with Germany against Mexico. The rest are just filler matches.

I meant Dubas, Babcock etc.

Sweden will beat Germany like they did in the 1958 WC!

 

[RealityBytes]

I meant Dubas, Babcock etc.

Sweden will beat Germany like they did in the 1958 WC!

LOL ... but one never knows, anything can happen in a World Cup game. They are all good teams just to get there.

Oh ... wait ... in 1958, it was only West Germany, half of Germany playing then. In 1974 East Germany even played against West Germany. Now it's the full reunited country and better together.

 

[Kriss E]

Then as now, the human component is weighed in with the raw ability. Don't mean to sound like a fortune cookie, but you know as well as I do that some trades are about more than on-paper skills.

Karlsson seems like a genuinely likeable, classy guy. I hope he finds a franchise that appreciates him.

Hmm..not sure what you are getting at. Subban looks very likable and classy to me.
Don't buy into the media BS man. Stay above.

 

[LaP]

I watched the last 2 periods, the higher echelons of the Leafs were there, now back to the WC that will start for real tomorrow.

The IIHF World Cup is already over

 

[DAChampion]

I would not mind the Habs acquiring Karlsson next year if Bergevin is fired first, following another tanking year.

 

[SquiddFX]

I hope the NHL has another Stanley Cup because I don't think Ovie is ever giving it back at the rate that he's going.


Also, how long until we have to have an intervention for him?

 

[Adriatic]

It also makes no sense to trade the best dman who was one of the few bright spots in the playoff run. Need to make a serious push for offense and probably a goalie.

They way they make a serious push for offense is by trading Pernell, it will happen at some point. I don't think he had that great of a playoffs. Was very average vs Colorado and got pwned quite a few times vs Jets.

 

[Kriss E]

They way they make a serious push for offense is by trading Pernell, it will happen at some point. I don't think he had that great of a playoffs. Was very average vs Colorado and got pwned quite a few times vs Jets.

Shocker.

 

[Kriss E]

I won't even guess what's happening with Subban in Nashville. Hopefully the rumours are just noise.

Nothing. There is nothing going on.

 

[Lshap]

Hmm..not sure what you are getting at. Subban looks very likable and classy to me.
Don't buy into the media BS man. Stay above.

I agree. Subban's one of my favourite players in the league. But beyond whatever you and I think and the media reports, get a bunch of young guys together for long enough and you'll get issues, arguments, fights, cliques, etc. I'm not pointing fingers at PK. That's how it is with sports teams, rock bands, committees, families, pretty well everyone. The difference in sports is that trading a player is easier/faster than firing an employee or disowning a relative.

 

[Lshap]

Nothing. There is nothing going on.

You say that with certainty. But there's absolutely no way to be certain.

 

[Kriss E]

I agree. Subban's one of my favourite players in the league. But beyond whatever you and I think and the media reports, get a bunch of young guys together for long enough and you'll get issues, arguments, fights, cliques, etc. I'm not pointing fingers at PK. That's how it is with sports teams, rock bands, committees, families, pretty well everyone. The difference in sports is that trading a player is easier/faster than firing an employee or disowning a relative.

There is no reason to think or believe there is any rifts in Nashville with PK and someone else.

I mean, the same people were claiming that PK was stirring crap in Nashville last season, like a day after he got there.

 

[sandviper]

I won't even guess what's happening with Subban in Nashville. Hopefully the rumours are just noise.

FWIW, my co-workers in Nashville say there is nothing to this. It’s been brought up (trades), but so has the names Rinne, RyJo, Turris, etc. I asked them point blank on one of our team meeting calls on Tuesday, so it’s recent.

Like the rest of us, they are just fans though so Poile might very well be cooking something.