Out of Town: Post-frenzy Edition

[SOLR]

So Ceci and Stone are signed. Sens are now ready to trade Karlsson.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

So Ceci and Stone are signed. Sens are now ready to trade Karlsson.

And then imagine Sakic getting Hughes next June with Sens pick

When I look at Ottawa, boy I'm glad to be a habs fan.

But only when I look at Ottawa.

 

[nhlfan9191]

And then imagine Sakic getting Hughes next June with Sens pick

When I look at Ottawa, boy I'm glad to be a habs fan.

But only when I look at Ottawa.

That ain’t setting the standards high. Or even mediocre.

 

[habs73]

And then imagine Sakic getting Hughes next June with Sens pick

When I look at Ottawa, boy I'm glad to be a habs fan.

But only when I look at Ottawa.

It sure looks like Ottawa is about to give up a top 5 pick to Colorado, not a good feeling to be a Sens fan right now..

 

[yianik]

It sure looks like Ottawa is about to give up a top 5 pick to Colorado, not a good feeling to be a Sens fan right now..

Yes. In Ottawa you cant even get comfort with the " lose for Hughes" chant. Maybe they should want Patches. Better yet, Patches and Weber for an extended Karlsson plus.

 

[Sterling Archer]

So Ceci and Stone are signed. Sens are now ready to trade Karlsson.

They’re too close to the cap with $6M in space. Time to jettison Karlsson STAT!!!

Yes. In Ottawa you cant even get comfort with the " lose for Hughes" chant. Maybe they should want Patches. Better yet, Patches and Weber for an extended Karlsson plus.

I’m lovin’ it!

 

[Chili]

Seeing Calgary bring Jarome Iglina back to retire a Flame, I`d like to see the Pens let Jaromir Jagr retire a Pen. They should retire #68.

 

[DAChampion]

Seeing Calgary bring Jarome Iglina back to retire a Flame, I`d like to see the Pens let Jaromir Jagr retire a Pen. They should retire #68.

Jaromir Jagr would dominate in any era, his number should definitely be retired.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Jaromir Jagr would dominate in any era, his number should definitely be retired.

Jagr had more left in the tank at 44 than most players ever have. What a gift to the hockey world he was.

 

[mariolemieux66]

Yes. In Ottawa you cant even get comfort with the " lose for Hughes" chant. Maybe they should want Patches. Better yet, Patches and Weber for an extended Karlsson plus.

I am curious to know how you will do it. Pacioretty isn't re signing in Ottawa so they will have to trade him. 80mil of the 110mil Weber's contract is paid already and that's something Melnik might be interested in. Are we keeping Karlsson or flipping him? And what is the + coming with Karlsson?

Dont you think Ottawa can get better trading him to a top container with retention at the deadline? Or is Weber, late 1st and B prospect worth Karlsson and +?

 

[yianik]

I am curious to know how you will do it. Pacioretty isn't re signing in Ottawa so they will have to trade him. 80mil of the 110mil Weber's contract is paid already and that's something Melnik might be interested in. Are we keeping Karlsson or flipping him? And what is the + coming with Karlsson?

Dont you think Ottawa can get better trading him to a top container with retention at the deadline? Or is Weber, late 1st and B prospect worth Karlsson and +?

This isnt something I seriously thought out. After looking at their line up I just thought, man, they really could land the AVs Hughes. Here, I really could see a riot bearing down on Molson and MB if that ever happened. So if they want to avoid that possibility maybe they want to bolster their line up for the year.

So no chances Patches resigns there, but hopefully he scores them a bunch of goals before he is moved out at the TDL.

The Karlsson extended for Weber is actually a realistic proposal. The no.1 Ds are at that $11M level now and Ottawa gets him at a Cap hit of under $8M , which I'm guessing they don't care about. What Melnyk would care about is that in actual cash , Weber gets $6M for the next 4 years and then $3M the next year.

 

[sabremike]

Seeing Calgary bring Jarome Iglina back to retire a Flame, I`d like to see the Pens let Jaromir Jagr retire a Pen. They should retire #68.

I want him to come back and play a year with the Isles so he can complete his collection of playing for every Patrick Division team.

 

[member 300185]

Kevin Stevens was knocked out in mid air.....that’s why his face smashed on the ice. Too bad, he was my favourite player on Pittsburgh back in those days

Here is the play.

 

[Chili]

I want him to come back and play a year with the Isles so he can complete his collection of playing for every Patrick Division team.

He did play for Lou before.

Don`t know if we`ll see him in the NHL again though, the recent interview he did, sounds like he`s just trying to get healthy.

Jagr not looking at NHL return this season

 

[DAChampion]

If Merdevin had gotten past his fragile little ego and added Jagr in 2014, the Habs could have gotten past the Rangers, regardless of Kreider.

 

[jaffy27]

Here is the play.

Get chills every time......I was watching that game too......

 

[Chili]

Jaromir Jagr would dominate in any era, his number should definitely be retired.

Should be a lock, same for 87 and 71 eventually.

Interesting that other then 66 the Pens have only retired one other number, 21 for Michel Briere (a young player who was in a car accident and eventually died, had star potential).

There is an impressive list of Hall of Famers who played on the team just not the bulk of their careers (i.e. Coffey, Francis, Recchi, Murphy, Mullen). They did bring Tom Barrasso back for a day so that he could retire a Pen.

 

[jaffy27]

Should be a lock, same for 87 and 71 eventually.

Interesting that other then 66 the Pens have only retired one other number, 21 for Michel Briere (a young player who was in a car accident and eventually died, had star potential).

There is an impressive list of Hall of Famers who played on the team just not the bulk of their careers (i.e. Coffey, Francis, Recchi, Murphy, Mullen). They did bring Tom Barrasso back for a day so that he could retire a Pen.

Remember watching that documentary....sad

 

[Sorinth]

When I loaded the page, I saw that paragraph first. I then rolled my eyes and did not bother reading the rest of your post. What you wrote is remarkably stupid, and I'm disappointed in you. That comment shows that you're not discussing in good faith. I know that you know better.

It's the exact same logic you used, and I agree it's stupid. Crosby being faster, stronger then Lafleur is irrelevant, just like Lafleur's multiple 120+ seasons are irrelevant. What matters is how good they were relative to their peers.

And if I wanted to I could argue the NHL is actually weaker today then in the past as most players can't actually play hockey, they can only play a system. I could argue it's easier because the NHL doesn't allow the opposing team to simply mug you as a way of shutting you down which was the norm back then, etc...

 

[groovejuice]

From the hoh board :

Gainey became the prototype for
non-scoring forwards who could dominate not just a game, but the league as a whole.

He had all the physical attributes a star could want, but also an incredible IQ and style of play that would invariably put his opponents right off their game. He was positionally, tactically and often physically superior.

The NHL really did need to create a trophy for his trendsetting game.

 

[DAChampion]

It's the exact same logic you used

No, it is your misinterpretation of what I wrote.

 

[member 300185]

Get chills every time......I was watching that game too......

Me Too.

You and I were watching that game at the same time in different parts of the world. We watched the same hit. Yet, we had never met. Then we happen to talk about that hit. Now one could have ever predicted that. EVER. Many many years later, we meet, because of technology and advancements in binary.

Mind Blown.

 

[DAChampion]

Get chills every time......I was watching that game too......

IT's sad, but so many of the 1990s greats had their careers undermined by injuries.

Kariya
Lindros
Forsberg

ugh.

 

[DavePeak]

Here is the play.

And here's an article of the NYTimes in the following pre-season recalling the incident... shivers...

Other topic, don't know if it has been mentionned earlier, just saw the new third jerseys for Carolina and Arizona and love them, also heard Carolina might wear Whalers colors for 1-2 games next season, those were pretty colors (for a non-Habs team).

edit: I miss the old Habs white 3rd jersey (not the NHL100 Classic, the one with the blue stripe on the chest)

 

[groovejuice]

Me Too.

You and I were watching that game at the same time in different parts of the world. We watched the same hit. Yet, we had never met. Then we happen to talk about that hit. Now one could have ever predicted that. EVER. Many many years later, we meet, because of technology and advancements in binary.

Mind Blown.

If one looks farther then skin deep, synchronicity is a very real and very common phenomenon.