The Del Preston Around The League Thread 2018-19 v5
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guymez
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Now we have to hope to clog things up to beat them.
Man o man things have really shifted between these 2 teams.
Its been a long time since the Flames had more talent and depth than the Oilers.
I dont like it...dont like it one bit.
Man the Coyotes are banged up. They also just got Chychrun and Galchenyuk back as well. Next year when they have their full roster (and sign Austin Matthews 
) they will be a tough team to contend with.
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) they will be a tough team to contend with. | Demers, Jason | RSM-NTC | RD | IR
| 30 | $3,937,500 | $3,937,500 | $3,937,500 | UFA | |||
| Raanta, Antti | G | IR
| 29 | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | UFA | ||||
| Grabner, Michael | M-NTC | RW, LW | IR
| 31 | $3,350,000 | $3,350,000 | $3,350,000 | UFA | |||
| Kuemper, Darcy | G | IR
| 28 | $1,850,000 | $1,850,000 | UFA | |||||
| Hinostroza, Vinnie | C | IR
| 24 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |  RFA | |||||
| Dvorak, Christian | ELC
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| 22 | $839,167 | $4,450,000 | $4,450,000 | $4,450,000 | $4,450,000 | $4,450,000 | $4,450,000 |
dem
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Why in the world would the Blues trade Pietrangelo for Zaitsev and anything. That contract... woof.
Did the media actually toss that around??
Did the media actually toss that around??
Aerrol
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Man the Coyotes are banged up. They also just got Chychrun and Galchenyuk back as well. Next year when they have their full roster (and sign Austin Matthews
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Demers, Jason RSM-NTC RD IR 30 $3,937,500 $3,937,500 $3,937,500 UFA Raanta, Antti G IR 29 $4,250,000 $4,250,000 $4,250,000 UFA Grabner, Michael M-NTC RW, LW IR 31 $3,350,000 $3,350,000 $3,350,000 UFA Kuemper, Darcy G IR 28 $1,850,000 $1,850,000 UFA Hinostroza, Vinnie C IR 24 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 Dvorak, Christian ELC C, LW IR 22 $839,167 $4,450,000 $4,450,000 $4,450,000 $4,450,000 $4,450,000 $4,450,000
I feel like some version of this is said every year now... I'll believe it when I see it
If the Oilers win and Vegas loses, the Oilers will be in a playoff spot but that's weirdly NOT the ideal outcome.
If the Oilers win and Vegas wins in regulation, the Oilers will be 1 point behind both Dallas and Vegas in the Wild Card with 2 games in hand on Vegas. They'll be in striking distance of 4 playoff spots with games in hand on three of the four teams they're chasing.
If the Oilers win and Vegas wins in regulation, the Oilers will be 1 point behind both Dallas and Vegas in the Wild Card with 2 games in hand on Vegas. They'll be in striking distance of 4 playoff spots with games in hand on three of the four teams they're chasing.
48g90a138pts
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The main boards are comical with the Flames fans beating their chest.
*Grumble*
we better beat themPettersson is awesome. A couple of lucky ones tonight so far, but still. 4 pts so far and almost half a game to go...
... and no PP pts.
... and no PP pts.
McTrashBoat
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Ritchie Valens
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The main boards are comical with the Flames fans beating their chest.
*Grumble*
Let them have their moment in the clouds. In their entire 45+ year history, they don't get to see the view from the top of the mountain very much. It's usually very brief.
I'm still of the thought they are massively over-achieving and their bubble is going to start to burst in 2019 (mind you everyone expected this to happen to Vegas as well last year). This is the season of the over-achiever in the NHL so far. When you look at some of the pre-season predictions in the media, the Canucks, Rangers, Hurricanes, Wings and Islanders weren't supposed to be very good and be potentially battling it out for lottery position. Some thought Buffalo would be down there again, but that 10 game win streak sure vaulted them, despite being on a 5 game stinker now. Yet they still sit 3rd in the Atlantic ( 4 up on Boston) and the Islanders are sitting in 3rd in the Metro with 31 points. The Rangers and Canes of all teams are nipping at their heels with 30 points. Even the Red Wings sit just 3 points out of a wildcard spot right now. Vancouver is another team that hasn't really been sticking to the script either being 4 points out of a wildcard spot in the West.
There's still 50+ games to play and lots will happen between now and then, but through the first 30 games there have been some surprises in the standings...what a log jam and so unpredictable.
McTrashBoat
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Zaddy
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It's really crazy to me how bad the Blues are this year. They have a pretty darn deep roster, but almost all of their players are underperforming. Wonder what's going on there. Is it the Ryan O'Reilly factor? He seems to be poisoning every locker room. Look no further than the Sabres this year without him. There's no way a team with their talent should be 3rd last in the entire NHL.
Zaddy
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He had some pretty strong seasons in Buffalo too. He was 1st in scoring once and 2nd twice in his 3 years there.
I don't know, it's just odd to me to see a team with that much talent struggle so mightily.
They lost Stastny, Berglund and Brodziak and added O'Reilly, Perron and Bozak. All three of them should be seen as upgrades on the guys they replaced, yet the Blues are way worse this year than last?
I feel like it's either the coach (but they already fired Yeo and there's been virtually no improvement) or there's a locker room issue. Could be that all of those guys they lost were important locker room guys and they added two guys with questionable reputations in O'Reilly and Perron.
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