I don’t know how long it’s going to take for it to get through that Pietrangelo wanted to leave, but the sooner it does, the better.
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I don’t know how long it’s going to take for it to get through that Pietrangelo wanted to leave, but the sooner it does, the better.
Thallis
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Gonna bring the Pietrangelo talk out of the prospect thread.
Norris voters have shown a willingness in the past to reward guys who have been in the picture for a while but haven't won one yet. Considering how long Pietrangelo has hovered around that conversation, I could see him get a small production boost from the move to Vegas and having that work in his favor. The Norris these days really just depends on who stands out and gets the right kind of exposure in that particular year. Makar could win one, so could a Heiskanen, so could Pietrangelo. I just think the assumption that if he hasn't won a Norris yet he can't to be short sighted.
Norris voters have shown a willingness in the past to reward guys who have been in the picture for a while but haven't won one yet. Considering how long Pietrangelo has hovered around that conversation, I could see him get a small production boost from the move to Vegas and having that work in his favor. The Norris these days really just depends on who stands out and gets the right kind of exposure in that particular year. Makar could win one, so could a Heiskanen, so could Pietrangelo. I just think the assumption that if he hasn't won a Norris yet he can't to be short sighted.
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I would not be surprised to see Pietrangelo take the Norris next season.
He will have the exposure you’ve mentioned in Vegas; Bettman’s pet.
And because Vegas is Bettman’s pet, Pietrangelo will be awarded the Norris IF he had a good season and a Vegas goes deep.
Of course, this is assuming Pietrangelo is his normal self and plays like a very good defenseman.
If Pietrangelo succeeds, expect the Norris to go to him making the Blues look bad and the UFA signing look great.
Malarkey. Have any Vegas players won major awards? And voting is done before playoffs. Petro might win, but not bc Bettman wills it.
I hope Pietrangelo does succeeds and does win the norris next season, I just want it to happen to make Army look bad. And I think Pietrangelo has been deserving of a Norris for a long time.
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Hmmmm, malarkey is another word for bullshit, Brother.
Maybe you’re right. Just me throwing out a turd to find out how stinky it is.
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I think it would be super duper extra hot sauce special if he wins another Cup AND takes the Norris.
If he is anywhere near that, then you can bet he won the Conn Smythe on the way.
I’m not kidding. It is possible.
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Well to be fair I didn't say he COULDN'T win one, but I was cautioning the thought that he has a good shot at getting one. I don't doubt that he could get a raise in production in Vegas, but I guess we'll just have to see how it plays out; he did go through a few coaches here and managed to keep up with his career production with changes to the system. What my main comment was supposed to address was that even though Petro is one of the best all-around defenseman in the league, I feel like he could take a back seat to guys like Makar, Heiskanen, plus the other defenseman who manage to score abundantly during the season. Like someone mentioned, Giordano won a Norris quite far into his career, but he could also vie with all the other good defenseman capable of winning a Norris. That is so long as he is scoring at the clip he did during his Norris year. Unless Petro is scoring 70 points, I honestly believe guys like Josi, Hedman, Burns, and Karlsson will overshadow a guy like Petro as unfortunate as that is.
same here. I hope he wins it 7 years in a row and Vegas wins at least 5 more cups while the Blues never make the playoffs ever again. That would make me a happy Blues fan. /s
He wanted gurenteed money and nmc go look up his contract
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Sure anything is possible. I see Petro struggling on defense without the help of a team full of 2 way forwards. Vegas’s forwards do not support their dmen like the Blues do.
Are you a Blues fan or a Petro fan?
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I'll admit i was thinking of getting one but after seeing this i don't think i will. It just doesn't look right, in fact it looks, just plain weird.Damn it look sexy.
CaliforniaBlues310
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The only Petro jersey I’d even consider buying would be a Canada one. F*** Vegas.
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Or Vegas can suffer for a good long while and learn the value of the journey. I would also enjoy seeing them implode.
As much as i want to see our former captain have success but at the same time i hate that team so damn much i hope they absolutely fail.
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Yeah I have absolutely nothing against Petro. It's Vegas with their extremely unfair expansion benefits and then subsequently being immune from Seattle expansion while other teams don't get that benefit. Screw that team, I hope they fail hard.
CaliforniaBlues310
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To be fair, the only reason they are excluded from the expansion draft is because the other 30 franchises didn’t give them a cut of the expansion fee.
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Yes, its Vegas' fault that NHL GM's are so incompetent at roster construction, that Vegas got young, promising, and eventually core players such as Shea Theodore, Alex Tuch, Jonathan Marchessault, and Reilly Smith for virtually nothing.
