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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Nov 8, 2018 11:38:39 GMT -5
Letting this bad drama fade away is probably the best for the entire Ottawa organization and I think that's what they're doing ... Guy Boucher said that the org will be handling it internally and that's the right call, IMHO ... that said, I'm only speculating but I'm wondering if there might be an ensuing battle between Uber's policy of respecting client policy and Arizona's "one-party consent" law ... the driver may, indeed, live in Arizona, but he also understood Uber's policies when he took the job and I'd like to see how it plays out ... Cheers. They're not letting it go... The Sens have asked the Ottawa Citizen to take down the video... The Citizen has refused... It may get legal. The players and management want to let it go, but I'm not surprised that the media has sunken their teeth into it ... controversy sells ... Cheers. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Nov 8, 2018 18:35:55 GMT -5
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Post by Willie Dog on Nov 8, 2018 20:50:58 GMT -5
Love that guy... miss him in the CH |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Nov 9, 2018 9:39:54 GMT -5
"Uber driver calls posting Sens video 'dumbest decision' of life"... link ... Cheers. |
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Post by CentreHice on Nov 9, 2018 11:38:23 GMT -5
"Uber driver calls posting Sens video 'dumbest decision' of life"... link ... Cheers. I think most players wouldn't want parts of their conversations with teammates made public. Very common for people to complain and joke about a lousy atmosphere and incompetence. Closed mouths in Uber/cabs from now on....  |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Nov 9, 2018 13:35:35 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2018 10:39:05 GMT -5
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Post by blny on Nov 12, 2018 10:58:45 GMT -5
Once things settle down there, the focus will shift to Tampa. They're staring down the barrel of cap hell. They've got more than $70 million in money committed for next season and need to find money to sign Point to a lucrative contract (RFA) and sign 3-4 defenders. The obvious cap dumps are Callahan and Killorn. Callahan has a year left at $5.8 million and will have to waive his nmc clause. Killorn has 4 more years. Tampa will need space for Sergachev's next contract and Vasilevsky's as well, but Point is who gets the ball rolling and they'll be trying to stay ahead of it like Indiana Jones  . |
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Post by franko on Nov 12, 2018 13:22:47 GMT -5
Once things settle down there, the focus will shift to Tampa. They're staring down the barrel of cap hell. They've got more than $70 million in money committed for next season and need to find money to sign Point to a lucrative contract (RFA) and sign 3-4 defenders. The obvious cap dumps are Callahan and Killorn. Callahan has a year left at $5.8 million and will have to waive his nmc clause. Killorn has 4 more years. Tampa will need space for Sergachev's next contract and Vasilevsky's as well, but Point is who gets the ball rolling and they'll be trying to stay ahead of it like Indiana Jones . I guess MB will be getting a call . . . |
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Post by blny on Nov 12, 2018 13:24:46 GMT -5
Once things settle down there, the focus will shift to Tampa. They're staring down the barrel of cap hell. They've got more than $70 million in money committed for next season and need to find money to sign Point to a lucrative contract (RFA) and sign 3-4 defenders. The obvious cap dumps are Callahan and Killorn. Callahan has a year left at $5.8 million and will have to waive his nmc clause. Killorn has 4 more years. Tampa will need space for Sergachev's next contract and Vasilevsky's as well, but Point is who gets the ball rolling and they'll be trying to stay ahead of it like Indiana Jones . I guess MB will be getting a call . . . "You want us to take Callahan? The price IS Point." |
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Post by folatre on Nov 12, 2018 14:35:46 GMT -5
Tampa has the type of problems I wish for Montreal. But, blny, you are right and BriseBois will have to make some hard strategic choices.
Stralman is playing well, so I think they keep him and he probably accommodates with a club friendly deal. I would imagine Coburn and Girardi are done.
I think where it gets tricky for them is up front and in net. Point probably signs for 6 yr/$36-38 million and they can deal with that, though it would be easier if the Rangers would take Callahan back for a pick. Things get trickier the following year because Vasilevskiy is going to get a bigger deal than Hellebyuck. Killorn because of the term involved in his deal will be far harder to trade than Callahan. In this league, however, it would not surprise anyone if a team like Ottawa needing to hit the cap floor would take him if Tampa retained close to $1 million per and the Lightning throw in a mid-round pick.
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Post by seventeen on Nov 14, 2018 18:46:18 GMT -5
Jim Rutherford just got extended for 3 years by the Pens. Beauty. I’d be doing my utmost to trade with them for their first round pick in 2022, 4 years from now. By then, Letang, Malkin and Crosby will be done or in a serious downslope. They’ll be a high odds lottery team because Rutherford.
Betcha he’d like Shea Weber.
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Post by blny on Nov 14, 2018 19:38:08 GMT -5
Jim Rutherford just got extended for 3 years by the Pens. Beauty. I’d be doing my utmost to trade with them for their first round pick in 2022, 4 years from now. By then, Letang, Malkin and Crosby will be done or in a serious downslope. They’ll be a high odds lottery team because Rutherford. Betcha he’d like Shea Weber. If you're in win now mode, and he is ... Malkin is 32. Crosby, Kessel, Hornqvist, Letang and Johnson are 31. He'd fit in with that core group. The Pens defense is lhd heavy. Shea would slot right in that way too. Given the lack of depth in the Pens' system, I'd want 3 pieces coming back. 2022 first, Sprong (he's their best prospect, primed to make the jump, and they're apparently fielding offers), and another pick. If taking salary back is a requirement, and it likely would be in-season for them, maybe you squeeze another pick out. If the club thought Juulsen was ready, and they didn't want to continue the cycle of trading captains away, they could investigate moving Petry instead. It's a smaller deal, but would still address their right side. I'd have to think long and hard, but I think I'd want Sprong over the 2022 pick. While that could very well be a high pick, Sprong is only 21 and he's a rw goal scorer with skill. Sprong and a 2nd round pick. |
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Post by folatre on Nov 14, 2018 22:18:26 GMT -5
Pittsburgh has had a great run over the years since they built back up from the ashes. And I agree with you guys and would not doubt for a second that Rutherford is going to knock on every door in an effort to win now rather than go into caution mode and worry about what the organisation will look like during the 2022-2025 period.
The problem for Rutherford is that he does not have many chips to play. Pittsburgh's prospect pool is the worst in the league and yeah you can deal picks (though no further than three drafts out from today) but are other clubs going to give you anything 'paradigm altering' if all you can give them is Sprong and a first rounder in the relatively near future (2019-2021). My feeling is that Rutherford may have to give the troops a "the answer is here in the room" speech and hope for the best.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Nov 15, 2018 11:16:33 GMT -5
Tampa with some goalie challenges for a while until the big guy heals. Heck, they just called up Eddie Pasquale from the AHL.
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Post by seventeen on Nov 15, 2018 13:39:03 GMT -5
I only they had Anti Niemi. Would we be willing to go with Lindgren or McNiven as backup? Probably not, but hypothetically, that would be a interesting offer. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Nov 15, 2018 17:12:40 GMT -5
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Post by Willie Dog on Nov 17, 2018 13:20:49 GMT -5
I only they had Anti Niemi. Would we be willing to go with Lindgren or McNiven as backup? Probably not, but hypothetically, that would be a interesting offer. Niemi for Sergachev |
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Post by seventeen on Nov 17, 2018 14:02:41 GMT -5
Man, the Torontocentric hype. If it isn't Matthews, it's now Reilly. A lock for the Norris Trophy. We're less than 1/4 way through the season and the Leaf fans are planning the parade and the trophy presentations. Rielly's having a good start to the year but let's wait till the dog days are over, or he goes injury free or.....any number of other things that have derailed some excellent defensemen ((Giordano for example) from winning a Norris.
Oh well, it it isn't Rielly, it will be Johnsson or Ozhiganov or Justin Holl. There's always a Leaf to put on a pedestal.
Here's an interesting question that's popped up in my brain. Given the Nylander situation, precipitated by signing Tavares, should the Leafs have held off signing Tavares, making the process clear, that they were going with their drafted youth, or should they have signed Tavares and then used Nylander to strengthen the weak area of the team? It's hard to turn down a great asset like Tavares, even if yo have to make adjustments, and what they get for Nylander will help, but it's certainly put a strain on the signings of Matthews and Marner.
Another thought. Drafting Marner was, by all accounts, a Mark Hunter move. He was adamant, from what I've heard. He knew Marner quite well from his days with London, so it's understandable, but he also has a pretty good handle on OHL prospects and I wonder how much his leaving will hurt. (I'm just looking at ways to denigrate the Leafs, of course). Looking back over their draft record since the regime change, it really hasn't been all that great. They've done well with their high picks (duh), but it's hard to find guys in the 2nd round and lower who are good prospects. Kapanen is, but Pittsburgh drafted him and the Leafs got him in the Kessel deal.
Dermott, at #34 in 2015 (Dubas took over in April 2015) looks like he was a good pick, but those after him aren't impressing munch. It's hard to rate the 2016 crop yet because it's early, but the initial results aren't looking promising. Matthews was an obvious pick but those after him didn't bump their totals as much as Leaf fans would like, IMO. Really can't rate teh 2017 and 2018 years. One thing for sure...Dubas is going to find it harder with his team picking in the 20+ range in the first round and later picks from then on as well. Welcome to success, Kyle.
(I actually think Dubas is a pretty good GM, but I love pointing out the faults as well.) One thing I liked about him is that he's very emphatic with his scouts. He does NOT want them making 'safe' picks. If there's a choice and one guy is worse but has a higher upside, he want the guy with the higher upside. You might miss some 3rd and 4th line players with that philosophy, but you'll get more 1st line guys. I wonder what Bergevin's philosophy is? Boston sure seems to hit on those higher upside guys. Pastrnak is a great example. Boston's drafting since Sweeney replaced Chiarelli has been pretty good (not something any Habs fan wants to hear).
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Post by jkr on Nov 17, 2018 16:48:43 GMT -5
17- Whenever I see Marner play I get so PO'd at Arizona. They picked 3rd in 2015 & decided Dylan Strome was a better pick. This despite the fact that he put up those numbers playing with McDavid. So far Strome has only played 44 NHL games and put up all of 15 points.
If they had done the right thing the Leafs would probably be stuck with Strome now. I wonder whete that scout is working now.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Nov 19, 2018 11:40:22 GMT -5
If you have a peek at the AHL scoring leaders, you will see a familiar name at the top of the list. Daniel Carr is the co-leader in points with 22 points in 16 games. When he was with us, he always seem to make the most of his ice time and mediocre linemates. He was never the biggest or fastest guy, but he seemed to play the much quoted "right way".
Keep it going Daniel!!
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Post by seventeen on Nov 19, 2018 12:21:02 GMT -5
I sure wish him success, but I fear he's one of those tweeners who is too good for the AHL but not quite good enough for the NHL. Then again, we have a couple of guys like that in our line-up right now (cough, cough), perhaps even 4 or 5.
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Post by blny on Nov 20, 2018 6:52:23 GMT -5
Apple finally dropped in St Louis.
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Post by blny on Nov 20, 2018 11:51:09 GMT -5
Oilers fire MacLellan and hire Hitch.
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Post by Polarice on Nov 20, 2018 12:10:44 GMT -5
Surprising Hitch came back.
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Post by blny on Nov 20, 2018 12:26:16 GMT -5
Surprising Hitch came back. He wouldn't be my first choice. Or second. IMO, he's about as well equipped to coach the modern game as Therrien. |
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Post by CentreHice on Nov 20, 2018 13:46:17 GMT -5
Sullivan's clock has to be ticking in Pittsburgh, no?
Blew a 4-1 lead mid-way through the 2nd period vs. Buffalo at home last night....lost 5-4 in OT.
Sabres finally giving their long-suffering fans something to cheer about.
Eichel's OT winner is the old 6-hole squeaker....more common now due to the reduced goalie equipment, no doubt.
Those always make the goalie look weak. Not so in every case. Some of these guys can thread needles.
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Post by blny on Nov 20, 2018 14:22:01 GMT -5
Sullivan's clock has to be ticking in Pittsburgh, no? Pens goal tending has been suspect to start year. Sid and Geno haven't been leading on the ice. Sid's on his 5th coach ... That OT winner is typical of what we're seeing. The smaller chest protector in combination with a jersey that's the same size as everyone else's is resulting in a lot more goals. That wasn't a bad goal 25 years ago and more. It was a well placed shot. Equipment all but eliminated both under arm areas for scoring. Time for the goalies to suffer some. |
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Post by jkr on Nov 20, 2018 15:28:43 GMT -5
Oilers fire MacLellan and hire Hitch. When are the Oilers going to take a long look at Chiarelli's work. He's made at least 2 brutal one for one trades: Hall for Larsson and Eberle for Ryan Strome ( who has become Ryan Spooner). Both have been one sided to state the obvious. |
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Post by folatre on Nov 20, 2018 17:44:41 GMT -5
The Reinhart trade (that was Chiarelli, no?) was pretty brutal too.
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