The Official 2014-15 Regular Season Talk Thread

[gopher_guy]

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Wild can't buy a goal. Gonna be one of THOSE nights again?

[TracerBullet]

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Wild can't buy a goal. Gonna be one of THOSE nights again?

I hope so.

[jyoung]

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Schwartz, Lehtera, Tarasenko is one heck of a line.

Seems like every time those three hit the ice, they were creating multiple scoring chances in the same shift.

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

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Got to an NHL game for the first time in probably like 5 years and it was a great ****ing game.

[Kobalt]

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Good chance cap won't get increased next year. http://nypost.com/2014/11/08/theres-...wont-increase/

Chicago is ****ed.

[IlliniM1ke]

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Good chance cap won't get increased next year. http://nypost.com/2014/11/08/theres-...wont-increase/

Chicago is ****ed.

Have to dump a couple pieces and rely on our youth but I'd hardly say ****ed, rough couple years while the young guys acclimate seems likely but they'll be fine.

This will hurt teams close to the cap with minimal prospects more than it will hurt Chicago.

[jyoung]

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The most impressive part of Nashville's 9-3-2 start is that they've won all these games despite having the 30th ranked special teams.

They've got 1 goal in 18 power plays and have allowed 6 goals during 18 penalty kills.

Their 1.86 goals for/against during 5 vs. 5 play, however, trails only Pittsburgh (1.88).

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

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I'm looking to buy a Flyers jersey for my girlfriend for Christmas, and her two favorite players are Wayne Simmonds and Jakub Voracek. I'm leaning towards Simmonds simply because he's under contract for like 4 more years. Is there any reason to worry about either of them not being on the team for the considerable future? I'm not as familiar with the salary cap in hockey and stuff. Would they ever need to trade Simmonds to clear space or anything like that?

Appreciate the help!

[gopher_guy]

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Obviously it's impossible to predict how things will play out a few years down the road, but I'd say Simmonds is pretty secure in Philly

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

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Obviously it's impossible to predict how things will play out a few years down the road, but I'd say Simmonds is pretty secure in Philly

Yeah, obviously there's no way to know for sure. I just don't know as much about the NHL as I do other sports so I don't know if he's been in trade talks or anything like that.

Thanks for your help!

[slickdtc]

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Simmonds just got an extension I think, and he's wearing an A for the Flyers now so I would expect him to be around for a decent while.

Voracek is probably the better player, and I think he's under contract for a bit longer (then we signed him longer term after a year or two here). He might end up becoming too valuable for his contract and depending on the cap situation, end up signing big elsewhere.

For the immediate short term (next 2 years), they're a good bet. Behind Giroux, they're the least likely to be traded from the team.

Your girlfriend has superb taste in hockey teams! Flyers games are awesome.

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

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Simmonds just got an extension I think, and he's wearing an A for the Flyers now so I would expect him to be around for a decent while.

Voracek is probably the better player, and I think he's under contract for a bit longer (then we signed him longer term after a year or two here). He might end up becoming too valuable for his contract and depending on the cap situation, end up signing big elsewhere.

For the immediate short term (next 2 years), they're a good bet. Behind Giroux, they're the least likely to be traded from the team.

Your girlfriend has superb taste in hockey teams! Flyers games are awesome.

Yeah, her family is actually from Melbourne, Australia, but they moved outside of Philly and ended up becoming season ticket holders for the Flyers. It's like the one sport/team that she loves. I finally got to go to a game with her this past weekend and it was like seeing a completely different side of her lol.

[ImTellinTim]

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So I miss a few games and it all goes to hell. Dammit!

[rdnk]

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I think with Homer being marginalized that Simmonds and Voracek would be pretty safe. Especially Simmonds since he fits that Flyers mold of player.

[DaRK]

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Meh. This team doesn't deserve to win.