The Official 2018-19 Season Talk Thread

[jb12780]

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I would like to see the Rangers sneak into the playoffs but honestly I don’t see that happening.

Enjoy watching the young guys though.


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[DrJones]

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This is an annual Public Service Announcement:

Anaheim owes Ryan Kesler $6.875M per season through 2021-22.

[pietasterp]

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This is an annual Public Service Announcement:

Anaheim owes Ryan Kesler $6.875M per season through 2021-22.

So that makes him only slightly more valuable to Anaheim than Bobby Bonilla is to the Mets.

Good work, if you can get it.

[Majingir]

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Breaking news:
Leafs need defence.


It's frustrating watching games where Leafs clearly could be dominating if they had the same number of shots as their opponents. Having each period end up with shots being something like 12-7 in favour of their opponent gets old fast. Andersen or anyone in net having to face 35 shots a night is unfair. Having a high shooting percentage doesn't mean as much if your opponent gets 5-10 shots more than you each game.

[daflyboys]

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I wonder if we're seeing the beginnings of something special here in Carter Hart. Hopefully, finally, the Flyers can get off the goalie carousel and have an established presence in net. Looking forward to big things for this humble kid.

[slickdtc]

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Boucher > Bobrovsky > Hart

I can’t name any other goalies who were home grown who had success early on for the Flyers and that’s the last 20 years. We gave away Bob...

Hart’s been pegged as the guy for a while it seems, can’t believe he’s like 20.

[Majingir]

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All star weekend coming up soon. NHL changing things up this year. Skills challenge on Friday and the all star game is Saturday night. I like that change, especially since the game on a Sunday afternoon or evening is weird.

After the break we'll be in for a weird few days. Majority of the league is on a bye week. So from Monday to Thursday there's a total of 10 games in the league. 5 involve Winnipeg and/or Philly. Winnipeg gets to feel like the only Canadian team for a few days. LA and Florida play tomorrow, then don't play again until February.

League can get bye week but can't improve their back to backs?

[slickdtc]

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Glad I checked this thread, didn’t know it was ASG weekend. Mainly here for the skills competition, but the ASG at least feels like an exhibition now with all the crazy changes over the years. Stopped pulling punches that it was like a regular game and leaned in to the wackiness.

Tough season for me as a Flyers fan, tough 2018 for all my sports teams. So I’m just looking forward to enjoying myself with these events.

[Majingir]

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I'm probably one of the few who enjoys all star weekends. I like the exhibition-ness of the games, and basically just having "mini games" like skills comp (and saturday night stuff for nba, and HRD for baseball).

Once ASW is done, I might have to "cheer" for the Habs?! As long as Leafs don't play themselves out of a playoff spot, Habs doing well either means a Leafs-Habs playoff match, or Leafs get bumped to 2nd WC spot(because the Bruins are the Bruins and will never slump) and get to go through the Metro division instead of battling Tampa/Boston(should the Habs not be in a division spot).

I want a Leafs-Habs playoff battle. This will probably be the most watched non stanley cup playoff series the league has ever had. Who knows what US ratings might be(although having a big American name like Matthews, and then other stars like Tavares,Marner,Price could draw in the hardcore American fans to watch), but no doubt we'll see record numbers in Canada, and crowds for those games will be insane. It's a shame it's been a few decades since we've had that matchup.

[DrJones]

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Is Kings/Avs the most nonsensical outdoor game matchup ever? What's the angle? One team will be mad at the other for winning the Jack Hughes Lottery? (Or both will be mad at the Hawks or Oilers for winning?)

Thumbs up to a Preds/Stars Winter Classic, though.

[Majingir]

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I liked what they did last night having a women's league player joining in. Nhl absolutely should be partnering with the league(s). For skills comp next year they should have 1 female compete in each challenge. There's no reason why they can't.

[DrJones]

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I liked what they did last night having a women's league player joining in. Nhl absolutely should be partnering with the league(s). For skills comp next year they should have 1 female compete in each challenge. There's no reason why they can't.

I'd fully support a CWHL/NWHL "Loser Leaves Town" game at next year's All-Star Game in St. Louis. The losing league has to dissolve, and the winning league absorbs the loser's teams.

[Majingir]

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I'd fully support a CWHL/NWHL "Loser Leaves Town" game at next year's All-Star Game in St. Louis. The losing league has to dissolve, and the winning league absorbs the loser's teams.

I'm sure one day they'll merge. If they can get backing by the NHL, maybe they can merge into the WNHL. 5 teams in each league, but Massachusetts has 2,so the league could probably move them to a different location.

There's lots of potential here that hopefully they take advantage of. Doubleheader with women's game in afternoon and NHL game after? Or even partner up with the AHL for doubleheader. Even try having the women's league in ea sports NHL series . I don't know if wnba has ever done it, but having a full women's league in a video game would be a big step for them.

[Perceptor]

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Regular hockey's back tonight. Looking forward to the 2nd half of the season.

[Majingir]

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Huge trade! Leafs get Muzzin from the Kings!

Cost was a 1st, forward prospect(2nd pick in 2016) and their 2nd round pick from 2018.

Great deal for a guy who will be on their top line. He's under contract through next season too so it's not a rental.

What makes it even better is the leafs didn't give up a main roster guy or top D prospect. Both of which people were fine giving up for a top RHD. Muzzin is a LHD, so if leafs are able to, they could still go out and get a RHD.

I'd be fine giving up Dermott if they can get a top RHD. Could end up with Muzzin and that guy on 1st, Rielly and Zaitsev on 2nd, and Gardiner with Hainsey as a 3rd pairing this year, with Igor as healthy scratch (who gets bumped up next year when that 3rd line hits UFA, and top prospect Sandin joining him on the line)