The Official 2018-19 Season Talk Thread

[DJ]

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Cautiously optimistic about the Avs making a run this season.

[LowerWolf]

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Heading to Pittsburgh in a couple of weeks to visit my brother. And to see Pens-Vegas. Maybe not in that order.

[Majingir]

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Today is final day of preseason (unless you count Devils-Bern game on Monday).

Sticking with my east picks from the OP. West picks based on injuries and other transactions since then, I'll say:

Central:
1.Preds
2.Jets
3.Wild

Pacific:
1.Sharks
2.Kings
3.Knights

West WC:
1.Blues
2.Flames

[Majingir]

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Sucks to see it happen, but Leafs waived McElhinney/Pickard. And dealt Carrick for a 7th. So many times you see guys traded, even for a mid-round pick. Leafs losing 1-2 goalies for nothing. Both have legitimate cases for being on the NHL roster. I'd be more surprised if both clear waivers than both getting claimed.

McElhnney was big as a backup. I think he had highest SV% of all goalies last year who played 10+ games or something. Hopefully Sparks can do well as a backup because Leafs need him to be, and hopefully he does well enough that they can have Andersen play less than 65 games (in other words, he gets more games off than just the 1st or 2nd of a back to back)


Habs named Weber captain. To think, they could've still been a good team. All they had to do was accept PK. If management liked Subban, none of what has happened the past 2 years would be happening. Instead, they deal Subban, fell apart, then dealt abunch of other guys including their captain, and named the guy they got in the Subban deal (that the Habs lost) as captain. All while having the best goalie in the league being wasted away while he's being paid a crazy amount.

And EA Sports prediction:


Preds-Sharks in WCF(which I agree with) but a shocker Jackets-Leafs in ECF. Not just that, but Boston beats Tampa in RD1, and Sabres get a WC spot (Leafs-Sabres would be a fun match...except Leafs struggle vs Buffalo for whatever reason). Leafs-Sharks would be an interesting match for the league. And Marleau playing in the cup finals against his old friends.

[Kobalt]

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Carey Price looks great

[LowerWolf]

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So much for the Caps hangover.

[Majingir]

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Tavares scores and Matthews gets 2 goals. Leafs don't need Nylander.

They do however need DEFENSE! Just a horrible defensive game yet again. Andersen can't face 30+ shots a game for 60+ games again. And this was against MONTREAL.

As bad as Leafs want to keep their core together, if they could deal Nylander for a true top line dman, I'd do it.

[Kobalt]

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Marchand is still a bitch

Avs should have drafted Pettersson instead of Makar.

[ImTellinTim]

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Apparently Marchand didn't like the way Lars Eller celebrated their 7th goal, so he started punching Eller in the head. Biggest eye roll ever.

[daflyboys]

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So, Brian Elliot sucks already.

[hazey]

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I couldnt tell if the Avs are an incredibly fast team or if Minnesota is incredibly slow. I would imagine its a little if bith and sonewhere in the middle. Wow

[Money99]

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So happy to see that loser Wilson get 20 games.
5 suspensions in 105 games.
Maybe hockey just isn't his game.

[DJ]

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I couldnt tell if the Avs are an incredibly fast team or if Minnesota is incredibly slow. I would imagine its a little if bith and sonewhere in the middle. Wow

Avs can skate with the best of 'em. What was encouraging to me was that they allowed just 21 SOG. Past few years, they've been the team giving up 40-plus a game.

[Kobalt]

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Pretty damn good games this Sunday, need LA/Det to come through

[Majingir]

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Crazy game with Leafs-Hawks. Might already be best Leafs game all season....and I missed it entirely.

Tavares is good at hockey


The way things are going, I'm really not hating idea of trading Nylander for a top line dman. I'd even go for a bigger deal. Nylander + D Prospect + conditional pick(condition rests on winning the cup) for some top line dman.