The Official 2024-25 Season Talk Thread

[Majingir]

Funniest news of the day, hall of famer Shea Weber's contract is still around.

Vegas, Arizona, Utah and now Chicago legend.

[DrJones]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheMatrix31

Bonkers day today. Have to rejoice stat the death of the Bruins. Cheers to all who've suffered. I'm sure the next iteration will be just as insufferable.

I hate the Bruins (and every other Boston team) with all of my withered black heart.

But I have to give them grudging respect for recognizing that the jig was up and getting value from their pending free agents. You can't waste assets and win in this league (or any league, unless you're the Lakers). Even in giving up, they're sticking it to the delusional, pathetic Canucks one last time.

[Kobalt]

Quote: Originally Posted by Majingir

Bruins have entered the chat.

Mittelstadt not working out cost us Byram, Ritchie, 1st, 2nd and Zellers.

Will be looking for a new 2C next year when Nelson goes to Minnesota, however, they need to go all in during Makar and MacKinnon's prime years. None of it matters unless Nichushkin decides to stay away from the good stuff.

[DrJones]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kobalt

Will be looking for a new 2C next year when Nelson goes to Minnesota, however, they need to go all in during Makar and MacKinnon's prime years. None of it matters unless Nichushkin decides to stay away from the good stuff.

Wait, the Wild are (mostly) free of the Parise/Suter millstones this offseason, correct? They really could add Boeser and Nelson to complete their collection of Minnesota Brocks!

[pietasterp]

Quote: Originally Posted by DrJones

I hate the Bruins (and every other Boston team) with all of my withered black heart. But I have to give them grudging respect for recognizing that the jig was up and getting value from their pending free agents. You can't waste assets and win in this league (or any league, unless you're the Lakers). Even in giving up, they're sticking it to the delusional, pathetic Canucks one last time.

I have to agree with all of this; including (especially!) the hating Boston teams part. I have to give their front office full credit for pulling the trigger a year too early rather than a year too late. Which is what smart teams do.

Quote: Originally Posted by DrJones

Wait, the Wild are (mostly) free of the Parise/Suter millstones this offseason, correct? They really could add Boeser and Nelson to complete their collection of Minnesota Brocks!

Man, I remember being so PO'd about the Wings not signing those guys. Maybe it would have been different had they come to Motown, but as it turned out, maybe it wasn't such a bad thing that we couldn't get them.

[pietasterp]

...aaannnd, the Wings' freefall continues. 5 straight losses and 2 wins in the last 9. All in the midst of the most critical point of their season. Perhaps Yzerman did the right thing by not overpaying in a seller's market, but saving money isn't in and of itself a virtue (as far as running a pro sports franchise, anyway). You can save a whole lot of money by fielding an uncompetitive team.

Wings @ Senators on Monday might end up being close to a play-in game, at least for the Wings. If they lose that game, time to start thinking about the draft and re-starting the building process.

[l3ulvl]

Quote: Originally Posted by pietasterp

...aaannnd, the Wings' freefall continues. 5 straight losses and 2 wins in the last 9. All in the midst of the most critical point of their season. Perhaps Yzerman did the right thing by not overpaying in a seller's market, but saving money isn't in and of itself a virtue (as far as running a pro sports franchise, anyway). You can save a whole lot of money by fielding an uncompetitive team. Wings @ Senators on Monday might end up being close to a play-in game, at least for the Wings. If they lose that game, time to start thinking about the draft and re-starting the building process.

Mrazek to the Mrescue!

[DrJones]

Brind'Amour: When Rantanen showed up, he said, "There’s four teams I’ll go play for and you’re not one of them."

Apparently those teams were Dallas, Edmonton, Florida, Toronto.