Ongoing NHL Thread Part IV - A New Hope

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Preds add another Swede to the mix.

Predators Sign Ejdsell to Entry-Level Contract

 

[forty_three]

8 NHL Teams That Are Screwed For The Expansion Draft And 7 That Are Safe

The Columbus Blue Jackets finally saw the fruits of their developmental labour pay off this season, setting a franchise record in points with 108, destroying the previous record of 93. The way things have shaped up for the Blue Jackets, I’d say it’s probable that Columbus loses a quality defenseman to Vegas, but even if that’s the case the Golden Knights will have quality forwards to choose from as well.


I bet they leave Jack Johnson exposed on the back and they protect Ryan Murray, Seth Jones, and David Savard. Vegas may bite on Johnson and make him the team’s first captain, but that would mean they are passing up on possibly Matt Calvert, Boone Jenner, and Josh Anderson, just to name a few. NMCs sort of ruin things for the Jackets, as three of their seven forward protections must go to Nick Foligno (29), Brandon Dubinsky (30), and Scott Hartnell (35).

Oh no. Please don't make me lose Jack Johnson. Save me.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

8 NHL Teams That Are Screwed For The Expansion Draft And 7 That Are Safe

The Columbus Blue Jackets finally saw the fruits of their developmental labour pay off this season, setting a franchise record in points with 108, destroying the previous record of 93. The way things have shaped up for the Blue Jackets, I’d say it’s probable that Columbus loses a quality defenseman to Vegas, but even if that’s the case the Golden Knights will have quality forwards to choose from as well.


I bet they leave Jack Johnson exposed on the back and they protect Ryan Murray, Seth Jones, and David Savard. Vegas may bite on Johnson and make him the team’s first captain, but that would mean they are passing up on possibly Matt Calvert, Boone Jenner, and Josh Anderson, just to name a few. NMCs sort of ruin things for the Jackets, as three of their seven forward protections must go to Nick Foligno (29), Brandon Dubinsky (30), and Scott Hartnell (35).

Oh no. Please don't make me lose Jack Johnson. Save me.

Hoping the Devils can take advantage of a team like Anaheim. Rather than lose their D for nothing trade him and get something in return

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

Hoping the Devils can take advantage of a team like Anaheim. Rather than lose their D for nothing trade him and get something in return

I'd expect to see a lot of that from the teams in the screwed column. The returns won't be high because the trading partners will know they're on the verge of losing a guy for nothing, but I expect to see a lot of picks or guys that nobody minds exposing moving around.

 

[ritari330]

8 NHL Teams That Are Screwed For The Expansion Draft And 7 That Are Safe

The Columbus Blue Jackets finally saw the fruits of their developmental labour pay off this season, setting a franchise record in points with 108, destroying the previous record of 93. The way things have shaped up for the Blue Jackets, I’d say it’s probable that Columbus loses a quality defenseman to Vegas, but even if that’s the case the Golden Knights will have quality forwards to choose from as well.


I bet they leave Jack Johnson exposed on the back and they protect Ryan Murray, Seth Jones, and David Savard. Vegas may bite on Johnson and make him the team’s first captain, but that would mean they are passing up on possibly Matt Calvert, Boone Jenner, and Josh Anderson, just to name a few. NMCs sort of ruin things for the Jackets, as three of their seven forward protections must go to Nick Foligno (29), Brandon Dubinsky (30), and Scott Hartnell (35).

Oh no. Please don't make me lose Jack Johnson. Save me.

Whereas Anaheim appeared in the screwed section thanks to a plethora of NMCs, the Caps are here because of their incredible depth. Despite the fact that they have both T.J. Oshie and Justin Williams as pending UFAs, they’ll still have a hard time finding a way to protect all their key pieces.

First of all, they have four defensemen who they’ll want to protect (Matt Niskanen, John Carlson, Brooks Orpik, Dmitry Orlov). They can choose to protect just three of them and lose a quality D-man, or protect all four and pick four forwards. Assuming the four forwards they protect are Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Marcus Johansson, that means Vegas gets to pick from Andre Burakovsky, Lars Eller, Tom Wilson, and Jay Beagle, to name a few.

Dumbest thing I've read on the internet today. They'll want to protect Orpik? It's more likely they'll give a high round draft pick to get Vegas to take Orpik than it is they'll protect him.

 

[KennyBanyeah]

Dumbest thing I've read on the internet today. They'll want to protect Orpik? It's more likely they'll give a high round draft pick to get Vegas to take Orpik than it is they'll protect him.

Yeah.. I read that sentence and thought:

 

[elocomotive]

Staggering stat from the Post...

Washington has now completed 68 straight baseball, hockey, basketball and football seasons without once appearing in a conference finals, easily the longest drought of any town.

That is an absurd statistical anomaly. Especially when you consider the Caps have won their division 7 of the last 10 years and won the President's trophy 3 times and the Nationals have had one of the two best records in baseball in 3 of the last 6 seasons.

 

[elocomotive]

Yeah.. I read that sentence and thought:

Holy crap, you're right! Look how short that 3rd girl from the right is.

 

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Hey, I'll exchange a Wideman for a Borgman.

Swedish standout D Borgman headed to NHL - Article - TSN

 

[BGDave]

Hey, I'll exchange a Wideman for a Borgman.

Swedish standout D Borgman headed to NHL - Article - TSN

Must be Nashville. They sign all the Swedes.

 

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Must be Nashville. They sign all the Swedes.

Could be the Leafs, they've been known to sign a Swede or nine.

 

[dash]

Could be the Leafs, they've been known to sign a Swede or nine.

And confirmed - resistance is futile, the Leafs have landed the Borg.

 

[BGDave]

And confirmed - resistance is futile, the Leafs have landed the Borg.

If they work out half as well as Borje and Inge, I will be pleased.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Hey, Dregs was right about a Leafs rumour for once!

Of course Mike Babcock told it to him directly, live on national television, but still. FIRST!

 

[sbb122]

Staggering stat from the Post...

Washington has now completed 68 straight baseball, hockey, basketball and football seasons without once appearing in a conference finals, easily the longest drought of any town.

That is an absurd statistical anomaly. Especially when you consider the Caps have won their division 7 of the last 10 years and won the President's trophy 3 times and the Nationals have had one of the two best records in baseball in 3 of the last 6 seasons.

Nats are looking like champs this year. Pirates suck so i've hopped on the Nats NL bandwagon and the Astros AL bandwagon.

 

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David Poile, Pierre Dorion, and Peter Chiarelli are the finalists for NHL GM of the year...

NHL GM of the Year finalists announced

 

[BGDave]

David Poile, Pierre Dorion, and Peter Chiarelli are the finalists for NHL GM of the year...

NHL GM of the Year finalists announced

Because Lou has already won it enough?

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

David Poile, Pierre Dorion, and Peter Chiarelli are the finalists for NHL GM of the year...

NHL GM of the Year finalists announced

Um...do they do this voting during the playoffs?

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Because Lou has already won it enough?

Has Lou won it? I'd be shocked, the media hates the Devils.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Has Lou won it? I'd be shocked, the media hates the Devils.

They only created the award in 2009, so at no point would Lou be deserving of it in that span regardless except maybe this year but even that's a stretch. Maybe not as much a stretch as either Poile or Dorion but still a stretch.