22-23 Preseason Megna thread

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[mattola]

Neither of which need that Bloated contract for an older player

 

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Neither of which need that Bloated contract for an older player

Nazem needs to go back east just to torment the Maple Leafs and their fans

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Nazem needs to go back east just to torment the Maple Leafs and their fans

The number of fans who got all emotional for him lifting the Cup forgetting about how he almost single-handedly torpedoed two playoff runs on his way out the door here will have some weird feelings when he knocks Matthews out for the season wearing the spoked B lol

 

[thedddd]

Well for all those teams that wanted Casey DeSieve as their backup...well you can go suck it!

Penguins Agree to Terms with DeSmith on a Two-Year Contract Extension | Pittsburgh Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins have agreed to terms with goaltender Casey DeSmith on a two-year contract, it was announced today by general manager Ron Hextall.The contract runs through the 2023-24 season and carries an average annual value of $1.8 million.

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[forty_three]

I said the same thing about Grant Clitsome.

Poile’s lost it.

Every angle of this trade has weirdness.


Essentially, the Bolts told McDonagh if he didn't waive his NTC they were gonna waive him and apparently said Columbus told them they would claim him. Essentially a threat to make the trade.

Except Jarmo says it didn't happen. Not sure why Jarmo would commit 4 more years at 6.75 to a 33 year old defenseman who almost certainly had us on his no trade list. The bald Finnish beauty doesn't give any hints to what he is thinking to anyone, why would he tell Brisebois he would be willing to claim on waivers?

 

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At the risk of repeating myself, this league is such a joke at times.

 

[puckhead]

woof.

Ottawa Senators Colin White buyout | TSN

The Ottawa Senators have placed forward Colin White on unconditional waivers for purposes of a buyout. Since White is under 26, the buyout will save the Senators $3.875 million of White's $4.75 million cap hit over the next two seasons and result in $5.375 million in additional cap space for the...

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fresh start, cheap deal candidate?
haven't watched him enough to know why his game fell off a cliff

 

[forty_three]

woof.

Ottawa Senators Colin White buyout | TSN

The Ottawa Senators have placed forward Colin White on unconditional waivers for purposes of a buyout. Since White is under 26, the buyout will save the Senators $3.875 million of White's $4.75 million cap hit over the next two seasons and result in $5.375 million in additional cap space for the...

www.tsn.ca

fresh start, cheap deal candidate?
haven't watched him enough to know why his game fell off a cliff

I would take a chance on him.

 

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I would take a chance on him.

Patrik Allvin might be a fan of ABBA.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Every angle of this trade has weirdness.


Essentially, the Bolts told McDonagh if he didn't waive his NTC they were gonna waive him and apparently said Columbus told them they would claim him. Essentially a threat to make the trade.

Except Jarmo says it didn't happen. Not sure why Jarmo would commit 4 more years at 6.75 to a 33 year old defenseman who almost certainly had us on his no trade list. The bald Finnish beauty doesn't give any hints to what he is thinking to anyone, why would he tell Brisebois he would be willing to claim on waivers?

Probably more a trade was worked out but what Poile did was basically take him off waivers anyway considering the benefit it gave TB so who knows.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

On the other hand…

 

[forty_three]

On the other hand…

Apparently they were close at the deadline but the Yotes were worried about where the Jackets pick was gonna fall and since no deal would immediately benefit either teams (in terms of playoffs) they shelved it.

I dare say landing Chychrun and focusing on Gauthier, Geekie or Savoie at 6 would jump start the reload quite nicely.

Loading pieces and 6 to NJD and landing Wright at 2 would almost finish it

 

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[Bloody Brian Burke]

The idea that these star hockey players were going to get away with ducking service in an absolute tyrant's armed forces seems kinda crazy. Whoever gave these kids this advice deserves a slap.

 

[forty_three]

The idea that these star hockey players were going to get away with ducking service in an absolute tyrant's armed forces seems kinda crazy. Whoever gave these kids this advice deserves a slap.

Russia has a long history of looking the other way for star athletes. So it isn't a huge reach to think these players had grown accustomed to the privilege of being a star and maybe believed that the "system" that identified them as a child as an insider would always protect them.

No one on that CCCP Olympic juggernaut was really in the "military".

Kaprizov will never be able to go back. And I hope he can get his family out of there.

 

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NSFW: language

 

[forty_three]

Also pretty sensationalized tweet wording. It's made it sound like he was selling them. He is accused of buying one in 2017, which his father denies.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Russia has a long history of looking the other way for star athletes. So it isn't a huge reach to think these players had grown accustomed to the privilege of being a star and maybe believed that the "system" that identified them as a child as an insider would always protect them.

No one on that CCCP Olympic juggernaut was really in the "military".

Kaprizov will never be able to go back. And I hope he can get his family out of there.

I wouldn’t expect any athlete or anybody of stature to actually go into active duty but usually they wind up doing some sort of service in lieu.

 

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I wouldn’t expect any athlete or anybody of stature to actually go into active duty but usually they wind up doing some sort of service in lieu.

Yeah, I think Finland has some kind of mandatory military service as well. I seem to recall Selanne having to go back to Finland to complete some kind of military commitments.