Ongoing NHL Thread - Part Brock and Roll Four Lines

[dash]

So bad, yet so good...

 

[Nasty_Magician]

BarDown on Instagram: "The corner gets a little crowded sometimes (: @lsantanaphoto)"

256K likes, 261 comments - bardown on April 12, 2023: "The corner gets a little crowded sometimes (: @lsantanaphoto)".

www.instagram.com

 

[thedddd]

So this is what it is like with all you little people watching the Stanley Cup Playoffs w/o a team in it.

 

[Sir Robin Of Camelot]

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Tradition of excellence.

 

[dash]

Tradition of excellence.

 

[mattola]

 

[dash]

Where are Maddog and Dupdawg when we really need them?

 

[Comeds]

Where are Maddog and Dupdawg when we really need them?

 

[forty_three]

Where are Maddog and Dupdawg when we really need them?

Saw a stat yesterday that this is the first time since the Caps came into existence that one of the Caps, Pens and Flyers are not in.

 

[forty_three]

Stanislav Svozil has a fan

 

[thedddd]

Where are Maddog and Dupdawg when we really need them?

And it won't be getting any easier for either franchise to make it back soon. With teams like the Sabres, Senators, Wings and if a team in the east wins the Bedard sweepstakes (IE....BlueJackets) it could pose for a very young and strong conference for many years.

 

[dare2be]

Saw a stat yesterday that this is the first time since the Caps came into existence that one of the Caps, Pens and Flyers are not in.

ALL ARE PENS ARE DRY BECAUSE I LOST THE CAPS SO I CAN'T MAKE ANY MORE FLYERS

 

[forty_three]

And it won't be getting any easier for either franchise to make it back soon. With teams like the Sabres, Senators, Wings and if a team in the east wins the Bedard sweepstakes (IE....BlueJackets) it could pose for a very young and strong conference for many years.

Bedard would be great, obviously, but part of the reason I want to finish last is it guarantees us Bedard, Fantilli or Carlsson. A legit franchise 1C and some luck with players not getting hurt and we can make the playoffs. Hell, if healthy we should have been in the hunt this year.

Roslovic
Kuraly
Gaudreau
Peeke
Boqvist

^ That's the list of players who played in game 1 against Carolina that played in the last game. 3 of them missed significant time and all 5 missed at least 2 games.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

And it won't be getting any easier for either franchise to make it back soon. With teams like the Sabres, Senators, Wings and if a team in the east wins the Bedard sweepstakes (IE....BlueJackets) it could pose for a very young and strong conference for many years.

Flyers need a complete rebuild but the Caps or Pens could be near the top of the East next season and I wouldn’t be shocked. If new management finds some cap space to go out and fuck around with it doesn’t take much to surround Sid/OV etc. with capable guys to get back there and that should be true for at least another couple years.

And as much as those other teams have some promising players their rosters still have a shit ton of holes that aren’t easy to plug, especially from the blue line on backward.

 

[forty_three]

They need to send him off with a win. And it would be great if he got a hatty too.

Then ask him who exactly it was that was taunting Kyle Beach in practices. A captain should know.

 

[thedddd]

Flyers need a complete rebuild but the Caps or Pens could be near the top of the East next season and I wouldn’t be shocked. If new management finds some cap space to go out and fuck around with it doesn’t take much to surround Sid/OV etc. with capable guys to get back there and that should be true for at least another couple years.

And as much as those other teams have some promising players their rosters still have a shit ton of holes that aren’t easy to plug, especially from the blue line on backward.

In terms of the Penguins I am not too sure. If they don't fix the GM issues it will be status quo.
They proved this year with a healthy and relatively successful Crosby and Malkin they couldn't win with just them two.
As for the issues with those other teams with the blue line back, the Penguins are just as bad off and even worse with Letang/Petry taking over $12 million of cap space. Jarry is a FA and if they sign him they will need a competent backup who can play 35-40 games a season.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

In terms of the Penguins I am not too sure. If they don't fix the GM issues it will be status quo.
They proved this year with a healthy and relatively successful Crosby and Malkin they couldn't win with just them two.
As for the issues with those other teams with the blue line back, the Penguins are just as bad off and even worse with Letang/Petry taking over $12 million of cap space. Jarry is a FA and if they sign him they will need a competent backup who can play 35-40 games a season.

Figured it went without saying that the Pens would have to move on from Burke and Hex lol

 

[thedddd]

Figured it went without saying that the Pens would have to move on from Burke and Hex lol

 

[obxyankeefan]

In terms of the Penguins I am not too sure. If they don't fix the GM issues it will be status quo.
They proved this year with a healthy and relatively successful Crosby and Malkin they couldn't win with just them two.
As for the issues with those other teams with the blue line back, the Penguins are just as bad off and even worse with Letang/Petry taking over $12 million of cap space. Jarry is a FA and if they sign him they will need a competent backup who can play 35-40 games a season.

Shouldn't that last sentence read "a compentent backup who can play 50-65 games a season."