Ongoing NHL Thread - Part Brock and Roll Four Lines

[thedddd]

Dustin needs to win one more playoff series before calling it a career...

Wondering why anyone would root for Dustin Brown to win a playoff series.....checks standings....ok I get it now.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Ya I wouldn’t worry too much about Nashville’s goalie problems.

 

[forty_three]

Recap: Panthers claim Presidents’ Trophy with 4-0 win over Senators

Checkered Cats blank Ottawa to finish tops in the NHL

www.litterboxcats.com

Congrats to the Florida Panthers on getting the traditional 3 ton anchor strapped around their necks.

 

[mattola]

 

[mattola]

 

[forty_three]

I am not going to enjoy the narrative around this all next year. I am already annoyed at Blue Jackets fans on Tweeter and Reddit saying that we should hope the Hawks win the lottery and pick 2nd or first and keep the pick this year because next year's pick could be Connor Bedard.

Yeah, and Shane Wright or Logan Cooley could drag the Hawks into the playoffs, especially if they sign a goalie.

We hold 6 and 12 right now and I would prefer we just go for it now. Any one of Geekie, Savoie, Nemec or Jiricek would help us tremendously. 2 of them would be a huge haul.

As for next year, we have like 165 middle six forwards. Trade all of them but Foudy, Sillinger and Bjorkstrand for what we need. Not saying I wouldn't love Bedard. And if the stars aligned and he came here it would be awesome. But it's a fool's errand to try and engineer it to happen. 31 other teams will be trying to land him. Plan for what you can control, and hope for what you can't.

 

[mattola]

I am not going to enjoy the narrative around this all next year. I am already annoyed at Blue Jackets fans on Tweeter and Reddit saying that we should hope the Hawks win the lottery and pick 2nd or first and keep the pick this year because next year's pick could be Connor Bedard.

Yeah, and Shane Wright or Logan Cooley could drag the Hawks into the playoffs, especially if they sign a goalie.

We hold 6 and 12 right now and I would prefer we just go for it now. Any one of Geekie, Savoie, Nemec or Jiricek would help us tremendously. 2 of them would be a huge haul.

As for next year, we have like 165 middle six forwards. Trade all of them but Foudy, Sillinger and Bjorkstrand for what we need. Not saying I wouldn't love Bedard. And if the stars aligned and he came here it would be awesome. But it's a fool's errand to try and engineer it to happen. 31 other teams will be trying to land him. Plan for what you can control, and hope for what you can't.

You know without a shadow of a doubt he will be a Coyote....

 

[Comeds]

You know without a shadow of a doubt he will be a Coyote....

If they get him I bet their attendance and interest in the team goes through the roof!

 

[forty_three]

If they get him I bet their attendance and interest in the team goes through the roof!

yeah, they will sell out that arena no problem.

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

Come on, we all know what happens when a highly touted kid named Connor goes into the draft.

Welcome to Edmonton kid.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

I am not going to enjoy the narrative around this all next year. I am already annoyed at Blue Jackets fans on Tweeter and Reddit saying that we should hope the Hawks win the lottery and pick 2nd or first and keep the pick this year because next year's pick could be Connor Bedard.

Yeah, and Shane Wright or Logan Cooley could drag the Hawks into the playoffs, especially if they sign a goalie.

We hold 6 and 12 right now and I would prefer we just go for it now. Any one of Geekie, Savoie, Nemec or Jiricek would help us tremendously. 2 of them would be a huge haul.

As for next year, we have like 165 middle six forwards. Trade all of them but Foudy, Sillinger and Bjorkstrand for what we need. Not saying I wouldn't love Bedard. And if the stars aligned and he came here it would be awesome. But it's a fool's errand to try and engineer it to happen. 31 other teams will be trying to land him. Plan for what you can control, and hope for what you can't.

I mean, it’s beyond the Jackets’ control but I don’t see any reality where Chicago isn’t a bottom feeder next season. They kind of have to trade Kane, and probably should trade DeBrincat. Strome will probably be attractive to some. Hell, they should probably be looking at trading Jones.

Playing the percentages, they are far more likely to find 2 or 3 good players with multiple first round picks next year than they are likely to win one of the top two picks even if they finish dead last (which isn’t certain even if they clean house - AZ is still terrible, Montreal may do similar, Seattle still sucks and you never know who else might fall the hell off).

If they do literally anything else they’re just shooting themselves in the foot.

 

[dash]

Come on, we all know what happens when a highly touted kid named Connor goes into the draft.

Welcome to Edmonton kid.

The irony of missing out on the first Connor back in the 2015 entry draft only to trade away the guy they selected in that entry draft and now potentially having too good of a team to land the second Connor. Is this the life of a Sabres fan?

 

[thedddd]

It is all in the plans

Lemieux - 1984
Crosby - 2005
Bedard - 2023

I just need some weird conspiracy theory to make the numbers work.

 

[dash]

It is all in the plans

Lemieux - 1984
Crosby - 2005
Bedard - 2023

I just need some weird conspiracy theory to make the numbers work.

LCB stands for liquor control board, maybe all you need is a stiff drink

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

The irony of missing out on the first Connor back in the 2015 entry draft only to trade away the guy they selected in that entry draft and now potentially having too good of a team to land the second Connor. Is this the life of a Sabres fan?

I would describe it as much more of a life of sadness and disappointment than irony.

 

[puckhead]

I would describe it as much more of a life of sadness and disappointment than irony.

at least you got Gilbert Perreault


in 50+ years of mostly sucking, we have never had a #1 overall

 

[buffhockey]

at least you got Gilbert Perreault


in 50+ years of mostly sucking, we have never had a #1 overall

Still my favorite Sabre player.

 

[dash]

Still my favorite Sabre player.

He's the first player I think of when I see this logo...

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

He's the first player I think of when I see this logo...

Always be Pat Lafontaine for me.

 

[dash]

Always be Pat Lafontaine for me.

Good choice as well - I'm old enough to remember these crazy scenes (watched it live).