Ongoing NHL Thread Part IV - A New Hope

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Speaking of former Leafs, the Bruins-Pasternak standoff is starting to remind me a lot of the Bruins-Kessel standoff.

Had the Leafs not signed Marleau I would’ve gladly flipped two firsts and a second today for Pasternak. I get the feeling someone is going to pretty soon.

 

[dash]

Speaking of former Leafs, the Bruins-Pasternak standoff is starting to remind me a lot of the Bruins-Kessel standoff.

Had the Leafs not signed Marleau I would’ve gladly flipped two firsts and a second today for Pasternak. I get the feeling someone is going to pretty soon.

Sam Bennett + Oliver Kylington for David Pastrnak

 

[Nasty_Magician]

If only Pastrnak were a defenseman.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Sam Bennett + Oliver Kylington for David Pastrnak

Bennett's trade value probably isn't too high right now, no? Which makes it weirder why they haven't agreed a contract yet. Should be an easy $2-2.5 deal.

If I'm the Flames RN though I probably just tell the B's to name their price. The farm is pretty stocked and the roster pretty full. They have a 2-3 year window right now assuming Smith isn't Elliott 2.0. Gaudreau-Monahan-Pasternak would probably be the best line in the West.

 

[dash]

Bennett's trade value probably isn't too high right now, no? Which makes it weirder why they haven't agreed a contract yet. Should be an easy $2-2.5 deal.

If I'm the Flames RN though I probably just tell the B's to name their price. The farm is pretty stocked and the roster pretty full. They have a 2-3 year window right now assuming Smith isn't Elliott 2.0. Gaudreau-Monahan-Pasternak would probably be the best line in the West.

Certainly better than Gaudreau-Monahan-Ferland/Jagr - The only thing is I don't know how it would sit in the dressing room if Pastrnak is the highest paid player on the team. That said, I would sure like to find out.

 

[forty_three]

If only Pastrnak were a defenseman.

If you converted him to D, he'd be in your top 4!




/sorry. Had to

 

[Nasty_Magician]

If you converted him to D, he'd be in your top 4!




/sorry. Had to

No sorry necessary, lots of work needed. Severson is also still unsigned so that complicates things more for the Devils.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Certainly better than Gaudreau-Monahan-Ferland/Jagr - The only thing is I don't know how it would sit in the dressing room if Pastrnak is the highest paid player on the team. That said, I would sure like to find out.

I really don’t think that matters much to guys anymore. It’s a business. They get it.

I honestly think any notion to the contrary is cooked up by GM’s in negotiations, and for a while it did work pretty well but at this point I don’t think players/agents even entertain it unless the best player on the team is a McDavid type.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

 

[dash]

Geez, I'd be getting out my pitchfork and torch if I were a Jets fan.

 

[tducey]

Pastrnak's an awesome player. Boston's playing hardball with him is going to soon come back to haunt them IMO.

 

[forty_three]

There is only one person who I have a harder time figuring out how they still have a job in Hockey than Chevy, and that's Howson.

Wow.

 

[dash]

Some rule changes for the upcoming season:

The NHL is making a very interesting rule change for the 2017-18 season, introducing a harsher penalty for one particular video review.

From now on, a failed offside challenge will result in a two-minute penalty against the club asking for the review. It’s a potentially powerful infraction. Can you imagine a team in a tight game giving up a goal it thought was offside, losing the challenge, then having to withstand an immediate power-play opportunity? It’s going to make bench bosses much more wary — and ratchet up the pressure on video coaches.

Incorrect goaltender interference reviews stay the same — the loss of your timeout. That’s probably a wise decision, since there’s much more grey area than with an offside call.

Another adjustment that will have strategic impact. Teams are no longer able to call timeout after icing the puck. The other club can still do so if it wishes, but tired defenders won’t be able to ask for the extra rest.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Lol

 

[dash]

Lol

Johnny Hockey likes this.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Wac bennett bridge deal

 

[dash]

Wac bennett bridge deal

Good news and Darren Dreger like Jack Johnson sucks.

 

[dash]

That dollar amount for Bennett leaves some room to bring Jagrmeister on board.

/I'm not saying, I'm just saying...

 

[mattola]

Some rule changes for the upcoming season:

The NHL is making a very interesting rule change for the 2017-18 season, introducing a harsher penalty for one particular video review.

From now on, a failed offside challenge will result in a two-minute penalty against the club asking for the review. It’s a potentially powerful infraction. Can you imagine a team in a tight game giving up a goal it thought was offside, losing the challenge, then having to withstand an immediate power-play opportunity? It’s going to make bench bosses much more wary — and ratchet up the pressure on video coaches.

Incorrect goaltender interference reviews stay the same — the loss of your timeout. That’s probably a wise decision, since there’s much more grey area than with an offside call.

Another adjustment that will have strategic impact. Teams are no longer able to call timeout after icing the puck. The other club can still do so if it wishes, but tired defenders won’t be able to ask for the extra rest.

Good changes

 

[puckhead]

Another adjustment that will have strategic impact. Teams are no longer able to call timeout after icing the puck. The other club can still do so if it wishes, but tired defenders won’t be able to ask for the extra rest.

so it will just be the usual delay tactics of putting out too many skaters accidentally, or that pesky stick that breaks just before the faceoff

Wac bennett bridge deal

not many others will, but I see what you did there.