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Habibi posted:In a room, Chiarelli and Benning sit quietly by the phones on their otherwise immaculate desks, waiting for Benning and Chiarelli to call. Following the deadline a reporter asked Benning if this team (one that is about to finish bottom 4 for the 3rd straight year) needed some sort of shakeup. His answer was no.
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https://twitter.com/PredsNHL/status/968547771094585344 Fisher is still getting his feet under him.
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Thufir posted:Nashville trade fallout already This was deleted, what was it?
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The 2019 Draft is being held in Vancouver. They get the 9/11 babies.
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Duckman2008 posted:This was deleted, what was it? Hartnell and Hartman both responding to "Hartsy"
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glynnenstein posted:This is actually a good idea that has been floated for a long time. It's known as the Gold plan. It's actually a bad idea because all that will happen is better teams will get better picks and that'll just create a bigger chasm between the haves and havenots and then we'll just have 8 Dallases and 8 Arizonas and 1/3 of the hockey games every season will be unwatchable
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The Australian Football league (which runs a ~28 week season if you include finals) spoke about maybe doing a split season where the first 16-18 rounds would be for spots in the finals and the remainder would be the top 6 jockeying for the top 4 spots, the next 6 jockeying for the final two positions and the bottom 6 playing for the top draft picks. The AFL has a final-8 system where the top 4 can get either a 2nd week bye or a second chance, so the top 6 have something to play for. It was super confusing and didn't go anywhere. Schlesische fucked around with this message at 23:21 on Feb 27, 2018 |
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I still feel spited that Toronto wasn't given the draft for the centennial.
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Schlesische posted:The Australian Football league (which runs a ~28 week season if you include finals) spoke about maybe doing a split season where the first 16-18 rounds would be for spots in the finals and the remainder would be the top 6 jockeying for the top 4 spots, the next 6 jockeying for the final two positions and the bottom 6 playing for the top draft picks. The AFL has a final-8 system where the top 4 can get either a 2nd week bye or a second chance, so the top 6 have something to play for.
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ThinkTank posted:Following the deadline a reporter asked Benning if this team (one that is about to finish bottom 4 for the 3rd straight year) needed some sort of shakeup. His answer was no. "What we need to do is is just suck for long enough and success will come. Look at Edmonton; they sucked for YEARS. And last year?... Made a stir in the playoffs." "Edmonton sucks this year though." "Oh I never look at the standings. It's too distracting" -Benning during press conference, maybe
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ThinkTank posted:Following the deadline a reporter asked Benning if this team (one that is about to finish bottom 4 for the 3rd straight year) needed some sort of shakeup. His answer was no. I'm still hopping mad...mostly at the Gudbranson contract, but the Vanek 'trade' was what made me boil over.
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a false posted:it's about both, but having a draft lottery is definitely good considering the way that the nhl draft usually lines up (one or two world class, no doubt talents at the top and much more guesswork beyond that). it's good, for example, that while a team can guarantee themselves a high pick, they can't guarantee themselves connor mcdavid Yeah, exactly. The Leafs look really good, mostly because they have gotten 3 excellent players in 3 consecutive drafts. Sure, they drafted high, and there is a greater likelihood that they will get those great players, but it's not a guarantee. It's kind of hard to do, and it always appears easy in hindsight.
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I never post anymore even though I lurk, but I gotta say: just got included by some guys at work into their Lightning season tickets for next year. gently caress yeah.
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Teemu Pokemon posted:It's actually a bad idea because all that will happen is better teams will get better picks and that'll just create a bigger chasm between the haves and havenots and then we'll just have 8 Dallases and 8 Arizonas and 1/3 of the hockey games every season will be unwatchable The idea is that the better bubble teams stay in contention so long by the time they're mathematically eliminated they don't have enough games to earn many points towards the draft. In practice some evil team, like the Red Wings or Canadiens who in the mid 50s simultaneously and independently invented hockey cheating, would just tank even earlier and break it. But tanking isn't an issue in the current system that needs to be solved anyway. Only 3 teams have ever tanked, and 2 of those times it didn't even work right. Sure the one success is the Penguins, which history will record as one of man's greatest mistakes, but I think I would trade that for Buffalo having success any time. People are just mad Edmonton got picks a lot, but that has nothing to do with tanking. They legitimately thought they were building contenders there and are just tremendously bad at their jobs.
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ImplicitAssembler posted:I'm still hopping mad...mostly at the Gudbranson contract, but the Vanek 'trade' was what made me boil over. Why would you be mad Clearly Trev "Towel Fluffer" Dog is happy with the direction the team is taking, and the Aqua Man isn't stressed at all. Just lay back and enjoy the ride. Don't forget, you're here forever.
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nature6pk posted:Why would you be mad Clearly Trev "Towel Fluffer" Dog is happy with the direction the team is taking, and the Aqua Man isn't stressed at all. Just lay back and enjoy the ride. Don't forget, you're here forever. Right now, I would bandwagon Seattle Microsofters without hesitation.
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They should just let all 32 teams be in the lottery and give less weighting to the bad teams. There is so much parity anyway and Edmonton has shown us all that getting a bunch of number 1’s is no guarantee for success.
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As much as we rag on the Oilers, no team will ever pull off the blunder that was the Bruins 2015 draft. Hell let's link it because it's an all-time classic https://twitter.com/thats_offside/status/614591193872084992
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I still want to know why that guy had Kylington ranked so highly.
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Aphrodite posted:I still want to know why that guy had Kylington ranked so highly. I guess he fell a bunch? Seems like he was ranked high-ish, Central Scouting had him as the #6 Euro http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=142238
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He was playing in the SHL as a 16 year old, so having two years of pro hockey experience in your draft year as a defenceman is seen as a good. His ISS ranking dropped from best European though. http://www.nhl.com/ice/draftprospectbrowse.htm?cat=2&sort=finalRank&year=2015 e; Refresh before you post folks
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I remember being mad when the Leafs passed on Kylington over Dermott. I know nothing about prospects.
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Twin Cinema posted:I know nothing about prospects. We know, Mr. Benning
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I'm mildly annoyed with NYR for helping the two teams Toronto will definitely have to go through in the playoffs. Like it wasn't already going to be hard, it just got harder 
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DuhSal posted:I'm mildly annoyed with NYR for helping the two teams Toronto will definitely have to go through in the playoffs. Like it wasn't already going to be hard, it just got harder Shooters shoot.
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Slappy Pappy posted:They should just let all 32 teams be in the lottery and give less weighting to the bad teams. There is so much parity anyway and Edmonton has shown us all that getting a bunch of number 1’s is no guarantee for success. mods e: you're not actually a pens fan, perhaps I'm the one on whom the mods should be called
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quote:BOS 1st: R. Nash (19) 11:41 R. Nash (11) 19:57 That's not going to be confusing. At least we can guess which is which.
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Dear BAS, please hold Rick tight and cherish him.
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CBJSprague24 posted:That's not going to be confusing. At least we can guess which is which. https://twitter.com/NHLBlinn/status/968649371280605184
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What do they do for the jerseys? Ril Nash, Ric Nash I'm guessing..
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CBJSprague24 posted:That's not going to be confusing. At least we can guess which is which. R. Nash is the better one. DuhSal posted:What do they do for the jerseys? Ril Nash, Ric Nash I'm guessing.. They both just got to do "Nash". It's up to the team, there's no requirement.
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Devils are gonna make the playoffs and it's really hard to believe. Love u TayTay
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Aphrodite posted:R. Nash is the better one. Yeah. When the Flyers had both Schenn brothers they didn't have a first initial.
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Speaking of the Devils, Blake Coleman is vying for my favorite Devil as well, that guy is relentlessly hard-working, fast as poo poo, great at anticipating the puck. It's really fun to see the chemistry this team has and how well the young players have developed. Schneider comes back during this road trip and Maroon will play the next game. I'm all in on this being the most likeable Devils teams in a long time - I really liked the 11-12 Cup Final team but not as much as this one.
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Brodeurs Nanny posted:Devils are gonna make the playoffs and it's really hard to believe. Love u TayTay Go Tay Tay
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