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bub spank posted:He’s definitely going to be injured for half the season, but dang if Chychrun doesn’t look like a legitimate 1st pairing defenseman. It comes at terrible cost though (Chabot playing RD)
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^ this is garbage and I hope he gets canned. Also, I do not care for Brian Dumoulin in a Kraken sweater.
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Jhet posted:Also, I do not care for Brian Dumoulin in a Kraken sweater. Oh yeah that's going to be some prime this guy scored material when he's on the ice.
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Jhet posted:^ this is garbage and I hope he gets canned. He's been cooked for 2 years Can't clear, can't win a board battle Gosh he's so bad and I genuinely loved him for years
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Sep 26, 2023 03:36
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I was not complimenting Dumoulin for anything more than being able to tie his own skates. He looks slow as poo poo out there compared to basically everyone. Eric the Mauve posted:Ye gods, Kevin Constantine is still alive?? And still somehow coaching. The WHL just moved this team to Wenatchee this summer, so it’s taken him about as long as Babcock to get in trouble. We just need to speed run the rest of these old guys who don’t have brain matter out of the game.
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I'm already giddy for the Bill Peters Redemption Tour, coming soon to a sad sack NHL franchise near you. Get your tickets while they last, it's gonna be over before you know it!
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Eric the Mauve posted:I'm already giddy for the Bill Peters Redemption Tour, coming soon to a sad sack NHL franchise near you. Get your tickets while they last, it's gonna be over before you know it! he's already with lethbridge in the whl, happened this summer too
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kevin constantine was known as a raging rear end in a top hat like, thirty years ago. kind of sad (but not surprising) he's managed to stay around the game.
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Speaking of !  Also, I have to post the blurb on the best 4th line in hockey  “As Cizikas (32), Clutterbuck (35) and Martin (34) age, that’s become less and less true. Last year they fell off a cliff, controlling only 40 percent of the expected goals as a result of their expected goals-against rate ballooning from 1.72 to 2.88. Combine that with their offense dropping off even further and it was much harder to see the trio’s utility. That’s only expected to get worse this season as the players get further into their 30s. The line has a combined Net Rating of minus-30, 10 goals worse than an average team’s three worst players. It’s not a ground-breaking amount, but it is worth about four standings points. That may not sound like much, but it’s the exact difference between being projected to finish 10th in the East versus eighth. It’s the difference between the Islanders having a 43 percent chance at the postseason and a 58 percent chance. And it’s a whole lot for a fourth line — especially for a team on the playoff bubble that’s paying said players $5.75 million this season. And that’s just for an average fourth line. This was once the league’s very best, and if it still was, the Islanders would have a much firmer grasp of a playoff spot. Instead, it’s now arguably the worst and it leaves the Islanders on the outside of the race.”
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mennoknight posted:what the gently caress is Wenatchee https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wenatchi
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Always love the overly optimistic pre-season takes from the bottom feeders https://twitter.com/myfryhole/status/1706127271956996312 https://twitter.com/grantmccagg/status/1706088711350255648 Zadina and Lindstrom would be near-certain healthy scratches on the likely 7th place team in the Atlantic, but the local writers are very excited about them. Lindstrom as a first-pair defenseman is hilarious.
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BRAKE FOR MOOSE posted:but the local writers are very excited about them. Lindstrom as a first-pair defenseman is hilarious. idk, getting in the draft lottery is exciting!
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Duckman2008 posted:Speaking of ! Being an Islanders fan in the late LouLam era is like Homer Simpson watching the loss of his barbecued pig. "They're just a little cooked, it's still good, it's still good!" "Dad, it's gone." "I know."
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mcmagic posted:https://x.com/RDSca/status/1706465092953366730?s=20 goddang the touch on that
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Joel Edmundson already out with an upper body injury after a scrimmage. Glad the Capitals big moves this offseason were to acquire two more injury prone players!
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Mind_Taker posted:Joel Edmundson already out with an upper body injury after a scrimmage. Joel Edmundson being out of the lineup isn't going to prevent you from making the playoffs... it's almost a blessing..
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Starsfan posted:Joel Edmundson being out of the lineup isn't going to prevent you from making the playoffs... it's almost a blessing.. Not having anyone better than Joel Edmundson for that spot in the lineup in the first place might, though
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Barring a 1C and another top line forward falling into Washington's lap there's nothing they can do to make the postseason. It's just funny that the old, slow, and broken team decided to acquire two old, slow, and broken players and call it a day. Spencer Carbery is coming into an incredibly tough situation and I wish management would have at least tried to get a decent player or two to help him out.
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[quote="Duckman2008" post="534839774"] Speaking of ! Yep! He wasn't getting turned inside and out by the AHLers that he was playing against on the Calgary split squad last night, but you can easily see how he could. Vince Dunn is playing like a 4th forward a lot and parking in the low slot now too, so that's fun and not at all dangerous.
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I think 90% of the fans at Caps home games are just there to see Ovie sock some dingers. Aside from Ovie they have become an incredibly boring team on top of being bad. I don't mind them stinking this year but I hope they at least try to compete for a playoff spot one more time before Ovie hangs 'em up.
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Jhet posted:Yep! He wasn't getting turned inside and out by the AHLers that he was playing against on the Calgary split squad last night, but you can easily see how he could. Vince Dunn is playing like a 4th forward a lot and parking in the low slot now too, so that's fun and not at all dangerous. It's cool how swapping this one dude with a replacement level defender would make the whole team go from net minus to net plus in this particular rating system.
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Pens cut some nobodies and sent them back to their respective places in the O and AHL. Or wherever. Someone I completely forget about also let go off PTO.  here's the people sent to Detroit for tonight - https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1706411607041970367 Friedman got banged up over the weekend so a little surprised to see him. PoJ/Smith likely going to head to head for the NHL roster spot. PoJ definitely had the stronger showing in the split squad game over the weekend. Up front nothing super notable....I guess if Brayden Yager can continue to impress with his preseason showing...Poulin had a better game over the weekend, but really hasn't stood out. Gruden popped up with a goal and with Zohorna had a good game against CBJ. The notable omission, to me, is Wagner. He had an extremely good game against a fairly strong Jackets team scoring and setting a goal up. Anyways this is already too many words about very pointless hockey. Soon though....
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Ty Smith sucks. He is an okayish, unremarkable player at the AHL level and totally overmatched in the NHL. If there's any competition at all it's only because Sullivan hates POJ so much. Sexy Hexy got taken to the cleaners by the Devils
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DancingMachine posted:It's cool how swapping this one dude with a replacement level defender would make the whole team go from net minus to net plus in this particular rating system. Yeah, let's not forget that this is the guy replacing Carson Soucy. I sure do hope he's near a base level... salary. Super, only two years of 3.15m of this.
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Jamwad Hilder posted:The Caps are so bad and tickets are still the same price as 2018 I don't think they're getting many takers, at least based on how I -- someone who hasn't gone to a game since 2019 -- has been hounded non-stop by their sales people the last month or two. Secondary market prices seem OK but lol at $50 400-level seats on a Monday against the Flames.
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Chad Sexington posted:I don't think they're getting many takers, at least based on how I -- someone who hasn't gone to a game since 2019 -- has been hounded non-stop by their sales people the last month or two. Yeah I get a ton of emails too. I haven't been back post-covid but I used to grab weeknight tickets occasionally when I had the itch. The biggest thing is all the 400 level seats are up. Used to be, even in early 2020, that you could get decent nosebleed seats for like $25. It was easy to do that on a whim but $50 + food + a beer or two (even if you have those somewhere outside the stadium) ends up being like $100, which is a lot to spend on a whim.
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rex rabidorum vires posted:Pens cut some nobodies and sent them back to their respective places in the O and AHL. Or wherever. Someone I completely forget about also let go off PTO. Meanwhile, Detroit trots out half their NHL roster, including their whole first line https://twitter.com/DetroitRedWings/status/1706670581003993213
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Mind_Taker posted:I think 90% of the fans at Caps home games are just there to see Ovie sock some dingers. Aside from Ovie they have become an incredibly boring team on top of being bad. I got tickets for Caps at Habs in October. It's funny, the habs shoot twice side is in less demand than the Ovi shoots twice side.
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Mind_Taker posted:I think 90% of the fans at Caps home games are just there to see Ovie sock some dingers. Got to see Ovi score two to take 2nd on the goals list, 100% of the fans (and 75% of the Winnipeg Jets) were definitely glad to be there in person for that. The energy was as electric as the playoffs. Ovi dingers are good. Eric the Mauve posted:The ticket prices for every game the Caps play the second half of 24-25 are going to be bonkers It’ll be similar to what’s happened in MLS with Messi showing up. Ticket prices for every game with Inter Miami jumped at least 5x versus other games on the schedule.
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Eric the Mauve posted:The ticket prices for every game the Caps play the second half of 24-25 are going to be bonkers I'd rather spend the money to sit behind the bench again during this lovely garbage season than pay up to see the big dinger honestly. I did it once and the amount of cursing the man does needs to be heard up-close to be believed.  Though I guess if it happens at home it'll probably be the last crowd pop at that arena that could approach 2018 for a while. 
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Eric the Mauve posted:Ty Smith sucks. He is an okayish, unremarkable player at the AHL level and totally overmatched in the NHL. If there's any competition at all it's only because Sullivan hates POJ so much. He sure did! BRAKE FOR MOOSE posted:Meanwhile, Detroit trots out half their NHL roster, including their whole first line Cool. A ton of NHLers on the backend too lol. CBJ trotted out maybe 4 of their top 6 and their star draft pick so interested to see how the plugs do against an even better roster.
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