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grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
Jagr signed for 1 year/$1m

Nobody else was willing to give him that contract?

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grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
Full waiver list courtesy of James MIrtle:



A couple of okay players on the list.



Also Lamiorello said that Toronto isn't signing Polak so congrats Leafs' Goons

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

ImplicitAssembler posted:

Not sure what to expect from Del Zotto and Gubranson can't possibly be as bad as last year.
Not expecting much this season, but it would be nice to see a functional powerplay again.

I wouldn't be so sure about Gudbranson but hey, no Chaput, Megna or Sbisa to be seen.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
Booth was signed to a two-way contract and Detroit is sending him to the minors.

Also re: Biega over Pedan who cares. They both suck and it's unlikely Pedan is claimed.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

MakaVillian posted:

Gaudreau-Monahan-Ferland
Tkachuk-Backlund-Frolik
Versteeg-Bennett-Jagr
Stajan-Jankowski-Brouwer

Giordano-Hamilton
Brodie-Hamonic
Stone-Bartkowski/Kulak

Smith
Lack

Oh man that's tasty.

Right up until you see the goaltending, sure.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Slappy Pappy posted:

Will Tom Wilson’s suspensions save us cap space? If so it could be a blessing.

A player's full cap hit counts against the team while he's suspended.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

The Canucks traded a useless player and a fourth for a slightly less useless player.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Heliogabalos posted:

Hmm maybe Green isn't Willie 2.0 after all. I met a HNIC producer who told me Green was way smarter than most people knew, and while normally I'd be inclined to be skeptical of some tv dude's opinion he then claimed to be responsible for hiring Friedman, so maybe he's right?

"Smart enough not to play the shittiest players on the team" isn't a very high bar to clear, but it's a start.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Well that's... different.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
George Parros has a degree in Economics from Princeton.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Nobody with a contract spot open wanted Pickard? That's kind of odd.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Mike_V posted:

Couldn't the Leafs just claim Pickard when they sent him down the first time or is he waiver exempt? Or did they not want him with the big club?

They probably didn't have a contract spot open. That's a pretty awful return for Vegas, though.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

a false posted:

why exactly do people think pickard is good? i'm not trying to be a dick i just have never thought of pickard as anything other than a mediocre lifetime backup

He look decent behind the atrocity that was Colorado's team last year.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Kilza posted:

In case you missed it, first goal in Vegas Golden Knights history goes to the real deal, James Neal.

After Ben Bishop died.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Kilza posted:

Congrats to the Knights for their first ever win in franchise history.

Outshot 46-30, out chanced by about a million to 5, still lose because Lehtonen can no longer goalie.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
Well, the game was entertaining in an incredibly perverse sort of way, so really, Dallas did succeed.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Koopa Kid posted:

I think guys like Thorburn and Martin keep players in check because your average goon doesn't want to go through the trouble of boarding somebody and then having to beat the poo poo out of some hapless make-a-wish player too.

I'm fairly sure a player like Roussel or Clutterbuck doesn't think before they go out and try to murder someone.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Aphrodite posted:

Maybe Montreal shouldn't have hired Also Therrien to coach.

No, Montreal shouldn't have hired "Dude who clearly hates the Habs" as the GM.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
Canucks win and look entertaining in doing so? I'm so confused.





Of course Gudbranson was a giant pile of poo poo every time he stepped on the ice, so it's nice to see *some* things don't change.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

BurtLington posted:

Just wondering how much the Rangers paid off the refs with that bullshit disallowed second goal.

:tinfoil:

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Kilza posted:

Actually, for Coach's Challenges, it turns out they just have a machine that randomly selects either "good goal" or "no goal". That way they don't have to bother hiring people to look at replays to decide whether it's a good goal or not. It's a very ingenious cost cutting move by Gary Bettman.

Bullshit, the NHL isn't this technologically advanced. They just stick with the good 'ol roll of the dice.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

BurtLington posted:

I'm curious on whether you actually think that second goal should've been disallowed when Pachioretty was pushed into Lunq by McDonagh?

:qq:

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Levitate posted:

My favorite was Pacioretty shoving his rear end in Lundqvist's face to knock him down

Normally you have to pay extra for that sort of thing.

Wonderllama posted:

I was told one Jonathan drouin would fix the habs? Be a real Shame if that was untrue.

I dunno what you're talking about, the Habs scored three goals tonight! It just so happened that two weren't legal and one was on their own net.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

bizarre deformity posted:

I can't tell if you're being serious or not.

Swiss cheese is full of holes

Aphrodite demands nuanced, intellectual humour in hockey threads..


Or she's drunk because it's Canadian Thanksgiving, IDK.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
Lazy-rear end :effort: GDT is up if anyone cares.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Kilza posted:

https://twitter.com/JohnLuTSNMtl/status/918134880487247872

Jonathan Drouin: First line C
Alex Galchenyuk: Fourth line LW

So are we sure that Claude Julien isn't just Therrien wearing a mask?

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
Games are starting, GDT is up.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Aphrodite posted:

The cameras in my building can read a license plate 500 feet away.

Well steal them all and mail them to each arena.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
Maybe the dude that clearly got whacked in the head and suddenly started playing like poo poo should be taken out of the game.



Just a thought, guys.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
Edler out 4-6 weeks with an MCL sprain. Vancouver's D just went from "bad" to "terrifying"

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

hifi posted:

good news coyotes fans, zac rinaldo finished his suspension

bad news: that was the only good news

This is not good news.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Look Around You posted:

Vegas apparently put MAF on IR.

With a concussion, suffered in Friday's game against Detroit when he got hit in the head by Mantha's knee.


The concussion he suffered and then played the rest of the game, even though there was clearly something wrong.



GOOD loving WORK, VEGAS. YOU'RE A REAL NHL FRANCHISE NOW

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Furnaceface posted:

Dr. Gary Bettman has assured us that there are no long term issues associated with repeated concussions.

Quick someone shine a flashlight at Chris Pronger's face, see if it's true.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Chows posted:

I hate Adam McQuaid

Why? Adam McQuaid loves you....

Wait, you're the end boards, right?

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

a false posted:

the roster is fine. the coach is bad.

You can't possibly believe this. Sure, ok, maybe AV needs to go. Maybe his systems don't work for the Rangers or he's lost the room or whatever and maybe a new coach could help. That's not going to solve the biggest problem, however.

The biggest problem is that the roster is loving abysmal

There's no depth outside of RHD, little to no high-end offensive talent and an aging goalie (with a horrendous contract) whose play has declined noticeably over the past 2 - 2 1/2 seasons. Oh and God help the Rangers if Hank ever gets hurt because the fallback is Ondrej Pavelec, he of the lifetime .907 career save percentage.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Ginette Reno posted:

It's like the same roster as last year though.

Minus Derek Stepan and Antti Raanta. Kinda big pieces that weren't replaced.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

a false posted:

also minus dan girardi and plus kevin shattenkirk which is a pretty significant difference?

Ah yes, second line centre Kevin Shattenkirk

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Levitate posted:

Shattenkirk makes some dumb positioning mistakes but he's far from a problem.

Shattenkirk is fine, and an overall upgrade over Girardi.


I'm just wondering why a false's response to my saying that Stepan and Rannta weren't replaced was bringing up his name.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Jovial Cow posted:

gently caress a penguin, that is all.

At least spring for dinner and a show, first.

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grack
Jan 10, 2012

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iospace posted:

Nice meltdown.

Didn't threaten to gently caress the ref's dog, 6/10

hifi posted:

weird they call it a coaches challenge then

I'd guess that whatever they call it, the Situation Room asking for a review takes precedence.

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