2021 offseason thread
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Wilson singlehandedly destroyed the Rangers franchise.
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Before most of our time, but an absolute legend, was on the top 100 players ever the league did in 2017
Pancreatic cancer fucking sucks
RIP
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Don’t know much about Tony but Phil Esposito was almost as incompetent a GM as Chris Dreary is.
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Pionk gets a great deal from the Jets.
What a steal that trade has been
What a steal that trade has been
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It was smart of them to get rid of Trouba but that deal they just gave Pionk is beyond outrageous.
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There have been some unbelievably stupid contracts given to players this offseason. Seth Jones, Darnell Nurse, and now Pionk were such incredibly bad contracts and a guy like Adam Fox will be able to demand whatever he wants.
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This blackhawks story just gets uglier and uglier
www.chicagotribune.com
The players heard what happened to the victim and
According to the filing, the player was “subjected to humiliating trash talking by his teammates during scrimmages where coaches were present” and “repeatedly” was called Yag slurs and “other similar harassing statements.”
Lawyer in negligence lawsuit against the Chicago Blackhawks says teammates ‘bullied’ the player after learning of his sexual assault allegations against Bradley Aldrich
The attorney handling two negligence lawsuits against the Chicago Blackhawks told the Tribune that one of her clients, a Hawks player in 2010, was bullied by teammates after he accused then-video c…
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The players heard what happened to the victim and
According to the filing, the player was “subjected to humiliating trash talking by his teammates during scrimmages where coaches were present” and “repeatedly” was called Yag slurs and “other similar harassing statements.”
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The nurse and jones ones are so bad
Makar got less than them, Hamilton got similar and hes way better than nurse and jones
Like you say fox is gonna want 8+ if not more, hes a college guy too so hes older than most guys with his experience, no chance he takes a bridge deal
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That must be a different guy than the one who played for the Rangers and was really bad. Pionk being considered a first pair defenseman is beyond shocking but good for him.I think it's a steal
He was excellent last year
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Fox is going to get 10 a year which is crazy but not when you see some of these other contracts.
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NHL top 50 prospects, 2021 edition: Byfield, Caufield and Power headline Wheeler’s drafted skaters ranking
Scott Wheeler ranks the top 50 skater prospects who have been drafted by an NHL team.
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Athletic top 50 prospects.
Byfield
Caulfield.
Power.
Zegras
Perfetti.
Top 5 and in top tier.
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Wings have 9 and 11 plus two other top 50
Seider at 11 is super low too, plenty of others have him top 5
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The Kings are going to be back real soon.NHL top 50 prospects, 2021 edition: Byfield, Caufield and Power headline Wheeler’s drafted skaters ranking
Scott Wheeler ranks the top 50 skater prospects who have been drafted by an NHL team.
Athletic top 50 prospects.
Byfield
Caulfield.
Power.
Zegras
Perfetti.
Top 5 and in top tier.
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Wings have 9 and 11 plus two other top 50
Seider at 11 is super low too, plenty of others have him top 5
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Unless Blake goes all Drury and destroys the rebuild in two weeks time they should be good relatively soon.
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The great King Henrik Lundqvist retired. Shame that the best goalie of the last twenty years never won a cup but that was due to the Rangers being run by idiots.
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Great article on it
In Dorchester, Jimmy Hayes gets a special goodbye from youth hockey players lining the streets
Before Hayes was laid to rest on Monday, young hockey players in his hometown turned out to offer a stick salute.
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Seems like a guy everyone loved, gone way too soon
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Heard Percocet and fentanylGreat article on it
In Dorchester, Jimmy Hayes gets a special goodbye from youth hockey players lining the streets
Before Hayes was laid to rest on Monday, young hockey players in his hometown turned out to offer a stick salute.
Seems like a guy everyone loved, gone way too soon
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when they've said waiting on the tox report, dono what else it could be really
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He had a history too didnt he?
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The whole family does
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Never heard that, hilarious
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Guys who demand a trade dont even get that
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When he calls him dean martin I lose it every time
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Kenny Albert being the guy after emrick on nbc always seemed a weird choice
Just from listening to guys from watching center ice the past few years, albert is in bottom half for sure
Dallas guys, chicago, tampa surprisingly. Those teams stuck out from the american teams
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Crazy for a guy with 55 career games
Toronto fucked everything up for these 2nd deals after elc
Toronto fucked everything up for these 2nd deals after elc
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Rangers under 95.5 points. This is an absolute max bet for me.
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Love it
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My deli offering 97.5
Give me a 5 min write up..
I'll tail for shits n giggles if deemed worthy.
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The dope of a GM Drury traded the second best forward on the team Pavel Buchnevich for a second round pick and 4th line scrub. Buchnevich carried the first line and in particular his center Zibanejad who while being a legitimate sniper is also a center who needs his wings to set him up versus the traditional first line center who sets up his linemates. Without Buchnevich the underlying stats will show that the Rangers first line is going to be destroyed in matchups vs other teams top lines.
After Tom Wilson singlehandedly destroyed this team physically the Rangers answer was trading for renowned goon Ryan Reaves who is a huge minus as a player. The team believes that by outhitting the opponents they will win on the scorebaord which is complete nonsense.
The Rangers are very weak up the middle with Zibanejad who does not drive play as well as a similar player in Ryan Strome as the second center who like Zibanejad puts up points but allows more chances from the other team than his line creates. The third line center may or may not be Filip Chytil who is the teams best center but who the team does not believe in and may prefer on the wing despite being the best player they have at the center position.
The upside for this team is the two potential stars that they drafted first and second overall in consecutive drafts with Kakko and Lafreniere but both players are probably a year or two away from stardom although both may be ready to shine this season.
Adam Fox leads the defense and he is a great player. Unfortunately he is the only big time player on the defense with albatross Jacob Trouba and his contract holding down a spot on the second pair.
The team has a very solid goalie in Shesterkin so no problems there.
The team also replaces a terrible coach in Quinn with a mediocre one in Gallant so that was an upgrade but probably not a difference making one.
This is probably the lineup opening night with a few small comments:
Kreider-Zibanejad-Lafreniere Kreider is great one week then disappears for a month, Zibanejad is a sniper but a center that does not drive play and will greatly miss Buchnevich who carried him, Lafreniere is an obvious talent but probably a year or two from reaching his potential and probably a guy that will be droppd in the lineup when the team is struggling in favor of a veteran with far lesser talent.
Panarin-Strome-Kakko Panarin is a top 5 player in the league who makes anyone on his line look good, Strome is a third liner who puts up stats due to playing with Panarin, Kakko is a power forward who is great with the puck and a guy who will be a star. Panarin and Kakko make this an excellent line with Strome being a passenger lucky to be surrounded by superior talent.
Goodrow-Chytil-Kravtsov Goodrow was the typical free agent overpay who is labeled as a winner because he was playing with Tampa. This guy takes way too many penalties and is fine as a fourth liner making little money but as a third liner being paid big money is a minus, Chytil is a great young player but the team does not believe in him and he may struggle with these linemates, Kravtsov is a former first rounder with ability but another guy the team does not believe in and he may or may not crack the lineup.
Blais-Rooney-Reaves Blais is a typical try hard fourth liner which is fine but him as the return for Buchnevich was a joke, Rooney is a borderline NHL player who you can accept on the fourth line but he adds little, Reaves is as advertised being a great fighter who is a minus at every other aspect of the game.
Lindgren-Fox Adam Fox is one of the best defenseman in the league and he carries Lindgren who probably belongs on a third pair
Miller-Trouba Miller is a talent who struggles at times positionally while Trouba is one of the most overpaid players in the league.
Nemeth-Lundkvist Nemeth is a stiff that they signed from Colorado who was happy to see him leave and Lundkvist is a rookie with big upside
Shesterkin-Georgiev Shesterkin is a very good young goalie and Georgiev is an adequate backup
This team downgraded in talent by shipping off Buchnevich and upgraded at coach but not enough to make up for the loss of Buchnevich. This team wasn't close to playoff contention last season and I see no reason why they would come anywhere close to 95.5 points. I expect 80-85 points tops and if someone like Panarin goes down they may wind up with far less.
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I doubt that even @VirginiaCavs could be that long winded.
Don't make me write a long-winded post about how much I enjoy being amigos with you on CTG...i'm warning you
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Its all in good fun. I actually really enjoy your game previews.
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