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Post by madmarx on Sept 29, 2019 5:32:18 GMT -5
Connor who? Connor Clifton? Kyle Connor Jets
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Post by madmarx on Sept 29, 2019 8:16:09 GMT -5
Wow 50 mill for 7 years... 350,000,000..... Lmao that's quite the pay raise .. Just yanking your chain. Sounds like a contract the Leafs would hand out ..😉
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Post by kjc2 on Sept 29, 2019 9:21:00 GMT -5
Wow 50 mill for 7 years... 350,000,000..... Lmao that's quite the pay raise .. Just yanking your chain. Sounds like a contract the Leafs would hand out ..😉 7.14 over 7 years is a good deal for Winnipeg I think. Not as gifted as Laine but he can score and not a lazy ass like the big FIN.
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Post by madmarx on Sept 29, 2019 10:08:10 GMT -5
Sounds like a contract the Leafs would hand out ..😉 7.14 over 7 years is a good deal for Winnipeg I think. Not as gifted as Laine but he can score and not a lazy ass like the big FIN. Totally agree I think in a few years that deal will look even better
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Post by offwego on Sept 29, 2019 10:38:30 GMT -5
Wow 50 mill for 7 years... 350,000,000..... Lmao that's quite the pay raise .. Just yanking your chain. Sounds like a contract the Leafs would hand out ..😉 Or Peter chairelli 😝😝
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Post by madmarx on Sept 29, 2019 11:37:30 GMT -5
Sounds like a contract the Leafs would hand out ..😉 Or Peter chairelli 😝😝 Maybe the Leafs hire him when there done with Kyle Dumbass
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Post by kjc2 on Sept 29, 2019 12:07:31 GMT -5
Maybe the Leafs hire him when there done with Kyle Dumbass Big Pete is working as a consultant with the Blues now.
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 30, 2019 8:45:17 GMT -5
The rankings are a compilation of voting by The Athletic’s NHL team and will be done at the beginning of every month of the regular season. Here is how we forecast the season and what each reporter thinks is the most important thing to watch for early.
1. Tampa Bay Lightning (41 first-place votes)
With the Lightning starting with six of their first seven on the road, it’ll be interesting to see how much they’ve been able to mentally move past their humbling playoff defeat. Players showed up for informal skates earlier than usual, a sign of a hungry and determined group. But the question remains whether their camp-long push to be better defensively (and limit penalties) translates to an easier load for Vezina winner Andrei Vasilevskiy. – Joe Smith
2. Boston Bruins
Since 1971, there have been nine teams that lost Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final and did not advance past the second round of the playoffs the following season. The Bruins have the experience and talent for another deep run, but health could be an issue due to the team’s short offseason after losing to the Blues in Game 7 last June. – Joe McDonald
Whether the Bruins can get over the early hangover of losing in Game 7. – Fluto Shinzawa
3. Toronto Maple Leafs (two first-place votes)
The biggest factor for the Leafs to take the next step is going to be how much better (if at all) the revamped blue line is. There’s a scenario where Tyson Barrie and Cody Ceci are upgrades in the top four, and Rasmus Sandin-Travis Dermott or Dermott-Timothy Liljegren give them a big boost at depth positions. That could make this a much tougher team to play given its strength in transition. – James Mirtle
The changes on defense. Barrie is going to help Jake Muzzin defend top lines, which should free up Morgan Rielly for more time on offense. How much Rielly helps Ceci improve (under less onerous duty than he had in Ottawa) will be an early season question mark, as will whether the increase in puck movers — and overall speed and skill — helps the Leafs spend less time on defense. – Jonas Siegel
There are two big things I’ll be watching from the Leafs out of the gate: Mike Babcock’s usage of Ceci and Barrie. The latter should be made a focal point from an ice-time perspective, while the former should probably be sheltered. And the special teams. The Leafs’ penalty kill cost them the first round last year and their second power play unit really struggled. Will the new assistants help correct those issues? – Scott Wheeler
4. Washington Capitals (one first-place vote)
There are two keys to the Caps’ season: the play of Braden Holtby and the performance of the blue line’s second pair. Holtby, 30, is entering a contract year and his save percentage has been on the decline. He needs to rediscover his 2016-17 form, or something resembling it, STAT. On defense, John Carlson and Michal Kempny will be fine. But how about Dmitry Orlov and Nick Jensen? The Caps need Orlov to find some chemistry with his new partner, and to do it quickly. If all that happens, watch out. The pieces could be in place for another Cup run. – Tarik El-Bashir
5. Vegas Golden Knights (two first-place votes)
During its inaugural season Vegas was amongst the highest scoring teams in the NHL, but even the Golden Knights weren’t immune to a sophomore slump. Despite adding proven scoring talent like Max Pacioretty and Paul Stastny, they scored 23 fewer goals, including a brutal month of October (2.2 goals per game). A full season of Mark Stone should solve many of those problems, but it will be interesting to see how easily scoring comes for Vegas early. – Jesse Granger
6. Calgary Flames
Goaltending. Newcomer Cam Talbot will be nearby, of course, but make no mistake — this is David Rittich’s show. The Czech has progressed nicely every season he’s been in North America. But now? He is The Man, and he’s about to experience everything that goes along with that — expectation, pressure, doubt. If the 27-year-old can withstand it, the Flames will be just fine. – Scott Cruickshank
7. Nashville Predators
The Predators’ objective during the offseason was to improve their offense, as evidenced by their decisions to trade P.K. Subban and sign Matt Duchene. Duchene will help in that regard, but he can’t do it alone. Kyle Turris and Mikael Granlund must rebound and strengthen the team’s scoring up front. – Adam Vingan
8. San Jose Sharks
The Sharks might only go as far as a healthy Erik Karlsson takes them, so he’ll be one to keep an eye on in October, especially considering he’s coming off surgery to repair a torn groin muscle. When he’s healthy and at the top of his game, the Sharks are an entirely different team, as we saw for about a six-week stretch last season from early December to when he first got hurt in late January. – Kevin Kurz
9. Colorado Avalanche
Goaltending. Philipp Grubauer is a first-time No. 1 in the NHL. Backup Pavel Francouz is making the transition from the AHL to the NHL after spending his entire career in Europe. The Avalanche need them to be consistent in order to fulfill what has been an offseason of high expectations. – Ryan Clark
This summer’s most hyped team after making some key offseason moves. Excited to see if it’s warranted after a very strong playoff run, and while they have the young talent to get there, I don’t feel like they’re ready yet. – Dom Luszczyszyn
The Avalanche just barely grabbed the last playoff spot in the West last season but have some dazzling talent coming through the pipeline, and could easily produce both the MVP (Nathan MacKinnon) and the Calder winner (Cale Makar) this season. If their goaltending holds up, they may well be the class of an ultra-tight conference. – Eric Duhatschek
10. St. Louis Blues (one first-place vote)
When the defending Stanley Cup champions drop the puck, the NHL will be watching to see if Jordan Binnington is for real. The Blues deserve a lot of credit for their worst-to-first fairytale in 2018-19, but it doesn’t happen without the emergence of a Conn Smythe-caliber goalie. Jordan Binnington signed a two-year, $8.8 million extension this summer, and now we will see if he can live up to the hype that he created. – Jeremy Rutherford
11. Pittsburgh Penguins
Matt Murray might need to steal his share of points early as the Penguins work three new forwards into their top nine. Pittsburgh isn’t built to defend, but rather grind opponents with puck possession. The new forwards will need time to fit into coach Mike Sullivan’s system. Murray will need big saves regularly to keep the Penguins close so their veteran star forwards can win games. If he’s not sharp the first six weeks, Pittsburgh’s NHL-best playoff streak is in jeopardy. – Rob Rossi
12. Dallas Stars
Will the Stars be able to play a relentless style with the puck this season? They did it last season without the puck and it worked well, now they need to score to match the defensive effort. – Sean Shapiro
13. Carolina Hurricanes
The Hurricanes took a big step this offseason, on paper at least, spending to the cap for the first time in ages. Problem is, so did almost every other team in the Metro. I’d tell you to see how Sebastian Aho, Andrei Svechnikov and Petr Mrazek are doing to gauge future success, but I actually think the big picture stuff will offer a better idea. How is the team holding up against Metro foes specifically? Has the power play graduated from total dumpster fire status? Can Rod Brind’Amour keep last season’s magic alive? – Sara Civian
14. Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg’s ability to protect its blue line and transition from defense to offense will dictate its success in 2019-20. The importance skyrockets with Dustin Byfuglien missing from Jets camp on personal leave. He’s a huge part of the team’s identity and its transition game and, if he misses enough time, the Jets could struggle tremendously at moving the puck up ice. Solve that and Winnipeg will make the playoffs for a third straight season. Fail and it will be a long, long year. – Murat Ates
How will the Jets handle the massive turnover on the blue line, and how much action will goalie Connor Hellebuyck see as his team works through the growing pains associated with integrating newcomers into the defense corps? Hellebuyck is determined to put together a season that is more reminiscent of the Vezina Trophy finalist campaign of 2017-18 as he enters the second year of his six-year, $37 million contract. The Jets will need elite goaltending to be in the playoffs for a third consecutive season. – Ken Wiebe
15. Florida Panthers (one first-place vote)
The Panthers scored a lot of goals last season and still ended up 12 points out of the playoffs. Keeping the puck out of the net was their undoing. Sergei Bobrovsky should help — a lot — in that regard, but Florida’s defense has to clean things up and take some pressure off its new goalie. If Florida’s defense is better, this should be a playoff contender. – George Richards
16. New York Islanders
The Islanders proved early on last season that they were serious about fixing their defense and it paid off. If they can display the same level of commitment to keeping pucks out of their net while also improving their so-so offense, they could match last season’s surprising finish. – Arthur Staple
17. Montreal Canadiens
The Canadiens learned last season it doesn’t matter if you’re an elite 5-on-5 team when the power play is stinkalicious. Measurable progress on that front in the early going is key. – Sean Gordon
18. Arizona Coyotes
I would cite a few things, none of which overrides the others. Can assistant coach Phil Housley coax more offense out of his well-paid blue line without sacrificing the team’s elite defensive play? Can Antti Raanta and Darcy Kuemper build off impressive successive seasons and become one of the NHL’s best goalie tandems. Can Nick Schmaltz proved elite enough production from the center position? Can the young core take a step forward? – Craig Morgan
19. Philadelphia Flyers
Goaltending buried the Flyers last season, but they enter 2019-20 with legitimate hope at the position in the form of 21-year old phenom Carter Hart. If Hart hits the ground running, Philadelphia could be a very dangerous team. But if he struggles in his sophomore season, as many young goalies do (Carey Price, Steve Mason, even Grant Fuhr), it promises to be a bumpy ride for the Orange & Black. – Charlie O’Connor
20. New Jersey Devils
The Devils made significant upgrades at forward and on defense, but they are going to roll with the same goaltending tandem that finished last season, Cory Schenider and Mackenzie Blackwood. Both were solid to above average in the final months of last season, but in small samples. New Jersey needs to climb back toward the middle of the league in net to make a serious playoff push. – Corey Masisak
The Devils are the most improved team in the league. They acquired a No. 1 defenseman in P.K. Subban and the No. 1 player outside of the NHL in Jack Hughes. He joins Nico Hischier, who was selected first overall just two years ago. They also added Nikita Gusev to the mix. Oh, and the MVP from 2017, Taylor Hall, is healthy. If anything, they’ll be fun to watch. – Chris Meaney
21. Chicago Blackhawks
The Blackhawks’ first 10 games. They have eight home games, one neutral-site game and one road game in that span. – Scott Powers
With a dynamic top nine, the Blackhawks will score goals. But will they prevent any? The best goaltending tandem in the league certainly helps, but it’ll be on Calvin de Haan, Olli Maatta and the revamped defense to keep this team in the mix. If they’re still giving up 35 shots a night come November, and we’re still talking about adjusting to Jeremy Colliton’s system, it could be another long season. – Mark Lazerus
22. New York Rangers
The Rangers added a lot of skill in Artemi Panarin, Kaapo Kakko, Vitali Kravtsov, Jacob Trouba and Adam Fox. The question is how will this young team defend? And how will its goaltending hold up behind that defense? – Rick Carpiniello
Very intrigued by how the Rangers will look this season. Last year, they embarked on a rebuild, but that philosophical about-face looks a lot different now with the addition of Panarin, Jacob Trouba and Kaapo Kakko this offseason. Have to imagine that these guys will help to expedite the process under second-year coach David Quinn. – Katie Strang
One of the hardest things to do in the NHL is turn the corner in a rebuild. It takes years for some teams to come out of it. But in adding so much talent in the offseason, the Rangers are poised to do it. Typically, it takes time for the pieces to fit so I’ll be curious to see how long that process extends in New York. – Craig Custance
23. Columbus Blue Jackets
Goaltending, goaltending, goaltending. The Blue Jackets can reasonably hope to replace Panarin’s offense from within, but if Joonas Korpisalo and Elvis Merzlikins don’t combine to give them competent goaltending, nothing else will matter. – Aaron Portzline
24. Minnesota Wild
The Wild open the season with 13 of their first 18 games on the road. That’s one tough start to the season, so it’ll be integral for the Wild to get better goaltending from Devan Dubnyk, and for them to see significant improvement from young players like Kevin Fiala, Luke Kunin, Jordan Greenway, Ryan Donato and Joel Eriksson Ek, and for Jason Zucker and Eric Staal to show that last season’s dip in production is on the upswing. – Michael Russo
25. Vancouver Canucks
The state of the defense core. If Quinn Hughes can be an impact defender from day one, if Tyler Myers can provide second-pairing value, and if Chris Tanev bounces back, the Canucks’ blue line is much improved from the year prior. – Harman Dayal
Four major things need to break right for the Canucks, a club with playoff aspirations: 1) they need to get off to a good start 2) their goaltending tandem of Jacob Markstrom and Thatcher Demko needs to be league average or better 3) Elias Pettersson, Bo Horvat, Brock Boeser and Quinn Hughes need to at least maintain last season’s form 4) their bottom-six needs to narrow the deficit by which they were outscored last season significantly. – Thomas Drance
26. Buffalo Sabres
The Sabres will need to show they have more than one line that can score. Last season, they relied entirely upon the trio of Jeff Skinner-Jack Eichel-Sam Reinhart. Buffalo plans to split them up to balance the offense, and they’ll need to carry their own lines if the team wants to move up. – John Vogl
It’s cliché, but goaltending is the main focus. There are so many new things that will happen with the Sabres so things will be a bit in flux. That puts the onus on the goalies to be steady and to keep things in check while the rest of the players finds their way. The goalies need bounce-back seasons themselves, so it’s vital for them to come out strong. – Joe Yerdon
Buffalo is the team I’m most interested in watching due to how much high-end young talent is on that roster. I don’t think it’s realistic to expect the Sabres to be a playoff team, but to see if they can take significant positive steps toward what I think that group of players could become. – Corey Pronman
27. Edmonton Oilers
There are two: Mikko Koskinen’s performance and James Neal’s productivity. The Oilers desperately need an improvement in their goaltending and Koskinen, 31, is more likely to provide that than newcomer Mike Smith, 37. Neal returning to his 20-goal form could give the Oilers two strong scoring lines, something they didn’t have last season. He’ll get every chance to rebound after a career-worst campaign. – Daniel Nugent-Bowman
28. Anaheim Ducks
How will Dallas Eakins have the Ducks play and how they respond to him. He had an aggressive, up-tempo mindset with the AHL club, as the San Diego Gulls were one of the league’s top offensive teams. But will he have the same attack mode against better players? Will they be able to drive play more in the offensive end and take some pressure off John Gibson so that he’s not facing 35-40 shots every single night? Can some of the veterans that slumped last season regain their form? Which of the kids are able to become fixtures in the Anaheim lineup and flourish? Those are the questions I’ll be looking to see if they have the answers to. – Eric Stephens
29. Detroit Red Wings
The biggest early indicator for how much success the Red Wings can have is how ready their young core is to carry the team. Dylan Larkin, Anthony Mantha and Tyler Bertuzzi enter the season as the team’s clear top line, and if they can’t dominate, it’s going to be a long season in Hockeytown. Larkin began to take that step last season, but the team likely needs him to climb one tier higher if it’s going to beat expectations in any meaningful way. Mantha, too, will be relied upon to score at a 30-goal-or-better rate. Elsewhere, the Red Wings could use a repeat 30-goal season from Andreas Athanasiou, a breakout from Filip Hronek on the blue line and someone else to surprise if they’re going to break out of the league’s cellar. – Max Bultman
30. Los Angeles Kings
The phrase “buy-in” has become a cliché. But the biggest (early) test will be if new Kings coach Todd McLellan can get the necessary buy-in from the numerous veterans on the roster. – Lisa Dillman
31. Ottawa Senators
The Senators have been crushed in the possession game (31st in the league last season at 44.90 percent) and gave up the most goals in the NHL last season, 301. One of the strong indicators of how much progress they are making under new coach D.J. Smith will be how they are playing defensively.
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 30, 2019 9:40:50 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 30, 2019 11:04:48 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 30, 2019 11:16:02 GMT -5
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Post by crafar01 on Sept 30, 2019 12:14:58 GMT -5
Wow...this could get interesting rather quickly.
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Post by crafar01 on Sept 30, 2019 12:44:06 GMT -5
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Post by kjc2 on Sept 30, 2019 13:00:26 GMT -5
I was very happy to see that, Domi is getting a little too cocky. He cross checked a Sen after they scored their 3rd goal as well.
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Post by KSJ08 on Sept 30, 2019 15:32:08 GMT -5
I am NO where near even any semi-pro or college level player at least at this age with knee/bad back. BUT the Mohawk turn is basic at least it was/is for me especically when skating on in-line skates, which I find harded then ice.Maybe cause I grew up on ice, did try inline till I was 34. Just glad he found it out & hopefully it will prove to be a great help for this season to him!!!
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Post by kjc2 on Sept 30, 2019 17:10:11 GMT -5
I see our Boards are cleaned up and looking spiffy for the new season
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Post by DonnyBrook on Oct 1, 2019 6:05:01 GMT -5
I am NO where near even any semi-pro or college level player at least at this age with knee/bad back. BUT the Mohawk turn is basic at least it was/is for me especically when skating on in-line skates, which I find harded then ice.Maybe cause I grew up on ice, did try inline till I was 34. Just glad he found it out & hopefully it will prove to be a great help for this season to him!!! funny..i broke out the rollerblades and it turns out i have forgotten how to skate. it was ugly. pulled my hamstring pretty good.
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Post by SeaBass on Oct 1, 2019 6:40:22 GMT -5
I see our Boards are cleaned up and looking spiffy for the new season We are getting there. Still a few things to figure out.
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Post by SeaBass on Oct 1, 2019 6:43:09 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on Oct 1, 2019 7:19:59 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on Oct 1, 2019 7:55:08 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on Oct 1, 2019 8:03:08 GMT -5
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Post by kjc2 on Oct 1, 2019 8:23:36 GMT -5
I see our Boards are cleaned up and looking spiffy for the new season We are getting there. Still a few things to figure out. Much appreciated Seasbass
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Post by kjc2 on Oct 1, 2019 8:24:27 GMT -5
That's a leader right there.
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Post by KSJ08 on Oct 1, 2019 8:57:29 GMT -5
Loafs 1 odds behind the Bruins LOL :-P
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Post by SeaBass on Oct 1, 2019 12:00:08 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on Oct 1, 2019 12:05:15 GMT -5
From Media Day today.
Don Sweeney says that David Krejci is TBD for opening night Thursday against Dallas after skating in a no-contact Jersey for part of practice today
I'd like to think this is a destination for players." NHLBruins CEO Charlie Jacobs on the improvement of facilities @tdgarden and @warrioricearena
You know your team is going to hit a wall at some point." @nhlbruins GM Don Sweeney, acknowledging the length of 2018-19 and the need to recognize when it's time to give someone a break this season.
#NHLBruins Cassidy, “Pasta will play at times with Krejci (in different situations). (Krejci) will have Jake on his left.”
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Post by SeaBass on Oct 1, 2019 12:09:49 GMT -5
More....
Sweeney: Lindholm gives @nhlbruins a left-shot center to support Kuraly in situations. Ritchie has proven he can get inside vs. heavy D's. Kids have had opportunity to step up and will get them again.
Cam Neely, “From a depth perspective, we’re pretty solid.”
Jeremy Jacobs: “I think this is a professionally run organization. I’m very proud of it.”
Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs talks about the trust he created to hand the Bruins organization over to his kids “when I croak.” Point from both Jeremy and Charlie is that nothing has changed presently
More #NHLBruins updates from Sweeney: Kevan Miller is back on the ice skating and “moving in the right direction.”
#NHLBruins Sweeney said the team will use Long Term Injury Reserve but it has not been decided which player will be placed on it. Miller, Blidh will not start the season. Nordstrom is a question mark at this time.
Cam Neely confirmed to me that Bruins will have a third jersey this year. It will be unveiled in November, and it will not be a Pooh Bear. Asked if he had any desire to bring that back. “No, no I do not.”
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Post by kjc2 on Oct 1, 2019 12:37:49 GMT -5
That's a great call and classy move by Sweeney and company on allowing Bjork to move back to Notre Dame. I'm sure a decision based on them knowing Bjork was a mature kid that they could trust. I bet a lot of young guys could/would go party and lose sight of the big picture and it would be career derailed. I want to see Bjork back with the big clup after a short time with Providence. Let him get comfortable down there, let him feel confident he's injury is 100% behind him. Fingers crossed he doesn't get hurt again down there.
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Post by kjc2 on Oct 1, 2019 12:44:03 GMT -5
More.... Sweeney: Lindholm gives @nhlbruins a left-shot center to support Kuraly in situations. Ritchie has proven he can get inside vs. heavy D's. Kids have had opportunity to step up and will get them again. Cam Neely, “From a depth perspective, we’re pretty solid.” Jeremy Jacobs: “I think this is a professionally run organization. I’m very proud of it.” Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs talks about the trust he created to hand the Bruins organization over to his kids “when I croak.” Point from both Jeremy and Charlie is that nothing has changed presently More #NHLBruins updates from Sweeney: Kevan Miller is back on the ice skating and “moving in the right direction.” #NHLBruins Sweeney said the team will use Long Term Injury Reserve but it has not been decided which player will be placed on it. Miller, Blidh will not start the season. Nordstrom is a question mark at this time. Cam Neely confirmed to me that Bruins will have a third jersey this year. It will be unveiled in November, and it will not be a Pooh Bear. Asked if he had any desire to bring that back. “No, no I do not.” I can live with those few new bottom six guys, they'ii shuffle around and eventually Butch will find out who works best and where. I struggle with Kuhlman being our 2nd line RWer, I hope he proves me wrong but if he doesn't lets get someone in there that can do the job. It's been three or four years now starting the season with that same question mark.
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