Bluecharm
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Huge deal for the Leafs. Kadri and Rosen for Barrie and Kerfoot. I like it. I knew something else was coming, whether it meant Kadri going, or even Nylander, Kappy or Johnsson. Down side is Barrie is on final year of contract taking him to free agency. AAV right now 5.5 v Kadri at 4.5. Will miss Kadri but when you miss multiple games via suspension in your team’s first round playoff series twice in a row it is time to go.
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39 minutes ago, djb738 said:
Varlamov to Isles for 4 years
No numbers yet
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Nice prove it deal for Canes on Mrazek. He looks to be the de facto starter with Nedeljkovic ready to step in if heor Reimer (likely) fails. I guess Lehner is a prove it deal too. Hard to grasp that one though.
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I don’t know if the teams are locked out from trading or not. Surely the player would have to agree to any trade as he has signed the offer sheet. Early indications are certainly that the Canes will match. So if it was a real play to secure the player it seems destined to fail and the Habs are in limbo for a week. Very strange. hope someone offer sheets Marner a similar deal. The only negative for Canes is the 5 year term. I’m sure they would like longer.
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Habs, why even bother. Sure to be matched. Sorry I don’t get it.
I have Aho on my GNFL team and I am happy about this though.
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Yeah love to see them. Must have been great to be at the watch party and the parade!
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1 hour ago, orphans said:
NHL Gm's got it little tougher the us . Think they would be little more hard line
The NHL Cap this year will be 83M or under for 23 players
Capwise Cap is 96.5 or 98 for 21 players
Yes NHL gm's are going to have to learn to be more hardline. One would hope anyway. The big difference of course is that there are 31 NHL teams versus 14 Capwise teams. So there are twice the "elite" players per team to go around with Capwise. Thus for sure the the cap difference is necessary. GM's here at Capwise will have to be more careful than ever with the contracts they take on just the same. there are some great players out there who are on contracts which may not be worth it. (eg. Erik Karlsson maybe). We do have one get out of jail free card in the JV overager slot. But even that has to be dealt with before the end of any given season.
I think these challenges are what makes Capwise so great though.
Enjoy NHL draft week everyone!
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43 minutes ago, barrett said:
I agree. It's probably not worth it for us. Could possibly make a case if it was in Ottawa where he would be the only offensive threat but burns eats too much of his opportunities. imo
That's a really good point. And its an 8 year, 92 mil contract. So 11.5 for 8 years for a 29 year old defenseman who has had some injury problems. Compare that to 12.50 for the 22 year Mcdavid, or even the 6 years left on the 28 year old John Tavares's contract. This is a huge risk for SJ.
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Man the NHL is becoming a stars and scrubs league. This contract makes John Carlson’s look pretty good. Is E Karlsson even ownable in CHA leagues?
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Well you know they took Boston to 7. And to be honest Freddie Andersen has not put in a Binnington like performance in critical games. And Kadri gets himself kicked out for 5 games so that center depth disappeared. So those 2 issues are what cost the Leafs that series. And maybe the cup. But looking at the playoffs this year it was totally unpredictable what happened. Who the hell knows now who can win out of the 16 teams that make the playoffs. How the hell did Tampa not win a game. And let’s not even talk about the refereeing or lack of it.
For the record I don’t know what the hell Babcock is thinking sometimes. His player usage is just plain questionable. Sure spare Matthews during the regular season but when in a game 6 or 7 ride your top horses. It’s how it’s done. If Babcock doesn’t get them pass the first round next year I’m sure he’s gone.
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1 hour ago, Raken65 said:
1st full basketball game I watched in my life, I became a band wagoner.
I love the city of Toronto, just normally hate their sports teams.
I justify this band wagoness and am able to live with myself by deducting that the Raptors are not just a Toronto team but indeed Canada's team !
It’s not that I love the city of Toronto actually, I’ve always loved the Leafs. And I became a Blue Jays fan after the Expos left town. And for some reason I always liked the Calgary Stampeders. But having spent some time in Toronto, not living there, it is a nice city. So my Leaf roots go back to when there were 6 teams. And I’m unshakeable in that. Anyway I’m not a big hoops fan but am proud that this great Toronto organization brought a championship north of the border. It’s a huge deal.
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Well they do have multiple wins in my lifetime, which tells you a lot I guess. I can actually remember watching their last win in 67 on b/w tv, I was 11, yes it was a long time. But you know, the Cubs did it, so can the Leafs. I like their chances in this window of 5 years or more.
I can always count on you to try and kill a nice buzz Veg. But I’m savouring this championship right now. And the Leafs outlook for that matter.
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Toronto’a NBA championship, Canada’s NBA championship, yeah baby! And they didn’t trash the city! Gotta love it!
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Yep I loved it. Not only that there was only about 15 seconds left in the period when he left the ice. Crazy.
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The pic of sad Marchand is better! What the hell was he doing making a change with the Blues with possession in his zone and opponents bearing down. He inexplicably left the ice and his replacement could not pick up the trailer (Pietrangelo) in time who had free path to the net. Made it 2-0 which turned out to be the winner. Boneheaded Marchand! Wtf.
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On 4/29/2019 at 7:48 PM, Habsfan said:
I’ve always loved them this season was a disaster and the Vegas and Caps losing their game 7s really cost me quite a bit of coin but it was just one of those years. I think Columbus and St Louis will meet in the finals and it will be a toss up. Good luck to those who still have chances in your pools or drafts. B.T.W when I hear hockey experts saying oh we can’t start reviewing 5 minute majors because the games will get too long seriously the whole 40 to 60 seconds it will take to check your iPad and that call it would have taken one look by the refs on the iPad and the decision would have been so easy they even apologized to Vegas and that whole crew isn’t doing any more games so obviously they got it extremely wrong. And on top of that they take the time to review stupid offsides that happened sometimes almost a full minute before a goal and take goals back for a matter of a quarter of an inch those you’re willing to extend the games for but something as important as giving a major and kicking the guy out of the game I think those need to be reviewed way more than stupid offsides. And also another little quirk about the length of the games last time I checked we play OT until someone scores in the playoffs so using the game maybe being too long is a dumbass excuse when the game has a chance to go 5 periods and lastly they were 4 idiots huddled together and you’re telling me that not even one of them could have clued in and said it can’t be the cross check to the face that caused all that blood Pavelski was wearing a full glass shield so it was common sense even without looking at the replay that he hurt himself when he fell and hit his head on the ice and that he wasn’t even cross checked in the face it was in the chest area. I do hope he’s ok. Pavelski is a great leader and nobody likes to see any serious injuries like that but I also hate having the wrong team advancing to the 2nd round of the playoffs. I’m not a Vegas fan and neither a SJ fan I maybe like Vegas just a slight tad more but if it would have been the other way around I would be bitching as much for them to get it right for SJ. Good thing that didn’t happen to the habs I know they didn’t make the playoffs but let’s say next year if they make them or imagine if that exact same play happens in the leafs series in a market like TO those refs would have needed protection. Lol
I agree 100% re reviewing major penalties. Quit reviewing the offsides and review the major penalties!
Couple other points. Does it not say something about the state of the NHL when crosschecking off a faceoff (or anytime really) is a routine play which is normally not even penalized? Call the freakin’ penalties! The players will adjust.
Secondly if an infraction results in a serious injury, then perhaps a major should be called. In the Eakin case I agree current precedent does not warrant it so it was unfair. But maybe over the summer a directive can be given that clear infractions which result in serious injury are subject to a major penalty.
Look Eakin was no angel in this. It was a fairly violent crosscheck that contacted Pavelski high, barely below the neck. The height of the impact gave Eakin more leverage resulting in Pavelski falling, where Stastny also contributed by shoving the defenceless Pavelski downward into the ice. I’m saying that with the proper advance notice to players and coaches that this should always be a major.
Another example would be where Crosby severed Methot’s pinky off with a slash. Should be a/ reviewable for sure and... b/ should be a major penalty. Yes it’s a routine hack frequently uncalled and that’s a problem in itself. (Yes they have clamped down a bit on those, well done). But it should be a major in my new world. Hack or crosscheck someone and cause serious injury and it’s a major. “Make it so” I say!
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4 hours ago, The Rainman said:
Saw Lucic at the Vancouver Giants game last night and he was on crutches if that means anything. Can't recall him being hurt or when he was hurt with the OIL.
For Edm sake it would be nice if it is a career ending injury.
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4 hours ago, Vegeta said:
love em, heres my team
stamkos
hedman
gourde
tyler johnson
giordano
backlund
tkachuk
hayes
granlund
aho
0player were drafted from nyi and columbus, 1 guy loaded up on colorado, hes light year ahead of everyone
You are also a candidate for the Costanza opposite theory my friend! Lol
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I hate playoff pools. My pool was based on 4 teams going through to semi-finals... TB (duh), Cal, Pit and Stl. 3 of 4 are gone already! Anyone else screwed up?
I never win a penny at these. I'm going to do a George Costanza opposite next year. Pick the teams in each series... and go the complete opposite.
(My name is George I'm unemployed and live with my parents.)
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If anyone finds themselves in Newfoundland, say on the way to... er.. Helsinki? Let me know. I’d be so pumped to hook up with some of my fantasy hockey “family”. Having said that I will be in Calgary this summer!
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Yep top 5 guys except Monahan replaces Toews.
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Rotten Tomatoes should stick to movie reviews.
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What are the chances he resigns in Columbus?
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As for Nylander trade him this summer for the best RHD they can get for him. There are teams starved for skilled wingers. Edmonton?
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So Isles spent more money for what seems to be a downgrade in goal? Jeez