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You should start up your own site and call it Canuck Scorner.Blob Mckenzie wrote: ↑Wed Jul 25, 2018 7:47 pmHe’d be the #3 guy here but wouldn’t even crack the top 7 at that salary.
WHAT... you can see out your ass??
So did you before you turned into a scorner...
The way they treated him????? They bent over backwards to accommodate him and it bit them in the ass because of it. Now that linden is gone hopefully edler can read the writing on the wall and is willing to work with management to get himself set with a new team like burrows and Hansen did.Blob Mckenzie wrote: ↑Wed Jul 25, 2018 7:47 pmDan Hamhuis signs in Nashville for 1.25 million a year. LOL good for him. He’d be the #3 guy here but wouldn’t even crack the top 7 at that salary.
For the way the treated him and the fact they got fuck all for him, I really wish they’d have kept him in hindsight. Guy bled blue and green.
NEWS | Capitals re-sign forward Tom Wilson to a six-year contract, $31M worth an average annual value of $5.17 million
I like Wilson but I’m a little wow on that one. Horvat deal looking better and better.
Speed killed the Ducks, plus the addition of Evander Kane on the Sharks vastly improved their attack, which is why having Virtanen in the playoffs and his wheels will be handy to have for our rebuilding team.Somber in SoCal, both the Ducks and the Los Angeles Kings got swept for a quick first round exit in the race for the Stanley Cup.
The difference: Los Angeles put up a fight. The Ducks got swept by the San Jose Sharks and it was just plain ugly. The simplest way to put it: Anaheim played bad hockey, from top to bottom. The Ducks were red hot down the stretch, finishing 10-1-1 in their last dozen games, and there were high hopes for this team to go far in the playoffs, but there was just one problem: they didn’t show up, again.
We’ve been talking about this for a few seasons now, the Ducks’ window with the veterans on this team, but before I dive down that rabbit hole, here’s the spark notes – the Sprake-notes if you will – for this series between San Jose and Anaheim.
San Jose rolled four lines that could score, Anaheim did not. There was no production from the Ducks third or fourth line.
One thing I mentioned in my playoff preview was Evander Kane. The Ducks had not played the Sharks since they acquired Kane prior to this series. San Jose got a lot faster with Kane and he was en fuego for his team, taking advantage of the Ducks lack of speed. Not to mention the top six for San Jose are a force to be reckoned with.
Speed kills, and it killed the Ducks. The main critique of this team for quite sometime now. The Sharks skated circles around the Ducks, and took advantage of them in transition. This ‘rough and tough’ style of hockey that Anaheim seems to be stuck in just doesn’t fit into this league anymore. For a few seasons now they’ve been trailing the league but in this case they were simply left in the dust.
The Vegas Golden Knights scored more goals in two periods in their first game in the second round than the Ducks did in four games.
David Pastrnak had more points in the first round than the Ducks and Kings had goals combined.
Now that it is all said and done, we can establish a few things in regard to this team.
-The Ducks are slow and need to adapt to the pace of the game, one way or another.
-The veterans’ window has closed (yes I’m sticking by that).
-Change has to happen and happen soon to get this team back in the discussion of being a contending team.
-John Gibson is coming into his own and was probably top 5 this season in goaltending—just don’t bump into him.
-The cap is going to be one hell of an issue if they want to make any massive roster changes.
It’s high (and long), but Wilson has that rare ability to take over a playoff series. It will be interesting to see if his physicality and health holds up, but he’s an impact player and they tend to get paid.Hockey Widow wrote: ↑Fri Jul 27, 2018 6:39 pmI like Wilson but I’m a little wow on that one. Horvat deal looking better and better.
+1Island Nucklehead wrote: ↑Sun Jul 29, 2018 5:52 pmIt’s high (and long), but Wilson has that rare ability to take over a playoff series. It will be interesting to see if his physicality and health holds up, but he’s an impact player and they tend to get paid.Hockey Widow wrote: ↑Fri Jul 27, 2018 6:39 pmI like Wilson but I’m a little wow on that one. Horvat deal looking better and better.
I think that Morrisey would fill a couple holes on our D.. young, good skater, decent first pass, kind of abrasive (sandpapery - not a big hitter, just hard to play against. he is always leaning on someone).. could be a good fit/upgrade on our defence once Tanev and Edler are gone.SKYO wrote: ↑Mon Jul 30, 2018 12:51 pmOdd the ones who hate high cap hits to players who provide 'intangibles' to the game, like rock em sock em tough guy stuff are actually sticking up for the $5+M per for Wilson who avg what 7g per season?
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Notable RFA's still:
Sens: Stone
Vegas: William Karlsson $$$, Shea Theodore
Wings: Larkin
Flamers: Noah Hanifin
Leaves: W. Nylander
Sabres: Sam Reinhart
Ducks: N. Ritchie, Ondrej Kase
Oilers: Nurse
Jets: Joshua Morrissey
Jets are in a interesting period, next year their heart and soul captain becomes a UFA Wheeler along with Tyler Myers, and their superstar Laine will be a RFA.
Plus their tough negotiations will continue again in Trouba, mr trouble contract is a RFA again.
Holey shit.Uncle dans leg wrote: ↑Tue Jul 31, 2018 12:30 pmJack Hughes heading back to NTDP next year instead of playing with his big brother Quinn at Michigan. That seems a little odd no?
