AROUND THE LEAGUE - 25-26

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Re: AROUND THE LEAGUE - 25-26

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Mëds wrote: Tue Sep 30, 2025 12:06 pm
UWSaint wrote: Tue Sep 30, 2025 12:02 pm
Mëds wrote: Tue Sep 30, 2025 11:49 am Almost as well…..but only in contract years.

The biggest knock on the majority of them has been inconsistency.

The trio you list, as well as Kucherov, Bure, and Datsyuk, are the only ones that immediately come to mind as those who were consistent.
Yeahbut plenty of non-Russians were inconsistent and still seen as leaders.

For example, Dustin Brown got lots of media hand jobs for his leadership, and his play was generally inconsistent.
I can’t think of many middle-6 calibre Russians
Off the topic of leadership, but I think this is true of Euros generally, and Russians especially. It's only worthwhile to come to the NHL if you're going to be in the top salary tier; otherwise, might as well stay home and play in the local league. Certainly not worth the bother to just be a plumber.

(I will trust Per to correct me if I am wrong about the Swedes in this regard.)
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5thhorseman wrote: Tue Sep 30, 2025 3:58 pm
donlever wrote: Tue Sep 30, 2025 12:34 pm You privy to the arena seat fiasco at all??
What's this about Donny?

I went to a preseason game this year. The seats had all been replaced with black ones (with cupholders, finally) but yet a few rows of red seats remain. Did someone not count correctly?

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It's been a bit of a shit show.

This touches on it.

https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/n ... g-finished

The family oft lives in the neighbourhood of cheap (allegedly) when it comes to contracting things out, Canucks or otherwise......
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Seems par for the course.
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donlever wrote: Tue Sep 30, 2025 1:01 pm Nice work if you can get it.

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wtf. $128 of the $136 million is Signing Bonuses. That is a lot of guaranteed $$$$$$$$. Kirill put the screws to the boys in minny.
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donlever wrote: Tue Sep 30, 2025 4:24 pm
5thhorseman wrote: Tue Sep 30, 2025 3:58 pm
donlever wrote: Tue Sep 30, 2025 12:34 pm You privy to the arena seat fiasco at all??
What's this about Donny?

I went to a preseason game this year. The seats had all been replaced with black ones (with cupholders, finally) but yet a few rows of red seats remain. Did someone not count correctly?

Welcome back.
Thanks 5th.

It's been a bit of a shit show.

This touches on it.

https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/n ... g-finished

The family oft lives in the neighbourhood of cheap (allegedly) when it comes to contracting things out, Canucks or otherwise......
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Ok - let's get back on topic.
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New Jersey Devils are closing in on a seven-year, $63MM contract with their lone remaining restricted free agent, Luke Hughes. The Devils quickly confirmed the contract, also sharing that Hughes will join the team for practice tomorrow.

Year 1: $8MM salary, $1MM signing bonus
Year 2: $8MM salary, $1MM signing bonus
Year 3: $9MM salary
Year 4: $9MM salary
Year 5: $9MM salary
Year 6: $9MM salary, 10-team no-trade clause
Year 7: $9MM salary, 10-team no-trade clause
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Cornuck wrote: Wed Oct 01, 2025 8:26 am New Jersey Devils are closing in on a seven-year, $63MM contract with their lone remaining restricted free agent, Luke Hughes. The Devils quickly confirmed the contract, also sharing that Hughes will join the team for practice tomorrow.

Year 1: $8MM salary, $1MM signing bonus
Year 2: $8MM salary, $1MM signing bonus
Year 3: $9MM salary
Year 4: $9MM salary
Year 5: $9MM salary
Year 6: $9MM salary, 10-team no-trade clause
Year 7: $9MM salary, 10-team no-trade clause
Puts them quite a bit over the cap, which they don't have to address right away with Kovacevic on LTIR. But they have to move someone at some point. There could be takers for Hamilton if he plays well, but that's a lot of cap space for a team to absorb. Can't imagine anyone wants Palat at that hit. Dillon and Pesce have no trade clauses. Sigenthaler's salary isn't enough to get under the cap. I'm curious to see how they get out of it.
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UWSaint wrote: Wed Oct 01, 2025 8:52 am
Cornuck wrote: Wed Oct 01, 2025 8:26 am New Jersey Devils are closing in on a seven-year, $63MM contract with their lone remaining restricted free agent, Luke Hughes. The Devils quickly confirmed the contract, also sharing that Hughes will join the team for practice tomorrow.

Year 1: $8MM salary, $1MM signing bonus
Year 2: $8MM salary, $1MM signing bonus
Year 3: $9MM salary
Year 4: $9MM salary
Year 5: $9MM salary
Year 6: $9MM salary, 10-team no-trade clause
Year 7: $9MM salary, 10-team no-trade clause
Puts them quite a bit over the cap, which they don't have to address right away with Kovacevic on LTIR. But they have to move someone at some point. There could be takers for Hamilton if he plays well, but that's a lot of cap space for a team to absorb. Can't imagine anyone wants Palat at that hit. Dillon and Pesce have no trade clauses. Sigenthaler's salary isn't enough to get under the cap. I'm curious to see how they get out of it.
Dawson Mercer for Kiefer Sherwood? They get cap relief, and we get a young 3rd line kid. Beyond that, I don't see an obvious trade. and I don't see Jersey wanting to do this trade either.
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Dawson Mercer needs a bounce back year for me, he had a stinky year last season and hopefully he’s not a flash in the pan.
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Not this, but around a different league - Jagr's still competing!
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I see they missed the part where he was pulled from the lineup for an undisclosed injury.
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donlever wrote: Tue Sep 30, 2025 12:48 pm Go away for 6 months and EP goes from being discussed in the same sentence as Datsyuk to now Kaprizov.

:P
EP40 has the hands and can deke like Datsyuk, pass like Hank and shoot like Nasi. :D

The only issue is that he has the bambi legs and doesn't have the lower body leg strength like Kaprizov, so he gets knocked on his ass a lot. Prob the reason why he complains about tendinitis. :(
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Todd Bersnoozi wrote: Wed Oct 01, 2025 9:04 pm
donlever wrote: Tue Sep 30, 2025 12:48 pm Go away for 6 months and EP goes from being discussed in the same sentence as Datsyuk to now Kaprizov.

:P
EP40 has the hands and can deke like Datsyuk, pass like Hank and shoot like Nasi. :D

The only issue is that he has the bambi legs and doesn't have the lower body leg strength like Kaprizov, so he gets knocked on his ass a lot. Prob the reason why he complains about tendinitis. :(
Genetics are a bitch.

He has hands that are in that elite class, and he can pass almost like Hank. He doesn't shoot like Naslund. Naslund didn't have a big one-timer slapshot, he had more of a snapshot in that situation, and Naslund's wrist shot was a much quicker release and relied far less on the flex of the stick. Pettersson does have some wicked accuracy when he has time, but his release and setup for a wrist shot is much slower and has far more drag than Naslund's did.

In the early 00's Naslund arguable had the second best wrist shot in the league behind Joe Sakic.
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