I‘d agree with you if 90% of it wasn’t childish, incorrect and just plain uninteresting.There should be some back and forth going on.
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I‘d agree with you if 90% of it wasn’t childish, incorrect and just plain uninteresting.There should be some back and forth going on.
Lafer > Crosby. Come on bruh. He’s not in Crosby’s league and never will be
Their games aren’t remotely similar, Crosby is friggen innate and dynamic in every way.Lafer > Crosby
:)
You aren’t nuts, you just made a faulty initial judgement on Lafreniere and refuse to let go of it.Lefreniere has no jump or second gear and you can’t teach it.
Insider info….his teammates were shocked at his lack of speed.
Shocked I tell you.
When is the last time the #1 pick in the draft said he needs to work on his skating in the off season.
He’s the anti-Barzal.
I hear what you are saying, Rag fans do have a way of ruining solid conversations.I‘d agree with you if 90% of it wasn’t childish, incorrect and just plain uninteresting.
Yup, and they’re not alone...I hear what you are saying, Rag fans do have a way of ruining solid conversations.
I kid, I kid.
I may have missed it but wasn't this technically allowed under the CBA? What did they change mid-season? I know you used to have to play a game in the regular season to be eligible for the playoffs because the Devils one year had Matvichuk out all year so they'd fit under the cap but then played him the last game so he could play in the playoffs.Only reason why this was allowed was because Tampa Bay is one of Bettman’s Southern Babies. Don’t he usually changes rules during the middle of the season like Manfred has already done on multiple occasions? No way he would’ve allowed the Islanders to get away with this.
As much as I hate Montreal, I feel sorry for them. They’re going to get royally screwed by the league: Tampa in 5.
They have changed the draft lottery a few times recently though.I think the best example of the NHL thinking differently based on the team involved is the draft lottery. EDM wins it something like 4 times in 7 years, the Devils win it multiple times, no big deal. The Rangers get 2 and 1 in consecutive years and the rules get changed.
You've repeatedly stated this as if Connor McDavid doesn't exist.Picked the best young prospect since Crosby. Stop the hate just because Hughes blew for a second season.
Okay, fair point on McDavid.I may have missed it but wasn't this technically allowed under the CBA? What did they change mid-season? I know you used to have to play a game in the regular season to be eligible for the playoffs because the Devils one year had Matvichuk out all year so they'd fit under the cap but then played him the last game so he could play in the playoffs.
They have changed the draft lottery a few times recently though.
You've repeatedly stated this as if Connor McDavid doesn't exist.
Matthews?Okay, fair point on McDavid.
Nah, anyone that plays in Toronto sucks by definition. :)Matthews?
MTL would not have make the playoffs in a normal year. NYR had more points.Yeah, Bolts in 5. At the most.
The schedule would have been much different in a normal year. In a normal year, Buffalo--the worst team in the league this year--would have been in Montreal's division instead of the Rangers' division. The Rangers also got to play more games than usual against the Devils, this seasons's 3rd worst team. Over a third of the Rangers' points came from games against the Devils and Sabres while the Canadiens didn't get to play either of those teams at all. Surely that more than makes up for the one-point difference between the Canadiens and Rangers in the league standings.MTL would not have make the playoffs in a normal year. NYR had more points.
Maybe. Too many variables. You can also say that maybe the entire North was kinda weak. Hard to tell because of the format, which I kinda liked. But with basically 4 bubbles, hard to tell the relative strengths of each division. Playoffs aren‘t always the be all, end all on this, but we’ll see how rest of the Finals shakes out. So far, yeesh.The schedule would have been much different in a normal year. In a normal year, Buffalo--the worst team in the league this year--would have been in Montreal's division instead of the Rangers' division. The Rangers also got to play more games than usual against the Devils, this seasons's 3rd worst team. Over a third of the Rangers' points came from games against the Devils and Sabres while the Canadiens didn't get to play either of those teams at all. Surely that more than makes up for the one-point difference between the Canadiens and Rangers in the league standings.
Maybe. Too many variables. You can also say that maybe the entire North was kinda weak. Hard to tell because of the format, which I kinda liked. But with basically 4 bubbles, hard to tell the relative strengths of each division. Playoffs aren‘t always the be all, end all on this, but we’ll see how rest of the Finals shakes out. So far, yeesh.
The last part is where you are wrong. Betting on an Alain Vigneault coached team to underperform after his first year was probably the easiest money I have made since they legalized sports gambling.My guess, in a normal year, PHI doesn’t tank and finishes higher than both NYR and MTL.
Ha! Yeah, come to think of it, I’d bet a 66.67% chance to win as well (up to 75% with the PHI crash and burn). Oddly enough, if you bet against NYR’s second AV year you would have lost. I am guessing you would have been happy to lose that money. If not for the NYR offense crapping the bed at home B2B, would have been B2B SCF.The last part is where you are wrong. Betting on an Alain Vigneault coached team to underperform after his first year was probably the easiest money I have made since they legalized sports gambling.
The AV timeline seems to be accelerated somewhat in Philly. I think it took longer than his second year in VAN and NY before he started blaming his goaltending for all of his team’s defensive failures.Ha! Yeah, come to think of it, I’d bet a 66.67% chance to win as well (up to 75% with the PHI crash and burn). Oddly enough, if you bet against NYR’s second AV year you would have lost. I am guessing you would have been happy to lose that money. If not for the NYR offense crapping the bed at home B2B, would have been B2B SCF.
Hmmm - just noticed some real interesting similarities between those NYR teams and the current NYI ones...
And we must all thank the Rangers for sending all that talent to Tampa Bay year after year. Do the Bolts get a vote for who the captain is?Ha! Yeah, come to think of it, I’d bet a 66.67% chance to win as well (up to 75% with the PHI crash and burn). Oddly enough, if you bet against NYR’s second AV year you would have lost. I am guessing you would have been happy to lose that money. If not for the NYR offense crapping the bed at home B2B, would have been B2B SCF.
Hmmm - just noticed some real interesting similarities between those NYR teams and the current NYI ones...
Ha! Well NYR can’t even pick their own captain, so not sure I’d let them do it.And we must all thank the Rangers for sending all that talent to Tampa Bay year after year. Do the Bolts get a vote for who the captain is?
Nick Leddy from the Islanders. 😉In his 31 thoughts segment Elliotte Friedman wrote that the NJD were considering trading the 4th overall pick for an established defenseman. Now, I'm torn about this, but maybe it is for Quinn. Just something to watch, in this interesting off-season.
WE'LL THROW IN ANDREW LADDNick Leddy from the Islanders. 😉
If my Devils do this, it better be for Rasmus Dahlin, Werenski, or Quinn Hughes, I'm thinking.
In his 31 thoughts segment Elliotte Friedman wrote that the NJD were considering trading the 4th overall pick for an established defenseman. Now, I'm torn about this, but maybe it is for Quinn. Just something to watch, in this interesting off-season.
I was just trying to think of young defensemen that if the Devils did this, it would not make me ill, 😆. I was surprised by the report. My mind is to go draft a stud. You are correct about Buffalo inflating values for players.Don't think you want Dahlin. Great player, but Buffalo is greatly exaggerating what their return on ANY trade should be. IMO.
Just posting what I was surprised to hear. I do think other pieces would be necessary. I would keep the pick, and trust myself to draft a stud. Maybe the NJD are worried they will find abother PZ.No chance the Canucks do that.
Just posting what I was surprised to hear. I do think other pieces would be necessary. I would keep the pick, and trust myself to draft a stud. Maybe the NJD are worried they will find abother PZ.
I’d give Vancouver Nico for Quinn
I'd be careful trading a center; good ones are hard to come by, and with Nico and Hughes as top centers, you guys are positioned well.
Need some complementary wings.
Rangers will trade either Kratsov or Kappo , a draft pick and a prospect for Jack Eickel