NHL 2016/17

[I Bleed Duke Blue]

Ouch man. You figured their defense and goaltending issues was going to catch up to them eventually. If they can get Sharp, Hudler and Spezza rolling, pick up Bishop/Fleury and maybe a good defenseman, they could really make a run for it and maybe even a deep run in the playoffs.

Funny you mention that, I was saying I kind of hoped they played poorly to justify making a move for someone like Bishop before the season started. But yikes..I didn't want it to be this bad. With the acquisition of Hudler to an already really strong roster, I was expecting a good squad. But you're right, defense has caught up to them. Klingberg has regressed a lot. Lehtonen and Niemi not stealing games like they did last season. And my god, the Stars in Overtime were excellent last year, this year they're like 1-10 or something awful in OT. That's 10 lost points right there.

 

Funny you mention that, I was saying I kind of hoped they played poorly to justify making a move for someone like Bishop before the season started. But yikes..I didn't want it to be this bad. With the acquisition of Hudler to an already really strong roster, I was expecting a good squad. But you're right, defense has caught up to them. Klingberg has regressed a lot. Lehtonen and Niemi not stealing games like they did last season. And my god, the Stars in Overtime were excellent last year, this year they're like 1-10 or something awful in OT. That's 10 lost points right there.

Yeah 8 losses in OT isn't pretty. Lehtonen and Niemi were never great goalies and rotating them doesn't work lol. Klingberg regressed the second half of last season and I had a hunch he was going to continue regressing the following year.

 

[Loyal 2 da game]

Oil...playoffs?

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Oil...playoffs?

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Yep. Theyll be out first or 2nd round though.

 

[Loyal 2 da game]

tf is Tampa's problem?

 

[Be My Bae]

Hoping that my Rangers and Lundqvist can finally ride off into the sunset.

Dude doesn't have many years left.

 

[uJesternWind]

Leafs lost a tough one tonight with the backup in net, shame we couldn't have taken at least one point from it. Ottawa got a point and the Bruins got a win so the Leafs are temporarily out of the playoff picture - still feeling optimistic about their final chances at qualifying though

 

[FireZ]

whos watching the all star games

 

whos watching the all star games

so sad. mcdonagh saved it from being a 4-4 tie game with 27 seconds left

 

[Loyal 2 da game]

Yeah that McDonagh save with his foot was crazy lol

 

[I Bleed Duke Blue]

Blues fire Ken Hitchcock, I'd love for the Stars to bring him back.

 

[I Bleed Duke Blue]

Habs just fired their coach and hired Julien.

 

Habs just fired their coach and hired Julien.

yeah, interesting to see what happens. mainly because i have galchenyuk and radulov in fantasy :x

 

[I Bleed Duke Blue]

yeah, interesting to see what happens. mainly because i have galchenyuk and radulov in fantasy :x

Habs in first and fire their coach, Dallas in cellar yet Ruff still has a job somehow.

 

Habs in first and fire their coach, Dallas in cellar yet Ruff still has a job somehow.

to be fair, injuries have ravaged both teams, more so the stars, so its not just ruff's fault. that, and it's entirely on the GM to get an actual goalie rather than 2 washed up has-beens. that's the GMs fault, not ruff's

 

[I Bleed Duke Blue]

to be fair, injuries have ravaged both teams, more so the stars, so its not just ruff's fault. that, and it's entirely on the GM to get an actual goalie rather than 2 washed up has-beens. that's the GMs fault, not ruff's

Systematic failure no doubt. Nill has always been patient. Perhaps overly so.

Just a dumpster fire year, already looking toward next year.

 

Systematic failure no doubt. Nill has always been patient. Perhaps overly so.

Just a dumpster fire year, already looking toward next year.

imo, they should try and go for a tank and get a high draft pick. if they pick up a good defenseman and get like bishop, they are in a good spot in a couple years

 

[uJesternWind]

imo, they should try and go for a tank and get a high draft pick. if they pick up a good defenseman and get like bishop, they are in a good spot in a couple years

it will take longer than that for a rebuild i think..and even in a couple years Eaves/Spezza will tail off even further, and no guarantee if the old guys like Oduya will be useful at all anymore. I always think they should ship off what they can now, and just grind through the next 3-4 years of being mediocre but getting good picks, wonder what a player of Benn's caliber could fetch lol

 

it will take longer than that for a rebuild i think..and even in a couple years Eaves/Spezza will tail off even further, and no guarantee if the old guys like Oduya will be useful at all anymore. I always think they should ship off what they can now, and just grind through the next 3-4 years of being mediocre but getting good picks, wonder what a player of Benn's caliber could fetch lol

2 first rounders and a good prospect i bet. i'd be astounded if they trade him

 

[uJesternWind]

2 first rounders and a good prospect i bet. i'd be astounded if they trade him

I can't see him realistically being shipped out either but if they theoretically want to do a full-on rebuild he's got to go at some point