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Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


Shattenkirk is expected to play for Caps tonight at MSG.

http://www.csnmidatlantic.com/washington-capitals/concern-about-depth-championship-mindset-prompted-trade-shattenkirk

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Ummagumma
Jul 19, 2004
skydog
The Hawks re-signed Michal Rozsival and Jordin Tootoo to one-year minimum deals, probably just to give more options in the expansion draft (and protect Hartman).

Levitate
Sep 30, 2005

randy newman voice

YOU'VE GOT A LAFRENIÈRE IN ME
Hawks are also supposedly shopping Pokka

I'd ship Klein to Chicago for Pokka and a pick and home Pokka gets back on track

xzzy
Mar 5, 2009

Rosival must be the team dad at this point, gonna suck when he goes.

Ummagumma
Jul 19, 2004
skydog

Levitate posted:

Hawks are also supposedly shopping Pokka

I'd ship Klein to Chicago for Pokka and a pick and home Pokka gets back on track

Yeah, one of the Hawks reporters (Zawaski) was saying they want more depth. Pokka will likely never get a chance here with the emergence of Forsling, so heading out of town would probably be the best for him. Re-signing Rozsival also means they could deal TvR, too, instead of potentially losing him for nothing in the expansion draft.

Ginette Reno
Nov 18, 2006

How Doers get more done
Fun Shoe

ThinkTank posted:

Josh Ho-Sang got called up to the Isles today and will wear #66.

JHS is awesome.

*calls up Tom Sestito next Pens/Isles game*

Zeeman
May 8, 2007

Say WHAT?! You KNOW that post is wack, homie!
https://twitter.com/Real_ESPNLeBrun/status/836642957382070274

The Sens are the new truculence team

e: https://twitter.com/DarrenDreger/status/836643613522214912

OK, that could have been so much worse

Chad Sexington
May 26, 2005

I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

Matt Zerella posted:

Usually terrible blogger Joe Fortunado is saying they need to look towards 2018 and I'm inclined to agree. If they can get into the Atlantic bracket I think they still have a shot.

I'm not upset at all that they didn't get Shatty.

It's an uncomfortable sensation to be higher on the Rags' playoff prospects than Rags fans as a whole. You're a +42 goal differential for crying out loud.

Zodijackylite
Oct 18, 2005

hello bonjour, en francais we call the bread man l'homme de pain, because pain means bread and we're going to see a lot of pain this year and every nyrfan is looking forward to it and hey tony, can you wait until after my postgame interview to get on your phone? i thought you quit twitter...
This is Rangerstown, but there's still a lot of Yankees fans. :(

Levitate
Sep 30, 2005

randy newman voice

YOU'VE GOT A LAFRENIÈRE IN ME

Chad Sexington posted:

It's an uncomfortable sensation to be higher on the Rags' playoff prospects than Rags fans as a whole. You're a +42 goal differential for crying out loud.

It's more that Pitts and the Caps are pretty tough matchups and we KNOW the Rangers D is terrible

e: they have a great goal differential because they can (usually) score a lot of goals, and they can (usually) get good goaltending. The D is fine if they can quickly regain the puck and start the other way but they are terrible at defending a cycle and horrendous in front of their own net

Matt Zerella
Oct 7, 2002

Norris'es are back baby. It's good again. Awoouu (fox Howl)
Scoring usually tightens up in the playoffs and the defense is Bad. Maybe Smith changes things, maybe not. I'm not being chicken little here but if they go through the Metro I don't like their chances, goal differential or not.

Teemu Pokemon
Jun 19, 2004

To sign them is my real test

With full no movement clause
I think I figured it out. They picked up Smith to guarantee that they won't be good enough to climb into the 3rd seed in the division.

Matt Zerella
Oct 7, 2002

Norris'es are back baby. It's good again. Awoouu (fox Howl)

Teemu Pokemon posted:

I think I figured it out. They picked up Smith to guarantee that they won't be good enough to climb into the 3rd seed in the division.

I just saw a tweet that they did it to make some guy on a dying comedy forum short circuit :D

Teemu Pokemon
Jun 19, 2004

To sign them is my real test

With full no movement clause
what is the sin bin guy doing tweeting about the rangers though

CBJSprague24
Dec 5, 2010

another game at nationwide arena. everybody keeps asking me if they can fuck the cannon. buddy, they don't even let me fuck it

DJExile posted:

lmao Ryan White owns

That is some Raffi Torres cold-blooded poo poo, wherein the response from fans would be "well if you'd give us something to cheer about..."

fits posted:

jackets signed one marc-andre bergeron for some reason

Basic guess: depth. 9pts in 13gp in Cleveland, "Can't be worse than Prout".

Perhaps more far-fetched guess: depth because somebody is getting moved on the blue line and he's filler.

Drunk Canuck
Jan 9, 2010

Robots ruin all the fun of a good adventure.

https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/836656803869941760

This is not what I want.

Levitate
Sep 30, 2005

randy newman voice

YOU'VE GOT A LAFRENIÈRE IN ME

that's pretty much the perfect use for Boyle? I mean the PP stuff is kinda blah but he can be useful there and it's not the first time he's played that role.

Drunk Canuck
Jan 9, 2010

Robots ruin all the fun of a good adventure.

Yeah him having played on the power play before doesn't exactly make it a good idea. I would say I'm very opposed to Brian Boyle on the power play unit.

TITTIEKISSER69
Mar 19, 2005

SAVE THE BEES
PLANT MORE TREES
CLEAN THE SEAS
KISS TITTIESS




Schlesische posted:

Which team is going to break Minnesotan hearts this year?

The Wild

DOOMocrat
Oct 2, 2003

I've been looking for 20 minutes for the Bruce Boudreau "gently caress loving gently caress gently caress" sauce mouth comic, can one of you hook me up?

Aye Doc
Jul 19, 2007



i didn't know which thread this would be funnier in

https://twitter.com/SunGarrioch/status/836670080775680000

Spring Break My Heart
Feb 15, 2012

Aye Doc posted:

i didn't know which thread this would be funnier in

https://twitter.com/SunGarrioch/status/836670080775680000
It's embarrassing to be a part of.

Furnaceface
Oct 21, 2004




Schlesische posted:

Which team is going to break Minnesotan hearts this year?

It always has been and will continue to be the Blackhawks.

Amen.

Kalenn Istarion
Nov 2, 2012

Maybe Senpai will finally notice me now that I've dropped :fivebux: on this snazzy av
In the expansion draft how are protected vs unprotected players decided?

Would be lovely for leafs to finally be putting a team together to get one of their new young guns yoinked

ThinkTank
Oct 23, 2007

Kalenn Istarion posted:

In the expansion draft how are protected vs unprotected players decided?

The expansion draft has a bunch of rules around eligibilty, but the key ones are:

quote:

Protected Lists
* Clubs will have two options for players they wish to protect in the Expansion Draft:

a) Seven forwards, three defensemen and one goaltender

b) Eight skaters (forwards/defensemen) and one goaltender

* All players who have currently effective and continuing "No Movement" clauses at the time of the Expansion Draft (and who to decline to waive such clauses) must be protected (and will be counted toward their club's applicable protection limits).

* All first- and second-year professionals, as well as all unsigned draft choices, will be exempt from selection (and will not be counted toward their club's applicable protection limits).

So don't worry, Matthews, Nylander and Marner are fine. Capfriendly has an expansion draft tool if you want to play around with it.

https://www.capfriendly.com/expansion-draft

Jordan7hm
Feb 17, 2011




Lipstick Apathy

Aye Doc posted:

i didn't know which thread this would be funnier in

https://twitter.com/SunGarrioch/status/836670080775680000

This would not be funny in any thread this is not funny. :(

Aye Doc
Jul 19, 2007



Jordan7hm posted:

This would not be funny in any thread this is not funny. :(

how about this

https://twitter.com/SunGarrioch/status/836671702566232064

Koopa Kid
Aug 21, 2007



Kalenn Istarion posted:

In the expansion draft how are protected vs unprotected players decided?

Would be lovely for leafs to finally be putting a team together to get one of their new young guns yoinked

The Leafs are fine, all the good ones are exempt. Unless you're super attached to Connor Carrick or Josh Leivo

Reince Penis
Nov 15, 2007

by R. Guyovich
Patty O'Sullivan just dropped on the radio that Neuvirth is having a baby with Rathko Gudas' sister.

He is however still married to a Monica Hybnerova.


e: I'd wager one of them is gone tomorrow.

Infidel Castro
Jun 8, 2010

Again and again
Your face reminds me of a bleak future
Despite the absence of hope
I give you this sacrifice




N: Flyers/Avs got bumped off NBCSN in favour of Rags/Caps.

V: flyers bad, so what

Boomer The Cannon
Oct 27, 2011

Gotta see it live!


Kilza posted:

https://twitter.com/grybes02/status/836439205366595585

There are 4 separate instances where Gryba and his wife combined used "your" instead of "you're". That's bad, but I guess it should be expected from Edmonton players at this point:



Here is Taylor Hall doing something right:

https://twitter.com/JeffVeillette/status/836622739876229121

DJExile
Jun 28, 2007


Infidel Castro posted:

N: Flyers/Avs got bumped off NBCSN in favour of Rags/Caps.

V: flyers bad, so what

lol i am shocked

E: that taylor hall story owns

Jovial Cow
Sep 7, 2006

inherently good

Stop, I don't want to like any more Devils players.

The Dirty Burger
Aug 24, 2007

1st team all star
+
2nd degree manslaughter
=
3rd world clothing line
Please tell me this exchange was captured on gopro

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
GDT is up, lots of games on tonight and Shattenkirk is making his Washington debut

THE MACHO MAN
Nov 15, 2007

...Carey...

draw me like one of your French Canadian girls

ahhahahahahahaha

Gio
Jun 20, 2005


remember when detroiters thought brendan smith was lidstrom's heir apparent

some kinda jackal
Feb 25, 2003

 
 
https://twitter.com/canadiensmtl/status/836750126534230021

uhhh okay?

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
Why would the Oilers want Desharnais?

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Infidel Castro
Jun 8, 2010

Again and again
Your face reminds me of a bleak future
Despite the absence of hope
I give you this sacrifice




grack posted:

Why would the Oilers want Desharnais?

I'm not too familiar with the Habs but was Desharnais really that bad?

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