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NHL Offseason Thread 2018 |OT| Vegas sins, lottery wins and BargainBins

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Something Creative

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Tarasenko out 4-6 months. Requires shoulder surgery

Blues lost him at the start of the Avs game? Wow that must have taken the wind out of their sails. Fortunate for Avs
 
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Syrinx said:
Realistically speaking, what would a Price trade even look like with that behemoth contract? I can't imagine there would be much return, if anything, the Habs would be the ones paying someone to take it.

Canes should feel around since we're so desperate for even passable goaltending. Not that I think Bergevin would trade his meat shield.
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With 3-4 mil retained, I'd think there would be a lot of interest in Price. The big questions would be why trade him, and what's the return?
 
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So apparently Henrik Lundqvist has had a knee injury that wasn't reported about since late October. He's going to have an MRI. Unsure if he will participate in the World Championships as a result.

Mika Zibanejad will play for Sweden in the World Championships. Lias Andersson is also joining Sweden this week for a couple World Championship exhibition games with Denmark.

Kevin Shattenkirk was invited to play for Team USA but declined. If the Rangers made the playoffs, he would have played but would have needed his knee drained several times. Since they're not, he's going to focus on getting back to 100% instead.

Alexei Bereglazov's contract is also being terminated. So that didn't work out, unfortunately.
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How do you feel about "signing" Kovalchuk?
 
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Solo said:
Apparently Melnyk roasted BargainBin hard today.
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From the sample I heard, he did! He asked howthe Caps could make a playoff team when their starter was as bad as Price. Bergie started listing things the Caps had better, and Melnyk added "and probably a better GM too" to which Bergie just said "Yup"
 

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Bask said:
There will always be 20 000 Reds out there tho
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Lol

This is the first season in 10+ years where I haven't bought a Habs jersey, I haven't watched every game, and I didn't bother renewing my NHL subscription with 1/4 of the season remaining. Just because I don't rage post about Bergevin like I get paid for it doesn't mean I'm oblivious to his fuck ups and where the team is at.

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Apparently Melnyk roasted BargainBin hard today.
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He didn't roast him, just simply asked him matter of fact questions, and forced him to acknowledge his own mistakes. Melnyk is one of the best in the business and did the best he could with how avoiding Bergevin was obviously going to be.
 
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Lol

This is the first season in 10+ years where I haven't bought a Habs jersey, I haven't watched every game, and I didn't bother renewing my NHL subscription with 1/4 of the season remaining. Just because I don't rage post about Bergevin like I get paid for it doesn't mean I'm oblivious to his fuck ups and where the team is at.


He didn't roast him, just simply asked him matter of fact questions, and forced him to acknowledge his own mistakes. Melnyk is one of the best in the business and did the best he could with how avoiding Bergevin was obviously going to be.
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I can't believe you

prove your worth as a h8er
 

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Bask said:
I can't believe you

prove your worth as a h8er
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I missed maybe 2-3 games through Martin's final season. This year is completely different, and you see it everywhere. It's more the fact that so many people just don't care in general than the angry ones that is the shocking part. Very interesting off season for Bergevin, simply to see what he does. The franchise knows people are walking away for the first time in their life time and now they need to react.
 

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Dorion saying he won't trade Karlsson at the draft which seems a little premature
 
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So the Sens org have pretty much called out the Ottawa media for misreporting things. This has not gone over well and I think we may finally see some of the media folks find their balls.
 
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Here's my early draft board:

1. Dahlin- The best there is at what he does.

2. Svechnikov- Producing better than Zadina in a harder league while being younger, faster, stronger, and better without the puck.

3. Zadina- Super shifty and a great playmaker. Canucks need LW more than RW so I wouldn't mind Zadina but his ceiling just isn't as high as Svechnikov.

4. Hughes- Best skater in the draft class. Older than Boqvist and not as good of a shot but he's got better skating and better defensive play. He's also American so he can transition easier to the NHL.

5. Boqvist- Great point shot and stil pretty young. Will make a great defenceman.

6. Bouchard- Juolevi part two. Not necessarily a bad thing but isn't a game-breaker like the defencemen above him.

7. Denisenko- The risk/reward for this
player is probably the highest out of all the prospects in this draft. But skill is skill and I'm dumb enough to think the Canucks can make him not a bust. Svechnikov is a much safer choice for equivalent talent.

8. Wahlstrom- Talented but plays on a top line with Tkachuk and next year's 1OA Jack Hughes so he definitely benefits from skilled linemates.

9. Tkachuk- Same as Wahlstrom but less productive now that he's in the NCAA and more of a piece of shit.

10. Smith- High hockey IQ and a well-rounded game. Not game breaking but he's good. Safe pick.

Dishonourable mentions:

1. Dobson- Sorry, this kid has Erik Gudbranson written all over him and the Canucks have enough of those as it is.

2. Merkley- Love the offensive skill but a defenceman who can't defend is not worth the high pick.
 
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Ondor

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Also not too interested in starting a war with homer Leafs fans so I'll just use this space to laugh at all the homer Leafs fans in the other thread.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
 
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Jets don't have a first round pick nevermind a lottery pick and I'm still incredibly excited for this draft. Those WJC games from Dahlin were simply so ridiculous I can't wait to see where he ends up (please not the Central, although luckily that's a bit of a longshot).

Perhaps just a habit from so many years of being more excited for the lottery than the playoffs. :P
 

Something Creative

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Jets don't have a first round pick nevermind a lottery pick and I'm still incredibly excited for this draft. Those WJC games from Dahlin were simply so ridiculous I can't wait to see where he ends up (please not the Central, although luckily that's a bit of a longshot).

Perhaps just a habit from so many years of being more excited for the lottery than the playoffs. :P
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Please tell me again how the Canucks will end up getting him...despite now sitting 6th.

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calder

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Because when the Jets fucked up their top 3 draft spot with a stupid, ill timed 7 game winning streak to end the season Hockey Jesus looked at that, said wow those boys are Playin' The Right Way and winked.

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... but I can't lie I did feel a lot better about the prophetic nature of my Canucks lottery winning dream when the team was like 30th.
 
Ondor

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calder said:
Because when the Jets fucked up their top 3 draft spot with a stupid, ill timed 7 game winning streak to end the season Hockey Jesus looked at that, said wow those boys are Playin' The Right Way and winked.

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... but I can't lie I did feel a lot better about the prophetic nature of my Canucks lottery winning dream when the team was like 30th.
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So what you're saying is Florida is winning Dahlin.
 
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