I mean, that tells you more about the Leafs defense than about the Athletic
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NHL Off-season Thread 2019 |OT| You'd still be playing if you had Ryan Reaves
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I mean, that tells you more about the Leafs defense than about the Athletic
I'm laughing because if the Athletic is posting this, then it's probably pretty on point and amazing.
https://theathletic.com/1123303/201...ings-fans-weigh-in-on-how-each-team-is-doing/
Dom just published the NHL fan confidence rankings thank god I was about to do some work there for a minute.
31st place is the Wild, which is inevitable but seems a bit harsh to me. I definitely had Ottawa as last when I filled out my survey.
Dom just published the NHL fan confidence rankings thank god I was about to do some work there for a minute.
31st place is the Wild, which is inevitable but seems a bit harsh to me. I definitely had Ottawa as last when I filled out my survey.
8th feels about right. Lots to feel confident about but no tangible results just yet, and those may still realistically be a year or two away even after all of this activity, especially with the cap crunch we're going to be hit with in 2020-21 in particular.
All this confidence in the Devils this year is almost making me feel bad for not answering their calls to renew my season tickets.
Canucks fans most realistic and the rest of you just don't quite recognize how bad it is
Pettersson and to a lesser extent Boeser have pulled the wool over many eyes
Pettersson and to a lesser extent Boeser have pulled the wool over many eyes
Chicago?
I'd get a subscription but I hate Mark Lazerus so much that I won't give money to anything that employs him.
No i just mean its dumb that fan confidence in the Hawks is that low.
3.2 seems rather neutral. Which makes some sense when you have a coach that hasn't had a full season under his belt and that's a wild card. They should be somewhat positive given Dach, but who knows if he's ready for a second line role which is what you need.
Strome is perfectly fine for a 2C. Once Toews starts to slide as he ages he'll get bumped down to 3C and Dach/Strome will hopefully be 1C/2C. If Dach even makes the club this year, he's most likely 3C so they can shelter him for awhile.
The Chicago Hockey Team may never have another winning season. Their heinous reign is over.
Also, I hereby exert my inalienable right to make the OT when the season starts.
Also, I hereby exert my inalienable right to make the OT when the season starts.
Preds at 11th with the narrative being that Poile can build a contender, but doesn't know the final move to turn them into a championship team. Can't argue with that.
The public opinion on drafting (10th) vs fan opinion (21st) is amusing too. Seems like everyone outside of the fanbase is seeing their endless supply of defensemen, while Preds fans see their recent success at forward, which includes Viktor Arvidsson and...
The public opinion on drafting (10th) vs fan opinion (21st) is amusing too. Seems like everyone outside of the fanbase is seeing their endless supply of defensemen, while Preds fans see their recent success at forward, which includes Viktor Arvidsson and...
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Congrats on the Islanders for finally getting a modern arena.
Obligatory: LOL NYCFC
Obligatory: LOL NYCFC
Where's Pittsburgh? They have to be right near the top after they signed the steal of the off season, the Crown Jewel of July 1st, Brandon Tanev to a reasonable 6 year 3.5 per limited nmc contract!!!!
A fairly reasonable 26th. Dom notes that a couple of Cup winning teams from the recent past show up near the bottom of the rankings and it's easy to see how elite teams on the decline start to lose the confidence of the fans.
Fan comments for the Pens made me chuckle:
"Best moves are made fixing a previous mistake, only to take the cap savings and spend on a new mistake."
"Rutherford had a great start in Pittsburgh and built a team based on speed and skill. Then he inexplicably got away from this strategy and started making bad trades (Reaves) and even worse FA signings (Johnson, Tanev). During his tenure in Pittsburgh I've never had less confidence in him than I have right now."
"Jim Rutherford started in Pittsburgh as Norman Osborn but he's going to leave it as the Green Goblin."
A reminder that the Preds aren't necessarily alone:
Some teams, like the Canucks, don't even make this list because they don't have a single player to feature.
This is a wonderful line.
A reminder that the Preds aren't necessarily alone:
Some teams, like the Canucks, don't even make this list because they don't have a single player to feature.
This is a wonderful line.
JFC, this summarizes GM Tim Murray perfectly for the Sabres.
A reminder that the Preds aren't necessarily alone:
Do you have the same chart but with 1st round picks??
Gaudette is still not good.
A reminder that the Preds aren't necessarily alone:
Some teams, like the Canucks, don't even make this list because they don't have a single player to feature.
This is a wonderful line.
RIP Avs.
Potential dynasty. Thank God they fucked it up, and making it hilariously obviously while doing so.
Poor Islanders. They get no respect in this league. At least they're getting a shiny new arena.
If that shits real then Paul Marner must be the one doing the negotiations. More money than McDavid.
Foligno on Blue Jackets' departures: 'You don't leave a good team to try to find another one
Especially when the team you go to hasn't won a playoff series since 1996.
Especially when the team you go to hasn't won a playoff series since 1996.
Same thing happened to my cousin this year. He's my age and he just became a grandfather couple months ago. Waaay too young to have grandkids already.I was at a funeral today and saw some cousins and one of them was holding 2yr old child who turned out to be his fucking grandkid.
My cousin is the same age as me
Jackets don't get shamed enough for how many assets they gave up for that stupid run.
