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2019-2020 NHL season thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Sea Bass, Jun 16, 2019.

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  1. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    Any team that would have won the lottery would have the idiots calling conspiracy. Happens every year.
     
    JC, Aug 11, 2020
    #733
  2. ChrisLong

    ChrisLong Well-Known Member

    And the same shit response from you. I had a 12.5% chance of being right, except the odds were much better because it was NY. Oh, who won the Hughes lottery last year? The Devils. Some conspiracy theories have some validity.
     
    ChrisLong, Aug 11, 2020
    #734
  3. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    Oh bullshit. Go back through the fucking years and explain each one. It’s whiny, clueless horseshit.

    You say Betman let the Rangers into the playoffs, do you think Bettman made this decision on his own? It was voted on by all 31 teams and the PA. And since you have the conspiracy nailed down, how do you figure this happens without one of these owners calling him out in it? I mean surely if Chris Long in Orange County is on to them I have a feeling these billionaires might be able to figure it out.
     
    Last edited: Aug 11, 2020
    JC, Aug 11, 2020
    #735
  4. ChrisLong

    ChrisLong Well-Known Member

    The league is stronger, more attractive, when New York is good. New York draws attention. That is easy to figure out. Bettman knows where his bread is buttered. Of course, I have no proof. But it just figured to happen, and it did.
    If NYR didn't win the lottery, Toronto would have. And I heard that the Maple Leafs pingpong ball was heading for the victory tube, but hit the post and bounced away.
     
    ChrisLong, Aug 11, 2020
    #736
  5. Della9250

    Della9250 Well-Known Member

    If the fix has been in, why did it take 55 years for the Rangers to get the top pick?
     
    Della9250, Aug 11, 2020
    #737
  6. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    So the other owners are in on this?
     
    JC, Aug 11, 2020
    #738
  7. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    I am not worried about them trading him. But I am fully prepared for David Quinn to put him on the fourth line for 9 minutes a game next to Brett Howden and Michael Haley while I pull my remaining hair out for a season or two.

    Having Lafreniere on an entry level contract is going to be huge for them. They have salary cap decisions coming up. Tony DeAngelo earned a pay day this year, and Ryan Strome had an "Artemi Panarin made me look way better than I am" season and is probably going to be asking for at least $5 million a year on a long-term deal.

    I hope the Strome dilemma does not trip them up, because the Rangers are now flush with wingers, but after Zibanejad, their centers are iffy. Lias Anderson was a bust. I love Brett Howden, and he would be an ideal fourth line center. They will probably give Chytil another try at center. But who else? Strome is fine, but he's not going to be fine at $5 million or $5.5 million a year. That is way too much for him, in my opinion. I was actually hoping they could have found someone to buy high at the trade deadline, but they were thinking playoffs because the team was playing well.

    Their top 6 wingers next year should be: Panarin, Kreider, Buchnevich, Chytil (if he isn't playing center), Kakko, Lafrieniere. That is a pretty nice group. I watched Morgan Barron play a lot in college, and he has the size and speed to potentially make the jump, so I think he could make the team next year. They were thinking winger for him, because he is a power forward type of player, but he played center in college, so who knows? Jesper Fast will still be around probably. Brendan Lemeiux also if they can agree to terms. And Julian Gauthier. So their wings are pretty much set unless they decide to go crazy trading.
     
    The Big Ragu, Aug 11, 2020
    #739
  8. Liut

    Liut Well-Known Member

    This may have been discussed way-back-when, but did Ottawa in its wildest dream visualize the pick they got from San Jose being No. 3 overall?
     
    Liut, Aug 11, 2020
    #740
  9. Sea Bass

    Sea Bass Well-Known Member

    Good question - I imagine they were banking on a pick in the 20-25 range.
     
    Sea Bass, Aug 11, 2020
    #741
  10. Tighthead

    Tighthead Well-Known Member

    No, that trade has worked out remarkably wel for the Sens. Norris is still a promising prospect.

    Karlsson is a mercurial talent but has significant wear and tear at this point. Tremendous player and competitor, but a bit of a weird guy. That whole Instagram kerfuffle was very strange.
     
    Tighthead, Aug 11, 2020
    #742
  11. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    And more of a reflection on Hoffman and his girlfriend than Karlsson and his wife considering what they went through.
     
    JC, Aug 11, 2020
    #743
  12. Cosmo

    Cosmo Well-Known Member

    Might as well make some picks:
    EAST
    Flyers in 5
    Lightning in 6
    Caps in 7
    'Canes in 6

    WEST
    Knights in 5
    Avs in 6
    Flames in 7
    Blues in 7
     
    Cosmo, Aug 11, 2020
    #744
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