July-August NHL News Thread

PedroSpecialK

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Rangeres trade Derick Brassard and a 7th for Mika Zibanejad and a 2nd.

Both picks 2018... not sure what Ottawa's doing there.
 

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Rangeres trade Derick Brassard and a 7th for Mika Zibanejad and a 2nd.

Both picks 2018... not sure what Ottawa's doing there.
The Rangers get a player 5 years younger for half the cost that is on the way up and they get a 2nd round pick as well. Hard not to like this deal for the blue shirts.
 

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Kessel had his day with Lord Stanley, so he brings it to Toronto to… rub it in the faces of Leafs fans? – Nope (well, maybe a bit), he brings it to the Sick Kids hospital.

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There isn’t another trophy in sports that even comes close to the awesomeness of the Stanley Cup.
 

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McKenzie tweeting that Keith Gretzky is going to be named Assistant GM of the Oilers.
Not sure who the B's have as an amateur scouting team, but hopefully someone competent to replace Gretzky.
Can they take John Ferguson Jr instead?

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McKenzie tweeting that Keith Gretzky is going to be named Assistant GM of the Oilers.
Not sure who the B's have as an amateur scouting team, but hopefully someone competent to replace Gretzky.
Can they take John Ferguson Jr instead?

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It's a shame because Gretzky seemed to be righting the ship after several years of barren drafts. The prospect pipeline has been one of the few positives over the past couple of years.
 

PedroSpecialK

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Takes his ball and goes home after Sakic insists on re-signing Barrie.

Good riddance for that franchise.
 

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That would really bring his career full circle, wouldn't it?

MTL -> Temper Tantrum -> COL, COL -> Temper Tantrum -> MTL
 

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The Subban debacle gives me great hope that they are indeed stupid enough to bring him aboard.
You follow this stuff a lot better than I do, but he seems like he's on a solid trajectory towards being a good NHL head coach. Why wouldn't he be a good candidate for Montreal or elsewhere?
 

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Deadspin argued that he was essentially a fraud: they had a really good first year under him despite terrible possession numbers. Over the last couple of years they've regressed to the mean like a mofo. He's also very anti-new stats, apparently.
 

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You follow this stuff a lot better than I do, but he seems like he's on a solid trajectory towards being a good NHL head coach. Why wouldn't he be a good candidate for Montreal or elsewhere?
His trajectory is down. His 3 seasons resulted in 112 points, 90 points and then 82 points this past season. As SJH mentioned, after that first season, people pointed at their 47% CF and noted that regression was coming if they didn't change their system. He thumbed his nose at this, acted like the smartest guy in the room...and they regressed. Hard. They got worse in year 2, 42.3%. This past season, 44.4%. He refuses to admit his system sucks and he also hates analytics. Even ideas as basic as getting out shot every game will lead to more losses than wins. He's always been stubborn SOB, and I can't see him changing his ways. He'll be an utter disaster in Montreal. I can't wait.
 

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Good stuff man, thanks. I can barely keep up with the Bruins these days let alone teams in other time zones. I guess I was just biased for the goaltender I once knew...lets hope Montreal brings him on board.