ElysianGuitars
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Bought an authentic Radulov jersey and draft hat this weekend:
NHL 2017 - 2018
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So Brassard was absolutely terrible for the Pens but they decided not to qualify Sheahan... makes me wonder if Aston-Reese might get to play some center since that is his natural position.
ElysianGuitars
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Forgot IMGUR doesn't work here 
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AdamMaz
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I don't need to see it to be jealous 
How the hell does Bettman get inducted into the HHOF?
How the hell does Bettman get inducted into the HHOF?
ElysianGuitars
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And Zubov passed over again.
And four more years of the mediocrity that is Rust... the guy shows flashes of brilliance but 99% of the time is invisible. Then again we have the invisible man Simon on Syd's wing for 2 more years so I can look forward to him constantly getting the puck on beautiful setups and doing absolutely nothing with it. * sigh *
Unfortunately it seems like having a balanced lineup and four attacking lines is becoming surround one really good player on each line with mediocre guys that never do anything and count on the talented guy to carry them... then blame the talent when the line doesn't produce.
Unfortunately it seems like having a balanced lineup and four attacking lines is becoming surround one really good player on each line with mediocre guys that never do anything and count on the talented guy to carry them... then blame the talent when the line doesn't produce.
Sermo Lupi
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Or as it's more popularly known lately: the McDavid conundrum.
Truthfully, there's a bunch of centres in the league with weak wingers. Part of the reason why Stamkos and Kucherov netted so many points this year was that they shared in each other's success. And Tampa being able to afford both of them on the same line is largely thanks to Kucherov being hilariously underpaid due to his bizarre career trajectory (drafted 58th overall, had middling point production and never achieved >1.0PPG until 2016/17).
I suppose in Crosby's case, he doesn't just play well with anyone, either. He seems to have a preference for younger players that he can have a bit more command over. Would have been nice to see the Pens make it to the finals if only to see how high Crosby and Guentzel could have pushed their numbers. With the numbers they were putting up, watching the playoff leaderboard made the spring months of this year feel more like 1988 than 2018.
Glad Ovi got a cup, though. Not a Caps fan, but I find it hard to believe any hockey fan truly dislikes Ovechkin.
ElysianGuitars
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Since I botched the other pics... One of me meeting the Stanley Cup.
edit: How the hell is it sideways? It's not sideways anywhere else
edit: How the hell is it sideways? It's not sideways anywhere else
Look like nope on Aston-Reese getting to play center... Sheahan just signed a new deal for the Pens. Looking like mostly the same team as last year at this point, but with Sprong in the lineup. They basically gave up Sheary to get rid of Hunwick and free some cap space and are looking to sign Oleksiak to a new contract while also looking for another D. Rumor is they are talking to Jack Johnson which just makes no sense
AdamMaz
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Salary dump I understand... but all they got was a conditional 4th round pick to next year's draft..?
Salary dump I understand... but all they got was a conditional 4th round pick to next year's draft..?
Yeah no idea WTF the thinking was on that... I get they needed to dump salary, but that was a terrible deal. The prevailing rumor is also that they're singing Jack Johnson to a 5 year deal at $3 million+ a season
AdamMaz
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- Complains about Pens defense all year
- Signs a reputable defenseman
- Proceeds to complain about the signing
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Calling Jack Johnson a reputable defenseman is kind of a stretch at this point in his career. He played like trash his last two years in Columbus and was a healthy scratch for much of last season. $3M per year is too much money for how bad he was, 5 years is too long of a term for how old he is. If this rumor turns out to be true it could be the worst contract Jim Rutherford has made since taking over as Pens GM.
- Complains about Pens defense all year
- Signs a reputable defenseman
- Proceeds to complain about the signing
AdamMaz
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Alright, alright... still not looking forward to hear about the Pens defense all of next season 
Alright, alright... still not looking forward to hear about the Pens defense all of next season
Well we could talk about what's wrong with Habs, but that's too much like a full-time job
Holy crap and Doughty is rumored to be signing an 8 year contract extension with the Kings for an avgerage $11 million a year 
Holy crap and Doughty is rumored to be signing an 8 year contract extension with the Kings for an avgerage $11 million a year
In case anyone needed a relevant example of why the Kings are where they are right now....
Yeah I thought this summed it up nicely:
The Kings now have ~$54M in 2020-21 cap space tied up in:
38 year old Ilya Kovalchuk
36 year old Dustin Brown
36 year old Jeff Carter
36 year old Dion Phaneuf
35 year old Jonathan Quick
33 year old Anze Kopitar
33 year old Alec Martinez
31 year old Drew Doughty
