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2015-2016 NHL Thread

bustaheims said:
Nik the Trik said:
Also in the "how are these guys so bad" file, the Flames are just a point up on the Ducks after 11 games and have allowed 46 goals.
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Flames are a little less of a surprise to me. I didn't think they were as good as their record last season. Didn't think they'd be this bad, but figured they'd be middle of the pack at best.
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Yeah, that's fair. But for a team with that collection of defensemen(injuries notwithstanding) and some pretty good offensive forwards it's a little surprising that they both can't score and are giving up a ton of goals.
 
Watching a little bit of Sabres-Islanders and the Barclay's Center looks awful as a hockey venue. Poorly attended and the seats at weird angles.
 
Hawks send Bickell to the AHL. I wonder if there's a deal in the future there for the Leafs - take Bickell's contract off Chicago's hands and get a decent mid-round round pick as part of it? Also, maybe be able to turn Bickell into more picks at the 2017 trade deadline? I don't expect anything any time soon, but Chicago's gonna need the cap space next season. So, something at the deadline this year or at the draft?
 
bustaheims said:
Hawks send Bickell to the AHL. I wonder if there's a deal in the future there for the Leafs - take Bickell's contract off Chicago's hands and get a decent mid-round round pick as part of it? Also, maybe be able to turn Bickell into more picks at the 2017 trade deadline? I don't expect anything any time soon, but Chicago's gonna need the cap space next season. So, something at the deadline this year or at the draft?
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It's interesting to me looking at Chicago as in being in the opposite situation of the Leafs:  a team on the downside of their competitive years, and trying to manage life at the cap ceiling.

Bickell is obviously dead-weight on that team's cap, and I would think that they'd rather move him sooner rather than later given that he's not contributing.
 
Frank E said:
bustaheims said:
Hawks send Bickell to the AHL. I wonder if there's a deal in the future there for the Leafs - take Bickell's contract off Chicago's hands and get a decent mid-round round pick as part of it? Also, maybe be able to turn Bickell into more picks at the 2017 trade deadline? I don't expect anything any time soon, but Chicago's gonna need the cap space next season. So, something at the deadline this year or at the draft?
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It's interesting to me looking at Chicago as in being in the opposite situation of the Leafs:  a team on the downside of their competitive years, and trying to manage life at the cap ceiling.

Bickell is obviously dead-weight on that team's cap, and I would think that they'd rather move him sooner rather than later given that he's not contributing.
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That's what I would assume.  I would imagine they would want to try and maximize cap savings now in case they need to make a deadline acquisition.
 
L K said:
That's what I would assume.  I would imagine they would want to try and maximize cap savings now in case they need to make a deadline acquisition.
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I'm sure they would have loved to have done that. I'm also sure they explored that option and found no takers/only deals that required them to add a significant asset. I don't think they'll be able to move him in a deal that's acceptable to them until close to the deadline at the earliest.
 
Potvin29 said:
I am so happy to see Seguin get a hat-trick against Boston, in Boston.
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Just a terrible human being too, making some kid cry:

http://www.defendingbigd.com/2015/11/3/9667244/tyler-seguin-brings-another-girl-to-tears-in-boston-hat-trick
 
Frank E said:
Potvin29 said:
And McDavid looks like he may have injured his shoulder.

He'll probably be out 6 months and Oilers will get Auston Matthews.
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That's not funny.
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Seriously. If the Oilers win another lottery I am done! I don't know what I'm done with, but I'm DONE!
 
Potvin29 said:
I am so happy to see Seguin get a hat-trick against Boston, in Boston.
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It didn't click until now that Dallas had back-to-back away games against Toronto and Boston. Well done NHL schedule maker, well done.
 
Zee said:
I really wanted to see McDavid against the Leafs on Nov 30th...sucks.
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I wonder...  He'll be out 'months'.  I wonder if into the new year they decide to sit him out the rest of the season?  It's not like they'll be in a push for the playoffs.
 
Rick said:
Zee said:
I really wanted to see McDavid against the Leafs on Nov 30th...sucks.
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I wonder...  He'll be out 'months'.  I wonder if into the new year they decide to sit him out the rest of the season?  It's not like they'll be in a push for the playoffs.
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Yeah, he has a few years of growth left there, not sure how it will effect the healing though, I guess it'll depend where on the bone the injury was.



 
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