2020-2021 NHL Thread

[herman]

Montreal would have been a really interesting offer sheet possibility here. 1C that they've always needed, French Canadian guy, they've shown the willingness to use offer sheets recently (even if it was a lame attempt). Real shame they used all their cap space.

https://twitter.com/aportzline/status/1345806458458398721
Il y a de l'espoir.

https://twitter.com/NHL_Watcher/status/1346483486689951745
Bergevin, what are you waiting for

 

[Guilt Trip]

Montreal would have been a really interesting offer sheet possibility here. 1C that they've always needed, French Canadian guy, they've shown the willingness to use offer sheets recently (even if it was a lame attempt). Real shame they used all their cap space.

https://twitter.com/aportzline/status/1345806458458398721
Il y a de l'espoir.

https://twitter.com/NHL_Watcher/status/1346483486689951745
Bergevin, what are you waiting for

I'd rather have Dubas trading for him!

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/NHL_Watcher/status/1346483486689951745

Hmmm quick scroll through Dubois' twitter likes gives my theory on why he might want to leave Columbus some credulence...

 

[herman]

I'd rather have Dubas trading for him!

Hmmm quick scroll through Dubois' twitter likes gives my theory on why he might want to leave Columbus some credulence...

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/31-thoughts-2020-21-nhl-season-step-unknown/

4. The more I?ve learned about Dubois?s situation, the more he, his agent and the Blue Jackets deserve credit for keeping it quiet as long as they did. I couldn?t understand why Columbus was worried about an offer sheet at a time teams are strapped for cash, but one player explained it: ?We knew [Dubois] was thinking of leaving, if he could.?

Really loving that Bergevin shot his offersheet shot on the guy who was absolutely just using him, and then blew his flexibility to pull a reclamation project in Anderson instead of the guy that actually wants to be a Hab who also happens to be a coveted large 1C. 

Montreal absolutely has the draft capital to make a strong push next season (or even at the deadline) if they can clear roster and cap space.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/nosalaryretaind/status/1346505970944516096

 

[herman]

Lou either really loves Matt Martin, or hates his long hair look and will do anything he can to ensure he keeps it trim.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Friedman's 31 Thoughts also mentions that the Bruins have interest in LHD Ben Hutton. Really wonder what's taking so long to get that done in that case. Hutton isn't a star or anything, but with Krug and Chara gone Boston's left side defence is: Grzelcyk, Moore, and Lauzon. They can't possibly go into the season with that, can they?

 

[Bender]

https://twitter.com/lukefoxjukebox/status/1346472988992884736

I get why they'd want to do this and that it's (hopefully) temporary, but it just feels wrong.

https://twitter.com/MichaelBuie/status/1346478016180805633

Yes, Gretzky, Lemieux, Howe, and of course..... Dionne.

To be fair Dionne seems like a really underrated player. You never hear about him but he's 6th in pts and 5th in points per game.

 

[Bender]

Friedman's 31 Thoughts also mentions that the Bruins have interest in LHD Ben Hutton. Really wonder what's taking so long to get that done in that case. Hutton isn't a star or anything, but with Krug and Chara gone Boston's left side defence is: Grzelcyk, Moore, and Lauzon. They can't possibly go into the season with that, can they?

That's almost Leafian in how bad that is.

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

https://twitter.com/lukefoxjukebox/status/1346472988992884736

I get why they'd want to do this and that it's (hopefully) temporary, but it just feels wrong.

https://twitter.com/MichaelBuie/status/1346478016180805633

Yes, Gretzky, Lemieux, Howe, and of course..... Dionne.

To be fair Dionne seems like a really underrated player. You never hear about him but he's 6th in pts and 5th in points per game.

Oh, I don't disagree at all, and Dionne is quite likely the best player ever without a Cup. He really is an all-time great.

But each of Gretzky, Lemieux, and Howe have had lengthy stretches where they were considered the best (or co-best) player in the world, if not the best player ever. If you need a 4th player to match both that lofty status in hockey history and the name recognition that goes along with it, it pretty much has to be Bobby Orr.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Oh, I don't disagree at all, and Dionne is quite likely the best player ever without a Cup. He really is an all-time great.

But each of Gretzky, Lemieux, and Howe have had lengthy stretches where they were considered the best (or co-best) player in the world, if not the best player ever. If you need a 4th player to match both that lofty status in hockey history and the name recognition that goes along with it, it pretty much has to be Bobby Orr.

I'm assuming the intention was to have each player represent a certain division, and Dionne would do the West because of his time with the Kings.

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

Oh, I don't disagree at all, and Dionne is quite likely the best player ever without a Cup. He really is an all-time great.

But each of Gretzky, Lemieux, and Howe have had lengthy stretches where they were considered the best (or co-best) player in the world, if not the best player ever. If you need a 4th player to match both that lofty status in hockey history and the name recognition that goes along with it, it pretty much has to be Bobby Orr.

I'm assuming the intention was to have each player represent a certain division, and Dionne would do the West because of his time with the Kings.

Ah, good point, I hadn't thought of it that way.

 

[groundskeeper willie]

Oh, I don't disagree at all, and Dionne is quite likely the best player ever without a Cup. He really is an all-time great.

But each of Gretzky, Lemieux, and Howe have had lengthy stretches where they were considered the best (or co-best) player in the world, if not the best player ever. If you need a 4th player to match both that lofty status in hockey history and the name recognition that goes along with it, it pretty much has to be Bobby Orr.

I'm assuming the intention was to have each player represent a certain division, and Dionne would do the West because of his time with the Kings.

Ah, good point, I hadn't thought of it that way.

Wouldn't it be better in that case to have Gretzky for the west and somebody like Rocket Richard for the north? Dionne was great but is never among those listed as possible best ever players.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Wouldn't it be better in that case to have Gretzky for the west and somebody like Rocket Richard for the north? Dionne was great but is never among those listed as possible best ever players.

I think there would be a lot of people up in arms about Gretzky not representing the North though. And I don't think there would be anywhere near the same amount of grumbling if Dionne represented the West for a whole 56 games (especially after the NHL's quick history lesson on what he meant to the Kings) so it just wouldn't seem worth it.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/TheFourthPeriod/status/1346835948282195969

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

https://twitter.com/TheFourthPeriod/status/1346835948282195969

Did they get 25% pre-covid?

 

[L K]

https://twitter.com/TheFourthPeriod/status/1346835948282195969

Did they get 25% pre-covid?

I think it's pretty darn close. I think they have capacity just over 19000.  I've been to that arena twice to see the Leafs and there weren't more than 5-6K there with 80+% of the fans being Leafs fans.

 

[L K]

Rask clearing up that when he left the bubble it was after getting a call that his daughter was sick and had to be rushed to hospital.  Confirming that the people trashing on him are in fact awful people.

 

[Guilt Trip]

Rask clearing up that when he left the bubble it was after getting a call that his daughter was sick and had to be rushed to hospital.  Confirming that the people trashing on him are in fact awful people.

It's still going on? He cleared that up months ago.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/jimmathesonnhl/status/1346923595172253697
https://twitter.com/jimmathesonnhl/status/1346957683291688962

I needed something silly to be angry about today, so thank you Jim.