I forgot. Are you Captain Miserable? Or Am I? If I'm not, what was my name again?
- buffalofan19

I think I'm Colonel Crybaby

I forgot. Are you Captain Miserable? Or Am I? If I'm not, what was my name again?
- buffalofan19

You two have eeyore and schleprock to pick from

Dan Robertson‏@DRTSN690

No suspension for Andrew Shaw but Senior VP of Player Safety Stephane Quintal wants to meet with him. An 'educational' meeting, says Shaw.
- Stripes77

He should have been suspended ... there was no reason for that cheap shot.

Habs management also needs to slap him behind the head ... we picked him up to provide energy, not to become another Sean Avery.

Cant we get out of October before we start running for the freaking nearest bridge or cliff.....

IT WAS ONE GAME...........

He should have been suspended ... there was no reason for that cheap shot.

Habs management also needs to slap him behind the head ... we picked him up to provide energy, not to become another Sean Avery.
- Garfield512

This educational meeting is a joke.

I agree he should be suspended.

Cant we get out of October before we start running for the freaking nearest bridge or cliff.....

IT WAS ONE GAME...........
- gordong

Nope...

Nope...

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- Stripes77

Was fixing that for ya . but you did it

Rakell 6 yrs 22.8 mill with the Ducks
- SABRES 89

They're ripe for an offersheet to Lindholm
They have like zero Cap space right now

I'd definitely go after Lindholm
Up to 7.5mil & we only give up a 1st, 2nd & 3rd
We could prob get him for something like 6.5m though

Was fixing that for ya . but you did it
- cabin

A little slip of the mouse...

They're ripe for an offersheet to Lindholm
They have like zero Cap space right now

I'd definitely go after Lindholm
Up to 7.5mil & we only give up a 1st, 2nd & 3rd
We could prob get him for something like 6.5m though
- jdfitz77

We don't have that type of cap space though. Only way to get Lindholm is via trade, and the ducks don't have much space to take on a player that we would need to move (Ennis, Moulson, or such).

I'm undecided on Bylsma. Last year was his first with the team, so I get iti to some degree. But he tends to rely on his veterans which normally isn't bad...but when he leans on the over-the-hill vets...it became a problem.
I'll watch this team progress forward and evaluate later when the real team is together, but I do have serious questions about him and his system going forward.
- IonSabres

Is it that he's relying on his vets...
Or just that he's trying not to overwhelm the kids?
I think he doesn't wanna overload the young guys with too much responsibility or pressure too soon
He already said he wants to dial back Risto's Icetime from what he had last year be it seemed to wear on him towards the end of the season

This is the last year for Gionta & Franson
And they probably try to move on from Moulson after this season
Gorges could be gone too

So there's going to be quite the shift happening over the next season or 2

Every comment on a Leafs blog is just Sabres-trashing. I thought the Sabres were irrelevant to them.

We don't have that type of cap space though. Only way to get Lindholm is via trade, and the ducks don't have much space to take on a player that we would need to move (Ennis, Moulson, or such).
- Mentalorgasm5

Actually, we do have the Cap space
Eichel can go on LTIR
And we can just dump a player like Franson or Gorges if we have to

Every comment on a Leafs blog is just Sabres-trashing. I thought the Sabres were irrelevant to them.
- CaptainRivet

Why even go over there?
U gotta know it's just gonna be ridiculous

Every comment on a Leafs blog is just Sabres-trashing. I thought the Sabres were irrelevant to them.
- CaptainRivet

Have they mentioned that we haven't won a cup yet?

He should have been suspended ... there was no reason for that cheap shot.

Habs management also needs to slap him behind the head ... we picked him up to provide energy, not to become another Sean Avery.
- Garfield512

Agree
Even if it was just 1 game
That's a dangerous play & the League needs to send the message that it won't be tolerated

Shaw plays on the edge though
He's the kinda guy u like on your team till he does something dumb
Just gotta hope those instances don't occur to often

They're ripe for an offersheet to Lindholm
They have like zero Cap space right now

I'd definitely go after Lindholm
Up to 7.5mil & we only give up a 1st, 2nd & 3rd
We could prob get him for something like 6.5m though
- jdfitz77

As long as Gorges never has to play with Ristolainen I'm good with anything

Fantasy hockey trade:

Crosby
Josi

for

Thornton
Headman


What say you?
- ImThatGuy

Only if you're the one getting Crosby.

As long as Gorges never has to play with Ristolainen I'm good with anything
- mattmoulson

Lindholm would easily slot in on the top pair
He'd be the best defenseman on our team

PLAYERS TIME ON ICE RELATIVE CORSI FOR %
JOSH MANSON HAMPUS LINDHOLM 798.28 9.5
RYAN ELLIS MATTIAS EKHOLM 885.83 5.57
BRAYDEN MCNABB DREW DOUGHTY 1079.15 5.47
ANTON STRALMAN VICTOR HEDMAN 764.82 5.13
DUNCAN KEITH NIKLAS HJALMARSSON 878.22 4.82
MARC-EDOUARD VLASIC JUSTIN BRAUN 921.28 4.06
JOHN KLINGBERG ALEX GOLIGOSKI 1163.24 3.91
DION PHANEUF JAKE GARDINER 571.78 3.74
OLIVER-EKMAN LARSSON MICHAEL STONE 502.1 3.18
MARK GIORDANO TJ BRODIE. 878.83 3.15

Cant we get out of October before we start running for the freaking nearest bridge or cliff.....

IT WAS ONE GAME...........
- gordong

No Jack No Kane = WE STINK !

Actually, we do have the Cap space
Eichel can go on LTIR
And we can just dump a player like Franson or Gorges if we have to
- jdfitz77

Eichel to LTIR is only a short term fix, and us having to move out a player means we don't have to space to give him an offer sheet.

We move out the player-make the offer sheet-ducks make us wait a week-ducks make a trade-ducks match.

Lindholm would easily slot in on the top pair
He'd be the best defenseman on our team

PLAYERS TIME ON ICE RELATIVE CORSI FOR %
JOSH MANSON HAMPUS LINDHOLM 798.28 9.5
RYAN ELLIS MATTIAS EKHOLM 885.83 5.57
BRAYDEN MCNABB DREW DOUGHTY 1079.15 5.47
ANTON STRALMAN VICTOR HEDMAN 764.82 5.13
DUNCAN KEITH NIKLAS HJALMARSSON 878.22 4.82
MARC-EDOUARD VLASIC JUSTIN BRAUN 921.28 4.06
JOHN KLINGBERG ALEX GOLIGOSKI 1163.24 3.91
DION PHANEUF JAKE GARDINER 571.78 3.74
OLIVER-EKMAN LARSSON MICHAEL STONE 502.1 3.18
MARK GIORDANO TJ BRODIE. 878.83 3.15
- jdfitz77

He would be the best defenseman on the team, and giving up a 1,2, and 3 for a number one dman is definitely worth it but it won't happen

Our defense

Our defense

- 22sabresQ

But Ristolainen is taking the leap to Doughty/Hedman elite status.

plus, 16th

Eichel to LTIR is only a short term fix, and us having to move out a player means we don't have to space to give him an offer sheet.

We move out the player-make the offer sheet-ducks make us wait a week-ducks make a trade-ducks match.
- Mentalorgasm5

Putting Eichel on LTIR gives us the space to see if they match or not
If they don't, then we can dump Franson or Gorges
We can certainly make it work


Since they have zero Cap space,
If they did want to match they'd only have a week to make TWO trades to free up 6mil or more in Cap space
That's gonna be tough for them to do, although possible
And they won't get much return since teams know they're desperate