I'm not even a big Markstrom fan, but how does he not even make the "just missed" list? He put up OK numbers behind a tire fire team.
- Nucker101

No idea , obviously they think we are so bad that we have AHL goaltending. Typical eastern media love.....

NHL.com
predicted top 25 goalies next year
1. Pekka Rinne, NSH*
2. Andrei Vasilevskiy, TBL
3. Connor Hellebuyck, WPG (RFA)
4. Braden Holtby, WSH
5. Tuukka Rask, BOS
6. Marc-Andre Fleury, VGK*
7. Sergei Bobrovsky, CBJ*
8. Jonathan Quick, LAK
9. John Gibson, ANA**
10. Matt Murray, PIT
11. Frederik Andersen, TOR
12. Martin Jones, SJS
13. Devan Dubnyk, MIN
14. Carey Price, MTL
15. Ben Bishop, DAL (INJ.)
16. Henrik Lundqvist, NYR (INJ.)
17. Corey Crawford, CHI (INJ.)
18. Antti Raanta, ARI
19. Jake Allen, STL
20. Cam Talbot, EDM*
21. Mike Smith, CGY*
22. Roberto Luongo, FLA
23. Semyon Varlamov, COL (INJ.)*
24. Cory Schneider, NJD
25. Philipp Grubauer, COL

Just missed: Brian Elliott, PHI*; Craig Anderson, OTT; Juuse Saros, NSH (RFA); Keith Kinkaid, NJD*; Aaron Dell, SJS
Were 31 ! LOSE FOR HUGHES
- Tigersmyle

on any team Price is a top goalie, and Talbot and Smith with no Marky hell Lugongo is a has been

NHL.com
predicted top 25 goalies next year
1. Pekka Rinne, NSH*
2. Andrei Vasilevskiy, TBL
3. Connor Hellebuyck, WPG (RFA)
4. Braden Holtby, WSH
5. Tuukka Rask, BOS
6. Marc-Andre Fleury, VGK*
7. Sergei Bobrovsky, CBJ*
8. Jonathan Quick, LAK
9. John Gibson, ANA**
10. Matt Murray, PIT
11. Frederik Andersen, TOR
12. Martin Jones, SJS
13. Devan Dubnyk, MIN
14. Carey Price, MTL
15. Ben Bishop, DAL (INJ.)
16. Henrik Lundqvist, NYR (INJ.)
17. Corey Crawford, CHI (INJ.)
18. Antti Raanta, ARI
19. Jake Allen, STL
20. Cam Talbot, EDM*
21. Mike Smith, CGY*
22. Roberto Luongo, FLA
23. Semyon Varlamov, COL (INJ.)*
24. Cory Schneider, NJD
25. Philipp Grubauer, COL

Just missed: Brian Elliott, PHI*; Craig Anderson, OTT; Juuse Saros, NSH (RFA); Keith Kinkaid, NJD*; Aaron Dell, SJS
Were 31 ! LOSE FOR HUGHES
- Tigersmyle

At least 3 of those listed, Kincaid, Dell and Saros are backup goalies. Our goaltending probably ranks around 40th.

on any team Price is a top goalie, and Talbot and Smith with no Marky hell Lugongo is a has been
- onesmallleap

Not so loud we don't want Lu mad at us before his contract is up

At least 3 of those listed, Kincaid, Dell and Saros are backup goalies. Our goaltending probably ranks around 40th.
- Reubenkincade

#loseforhughes

#loseforhughes
- Codes1087

There are 4- 5 kids I really like and i dont necassarily think Hughes is going to be the best of the bunch..

it's simple we finish bottom 5 , plant a rumour that J.Hughes wants to play with his bro , offer any asset with our pick other then Petterson or Boeser for the 1st overall in van-city and we win all
even its Horvat and the first next year it will be worth the risk

the most important forward, the starting goalie and the 2 best dmen on the current roster were all inherited though


plus he inherited Garrison/Kesler/Bieksa/Hansen/Burrows who all had good trade value


The only contracts he was truly "stuck" with were Higgins, Hamhuis and the Sedins
- Nucker101

Garrison was a bust & still is.
Kesler hamstrung us & i said he’d never win a cup in Anaheim. That still looks good 😂
As for Lui well lets not go there 🤪

There are 4- 5 kids I really like and i dont necassarily think Hughes is going to be the best of the bunch..
- Reubenkincade

I watched a ton of video of jack playing at U18s, playing with wahlstrom, and playing in the USHL. He looks like he belongs in an entire league above the rest. I was reading Cam Robinsons (prospect guy) top 10 for next year and he thinks the top 10 players will be very good players.

just imagine the Nylander /Boeser face off poster ala Burns /Thorton
- onesmallleap

Q: what is hairy & not a mans fondest desire?

A: 2 outta 4 with the other 2 being posters & of those 2 1 is loved by women & the other loves himself.

Q: what is hairy & not a mans fondest desire?

A: 2 outta 4 with the other 2 being posters & of those 2 1 is loved by women & the other loves himself.
- Nighthawk

riddle me this batman....

His sole pupose is to counter-argue any perceived negative points, stand up and fight that cyber street thug
- LeftCoaster

- A_SteamingLombardi

Is there a virus emoji?

I think Don is over at HF now
- Nucker101

I watched a ton of video of jack playing at U18s, playing with wahlstrom, and playing in the USHL. He looks like he belongs in an entire league above the rest. I was reading Cam Robinsons (prospect guy) top 10 for next year and he thinks the top 10 players will be very good players.
- Codes1087

Don't get me wrong, I think Hughes is a very good player, I just don't give out the 1st overall award until late into final season, especially when I think some other kids are very talented and deserving prospects.

His sole pupose is to counter-argue any perceived negative points, stand up and fight that cyber street thug
- LeftCoaster

That's not close at all but I know this post is a friendly jab. Still, you fail ever to see my theme of countering the exaggerations, judgemental posts on rumours, the excessive spins, misrepresentation of statements, media spin, all of that to build up narratives that are more fiction than anything at times. I'm like that with politics as well. Like I said the other day... if there were a counter position on here to that... I would laugh at it.... but there isnt. Rationality or people who don't beat a drum all day about what they want often get pigeon holed as a circle jerker... but that's just drama queens mostly trying to deflect attention from their maturity.

Don't take it personal. People don't like their opinions countered but there is only a certain type of opinion I play this game with or else I just discuss or show no interest in. I feel people invite these types of responses anyways. It confuses me when they are put off by it.

Don't get me wrong, I think Hughes is a very good player, I just don't give out the 1st overall award until late into final season, especially when I think some other kids are very talented and deserving prospects.
- Reubenkincade

Fair enough. Hard to not be hyped about the potential of having both jack and quin on the same team.

Fair enough. Hard to not be hyped about the potential of having both jack and quin on the same team.
- Codes1087

I wanted Dobson.

Its unbelievable that difference of opinion is taken so seriously on this site.
I personally have said i dont want to acquire any ufas unless its a pure replacement for a sutter or gudbranson trade..i want to weaponize that (current) 29 million cap space and acquire picks and prospects for cap dumps.
- Codes1087

"Seriously" is a gross exaggeration. Just what I'm talking about right there.

Don't take personal.

I'm not even a big Markstrom fan, but how does he not even make the "just missed" list? He put up OK numbers behind a tire fire team.
- Nucker101

I don’t think I’d take markey over anyone on that list ....

I don’t think I’d take markey over anyone on that list ....
- Redmile247

Me neither.

That's not close at all but I know this post is a friendly jab. Still, you fail ever to see my theme of countering the exaggerations, judgemental posts on rumours, the excessive spins, misrepresentation of statements, media spin, all of that to build up narratives that are more fiction than anything at times. I'm like that with politics as well. Like I said the other day... if there were a counter position on here to that... I would laugh at it.... but there isnt. Rationality or people who don't beat a drum all day about what they want often get pigeon holed as a circle jerker... but that's just drama queens mostly trying to deflect attention from their maturity.

Don't take it personal. People don't like their opinions countered but there is only a certain type of opinion I play this game with or else I just discuss or show no interest in. I feel people invite these types of responses anyways. It confuses me when they are put off by it.


- boonerbuck

Hockeybuzz is literally a site to express your opinion on your hockey team, and have someone else immediately counter it with (hopefully) fact based points. Healthy debates happen on here daily, and also, some unhealthy ones obviously as well. Either way booner, i guess its hard to take your replies as anything other than counter arguing when you always seem to counter everything everyone else posts lol.

Sometimes, actually most times, it's hard to articulate emotion or feelings on a keyboard. You don't actually know if someone is joking or they're serious or if their comments are a bit tongue-in-cheek.

That applies to Booner as well, half the time he's just not as serious as he comes across I'm guessing. He's an intelligent guy, just a little rough around the edges
- LeftCoaster

Winner winner chicken dinner. I'm pretty sure people can tell a pissed off booner, one who took something personal and one just taking jabs at the posts dripping with drama and having a laugh about it.

People take their exaggerations and being laughed at or countered as personal. In reality, they are the ones that need to be less serious then.

"Seriously" is a gross exaggeration. Just what I'm talking about right there.

Don't take personal.
- boonerbuck

I dont take anything anyone says on this site personally. I just wasnt sure you were joking or being half serious when you did 3 separate replies on my one post. I had presumed you felt pretty passionate about trying to counter me lol

I wanted Dobson.
- Reubenkincade

Over hughes?