- johndewar

*cowers in a corner*

Cmon Harper sign with us already

Cmon Harper sign with us already
- arichardson22

Dude's in the SHL. Don't know if he'd be looking to come back to LHV.

Dude's in the SHL. Don't know if he'd be looking to come back to LHV.
- jmatchett383

Harper, in happier times

Harper, in happier times


- johndewar

Dude scored the OT winner in the outdoor game.

Tank picks for today.

10 simmed. 3 first overalls, 1 third.

Not too bad.

Cmon Harper sign with us already
- arichardson22

Not gonna happen. Probably not til after spring training starts. Its a huge decision for those guys but it sucks for lower tier FAs and the fans too.

Not gonna happen. Probably not til after spring training starts. Its a huge decision for those guys but it sucks for lower tier FAs and the fans too.
- Sinisalo4vr

I don't know specifics of his contract with EA but it can't wait that long I assume.

The game he's to be the cover on drops in March I think, EA needs time for programming him into the game on the right team and printing him in the right uniform.

Ok I'm going to make a small prediction for our youth.

Oskar Lindblom- NHL 3rd line depth guy.
Nolan Patrick- NHL 2nd line center.
Travis Konecny- NHL top 6 winger
Mikhail Vorobyov- NHL utility player
Morgan Frost- NHL all-star
German Rubtsov- NHL bottom 6 player
Wade Allison- AHL all-star, cant crack NHL
Jay O'Brien- ANH-NHL Tweener
Nicolas Aube-Kubel- Short NHL career, 3rd liner
Isaac Ratcliffe- Nhl 2nd liner
Joel Farabee- NHL first line/allstar.
Noah Cates-AHL/NHL Tweener
Jack St.Ivany Career AHLer
Robert Hagg- NHL 5/6 defenseman
Ivan Provorov- NHL #2 defenseman
Travis Sanheim- NHL #2 defenseman
Samuel Morin- NHL 5/6 defenseman
Yegor Zamula- Journeyman defenseman
Mark Friedman- AHL allstar defenseman
Philippe Myers- NHL 3/4 defenseman

Carter Hart- Franchise Goalie
Felix Sandstrom- NHL starter for 3-4 years, fades to backup
Samuel Errson- NHL backup
Kirill Ustimenko- Never comes to US.

Ok I'm going to make a small prediction for our youth.

Oskar Lindblom- NHL 3rd line depth guy.
Nolan Patrick- NHL 2nd line center.
Travis Konecny- NHL top 6 winger
Mikhail Vorobyov- NHL utility player
Morgan Frost- NHL all-star
German Rubtsov- NHL bottom 6 player
Wade Allison- AHL all-star, cant crack NHL
Jay O'Brien- ANH-NHL Tweener
Nicolas Aube-Kubel- Short NHL career, 3rd liner
Isaac Ratcliffe- Nhl 2nd liner
Joel Farabee- NHL first line/allstar.
Noah Cates-AHL/NHL Tweener
Jack St.Ivany Career AHLer
Robert Hagg- NHL 5/6 defenseman
Ivan Provorov- NHL #2 defenseman
Travis Sanheim- NHL #2 defenseman
Samuel Morin- NHL 5/6 defenseman
Yegor Zamula- Journeyman defenseman
Mark Friedman- AHL allstar defenseman
Philippe Myers- NHL 3/4 defenseman

Carter Hart- Franchise Goalie
Felix Sandstrom- NHL starter for 3-4 years, fades to backup
Samuel Errson- NHL backup
Kirill Ustimenko- Never comes to US.
- youarewrong

Fletch actually said he wants to try to get him over here next year. I was shocked when he said it during his state of the team.

I don't know specifics of his contract with EA but it can't wait that long I assume.

The game he's to be the cover on drops in March I think, EA needs time for programming him into the game on the right team and printing him in the right uniform.
- shekkie

That’s the thing... MLB the show said yesterday there was a big announcement today. I believe since he was announced cover they wanted to work together to announce his chosen team

That’s the thing... MLB the show said yesterday there was a big announcement today. I believe since he was announced cover they wanted to work together to announce his chosen team
- arichardson22

It’s officially annoying.

Fletch actually said he wants to try to get him over here next year. I was shocked when he said it during his state of the team.
- dragonoffrost

Sandstrom better be over first. I dont know what they will do next year in the AHL. Unless we have Hart and Stolie as our 1-2 in the NHL, maybe you let Lyon walk, then Sandstrom and Ustimenko can be 1-2 in the AHL.

Fletch actually said he wants to try to get him over here next year. I was shocked when he said it during his state of the team.
- dragonoffrost

I don’t know the rules for when Russian prospects have to sign their ELC and when he is available to come to NA.

It’s officially annoying.
- Sinisalo4vr

Yup😡

Lol Ek saying Preds been scouting Simmonds heavily and possible he’s traded as pure rental and resigns with us. He must be reading our discussions 😬

Fletch actually said he wants to try to get him over here next year. I was shocked when he said it during his state of the team.
- dragonoffrost

As per Alex Apepleyard, he is 11-2-0 in his last 13 games with 7 shut-outs, .965 SV%, and 0.88 GA.

please trade simmonds already so we can get some assets for him

Ok I'm going to make a small prediction for our youth.

Oskar Lindblom- NHL 3rd line depth guy.
Nolan Patrick- NHL 2nd line center.
Travis Konecny- NHL top 6 winger
Mikhail Vorobyov- NHL utility player
Morgan Frost- NHL all-star
German Rubtsov- NHL bottom 6 player
Wade Allison- AHL all-star, cant crack NHL
Jay O'Brien- ANH-NHL Tweener
Nicolas Aube-Kubel- Short NHL career, 3rd liner
Isaac Ratcliffe- Nhl 2nd liner
Joel Farabee- NHL first line/allstar.
Noah Cates-AHL/NHL Tweener
Jack St.Ivany Career AHLer
Robert Hagg- NHL 5/6 defenseman
Ivan Provorov- NHL #2 defenseman
Travis Sanheim- NHL #2 defenseman
Samuel Morin- NHL 5/6 defenseman
Yegor Zamula- Journeyman defenseman
Mark Friedman- AHL allstar defenseman
Philippe Myers- NHL 3/4 defenseman

Carter Hart- Franchise Goalie
Felix Sandstrom- NHL starter for 3-4 years, fades to backup
Samuel Errson- NHL backup
Kirill Ustimenko- Never comes to US.
- youarewrong

Ivan Provorov is a number one defenseman.

Nolan Patrick will be a top ten center in the league in five years from now.

Why do you see big things for Joel Farabee before he’s stepped on to nhl ice, over Travis Konency who only gets better every season, as a 20 goal scorer in his second season?

Nolan Patrick will be a top ten center in the league in five years from now.
- SuperSchennBros

I honestly can't imagine NP knocking anybody from this top-16:

Connor McDavid
Auston Matthews
Jack Eichel
Clayton Keller
Nathan MacKinnon
Sean Monahan
Tyler Seguin
Brayden Point
Mark Scheifele
Alexander Barkov
Matt Barzal
Steven Stamkos
Sebastian Aho
Elias Pettersson
Leon Draisaitl
Evgeny Kuznetsov

Malkin, Tavares, Giroux, Crosby, etc are probably still gonna in the picture, so you gotta figure a couple of spots will still belong to them. And you've gotta assume some current prospects (Kotkaniemi, Glass, etc) might be up there within 5-years. And not to mention whatever future top picks enter the fray (Hughes, etc).

This isn't hating on NP. Just keeping reality in perspective.

Is Wayne Simmonds entering the hall of hatred around here? In my personal opinion, when you talk about trading a player on a daily basis, possibly for a moldy loaf of bread and making a player look worse than what he actually is. That guy sounds like he is going to enter the hatred Hall of Fame.

Do we even talk about Mac anymore? Mac is a guy who accepted too much money (but who wouldn’t) but since then has been shipped to the minors a couple times, while having his teammates Vouch for him as an assistant captain because I think this team can really hear the Mac booooo’s.

I honestly can't imagine NP knocking anybody from this top-15:

Connor McDavid
Auston Matthews
Jack Eichel
Clayton Keller
Nathan MacKinnon
Sean Monahan
Tyler Seguin
Brayden Point
Mark Scheifele
Alexander Barkov
Matt Barzal
Steven Stamkos
Sebastian Aho
Elias Pettersson
Evgeny Kuznetsov

Malkin, Tavares, Giroux, Crosby, etc are probably still gonna in the picture, so you gotta figure a couple of spots will still belong to them. And you've gotta assume some current prospects (Kotkaniemi, Glass, etc) might be up there within 5-years. And not to mention whatever future top picks enter the fray (Hughes, etc).

This isn't hating on NP. Just keeping reality in perspective.
- Tomahawk

Well Stamkos should probably be closer to your Malkin, Tavares, Giroux list because Stamkos is the same age as Tavares.

Well Stamkos should probably be closer to your Malkin, Tavares, Giroux list because Stamkos is the same age as Tavares.
- SuperSchennBros

Well they'll both be what, 33-34? So yeah, throw JT into the top-17 then.

NP feels more like a Brind'Amour 2C type. He'll score points, play well defensively, and lead by example. But top-10 C in the league? I'd be surprised if he's top-10 F in the Metro.

Well they'll both be what, 33-34? So yeah, throw JT into the top-17 then.

NP feels more like a Brind'Amour 2C type. He'll score points, play well defensively, and lead by example. But top-10 C in the league? I'd be surprised if he's top-10 F in the Metro.
- Tomahawk

Agreed. Not a knock, because he's probably gonna play a long time in the league

I don't see anyone really building a Top 6 around him, though

Well they'll both be what, 33-34? So yeah, throw JT into the top-17 then.

NP feels more like a Brind'Amour 2C type. He'll score points, play well defensively, and lead by example. But top-10 C in the league? I'd be surprised if he's top-10 F in the Metro.
- Tomahawk

I don’t think the centers you named are as elite as you may think. Sure Tyler Seguin is a name but he reached 84 points his first season a Dallas Star And has only stayed in the mid 70 points range since. I think Aho is along way before the book is written on him (I actually thought he was a winger).