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Chicago won't trade Patrick Kane back to his home town! He's still playing at an elite level and the Hawks are making a push for the playoffs! Maybe in a couple years! The next few weeks will determine which teams are buyers and which are sellers.
Kane is in the 5th year of an 8 year deal at $10 million per year cap hit and he is 31 years old and has already won three Stanley Cups for Chicago. The smart move would be to move him now and get some premium picks and players. The Sabres will be in the bottom 10 AGAIN for the 2020 draft possibly a lottery winner. To move him now makes sense, Hawks will not win the Cup this season.
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KevinM
Is anyone besides me watching the NHL playoffs?
If anyone needs live streams, let me know...
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DGA35
Chicago won't trade Patrick Kane back to his home town! He's still playing at an elite level and the Hawks are making a push for the playoffs! Maybe in a couple years! The next few weeks will determine which teams are buyers and which are sellers.
Kane is in the 5th year of an 8 year deal at $10 million per year cap hit and he is 31 years old and has already won three Stanley Cups for Chicago. The smart move would be to move him now and get some premium picks and players. The Sabres will be in the bottom 10 AGAIN for the 2020 draft possibly a lottery winner. To move him now makes sense, Hawks will not win the Cup this season.
At least I picked the Sabres finish, except for the lottery.
I wish they would have brought back Lindy Ruff and bumped Ralph upstairs. Instead NJ gets him.
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Is anyone besides me watching the NHL playoffs?
If anyone needs live streams, let me know...
I've been watching. Even without any live fans, the play off games have been pretty competitive and entertaining. I'm glad the Bruins are out.
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Is anyone besides me watching the NHL playoffs?
If anyone needs live streams, let me know...
I've been watching. Even without any live fans, the play off games have been pretty competitive and entertaining. I'm glad the Bruins are out.
I don't hate the Bruins, but I'm glad they're out, they got their cup in '11 & 2 more SCF's in '13 & '19. I'm mostly tired of Marchand & his antics. They're a well assembled team (as far as cap era teams go). Today I read that Z.Chara wants to come back as a Bruin for 1 more year at least. @$2.5 current cap hit, that's pretty good value, even if he's only a #4Dman now + tons of intangibles. UFA T.Krug is likely posturing, as are the B's with their $6.5M/yr offer, I don't know what term they offered, I'm venturing to guess a 5yr. Krug wants $ & term though. He's sheltered at 5on5, but still a great PP1 QB, but average in the Dzone, which will only get worse as the contract ages, as will his 5on5 production. They should spend Krug's $ on T.Hall or an elite winger, their forward core is lacking & the top line is aging, save for Pastrnak. DeBrusk is a solid young forward. They likely have 1 last true cup run in them, but too much will have to go right, so they won't win another with this core. Also, T.Rask is retiring unexpectedly...
I wanna see my #2 team the NYI win, if not my #3 TBL. My Red Wings are in the midst of a rebuild that could go either way as we lack a 2C, 1LD, 2LD & 1G.
Who are your favorite team(s)?
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KevinM
Is anyone besides me watching the NHL playoffs?
If anyone needs live streams, let me know...
I've been watching. Even without any live fans, the play off games have been pretty competitive and entertaining. I'm glad the Bruins are out.
I don't hate the Bruins, but I'm glad they're out, they got their cup in '11 & 2 more SCF's in '13 & '19. I'm mostly tired of Marchand & his antics. They're a well assembled team (as far as cap era teams go). Today I read that Z.Chara wants to come back as a Bruin for 1 more year at least. @$2.5 current cap hit, that's pretty good value, even if he's only a #4Dman now + tons of intangibles. UFA T.Krug is likely posturing, as are the B's with their $6.5M/yr offer, I don't know what term they offered, I'm venturing to guess a 5yr. Krug wants $ & term though. He's sheltered at 5on5, but still a great PP1 QB, but average in the Dzone, which will only get worse as the contract ages, as will his 5on5 production. They should spend Krug's $ on T.Hall or an elite winger, their forward core is lacking & the top line is aging, save for Pastrnak. DeBrusk is a solid young forward. They likely have 1 last true cup run in them, but too much will have to go right, so they won't win another with this core. Also, T.Rask is retiring unexpectedly...
I wanna see my #2 team the NYI win, if not my #3 TBL. My Red Wings are in the midst of a rebuild that could go either way as we lack a 2C, 1LD, 2LD & 1G.
Who are your favorite team(s)?
I'm a die hard Hawks fan even though I live near Vancouver. Canucks are actually doing very well, winning tonight to even the series with Vegas 3-3. They actually have a good chance at winning this series now, shows what hot goaltending will do for you.
A lot of teams will be in cap trouble next year because of Covid. Cap won't be going up now and many stars are going to be either restricted or unrestricted free agents and it'll be hard for teams to re-sign them. Hawks have been in cap trouble the past 10 years after they won the cup in 2010 and had to gut that team.
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Ocean Weissblatt (brother of SJ Sharks '20 NHL prospect Ozzy Weissblatt) gets arrested, almost tazed, harrassed, threatened, kicked/kneed repeatedly while he's on the ground in cuffs & face down...for "violating the Alberta health code" They're outside on a F**king hockey rink (pond)!
Un-Fu**ing Believeable. This is why (all) law enforcement unjustly & often get a bad rap. Because of the bad cops, like these 2 (both happen to be female, or "identify" as females)...they are Karen's. These are just kids & young adults, but the Karens were on a power/ego trip. The funny part was they could barely get him on the ground between the 2 of them & he was on skates. He should've skated away & had them chase him, get tired & dejected.
Just saw the video on FB.
Hockey player assaulted, nearly tased when arrested for COVID-19 violation
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Ocean Weissblatt (brother of SJ Sharks '20 NHL prospect Ozzy Weissblatt) gets arrested, almost tazed, harrassed, threatened, kicked/kneed repeatedly while he's on the ground in cuffs & face down...for "violating the Alberta health code" They're outside on a F**king hockey rink (pond)!
Un-Fu**ing Believeable. This is why (all) law enforcement unjustly & often get a bad rap. Because of the bad cops, like these 2 (both happen to be female, or "identify" as females)...they are Karen's. These are just kids & young adults, but the Karens were on a power/ego trip. The funny part was they could barely get him on the ground between the 2 of them & he was on skates. He should've skated away & had them chase him, get tired & dejected.
Just saw the video on FB.
Hockey player assaulted, nearly tased when arrested for COVID-19 violation
He should've beat the crap out of them. That's bullshit. Power tripping over nothing.