Hockey Randomness

Post by **mikey** » Sat Nov 30, 2024 5:42 pm

Pretty weak return for the 6th overall pick. But I didn't think he should have been picked that high to begin with.

Post by **mikey** » Sat Nov 30, 2024 5:44 pm

Ok, it's actually Jiricek and a 5th for Hunt, 2025 1st, 2027 2nd, 2026 Colorado 3rd, and a 4th.

Post by **MR25** » Sat Nov 30, 2024 5:58 pm

You know, my knee jerk reaction was "Is Minny even good enough to be trading away their first" based on the discourse around them at rhe beginning of the year.

Then I saw they were in a tentative 2nd in the Central. Maybe not a terrible move but that sure is a lot of picks. Hopefully more a Brandon Hagel than a Tanner Jeannot situation for them.

Post by **mikey** » Sat Nov 30, 2024 6:19 pm

Yeah, I knew the Wild were humming this year...I didn't know it was quite that well. Spurgeon and Brodin have a lot of miles on them, so I guess this is insurance there. I don't think I thought Jiricek was even a first round pick caliber player, but I didn't immediately find my notes on him (as it keeps pulling up Adam Jiricek, who was drafted more recently).

So...I guess I should feel pretty neutral about this ultimately. I'm content there.

Post by **Ad@m** » Tue Dec 03, 2024 7:57 pm

That hockey stick bench is top notch.

Post by **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Tue Dec 03, 2024 8:55 pm

Post by **MR25** » Wed Dec 04, 2024 12:24 pm

Gotta feel for the guy. This is hip surgery, what, 3 or 4 now?

Wed Dec 04, 2024 12:49 pm

Does he have starch masks to go along with the impingement?

Post by **mikey** » Wed Dec 04, 2024 3:28 pm

I wonder if he can go down a 20 foot water slide...

Post by **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Wed Dec 04, 2024 6:38 pm

Post by **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Wed Dec 04, 2024 6:45 pm

Post by **meow** » Wed Dec 04, 2024 7:23 pm

JFC canada has bad goaltending

Post by **faftorial** » Wed Dec 04, 2024 8:09 pm

meow wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2024 7:23 pm JFC canada has bad goaltending

That was my first thought.

Post by **mikey** » Wed Dec 04, 2024 8:56 pm

Their goaltending just got better without Evan Bouchard on the team...

Post by **shoeshine boy** » Thu Dec 05, 2024 8:11 am

Brock Nelson on the USA team is surprising to me.

am I reading this right that Sid and EK65 are the only Pens participating?

Post by **meecrofilm** » Thu Dec 05, 2024 8:52 am

I almost said Guentzel

Post by **iamjs** » Thu Dec 05, 2024 12:02 pm

meow wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2024 7:23 pm JFC canada has bad goaltending

I thought I might have been missing something, but between the three of them they are averaging a .900 save percentage and are ranked 28th, 29th, and 31st in save percentage.

That's not good.

Post by **nocera** » Thu Dec 05, 2024 1:25 pm

Bedard being left out reminds me of Sid being excluded from the 06 Olympic team. Except, you know, not nearly as egregious.

Post by **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Thu Dec 05, 2024 5:26 pm

Post by **mikey** » Thu Dec 05, 2024 5:55 pm

Our old friend Mark Eaton will be the interim head in Rockford...

The Hawks roster is terrible...

Post by **MR25** » Thu Dec 05, 2024 6:14 pm

Daniel Alfredsson giving off very "drunk Yinzer uncle" vibes

Post by **meecrofilm** » Thu Dec 05, 2024 6:22 pm

I guess it's easy to forget alcohol is like, literally poison.

Post by **Ad@m** » Fri Dec 06, 2024 10:32 am

Okay, Jacob Trouba:

Hearing Rangers do have several options, but Trouba can block with his partial no-trade. Rangers have indicated they will waive him if he does not accept one. One team is believed to be Columbus.

This is absolute hardball, but there is a precedent. In November 2005, Todd Marchant refused to waive his no-trade from Columbus to Anaheim as part of the Sergei Fedorov deal. So the Blue Jackets waived him, and the Ducks made the claim to "complete" the transaction.

We will see what the day brings

Post by **Orlando Penguin** » Fri Dec 06, 2024 10:39 am

Hope they send him to Medicine Hat. Would be happy to never see that clown again.

Fri Dec 06, 2024 10:54 am

He'd be. Good fit for Buffalo, chicken wings n'at.