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NHL Off-Season 2017 |OT| We’ve Been Here Since October

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Socreges

Banned
Red_Man said:
Wasn't there a rumour the Sens wouldn't include Ceci in a trade for Drouin? lmao
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That rumour came from Damien Cox, who added:
“They’re 29th in team defence, they’ve got lots of issues on the back end, they now know that Mikael Wikstrand, the Swedish defenceman, he’s not going to be back, so right now Ceci is a blocking point. Also, Ottawa is at their budget limit, they can’t really add a whole lot in terms of salary.”
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Drouin was also still in his disgruntled child phase.
 
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aidan

Hugo Award Winning Author and Editor
New page, so a reminder that there's a GAF Fantasy League starting up. Entropia is running it. There are currently 12 spots remaining.

Quote to reveal a sign-up link.

And, here're details about the league:

Entropia said:
About the fantasy league:

1. Weekly Head to Head match-ups for stat categories
Skaters: G, A, +/-, PPP, SHP, Hits, PIMs
Goalies: W, GAA. SV%, SO

Each category counts as a win/loss at the end of the week. i.e. if I had more Goals, +/-, PPP, W, and GAA than my opponent I would get 5 wins and 6 losses. Ties can happen as well!

2. Rosters:
2 C
2 LW
2 RW
4 D
2 G

1 IR
4 BN

3. You can do up to 3 roster moves per week. 20 (tentatively) for the course of the season. Trades capped at 5.

4. Manager trade veto'ing is on. So managers can veto Creeper from trading Subban for Weber. You'll have 1 day to weigh in on a trade.

5. Yahoo has a "Can't Cut List". That's staying on so you can't drop Crosby (they generally allow it when a player gets a long term injury though).

6. Trade deadline is March 1, 2018.

7. No "playoffs". Whoever has the most points at the end of the season wins.

8. Most importantly: LIVE DRAFT - Sunday, October 1 at 1:30 PM EST
Draft is done in a snake order. If you are not able to attend, Yahoo will draft best player available based on their pre-draft rankings. You can also edit your pre-draft list if you want to go off the board.
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Smiley90

Stop shitting on my team. Start shitting on my finger.
aidan said:
New page, so a reminder that there's a GAF Fantasy League starting up. Entropia is running it. There are currently 12 spots remaining.

Quote to reveal a sign-up link.

And, here're details about the league:
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thanks!
 
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Silexx

Member
Red_Man said:
Wasn't there a rumour the Sens wouldn't include Ceci in a trade for Drouin? lmao
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This was a rumour that ran out of control because it was clear that the original report was that Ceci may have been part of a package for Drouin, but what was in that package was never really detailed so everyone suddenly got it in their heads that it was a 1 for 1 deal and thus lost their shit that the Sens didn't immediately pull the trigger.

A couple of years later and we then learn that the proposed deal was more like Ceci + White + 1st for Drouin.

Edit: Sorry, it was White, not Chabot.
 
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dr.rocktopus

Banned
DopeyFish said:
and loses it more than he gets it back
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Positive thoughts Dopey, only count the positives, including only positive possession events.

When you have 18 assists on a line with a guy that scored 40 goals and a guy that scores 22 I wonder if the chemistry is overblown.

I get the "puck retriever/digger" logic, I just want to see the top line fly 😩😩😩
 
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Lone_Prodigy

Member
Socreges said:
You're "worried", bones?? Got some affection left in that empty husk?

30-50 points is a huge range, so agreed. I'm expecting 25/15 if he's healthy all year. Pretty optimistic but I think he can do it. While better competition will be an issue, I'm more concerned about his linemates. But so far he seems to have a knack for creating offense on his own.
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If Boeser sees time in the top 6 then yes, facing top D-pairings and shutdown lines will be a challenge.

I can see success for him on the third line, though. Shelter him a bit 5-on-5 and use him as a trigger-man on the power play.

Baertschi-Horvat-Eriksson
Sedin-Sedin-Granlund
Vanek-Sutter-Boeser
Dorsett-Gagner-Burmistrov
 
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aidan

Hugo Award Winning Author and Editor
Lone_Prodigy said:
If Boeser sees time in the top 6 then yes, facing top D-pairings and shutdown lines will be a challenge.

I can see success for him on the third line, though. Shelter him a bit 5-on-5 and use him as a trigger-man on the power play.

Baertschi-Horvat-Eriksson
Sedin-Sedin-Granlund
Vanek-Sutter-Boeser
Dorsett-Gagner-Burmistrov
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I'd much rather see Gagner between Boeser and Vanek than Sutter. He might be slow, but at least he has the offensive creativity necessary to keep up with Boeser (not to mention distribute the puck to two players who like nothing more than to score goals.) That said, I think Boeser needs to play with guys who play a young-style of game: Baertschi and Horvat.

Here's what I'd like to see (though the D pairings are a shot in the dark):

Sedin-Sedin-Granlund
Baertschi-Horvat-Boeser
Vanek-Gagner-Eriksson
Dorsett-Sutter-Burmistrov/Gaunce/Virtanen

Edler-Stetcher
Hutton-Tanev
Gudbranson-Del Zotto
 
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Yawnier

Banned
dr.rocktopus said:
Positive thoughts Dopey, only count the positives, including only positive possession events.

When you have 18 assists on a line with a guy that scored 40 goals and a guy that scores 22 I wonder if the chemistry is overblown.

I get the "puck retriever/digger" logic, I just want to see the top line fly ������
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I'm hoping that someone like Johnsson or Grundstrom who Babs is pretty high on but who has a bit more goal scoring ability can replace Hymen on Matthews' LW sometime in the next year or two
 
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Socreges

Banned
Lone_Prodigy said:
If Boeser sees time in the top 6 then yes, facing top D-pairings and shutdown lines will be a challenge.

I can see success for him on the third line, though. Shelter him a bit 5-on-5 and use him as a trigger-man on the power play.

Baertschi-Horvat-Eriksson
Sedin-Sedin-Granlund
Vanek-Sutter-Boeser
Dorsett-Gagner-Burmistrov
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I could see

Baertschi-Horvat-Boeser
Sedin-Sedin-Gagner
Vanek-Sutter-Eriksson
Granlund-Burmistrov-Dorsett

Goldobin and Virtanen in Utica

Maybe a bit of wishful thinking with that topline, but I think it could work.
 
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Ondor

Banned
aidan said:
Here's what I'd like to see (though the D pairings are a shot in the dark):

Sedin-Sedin-Granlund
Baertschi-Horvat-Boeser
Vanek-Gagner-Eriksson
Dorsett-Sutter-Burmistrov/Gaunce/Virtanen

Edler-Stetcher
Hutton-Tanev
Gudbranson-Del Zotto
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This is exactly what I want to see. Sedins and Granlund were fire and Horvat I feel needs more time rounding out his game as our second line centre.

I'd bring Virtanen up instead of having Dorsett but if we can show the NHL that Dorsett still works, then I say sell him for some spare pucks and let Jake stew in the A on the top line with Goldobin. I'm also totally fine with keeping Burmistrov as a 4th line centre and ejecting Sutter into the moon.
 
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Smiley90

Stop shitting on my team. Start shitting on my finger.
aidan said:
I'd much rather see Gagner between Boeser and Vanek than Sutter. He might be slow, but at least he has the offensive creativity necessary to keep up with Boeser (not to mention distribute the puck to two players who like nothing more than to score goals.) That said, I think Boeser needs to play with guys who play a young-style of game: Baertschi and Horvat.

Here's what I'd like to see (though the D pairings are a shot in the dark):

Sedin-Sedin-Granlund
Baertschi-Horvat-Boeser
Vanek-Gagner-Eriksson
Dorsett-Sutter-Burmistrov/Gaunce/Virtanen

Edler-Stetcher
Hutton-Tanev
Gudbranson-Del Zotto
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Socreges said:
I could see

Baertschi-Horvat-Boeser
Sedin-Sedin-Gagner
Vanek-Sutter-Eriksson
Granlund-Burmistrov-Dorsett

Goldobin and Virtanen in Utica

Maybe a bit of wishful thinking with that topline, but I think it could work.
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hnnnng
 
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Cake Boss

Banned
On paper, the nucks are probably not the worst team in the league, and Arizona is gonna have a shit ton of prospects playing more minutes this season, they also added 4 NHLers this summer for basically nothing. Which leaves Colorado and Vegas...
 
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aidan

Hugo Award Winning Author and Editor
Cake Boss said:
On paper, the nucks are probably not the worst team in the league, and Arizona is gonna have a shit ton of prospects playing more minutes this season, they also added 4 NHLers this summer for basically nothing. Which leaves Colorado and Vegas...
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While it'll probably be Vegas, Vancouver, and Colorado at the bottom, I think Florida is also making a good run at being the worst team in the league.
 
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Socreges

Banned
Cake Boss said:
On paper, the nucks are probably not the worst team in the league, and Arizona is gonna have a shit ton of prospects playing more minutes this season, they also added 4 NHLers this summer for basically nothing. Which leaves Colorado and Vegas...
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Will the Sedins take another step backwards?
Will Eriksson be as bad as he was last season?
Will Vanek flop?
Will our young players struggle to fill the 'productive player' vacuum?
Will neither Markstrom or Nilsson emerge as a #1?

The answer to each of those could be Yes. Which would make for the worst team in the league.
 
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Cake Boss

Banned
aidan said:
While it'll probably be Vegas, Vancouver, and Colorado at the bottom, I think Florida is also making a good run at being the worst team in the league.
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This. They essentially got rid of an entire top 6 line and replaced it with nothing. Also traded a top4 dman for a grinder.
 
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Dubbedinenglish

Banned
aidan said:
While it'll probably be Vegas, Vancouver, and Colorado at the bottom, I think Florida is also making a good run at being the worst team in the league.
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I don’t have delusions of playoffs but the core is too good to be the bottom (barring injuries) Barkov, Trocheck, Huberdeau, Ekblad will be healthy. Dadanov is looking good and McCann is earning a spot. D is still fine and new coach has a good system. Coaching and general ineptitude around the FO when Tallon was away killed last season. League wide I got them 18-22.
 
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Merguson

Banned
The NHL is getting an independent doctor to assess Joffrey Lupul according to John Shannon.

Now, the NHL just has to find Robidas Island.
 
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imBask

Banned
Merguson said:
The NHL is getting an independent doctor to assess Joffrey Lupul according to John Shannon.

Now, the NHL just has to find Robidas Island.
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Breaking news : John Shannon just decided to quit his job 100% on his own

Breaking news #2 : all the doctors in Toronto go on vacation at all time
 
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imBask

Banned
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Socreges

Banned
Dubbedinenglish said:
I don’t have delusions of playoffs but the core is too good to be the bottom (barring injuries) Barkov, Trocheck, Huberdeau, Ekblad will be healthy. Dadanov is looking good and McCann is earning a spot. D is still fine and new coach has a good system. Coaching and general ineptitude around the FO when Tallon was away killed last season. League wide I got them 18-22.
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Because of his play in the AHL?
 
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calder

Member
Now that the league has grudgingly been forced to look into this I wonder how many GMs are privately suggesting an independent dermatologist go chat with Hossa maybe. I’m sure any given week half the GMs and team presidents are sending the NHL offices whiny texts about other teams lol.
 
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Silexx

Member
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ElephantShell

Banned
If Duchene goes to the Sens it kinda has to be Chabot going the other way doesn't it? Who else?

I don't think the deal gets done without him so I don't think the deal is gonna get done at all.
 
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