General NHL Talk 2018-19

[Tank]

not sure what the Caps are thinking with trotz. he's done very well with them and players seem to love him. 2 presidents trophy plus that big shiny cup from a few days ago . . . 

[nate]

Already rumors that Trotz could end up with the expansion team in Seattle.

[nate]

56 minutes ago, Tank said:

um, if you're using jelly instead of jam, then you deserve to not ever be near an INO ever again, you pedestrian.

When it comes to Randy Carlyle, beggers can't be choosers.

[Thomas]

5 minutes ago, nate said:

Already rumors that Trotz could end up with the expansion team in Seattle.

I wonder if he's interested in moving on from coaching and into the front office.

[Pujols4MVP]

3 hours ago, nate said:

Already rumors that Trotz could end up with the expansion team in Seattle.

So Seattle is wanting to do the same thing as Vegas, make the playoffs in year 1.

If the 31 owners cared more about winning they'd demand an extra protection slot for their rosters in the expansion draft.

[gotbeer]

1 hour ago, Scioscia4MVP said:

So Seattle is wanting to do the same thing as Vegas, make the playoffs in year 1.

If the 31 owners cared more about winning they'd demand an extra protection slot for their rosters in the expansion draft.

$650 million reasons why they care about the extra slot.  

[gotbeer]

4 hours ago, Thomas said:

I wonder if he's interested in moving on from coaching and into the front office.

I think they hired the Phoenix guy.  

But the current rumors are Islanders.   

[gotbeer]

Report: Kessel not opposed to trade, would play for Tocchet's Coyotes

 

He's willing to play for the Coyotes.  Another article I saw was the Coyotes didn't want to take on his salary because it would take them too far past the FLOOR.  That team needs to go bye bye.  

Perry for Kessel.  

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[gotbeer]

Simon Despres Wants A Second Chance At NHL

I'm sure someone will give him a minor league tryout.  But i can't imagine a team risking a long term deal on him anymore.  Interestingly, looking at CapFriendly, his cap hit has been zeroed out.   I'm wondering if there was some rule change for buyouts of LTIR or if the Ducks got an exemption or something like that.  

[Thomas]

15 hours ago, gotbeer said:

$650 million reasons why they care about the extra slot.  

I think they also figured out that an expansion team being abjectly terrible for a decade doesn't help the league.

[Angel Oracle]

Trotz also helped to build the Predators while coaching there.    Dude is one of the best coaches in the NHL.   Caps, you very stupid! 

Hart Trophy presentation later on today -- Kopi, McKinnon, or Hall? 

[Tank]

17 hours ago, gotbeer said:

Report: Kessel not opposed to trade, would play for Tocchet's Coyotes

 

He's willing to play for the Coyotes.  Another article I saw was the Coyotes didn't want to take on his salary because it would take them too far past the FLOOR.  That team needs to go bye bye.  

Perry for Kessel.  

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Kessel has won two Cups in the last three seasons and gets to play with two of the best players in the world. There's the realistic potential for more Cups in the next five years. WHY ON EARTH would you want to leave that to play for one of the worst teams in league history?!?

[Pujols4MVP]

2 hours ago, Tank said:

Kessel has won two Cups in the last three seasons and gets to play with two of the best players in the world. There's the realistic potential for more Cups in the next five years. WHY ON EARTH would you want to leave that to play for one of the worst teams in league history?!?

All while being in the middle of the desert with no beach or cool citys.

[gotbeer]

3 hours ago, Tank said:

Kessel has won two Cups in the last three seasons and gets to play with two of the best players in the world. There's the realistic potential for more Cups in the next five years. WHY ON EARTH would you want to leave that to play for one of the worst teams in league history?!?

Everything I'm reading is he really really really doesn't like the coach.  He does like the Arizona coach though.  Hopefully he will say he likes Carlyle also.  

[gotbeer]

NHL salary cap will be roughly $80 million in 2018-19

 

So that means cap room of around $8.9 million for the Kings.  And $14.2 million for the Ducks.  

[gotbeer]

Barry Trotz Reportedly Nearing Contract to Become Islanders Head Coach

Well, he surely was unemployed forever.  

[gotbeer]

OH, this is interesting.  Goals might go up now as a result.  

 

[Pujols4MVP]

4 hours ago, gotbeer said:

Barry Trotz Reportedly Nearing Contract to Become Islanders Head Coach

Well, he surely was unemployed forever.  

He's going to coach a Tavares-less Islanders. What a terrible move for Trotz.

[Tank]

4 hours ago, Scioscia4MVP said:

He's going to coach a Tavares-less Islanders. What a terrible move for Trotz.

Maybe signing him to coach is enough to convince Tavares to stay.

[Pujols4MVP]

12 hours ago, Tank said:

Maybe signing him to coach is enough to convince Tavares to stay.

Which would be good for both the Kings & Ducks cause that would mean no Tavares on the Sharks.

[gotbeer]

San Jose continues to shed payroll.  The just bought Out Paul Martin.  According to Capfriendly, that cuts another $2.8 million.  That means they will be $18 million under the cap.  Sure does sound like they are going hard for Tavares.

[Pujols4MVP]

LOL In the 4th round Detroit selects Ryan O'Reilly, yes another Ryan O'Reilly. Just think if he makes it to the NHL & their on the same team, how the heck are the play by play guys going to call a goal scored by one of the Ryan O'Reilly's ? Ryan O'Reilly 2.0 for the younger one ?

[Vegas Halo Fan]

On 6/19/2018 at 6:21 PM, gotbeer said:

He's willing to play for the Coyotes.  Another article I saw was the Coyotes didn't want to take on his salary because it would take them too far past the FLOOR.  That team needs to go bye bye. 

There was a rumor for a while that the Golden Knights owner was going to buy the Coyotes and move them to Las Vegas. I now understand why he wasn't interested, seeing how that franchise has been run and some of the decisions that they have made.

[arch stanton]

Avalanche swapped second roinders and bought Orpik's salary for this season in order to acquire Grubauer. They've already signed him to an extension thus putting Varly and his delicate groins on notice

[gotbeer]

Dougie Hamilton Traded to Hurricanes in 5-Player Deal; Flames Get Elias Lindholm

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The Carolina Hurricanes acquired defenseman Dougie Hamilton, winger Micheal Ferland and defensive prospect Adam Fox from the Calgary Flames on Saturday in exchange for center Elias Lindholm and defenseman Noah Hanifin, according to Greg Wyshynski of ESPN.com.