NHL General Discussion

[Eli26]

ya if I could build a signed jersey or hockey memrobila collection I would over my ssc stuff, that's stuff just raked up more space than I have

I am above signed jerseys. If it isn't the guy's actual jersey as in game worn, it simply isn't good enough. They also take up much less room than your SideShow stuff. Still, I love me some SSC and Hot Toys.

 

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

Heck no

 

[Eli26]

I am attending the NHL Draft in Fort Lauderdale in person! Woohoo! My first draft. Already have my tickets booked to Florida and the tickets for the draft are a go. Now just need to figure out what I can do for a few days in the Fort Lauderdale/Miami area.

 

[filip629]

OK, we're down to a best of 3 in the series. These games are all tight so it should be an interesting finish.

 

[filip629]

One win away from possibly seeing something most Blackhawks fans haven't seen in their lifetime. A Stanley Cup win on home ice. GO HAWKS!

 

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

That Hedman and Bishop collision.

 

[filip629]

That Hedman and Bishop collision.

Brutal for any Tampa fan. It was a rough goal to give up. Especially since all of these games have been decided by just one goal. Crawford came very close to coughing up a cheap goal himself in the game. Luckily, he got back in time to stop Kucherov.

 

[Deeznutz6]

Congrats to the Hawks and their fans

Won my office pool

And love when the playoffs end so the crowd can boo betterman when he hands out the Stanley cup, lol

 

[filip629]

HAWKS WIN! HAWKS WIN! Chi-town officially welcomes back Lord Stanley's Cup.

 

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

And love when the playoffs end so the crowd can boo betterman when he hands out the Stanley cup, lol

Grats to Chicity fans!

 

[Grenouille]

Grats to filip and any other Hawks fans here. A dynasty in this salary cap era is truly amazing.

Now, the long wait until October.

 

[filip629]

Congrats to the Hawks and their fans

Won my office pool

And love when the playoffs end so the crowd can boo betterman when he hands out the Stanley cup, lol

Grats to Chicity fans!

Grats to filip and any other Hawks fans here. A dynasty in this salary cap era is truly amazing.

Now, the long wait until October.

Thanks for the congrats gents. I'm going to savor this one. The Hawks may be competitive next season but the salary cap is going to cause the Hawks to purge quite a few players from the team. We're already running on fumes when it comes to D men and the 2nd and 3rd line center positions will have to be filled somehow. I don't see Richards or Vermette returning next year. Oduya, Kimmo, and Rozsival are all probably gone as well. I have to believe Sharp will get dealt to make room for Saad's new deal. Lots of depth will have to be replaced. Hopefully, the Hawks can at least squeek into the playoffs next year and then we'll see what happens. Either way, I'm enjoying the hell out of this one.

 

[Deeznutz6]

Thanks for the congrats gents. I'm going to savor this one. The Hawks may be competitive next season but the salary cap is going to cause the Hawks to purge quite a few players from the team. We're already running on fumes when it comes to D men and the 2nd and 3rd line center positions will have to be filled somehow. I don't see Richards or Vermette returning next year. Oduya, Kimmo, and Rozsival are all probably gone as well. I have to believe Sharp will get dealt to make room for Saad's new deal. Lots of depth will have to be replaced. Hopefully, the Hawks can at least squeek into the playoffs next year and then we'll see what happens. Either way, I'm enjoying the hell out of this one.

They will still be competitive, but like you said will lose a lot including Sharp and Seabrook, I think Richards re ups

 

[filip629]

They will still be competitive, but like you said will lose a lot including Sharp and Seabrook, I think Richards re ups

We can't lose Seabs. Hawks have to find a way to keep him on board. Sharp's contract basically has to be moved. He's just not producing enough for his salary. There's definitely changes coming. I just hope they can keep as much of their core together as possible. Either way, we're going to see a few new faces next year.

 

[Eli26]

I'll be at the NHL Draft tomorrow.

 

[Grenouille]

Not loving draft day so far. I expect news that the Bruins re-acquire Alexei Zhamnov.

 

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

Lucic sent to LA was pretty interesting.

 

[cokebabies]

Lucic sent to LA was pretty interesting.

It was obviously a salary dump for Boston.

Oh never mind, they retained half the salary.

I'm a Leaf and Isles fan, so the fact that both teams had an average draft day is enough for me (since I'm so used to both teams - more so the Leafs - screwing things up). In fact, NYI had a very good day. NYR choking on the Talbot maneuvers makes things better.

But any biases aside, I have no clue what is going on with Boston. Sweeney is going full Chip Kelly.

 

[Grenouille]

Sweeney moved out Dougie Hamilton and Milan Lucic, resigned Adam McQuaid for 2.75 mil a year and reached for 2 guys by at least 10 picks. Looks like the B's are heading for a rebuilding. Good thing ticket prices are going up. Can't wait to see the return for Chara at next year's deadline.

 

[KitFisto]

So the Caps have Holtby entrenched for many years to come. They have Gruby in the minors. They traded up last year to take a goalie so logically in the first round this year they take.................a goalie.

LOL