I found it to be incredibly offensive for being terrible and bad.
(Since you don't seem to get the reference it's the stars cheating their way to get a cup over my Sabres. Sorry for abusing the report system).
[NHL] 2018-2019 Season: The Rise of Gritty
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(Since you don't seem to get the reference it's the stars cheating their way to get a cup over my Sabres. Sorry for abusing the report system).
As of right now, only five teams have not reached the finals in the Expansion Era: Columbus (who have never even made it to the semifinals), Winnipeg/Atlanta, Minnesota, Arizona/Phoenix/Winnipeg of old, and, of course, Toronto.
Should Boston make the finals next year, they will tie Montreal for most finals appearances since the '67 expansion.
Should Boston make the finals next year, they will tie Montreal for most finals appearances since the '67 expansion.
Someone ACTUALLY reported it?
It's a controversial goal that won the Stars the cup.
Im not going to get into it but here's what wikipedia has to say on it:
It wasn't a goal though.
So far just I am saying it. Subban is one of the highest paid players in the league but routinely puts up middle of the road numbers. He's overpaid by at least $3M/year. He's The 4th maybe 3rd best defensemen for Nashville, and maybe their 6th best player overall, yet a huge cap hit for them. With him off the books I expect Matt Duchene to sign with Nashville in a few weeks.
Secondly, I feel that the NHL trades are all about versatility recently. Four bodies for a single player gives Nashville lots of new opportunities.
Secondly, I feel that the NHL trades are all about versatility recently. Four bodies for a single player gives Nashville lots of new opportunities.
Nashville turned their 3rd or 4th best defenseman into a terrible 6th D, a fringe NHL prospect, and two seconds that combined have about a 70% chance of turning into an NHL player - granted, Subban is a big commitment, but Nashville is also a much worse team for making this trade if they don't manage to sign Duchene or someone comparable with the cap space.
New Jersey, on the other hand, turned a bunch of chaff into a good to great NHL defenseman (remember that he's won a Norris, and outside of a mediocre single season last year has never been anything close to a disappointment). They're a much, much better team for making the trade and they can afford the cap space Subban takes up. By all means there's room to say that this was a good move for Nashville in the long run as well, but saying that the Devils lost anything at all here is ridiculous.
New Jersey, on the other hand, turned a bunch of chaff into a good to great NHL defenseman (remember that he's won a Norris, and outside of a mediocre single season last year has never been anything close to a disappointment). They're a much, much better team for making the trade and they can afford the cap space Subban takes up. By all means there's room to say that this was a good move for Nashville in the long run as well, but saying that the Devils lost anything at all here is ridiculous.
One thing to think off is that Nashville was not going to protect Subban in the expansion draft. He's the third highest paid defenseman in the league and they were gonna let him go unprotected. So they shed his contract to get offense and defense they can keep going forward.
I think NJ will benefit from Subban, and it looks like a good team next year.
It's really just his contract, and that's MTLs fault. Is he worth $9M in cap space a year? No. Not even close. For 10% of your teams payroll you need to be a lot more. Frankly I think that kind of money can only be justified on forwards.
I think NJ will benefit from Subban, and it looks like a good team next year.
It's really just his contract, and that's MTLs fault. Is he worth $9M in cap space a year? No. Not even close. For 10% of your teams payroll you need to be a lot more. Frankly I think that kind of money can only be justified on forwards.
I don't disagree that Subban is overpaid, or that (conditional on spending the created space to fill a need) this trade can work out to Nashville's advantage as well. I just think framing it as "NJ got screwed" when they picked up a massive upgrade without moving a single useful piece off their roster is silly.
I think there's room for D to be paid 9+, but it's for guys like Chara 5 years ago or healthy Karlsson - guys who completely take over when they're on the ice and basically provide 30 minutes/game of "my team wins." Subban had a couple seasons of looking like he could be that kind of player, but it looks like he peaked a bit below it and might be starting to decline now, so it's a scary contract. (I'd still take him over Weber.)
I think there's room for D to be paid 9+, but it's for guys like Chara 5 years ago or healthy Karlsson - guys who completely take over when they're on the ice and basically provide 30 minutes/game of "my team wins." Subban had a couple seasons of looking like he could be that kind of player, but it looks like he peaked a bit below it and might be starting to decline now, so it's a scary contract. (I'd still take him over Weber.)
In the four months since Melnyk trashed the Leafs' rebuild for its defence, his GM has hired the Leafs' Penalty Kill Coach and signed the Leafs' two worst defencemen.
I told you. Now you owe me a coffee.
Poor Columbus.
And wtf Dallas, half your team is over 32!