moustic Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 23 minutes ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: I’ll never turn down two points but damn the Kraken could’ve easily won this one. So glad they didn’t. we played a team that struggle and are on a L streak... And it shows ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oglethorpe13 Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 For funsies, say we trade dougie. What are you asking for him. I love his attributions to the team, WHEN HE MAKES THEM, but he's obviously an offensive stud. Assuming nemec takes his role, what do you trade Hamilton for? 1 hour ago, RizzMB30 said: Most armchair GMs would be looking for a goalie. Then the really good armchair GMs will tell you that he has a NMC/NTC EDIT: I stand corrected, his NMC doesn't kick in until 25-26. He submits a 10 team trade list. I think other teams would look for us to retain on that 9m and I would refuse that. As a defenseman who is nearly a point per game player when he's healthy, he should fetch a return. I appreciate the input, and I think I agree with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moustic Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 B.Smith was benched after his stupid penalty... Some accountability there then (despite some comments here ; ) ) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 4 hours ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: Every time they show Leah Hextall I can’t help but think of Milla Jovovich in Zoolander Why insult Milla like that… if anything she looks more like Lord Farquaad 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 credit to all of you who stayed up for this one, I couldn’t do it with early show to work today glad they pulled out a win and only allowed a single goal for a change. Also, this team somehow is just 2 points from a wildcard spot and 3 from 2nd in the division AND they have games in hand on everyone ahead of them except for Washington and Toronto. Not bad with all things considering. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 4 hours ago, moustic said: B.Smith was benched after his stupid penalty... Some accountability there then (despite some comments here ; ) ) That’s good, but let’s face it, this was a looooooooong time coming…Smith has taken a TON of awful penalties (often at the worst possible time), with absolutely no retribution whatsoever. But hopefully this is a sign that Lindy’s finally losing the blinders when it comes to this guy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 16 minutes ago, jagknife said: Also, this team somehow is just 2 points from a wildcard spot and 3 from 2nd in the division AND they have games in hand on everyone ahead of them except for Washington and Toronto. Not bad with all things considering. Yeah purely from “the standings” standpoint, I haven’t really been too worried. Just about everyone else in the division except the Rangers is fighting it right now, or has some flaws. The Flyers and Caps have put up better records than anyone expected, but earlier on I mentioned that both of them have a lot of road games coming up…that might take them down a peg. Isles have picked it up offensively lately…we’ll see if they can keep that up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 1 hour ago, jagknife said: Why insult Milla like that… if anything she looks more like Lord Farquaad God damn it I love this forum lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 @smelly don't know if you've been paying attention, but Edmonton has won 5 in a row and has outscored their opponents 27-8 in those games. They're also 7-3 overall since Knoblauch took over. It's pretty small sample stuff, but for now, safe to say that a coaching change there did make a difference after all. Still lots of work to be done for sure, but at least they can start to see the rim of the hole that they dug themselves into. That being said, I know Lindy isn't going anywhere anytime soon, so it's not me pining for something that I know isn't going to happen...it's more that you can't really say that changing coaches in Edmonton hasn't helped them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralous Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 (edited) The first and third stars are a beautiful sight Edited December 8, 2023 by Lateralous 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smelly Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Schmid -- just one goal on 3.95 expected goals. Great job. Now do it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smelly Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 4 hours ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: @smelly don't know if you've been paying attention, but Edmonton has won 5 in a row and has outscored their opponents 27-8 in those games. They're also 7-3 overall since Knoblauch took over. It's pretty small sample stuff, but for now, safe to say that a coaching change there did make a difference after all. Still lots of work to be done for sure, but at least they can start to see the rim of the hole that they dug themselves into. That being said, I know Lindy isn't going anywhere anytime soon, so it's not me pining for something that I know isn't going to happen...it's more that you can't really say that changing coaches in Edmonton hasn't helped them. Yes -- because they are finally getting some solid goalkeeping, averaging only 1.6 GA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 20 minutes ago, smelly said: Yes -- because they are finally getting some solid goalkeeping, averaging only 1.6 GA. Not the ONLY reason though. Edmonton only averaged 2.5 GF under Woodcroft. They're averaging 4.5 GF since the change...that's not strictly due to improved goaltending. Maybe the team as a whole is playing better due to the coaching change, in all facets? It's fair to assume that could be the case, though obviously this has to continue...teams sometimes get a nice short-term lift from a coaching change, and then start to slide backwards again. Edmonton still has a ways to go in re-establishing true relevance for 2023-24. 32 minutes ago, smelly said: Schmid -- just one goal on 3.95 expected goals. Great job. Now do it again. Schmid instead of Smid. Great job. Now keep doing that (not being snarky, that whole Smid thing was just annoying, and I'm pretty sure that I'm not alone in thinking that). Hopefully Schmid gets on some kind of a roll...he's actually put up a .914 save% over his last 8 appearances...and that includes that San Jose debacle. He's been at .929 or better in 6 out of those 8 appearances. Might as well try to look for reasons to hope that one of these guys gets it going, because the pickins outside the organization are VERY slim, and at least two other teams (Carolina and now Toronto) are going to start looking for goaltending help themselves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonginator11 Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Lateralous said: The first and third stars are a beautiful sight And then there’s Smith… https://www.nhl.com/news/brendan-smith-fined-maximum-for-dangerous-trip-against-devin-shore Schmid —-> Nemec —> Smith Edited December 8, 2023 by Bonginator11 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher72 Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 (edited) Well....I think it's fair to say we have some young potential defensive studs (Hughes, Nemec) on this team and it's just getting started. I can't wait to see how Casey plays also once he makes it up to the big club. Now draft a defensive defenseman with brains and size (to hopefully push Smith and Seigs). 👍 Edited December 8, 2023 by slasher72 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 (edited) 18 minutes ago, slasher72 said: Well....I think it's fair to say we have some young potential defensive studs (Hughes, Nemec) on this team and it's just getting started. I can't wait to see how Casey plays also once he makes it up to the big club. This is still a ways off but being that this is Year 3 of Dougie's contract, Fitz might try to explore getting out from under Dougie's remaining term as early as the 2025 offseason (basically with three seasons left on his deal)...not necessarily an indictment on Dougie, as much as Fitz trying to create cap space...Luke is up for an extension after 2024-25 (Year 4 for Dougie), and it sure looks like Nemec will follow after 2025-26 (Year 5 for Dougie). Of course other deals with be further along as well (making them more movable), and this isn't a question to be answered today. But Fitz probably never imagined when he signed Dougie that along with Luke in the wings (he'd already been drafted when Dougie came aboard, just days before), that he'd also wind up with Nemec and Casey too. At any rate, I'll be surprised if Dougie is still here by the time his last two seasons roll around. The good news there is that the actual cost of those seasons is less than his actual hit: only $8.4 million for Year 6, and $5.25 million for Year 7. That could definitely help when the time comes. Edited December 8, 2023 by Colorado Rockies 1976 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralous Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 35 minutes ago, slasher72 said: Now draft a defensive defenseman with brains and size (to hopefully push Smith and Seigs). 👍 I haven’t given up on Bahl for this role. He’s come a long, long way since this time last year and tall defenseman can take forever to develop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 lol 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButlerBulldog Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 22 minutes ago, NJDevils1214 said: lol At this rate, he’s going to run out of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 3 hours ago, ButlerBulldog said: At this rate, he’s going to run out of money. Lindy’s probably paying his fines. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, NJDevils1214 said: lol I thought it was clearly a suspendable offense, minimum 20 games. Hopefully Seattle appeals. Edited December 8, 2023 by devlman 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 Akira and the post were our best two players. Hilarious that Smith couldn't help but take his dumb ass late game penalty, an offensive zone penalty at that. I'd rather him as a forward than defense but he really needs to cut the sh!t with the late dumb penalties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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