Primal Optimist Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 8 Musings: ~You heard it here first, Lu to New Jersey, possibly backed up by the living legend as he plays out one more year rather than retire ~Staals unite and obviously you only do this to play them together, separate lines makes the acquisition useless, really. ~The best lockout ever was the year the NFL had replacement players...really made you appreciate the real deal Pro's when they were back in action. ~The NHL can not and will not lose another season, at least not a full one, in the same ten year period. Imagine you shut down your business 20% of the available years your in business??? Not even the greediest of owner would crapcan 20% of revenue in the hopes of picking up an extra 1% or 2% of the profits from the deal with the players..a lost season is indeed fantasy hockey. If anything September and October are thrown away, as they are the least profitable really, league wide averages ~Wouldn't it be something if after months of trying to hype this years rather mediocre draft with Nail this and Yaku that...if Edmonton both keeps number one overall AND gets the best availabe Dman instead? ~I have heard from a few places the rough number will be barely North of 70 million on the cap hit, but that doesn't account for a new CBA, if there is a rollback involved, it could be that players take a ten % hit to contracts, the cap does go up 6and half million, but then also gets clawed back with the players...to...wait for it....the same cap numbers wise, but with 10% more room for GM's to work with ~I suspect the albatross syndrome of long high pay contracts will correct itself. Players appear to be balking a the idea of double digit years worth of contract now that they have seen how most of those contracts play out. Inevitably, the multimillionaire becomes a Goat...and no one wants to be a goat, not even a rich goat ~Does Colorado do anything this offseason to dramatically shift the playing field? They almost have to, don't you think....and that could mean a draft splash of canonball fatguy proportions. I know they were mid of the division pack and all last year, but mired in mediocrity and in need of a change: either tank for first overall or go all in on changes. I say changes, and big ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Optimist Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Well you did add over 10 million in cap last night alone haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeak Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Like he needs another top young player.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Optimist Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 3 hours 37 minutes to the Draft. I just mowed my lawn in the rain trying to kill time, now on to bath the dog and vacuum ...wow you know your killing time when your a dude doing voluntary housework. I don't expect any of my picks to be bonafide locks for first rounders, but I do think Ville Pokka has a decent shot at a late first round selection, and there is always a chance Kosmachuk goes before any goalies, which would move him up a bit closer to the first round, maybe early 2nd if I am lucky. Can't wait to see half the draft..as the wife has me heading out the door at 5:30 or 6 tonight, le sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeak Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 3 hours 37 minutes to the Draft. I just mowed my lawn in the rain trying to kill time, now on to bath the dog and vacuum ...wow you know your killing time when your a dude doing voluntary housework. I don't expect any of my picks to be bonafide locks for first rounders, but I do think Ville Pokka has a decent shot at a late first round selection, and there is always a chance Kosmachuk goes before any goalies, which would move him up a bit closer to the first round, maybe early 2nd if I am lucky. Can't wait to see half the draft..as the wife has me heading out the door at 5:30 or 6 tonight, le sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombastik der Teutone Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 could i still move my farm team??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Optimist Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Germany vs. Greece. Sure beats housework. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxing hobo Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 still pumped about how the draft panned out for me Matt Dumba Radek Faksa Brady Skjei Colton Sissons Tomas Hyka Mitchell Moroz Zach Stepan adding these guys to the stable of young talent we already have will help jumpstart the rebuild and gives us prospect depth in every position and in every area of the game. the avs are still looking to make moves, especially on the back end. looking to add more skilled prospects and 2013 draft picks, as well as young roster players. pm me with offers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInsider Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 You know watching the draft I'm really appreciating the fact we didn't have to listen to Bettman when we did our draft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeak Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Vishnovsky and Ribiero moved in a matter of minutes at the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Optimist Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 I had Galchenyuk 9th..didn't see him going 3rd! Somebody gon' get a hurt real bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 I had Galchenyuk 9th..didn't see him going 3rd! Somebody gon' get a hurt real bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInsider Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Wow, bring on the Staal Staal Skinner line in Carolina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeak Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Dumoulin to the Penguins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Optimist Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 That somebody won't be the Canadiens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Optimist Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Well, I have to run out now, but here is my ranking, from how I valued the top round players...Dunno if that will match up anywhere else but 1st so far...(edit: oh and I guess Dumba at 7th..i am batting 25% wohoo).catch you all later. Go ahead and laugh, I don't mind. Yakupov Forsberg Teravainen R.Murray Reinhart Grigorenko Dumba Reilly Galchenyuk Faksa Trouba Lindholm Ceci Gaunce Maatta Wilson Girgensons Collberg Subban Sissons Finn Hertl Pouliot Koekkoek Laughton Skjei Matteau Pokka Di Guiseppe Frk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethunder Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Finally my boy Forsberg stops sliding! Very pleased to see him go to Washington! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Romo Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Washington gonna be do good How did forsberg drop so much!!!!! Shout Washington gonna be great, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Vanderhoek Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Washington gonna be do good How did forsberg drop so much!!!!! Shout Washington gonna be great, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Romo Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Thats the funny part, I get a kick out of reading CDC or the draft threads lol...... How the hell would any of us know if a player " slid down " in the draft or not. The big boys at tsn don't even know. Teams are picking their prospects based on certain attributes/ criteria we in the public / cdc are not privy too and of course skillsets determine who gets drafted, and other than maybe one cdcer who is privy to scouting information again we don't have an idea where these guys are based on on what hahaha... Anyways fun to see where the drafted players end up for sure. But I giggle at the armchair GM's hehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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