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  1. Just dropping this here: Two year old tweet and article, but this Leipsic stuff (and every other story like it) makes me appreciate the twins even more for the examples they set for what it really means to be a man.
  2. Tanev averaged something like 4 seconds a game in power play time this past season. The first unit is nearly always Hughes and 4 forwards. Myers averaged 1:19 PPTOI/GP playing mostly on the second unit.
  3. Yeah, a 200+ lbs Petey would be a beast. The kid already has found ways to use his angles and momentum to be physically effective against much heavier players. Give him 30 more pounds of muscle, and he’d be knocking every guy who went after him flat on their butt. Plus he’d be nearly unbeatable protecting the puck (where he’s already remarkable strong for his weight). Pettersson with that kind of mass would be unstoppable.
  4. Leipsic has the right to think and say whatever he wants. But Leipsic’s “right” to play NHL hockey is subject to the CBA, which includes Article 18-A.2, which states that if a player is “guilty of conduct (whether during or outside the playing season) that is detrimental to or against the welfare of the League or the game of hockey, [the Commissioner] may discipline such Player in any or all of the following respects: (a) by expelling or suspending such Player for a definite or indefinite period; (b) by cancelling any SPC that such Player has with any Member Club; or (c) by imposing a fine on the Player not exceeding the maximum permissible fine under Section 18.7(b).”
  5. If Leipsic wasn’t at the end of his deal already, I’d wager that his contract would be getting terminated. Misogyny, racism, badmouthing of current and former teammates, and, to top it off, substance abuse (just count the number of times the words “blow,” “coke,” “molly,” “Hollywood,” “lines,” and other obvious drug jargon appears in his DMs). If it were just the drugs, but none of the other stuff, maybe he just enters the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program, and is welcomed back after completing rehab and counseling. But all that stuff heaped together? I think the Caps just cut their losses and let their RFA rights expire, and probably no NHL team touches Leipsic when he hits UFA. Maybe I’m wrong. But I just don’t see a marginal player like Leipsic coming back from this. Not worth the headache. Plenty of guys out there who can provide everything “Lip” brings on the ice, while not embarrassing their team (and themselves) off the ice. Different story if he was a star player. But Leipsic probably just DM’ed his way out of the NHL.
  6. Yeah, I guess he was already gone that season before Pearson came over. Not that it makes much difference. Leipsic clearly had no issue taking shots at a former teammate in Virtanen, as well as body shaming the wives/girlfriends of fellow NHL players.
  7. So turns out Leipsic is a piece of garbage. Wow. Just so bad. I mean, I know guys can be guys, and I’m the first to admit they I’ve said some stuff when I was young and stupid that I’d hate to become public. But fat shaming a teammate’s wife? That crosses so many lines. So much other stuff too, most has since been deleted, but it’s all pretty gross.
  8. I doubt much would change on-ice. Maybe some symbolic gestures, like elbow bumps instead of hugs, but for the most part, it’s going to be testing that gets players back on the ice. The issue right now is the shortfall in available test kits. The NHL (and other sports leagues) could go out and secure test kits for their players, but having a bunch of healthy millionaires jump the line and pay their way into grabbing thousands of tests, while there aren’t enough to go around for front-line health workers and their patients, would definitely be a horrible look. If and when testing capacity finally reaches the necessary levels, the NHL will be able to bring in enough test kits to guarantee the safety of the players, without needing to take any drastic measures that would change the way the game is played (other than no fans in the stands, of course).
  9. Wouldn’t matter. The only games played criterion is NHL games played (ie: the 10 games threshold). For example, Jonah Gadjovich played the full season in Utica in 2018-19, and his contract slid that year. https://www.capfriendly.com/players/jonah-gadjovich
  10. Ichiban yakisoba with the last of our veggies: (My go to meal when we’re running out of food. New grocery delivery comes today! )
  11. Yup, he would have slid, had he signed this season and gone back to the SHL. He also would have slid if he’d gone to the AHL (re: @Chickenspear‘s post above): It’s just a rare occurrence for a (true) under 20 player to go to the AHL, but it happens. William Nylander (at age 18) split the 2014-15 season between the SHL and the AHL, and his contract slid for that year: https://www.capfriendly.com/players/william-nylander
  12. Interesting way to look at it. Höglander could be considered our 2019 first rounder. And Podkolzin, being so young, and with the KHL contract delay, our 2020 first rounder. Not bad for back-to-back drafts. So we basically got Miller for free.
  13. Did anyone else know that Silovs is married? https://www.therecord.com/sports/waterloo-region/2020/03/12/life-with-a-wife-in-the-ohl.html Married at 18 to his high-school sweetheart in Latvia, which allowed her to come to NA with him on his work visa. The married teenagers are both taking high-school classes and living together in the home of a billet family. Pretty crazy stuff. I mean, it all kinda makes sense, under the circumstances (as described in the article). The two kids love each other and would’ve had to live an ocean apart, if not for tying the knot early. It’s just so rare these days to hear about kids this young getting married, let alone a having a married guy as a prospect and a player in the OHL.
  14. Höglander’s contract doesn’t slide because he falls into this group: “An exception to this rule is that if the player is 19 on September 15 of the first year of their contract, and turns 20 between September 16 and December 31, their contract does not slide.“ Höglander is currently 19, but turns 20 in December. The first year of his contract is the 2020-21 season. He falls under the above “exception” and his contract doesn’t slide. That’s also why his “ELC signing age” is listed at 20, even though he actually signed his deal at age 19. He’s considered an age 20 player for the first year of his deal, and therefore is slide ineligible.
  15. Definitely give up the first for 2020, if given the choice. Success in 2021 is far from guaranteed and our pick next year may well be a lottery pick. I really like this year’s draft, and I’d love to see if a guy like Dylan Holloway might slip to 18th (or wherever we’d be picking). But I’d rather have the cost certainty on the Miller trade, in giving up a mid-to-late first this year (which is a perfectly acceptable price for JT), than roll the dice on possibly sacrificing a lottery pick (and with Canucks luck, if we traded our 2021 first, we probably miss the playoffs, win the lottery, and end up giving up first overall).
  16. I find it kinda funny how JD repeatedly says “this isn’t uncommon” and “this is relatively common,” in telling the story of the supposed “acrimonious” relationship between management and the scouting department. Almost sounds like he’s admitting that this kinda stuff happens all the time. I mean, you have 20-25 guys in a room, deciding on ~7 picks, from maybe 300-400 players that might deserve consideration in any draft. Is it any surprise that there are disagreements during this kind of process? I mean, come on. Everybody here must have some experience with meetings. Even if you’re just a high school student who’s done a group project, joined a club, or been on the yearbook committee. Anyone who’s been in a room during a planning session has to realize that people have differences of opinion, argue points, and weight counterpoints, as part of the process of reaching consensus. That’s kinda how it works. I suspect if you had a “fly on the wall” in all 31 teams’ meetings, you could probably take those stories and spin a yarn about how every team in the league has a “rift” between their scouts and management. Yet somehow they still manage to make their picks without breaking into fistfights on the draft floor. Funny that.
  17. The idea that Benning “didn’t want” any of our draft picks is ridiculous. He’s the GM. He doesn’t get overruled by anyone at the draft table. However, it’s highly likely that Benning has gone into draft meetings with some “favourites” on his personal list that may not have ended up being players we chose. That’s nothing special. There’s a reason teams have scouting departments and multiple planning sessions and meetings before drafts. Any good GM will listen to his staff and rely on their expertise. So it’s entirely possible that, at some point in the process, Jim really liked Glass or Bleackley or whoever else people like to talk about. But it’s silly to think that Jim was ever sitting there pouting while Brackett picked guys that Benning didn’t want. Every name that’s been called at the draft during Benning’s tenure is a pick he has approved. He may not have been the driving force behind the selection. He may not have even liked the player much initially. But by the time the pick was made, Benning trusted that it was the best choice, based on the team process that led up to making that selection.
  18. Yeah, I knew where you were coming from. Sorry that wasn’t clear in my post. Was just jumping off what you said and trying to add some info for the other folks who like to criticize European players for their clauses.
  19. Interestingly, it sounds like Höglander’s clause is one that kicks in automatically for any player from Sweden that falls in his age group and draft position. Probably something the SIHA (Swedish Ice Hockey Association) negotiated as part of the transfer agreement. So I don’t think we can blame Höglander for the clause, even if we wanted to. Not that any player deserves to become hate bait for having a Euro assignment clause, regardless of whether it’s player elected, or part of an agreement. Just part of doing business, and very easy to understand why the Europeans want these clauses, when you take the time to consider things from their position.
  20. I hope you’re right. Being healthier than Tanev is a pretty low bar to clear, but being better? In his prime, a healthy Chris Tanev was a top-10 defensive Dman in the NHL. I’d love to see Tryamkin reach that level of effectiveness. Fingers crossed, but that’s a pretty lofty expectation.
  21. No love for Troy Gamble or Mike Fountain? Kinda sad than Schneider and Hanlon are the clear cut best tandem we have available from half a century of drafting. No disrespect intended to either. They were both good netminders in their primes. But hopefully Demko and DiPietro can make the decision a bit more interesting in a few years.
  22. Definitely my vote goes to the guy with two songs written in his honour:
  23. Tough list to choose from. Might have to go with a personal favourite in Mike “What Not” Sillinger. (Back in the day, Mike used to end most sentences with “and what not.” Used to be a drinking game counting the “what nots” in his post game interviews ) Also, credit to the OP for not adding an S to Ryan Walter.
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