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  1. I know he’s no longer considered our prospect, but Matt Brassard is having an eventful series against his former team. It’s been quite a seesaw battle between Niagara and Oshawa, with the Gens winning game 5 last night (Brassard was named 2nd star in the 3-1 loss) and now leading 3-2 in the series, and nastiness ramping up between Brassard and his former team. Matt’s agitator game is in full effect, with him going after several Gens players this series, including some former long time teammates. He’s been smashing guys’ heads into the glass, crosschecking former teammates in the face, and he even went after an injured player, who was chirping him, threw a punch at the guy, which was partially blocked, and ended up clocking his former trainer in the face (as the trainer was attending to the Gens player). Brassard has also been putting a little extra mustard on his cellies, which already tend to be pretty over the top and enrage opposing teams, and the fans in Oshawa have not appreciated watching one of their former favourites trying to rub it in whenever he gets the chance. It’s gotten to the point where Brassard is being booed by the Oshawa fans on nearly every shift. Which definitely adds an interesting extra dimension to the series. Here’s Brassard throwing that punch that ended up hitting the trainer: As for his playoffs, Brassard has 8 points in 10 games, and somehow only has 4 PIM, despite being involved in countless rather nasty extracurriculars. He definitely knows how to sneak in his dirty work, which only enrages opponents (and their fans) even more, when it somehow escapes detection and doesn’t draw what seems like a clear penalty. Kid is a real piece of work. Oshawa fans on twitter have certainly turned on their former player. The hate is quite palpable and the former fan favourite has become public enemy #1. Brassard has always been very good at getting under the skin of opponents. And he certainly hasn’t pulled any punches with his former team, or their fans (or even the Oshawa training staff ). I’m really hoping this series goes to 7 games.
  2. Yeah, I’ve never bought into the butterfly effect argument that I was a good thing we didn’t draft Tkachuk (because we wouldn’t have finished low enough with him in the lineup to draft Petey). EDIT: don’t necessarily agree that Tkachuk doesn’t drive play. Just think our lineup issues go deep enough that we’d still have lost plenty of games, even with him.
  3. Seems that Lockwood talked it over with the people around him, decided on going back for a senior year, and hopes to sign with Vancouver at the end of 2019-20.
  4. I though it was just a sneak preview from a new Brad Marchand reality show called “Little Man Angry.” But I’m out of the loop, when it comes to TV. Not sure why Marchand is getting so mad in those clips.
  5. Detroit did pretty well trading down in 2013. They traded #18 overall (Mueller) for #20 (Mantha) and #58 (Bertuzzi).
  6. A lot still TBD before I start thinking about making a list of targets for #10, but at the moment, I’m actually leaning toward trying to trade the #10 and move down a few spots, add a pick, and then maybe combine that pick with our #40 to grab another late first. Draft twice in the back half of the first round, where I think there’s still really good value this year, and will likely yield better results than we’d see keeping 10 and 40.
  7. Jack looked pretty crushed after the draft lotto results. I think the only solution is for Hughes to make a scandalous video that tanks his draft stock. Maybe he can fake smoking crack or something? That should be enough to scare off most teams and allow Vancouver to snag him at 10 (heck, maybe even with a later pick, depending on the level of hysteria). And it could have the added bonus of setting him up for a post-retirement career as the mayor of Toronto or DC.
  8. I think miscommunication was definitely a factor. And I put a lot of the blame on his agent. The first year, he showed up in mid season form. But then when he came back the following year for his first full season, Tryamkin seemed to show up expecting a KHL style camp (where they have about a month and a half of practices, exhibitions, tournaments, etc). KHL guys basically show up after their vacation, and many come back in the kind of shape you’d be in after taking an actual vacation. And then they get worked really hard by their teams for several weeks and get into proper shape. NHL guys basically have to do their own private training camps before they even arrive at their actual team camp. They are expected to arrive already in top shape (for the most part), which is a bit different from the KHL. I got the feeling Tryamkin expected he’d just play his way into shape during camp, preseason, and even into the opening weeks of the season. But this is not the NHL way. Show up in bad shape for testing day in the NHL, and you are automatically in hot water with the coaches and staff. It’s an adjustment every player has to make when they come to the NHL, and most players know about it going in and are properly prepared, but Tryamkin seemed to have missed the memo, and that’s a failure on the people around him. I put most of this on his agent, but probably the Canucks could have also done more to make sure the big guy had a clear understanding of what was expected for his first NHL training camp.
  9. Article 13.23: “13.23 In the event a professional or former professional Player plays in a league outside North America after the start of the NHL Regular Season, other than on Loan from his Club, he may thereafter play in the NHL during that Playing Season (including Playoffs) only if he has first either cleared or been obtained via Waivers. For the balance of the Playing Season, any such Player who has been obtained via Waivers may be Traded or Loaned only after again clearing Waivers or through Waiver claim. This section shall not apply to a Player on the Reserve List or Restricted Free Agent List of an NHL Club with whom the Player is signing an NHL SPC or is party to an existing SPC with such NHL Club.” These waivers would not apply to Tryamkin signing with Vancouver, per final sentence of section. However, if another team tried to sign him mid-season, he would need to pass through waivers (like ROR and the Calgary offer sheet). None of this applies to Vancouver, as owning Tryamkin’s rights exempts the club from the waivers described in Article 13.23.
  10. If we don’t win a top-3 this year, I say we send Fin for 2020. Or Petey. Just have him sit there and death stare at Bettman until Gary just cracks and hands us first overall.
  11. Yeah, that part stuck out for me too. Kind of unfortunate choice of words by JB, and when you read the Twitter replies, it’s about what you expect. People saying this means JB ignored Utica all season and is only going down there now to try to get a sense of the situation and address any issues. I think JB just means he’s going to do a standard year end review of the AHL affiliate, their progress this season, and areas where they need to adjust and improve. But you know the narrative is gonna be “why did he wait all season to fix problems” etc.
  12. Q is scoring at around a 62 point per season pace. And Dahlin only has 42 points this year. I guess /thread?
  13. Yeah, I often wonder if it’s just a cost thing and they don’t think they’ll get to viewership. Seems like a no brainer to throw a few games on one of the channels here every year.
  14. Yeah, in that way, it makes sense. Reminds me of that saying about insanity (falsely attributed to Einstein): the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results. Until Katz actually goes scorched earth on the Oilers old boys network, they are likely to continue to fail. Question is whether they need to clean house right up to the owner or not (which is easier said than done).
  15. This post game interview, yikes. The look on Connor’s face around 45 seconds in when the reporter says they’ve been “clicking as a team.” And then everything he says (and doesn’t say) from that point on in the interview about missing the playoffs yet again. Feel bad for this kid. Arguably the best player in the world and stuck in such a ****show of a franchise. No way the Oilers should be missing the playoffs for 3 of the 4 years of McDavid’s career to-date, especially with all the high picks they had before him. Unbelievable they’ve failed to assemble a team that can win.
  16. Looks like he was. Wonder if he painted the “A” on his mask, Luongo style.
  17. Yeah, I mean, by all means we should make an offer to him if and when he hits free agency, but I wouldn’t spend a pick on getting his rights early. Most likely he just tells us the same as he’s told Calgary and Carolina, to date, which is basically “kick rocks, I’m going free agent.”
  18. Pretty close to my wish list, Joe. There’s always room for continued roster improvement, but fixing up those spots would be a great start.
  19. Yeah, just a brain cramp on my part. Gotten so used to the idea that he’s probably going to the Rangers that I forgot he still has a year left of college.
  20. I think 2020 is a decent bet for Rathbone going pro, if he continues on his current development trajectory. Next season at Harvard, he should get a chance to be the real centrepiece on their back end, with #1 PP duties, and possibly being the main guy on one of their top pairings, often playing with their top forwards at even strength. Should he be given such a role, it will be interesting to see what he does with it, but I think a point per game or better is within his reach, in a prime role, which would put him in the upper echelons of NCAA defenceman, and among the top drafted prospects outside the professional ranks. He might decide to stay beyond his sophomore year, but I could definitely see him being ready to turn pro in a year's time, assuming his progression continues.
  21. There’s a fair amount of wink-wink, nudge-nudge involved in getting players onto LTIR to avoid recapture, but the league has shown that they’re willing to accept these kinds of moves from teams looking to avoid cap penalties. And in Luongo’s case, they probably don’t even need to bend the rules, as he very well could fail a physical for legitimate medical reasons. This is a player who is managing chronic issues and requires a 90 minute pregame routine just to get his body in a state where he can withstand playing a full 60 minutes in net. So it’s not going to be too tough for the doctors to give him a failing grade on his physical, especially if they are looking to fail him. And when they know the NHL has no issue being complicit making in such a determination. So it’s probably not all that bold a statement to suggest Luongo’s recapture penalties will be avoided by using the LTIR loophole. It is true, however, that Luongo believes he can play out his contract, and has made it clear that his preference is to keep playing professional hockey, even in a limited role, so long as he can help a team. But I think ultimately, this decision will be taken out of the player’s hands (and Luongo, being the good soldier, will play along with the theatrics, even if he doesn’t like it). Luongo is healthy enough to play until his team decides that he’s not, and this will have little to do with his actual wellness and performance, but merely when it becomes most convenient for the team, for cap reasons.
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