Rick Blight

Lui's contract I believe would still be considered a NMC with a limited no trade clause at the time of a 2020 expansion draft. My understanding is that he would still need to be protected. Teams were required to protect any contracted players with no move clauses (NMCs) with one of the team's slots for protected players, unless the contract expired on July 1, 2017, in which case the NMC was considered void for the draft.[9][10] Players whose NMCs had limited no trade clauses had to still be protected, and any players with NMCs were able to waive the clause and become eligible for the expansion draft.[9] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_NHL_Expansion_Draft

He could not play for the Canucks and then go to Utica for the playoffs. He could go directly to Utica though on an ATO and play in the playoffs.

Finally, something I agree with. The word Fan means "enthusiast, supproter" is short of Fanatic.

No worries.............we're still good. Usually, a signature is simply someone's name written in a stylized fashion. However, that is not really necessary. ... The signature can be made by anything that marks the paper. Pencil is not favored because it can smudge and be erased, but a signature made with a pencil is equally valid as a signature in pen.

Gaudette would have to sign a Utica contract and would not burn a year off his ELC so I really doubt that would be an option he wants to pursue.

He can't play for Utica this season if he signs a contract with the Canucks. The only Canucks that could go down to Utica for the playoffs had to have been "paper transacted" down at the trade deadline or were on the Utica roster at that time.

Agreed. There have been a lot of posters who have been concerned that this will also mandate that he would have to be protected in the event there is an expansion draft in 2020 but I don't subscribe to that theory. If I am reading the CBA correctly, as outlined below, playing less than 10 games will not count as as a year of professional experience for Gaudette. This would suggest that next year would be his 1st professional season and 2019-20 would just be his 2nd professional season. "A Player aged 18 or 19 earns a year of professional experience by playing ten (10) or more NHL Games in a given season. A Player aged 20 or older (or who turns 20 between September 16 and December 31 of the calendar year in which he signs his first SPC) earns a year of professional experience by playing ten (10) or more Professional Games under an SPC in a given season." The expansion draft rules referred to the CBA for 2nd year pro and under definition as outlined below. "Only players with more than two years of professional experience — NHL or AHL as defined in the collective bargaining agreement — were included in the draft." Curious as to whether or not you would agree with my interpretation of the above. IE: will Gaudette's playing this year impact the Canucks requirement to protect him in a 2020 expansion draft.

NHL players are renowned for playing through pain and broken bones all the time. They just will not let their teammates down and will tell doctors and trainers they are okay to continue playing. I broke my tibia straight through,” Bonino said after the Penguins defeated the Nashville Predators 2-0 on Sunday night to clinch their second consecutive Stanley Cup championship. “We shot it up right when it happened and I was able to finish on it with some adrenaline. (Then) I just couldn’t do it.Read more at: https://nesn.com/2017/06/penguins-nick-bonino-played-through-broken-leg-in-stanley-cup-final/ Bergeron fought Evgeni Malkin in the Eastern Conference Final and his health declined steadily from there. He played with broken ribs, torn cartilage, a separated shoulder, and a slowly collapsing lung. In that same playoffs, Evgeni Malkin broke Gregory Campbell’s leg with a slapshot and Campbell was deemed ‘a true hockey player’ for finishing his shift. And of course there was your old buddy, Bobby Baun, scoring his famous overtime goal after breaking his ankle earlier in the game.

Kevin Bieksa, D, Anaheim Ducks: "You want to hear broken bones and stuff like that, right? I think the thing is, a lot of people have micro fractures in their feet and hands, and a lot of times it doesn't show up right away on X-rays. I know I have. I know [Ryan Kesler] has. We've played through broken bones on our feet before. It doesn't show up right away. After you're in pain for a week or two, you realize this thing isn't getting better, so you get a CAT scan. Sometimes it just doesn't show up. Things like that are hard to play with."

I would say the player that tipped the puck gets credit for a shot on goal as you cannot score a goal without a shot. If the tip goes in you couldn't have two shots on the same play. NHL.com defines a shot as: Shot on GoalIf a player shoots the puck with the intention of scoring and if that shot would have gone in the net had the goaltender not stopped it, the shot is recorded as a "shot on goal". I don't think you could definitely say a shot was going on goal before the tip so I am sticking with giving the "tipper" with the SOG. Wikipedia defines a shot, in part, as : A shot on goal is any touch of the puck towards the net that if not for the goal tender interviening would result in a goal.

There is a good reason that Wayne Gretzky called Nilsson the most talented player he ever played with.....he was that good. His puck handling and vision on the ice were almost unbelievable. The one thing Kent lacked was drive. I think he just enjoyed playing the game and everything else was secondary for him. As a result. fans and coaches always felt that he had more to give if he would just put in the effort and not be a floater as many viewed him. If he played with the same intensity and drive as Gretzky there would have been very little difference in the on ice performance.

They are still lurking in the shadows waiting to pounce......

I'm not so sure about the players getting bigger and bigger as my sense has been they are getting smaller and faster. As a result, I tried to do a little research on the trend and here is what I found for 2010. Carolina is the only team with an average weight under 200 lbs. Somebody get them some protein shakes. (2010) The average NHLer is 73.33" (6' 1 1/3") tall, weighs 204.42 lbs, and is 27.36 years old. The average forward is 72.93" (6' 1") tall, weighs 202.4 lbs, and is 27.1 years old. The average defenseman is 73.87" (6' 1 7/8") tall, weighs 209.66 lbs, and is 27.49 years old. The average goalie is 73.94" (6' 2") tall, weighs, 198.39 lbs, and is 28.54 years old. https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2010/10/15/1751273/sizing-up-the-nhl-by-height-weight-and-age Here is what I found for this year. NHL average height this season: 73.1 inches (6-foot-1.1) NHL average weight this season: 200.7 lbs https://theathletic.com/210035/2018/01/12/sizing-up-the-nhl-2017-18-nhl-teams-by-age-height-and-weight/ There are 16 teams this year that average less than 200 lbs as opposed to 1 team in 2010 so I believe the trend is actually to a smaller NHL, particularly defencemen.

Apricot will be happy to hear that you have Pears paying for the jerseys.

Yeah, the Leafs kept him with the Marlies for parts of two seasons. I have always maintained they kept Nylander down with the Marlies in the 2015/16 until they were sure their tank plans for Matthews were successful.

It pretty much happens with every trade though. Look at the initial reactions for the Granlund and Baertschi trades as prime examples. Most of these fans have never seen him play and are just going along with whatever our toxic media has to say.

I don't think Gretzky ever got 517 points in a Junior league. He did have 517 points as a 10 year old Atom player though. Mario Lemieux holds the single season record for CHL scoring at 282 points in 70 games during the 83/84 season. 1971-72 Brantford Nadrofsky Steelers Atom 85 378 139 517 - |

I don't think he is going to protect Brock. According to hockeyfights.com he has only had 1 fight since his junior days and that was against that thug Cory Connacher. He is not a tough guy like RR was but he is way more skilled

Doesn't sound like he was too upset. “I’d rather win a Beanpot, to be honest. The Beanpot’s way more special to me than being on an Olympic team,” Gaudette said. “It’s just something I dreamed of ever since I was a little kid. Picture-perfect night. I couldn’t ask for anything more.” https://www.si.com/nhl/2018/02/13/beanpot-northeastern-adam-gaudette-1988

Actually, there have been more players born in January (799) play in the NHL than players born in any other month. March, April and February are next so it would appear the earlier you were born in the year the better your chances of making it to the NHL NHL Totals by Birth Month - Career Stats Rk Month Players GP G A P PIM PPG SHG GWG 1 February 731 188 169 33 590 50 909 84 499 154 937 8175 1015 4706 2 January 799 197 747 31 537 51 082 82 619 171 299 7221 983 4619 3 July 634 169 797 30 346 50 672 81 018 131 351 7369 986 4480 4 March 747 189 143 29 370 50 295 79 665 156 688 6789 1081 4016 5 June 615 171 445 28 228 46 730 74 958 147 026 6749 938 4044 6 October 564 158 123 28 304 44 800 73 104 122 940 6712 898 3898 7 September 584 154 036 27 835 43 654 71 489 121 005 6489 750 3956 8 April 729 174 320 26 153 45 052 71 205 148 436 6129 832 3652 9 May 704 169 254 27 052 43 447 70 499 137 330 5935 900 3733 10 December 510 149 709 26 250 43 177 69 427 117 819 5854 943 3843 11 August 547 144 767 25 201 42 037 67 238 115 420 6125 791 3476 12 November 502 131 461 20 748 32 982 53 730 105 559 4401 561 3034

An unsigned junior player can effectively decline the team that drafted him within 2 years and re-enter the draft whereas the NCAA player is tied to their draft team for at least 4 years The 19 year old junior that gets drafted can become a free agent after just 2 years. There are pluses and minuses with both but I don't think there are enough NCAA players turning down the team that drafted them to say we have to close the loophole for the NCAA players. Quite often the NHL team fails to offer contracts to some of these players after their 2nd or 3rd year and that results in the player staying in college for the 4 years and going the UFA route. I believe Alexander Kerfoot was an example of that this year. It's not a big deal to me either way.

An 18 year old Junior draft pick sits out 4 years he becomes a free agent as well. Why do we only see the NCAA route a a loophole?

I guess the positive is that we have seen how Kole responds to being snubbed.

What's best about that list, other than the Canucks having 5 players in the top 50, is that Edmonton and Toronto have ZERO.

The broadcast team were in awe over that move. They couldn't stop talking about the core strength and balance it took to make that play......would have been a highlight reel goal for sure.