2018-2019 NHL Thread
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dappleganger
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herman said:
Willy Nylander for Milan Lucic. Leafs save money on the cap.
https://twitter.com/JapersRink/status/1082979112787066880
That's a pretty crazy coincidence.
That's a pretty crazy coincidence.
Can't imagine him re-signing there. I could understand Columbus trying to hang onto Panarin and getting something there done but they really need to look at trading Bob for a goalie plus something else.
herman
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For the sartorial segment of this board:
http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/25707545/the-struggle-real-why-hockey-butts-jeans-mix
I'm not a hockey player, but I have similar issues being rather thick of thigh. Stretchy jeans (essentially jeggings with actual pockets) have been aces and I will never go back to raw/regular/selvedge denim.
More business/formal fashion is also catching on with stretchier chinos and slacks too.
http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/25707545/the-struggle-real-why-hockey-butts-jeans-mix
I'm not a hockey player, but I have similar issues being rather thick of thigh. Stretchy jeans (essentially jeggings with actual pockets) have been aces and I will never go back to raw/regular/selvedge denim.
More business/formal fashion is also catching on with stretchier chinos and slacks too.
Nik the Trik said:
Forced to retire because of concussions. He's not a top line winger anymore but he probably had a few good years of hockey left. Too bad, always liked him.
Kin
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CarltonTheBear said:
Yeah, I was sort of holding out hope that he might recover and want to join the Leafs on the cheap. I think he would have done nicely in a support role and added some scoring/size.
Ultimately, I think he's going to be one of these guys who gets hurt by his era/circumstances. According to HR's adjusted scoring he'd be at just under 500 goals in 1060 games in a context neutral era and that's with really never playing with an elite Centre(and really being the only offensive threat on some of those Columbus teams). I think if he'd played in the 80's he'd probably be a HOFer.
As is though, 400+ goals and two Gold Medals. Nice career.
Guilt Trip
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Nice career. Not a HHOF tho but solid career.
Guilt Trip
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Doesn't mean Nash is deserving because of them. He finished top 30 in scoring only 3 times, 18th, 31st 20th. Finished out of top 50, 7 times. By comparison, Ilya Kovalchuck drafted 1 year earlier has more points and played over 200 less games. 852gp 424g 412a 836pts. Like I said, Nash was a good player and the top of his draft year as far as points are concerned, just not HHOF worthy.Nik the Trik said:
Kin
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Also, re: Kovalchuk while I think Kovalchuk was probably the better player I think it'd be hard to overstate just how bad the offensive talent was around Nash for his career. We think of Kovalchuk as being on some bad teams and he was but for most of his career he had guys around him to take some of the scoring load off his shoulders. Hossa, Heatley, Savard, Parise...
Meanwhile, the guys Nash played with is a pretty terrible collection. The best players in his career that he was even on the same team with are probably either past-their-prime Brad Richards or Martin St. Louis or never-weres like Nikolai Zherdev and Mats Zuccarello. If he'd played with even an average collection of offensive talent I think it's fair to say he'd have finished much closer to, or even over, 500 goals.
So while I think it's unlikely that he does make the HOF, I think that has way, way more to do with the circumstances he played under rather than a reflection on him as a player.
Meanwhile, the guys Nash played with is a pretty terrible collection. The best players in his career that he was even on the same team with are probably either past-their-prime Brad Richards or Martin St. Louis or never-weres like Nikolai Zherdev and Mats Zuccarello. If he'd played with even an average collection of offensive talent I think it's fair to say he'd have finished much closer to, or even over, 500 goals.
So while I think it's unlikely that he does make the HOF, I think that has way, way more to do with the circumstances he played under rather than a reflection on him as a player.