The NHL 2015-2016: Predictions, hopes, and Sedins

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Fri Oct 02, 2015 12:29 pm

sancarlos wrote:For a Cup winner, Chicago has had some turnover. I think some of their kids, such as Teuvo Teravainen and Marko Dano could be good scorers.

In addition to waiving Bickell, the Hawks just sent Dano down to the minors.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Oct 02, 2015 12:29 pm

Bickell made $4 mill? Gawd, I thought that was a misprint. Desjardins just re-upped for less than one million, and he is better than Bickell.

So, with Dano going down, does that put Shaw on the top line? Wow.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Fri Oct 02, 2015 12:42 pm

sancarlos wrote:Bickell made $4 mill? Gawd, I thought that was a misprint. Desjardins just re-upped for less than one million, and he is better than Bickell.

So, with Dano going down, does that put Shaw on the top line? Wow.

Dano will come back up when Bicks goes down or is claimed, I'm fairly confident.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Oct 02, 2015 12:53 pm

I know they're wildly successful, but does any team make the wrong decision more than Chicago without getting punished? Just over and over and over.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Sat Oct 03, 2015 9:03 am

Oiler is trying to fill out another fantasy hockey league with different stat categories.

Roster Positions: C, C, F, F, F, F, F, F, F, D, D, D, D, D, Util, G, BN, IR, IR+, IR+, IR+, IR+, NA, NA, NA, NA
Forwards/Defensemen Stat Categories: Goals (G), Assists (A), Plus/Minus (+/-), Shots on Goal (SOG), Faceoffs Won (FW), Hits (HIT), Blocks (BLK)
Goaltenders Stat Categories:Wins (W), Goals Against Average (GAA), Save Percentage (SV%)

Post here if you want in. Draft is likely Tuesday night.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Sat Oct 03, 2015 10:56 am

govmentchedda wrote:Oiler is trying to fill out another fantasy hockey league with different stat categories.

Roster Positions: C, C, F, F, F, F, F, F, F, D, D, D, D, D, Util, G, BN, IR, IR+, IR+, IR+, IR+, NA, NA, NA, NA, hey hey hey goodbye
Forwards/Defensemen Stat Categories: Goals (G), Assists (A), Plus/Minus (+/-), Shots on Goal (SOG), Faceoffs Won (FW), Hits (HIT), Blocks (BLK)
Goaltenders Stat Categories:Wins (W), Goals Against Average (GAA), Save Percentage (SV%)

Post here if you want in. Draft is likely Tuesday night.

That is entirely too many scoring categories.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Sat Oct 03, 2015 3:00 pm

mister d wrote:Raphael Diaz is nothing spectacular, and some games downright garbage, but waiving him in order to keep Glass is really upsetting. There are a dozen guys who do what Glass does (except better) sitting at home but he gets the nod over the righty PMD.

BSF21 wrote:Speculation around here was to free up $$ to resign Kruger and Shaw, but that hasn't exactly worked the way I thought it would...
Shaw is the perfect guy to get way too much money from a bad team with cap space.

Agreed. Diaz was a great fill-in guy when the Flames had injury trouble last year.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Oct 03, 2015 3:56 pm

Passed through waivers. Hopefully he'll accept assignment.

SportsDoc · Post by **SportsDoc** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 3:55 pm

East:
Washington vs. Tampa in Finals.
Sleeper: Columbus.
Disappointing: Montreal.

West:
Anaheim vs. L. A. in Finals.
Sleeper: Dallas.
Disappointing: Chicago.

Anaheim wins Cup over Washington.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 2:34 pm

East:
Rangers vs. Tampa in Finals.
Sleeper: Columbus.
Disappointing: Boston.

West:
St. Louis vs. Dallas in Finals.
Sleeper: San Jose (homer pick).
Disappointing: Calgary.

Tampa wins Cup over St. Louis.

And, in other news, it appears that hockey GMs are finally starting to figure it out on noted dickhead, Zack Kassian.

Montreal Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin didn’t mince words when talking about forward Zack Kassian, and the car accident that will sideline him for an undetermined amount of time.

Meeting with the media on Monday, Bergevin revealed that Kassian broke his nose and left foot in a Sunday morning accident.

"I'm a firm believer in character, and that's a lack of character on his part," Bergevin said. "I do not have all the information, but it is disappointing to say the least.”

According to the Montreal Gazette, Kassian was a passenger in a truck that crashed into a tree around 6 a.m. ET on Sunday. Kassian, who was in the vehicle with two other passengers, was found "bloodied and dazed."

Bergevin, who has yet to speak to Kassian, said that he was aware of the forward's reputation for late nights and that he’s been spoken to in the past by GMs on his previous teams.

"Perfection is not a part of this world but if mistakes keep happening then maybe there's a pattern here,” Bergevin said.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 3:30 pm

Torres gets fucking nailed. 41 games. Great move, now lets hope this carries over to all offenders, not just the ones who have proven they can't stop trying to kill people.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 4:46 pm

Kinda thought that was going to happen to him. Dude never learns.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 4:56 pm

mister d wrote:Torres gets fucking nailed. 41 games. Great move, now lets hope this carries over to all offenders, not just the ones who have proven they can't stop trying to kill people.

Much discussion back and forth today about where the line is of just not allowing him to play anymore. This is the...6th?....time. Should have been gone for the year. Hunting guys in the preseason is a such a low point.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 5:39 pm

only thing preventing a lifetime ban is the PA.

Post by **brian** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 5:44 pm

degenerasian wrote:only thing preventing a lifetime ban is the PA.

Not that I'm hoping it happens again, but that has to be the next step in the progression at this point, right? Not even the NHLPA could want to fight that battle on his behalf.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 6:35 pm

Finally, all will be right with the universe again: Jaromir Jagr bringing back the mullet

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 7:12 pm

brian wrote:
degenerasian wrote:only thing preventing a lifetime ban is the PA.
Not that I'm hoping it happens again, but that has to be the next step in the progression at this point, right? Not even the NHLPA could want to fight that battle on his behalf.

They have to battle on his behalf. Suspensions are one thing but a ban is taking away his job. Thats why the union exists

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 7:20 pm

degenerasian wrote:
brian wrote:
degenerasian wrote:only thing preventing a lifetime ban is the PA.
Not that I'm hoping it happens again, but that has to be the next step in the progression at this point, right? Not even the NHLPA could want to fight that battle on his behalf.
They have to battle on his behalf. Suspensions are one thing but a ban is taking away his job. Thats why the union exists

And if I go around punching people in the head at my job...

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:24 pm

I wish they'd eliminate the fine portion of these suspensions so the PA would (atleast theoretically) have incentive to protect their victims versus the overall paychecks.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 8:13 am

mister d wrote:I wish they'd eliminate the fine portion of these suspensions so the PA would (atleast theoretically) have incentive to protect their victims versus the overall paychecks.

I'd never thought of this angle, but it's spot on.

Post by **brian** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 9:52 am

degenerasian wrote:
brian wrote:
degenerasian wrote:only thing preventing a lifetime ban is the PA.
Not that I'm hoping it happens again, but that has to be the next step in the progression at this point, right? Not even the NHLPA could want to fight that battle on his behalf.
They have to battle on his behalf. Suspensions are one thing but a ban is taking away his job. Thats why the union exists

To expound on Mr. D's point, the union is supposed to protect its membership in the macro sense as well and allowing this asshole to continue to have a job puts all of them at potential risk. Seems like that should supersede one person.

bapo! · Post by **bapo!** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 10:31 am

ƒ Re: the thread title. One of my hopes this year was that the hockey threads wouldn't be littered with talk about players like Raffi Torres. And yet here we are. (The angriest I've ever been while watching a hockey game was when he hit Marian Hossa a few years ago.) Again, the game is better than it was, but this still happens way too often.

ƒ My dislike for Zach Kassian is also well-documented, but I don't think I've ever seen a player get suspended after being injured in a car accident in which he was a passenger. If he really does have a drinking problem, which is the implication here, then I hope that he can get better.

ƒ Pascal Dupuis of the Penguins is going to miss about a month. This is sad, but it's rumored to be 'a hockey injury' and not related to his blood clot. I love Dupuis, and he's been snakebitten the past few years.

ƒ Young guys update: Arizona returned Dylan Strome to Erie after a strong camp/preseason. Daniel Sprong, whom the Pens selected in the second round this year, will at least be starting the season in Pittsburgh. Edmonton sent Leon Draisatl to the AHL.

ƒ I can't wait until January or whenever Jagr's mullet is revealed. That man is a treasure.

travzilla · Post by **travzilla** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 10:44 am

Yeah not a great day for the NHL yesterday. Two days before the season starts and the 3 lead stories are:

-Kassian goes to rehab (and the subtext of the Bergevin press confrence was not "he needs help" but "he's a douchebag and I don't want him around".
-Violent predator* to return to hockey in January.
-NHL statement: Yeah a lot of our players do cocaine, no big deal.

*not to be confused with violent Predator, that would be Mike Ribeiro.

bapo! · Post by **bapo!** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 10:47 am

^^^

Yeah, but enjoy the season, everybody! Remember, you'll be able to watch McDavid on your television in March!

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 10:48 am

Without seeing a second of Strome, I was surprised he was sent down figuring the best (only good) case scenario for that franchise is "LOOK AT ALL THIS YOUNG TALENT".

bapo! · Post by **bapo!** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 10:58 am

mister d wrote:Without seeing a second of Strome, I was surprised he was sent down figuring the best (only good) case scenario for that franchise is "LOOK AT ALL THIS YOUNG TALENT".

I thought that he might play a few games before being sent back. Would have been nice to see him play against the Penguins on Saturday. Oh, well.

Everything that I've read from Coyotes management has been glowing, tho. They are really, really high on him.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 11:01 am

But what if he wins them a couple games and their chances of landing the local kid fall from 8.5% to 7.5%?

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 11:04 am

Jeff Marek is joining SiriusXMNHL, in addition to still doing Marek vs. Wyshynski podcast, Sportsnet, Junior podcast, etc.

Marek is great.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 11:26 am

bapo! wrote:^^^

Yeah, but enjoy the season, everybody! Remember, you'll be able to watch McDavid on your television in March!

Free week of Center Ice starting tomorrow!

bapo! · Post by **bapo!** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 12:00 pm

sancarlos wrote:
bapo! wrote:^^^

Yeah, but enjoy the season, everybody! Remember, you'll be able to watch McDavid on your television in March!
Free week of Center Ice starting tomorrow!

Ah, yes. Too bad that bumps up against the baseball playoffs. I'll catch a few minutes of the Oilers when I can, tho.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 12:12 pm

Did I read somewhere that the NHL got into some antitrust trouble with its GameCenter pricing?

Anyway, the pricing is much better this year than in years past. A single-team package is just over $100.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 12:15 pm

Pascal Dupuis cannot catch a break, can he? I'm in a 20-team fantasy league with 22 players per team. I took flyers with my last picks on some low-expectation, high-potential guys and Dupuis was one of them. (Dylan Larkin of Detroit and Noah Hanifan of Carolina are the others.)

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 12:20 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote:Did I read somewhere that the NHL got into some antitrust trouble with its GameCenter pricing?

Anyway, the pricing is much better this year than in years past. A single-team package is just over $100.

Not sure, but they've teamed up with MLBAM (MLB advanced media), and those in the know are expecting upgrades in digital quality.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 1:56 pm

First game, tonight! Woo hoo.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 2:07 pm

sancarlos wrote:First game, tonight! Woo hoo.

I'm pretty excited over here as well.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 2:17 pm

I'm excited about watching mister d's ex-avatar get my fantasy team off to a nice start tonight.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 2:54 pm

SAD WITHOUT SAAD; BEAUTIFUL MAN SHUTS OUT BLACKHAWKS

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 5:42 pm

govmentchedda wrote:
sancarlos wrote:First game, tonight! Woo hoo.
I'm pretty excited over here as well.

Me too! Flames season starts with a back-to-back against those Canucks

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 10:01 pm

This means we get the Cup, right?

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 5:00 am

mister d wrote:This means we get the Cup, right?

You had it for a few seconds after the Canadiens did, then the Canucks and Sharks sawed it in half.