Just like everybody predicted, the LA Kings have won 7 games in a row and are now finally back in a playoff spot.
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L K said:
Damn, I didn't even think about it with that angle. Hopefully San Jose can turn their dive around and get the 8th spot in the West, they're probably the only other team with a realistic chance of beating Nashville in the 1st round.
Boston just lost Krejci for 4-6 weeks. They once had a pretty firm grip on that final playoff spot in the East but they have just 2 wins in their past 9 games. The Panthers are just 3 points back now (technically 4 since Boston will probably hold the tiebreaker), and with Krejci down that could be it for them. I'm torn, I'd love to see the Bruins miss the playoffs, but I'm not sure if I could handle all the "Dave Bolland and Shawn Thornton lead Panthers into playoffs" articles.
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Frank E said:
"Lower body" and surgery. Probably out for the season getting a pedicure.
Just the other day I was wondering if a player/agent would ever pull a move like this with a NTC. Well, there you go.
CarltonTheBear said:
I assumed most lots of trade lists are put together like this, at least partially. Depending on how many teams they are allowed on their list, some would be places they don't want to go and others would be teams that would be interested in acquiring them. It just means they'd have to approve any trade to those teams, not that they flat out won't go to those teams.
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Deebo said:
Yeah. I imagine for a lot of players, it's more about controlling if they want to be traded, rather than where they're going to be traded.
Deebo said:
That could definitely be true but it basically transforms a limited NTC into a full one then. That was kind of my original point that I didn't bring up here. Limited NTC's can be just as dangerous as full ones, and a GM shouldn't go around boasting about the fact that his team doesn't have any full no-trade clauses among his group when there's half a dozen limited ones (*cough* Nonis *cough*).
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CarltonTheBear said:
In response to a tactic like this, teams could drastically adjust their ice-time to put pressure on the player.
I wouldn't be too concerned, nobody likes to work where they're unwanted.
I think the NTC thing is just so that the player has some degree of control in a process that will eventually lead to them moving on one way or another.
Frank E said:
Yeah, I'm trying to think of a situation where a player with a NTC stayed with a team that didn't want him. Sundin's the 1st guy to come to mind really but that was obviously a long time ago and I can't think of much else. The biggest problem with these NTC's is that they can potentially really hurt a players trade value.
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Frank E said:
Lack has been pretty good for them and they have Markstrom, so, I doubt they're interested in anything more than a short-term backup type.
bustaheims
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Frank E said:
Well, maybe you should come up with better ideas!
Buffalo's practice lines today:
Moulson-Varone-Ennis
Foligno-Larsson-Gionta
Deslauriers-Schaller-Hodgson
D'Amigo-Ellis-Dalpe
Moulson-Varone-Ennis
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Deslauriers-Schaller-Hodgson
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