2017-2018 NHL Thread

[Nik]

The Maple Ducks:

Silfverberg-Matthews-Marner
JVR-Getzlaf-Nylander
Marleau-Kadri-Rackell
Ritchie-Moore-Kapanen
Leivo

Gardiner-Vaatanen
Lindholm-Reilly
Fowler-Manson
Montour

Andersen
Gibson

Cap Hit: 69 million

Nice.

 

[herman]

Comes to $73mil, using Pittsburgh's cap hit for Kessel only. I could bolster that bottom defence pairing if I went with an actual back-up instead of both starters. Again, Babs is the coach so...

Not sure this one could be topped.

Definitely could not top that C depth. LW isn't great, but, C and RW more than make up for it, for sure.

I might have Kadri on the LW and stuff Guentzel down as 4th C to feast on lesser lines, as Kadri needs more minutes.

I'm swooning over Crosby-Nylander/Malkin-Marner/Matthews-Kessel.

 

[herman]

Looks like there's no sense in pairing teams that aren't Toronto for this exercise thanks to our talent/$.

I'm counting out PKers too. Leafs have a lot of hole plugging options.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Looks like there's no sense in pairing teams that aren't Toronto for this exercise thanks to our talent/$.

I was genuinely surprised when I didn't have to try too hard to get my Pittsburgh line-up under the cap. Thank god for ELCs.

 

[Nik]

Just for fun, a Leafs-Oilers hybrid:

Maroon-McDavid-Marner
Lucic-Matthews-Nylander
JVR-Draisaitl-Kapanen
RNH-Kadri-Puljujarvi
Moore

Gardiner-Larsson
Klefbom-Zaitsev
Reilly-Nurse

Andersen
Talbot

Cap Hit: 69.6

That team would score 10 goals a game.

 

[herman]

Looks like there's no sense in pairing teams that aren't Toronto for this exercise thanks to our talent/$.

I was genuinely surprised when I didn't have to try too hard to get my Pittsburgh line-up under the cap. Thank god for ELCs.

It really helps to have Crosby and Malkin on sweetheart 8M deals with a rising cap too.

 

[bustaheims]

Just for fun, a Leafs-Oilers hybrid:

Maroon-McDavid-Marner
Lucic-Matthews-Nylander
JVR-Draisaitl-Kapanen
RNH-Kadri-Puljujarvi
Moore

Gardiner-Larsson
Klefbom-Zaitsev
Reilly-Nurse

Andersen
Talbot

Cap Hit: 69.6

That team would score 10 goals a game.

They'd be spectacular, as long as the other team never go the puck in to their defensive end.

 

[Nik]

Hey, who wants to feel dirty?

Team Ontario

Hoffman-Matthews-Nylander
JVR-Turris-Marner
Marleau-Kadri-Stone
Hyman-Pageau-Kapanen

Reilly-Karlsson
Gardiner-Ceci
Chabot-Zeitsev

Andersen
Anderson

Cap Hit: 69 Million

I mean...that team would be really good.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Hey, who wants to feel dirty?

Team Ontario

Hoffman-Matthews-Nylander
JVR-Turris-Marner
Marleau-Kadri-Stone
Hyman-Pageau-Kapanen

Reilly-Karlsson
Gardiner-Ceci
Chabot-Zeitsev

Andersen
Anderson

Cap Hit: 69 Million

I mean...that team would be really good.

You?re banned.

 

[Andy07]

Hey, who wants to feel dirty?

Team Ontario

Hoffman-Matthews-Nylander
JVR-Turris-Marner
Marleau-Kadri-Stone
Hyman-Pageau-Kapanen

Reilly-Karlsson
Gardiner-Ceci
Chabot-Zeitsev

Andersen
Anderson

Cap Hit: 69 Million

I mean...that team would be really good.

You?re banned.

Havlat      Sundin    Alfredsson
Roberts      Bonk      Mogilny
Tucker      Reichel    Hossa
McEachern  White    Renberg

  Kaberle  Chara
  Redden  McCabe
  Phillips  Yuskevitch

    Lalime
    Joseph

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Hey, who wants to feel dirty?

Team Ontario

Hoffman-Matthews-Nylander
JVR-Turris-Marner
Marleau-Kadri-Stone
Hyman-Pageau-Kapanen

Reilly-Karlsson
Gardiner-Ceci
Chabot-Zeitsev

Andersen
Anderson

Cap Hit: 69 Million

I mean...that team would be really good.

You?re banned.

Havlat      Sundin    Alfredsson
Roberts      Bonk      Mogilny
Tucker      Reichel    Hossa
McEachern  White    Renberg

  Kaberle  Chara
  Redden  McCabe
  Phillips  Yuskevitch

    Lalime
    Joseph

A plague upon both your houses!

 

[disco]

I like this headline better;

http://deadspin.com/flames-nhl-claim-team-may-move-if-calgary-doesnt-give-1805647902

https://twitter.com/Isuckatpicking/status/908035283706290176

 

[bustaheims]

Hey, who wants to feel dirty?

Team Ontario

Hoffman-Matthews-Nylander
JVR-Turris-Marner
Marleau-Kadri-Stone
Hyman-Pageau-Kapanen

Reilly-Karlsson
Gardiner-Ceci
Chabot-Zeitsev

Andersen
Anderson

Cap Hit: 69 Million

I mean...that team would be really good.

You?re banned.

Havlat      Sundin    Alfredsson
Roberts      Bonk      Mogilny
Tucker      Reichel    Hossa
McEachern  White    Renberg

  Kaberle  Chara
  Redden  McCabe
  Phillips  Yuskevitch

    Lalime
    Joseph

Double secret banned

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/JSportsnet/status/911618601483997193

Haha it lasted a week.

 

[Bullfrog]

They should paint a line on the sticks; slashing below this: OK!

 

[bustaheims]

They should paint a line on the sticks; slashing below this: OK!

Or, like a fairly clear height thing - if your stick's blade is below your knees and only hits stick, it's okay. If it's above the knees or makes contact with the other player's body, it's no good.

 

[Nik]

No two ways about it, this is disappointing to me:

https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/pittsburgh-penguins-white-house/c-291316102

 

[princedpw]

No two ways about it, this is disappointing to me:

https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/pittsburgh-penguins-white-house/c-291316102

No kidding.  Go Flyers!

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I'll be a fan of literally any player who takes a knee during the anthem this season. Unfortunately that'll almost definitely not happen in this league.

 

[Nik]

I'll be a fan of literally any player who takes a knee during the anthem this season. Unfortunately that'll almost definitely not happen in this league.

It's not quite the same but Blake Wheeler is repping for woke hockey players:

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