2016 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread [ARCHIVED] Hockey • Page 10

Good deals.

 

That's a great signing for Toronto.

Winnipeg is going to have to give Jacob Trouba something similar now because of the
rielly deal.

 

so glad to have csn philly for almost the whole series. jim jackson is a hell of a commentator.

mine's appropriately titled "Philly Homer."

Philly in 6.
Pittsburgh in 5.
Florida in 5.
Detroit in 6.

Dallas in 5.
St. Louis in 7.
Anaheim in 6.
LA in 4.

Philly in 7.
Florida in 6.

Dallas in 5.
LA in 5.

Florida in 7.
LA in 7.

LA is going to win it all.

 

feel like a lot of the young, blossoming DMen are signed to very fair deals leaguewide

Rielly- $5 million AAV
Brodie- $4.65 AAV
Larsson- $4.16 AAV
Klefbom- $4.16 AAV
Klingberg- $4.25 AAV

 

Faulk at 4.8 AAV is one of the best contracts in the NHL, imo.

 

McD at $4.7 too.

 

I didn't even count those guys to be honest since they are already stars

 

Speaking of Faulk, I really hope we see him with the C on his sweater next year. His end of season media availability showed to me he's ready for it.

 

I know he isn't in the same age range as those guys but having Brenden Dillon locked down for a long while at $3.25 million is super nice.

 

pens in 3, rangers forfeit game 4.

The NHL playoffs through an analytical lens

 

I think he's a great choice but it seems like they are really grooming JStaal right now (At least in the media). I would be ok with either seeing how Jordan played this year.

 

@jorbjorb great job advertising the bracket, 34 brackets is decent coming primarily out of one thread!

And, as a Muslim hockey fan, whoever Halaku Akbar is, you're the worst lol.

 

Thanks man. It makes me more excited to watch the playoffs even though my team didn't make it.

 

Between Jordan's attitude/body language and his play after Eric was traded, I want him nowhere near the C. I could obviously be wrong, but it seems to me that he doesn't want to be here.

 

I thought it was Jordan's best year as a Cane, even after Eric was traded. The Nesty/Staal/Lindholm line was dominant. I can see the body language complaint but at this point I think that's just a Staal family trademark, though it is concerning. I don't think his attitude seems nearly as bad as Eric's was perceived.

I would 100% prefer Faulk and think a non-Staal option would be good for the team, but I just don't see it happening. I'd love to be wrong though.

 

You call this a homer bracket, and yet don't have your team winning it all. Lameeeee.

 

Best case scenario is Jordan being here next year, building off of this past season of his, with or without the C.

 

I love 'em, but I'm trying to be somewhat rational. I think they'll be so beat up from the pens series and caps series that they'll have no chance to get to the final.

 

This makes me very happy considering Ristolainen is an RFA. Six years, $30 mil or so...no problem whatsoever

 

Lindholm and Vatanen are both up this summer so they'll probably in this range as well.

 

So ready for tonight

Teams I want to see win it all in order of preference: Preds, Capitals, Sharks, Panthers

 

Not stoked that I gotta wait til Friday for the Ducks to play. Stoked on those two extra days of rest for the injured players though.

 

Tonight, just for fun:

3-2 Red Wings
4-1 Penguins
3-2 Blues

 

The blues really should win tonight. Blowing a keith-less game is a bad start for them.