tomh009
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Outshot the Marlies 37-29 but lost 4-1. Woll is definitely a good goalie by AHL standards!
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It looked like Kloten might avoid the relegation round but the current five-game losing streak has them solidly in the bottom two in the league.
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22 minutes ago, GHT120 said:
In the long-term, even filling their building may not be enough ... it has the lowest capacity in the NHL (ignoring the joke in Arizona obviously) ... especially as "regular fans" can't pay the premium "corporate" prices that most teams depend upon, and the corporate market is likely the weakest in the NHL.
Maybe yes. But tickets are far from the only income source. I expect the TV contract will bring the Jets much more revenue than Arizona, Anaheim or Caroline etc will get. Merchandising is another facet, don't know how well that works for the Jets. But, for sure, ticket revenue is not the only determining factor.
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14 minutes ago, GHT120 said:
Slight difference in the cost of OHL and NHL tickets.
Indeed. And slight difference in the level of hockey.
My point was that the size of the city is not the only thing. The product and the price matter, too.
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34 minutes ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said:
Agreed. It's unfortunate but Winnipeg just doesn't have the economic base that other Canadian cities have. It's not cheap to buy season tickets for an NHL team so you need that big corporate base to support it. Winnipeg has great fans and an excellent team but it seems it will always be a struggle to support it.
13,000 average attendance is not just a question of the size of the city. London gets more than 9,000 to their OHL games!
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Matheson takes and Matheson gives away ...
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5 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:
Seems like a bit of an odd minor move to me, but what do I know. I guess they feel the need for a little more veteran FW experience in the organization.
I think they expect Gignac to clear thanks to the two-year contract (with $150K minimum) that he signed.
Barry, err, Colin White is a centre as well so I assume they need Gignac in Laval and thus White will fill in.
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I think the Devils are still entertaining hopes about a playoff run so likely looking for immediate help rather than a draft pick.
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4 minutes ago, Sir_Boagalott said:
What kind of miracle do we need for the stupid Sens to pass the Habs in the standings? Same with Arizona - wth have they been doing to have 10 straight losses?
Sens now three points behind but three games in hand. Maybe they could win one or two?
Clearly these two teams are our nemeses for the draft positions.
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12 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:
Hey, I recognize that we have nothing to play for (apart from seeing young guys improve), and I recognize that the higher pick is the better pick. But I still don’t cheer for them to lose, when I’m watching games. “Frustration” is a bit of a strong word for it…but I feel a lot less motivated to watch under these conditions for sure. At least this game was pretty entertaining.
Couldn't watch tonight, but an entertaining close game seems all right, especially with Roy and Xhekaj playing well. Sabres now two points clear of the Habs which is not a bad thing.
Wins will come more often next year.
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2 minutes ago, Neech said:
whoops you beat me by a few minutes.
All merged up now!
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Canadiens:
Caufield - Suzuki - Slafkovsku
Armia - Evans - Gallagher
Roy - Newhook - Anderson
Pearson - Gignac - Ylonen
Matheson - Guhgle
Struble - Savard
Xhekaj - Harris
Montembeault
Primeau
Sabres:
Skinner - Thompson - Tuch
Benson - Krebs - Peterka
Greenway - Mittelstadt - Cozens
Robinson - Girgensons - Okposo
Dahlin - Jokiharju
Bryson - Clifton
Clague - Johnson
Luukkonen
Comrie
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43 minutes ago, alfredoh2009 said:
MSL does not know yet how to coach veterans to get their best. I think Anderson is another victim of the learning path the coach is progressing on.
Which veterans (besides Anderson) do you think have suffered from St-Louis coaching? I think Monahan, Matheson, Armia, Kovacevic have all benefited, I think. Savard seems no worse. Gallagher and Pearson?
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2 hours ago, hab29RETIRED said:
At the start of the year, I dint think it made sense to send Anderson down - we had to hope that he turned things around and increased his trade value. At this point I think we should send him down. At least at the start of the year, it looked like he was trying SOMETIMES, now it looks like he is just collecting his pay check, but isn’t even trying to earn it!
Maybe there is a GM out there that thinks he can make Anderson productive. And if there is, maybe we could take back a smaller bad contract ... OK, it's really stretch, I know.
In the meantime, fourth-line minutes would be appropriate. Give the ice time to younger players who need it. (The sad thing is that Anderson is only 29, a year younger than Armia and only two years older than Evans.)
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1 minute ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:
I don’t think Allen gets sent to Laval in any scenario but would waiving him be a bad PR move if the intention is to offer him to other teams for free?
I think it would be easier to move him if the Habs retain 50% and collect some modest draft pick in trade.
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1. Hutson
2. Reinbacher
3. Roy
4. Beck
5. Mailloux
6.Engstrom
7. Mesar
8. Heineman
9. Farrell
10. Kapanen
I don't rank goalie prospects, they, you know ... 😂
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Nothing is for certain--not even Suzuki and Caufield, one never knows--but I think Dach has shown enough that I'm comfortable that he has the potential to be a key contributor. Now, we still need to realize the potential, but it's certainly far closer than that of a potential top-ten draft pick in this year's draft.
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1 hour ago, DON said:
Hmmm, i dunno if put much stock into 'pedigree' being a plus?
But, having a millionaire former NHLer father likely cant hurt opportunity for development though.
Good genes are real, but those, like the development/training, are already baked into what that prospect is today, it's unlikely that anyone's genes ("pedigree") will result in a huge improvement (relative to other prospects) after the draft.
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4 hours ago, Neech said:
Probably gone in the top 2, 3 at the latest. Hard to pass over a big physical centre with a nose for the net.
Wouldn't Dach meet that description, too?
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2 minutes ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said:
It's nice to have a legitimate #1 line as Slafkovsky has really rounded out that line nicely. Just need to work on that #2 line.
Newhook looked good tonight. Add Dach, and we almost have a second line.
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4 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:
Ovechkin has scored 6 games in a row. That gives him a grand total of 14 on the season.
This ain't the Ovie of legend.
And he's unlikely to be any better next season.
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Observation: Ovechin is slow. Oshie and Strome look like they are coasting to let grandpa keep up with them.
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1 hour ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:
The problem is, KK is a kid who has always had things handed to him underserved: fat contract from Carolina, brought into the NHL at 19 without having earned it, etc.
I do agree. Although getting bought out might give him a jolt. Maybe.
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The list is just speculation, though. I really think guys like MacFarland and Gorton are long shots. Very qualified, but unlikely to be interested.
2023-24 NHL discussion thread
in Habs & Hockey Talk
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Franchise value doesn't directly affect the team, that's like the stock price. It's the perceived value of the team, but having a higher (estimated!) value doesn't bring any additional revenue to the team. And while 5th-lowest is not high on the NHL scale, it does not necessarily mean that it's not a viable team. We really don't have enough data to determine that.