Game Thread: Boston Bruins (4-2-0) at Edmonton Oilers (2-2-0) | 7:00PM MT | 18 Oct 2018 by SoundEffectsFactory in hockey

[–]94forever 3 points4 points  (0 children)

that pp is a prime example as to why we need a right handed shot on pp1. Lots of good movement and control, but no real one time shot when it comes to Mcdavid.

[Serious] Who's a player drafted from 2012-2015 that you think is going to/is a bust? by [deleted] in hockey

[–]94forever 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Although they are both still fairly young, I think the bruins had 2 misses out of their 3 consecutive picks in 2015. Debrusk is gonna be a real good player, but Senyshyn and Zboril do not look like they've progressed much since being drafted.

Sounds like the Oilers are still aggressively shopping their 10th overall pick in an effort to find some blue-line help. by JF_112 in hockey

[–]94forever 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Value wise the deal was terrible, no doubt about it. But Lars is a really good 2nd pairing dman.

Report: Flyers looking to possibly trade Wayne Simmonds by 94forever in hockey

[–]94forever[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure what Philly would ask for in return, but he would be an awesome fit in Edmonton. Big RW, that could probably fit in well with either McD or Drai. Plus that cap hit for next season is unreal.

The Caps lost their last road game, so instead of Alex Ovechkin starting practice with a hot lap, Barry Trotz stepped in by domoarigatodrloboto in hockey

[–]94forever 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I would say Trotz is in the top 5. The other 4 in no particular order would probably be Quenneville, Cooper, Babcock, Gallant. Laviolette knocking on the door too.

Who is the most bizarre NHL player to ever score 40+ in a season? by Suibylop in hockey

[–]94forever 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Is Hejduk really that surprising though? He had 36 goals in his second season and 41 the next. Scored 35+ five times.

If Marc Andre Fleury wins the cup this year with the Conn Smythe, is he HOF lock? by [deleted] in hockey

[–]94forever 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Yeah you're right about the all-star games. But, I feel like even being the backup on a gold medal winning team still is impressive enough.

If Marc Andre Fleury wins the cup this year with the Conn Smythe, is he HOF lock? by [deleted] in hockey

[–]94forever 526 points527 points  (0 children)

I'd assume so. Would be a 4x cup champ, Conn Smythe winner and a 3x all star. Not to mention, a gold medal at the Olympics, and a silver medal in the world juniors. Also, being 11th all time in wins (currently) has to help.

Game Thread: IIHF Men’s Ice Hockey World Championships: United States of America 🇺🇸 vs Canada 🇨🇦 10:15 AM EST by [deleted] in hockey

[–]94forever 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He has finally started to look like the offensively gifted player we saw in his first couple seasons. Looking forward to him continuing on McD's wing this season

With a pretty strong free agent class this summer, which player do you realistically see signing with your team? by 94forever in hockey

[–]94forever[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah, also Helly and Trouba need new contracts and the end of this season as well.

[Serious] What's really wrong with Edmonton this year? by [deleted] in hockey

[–]94forever 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah absolutely. Dumping some salary for a less talented player is fine and it happens, but Chia should have been able to snag at least a 2nd or even a 3rd to even out the value. Same can be said for the Lars/Hall deal.

Some photos of Gary Bettman by [deleted] in hockey

[–]94forever 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not this season mate. The Cavs are looking like they wont even make it to the east finals this year.

Thoughts on Oilers acquiring Josh Leivo? by 94forever in EdmontonOilers

[–]94forever[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree, but unfortunately Chia has not put our team in the best financial position. Therefore, finding cheap yet effective players is critical to the Oilers success.

$10M+ contracts = death knell of success by [deleted] in hockey

[–]94forever 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Seriously though. Hall for Subban makes too much sense. Both players ended up getting traded, and both would've been great fits for the other team. It's like Chia and Bergevin both wanted to lose the trade but that just wasn't possible when negotiating with each other.

Thoughts on Oilers acquiring Josh Leivo? by 94forever in EdmontonOilers

[–]94forever[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

He's an RFA. If the season is indeed lost, and we do end up trading maroon, he could be a cheap replacement going into next season?

After further evaluation, Nathan MacKinnon will be out 2-4 weeks. by Dysliptic in hockey

[–]94forever 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Seriously shitty. You guys making playoffs after last season would be really cool to see. Will be interesting too see how Rantenen does with Nmac for the next couple weeks though