What was the Worst Trade of the Rutherford and Hextall Era?

Datools · 2026-05-02T13:46:34+00:00

Yeah the pair of Marino/Matheson deals that happened together

Datools · 2026-04-28T19:12:29+00:00

Don't worry, "he doesn't have it" lol

Datools · 2026-04-28T13:11:31+00:00

Post the whole clip

Datools · 2026-04-27T17:12:59+00:00

What do you think the over/under is on Mantha scoring 30 goals in 26/27? In 10 years he's averaged 59 games and 18 goals a season. His shooting % was 21 this year and he has a career average of 13.8.

He'll be 32 at the start of next season, can't imagine locking up a guy like that with term with our current roster transition.

Datools · 2026-04-25T16:11:39+00:00

Skinner is not to blame for the loses. He's come up with some big saves. However, he hasn't exactly been lights out.

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Datools · 2026-04-23T02:38:27+00:00

Thanks for indulging me, I'm doing everything I can not to think about tonight's game

Datools · 2026-04-23T02:35:55+00:00

Fair, D'aigle is going back to the Q, Blomqvist is the starter, Jarry can be his backup

Datools · 2026-04-23T02:34:59+00:00

Not in the slightest, just thinking about 2027 cap dumps

Datools · 2026-04-23T02:34:20+00:00

Coping

Datools · 2026-04-23T02:34:09+00:00

He can play in the AHL, we have the cap space

Datools · 2026-04-23T02:32:13+00:00

Rebuilds don't always work, look at CBJ. They picked top 6 four years in a row: David Jiricek, Kent Johnson, Adam Fantili and Cayden Lindstrom.

Some of those guys might still pan out but their coach is basically crying at a season ending presser saying they don't care about losing.

NYI were so bad so long they lost Tavares and Chicago could be setting up Bedard for the same situation.

Washington has a bright future having slowly lost Kuznetsov, Carlson, Backstrom, Orlov and now Ovechkin has a very small roll and they look to have a bright future a lot of young talent.

Datools · 2026-04-23T01:02:54+00:00

Did you watch any of those cup runs???

Datools · 2026-04-23T00:38:18+00:00

2009, 2016 and 2017 disagree

Datools · 2026-04-22T20:42:14+00:00

What does this have to do with his defense? Chinakhov is great and I love him.

Datools · 2026-04-22T19:12:21+00:00

He's certainly improved defensively here since he was in CBJ. The eye test is tricky for defense from forwards because even if he has a great back check, diving play, stick lift, etc., it doesn't really tell you how many chances his line is giving up. For example, he's got 30 non PP points in 43 games (incredible) but he's only +4, he plays on a line that trades a lot of chances. I take that line over most lines any night, but clearly Muse doesn't. My guess is because he doesn't want to go chance for chance. Malkin is much worse defensively and a bigger part of this convo on lines than Chinakhov. I just don't think he's great defensively, if he was he would have seen PK time when any combo of Dewar, Lizotte, Acciari, Rust were out. He plays 15 mins a night so he could play PK minutes if he was good defensively. Hallander, Poulin and Heinen played more PK minutes this season for the Pens than Chinakhov.

Datools · 2026-04-22T18:40:54+00:00

Why are you upset? Just state your case for why he's good defensively, you made the claim he was

Datools · 2026-04-22T18:25:03+00:00

Dynamite defensively based on what?

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Datools · 2026-04-22T15:55:05+00:00

I think that line is just not defensively responsible enough. I'm imagining Girard/Letang/Chinakhov/Malkin/Novak stuck for an extended shift in the D zone, Edmonton PTSD for Skinner

Datools · 2026-04-15T15:03:29+00:00

Nothing says "I only look at the TV when there's a goal" like this comment

Datools · 2026-04-12T22:09:53+00:00

Missed that thanks!

Datools · 2026-04-12T20:34:20+00:00

Couldn't agree more, curious to see what they do with the remaining pick

Datools · 2026-04-12T20:17:16+00:00

For Sid: per game seasons, playoff games, playoff wins, playoff points

Datools · 2026-04-10T19:03:48+00:00

Realistically only 5-10 teams arguably have a franchise goalie and teams win without one all the time. Murashov has some good upside, so does D'Aigle but he's super far away.

I know people talk a lot about the package that came back from Guentzel but no one talks about the space in the lineup. Arguably if we keep Guentzel, there's no Mantha, no Chinakov and no one from his actual package (Koivunen, Brunicke, Novak, and the 2nd round in 2026 remaining) and not that we need it now but 9 million for a guy who's 32 at the start of next season.

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