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Post by hsbob on Jul 12, 2021 17:31:46 GMT -6
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Post by BigT on Jul 14, 2021 14:12:32 GMT -6
Ekblad is the pride of Belle River. That’s where I reside. My son played for Belle River and I coached there. Fun times they were.
I think next year since the Hawks are more than likely gonna be unpolished turds. I think we should get a thread for Panthers game days. It gives us something to follow in the down times. I guess it’s an escape from the everyday bitching of the Hawk!
I’m gonna ask Tman to drum up something for us next year. I think this Panthers thread shows there’s enough interest in having a Panthers GDT!!!
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Post by hsbob on Jul 15, 2021 8:12:59 GMT -6
Ekblad is the pride of Belle River. That’s where I reside. My son played for Belle River and I coached there. Fun times they were. I think next year since the Hawks are more than likely gonna be unpolished turds. I think we should get a thread for Panthers game days. It gives us something to follow in the down times. I guess it’s an escape from the everyday bitching of the Hawk! I’m gonna ask Tman to drum up something for us next year. I think this Panthers thread shows there’s enough interest in having a Panthers GDT!!! The pride of Belle River woulda been huge in that series,his offense is really coming into it's own on pace for 25gls from the back end,his minute munching against top lines,his PK ability and his size and toughness is just what the doctor ordered against TB. I don't care what anybody says,Floroda gave the Bolts all they wanted in that series....especially physically which a team has to playing against TB. One goal loss in game one with a goal taken away,2-1 loss in game two with their hottest forward suspended for the same type of hit TB got away with resulted in a 0-2 hole and the loss of home advantage............coming back to win two games and make a series of it without their true #1 shows character IMO. A game seven woulda been great and I was shocked at the engagement of the fans down in Sunrise.....that's the best sign of all for the team! It'll be interesting to see Knight and Bob split time but I believe Knight takes the majority of starts and never looks back. They have a few guys to sign and the space to do so but they could have plenty if they're able to move Yandle's 6.35MX2 and Stralman's 5.5M. A new GDT for every Cats game seems like a lot of work but a but a separate,single thread in this forum for games would be cool,either way it's up to T-man and he has all summer to drink......I mean think about it. |
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Post by hsbob on Jul 15, 2021 9:36:44 GMT -6
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Post by hsbob on Jul 15, 2021 18:07:05 GMT -6
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Post by BigT on Jul 25, 2021 4:35:03 GMT -6
Another nice deal for Florida with getting Reinhart outta Buffalo. The Panthers now have top end talent, and a lot of depth. That team is stacked.
I will say this. I doubt the Cup is leaving Florida next year. It’ll just be visiting a little further south!!!
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Post by hsbob on Jul 25, 2021 8:54:19 GMT -6
www.nhl.com/panthers/news/sam-dunk-panthers-make-splash-by-acquiring-reinhart-from-sabres/c-325801464Adding 25yros Bennett for a full season and Reinhart gives the Cats depth and Q knows what to do with depth,gotta sign both RFA's now but Zito sees little difficulty doing so. Buying out Yandle helps and now they have to find a way to make Stralman's 5.5M go away so they can get another D-man through trade or Free agency. Couple of good,youngsters gettin' close at D too in Gildon,Ludvig and Kolyachonok and I won't be surprised to see Carlsson re-signed and get a shot there too......Q saw him in his first two prospect camps. A 'Calder' for Spencer Knight won't surprise me one bit either.
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Post by BigT on Jul 25, 2021 9:05:34 GMT -6
www.nhl.com/panthers/news/sam-dunk-panthers-make-splash-by-acquiring-reinhart-from-sabres/c-325801464Adding 25yros Bennett for a full season and Reinhart gives the Cats depth and Q knows what to do with depth,gotta sign both RFA's now but Zito sees little difficulty doing so. Buying out Yandle helps and now they have to find a way to make Stralman's 5.5M go away so they can get another D-man through trade or Free agency. Couple of good,youngsters gettin' close at D too in Gildon,Ludvig and Kolyachonok and I won't be surprised to see Carlsson re-signed and get a shot there too......Q saw him in his first two prospect camps. A 'Calder' for Spencer Knight won't surprise me one bit either. They seem like a well run team at this point. And I’m sure that Q will get them going in the right direction. All they need is a season to play and a bit of luck and I think they’ll be lifting 34 lbs next summer!!! |
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Post by hsbob on Jul 25, 2021 9:31:44 GMT -6
www.nhl.com/panthers/news/sam-dunk-panthers-make-splash-by-acquiring-reinhart-from-sabres/c-325801464Adding 25yros Bennett for a full season and Reinhart gives the Cats depth and Q knows what to do with depth,gotta sign both RFA's now but Zito sees little difficulty doing so. Buying out Yandle helps and now they have to find a way to make Stralman's 5.5M go away so they can get another D-man through trade or Free agency. Couple of good,youngsters gettin' close at D too in Gildon,Ludvig and Kolyachonok and I won't be surprised to see Carlsson re-signed and get a shot there too......Q saw him in his first two prospect camps. A 'Calder' for Spencer Knight won't surprise me one bit either. They seem like a well run team at this point. And I’m sure that Q will get them going in the right direction. All they need is a season to play and a bit of luck and I think they’ll be lifting 34 lbs next summer!!! I think they have a good shot,TB ain't done losing players and Fla ain't done adding. The thing I like the best is what their top guys have to say,Barkov can't wait to play with Lundell after two solid seasons with Liiga and a real nice WC showing. It was great to see Huberdeau out fishing with Bennett on Ekblad's boat and having a blast.....GREAT ROOM down in Sunrise! Hardboiled eggs like Hornqvist,Gudas and Bennett are just what the doctor ordered in the PO's. I was glad to hear Ekblad's injury was a broken bone vs a bad knee injury.......25yro bones heal well....knees can be a bitch. NO team will add a better D-man to their lineup than the Cats will with Ekblad when he returns for camp.......NO team. He woulda been HUGE against the Bolts in that series! |
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Post by hsbob on Jul 26, 2021 9:55:56 GMT -6
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Post by hsbob on Jul 26, 2021 10:22:23 GMT -6
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Post by squishy24 on Jul 26, 2021 11:29:41 GMT -6
they now have 3 of the top4 first round picks from 2014. and i just saw Virtanen (#6) is going to be bought out. that would be funny if they sign him too |
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Post by hsbob on Jul 26, 2021 14:25:13 GMT -6
they now have 3 of the top4 first round picks from 2014. and i just saw Virtanen (#6) is going to be bought out. that would be funny if they sign him too Florida now has 13 forwards,8 D-men and 2 GT's signed with 6.3M in current space with Reinhart left @5.2M on his last deal and Montour(if they keep him)@3.85 on his last deal so there's some work left for Zito. They have to find a way to make Stralman's 5.5MX1 go away without too much damage but he's still serviceable and it's only one year and they're shittin' in tall cotton. Wennberg also had a nice season for the 2.2M they paid him last summer after Columbus bought him out so it'd be nice to re-sign him too. If Bob regains anything clos to his pre-Florida form @32,the Cats will prosper but I see problems if he doesn't.......Spencer Knight might cushion the blow though. |
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Post by squishy24 on Jul 26, 2021 15:42:17 GMT -6
they now have 3 of the top4 first round picks from 2014. and i just saw Virtanen (#6) is going to be bought out. that would be funny if they sign him too Florida now has 13 forwards,8 D-men and 2 GT's signed with 6.3M in current space with Reinhart left @5.2M on his last deal and Montour(if they keep him)@3.85 on his last deal so there's some work left for Zito. They have to find a way to make Stralman's 5.5MX1 go away without too much damage but he's still serviceable and it's only one year and they're shittin' in tall cotton. Wennberg also had a nice season for the 2.2M they paid him last summer after Columbus bought him out so it'd be nice to re-sign him too. If Bob regains anything clos to his pre-Florida form @32,the Cats will prosper but I see problems if he doesn't.......Spencer Knight might cushion the blow though. Zito has done wonders for this team. If only he came in before that awful Bobrovsky contract. They also have that 5.3 buyout caphit from Yandle next season (22-23), thats going to sting. Im surprised Forsling was re-signed. i thought Q didnt like him Edit* AZ just picked up Stralman’s contract for a 2nd rounder |
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Post by hsbob on Jul 26, 2021 21:01:48 GMT -6
Florida now has 13 forwards,8 D-men and 2 GT's signed with 6.3M in current space with Reinhart left @5.2M on his last deal and Montour(if they keep him)@3.85 on his last deal so there's some work left for Zito. They have to find a way to make Stralman's 5.5MX1 go away without too much damage but he's still serviceable and it's only one year and they're shittin' in tall cotton. Wennberg also had a nice season for the 2.2M they paid him last summer after Columbus bought him out so it'd be nice to re-sign him too. If Bob regains anything clos to his pre-Florida form @32,the Cats will prosper but I see problems if he doesn't.......Spencer Knight might cushion the blow though. Zito has done wonders for this team. If only he came in before that awful Bobrovsky contract. They also have that 5.3 buyout caphit from Yandle next season (22-23), thats going to sting. Im surprised Forsling was re-signed. i thought Q didnt like him Edit* AZ just picked up Stralman’s contract for a 2nd rounder I had a feeling something was about to happen with Stralman,a 2nd and one of thier D prospects I mentioned in a post above BUT.....no money retained. Forsling was huge after the Cats picked him up and especially after Ekblad went down and Q likes him a lot,he played him when he was here too but Forsling was young and not ready yet. 11.8M in space now and Reinhart is up next. |
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Post by Tater on Jul 27, 2021 0:47:36 GMT -6
AZ should just rename their team "Arizona Bail Bonds".
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Post by jaty84 on Jul 27, 2021 1:49:19 GMT -6
AZ should just rename their team "Arizona Bail Bonds". They should relocate to a different city. When yesterday I was shaking my head about Edmonton's decision to resign Smith to a 2-year deal, with Arizona I'm not even trying to look for some logic. Sure, Stralman still is a very good serviceable Dman no. 3-4, but this is not the way how to become a serious contender. |
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Post by vadarx on Jul 27, 2021 3:22:41 GMT -6
AZ should just rename their team "Arizona Bail Bonds". They should relocate to a different city. When yesterday I was shaking my head about Edmonton's decision to resign Smith to a 2-year deal, with Arizona I'm not even trying to look for some logic. Sure, Stralman still is a very good serviceable Dman no. 3-4, but this is not the way how to become a serious contender. az is just accumulating picks and prospects right now. they are gonna be shite for a while. lucky us, they are now in our division.. |
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Post by jaty84 on Jul 27, 2021 5:21:24 GMT -6
They should relocate to a different city. When yesterday I was shaking my head about Edmonton's decision to resign Smith to a 2-year deal, with Arizona I'm not even trying to look for some logic. Sure, Stralman still is a very good serviceable Dman no. 3-4, but this is not the way how to become a serious contender. az is just accumulating picks and prospects right now. they are gonna be shite for a while. lucky us, they are now in our division.. Yep, I know. But they are going into a rebuild after a rebuild. Must be tough for their players. |
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Post by vadarx on Jul 27, 2021 6:24:12 GMT -6
az is just accumulating picks and prospects right now. they are gonna be shite for a while. lucky us, they are now in our division.. Yep, I know. But they are going into a rebuild after a rebuild. Must be tough for their players. I would be interested to see players rank franchises by preference of market. I'd have to think Phoenix would be pretty low, but I guess the weather is nice most of the year... |
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Post by hsbob on Jul 27, 2021 8:09:46 GMT -6
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Post by jacksalmon on Jul 27, 2021 11:13:04 GMT -6
Another nice deal for Florida with getting Reinhart outta Buffalo. The Panthers now have top end talent, and a lot of depth. That team is stacked. I will say this. I doubt the Cup is leaving Florida next year. It’ll just be visiting a little further south!!! That would be ok with me and it would give Q a chance to thumb his nose; or give the finger, as he chooses to Bowman. I could get into being a Panther fan, as long as they aren't chokers like the rest of the teams that hope to decup the Bolts. It is funny how deceiving the Avs were after they looked so good in game 1 against the Knights. First class chokers they were for sure. Whether they will be again this year remains to be seen, but they have choked two years in a row, so why not a third? |
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Post by hsbob on Jul 28, 2021 8:50:11 GMT -6
CF shows Montour signed for 3.5MX3 and rumors are Verhaeghe will be re-done by the end of the day with only Reinhart left and enough space to make that happen.
The Cats kept everybody they needed to and added Reinhart,it'll still be tough to get past TB but it's up to Q now....he has a stellar squad.
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Post by BigT on Jul 29, 2021 14:52:06 GMT -6
CF shows Montour signed for 3.5MX3 and rumors are Verhaeghe will be re-done by the end of the day with only Reinhart left and enough space to make that happen. The Cats kept everybody they needed to and added Reinhart,it'll still be tough to get past TB but it's up to Q now....he has a stellar squad. My opinion. The Cup is theirs to lose. I’m not fully up to date on their overall cap situation, but it seems under control for a wee bit here. So they may be threats for the next few years too. And if they decide to LTIR Bob and use him if needed in the playoffs, they can add one hell of a rental every year. And I think they may this year. So look out for that team!!! |
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Post by hsbob on Jul 29, 2021 19:44:37 GMT -6
CF shows Montour signed for 3.5MX3 and rumors are Verhaeghe will be re-done by the end of the day with only Reinhart left and enough space to make that happen. The Cats kept everybody they needed to and added Reinhart,it'll still be tough to get past TB but it's up to Q now....he has a stellar squad. My opinion. The Cup is theirs to lose. I’m not fully up to date on their overall cap situation, but it seems under control for a wee bit here. So they may be threats for the next few years too. And if they decide to LTIR Bob and use him if needed in the playoffs, they can add one hell of a rental every year. And I think they may this year. So look out for that team!!! Cats are #5 in power ratings and it's hard to say the cup is any team's to lose but they do come back a bit better talent wise and it's up to them now. |
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Post by hsbob on Jul 31, 2021 10:51:55 GMT -6
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Post by hsbob on Aug 12, 2021 8:48:03 GMT -6
Reinhart signs for three and that’s everybody ‘on deck’ next year with some juggling to do for Zito going forward to keep Barkov and Huberdeau in the fold. The Cats get a great player back from injury,they added a few and spent next year’s 1st doing so(sound familiar ?),now the pressure is on Q to do something with this solid roster.
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Post by vadarx on Aug 12, 2021 11:56:18 GMT -6
Reinhart signs for three and that’s everybody ‘on deck’ next year with some juggling to do for Zito going forward to keep Barkov and Huberdeau in the fold. The Cats get a great player back from injury,they added a few and spent next year’s 1st doing so(sound familiar ?),now the pressure is on Q to do something with this solid roster. looks like this is a all in year for them with their two aforementioned stars up for new deals in the next year or two. only 14 million for about 8-9 spots next summer and Barkov is gonna take 2/3's of that I'll bet... |
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Post by hsbob on Aug 12, 2021 19:56:01 GMT -6
Reinhart signs for three and that’s everybody ‘on deck’ next year with some juggling to do for Zito going forward to keep Barkov and Huberdeau in the fold. The Cats get a great player back from injury,they added a few and spent next year’s 1st doing so(sound familiar ?),now the pressure is on Q to do something with this solid roster. looks like this is a all in year for them with their two aforementioned stars up for new deals in the next year or two. only 14 million for about 8-9 spots next summer and Barkov is gonna take 2/3's of that I'll bet... Unless they can move Bob after this year,he’d need a big year for that though! |
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Post by vadarx on Aug 12, 2021 20:40:18 GMT -6
looks like this is a all in year for them with their two aforementioned stars up for new deals in the next year or two. only 14 million for about 8-9 spots next summer and Barkov is gonna take 2/3's of that I'll bet... Unless they can move Bob after this year,he’d need a big year for that though! yeah, that is a boat anchor... they are gonna get to work some magic next summer and get his ass outta town (unless he backstops them to glory...) |
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