General Hockey Talk - Injuries, signings, factoids + other news from around the league

Oh...Lundqvist aint taking no 7 million IMO. Look towards 8+.

7 years, 39 million for Landeskog.

Sounds good for team and player.

SpezDispenser wrote:7 years, 39 million for Landeskog.

Hmm, almost $5.6M for a players coming off a sophomore slump season. Yeah, better make that 7 years and hope the cap keeps going up-uP-UP!

Giroux injured the wrist that he'd had surgically repaired. That's not good news for him or Philly.

spader wrote:Giroux injured the wrist that he'd had surgically repaired. That's not good news for him or Philly.

Severed 4 tendons. Erik Johnson tweets "Hey @28CGiroux, don't worry it happens bro. #buddies" -- why, was a golf cart involved? Anyhow, full recovery in 5-6 weeks.

what's going on with the pool this year? anyone wants to do the whole fantrax thing again? Ive got one with some friends so I don't want to be the organizer but I'd love to participate in another.
try and redeem myself from the low position i had last year.

I think you mean the Sim League. We also used to have a playoff pool but for some reason I just didn't start one this year.

Yeah, let's do a big pool this year.

Bruins about to sign Theodore as backup to Rask.

SpezDispenser wrote:Yeah, let's do a big pool this year.  

As long as there's no playing roster/healthy scratches, trades, etc. I'd be OK.

SpezDispenser wrote:Yeah, let's do a big pool this year.  

you wanna start it up? this year lets have point for stars and points for shutouts with goalies. it made goalies too weak last year. i also missed short handed goals and we could ad shootout goals too

wprager wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:Yeah, let's do a big pool this year.  

As long as there's no playing roster/healthy scratches, trades, etc. I'd be OK.

aaahhhh c'mon Prags! it's what makes it fun to check on every week at least. you gotta be able to change your roster a little bit?

wprager wrote:Bruins about to sign Theodore as backup to Rask.

that's not bad, they could do worse. they should of signed that old guy, what's his name again? Thomas? 
where did kudhobin land again?

Carolina I think.

wprager wrote:Bruins about to sign Theodore as backup to Rask.

Bobby Mac squelches the rumors.  It had originally come from Yvon Pednault TVA).

According to an article on The Score, Kadri's camp wants to use Landeskog as a comparable.   

Good article. Always nice to see the Sens as the main headiline, especially in this type of article:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1743810-predicting-stanley-cup-dark-horses-for-the-2013-14-nhl-season#/articles/1743810-predicting-stanley-cup-dark-horses-for-the-2013-14-nhl-season/page/5

I was giving it some thought, and I can really see Detroit being on the outside of the playoff picture looking in. They're an older team not used to the physicality they will be up against via Boston, Toronto, Ottawa, Buffalo on a regular basis, and the skill/grit of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and the Rangers.

Of the eight playoff teams, you have to consider Ottawa, Toronto, Boston, Pittsburgh, are essentially locks. You then have to consider how close Columbus was last year, the Rangers and Flyers are poised for a return, as are the Caps and Isles. The Lightning might also be the most improved team via the draft this year. I don't know the rules pertaining to division leaders and how that amounts to the top eight seeding, but in order of success, here are my predictions:

1. Pittsburgh
2. Boston
3. Toronto
4. Ottawa
5. Rangers
6. Islanders
7-8. Lightning, Blue Jackets, Flyers, Capitals

I can see Alfie being traded back here at the deadline. Would love to see him re-join the team for a cup run. I imagine Detroit would look at Ottawa first and foremost.