2019-20 Miscellaneous NHL/Hockey News Thread
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Thank the Hockey Gods.
My apologies to any defense-loving fans out there, but watching that team makes my eyes hurt. And it's not the systems, because Tampa plays the exact same system. It's that crap about shooting the puck once every 2 minutes. I'm sorry, but it's freaking boring.
Really, his last three seasons have been exceptional. He was great for the Kings in 2017-18 and then had two terrific years for Arizona. Classic late bloomer, Kuemper. Plus, he's used to sharing the crease so he'd be a natural fit in Carolina where the Canes seem committed to a platoon.
His great 2017-18 season with the Kings was only 19 games. And he followed it up with 10 excreble games for Arizona, at 3.22/.899 after being traded at the deadline. And it was preceded by a bad 2016-17 season in Minnesota with 3.13/.902. Is the last 84 games enough to call him a later bloomer? The 2018-19 season was his only season where he’s played the majority of the games. Even this year, Raanta started more games, although Kuemper was the starter in the playoffs, where he was 3.47/.913 in 9 games, mostly because he gave up 10 goals on the last 52 shots he faced.
If he’s going to be used in a platoon, Reimer and our 1st, as I’ve seen suggested, is too steep a price to pay.
Look ... nobody's perfect forever. You can find warts with every goaltender, living or dead. We do this thing every time anybody is mentioned where we go through their entire career with a magnifying glass. Everybody just saw Kuemper play for the Yotes in the playoffs behind an "OK" defense, and he was stupid good. His last two years bear witness that him being that good is well within the realm of repeatability. So ... yeah.
Do I give up Reimer and a first for the guy? Probably not. Would I give up Reimer and another NHLer? Probably, depending on who we're talking about. Reimer and one of the Canes two 2nds? All day. You aren't going to get better by collecting leftovers. You're either going to take a huge risk over-paying some UFA or you're going to have to give up quality to get quality.
Do I give up Reimer and a first for the guy? Probably not. Would I give up Reimer and another NHLer? Probably, depending on who we're talking about. Reimer and one of the Canes two 2nds? All day. You aren't going to get better by collecting leftovers. You're either going to take a huge risk over-paying some UFA or you're going to have to give up quality to get quality.
BTW ... anybody else think the stars (not the Stars) might align for somebody to take a serious offer sheet run at Cirelli this off season? Unless they're going to LTIR Stamkos, the Bolts just aren't going to have the money to pay that guy anything close to market rate and he's a first time RFA. They also have to get Sergachev signed to a new deal, and only have 3 NHL defenseman contracted for next season. They're in a big time budget pinch.
Paulie Walnuts
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Talk now is next season may also end up playing in bubbles with no fans at least to start.
CanadaCanes
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I'm never fond of giving up a first round pick for a goaltender...most of the time, they usually can be had for a second round pick and a prospect and for Kuemper that seems about right when you consider the goaltending glut right now. Canes have two second rounders, use one along with some prospect capital to find what you need. Hell, I'm even ok with packaging up something like Reimer or Ned, a 2020 second rounder and a 2021 draft pick.
Someone should, the Bolts can’t afford him. He took a huge step forward, he was on pace for close to 20 goals and 50+ points.
Bolts have serious cap issues, 15 players under contract, $5.3 million in cap space. Besides Cirelli, they have Cernak and Sergachev to deal with.
HurryCanes
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Hopefully before long they’ll commit one way or the other. I could use that money that is sitting In their pockets right now.
Yeah ... I'm in the same head space on this.
But, I would note that I really feel like the Canes have to do SOMETHING in net this off season. Keep one of the existing pair for the tandem thing if you want, but the team is at the point where that staff-wide, season total .903 save percentage is THE biggest factor in transitioning from slugging it out for a wildcard slot and competing for the Division. Going in to 2020-21 with mostly the same crew just isn't good enough. I mean, I don't think Mrazek ever really got going last season so maybe you could expect a bit more from him, but Reimer gave the Canes a bounce-back effort already and I doubt he's going to do much more than what we've already seen. Ned? That would be the longest of long shots. So yeah, maybe you back off of a trade for an upgrade if the cost is a first round pick ... but sooner or later something has to give in net otherwise the Canes are limiting the ceiling on what looks to be a really solid team.
Paulie Walnuts
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No families allowed for the finals. Some people assumed they would allow families but they are not.
They "assumed" because the NHL told them that they'd have something worked out by now ... and they failed.
That’s probably the reason. The border is still closed except for “essential” workers. They decided hockey was essential, and they were quarantining in a bubble. MLB couldn’t and MLS can‘t escape the ban because they can’t provide a 14 day quarantine. And it’s clearly going to affect the NHLs plans as they move forward to the 2010-21 season. It also affects the OHL and WHL since they have teams on both sides of the border. It doesn’t affect the Q, they’re entirely Canadian and started playing pre-season games on September 1 with the regular season starting on October 2.
Correct. The border is still closed with exceptions for essential workers and those making their way to Alaska. The Canadian government bent on hockey clubs and their employees specifically heading to and staying in the bubbles, but NOT on their families. Seeing as how there's no real sign that the Canadian government is going to soften that position anytime soon, get ready for some wild speculation regarding the 20-21 season for the NHL. I saw some nonsense over the weekend about the Canadian teams playing half the season just amongst themselves. The Covid 7, if you will.
CanadaCanes
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That's one way to fenagle things to finally get a Canadian team a Cup and get them off the snide...
That's one way to fenagle things to finally get a Canadian team a Cup and get them off the snide...
As Schitt’s Creek was sweeping the comedy Emmys last night, Jimmy Kimmel dragged a fake Stanley Cup onstage and made fun of the Canadian teams.
Paulie Walnuts
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93 Montreal was last Canadian team that won. A lot of the Canadian winners were in the 6 team no draft era