The Ducks now have even more of a glut of NHL defensemen than the Canes. Not as much high end talent, but they've got too many guys to play either way.
2022-2023 NHL Misc. Thread
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LJG
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Isn’t he about 10,000 years old?
Fayettenamcanesfan
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OK, Neal looks and plays like he’s 10,000 years old. Stastny and Burns…not so much. But Neal was great in the AHL last year.
Sure, why not? They need finishing and if he's healthy and in the mood then Neal can still score a bit. What they need more is a freaking center.
That seems like a pretty reasonable contract even if Oettinger has really only had about one and a half high level seasons. He's been knocking on the door of breaking out for a while now.
Rule change this year, regarding video review of a major penalty. Last year, the officials could keep the major or downgrade it to a minor of the same call. So a boarding major either stayed a major or was downgraded to a boarding minor. The rule change allows the major to be wiped out completely or change to a different minor. So a boarding major could become a cross-checking minor.
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NHL Revamps Review Rule to Permit Disallowed Penalties
There’s just one change to the NHL Rule Book for 2022-23, but it is a noteworthy one: Referees will now be able to nullify a major penalty after video review.
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Some referee and linesman news. The NHL promoted Brandon Blandina and Mitch Dunning to full time NHL referees. They had worked split NHL/AHL schedules the last few seasons. Blandina has worked 76 NHL games, Dunning 87. Dunning switched from #43 to #20. I hope he’s better than the last ref to wear that number. Blandina will keep #39. They replace the retired Brad Meier and Dean Morton. Linesmen CJ Murray, Caleb Apperson and Kilian McNamara were also promoted to full time NHL linesmen. They’ve worked 54, 57 and 54 NHL games, respectively. They replace the retired Vaughan Rody, Greg Devorski and Derek Amell, the latter 2 of whom retired due to injury. Linesman Tommy Hughes moves directly into the NHL without having been a minor league linesman. He worked in the OHL and is only 3 years removed from his playing career, mostly in the AHL.
CanadaCanes
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I'm blind, I'm deaf, I wanna be a ref...in all seriousness, the league still thinks they have the best officials in sports while turning a blind eye to how bad things really are...I guess it's so much easier to take the blind eye approach because tackling the problem head on takes real work and finding solutions, but how do you ever find a solution if you never admit there are real problems and issues...
cmaleski2
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Svech's contract will just keep looking better and better. Although, if you believe in what Ottawa has cooking, Stuzle might put up 70-80 points this season and his new deal might look like a bargain.
Yeah, it really does. When you bet on young talent and get it right, it's almost like found gold. When you get it wrong, not so much ... as your problems really linger until the term gets short enough to give you options. Carolina made profound bank on those Slavin and Pesce deals, for example. God only knows just how much total cash those two deals have freed up during their terms. If nothing else, Skjei should be paying them a commission. Because the Canes could never have afforded his dumb contract if they were paying market prices for the other two.