NHL Thread Because There Isn't An NHL Thread
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BazookaTooth
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Its easy to shit on but its not that terrible short term. The D is still suspect. Not having Klefbom due to injury is gonna hit em hard.
Things are going to be bad when Leon leaves in 2 or 3 years.
Hollywood
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The St. Louis Blues have expressed interest in bringing in free agent defenseman Zdeno Chara, reports The Athletic's Jeremy Rutherford.
The Blues have been targeting a veteran defenseman on the open market this offseason after losing blue-liner Vince Dunn to the Seattle Kraken in the expansion draft.
The club also inquired about Ryan Suter before he signed with the Dallas Stars, Rutherford added.
Chara, 44, played with the Washington Capitals last season on a one-year deal and proved he still has what it takes to be a capable defenseman. He averaged 18:19 of ice time per game and racked up 10 points, 88 hits, and 67 blocked shots across 55 contests.
Being close to his family is Chara's top priority in deciding where he'll play next campaign, a source told Rutherford. Chara reportedly chose to sign with the Capitals last season due to the club's proximity to his family, who remain in Boston.
Beyond Chara, numerous veteran defensemen remain on the open market, including Jason Demers, Erik Gudbranson, Jordie Benn, Sami Vatanen, and Braydon Coburn.
The Blues have been targeting a veteran defenseman on the open market this offseason after losing blue-liner Vince Dunn to the Seattle Kraken in the expansion draft.
The club also inquired about Ryan Suter before he signed with the Dallas Stars, Rutherford added.
Chara, 44, played with the Washington Capitals last season on a one-year deal and proved he still has what it takes to be a capable defenseman. He averaged 18:19 of ice time per game and racked up 10 points, 88 hits, and 67 blocked shots across 55 contests.
Being close to his family is Chara's top priority in deciding where he'll play next campaign, a source told Rutherford. Chara reportedly chose to sign with the Capitals last season due to the club's proximity to his family, who remain in Boston.
Beyond Chara, numerous veteran defensemen remain on the open market, including Jason Demers, Erik Gudbranson, Jordie Benn, Sami Vatanen, and Braydon Coburn.
Hollywood
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Owen Power is in no rush to make his NHL debut.
The Buffalo Sabres' first overall draft pick will return to the University of Michigan for his sophomore season, a source told The Buffalo News' Lance Lysowski.
The defenseman played 26 games with Michigan last campaign, recording three goals while adding 13 assists. He was seen as the consensus first overall pick heading into this year's draft.
It's not often a first overall pick doesn't immediately jump into the NHL the following season. The last player to do so was Erik Johnson in 2006, who played at the University of Minnesota for one year.
Power stands at 6-foot-6 and weighs 213 pounds, which would suggest he's physically ready to play with the pros. He played a prominent role on Team Canada's gold medal-winning team at the IIHF World Championship in June.
The 18-year-old indicated before the draft he was leaning toward returning to Michigan next season regardless of where he was selected, saying he wanted to "get the true experience" of playing college hockey.
A number of the league's top defensemen took similar routes after being drafted, such as Cale Makar, Adam Fox, and Quinn Hughes.
The Buffalo Sabres' first overall draft pick will return to the University of Michigan for his sophomore season, a source told The Buffalo News' Lance Lysowski.
The defenseman played 26 games with Michigan last campaign, recording three goals while adding 13 assists. He was seen as the consensus first overall pick heading into this year's draft.
It's not often a first overall pick doesn't immediately jump into the NHL the following season. The last player to do so was Erik Johnson in 2006, who played at the University of Minnesota for one year.
Power stands at 6-foot-6 and weighs 213 pounds, which would suggest he's physically ready to play with the pros. He played a prominent role on Team Canada's gold medal-winning team at the IIHF World Championship in June.
The 18-year-old indicated before the draft he was leaning toward returning to Michigan next season regardless of where he was selected, saying he wanted to "get the true experience" of playing college hockey.
A number of the league's top defensemen took similar routes after being drafted, such as Cale Makar, Adam Fox, and Quinn Hughes.
BazookaTooth
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Corycm
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Hollywood
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Québec City?
The Arizona Coyotes will need to find a new home at the conclusion of the 2021-22 season.
The city of Glendale announced that it has informed the NHL club that it will not renew the operating agreement for Gila River Arena - the home of the Coyotes - and that the team will need to vacate the arena at the end of the upcoming campaign.
The city and the team have had ongoing negotiations over the last several months on the terms of a lease extension and potential renovations to the arena, reports The Athletic's Katie Strang. The club also reportedly had multiple notices about outstanding balances owed.
More to come.
The Arizona Coyotes will need to find a new home at the conclusion of the 2021-22 season.
The city of Glendale announced that it has informed the NHL club that it will not renew the operating agreement for Gila River Arena - the home of the Coyotes - and that the team will need to vacate the arena at the end of the upcoming campaign.
The city and the team have had ongoing negotiations over the last several months on the terms of a lease extension and potential renovations to the arena, reports The Athletic's Katie Strang. The club also reportedly had multiple notices about outstanding balances owed.
More to come.
BazookaTooth
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its about the lack of respect for Flower
Ginormousthumbs
Go on, geezer.
Coyotes should move to Atlanta or Hartford.
BazookaTooth
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Atlanta is where the Flames go
Hollywood
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I wouldn't be opposed to bringing back the Whalers
Corycm
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Whatever gets them to stop referring to themselves as ‘Yotes.
It’s been a grip since KC had a team (plus it’s a closer drive for me). Someone should get on that.
But I’m on-record as being pro Hatbird…er Hartford Whalers too.
Hollywood
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KC would make more sense since they're geographically located in the west but if I were a betting man, I would say the team either stays in AZ, maybe moves to Tempe or Scottsdale if they can find a suitable arena for hockey, or relocate to Houston, TX. The owner of the Rockets
has deep pockets and has been wanting an NHL team for a while now.
Hollywood
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I agree but I think the only way Québec City gets an NHL franchise is via relocation from an eastern conference team i.e. Florida or Carolina. The NHL is a 32 team league now with 16 teams per conference so by moving the Coyotes to Québec you would have unbalanced conferences again. Besides Arizona has already been moved from the Pacific to the Central so I doubt the league would want another realignment
