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TIme for a new thread! Pittsburg won the worlds greatest trophy and they are looking to repeat.
Full schedule of games
I'm going to start off with what seems to be the most common question rookies in the NHL face:
Poll: Is a Hotdog a Sandwich?Yes (40) 51% No (39) 49% 79 total votes Your vote: Is a Hotdog a Sandwich? (Vote): Yes
(Vote): No
With Las Vegas announced as an expansion franchise and the expansion draft occurring June 21st, 2017, teams are going to into full draft dodge mode. Money is being burned on players not worthy of it, contract length is insane and trades make no sense. All in an effort to use the protected status on the good players and leave these god awful shit contracts exposed to drafting.
The Expansion Draft Rules
Connor McDavid is NOT draft eligible!!! Sorry Vegas fans (do they have any other than Daniel Negreanu?)
So, who do you think will be a Las Vegas _______ by the start of 2018?
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LOL for a moment i was like "oh shit, OP is not Hawk" but then i've noticed the poll and NHL thread is back, baby!
There is no way Pens can repeat their stunt, the whole league will be on their tail now.
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hahaha i had been slacking! I usually have up for FA 
A hot dog is whatever Phil the Thrill wants it to be.
best/worst signings thus far??
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I think Bishop may end up there...otherwise its hard to predict due to trades and the protection rules.
Closer to the trade deadline will be easier to make predictions 
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A source told Sportsnet that Matt Pfeffer, who was hired as an analytics consultant at the beginning of the 2015-16 season, made an impassioned and elaborate presentation to management to dissuade them from following through on this trade.
Ignoring Pfeffer’s advice only served to reinforce the notion that Bergevin was following different criteria in his evaluation of both players, said the source, who also suggested Pfeffer’s vehemence on the matter might have ultimately cost him the job (he was told on Wednesday that his contract won’t be renewed). The Canadiens would not comment on why they aren’t renewing his contract, but they did say that they are looking into other analytics solutions.
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On July 12 2016 23:52 QuanticHawk wrote:
best/worst signings thus far??
Best signing is Stamkos by far. Tampa got at least 2 million a year discount for +1 year in length.
Worst is tough. Some bad deals out there. I'm going with Frans Nielsen. I don't think 6 year 31.5m makes sense for him.
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Rangers trade Brassard and a 7th to OTT for Zibanejad and a 2nd.
That's a damn good deal for NYR. Get a younger (23 v 29) 2C who is almost as good and just entering his prime. And a 2nd too
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Everyone besides Backes gets to ride shotty with a stud center. In all likelyhood they signed Backes to center the third or occasionally play on the 2nd I guess? It seems pretty dumb.
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yeah. I mean from a hockey perspective it is badass and smart. Deep down the middle is effective. The price is rough though.
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so Roy quit in a hissy fit today because he wasn't given additonal power over personnel decisions despite being a pretty bad coach
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On August 12 2016 10:19 QuanticHawk wrote:
so Roy quit in a hissy fit today because he wasn't given additonal power over personnel decisions despite being a pretty bad coach
The Avs have a fair amount of talent. They should be better than they have been.
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I don't know if the Rangers can win Hank a cup, but they are certainly getting better and not worse lately. The metro is shaping up for a few years of murder house hockey. I'm pretty sure that there will be 5 teams from there to make playoffs.
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idk about getting better. That D was a shitshow last year, and they lost Yandle, their only genuine offensive threat. McDonaugh is awesome, but he can't do what Yandle does on offense. A
As it stands right now, Staal and Girardi are a shit 3rd pairing on most teams. And they have McLrath and Skeij, who may be ok eventually, but are pretty green right now. Hank faced way too many high percentage shots last year. Though part was due to the styem. There was recently a story on THN that showed the Rangers were miles ahead as far as overall contribution from their D - they are a pure counter team now.
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EPT
