tom webster

Apparently Gibson refused to waive his no trade clause for Toronto as well.

It’s also not surprising that people in his position aren’t universally liked. Especially in hockey where there is still old school versus new school.

For whatever it’s worth, Tim Graham did an article for the Athletic and part of the article dealt with how he has started to earn respect throughout the league.

I heard he was auditioning for one of those singing shows.

As predicted earlier, Strome and Kubalik not being qualified. They are begging Kane and Toews to ask out.

Looks like no, he is not.

I’m tired of repeating myself. Here it is, one last time. 1) He helps the team now. Half this board is so sure that AHL playoff experience is this great elixir for our prospects but letting them play some meaningful games this year would apparently do them no good. 2) They would not be giving up anything that will help them in the next 3 years. 3) Obviously it’s only a thing because if he wasn’t from the area, HE wouldn’t be interested. I don’t want him on the team because he’s from here, I want him bacause he’s good and makes the team better without sacrificing anything that can help them immediately.

I would tend to agree with that, but it is what he said.

Again squared. We do not want him because he’s from the area. He wants us because he is. We want him because he’s still one of the best players in the NHL. Also, good teams do not save roster spots for prospects. They earn them. Besides, players rarely play 82 games anymore, there will be plenty of ice time. By the way, when do we stop holding spots? Should we save 3 for this year’s three number ones? In the end, you probably don’t have to worry. KA has fallen in love with the patient route.

It’s quite simple we want the over the bill guy who scored 90 points last year playing until the young guys are good enough to beat him out. We want a team that strives to be the best it can be.

I haven’t read the rest of the thread but in that video that LGRM posted, Forton said that they discussed picking the goalie with the 28th pick.

Kyle Davidson said that after the draft. Their public stance is they want Kane and Toews to be the veteran presence for the rebuild but you know that’s bs. There is a sense that Toews may retire. At either rate. Davidson said they would talk to both soon.

I would be shocked if John Gibson nixed a trade to Buffalo this year. I believe JBOT tried to acquire him years ago and maybe he nixed it then. However, if this was true, it certainly would eliminate half the posts going around regarding acquiring a goalie with no term or no big money. Gibson has something like 5 years at $6.4M left.

Accused of sexual assault? In a case that was definitively proven to be false? That’s held against him? I’ve never been a big fan of him or his father but I’m glad I’m not judged by things I did when I was in my 20’s or by things people said about me that were false in the hopes of collecting a settlement. As far as what happened with the Blackhawks, there is no doubt that that was an awful situation but if we punished every player that looked the other way or said nothing about disgusting stuff that went on in locker rooms, we’d have to ban 99% of athletes that played before 2010 at least.

Yep

Yzerman has been in Detroit one more year then KA has been here. Last year, they gave up 22 more goals and finished a point back of Buffalo.

Maybe, maybe not but I guess it’s easier to just think it’s just Buffalo.

The funny thing is it probably helped Ottawa secure Debrindicat.

Murray was about Bales and also about not wanting to do Ottawa any favors. He isn’t happy about how he’s been treated there and him and Bales never saw eye to eye during his rookie season.

Let’s not give them too much credit. Everything loved them signing last year’s one year wonder and now they are taking a shot at another.

I still think he does something but it is an analytical axiom that you don’t need a great goalie you just need your goalie to play great. Obviously, if you can get one of the elites, that is better. I don’t necessarily agree with this, but if you want go the data driven approach, I appreciate going all in. Murray wasn’t about Buffalo.

The only people that talk about the cap are people who don’t want to spend money or people that screw it up. That’s why I hate when people keep talking about saving cap space for future signings. Good teams know how to navigate it.

I forgot about him. Yea, I thought he was going to be good. Him, too.(Mikael Anderson)

The Sabres don’t seem to worry about what hand the defenseman are but he is left handed so whichever way you look at it, left handed defenseman aren’t close to a glaring weakness.

I’m not sure I would call LHD a glaring weakness.