2020 NHL Off-Season Thread

[Knives Out]

Guerin also acting cold as ice LOL.

[Troy McClure]

Interesting consideration about next season.

[ScubaSteve]

There’s going to be a next season?

[slaps]

Guerin also acting cold as ice LOL.

More GM’s should be like that.

[The Frugal Gourmet]

Hmm... the Olympics are fun but I like the NHL better.

[The Frugal Gourmet]

I predict a shortened season.

[Jason]

[Troy McClure]

It's a good read. I know a lot of fans can't handle any player ever complaining about anything, but players are still people.

[cdanew]

It's a good read. I know a lot of fans can't handle any player ever complaining about anything, but players are still people.

Yeah - enjoyed that article. It really is impressive what Tampa and Dallas have done in these circumstances. I know I'm tired of the groundhog day nature of the past six months, and I'm able to go to the office and grocery store and go for a walk or bike ride. Combine what they have to adjust to mentally with the physical toll of playing a brutal sport essentially every other day and I don't think anyone can say this year's champion will not be deserving.

[Knives Out]

Agreed. Good read.

[B Kat]

Interesting info. I hope that the players know how much us fans appreciate their sacrifice and how awesome it’s been to have hockey.

[Jason]

[Math]

Heard that Pietrangelo was asking something in the range of $9.5M/yr. No wonder that Armstrong told him to you-know-what.

[B Kat]

At age 30 for 8 years, yikes.

[ToddM]

Good for him. He needs to take whatever he can get. Also, he needs to leave the Central.

[ScubaSteve]

At age 30 for 8 years, yikes.

Pietrangelo at least delivered a cup, unlike other over 30 captains signed to albatross deals.

[Jason]

[slaps]

What the hell is the point of that trade?

[ToddM]

What the hell is the point of that trade?

So that Sceviour can lift the Cup with the Pens next season.

[Troy McClure]

The Sens are buying out Masterton winner Bobby Ryan.

[ScubaSteve]

A washed up vet who can’t really play that well anymore but is a “good guy?” I guess we know what the Stars are going to do with the money they free up when Dobby walks.

[Troy McClure]

Nill might want to take note of this.

[Jason]

[ToddM]

Eichel on the trading block, apparently.

[ScubaSteve]

Eichel is American for Ribeiro

[Troy McClure]

Eichel is American for Ribeiro

He's one of those guys who is on a team so bad he's impossible to judge. He could be a superstar ready to do special things if he gets out of there, or he could be another Taylor Hall.

[Knives Out]

[Jason]

[Troy McClure]

The Q isn't entirely banning fighting, but it is adding enough penalties to strongly deter fighting. Expect to see more of this in the junior leagues.

[ScubaSteve]

I’m fine with the concept. Most fighting left in the game these days pointless or contrived. But holy *poo poo*, they seem to be making it unnecessarily complicated.