Blackwood is out tonight. He has an even strength save % of .987 through first 3 games. Absolutely absurd!

Blackwood has been just amazing. The Devils will be hurting without him, especially since Comrie & Dell are still in quarantine.

I get what youre saying 100% and youre right honestly. But my opinion is; look at Vegas they got so damn close and they still are so close. They may even win this year. But Vegas also got very lucky. Some poor expansion choices (were looking at your ducks and florida), and some real good trades (were looking at stone). I dont think theres gonna be as many good looks as Vegas had. I mean I dont see Seattle getting all of Tuch, March, Karlsson, Smith, Theodore like Vegas did from expansion ALONE. I think theyll put together a decent team but nothing like Vegas.


plus this; everything went prefect for vegas, which i doubt repeats for seattle.

If Im Seattle's GM i say this:

**** eh we did spend 650m but look at this, COVID Cap till atleast 2022 probably 23 or 24. You got 25% or more of the league needing CAP help by the time Seattle joins. Colordao, Tampa, Vegas, Vancouver, Philly, NYI, Toronto, EDM, Montreal, PIT ; all teams who could use some help if Seattle offers a hand. On top of this 2021 is a real good draft were sleeping on and 2022 should be the next "superstar" draft.

VAN: picks for Eriksson
NYI: theres a ton of choices to help them get some relief
Tampa: no explanation needed they will want help
Vegas: would love seeing patches 7 mil gone
NJD: i could see subban being taken
SJS: hey you want burns

and so on.

Seattle could easily have as deep of a prospect pool as Ottawa or LA by the end of 2022. If they choose to be a middling team and go big in 2022 draft - I argue theyll be better than Vegas and most of the league by 2022/23.

Thats my opinion atleast. Stock up on D in 2021/ and load up on star power in 2022 and youll be an elite team in 2022 or by 2023. Thats just my "take" but Id prefer to load up with Powers/Hughes/Lambos + other picks acquired for 21 debut draft and grab Wright, Lambert, Lavoie + others in 2022 than hoping to put together a rag tag team that could be Vegas 2.0. Because I dont think there will be another vegas run for Seattle.

I think the expectations for Seattle will be high based on what Vegas has accomplished since their inception. They set the bar really high. Everything went perfect for them, but the flat cap could be really advantageous for Seattle as they build assets from around the league. I wouldn't be shocked if they were a playoff contender right from the jump.

Devils new Goalie combo: Black-Wedge

Dubois played 4 minutes tonight; being benched through most of the game. Apparently he was putting no effort in.

Don't think that's gonna attract many suitors.

Dubois played 4 minutes tonight; being benched through most of the game. Apparently he was putting no effort in.

Don't think that's gonna attract many suitors.

I hope Torts realizes that he’s the expendable one. If CBJ are outside of a playoff spot at the 35 game mark, he’s probably getting fired. Coaches can be replaced. 1st line C’s cannot.

I hope Torts realizes that he’s the expendable one. If CBJ are outside of a playoff spot at the 35 game mark, he’s probably getting fired. Coaches can be replaced. 1st line C’s cannot.

I believe Tortorella was in the right tonight. This was the last shift he went out on:

This is what some Leafs fan think a typical shift from William Nylander looks like pic.twitter.com/jxgQh4TO1h

— Michael (@TheLeafsIMO) January 22, 2021

Dubois played 4 minutes tonight; being benched through most of the game. Apparently he was putting no effort in.

Don't think that's gonna attract many suitors.

I only saw last part of that shift originally. After seeing the whole thing now I would also be furious

1st line centers of PLD's caliber are replaceable, Texier is already on his way to doing that, and Domi is also capable of playing those top 6 minutes

Domi is not capable of playing those minutes. Obviously you haven't watched the games if you think he can

Domi is perfectly capable of playing top 6 minutes. He is not a first line guy but he is definitely a solid 2nd line player

I guess I misunderstood what you meant when you said those top 6 minutes

1st line centers of PLD's caliber are replaceable, Texier is already on his way to doing that, and Domi is also capable of playing those top 6 minutes

I get your point but neither are anywhere near PLD’s level.

Do you guys think a trade is actually imminent? How can Jarmo possibly give in to this kind of demand. It would set a horrible precedent for the league, especially if he got fleeced in the trade. This is an impossible no-win situation for Jarmo and Torts.