So I’ve been gone for most of the day, so post on recent news

Why is Matthews on the cover again? Though i guess it’s logical since it will have a high expectation only to disappoint
Frans Nielsen buyout, sure, guess Detroit wanted the roster spot, doesn’t really change anything
Arizona is playing their last season in Glendale, to be expected, they’ll probably move somewhere else in AZ

Jared McCann will not score 30 goals this year. The most amount of goals he scored in a season is 14… there is no way he doubles that even on Seattle. Yes, he will probably be a 2c, but he will have Calle Jarnkrok, and Joonas Donskoi on his wings, and if he is the 3c, he will have Brendan Tanev, and Mason Appleton on his wings. Those do not sound like type of players that can put the puck on McCann’s stick so he can net in 30. You gotta remember, that after their first line, the talent drops off significantly! The leafs obviously like Kerfoot more than McCann, and they want him. I mean, he will better than McCaan in the playoffs, so they need that especially after losing Hyman. They have to have guys that are good in the playoffs if they want to win.

I seriously can't believe that I just spent 5 minutes of my day reading an NHL.com article about how the Islanders seek to go deeper in the playoffs by adding Richard Panik and losing Eberle and Leddy.

Just as crazy as how Yanni Gourde is on Craig Button's team Canada Olympic roster, right AndrewLadd ?

Or they’ll move to Houston. All the signs are pointing towards that.

Matthew is cover athlete because he is good for marketing and will make them money

I don’t know whether Alex Meruelo cares if they’re in Arizona or not, but 1 year is still may too soon for the team to move to a different state.

Does anyone actually buy the game because of the cover athlete? I mean if you like Matthews that much you can just print a photo of him or keep a photo of him as your screensaver.

I mean having Matthews on the cover might even tip me over the edge to not buying it, since I don’t want to see his ugly face every time I want to play an NHL game.

Arizona isn’t making any money. If it continues like this, they’ll have no choice but to relocate

I agree the Yotes need to find a long-term home, wherever that may be, but there’s no way they can find a long-term arena and go through with all of the logistics in time for next season.

Top 5 options for Coyotes relocation are: Houston, Quebec City, Milwaukee, Kansas City, Saskatoon

Top 5 options for Coyotes relocation are: Houston, Quebec City, Milwaukee, Kansas City, Saskatoon

Mark off Saskatoon and Quebec City because Bettman is still in charge. You take Kansas City’s population and combine it with Milwaukee’s and double it up, it’s still short of Houston’s population.

With the fact that Dallas has had one of the better attendances in the last few years with the 2nd highest populated winter classic in history, and also the fact that they’re in the central makes their chances bigger because Houston would also be in the central. The money is there, the opportunities are also there, so why not? A Dallas Houston rivalry would get a ton if money for both teams.

Bottom line is Dubas could have protected McCann over Holl , he chose not to. McCann is a high end 2nd line forward, Holl is an average 3rd pairing caliber defenseman. Dubas took advantage and fleeced Ron Hextall and then made an even worse move by leaving Mcann exposed. McCann is also miles better than Kerfoot (who was pretty much a slightly above average 4th liner last season).

So I’ve been gone for most of the day, so post on recent news

Why is Matthews on the cover again? Though i guess it’s logical since it will have a high expectation only to disappoint
Frans Nielsen buyout, sure, guess Detroit wanted the roster spot, doesn’t really change anything
Arizona is playing their last season in Glendale, to be expected, they’ll probably move somewhere else in AZ

Top 5 options for Coyotes relocation are: Houston, Quebec City, Milwaukee, Kansas City, Saskatoon

Get a team in Saskatoon. Cover the whole nation with NHL teams lol.

I don’t know whether Alex Meruelo cares if they’re in Arizona or not, but 1 year is still may too soon for the team to move to a different state.

Mark off Saskatoon and Quebec City because Bettman is still in charge. You take Kansas City’s population and combine it with Milwaukee’s and double it up, it’s still short of Houston’s population.

With the fact that Dallas has had one of the better attendances in the last few years with the 2nd highest populated winter classic in history, and also the fact that they’re in the central makes their chances bigger because Houston would also be in the central. The money is there, the opportunities are also there, so why not? A Dallas Houston rivalry would get a ton if money for both teams.

Milwaukee is most likely.
I’d like to see a team in North Dakota

I seriously can't believe that I just spent 5 minutes of my day reading an NHL.com article about how the Islanders seek to go deeper in the playoffs by adding Richard Panik and losing Eberle and Leddy.

Just as crazy as how Yanni Gourde is on Craig Button's team Canada Olympic roster, right AndrewLadd ?

Why a different state? Why not a different province?

Cause Gary Bettman hates Canada with a burning passion

Ya, I really hope Bettman is somehow fired in the near future but you're right.

Holl is a low end 2nd pairing defenseman.
McCann is a low end second liner, not a high end one.

There was nothing wrong with this decision as there was no good options to replace Holl in FA.

McCann is definitely a high end 2nd liner. His team scores goals at an elite rate when he’s on the ice, was on pace for 61 points last season.

Seattle made a pretty good pick here (in our opinion of course) pic.twitter.com/MRZKoAYNeV

— EvolvingWild (@EvolvingWild) July 21, 2021

McCann was on pace for 26 goals last season averaging 14 min per game. His most common linemates at even strength were Jeff Carter/Jason Zucker. He’ll have Schwartz/Eberle to start the year and at worst he’ll have Jarnkrok/Donskoi who are similar players to Carter/Zucker. He’ll likely get 18-19 min in Seattle with PP1 time. He has a good chance at scoring 30 next season.