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2022-23 NHL Season Discussion Thread #9: Bruce, There it Goes

Jan. 25, 2023 at 10:25 p.m.
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Quoting: Juiceman
Attitude issues but perhaps MacKinnon will straighten this kid and his antics out


Toews-Merkley will be a fun D pair
Jan. 25, 2023 at 11:50 p.m.
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Martin Necas is an all star
Jan. 26, 2023 at 8:11 a.m.
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Any takers for Korpisalo?
He is having a sneaky good season after getting healthy.
At 1.3M coming ufa he could fill in as a 2nd stringer quite nicely.
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Jan. 26, 2023 at 9:05 a.m.
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Bobcat’s Post Game Notes, Game 48

Jackets win, 3-2 in overtime over the Edmonton Oilers.

-I’m scared. Perhaps it’s a good thing I’m not able to watch (the game’s on TNT and I don’t have cable).

-Out goes Bemmer, in comes Foudy. I’ve been calling for them to send Bemstrom back down (or rather, back up, if we’re talking geographically) to Cleveland to bust *ss again. Perhaps that’s what they’re doing.

-Blanks is playing left side tonight alongside Boqvist on the third pairing. Interesting…

-AYE AYE, CAPTAIN! Boone Jenner scores from The Spot(tm) to put us up 1-0! I would have thought we’d give up one before they did. It’s one of those surprises that you love to see.

-It appears that was the only thing of note that happened during the first period. No penalties, no injury timeouts, just 20 SOGs and a goal.

-Our first penalty, about 2 minutes in: Darnell Nurse hooks Marchy. Let’s see if we do something with this.

-…We do not. 2 shots on goal, but no score. Oof.

-After this, I went to bed. Being in the central time zone, and also in school, I can’t stay up to watch all of the west-coast games. The rest of this will be a recap of the highlights.

-10 minutes into the second, "THE DOCTAH" Derek Ryan catches Andy and Gavi overcommitting to the wings and blows a wrister right by Korpi in the slot. Tie game. That's not good.

-Not long after that, Johnny Gaudreau cross-checks Connor McDavid, and McDavid turns around and sets up a Zach Hyman PPG. 2-1 Oilers. This is the result i was expecting.

-Into the third: Patrik Laine gets a turnover, but dinks the post. I think he legit put a dent in the metal. That was one hell of a shot.

-Kirill Marchenko scores his 11th goal without an assist. The record is 16 (said record has stood since the 1926-27 season). I believe he's on pace to break it.

-Korpi absolutely ROBBED Ryan Nugent-Hopkins with a minute left on the clock, and that seemed to be the last good chance they got. We're off to overtime.

-Kent Johnson capitalizes on a great screen from... (checks notes) ...Darnell Nurse, and blows the puck by Stuart Skinner to send us home!

-...We won. I really should be happy about this, but all i can ask is "How?" The Edmonton Oilers are bonafide Cup contenders, how did we beat them?
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Jan. 26, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.
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Quoting: A_Habs_fan
Merkley is better but I wouldn’t call Kaut nothing


3 Points in 28 games.. I get he's only 23 and a former 1st, but at this point he's proven he's a decent AHL player.
Jan. 26, 2023 at 9:39 a.m.
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Quoting: KSIxSKULLS
3 Points in 28 games.. I get he's only 23 and a former 1st, but at this point he's proven he's a decent AHL player.


I mean Merkley is not that much better. 6 points in 39 games. And he supposedly has attitude problems.
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Jan. 26, 2023 at 10:13 a.m.
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@beterChiarelli @oilersguy You can thank the oilers win streak ending on my behalf. Of the 12 home oilers games I've attended in person, they are a crippling 0-9-3 smile
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Jan. 26, 2023 at 10:17 a.m.
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I mean Merkley is not that much better. 6 points in 39 games. And he supposedly has attitude problems.


He's also a defensemen on a terrible team. He shouldn't be outproducing a forward on a powerhouse like Colorado, especially with those injuries and his chance to move up the lineup. Merkley doesn't even have attitude problems anymore, that was something from junior that went way further than it should've.
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Jan. 26, 2023 at 10:29 a.m.
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beterChiarelli oilersguy You can thank the oilers win streak ending on my behalf. Of the 12 home oilers games I've attended in person, they are a crippling 0-9-3 smile


let me know next time you're at an oilers game so i can bet all my life savings on the away team
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Jan. 26, 2023 at 10:30 a.m.
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let me know next time you're at an oilers game so i can bet all my life savings on the away team


hahahaha deal, I bet $75 on CBJ last night
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Jan. 26, 2023 at 10:51 a.m.
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Terrible
Jan. 26, 2023 at 11:35 a.m.
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Terrible


I'd like to see the whole kit on the ice. It has a certain je ne sais quoi, but it could also look terrible easily.
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Jan. 26, 2023 at 12:16 p.m.
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Quoting: KSIxSKULLS
He's also a defensemen on a terrible team. He shouldn't be outproducing a forward on a powerhouse like Colorado, especially with those injuries and his chance to move up the lineup. Merkley doesn't even have attitude problems anymore, that was something from junior that went way further than it should've.


Yah I know, but still, the difference between Merkley and Kaut isn’t huge all things considered.
Jan. 26, 2023 at 1:16 p.m.
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Sutter really would rather have Lucic in over this guy
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Jan. 26, 2023 at 1:40 p.m.
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Rare win for the Vancouver Carfires

Kuzmenko 2 x 5.5
Jan. 26, 2023 at 1:42 p.m.
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Quoting: ARMCHAIRGMOFTHEYEAR
Rare win for the Vancouver Carfires

Kuzmenko 2 x 5.5


Actually, common Canooks L.
Should've traded him for a haul instead of committing to further mediocrity.
I bet they're extending Horvat next
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Jan. 26, 2023 at 1:42 p.m.
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Rare win for the Vancouver Carfires

Kuzmenko 2 x 5.5


Win? Yes to the contract but for an organization no where close to completing trading Kuzmenko for a haul was the play.

IMO
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Jan. 26, 2023 at 1:46 p.m.
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Win? Yes to the contract but for an organization no where close to completing trading Kuzmenko for a haul was the play.

IMO


i recall reading somewhere (probably puckempire?) that VAN wanted to keep both horvat and kuzmenko, but they can only keep one.
looks like horvat is out
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Jan. 26, 2023 at 1:47 p.m.
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Quoting: ARMCHAIRGMOFTHEYEAR
Rare win for the Vancouver Carfires

Kuzmenko 2 x 5.5


Quoting: MatthewsFan
Win? Yes to the contract but for an organization no where close to completing trading Kuzmenko for a haul was the play.

IMO


IMO this could help the trade value as now your trading for 2.5 years, kind of like Hagel, and he got 2 first.
Jan. 26, 2023 at 1:49 p.m.
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Quoting: BuFfaLOFaN
IMO this could help the trade value as now your trading for 2.5 years, kind of like Hagel, and he got 2 first.


VAN is not trading him.

Philadelphia and Vancouver, two teams who just don’t know how to tank
Jan. 26, 2023 at 1:50 p.m.
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i recall reading somewhere (probably puckempire?) that VAN wanted to keep both horvat and kuzmenko, but they can only keep one.
looks like horvat is out


Nah, the BC brainiacs are buying out Garland to facilitate this, aren't they?
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Jan. 26, 2023 at 1:51 p.m.
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Actually, common Canooks L.
Should've traded him for a haul instead of committing to further mediocrity.
I bet they're extending Horvat next


Exactly , they’re not going to be contenders for the duration of that contract (probably not even a playoff team) so it doesn’t make sense. Some teams can’t get out of their own way.
Jan. 26, 2023 at 1:51 p.m.
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Quoting: BuFfaLOFaN
IMO this could help the trade value as now your trading for 2.5 years, kind of like Hagel, and he got 2 first.


Has any team ever extended a guy only to trade him later on but before the extension kicks in (other than pure sign & trade)?
Feel like that's the best way to ensure no one ever doing business with you ever again.
Jan. 26, 2023 at 1:52 p.m.
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Nah, the BC brainiacs are buying out Garland to facilitate this, aren't they?


Can’t wait till garland signs a 2.5 mill x 2 contract with the Avs
Jan. 26, 2023 at 1:53 p.m.
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Quoting: BuFfaLOFaN
IMO this could help the trade value as now your trading for 2.5 years, kind of like Hagel, and he got 2 first.


Kuzmenko isn’t going to shoot 25% again. His current contract also adds a ton of value for a contender with no cap space
 
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