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Forum: NHLAug. 22, 2022 at 11:31 p.m.
Thread: Full NHL 2022-23 Predictions
This will be the last thread I'm creating here on CF. <a href="https://www.capfriendly.com/forums/thread/633318">For my farewell letter click here.</a>

Full NHL Predictions for the 2022-23 Season:

Metropolitan:
1) Carolina Hurricanes (M1-President's Trophy)
2) New York Rangers (M2)
3) Pittsburgh Penguins (M3)
4) Washington Capitals
5) New Jersey Devils
6) New York Islanders
7) Columbus Blue Jackets
8) Philadelphia Flyers

Atlantic:
1) Florida Panthers (A1)
2) Tampa Bay Lightning (A2)
3) Toronto Maple Leafs (A3)
4) Boston Bruins (WC #1)
5) Ottawa Senators (WC #2)
6) Detroit Red Wings
7) Buffalo Sabres
8) Montreal Canadiens

Central:
1) Colorado Avalanche (C1)
2) St. Louis Blues (C2)
3) Dallas Stars (C3)
4) Nashville Predators (WC #2)
5) Minnesota Wild
6) Winnipeg Jets
7) Chicago Blackhawks
8) Arizona Coyotes

Pacific:
1) Edmonton Oilers (P1, most points in Western Conference)
2) Calgary Flames (P2)
3) Vegas Golden Knights (P3)
4) Vancouver Canucks (WC #1)
5) LA Kings
6) San Jose Sharks
7) Anaheim Ducks
8) Seattle Kraken

1st Round:
Eastern Conference-
<strong>Hurricanes (M1)</strong> over Senators (WC #2)
<strong>Rangers (M2) </strong> over Penguins (M3)
<strong>Bruins (WC #1)</strong> over Panthers (A1)
<strong>Lightning (A2)</strong> over Leafs (A3)

Western Conference-
<strong>Avalanche (C1)</strong> over Canucks (WC #1)
<strong>Blues (C2)</strong> over Stars (C3)
<strong>Oilers (P1)</strong> over Predators (WC #2)
<strong>CGY (P2)</strong> over VGK (P3)

2nd Round:
Eastern Conference-
<strong>Hurricanes</strong> over Rangers
<strong>Lightning</strong> over Bruins

Western Conference-
<strong>Blues</strong> over Avalanche
<strong>Oilers</strong> over Flames

3rd Round:
Eastern Conference:
<strong>Lightning</strong> over Hurricanes

Western Conference:
<strong>Oilers</strong> over Blues

<strong>Stanley Cup Final: </strong>
<strong>Lightning</strong> over Oilers

Awards:
Art Ross: Connor McDavid (Runners-up: Nikita Kucherov, Auston Matthews)
Rocket Richard: David Pastrnak (Runners-up: Auston Matthews, Leon Draisaitl)
Hart: Connor McDavid (Runners-up: Cale Makar, Aleksander Barkov)
Vezina: Juuse Saros (Runners-up: Andrei Vasilevskiy, Frederik Andersen)
Norris: Cale Makar (Runners-up: Aaron Ekblad, Victor Hedman)
Calder: Matty Beniers (Runners-up: Andrei Kuzmenko, Owen Power)
Selke: Aleksander Barkov (Runners-up: Roope Hintz, Patrice Bergeron)
Ted Lindsay: Cale Makar
Lady Byng: Jaccob Slavin
William M. Jennings: Frederik Andersen &amp; Antti Raanta
Forum: Site DiscussionAug. 22, 2022 at 11:29 p.m.
Thread: Farewell Letter
It is with regret that I announce that my time here on Cap Friendly has come to an end. I feel that it is taking up too much of my time, and that the best thing for me to do is to stop using the forums. I will not delete my account, but I will in all likelihood not post on here again.

As I've said before, this is an absolutely awesome site. I discovered CF in the 2021 offseason while Googling how to make a mock/simulated Kraken expansion draft, and in doing so clicked on CapFriendly.com. The rest is history. It's been (mostly :)) awesome and highly enjoyable. Seeing as how this will be one of my last posts on the site, I wanted to give some thanks to some users whom I particularly enjoyed interacting with.

First off, shoutout to the incredible founder, creator, and editor/moderator-in-chief <a href="/users/Banks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@Banks</a> for creating CapFriendly in the first place. How did the hockey world exist before this?! It's absolutely incredible. Thank you.

Thanks to all the moderators (Jarvis, Beter Chiarelli, Ajp18, etc.) who keep this site clean and in check. Your work is what keeps CF from becoming another social media hellhole. Even if I don't always agree with your positions/views/decisions, you keep this site running smoothly. Much appreciated.

I'm now going to mention the users whom I enjoyed interacting with the most (in completely random order, as they come to my mind). So I'll start with my fellow Lightning fans (#BeTheThunder) <a href="/users/CoopsTroops" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@CoopsTroops</a> and <a href="/users/Rangsey" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@Rangsey</a> who made the Lightning Forum Threads the best team forum on CapFriendly BY FAR (it's not even close :)). You guys made the past season so much more enjoyable. Wishing you both the best. #LETSGOLIGHTNING

To EsoYeezus69 and justaBoss-I have come to like the Stars simply because of you guys hyping them up 24/7. :tearsofjoy You guys were insightful, knowledgeable and often hilarious, and it was a pleasure schmoozing with both of you. EsoYeezus69-keep tearing up the local hockey rinks, and justaBoss-if I ever visit Finland and bump into a guy wearing a Stars jersey, I'll know it's you. :tearsofjoy

To SevenLeg, A_Habs_fan, Remus and Zuki9797-perhaps the only normal Habs fans on here-you guys are responsible for keeping the sanity of the Habs fanbase. Bear that in mind. :tearsofjoy In all seriousness, it was a pleasure discussing hockey with you guys, all four of you were informative, intelligent, and possessed a patience rarely seen on this site. Best of luck!

To the not-so-bad Leafs fans on here (this will obviously be a short list :tearsofjoy): Saskleaf, aadoyle, LeafsFanForSomeReason, MitchMarner_16 and MatthewsFan-you guys have absolutely terrible taste in hockey, and yet still somehow remain knowledgeable and good to talk to despite said terrible taste. Hope you guys stay sane amidst the crazy world of Leafs fandom (oh, and I hope the Leafs lose in the first round every year for the next 50 years! :tearsofjoy) Best of luck. (And LeafsFanForSomeReason-watch Tenet!!! It's a freaking masterpiece!!!)

To Devil and Tintin-your team is on the rise! You ALMOST made me like the Devils. Almost. :) But Devil did manage to make me a Jesper Bratt fanboy (that stickhandling :hearteyes). Godspeed to both of you. #JBITBPITNHL

To the Isles fans Db1899 and AndrewLadd-who knew actually normal Isles fans existed?! You guys are perhaps the most realistic fans about the team you go for than anyone else on this site. And hey-Trotz got fired!!!!! Rejoice!!!!! :) Good luck to you both.

To Bobcat205-it's slowly but surely getting better in Columbus. Hang in there. Best of luck.

To the resident Sharks fan yikes and resident Canucks fan Juiceman-both of you are extremely knowledgeable and informative. Keep rocking.

To csick-one of the most levelheaded, calm, easygoing fans on this site. It's a gift. Use it well. Godspeed!

To Avs fans HockeyScotty and UpsideDownQue-I can't wait till the Lightning get their sweet revenge in this coming Stanley Cup. :) Best of luck to you both.

And last but certainly not least, to BuffaloFan, a rare combination of intelligence, realism and levelheadedness-keep utilizing all three. Unlike your hockey team, you're a beast. (I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. :))

And that's it! Thanks again to Banks, and to all the users mentioned above. I really enjoyed this site, and I wish you all the best. God bless you all.

AND LET'S GO LIGHTNING!!!!!
Forum: NHL SigningsAug. 22, 2022 at 5:08 p.m.
Thread: New York Islanders signed Noah Dobson (3 Years / $4,000,000 AAV)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Patriot12992</b></div><div>I'll expand on my reply to your previous similar post, lou has made a ton of good signings with the isles, the pulock deal was a legitimate steal, You may not like the guy but it is silly to try to say its surprising that he made a good signing. Just look at what that d core is locked up for.</div></div>

For sure the Pelech and Pulock deals were absolute steals, Lamoriello has what to point at in terms of good signings, especially when it comes to defensemen. I'm more poking fun at his affinity for giving weak bottom-6 forwards (especially 4th line grinders such as Cizikas, Martin, Clutterbuck and Johnston) long-term contracts which (when combined) eat up much-needed cap space down the road (and yes, that's obviously not relevant when it comes to Dobson).

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BCAPP</b></div><div>Lamoriello often does well with RFA's, as long as they're not ol school hockey boys (thinks tough, "character" players). Those he over pays. He plays intense hard ball with others. For example Marner's camp was still pissed when he was resigned as a Leaf, for Lamoriello's refusal to give him some of the bonuses eligible on an ELC</div></div>

Agreed, see above
Forum: NHLAug. 22, 2022 at 1:00 p.m.
Thread: 2021-2022 NHL Offseason Discussion Thread #11 - Will Lamoriello ever announce Kadri's signing?
Note that his "teammates" stat is at a miserable 34%. And given that at least 75% of his ice time was with Chara, I'm surprised it's not lower.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Noah Dobson, signed 3x$4M by NYI, is a young top-four puck-moving defenceman who likes to shoot the puck and draws a lot of penalties. Very strong transition play last season but has struggled defending the rush. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Isles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">#Isles</a> <a href="https://t.co/OxNZNaDW44" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/OxNZNaDW44</a></p>— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/JFreshHockey/status/1561756057831186433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">August 22, 2022</a></blockquote>

Forum: NHLAug. 22, 2022 at 11:26 a.m.
Thread: 2021-2022 NHL Offseason Discussion Thread #11 - Will Lamoriello ever announce Kadri's signing?
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>PointStamkosVasilevskiy219188</b></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Isles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">#Isles</a> News: The New York Islanders have signed defenseman Noah Dobson to a three-year contract!</p>— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) <a href="https://twitter.com/NYIslanders/status/1561732241528594436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">August 22, 2022</a></blockquote>

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Just speculation, but predicting a $6 million AAV

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>PointStamkosVasilevskiy219188</b></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Isles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">#Isles</a> News: The New York Islanders have signed defenseman Alexander Romanov to a three-year contract!</p>— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) <a href="https://twitter.com/NYIslanders/status/1561732421200011265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">August 22, 2022</a></blockquote>

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Reportedly with a $2.5 million AAV, fair deal actually

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>PointStamkosVasilevskiy219188</b></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Isles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">#Isles</a> News: The New York Islanders have signed forward Kieffer Bellows to a one-year contract!</p>— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) <a href="https://twitter.com/NYIslanders/status/1561732089787174914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">August 22, 2022</a></blockquote>

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Reportedly 1 x $1.2 million
Forum: NHLAug. 21, 2022 at 11:31 p.m.
Thread: 2021-2022 NHL Offseason Discussion Thread #11 - Will Lamoriello ever announce Kadri's signing?
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Devil</b></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Still to this day I can’t believe that Sami Vatanen and Nico Hischier kept the puck out of their own net. Palmieri..... HALL SCORES! What a goal. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJDevils?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">#NJDevils</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DevilsGoalADay?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">@DevilsGoalADay</a> <a href="https://t.co/ogB8ah3NVO" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/ogB8ah3NVO</a></p>— Vinnie Parise (@VinnieParise) <a href="https://twitter.com/VinnieParise/status/1367909425860730883?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">March 5, 2021</a></blockquote>

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I remember going nuts the first time I saw that sequence-absolute madness. I thought you were going to go with the Henrique OT winner to beat the Rangers in 2012 or the Arnott Cup-winning goal in 2000.