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mtdavis311

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Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 24, 2020 at 6:02 p.m.
Thread: Zucker to Pens with Cap worked out for next season
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>bigZ98</b></div><div>catastrophically bad is a bit of an exaggeration bud. Jimmy Howard is having a catastrophic season and murray has been way better. he has also shown signs of turning his game around again. His last couple starts have been great if you havent been watching</div></div>

He has seemed to possibly turn a corner, but here's the stretch of play this was based on:

12 2019-11-04 12 25-163 PIT @ BOS L 3 11 8 .727 0 0 24:22
13 2019-11-07 13 25-166 PIT @ NYI W W 3 23 20 .870 0 0 62:57
14 2019-11-09 14 25-168 PIT CHI W W 2 31 29 .935 0 0 64:50
15 2019-11-12 15 25-171 PIT @ NYR L-OT O 3 27 24 .889 0 0 62:24
16 2019-11-15 16 25-174 PIT @ NJD L L 2 21 19 .905 0 0 58:55
17 2019-11-19 17 25-178 PIT NYI L-OT O 5 42 37 .881 0 0 62:52
18 2019-11-21 18 25-180 PIT @ NYI L-OT O 4 24 20 .833 0 0 63:04
19 2019-11-27 19 25-186 PIT VAN W 4 14 10 .714 0 0 39:01
20 2019-11-30 20 25-189 PIT @ STL L L 5 27 22 .815 0 0 60:00
Rk Date G Age Tm Opp DEC GA SA SV SV% SO PIM TOI
21 2019-12-07 21 25-196 PIT @ DET W W 3 28 25 .893 0 0 59:50
22 2019-12-21 22 25-210 PIT @ VAN L L 4 14 10 .714 0 0 56:06

11 games in a row, sub .900 in 9 of them. Sub .910 in 10 out of 11. That's a horrible stretch of play for any goalie.

With two more games since this post was made, yeah, his numbers look to maybe be on the up, but I don't think saying he was having a disasterous season was out of line when I made the comment.
Forum: NHL TradesSep. 18, 2018 at 3:36 p.m.
Thread: (SJS / OTT) - Karlsson, Perron for Tierney, DeMelo, Norris, Balcers & picks
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>oilersfan089</b></div><div>I wouldn't say "always". You can end up with a back and forth situation where nobody really plays defense, and they just trade chances. Not a very good strategy to win. Obviously it's better to have a good mix of both types of dmen, but even better to have dmen who are good at both breakout passes and denying zone entries. One of the reasons people are so high on Doughty compared to Karlsson; he can actually do both very well.</div></div>

The narrative that Karlsson is bad in his own zone is oversold, anyways. Karlsson is just as solid at playing defense as most of the "elite" defenders out there. This narrative just sticks because of how often he ends up chipping in on the offensive side.
Forum: NHLAug. 15, 2018 at 4:04 p.m.
Thread: Favourite Player From Each Team - Go
Atlantic Division:
Boston: David Pastrnak
Buffalo: Jack Eichel
Detroit: Trevor Daley
Florida: Aaron Ekblad
Montreal: Philip Danault
Ottawa: Erik Karlsson
Tampa: Brayden Point
Toronto: Auston Matthews

Metropolitan Division:
Carolina: Jordan Staal
Columbus: Seth Jones
New Jersey: Taylor Hall
NY Islanders: Mathew Barzal
NY Rangers: Mika Zibenijad
Philadelphia: (Can none be an answer?) Sean Couterier, but very begrudgingly
Pittsburgh: Evgeni Malkin
Washington: Nick Backstom

Central Division:
Chicago: Chris Kunitz
Colorado: Nathan McKinnon
Dallas: Jamie Benn
Minnesota: Mikko Koivu
Nashville: Roman Josi
St. Louis: Colton Parayko
Winnipeg: Patrick Laine/Mark Schiefle

Pacific Division:
Anaheim: Ryan Getzlaf
Arizona: Annti Raanta
Calgary: James Neal
Edmonton: Connor McDavid
Los Angeles: Drew Doughty
San Jose: Joe Pavelski
Vancouver: Brock Boeser
Vegas: Marc Andre Fleury
Forum: NHLJul. 5, 2018 at 4:36 p.m.
Thread: Erik Karlsson to Tampa Bay rumours ...
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>rangersandislesfan</b></div><div>I have read in multiple places that Erik Karlsson could be going to the Lightning. Where am i reading this? Just look up 'Erik Karlsson' and you'll find a ton of discussion. Now, this whole time i have been saying that i think there's no way that they will trade him. And i still don't think they're going to trade him, at least this offseason, but i'm starting to feel like there may be a chance. What i'm unsure about is how Tampa Bay would do this. I don't actually think he's going to the Lightning. If he's traded, which is still an 'if', the Lightning are not the most likely place for him to go. They just extended McDonagh and they already had cap problems. There's no way to make it work unless you trade away some of your other players. Karlsson on the Lightning though would make a scary good team. And as much as i don't think these rumours are true, it still creates interesting discussion.

So the two questions which are kind of the same question are, how will they make it work? And what would they have to give up to get him? I'm thinking they may have to include one of their superstars, which they are probably unwilling to do. None of their superstars are a year away from becoming UFAs though, so Ottawa may have to add. If not their superstars, Lightning fans need to remember that you're not getting a 2-time Norris trophy winner like Karlsson for picks and prospects. Johnson, Palat, or McDonagh might have to be included. Or maybe Sergachev.

I'm interested to hear what you think will happen. Does he stay in Ottawa? Or is he traded? If he's traded, whom is he traded to? And for what return? Let me know what you think. Rumours are rumours, they're not always true, but they can be sometimes. And there are a TON of Erik Karlsson to Tampa Bay rumours.</div></div>

I don't see it happening with TB. They already have a set top 4 (Hedman, McDonagh, Sergachev, Stralman). They already extended McD to a nearly $7 mill cap hit. Hedman already makes close to $8 mill. Can't see them adding another defensemen that's going to make 10+ when he's extended. And I doubt they trade McDonagh, even for Karlsson, so soon after extending him.