At some point we'll start swapping defense for forwards.
Soon, hopefully. The reason the Devils have had a lot of trouble with the defense over the last few years is because the D prospect cupboard ran dry and it takes years to get it back on track when that happens.
Soon, hopefully. The reason the Devils have had a lot of trouble with the defense over the last few years is because the D prospect cupboard ran dry and it takes years to get it back on track when that happens.
Probably not this offseason; we don't have any spots for defensemen to break into the NHL, so we won't choose between them. Next offseason, when we're hitting potential significant UFA and retirement losses.
Was just perusing the stats page on NHL.com and found some interesting stats that surprised me a bit...
1. There are only two teams that haven't lost a game when leading after 2 periods: Boston (26 games) the second team...Washington (20 games).
2. Winnipeg is the only team that haven't won a game when trailing after 2 periods. They are 0-21.
According to some threads on the mainboard, the cap will rise to $69-72m next season barring any changes in the new CBA.
Might as well get rid of the cap if it gets that high.
Yeesh, that's insanely high. We'd have plenty of cap space, and so would other teams. Doesn't bode well for Parise, especially if we still have issues with hard currency. Other teams who we might have assumed were capped out, will have the space to sign him.
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Originally Posted by Classic Devil
This one sounds plausible, though. Columbus is terrified of Russians and Howson is an idiot.
Columbus could ruin anybody though. Canadian, Russian, Martian, it doesn't matter. The reason their prospects busted isn't because they are Russian, it's because they developed them terribly.
Yeesh, that's insanely high. We'd have plenty of cap space, and so would other teams. Doesn't bode well for Parise, especially if we still have issues with hard currency. Other teams who we might have assumed were capped out, will have the space to sign him.
Columbus could ruin anybody though. Canadian, Russian, Martian, it doesn't matter. The reason their prospects busted isn't because they are Russian, it's because they developed them terribly.
While true, this doesn't change the fact that Columbus is terrified of Russians.
