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The 2013-14 NHL Season Thread

xAnthony said:
No way! I'm going to win!! 😀😀😛😛 Should be a fun hockey pool! Looking forward to the weekly competition.

One more day till the regular season begins!! I'm extremely excited!
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I was just saying that too be nice, but you're going down. I got my eyes on you😀
 
Kessel - 8 years, $8 million per year extension. Thoughts?

I personally love the signing. The amount doesn't bother me as he's just entering his prime. If the Leafs lost Kessel, it would be a huge step backwards to this whole building process. He would have made more if he went to the FA market.
 
xAnthony said:
Kessel - 8 years, $8 million per year extension. Thoughts?

I personally love the signing. The amount doesn't bother me as he's just entering his prime. If the Leafs lost Kessel, it would be a huge step backwards to this whole building process. He would have made more if he went to the FA market.
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Me too. Kessel for the win!!!!
 
It's a good signing imo. Kessel is only going to get better from here on. Hope Dion stays, too.

Watching the game while I study LOL
 
AustinIllini said:
That Washington-Chicago game was fantastic! Patrick Kane looks poised for a huge season! Go Hawks!
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All the games tonight have been pretty awesome. Pumped that hockey is back.

As a Bruins fan I quite enjoyed seeing the Habs lose at the Bell Centre on opening night. 😀

Hope George Parros is okay though.. that was unfortunate injury.😱 Never seen anything like that before.
 
xAnthony said:
Kessel - 8 years, $8 million per year extension. Thoughts?

I personally love the signing. The amount doesn't bother me as he's just entering his prime. If the Leafs lost Kessel, it would be a huge step backwards to this whole building process. He would have made more if he went to the FA market.
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In some ways, I think it's a bad signing. Wingers peak at 27 (he's 26 or turning 26 this year), he hasn't topped 40 goals or 90 points, and hasn't won a Cup - all things players making $8M/year currently have done.

Flip side is he's done remarkably well playing with scrubs (comparatively to those $8M/year guys - Sid, Ovi, etc.). He's nearly a point per game player in the postseason. He's by far their best talent - letting him walk would be devastating.

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How about Mikhail Grabovski last night? 3 goals and an assist not a bad way to start the year. He would look pretty good lined up with Kessel.
 
zioxide said:
All the games tonight have been pretty awesome. Pumped that hockey is back.

As a Bruins fan I quite enjoyed seeing the Habs lose at the Bell Centre on opening night. 😀

Hope George Parros is okay though.. that was unfortunate injury.😱 Never seen anything like that before.
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I was hoping his mustache would have acted as an airbag. Hope he gets better soon. Unfortunate incident.

Grabo will do well with the Caps. He never really fit in with Toronto. He's a first or second line player. He also needs first line power play minutes. He'll do really well with Ovi. He won't be putting up 4 points a game though. He got pretty lucky on two of those deflections.
 
xAnthony said:
Kessel - 8 years, $8 million per year extension. Thoughts?

I personally love the signing. The amount doesn't bother me as he's just entering his prime. If the Leafs lost Kessel, it would be a huge step backwards to this whole building process. He would have made more if he went to the FA market.
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Mad because I can't figure out what the hell Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane will demand.

Stan Bowman will undoubtedly pay it, however.
 
AustinIllini said:
Mad because I can't figure out what the hell Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane will demand.

Stan Bowman will undoubtedly pay it, however.
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Toews seems like he genuinely wants to play for the BlackHawks and he'll settle for a bit less if he has to to play with Kane and the Hawks.

Toews is probably the top 3 centres and top 5 players, IMO. Classy guy.
 
malman89 said:
I'd wager something between 7.5-8.5/year for each assuming the cap goes up a little bit.
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krazykleo said:
Toews seems like he genuinely wants to play for the BlackHawks and he'll settle for a bit less if he has to to play with Kane and the Hawks.

Toews is probably the top 3 centres and top 5 players, IMO. Classy guy.
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I think both of them will stay in Chicago, but I think Stan Bowman will need to make some moves to keep them. I am comfortable with that considering the strength in Rockford and the young age of Toews and Kane
 
The Leafs beat the Preds 4-0. Kessel, Bozak, JVR, and Lupul lit up the net for the Leafs, while Bernier got his first Shutout as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs
 
After such a crappy season last year it is nice to see the Avalanche off to a 5-0 start. Roy must be doing something right as the new head coach.
 
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