Eventful night huh, couple of pages to catch up on so here’s my thoughts
Quoting: Devil
Rare Gretzky L
Quoting: PointStamkosVasilevskiy219188
Not at all. I actually really hear where he's coming from. The NHL shouldn't sit idly by while this goes on. Doesn't mean you have to ban Russian players from competing in the league, but in a tournament specifically organized by country, designed to reward the country with the best players, make a statement to that country by saying "we are not going to allow you to violate human rights and still have the opportunity to compete."
NOTE: I'm not saying if you don't agree with him you're morally wrong, I can totally understand a stance that says "it's really a players tournament, and we shouldn't punish the players for their country's despicable behavior", but I would disagree seeing as how it's a tournament specifically organized by country. Regardless, it takes guts for Gretzky to voice that opinion, MAJOR props to him.
NOTE #2: Again, I don't think you should punish the players for their country's behavior. That's why I think Dominik Hasek's opinion that all Russian players should be suspended from the league is completely unfair-they're not responsible for this atrocity, and they're not representing their country in the NHL either, they're hockey players who just happen to be from a bad country, not their fault. But the World Juniors are specifically organized by country. There, the players are COMPLETELY representing their country, and the country is literally running the team-that's why I think Gretzky's proposal not to let TEAM RUSSIA compete as a COUNTRY is very sensible.
Yep, that’s pretty much my thoughts too, anything where a team plays against Russia in a international competition, Russia shouldn’t be allowed to go since they represent the country as a statement against Russia’s actions.
Quoting: DucharmetheDOMinator
Let's separate this:
Lehkonen = Iorio + Samsonov + 4th
Evans + Montembeault = Lappiere
Habs aren't trading those 2 unless MAJOR overpays.
How did you get that? Holy overpay, I get that we might not trade them for fair value but that doesn’t mean the ask is astronomically high, Evans is a bottom 6 forward and Monty’s a backup goalie, they don’t fetch one of Washington’s best prospects, same for Lehkonen, he’s the perfect 3rd liner but Samsonov has more potential to be a game-changer and I’d take him over Lehkonen value wise so not sure why they’re adding Iorio who’s one of their best D prospects in a bare pool
Quoting: DucharmetheDOMinator
Dare I say Tavares contract is one of the worst in the league.
He’s still almost a point-per-game, he may be slightly overpaid but to say he’s one of the worst contracts is a bit much
Quoting: MitchMarner_16
Friend: "You can't possibly sum your entire fandom in one me......."
Me:
Yep, being a Leafs fan seems hard, no cup since 67, no round 1 win since 2004, constantly blowing leads and having an inconsistent team