Campbell did just enough with Toronto to con Holland.

Not hard to con Holland. Bottom 5 GM in the League. Dude can't win anything

Bmac is a top 5 gm in the league

Mercer going for #9 tonight vs Arizona

I was told horvat is a two way center…

I wonder what you would have to give up to swap him with a less bad overpaid goalie if Holland went that route...

Confirmed - rebuild OVER in Vancouver!!
woot woot!

I could see the Canucks scratching a wildcard spot if they pick up some guys in UFA. Having NHL worst goaltending because of Demko's injury is the biggest reason the Canucks are at the bottom of the standings. I can't wait for Demko to carry us back to mediocrity

Canucks vs Leafs PP last night:

They've had over .900 in the playoffs and it hasn't made a difference. I think the difference is their defense.
Edmonton is averaging about 35 shots against per game in the playoffs. Tampa was around 30 when they won their cups. Colorado was around 25 last year.
Overpowering offense may work more often than not in the regular season, with a variety of opponents, strength of competition, and levels of play.
When it comes to the playoffs where you are facing the same quality team repeatedly, and a consistently higher effort level, you can't rely solely on offense.

They gave up an average of 43 shots per game to Colorado last series. A .900 save percentage still means 4 goals against every game. Even with a .915 save percentage you're still more likely to give up 4 goals than not. Goaltending can only be expected to do so much. Over 40 saves/game is not a reasonable expectation, nor a recipe for success. It doesn't matter how good your offense is.

Campbell may well be a mistake that will need to be corrected, but even with a Vasilevskiy behind them they'd still be hard pressed to win games with those numbers.

And the fact they tampered to get him makes it funny im not gonna lie

I like Campbell, I respect him as a human, but man he is way to streaky to be a starting goalie. Hes a good tandem guy or when hes the only goalie he can carry the load, but thats it. Injuries and streaky play frustrate fanbases

Like man last year it was good play to start the year then bad play for 3 months but we all blamed the rib injury for that, then he came back did well, and in the playoffs wasnt the best and yea you could go he was a reason in not winning but whateves.

Every team tampers when it comes to FA’s signed on July 1st

True but in this case it was super early

Oilers be waiting for Jack Campbell and offered a deal was all we heard for like months before FA started. Heck I think it started during playoffs lul

Got to check when the reports started as I know it was either before or during playoffs

West is open/ripe for the playoff taking this year and trend could def. continue!

Svechnikov is given a 'two-puck' opening by Vasi. "Bruh - I only need one..".
1 vs 0

I feel Tampa is trying to bait us all into thinking they falling off then when the guards off they strike

They did that last year.

Has the Draft Lottery date been announced?

With a primary assist last night, byfield now has 15 points in 35 games with pretty good underlying numbers. He doesn’t turn 21 till august. I think he’ll break out as a PPG player if he gets the opportunity next season

https://twitter.com/KevinWeekes/status/1632493085958578178?s=20

NHL might get mooooore teams - Atlanta, Houston - Dont really like this it dilutes the talent pool

Through 2 periods:

Hurricanes goals: 4

Lightning shots: 4

Losers of the deadline?

Connor Mc-Jasus = licks chops, sets wry smile & says: "HOLD MY BEER MoFo!!

Team O’Meyer begins tonight

(96 Meier - 86 Hughes - 63 Bratt)