It's Eric Haula and people want to give up a player +, are you kidding me.
Jesus Christ.
- SABRES 89

Better re-read that any try again

Better re-read that any try again
- Stripes77

he might be having a bad day

he might be having a bad day
- homiedclown

It's still early there

One of the few times I can give him grief!

Better re-read that any try again
- Stripes77

Im the only one around here who is allowed to blow up while not reeeding correctly

Im the only one around here who is allowed to blow up while not reeeding correctly
- hubie

The PHWA released it's midseason award winners and the usuals are up for most of the awards. I just wondered if people felt the same as I do about a couple. First is this one:

Comeback Player of the Year Award - to the player who returned to a previous high level of performance that was interrupted by subpar play, long-term injury or major illness.

1. William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs

This is just a joke to me. Now they're going to reward players for holding out for months and then having a bad season because they didn't go to training camp and didn't play with the team for months because they wanted more money? GTFO with this crap. There's guys that actually fought through injuries or bad play and didn't choose to abandon their team to benefit themselves.

Secondly, is the Hart:

Hart Trophy - to the player adjudged to be most valuable to his team.

1. Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
2. Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
3. David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins

McDavid sure, Edmonton would be a lottery team without him.
MacKinnon, again I'm fine with this choice. Leading the team with 72 points with the next highest scorer being a rookie dman with 37 points and the next highest forward with 34.
Pastrnak is my issue with this one. Without Pasta the Bruins are still likely in 1st or 2nd in the division and likely win a couple playoff rounds. He's just one piece on a great team.
I think there many other players that are more valuable to their teams. Just look at Jack for one. What would this team look like without him? He is way more valuable to Buffalo than Pasta is to the Bruins without question.

Honorable mention for bad picks is nominating Berube and Armstrong for coach and GM of the year. Your team just won the Cup. It's not like turned a bad team into a contender (Benning, Chayka) or lost all your best players and are still a playoff contender (Torts).

Rant over

The PHWA released it's midseason award winners and the usuals are up for most of the awards. I just wondered if people felt the same as I do about a couple. First is this one:

Comeback Player of the Year Award - to the player who returned to a previous high level of performance that was interrupted by subpar play, long-term injury or major illness.

1. William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs

This is just a joke to me. Now they're going to reward players for holding out for months and then having a bad season because they didn't go to training camp and didn't play with the team for months because they wanted more money? GTFO with this crap. There's guys that actually fought through injuries or bad play and didn't choose to abandon their team to benefit themselves.

Secondly, is the Hart:

Hart Trophy - to the player adjudged to be most valuable to his team.

1. Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
2. Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
3. David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins

McDavid sure, Edmonton would be a lottery team without him.
MacKinnon, again I'm fine with this choice. Leading the team with 72 points with the next highest scorer being a rookie dman with 37 points and the next highest forward with 34.
Pastrnak is my issue with this one. Without Pasta the Bruins are still likely in 1st or 2nd in the division and likely win a couple playoff rounds. He's just one piece on a great team.
I think there many other players that are more valuable to their teams. Just look at Jack for one. What would this team look like without him? He is way more valuable to Buffalo than Pasta is to the Bruins without question.

Honorable mention for bad picks is nominating Berube and Armstrong for coach and GM of the year. Your team just won the Cup. It's not like turned a bad team into a contender (Benning, Chayka) or lost all your best players and are still a playoff contender (Torts).

Rant over
- adambuffalo

If the Sabres somehow make the playoffs Eichel should win the Hart

He won't but he should be top 3

If the Sabres finish 9th and he has around 108 points he should be a finalist

The PHWA released it's midseason award winners and the usuals are up for most of the awards. I just wondered if people felt the same as I do about a couple. First is this one:

Comeback Player of the Year Award - to the player who returned to a previous high level of performance that was interrupted by subpar play, long-term injury or major illness.

1. William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs

This is just a joke to me. Now they're going to reward players for holding out for months and then having a bad season because they didn't go to training camp and didn't play with the team for months because they wanted more money? GTFO with this crap. There's guys that actually fought through injuries or bad play and didn't choose to abandon their team to benefit themselves.

Secondly, is the Hart:

Hart Trophy - to the player adjudged to be most valuable to his team.

1. Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
2. Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
3. David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins

McDavid sure, Edmonton would be a lottery team without him.
MacKinnon, again I'm fine with this choice. Leading the team with 72 points with the next highest scorer being a rookie dman with 37 points and the next highest forward with 34.
Pastrnak is my issue with this one. Without Pasta the Bruins are still likely in 1st or 2nd in the division and likely win a couple playoff rounds. He's just one piece on a great team.
I think there many other players that are more valuable to their teams. Just look at Jack for one. What would this team look like without him? He is way more valuable to Buffalo than Pasta is to the Bruins without question.

Honorable mention for bad picks is nominating Berube and Armstrong for coach and GM of the year. Your team just won the Cup. It's not like turned a bad team into a contender (Benning, Chayka) or lost all your best players and are still a playoff contender (Torts).

Rant over
- adambuffalo

I agree is it MVP to their team or MVP on a team whos in the playoffs?
IMO If Pasta missed 3 months they still are a playoff team
Mack yes they fall but not too bad
Connor yes they become very bad
Jack.... does this team win more than a few games without him for an extended period of time?

I’m sure this has been discussed ad nauseam but I just checked out TSN’s top 50 players.

What an absolute joke that site is.

Still nothing

Still nothing
- gerbe75pts

I don’t expect anything ...... I had high hopes but nope. Nothing. Nada

NHL News/Rumors
@puck_report2
Michael Russo in his latest podcast, among others, says Erik Haula is in big time trouble with the Carolina Hurricanes right now. Healthy scratch, some say he had a “clash in personalities” with head coach Rod Brind’Amour. We’ll see where this goes. #LetsGoCanes
- Stripes77

Never forget the two biggest days in HB history

Erik Haula and Nick Bjugstad day

Never forget the two biggest days in HB history

Erik Haula and Nick Bjugstad day
- sbroads24

I guess you could say its a..... haula..day around these parts

Still nothing
- gerbe75pts

Welp

Not saying it would happen, but just thinking that with Quenneville in Florida and him liking Joker, would there be any interest in looking for a trade with them?
I was thinking something like Joker and Mitts for Trocheck and a prospect like Tippet.
I like Joker and am not proposing that they shop him. Just bringing up the idea based on Q being his coach when he played his best hockey in Chicago and our need for a 2C.
Also, I know that the money doesn't work, but that's something they could work out with a cap dump or money retained.

Not saying it would happen, but just thinking that with Quenneville in Florida and him liking Joker, would there be any interest in looking for a trade with them?
I was thinking something like Joker and Mitts for Trocheck and a prospect like Tippet.
I like Joker and am not proposing that they shop him. Just bringing up the idea based on Q being his coach when he played his best hockey in Chicago and our need for a 2C.
Also, I know that the money doesn't work, but that's something they could work out with a cap dump or money retained.
- adambuffalo

Im under the impression hes a guy botts has wanted a long time

I don’t expect anything ...... I had high hopes but nope. Nothing. Nada
- Sabretooth9

draH erA sedarT

draH erA sedarT
- jcragcrumple

Only because it takes two to tango, and if you're trying to do the foxtrot while the other is doing a shuffle it can get really weird.

Never forget the two biggest days in HB history

Erik Haula and Nick Bjugstad day
- sbroads24

Only because it takes two to tango, and if you're trying to do the foxtrot while the other is doing a shuffle it can get really weird.
- thatsapickle

Plus the all star break is good time to decompress. It was a frenetic 9 months to get the Frolik trade done

Never forget the two biggest days in HB history

Erik Haula and Nick Bjugstad day
- sbroads24

BRING ME HAULA!!!!


LOL

But seriously he was my target in the off season

BRING ME HAULA!!!!


LOL

But seriously he was my target in the off season
- Stripes77

Better re-read that any try again
- Stripes77

I did, you said McCabe and a 2nd round pick wouldn't be bad for Haula, you;re crazy that's way to much.