Thomas Townsend
Columbus Blue Jackets |
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Location: Westerville, OH Joined: 04.25.2019
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HenryHockey
Season Ticket Holder Detroit Red Wings |
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Location: Gwinn, MI Joined: 01.26.2020
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Sign PDL, Sign Hoffman, and we will see you in the playoffs! |
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3rd GM's the charm
Columbus Blue Jackets |
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Location: Look, it's a situation where thats a great question, OH Joined: 07.01.2020
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I never liked the East/West format after the previous lockout. They should have just done 4 geographic divisions, teams could have moved easily with the expansions.
North: Buffalo, Toronto, Montreal, Boston, Ottawa, NYI, NYR, New Jersey
East: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Washington, Florida, Tampa Bay, Carolina, Detroit
Central: Chicago, St. Louis, Colorado, Dallas, Winnipeg, Nashville, Minnesota, Calgary
West: LA, Arizona, San Jose, Anaheim, Vancouver, Edmonton, Las Vegas*, Seattle*
Aside from the "East" division, which has none, you have at least 2 Canadian teams each for those Canadian rivalries, Calgary/Arizona jump from West to Central for the Las Vegas and Seattle expansions and if Florida moves to Quebec, you can swap Philadelphia out for them easily.
I like the Columbus/Pittsburgh and Columbus/Tampa Bay rivalries better than any of their past or present rivalries. Maybe because they have been a much more competitive team over the past several years as opposed to when they were rivals with Chicago/Detroit/Nashville but let's be real - Those were not good memories.
In all honesty, I really don't like the match-ups for Columbus this season. I love the additions they've made to the roster via trades/free agency, but I question the goaltending and the team's ability to play back-to-back games with their physical style under Torts. The division is a toss-up other than Tampa Bay. |
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Thomas Townsend: New Division + Schedule Release + PLD signing???? - Thomas Townsend
I guess at this point I'm not worried PLD signing, they will get it done, and if JK is a good GM there will not be collateral damage to the team/player relationship.
'Why aren't we signing anyone to help the offense?' is the question I'm worried about. |
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DEDDIE
Calgary Flames |
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Location: Calgary Joined: 01.08.2019
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CBJ will use their prospect depth and make an old fashioned hockey trade to acquire scoring. |
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CBJ will use their prospect depth and make an old fashioned hockey trade to acquire scoring. - DEDDIE
Who'd you have in mind? |
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DEDDIE
Calgary Flames |
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Location: Calgary Joined: 01.08.2019
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Who'd you have in mind? - General Mokus
Gaudreau, Monahan, Laine, Boeser are all rumored to have been available.
From CBJ Texier, Foudy, Bemstrom, Robinson, Stenlund, Gavrikov, Kukan, Peeke etc |
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Gaudreau, Monahan, Laine, Boeser are all rumored to have been available.
From CBJ Texier, Foudy, Bemstrom, Robinson, Stenlund, Gavrikov, Kukan, Peeke etc - DEDDIE
I can tell you straight away that Texier and Gavrikov are gonna be off the table unless the return is substantial.
One guy who hasn't come up in trade rumours but I think would be absolutely fantastic here is Timo Meier, and given the Sharks' situation of not being able to compete for a couple years, that they might be more reticent to prospects as compensation. Or Nikolaj Ehlers |
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DEDDIE
Calgary Flames |
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Location: Calgary Joined: 01.08.2019
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I can tell you straight away that Texier and Gavrikov are gonna be off the table unless the return is substantial.
One guy who hasn't come up in trade rumours but I think would be absolutely fantastic here is Timo Meier, and given the Sharks' situation of not being able to compete for a couple years, that they might be more reticent to prospects as compensation. Or Nikolaj Ehlers - General Mokus
Agreed Timo Meier would be a great get but San Jose would want a substantial return coming back (Texier Plus a first to get that convo started).
Ehlers is a good player but I would value him behind Laine, Meier, Gaudreau, Monahan (because he is a center) and about equal to Boeser. |
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Alexzanki
Columbus Blue Jackets |
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Location: Montreal, QC Joined: 06.03.2008
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sooo professional tryout contract for Del Zotto, not trying to troll here but is Jarmo having a sellers remorse on Murray , seeing Athanasiou sign in LA and Hoffman to the Blues , I'm rather alarmed again at the lack of forward depth (especially without Nyquist). |
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