Official 09-10 NHL Regular Season thread

bruins72 · Post by **bruins72** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 7:42 pm

Myers might not be "the man" yet but I sure wouldn't mind having him as a piece of the pie. He'd look great in Black and Gold.

Post by **batdad** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 8:00 pm

Oh I know, just he is my latest version of Milan Lucic. The young gun superstar! I have liked Myers for 5 years, so well....

Buffalo also has another dman who is huge and young who is gonna be a super player. Brayden McNabb, now with the Kootenay ICE

bruins72 · Post by **bruins72** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 8:14 pm

batdad wrote:Oh I know, just he is my latest version of Milan Lucic. The young gun superstar! I have liked Myers for 5 years, so well....

Buffalo also has another dman who is huge and young who is gonna be a super player. Brayden McNabb, now with the Kootenay ICE

I've heard of Brayden McNabb in EHM. I've drafted him several times. So he's good in real life?

Post by **batdad** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 8:15 pm

Yep. I say he ends up as a 3-4 dman by the time he is 30. Not a superstar, just a good solid player. Moves the puck well, and is physical.

Post by **Jypfan92** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:37 am

Tuukka Rask has played now 9 games in NHL and played 2 shutouts.

Post by **McQwak** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:44 am

See this Ondrej Pavelec Maskless Save vs Senators 10/31/2009. He made this save almost exactly 50 years after the game where Jacques Plante wore his mask for the first time (11/1/1959).

Post by **philou21** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:21 pm

McQwak wrote:See this Ondrej Pavelec Maskless Save vs Senators 10/31/2009. He made this save almost exactly 50 years after the game where Jacques Plante wore his mask for the first time (11/1/1959).

Pavelec so far is on fire!!! He's my revelation of the year at this time. With Lethonen constantly injure Pavelec is currently stealing the #1 goalie spot. I prefer to see a hard working guy with less potential like Pavelec than a big potential but always injured like Lethonen in front of the net! Keep going Ondrej!

Post by **getzlaf15** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:29 pm

Surely the Thrashers will move 1 of them 2... When Lehtonen is back. Pavalec isn't gonna want to sit in the AHL again just waiting for Lehtonen to get injured. It makes sense to trade Lehtonen for me... Get a solid RW to play with Kovalchuk. Or make the Defense better...

Post by **philou21** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:39 pm

Maybe both of them!

I will prefer a RW for Kovalchuk. He already play more then well with what his got and with a more solid player with him, things gonna be really interesting. Maybe if they trade Lethonen they could get a young D-men with the RW. But you know when Waddell make's a trade, things could become really weird and completely stupid.

bruins72 · Post by **bruins72** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:43 pm

I read an article (I think it was at The Hockey News but can't remember for sure) that had Lehtonen as one of the top 10 players that could really use a change of scenery. It's clearly looking like that is the case.

Post by **philou21** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:49 pm

Atlanta almost trade Lethonen to the Flyers last season at the deadline. This was the most serious rumor i've heard. Every hockey station were talking about this but it's seem it didn't work. I don't know what team could be interested? Maybe L.A. , Detroit, Nashville.....

I don't see any team in the east in need of a goalie though.

Franck · Post by **Franck** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:38 pm

What is Lehtonen's contract like?

Post by **getzlaf15** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:00 pm

Franck wrote:What is Lehtonen's contract like?

3 Million till the end of this year. Then he's a RFA...

They'd be more likely to trade to the West anyways Philou. LA and Det could be good bets. Especially the Kings if they are still on course to make the playoffs later in the year. Even then... he's only young...

Frolov and a 1st for Lehtonen.

Franck · Post by **Franck** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:09 pm

Detroit need a goalie badly, so Lehtonen might be a good pick for them if they have the cap space

Post by **batdad** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:23 pm

Detroit? Why would the Wings want more of what they already have...bad goalies?? Especially one making more $$ than they already have. If the Dead Things get a goalie from Atlanta I would highly doubt his name is Lehtonen.

Post by **philou21** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:58 pm

I'm must disagree a little bit with you Batdad. Lethonen sucks because he is more than often injured, he is like DiPietro lol But if is injured are finally gone one day, he will be a great goalie. He already prove when he start at Atlanta that he's got the potential of a #1 but because of his injure he is never at 100%. He could be very usefull with the Wings when is back.

But when i think about it......i don't want the Wings begin to win again.

Post by **Jypfan92** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:23 am

Lehtonen is very good goalie, but he has been injuries lots last years. I hope that Atlanta trades him to Detroit, cause his much better than Oh-so-good and especially better than Howard (Howard is good goalie, but he needs more NHL-games and NHL-experience).

And Detroits roster is so good, that they can trade good draft picks.

Detroit doesn't need 1st, 2nd and 3rd round picks... you know Zetterberg's, Datsyuk's, Franzen's, Ericsson's, Filppula's etc. draft rounds.

Post by **McQwak** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:23 am

Only 5.855 attendence in Phoenix during rival matchup against LA with leading point scorer Kopitar.

Just for comparison: Philadelphia hosting Tampa was seen by 18.667 people...

Post by **McQwak** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:06 am

Anderson, Ovechkin, Bryzgalov named NHL 'Three Stars' for October.

I'd like to remind here my post from July 1st.

McQwak wrote:To add some trade here: Craig Anderson from FLA to COL. Avalanche haven't found good starting goalie since Roy retired. Theodore, Aebischer, Budaj... Now it's Anderson's turn.

and also this:

philou21 wrote:Nothing big here Craig Anderson sign with the Avalanche. Does this mean that Gustavsson wouldn't sign with them??

Círyatan · Post by **Círyatan** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:37 pm

Matt Pettinger (recently of Manitoba Moose) signs with the injury-troubled Canucks.

Post by **philou21** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:55 pm

McQwak wrote:Anderson, Ovechkin, Bryzgalov named NHL 'Three Stars' for October.

I'd like to remind here my post from July 1st.
McQwak wrote:To add some trade here: Craig Anderson from FLA to COL. Avalanche haven't found good starting goalie since Roy retired. Theodore, Aebischer, Budaj... Now it's Anderson's turn.
and also this:
philou21 wrote:Nothing big here Craig Anderson sign with the Avalanche. Does this mean that Gustavsson wouldn't sign with them??

LOL

I don't know where but i think i post something when i was saying that Anderson was one of the best signature of the summer because of his low salary and he makes great performances. When i was talking about this at my job some guys laugh about this.

Who's laughing now my sweet fan of the Habs.

markiemark66 · Post by **markiemark66** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:02 pm

batdad, I am going to go ahead and disagree with you about the Red Wings having bad goalies.

"He has won three Stanley Cup championships in his career, all with the Red Wings, with two of them coming while he was starting goaltender."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Osgood

He has choked his chicken a little lately, but if two cups as starting goalie is "bad" then most goalies wished they sucked as much.

Post by **philou21** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:05 pm

Osgood was just good because of the team that was in front of him. The Wings are very good in defensive and their fowards are very good at it too. Don't let a lot of shots pass and make the game more easy for the goalie.

Post by **A9L3E** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:14 pm

Lehtonen in Red Wings would be great IMO.

Post by **philou21** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:24 pm

Hey McQwak look what i've found.....

philou21 wrote:
McQwak wrote:
philou21 wrote:Khabibulin sign with the Oilers a 4 years/15 millions deal.
Great Now every team in Northwestern division has superb goalie except Colorado. Luongo, Kiprusoff, Bäckström, now Khabibulin. And Anderson/Budaj/Rycroft will face them. Looks like new Avalanche management is a bit sleepy.

Yeah that sucks. Colorado can forget Gustavsson and then just hope that Anderson will do as good as he was doing with Florida. He can't goal 70 games a season but the 40-50 games he could goal are great performances tough.

So a sleppy management...?