2021 NHL regular season thread

LOL! I can only imagine whom Elliotte is referring to.

 

Tampa gives up a 1 and 3 to Columbus for D David Savard but because of salary cap issues the deal is routed through Detroit, which gets a fourth round pick for picking up some of Savard’s salary
Deal is listed on TSN as longtime AHL defenseman Brian Lashoff for a 1 and 3, Savard for a 4
Lashoff gets to stay in Grand Rapids

 

Lots of people on Twitter finding this a little too neighbourly by Yzerman.

 

Columbus gets its second No 1 in two days
Foligno to Leafs for 1 and two 4s
One of the 4s to San Jose for Stefan Noesen and cap space

 

He bought a fourth-round pick for about $1M
NBA teams have been buying draft picks for years

 

The old boy NHL media don’t understand this and think it’s cap circumvention.

 

The NHL salary cap is a joke, period. Forced parity.

 

So the Bruins trade away the No. 2 overall pick in the draft and end up acquiring the No. 1 overall pick.

 

I’ve long wondered if Taylor Hall really gives a damn. Not saying he doesn’t, but I’ve always just wondered.

This may sound stupid, but it goes back to something he tweeted when he was still in Edmonton, and they had just drafted McDavid. Something like “Welcome to Edmonton, Connor. Please don’t mess up what we’ve got going here.” Keep in mind they’d by this time picked first overall four times in six years, and this was coming from the leader of the team. If I was a GM reading that I’d have been a bit miffed.

Then after the Devils won the Hughes lottery, he tweeted/joked how often he’d been on teams that won it. Again, if that were most guys I imagine they’d be pissed/embarrassed, but Hall seemed fine with it.

Again, could be reading too much into two tweets, but still.

 

We've quickly hit the stretch run in this weird little season. The playoff picture is looking clearer as we head into the final 14 games or so.

CENTRAL
Locks -- Carolina, Tampa Bay, Florida
Bubble -- Nashville, Chicago, Dallas ... Stars are six points back of fourth but they have three games in hand. Should be a good tussle for that last spot.

EAST
Locks -- Washington, Islanders, Pittsburgh
Bubble -- Boston, Rangers, Flyers ... Bruins got their asses properly kicked last night by the Caps but they still have two games in hand on their pursuers and are four points ahead of both. I'd be stunned if it wasn't the Bruins grabbing the final spot.

NORTH
Locks -- Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton
Bubble -- Montreal, Calgary ... This is a courtesy nod to the Flames, but they're probably toast. Six points back of fourth place and Montreal has three games in hand. It would take a hell of a run to grab fourth.

WEST
Locks -- Colorado, Vegas, Minnesota
Bubble -- St. Louis, Arizona, San Jose, Los Angeles ... Another good down the stretch playoff push. Ducks are really the only team out of it.

For semi seeding purposes, Colorado would be No. 1 right now, followed by Toronto, Carolina and Washington (Hurricanes and Caps tied on points but Canes have a couple of games in hand.)

 

Red Wings trade Anthony Mantha to Capitals for 1, 2 and Fs Richard Panik and Jakub Vrana
The 2 is in 2022