Detroit Red Wings & the NHL

[Hannibal]

Pens-Sharks or Bolts-Sharks would at least make for an entertaining series. As long as it's not the Blues.

[Hannibal]

Stamkos, up until he had broken his leg was the hottest goal scorer in the league and the only 60 goal scorer over the last 14 seasons.
7.5M a season and at only 26 years of age, he's in his prime, worth the risk but he's looking for 9-11M a season for a full 8 years and will likely get it.
Suitors include Boston, Detroit, Montreal, Toronto and others. Unless Yzerman can orchestrate a blockbuster trade before July 1st, Stamkos will walk as a UFA and Tampa will get NOTHING for him.

Given Tampa's success in the playoffs without him, it's highly unlikely they will sign him, many underpaid playoff performers on the team looking for a raise.

UFA & RFA Players this season, several great players available.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl-free-agent-cla...trong-1.350699

Eric Staal gets paid $8.25 Mil per year?

It takes a lot of luster off Stamkos, IMO. I sorta want the Wings to steer clear of him this off season.

I don't see how they could even sign him if they wanted to. They won't have any cap room despite not having Datsyuk!

[WingsFan]

Sharks up early looking to put the Blues away. As much as I hate Pittsburgh, if Tampa makes it to the finals again would be very drab.

[Hannibal]

Why would Tampa being in the finals be drab? They have been one of the more fun teams to watch so far this year.

[WingsFan]

Mostly I'm a Hockey Snob, I'm watching Tampa b/c I look at the Penguins as the enemy. Otherwise hockey doesn't belong in FL, Tennessee, Arizona ect .. . But the Bettman loves it.

[WingsFan]

As much as I hate Pittsburgh, the finals should be really good this year. San Jose is loaded, history a side.

[Prime2]

Pens find another gear in games 6 & 7 that Tampa couldn't match. Surprised to see Stamkos return for the last game, might have been different had he played the series.

San Jose will be tough.

[Hannibal]

I was hoping that Stevie Y would get a Cup as a GM. Guess it'll have to wait another year.

[Hannibal]

Holland has taken quite a bit of shit for letting Filppula go, but for $5 Million a year, he only had 1 goal and 6 assists this year in the playoffs to go with only 31 points in 76 regular season games. He has only 24 playoff goals in 152 games. The guy has just never produced offensively at his talent level for some reason.

[Hannibal]

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[Prime2]

The eight teams competing in the World Cup of Hockey 2016 will announce their final roster selections Friday.

Rosters will be revealed throughout the day, based on the following schedule (all times ET): Team Finland, 3 a.m.; Team Russia, 5 a.m.; Team Czech Republic, 5 a.m; Team Sweden, 11 a.m.; Team Europe, 6:09 p.m.; Team USA, 6:13 p.m.; Team North America, 6:16 p.m.; Team Canada, 6:22 p.m.


Russian Team announced, NO Alexander Radulov and Ilya Kovalchuk!

Huge surprise, LA King's Voynov named, 200% chance NHL will not let him play, expect INS to arrest him should he try to re-enter the USA.

Slava Voynov entered his no contest plea in July 2015, at which point he was sentenced to 90 days in jail. Upon his release from California’s Seal Beach Detention Center in September, Voynov was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before choosing to leave the country willingly and return to Russia.

[WingsFan]

Sharks @ Penguins Monday, May 30 8 p.m. NBC


The Sharks are going to prove a tough matchup for the Penguins, who rely on skill players Cindy, Malkin, Kessel. The Sharks' physical play has worn their opponents out with checking form. Of the top 10 hitters in the postseason this year, San Jose has three players within those ranks.



For the first five games, San Jose held Tarasenko to zero points before he scored two goals in the third period of the deciding Game 6. But the game was already out of reach by then, and the series was wrapped up.


The Sharks could try and key in on one of Pittsburgh's top players, but the thing is 8 different players have 10 or more points this postseason, while 16 of the 22 players who have dressed for the Penguins have scored.

Sharks in 6 !!

[Prime2]

OP reporting to you from Nice , France.

Best-on-best Tournament, World Cup 2016 Rosters,

No Phil Kessel? No Logan Couture?

September 17th to October 1st, 2016 Toronto.
TEAM CANADA:

Goaltenders

Corey Crawford, Chicago Blackhawks
Braden Holtby, Washington Capitals
Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens

Defenseman

Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks *
Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings
Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks
Jake Muzzin, Los Angeles Kings *
Alex Pietrangelo, St. Louis Blues *
Marc-Edouard Vlasic, San Jose Sharks
Shea Weber, Nashville Predators

Forwards

Jamie Benn, Dallas Stars
Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins
Jeff Carter, Los Angeles Kings
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
Matt Duchene, Colorado Avalanche *
Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers *
Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim Ducks
Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins *
Tyler Seguin, Dallas Stars
Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning
John Tavares, New York Islanders
Joe Thornton, San Jose Sharks *
Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks

TEAM USA
Goaltenders

Ben Bishop, Tampa Bay Lightning
Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings
Cory Schneider, New Jersey Devils

Defenseman

Dustin Byfuglien, Winnipeg Jets
John Carlson, Washington Capitals
Erik Johnson, Colorado Avalanche *
Jack Johnson, Columbus Blue Jackets *
Ryan McDonagh, New York Rangers
Matt Niskanen, Washington Capitals *
Ryan Suter, Minnesota Wild

Forwards

Justin Abdelkader, Detroit Red Wings
David Backes, St. Louis Blues *
Ryan Callahan, Tampa Bay Lightning *
Brandon Dubinsky, Columbus Blue Jackets *
Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks
Ryan Kesler, Anaheim Ducks
T.J. Oshie, Washington Capitals
Max Pacioretty, Montreal Canadiens
Zach Parise, Minnesota Wild
Joe Pavelski, San Jose Sharks
Derek Stepan, New York Rangers
James van Riemsdyk, Toronto Maple Leafs *
Blake Wheeler, Winnipeg Jets

TEAM NORTH AMERICA (23 yrs old and under)
Goaltenders

John Gibson, Anaheim Ducks
Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jets
Matt Murray, Pittsburgh Penguins

Defensemen

Aaron Ekblad, Florida Panthers
Shayne Gostisbehere, Philadelphia Flyers *
Seth Jones, Columbus Blue Jackets
Ryan Murray, Columbus Blue Jackets
Colton Parayko, St. Louis Blues *
Morgan Rielly, Toronto Maple Leafs
Jacob Trouba, Winnipeg Jets *

Forwards

Sean Couturier, Philadelphia Flyers
Jonathan Drouin, Tampa Bay Lightning *
Jack Eichel, Buffalo Sabres
Johnny Gaudreau, Calgary Flames
Dylan Larkin, Detroit Red Wings
Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
Auston Matthews, ZSC Lions *
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
J.T. Miller, New York Rangers
Sean Monahan, Calgary Flames
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Edmonton Oilers *
Brandon Saad, Columbus Blue Jackets
Mark Scheifele, Winnipeg Jets *

[WM Wolverine]

Team USA looks loaded for only having about 5 states in the US care about hockey.

[CGVT]

Mostly I'm a Hockey Snob, I'm watching Tampa b/c I look at the Penguins as the enemy. Otherwise hockey doesn't belong in FL, Tennessee, Arizona.

or June