Bannedforlife

Not sure if anyone noticed but Cam Ward took a paycut to stay in Carolina, so theyre probably out too

Whoa, for real?

When was the last time that Holland traded away a roster player under contract? Its kind of amazing that I cant remember.

Im driving right now. It would be pretty irresponsible of me to text that much while im this drunk...

Wow. Bold.

Should someone start a draft thread?

I would do Jurco/Pulkkinen plus a conditional 2017 2nd if we sign Stamkos.

What time does this thing start anyway?

I think vegas would be interested in him just because of his star power. Its irrelevant though because there's no way Holland leaves him unprotected.

ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!!!!

It was discussed here and I believe someone provided a link around the time it became apparent that Datsyuk was a goner. In order for us to not be on the hook we must trade the contract and have it be terminated before July 1st.

We have to trade Datsyuk's contract before the 1st, so that wouldn't be possible to sign Stamkos first.

Aging team. Lol. If anything, were a team thats probably too young to be considered a contender

NYI: DeKeyserDET: Trouba, Okposo WPG: Hamonic, Nyquist

Im more concerned about his leg than his blood clot. His numbers havent exactly been elite since he came back from that.

7. I invoked his name 7 times in one sentence.

Great. Awesome. Go write about it in your Gustav Nyquist fan blog before you tuck yourself into bed under your Gustav Nyquist goose down comforter so you can have Gustav Nyquist dreams about Gustav Nyquist scoring 1 Gustav Nyquist point every 300 minutes of Gustav Nyquist playoff hockey. I don't care anymore.

No, wrong again. My argument is perfectly sound: Nyquist is not a good playoff scorer. No one has given an argument to refute that statement because no argument exists that can justify 22% ppg as "good secondary scoring". Even your conclusion that Nyquist is a good scorer in the present because he might get better in the future (which is terrible logic by the way) is wrong because his playoff numbers have actually gotten worse over time, not better as they should have as he entered his prime.Im done with this, this is getting lame.

Dont shoot the messenger

Yes, clearly Datsyuk was a poor secondary scorer in the playoffs... until he wasnt anymore. By comparison we can conclude that Nyquist is an even worse secondary scorer in the playoffs. Unfortunately for him (and mararactac), the fact that Datsyuk figured things out and learned how to score in the playoffs does not mean that Nyquist will do the same. Not even close.Thanks for proving my point by the way.

Yes, if a player doesn't score then by definition he is not a good secondary scorer. People keep making straw man arguments against me so ill repeat myself for the fourth time now; Nyquist didnt just struggle to score in this years postseason, he's failed to score at a sufficient rate to be considered a secondary scorer in every postseason he's appeared in. Over the course of their respective careers he's been out scored by some of the least offensively talented players on our team. That doesnt make him a good secondary scorer. That makes him a tertiary scorer, at best.Edit: I used to work as a salesman at a car dealership. Man, I was the best employee at that store. I was always well groomed and sharply dressed. I was polite and courteous to everyone I talked to. I was helpful to my co-workers, always picking up lunch for everyone and taking their customers on test drives when it got busy. I knew every little thing about every car on the lot. Everyone loved me. But I couldn't sell cars for s***. I probably closed deals with less than 1% of the customers I talked to. In fact, the times I did sell a car, it was most likely on accident. So tell me. Was I a good car salesman?

Nyquist is a ghost in the playoffs. He has consistently demonstrated this to be true throughout his ENTIRE CAREER. If you think otherwise you are lying to yourself. His career ppg in the regular season is 60%. In the playoffs it plummets down to 22%. Lets compare that to another renowned offensive juggernaut. Max Talbot has a career ppg in the regular season of 29%. In the post season it INCREASES to 49%. Thats stepping up and getting it done WHEN IT MATTERS MOST. Something that Nyquist simply has not done. Case closed.

The fact that theyre even comparable is pathetic, but since you asked. Andersson has 8 career playoffs points in 27 games. Nyquist has 8 career playoff points in 35 games. With much more icetime, im sure. Thats really sad

If you think 22% ppg is good secondary scoring then I dont know what to tell you. Joakim Andersson has played his entire career with the exact same teammates and even he has managed to score at a higher rate.

I never said that he was the issue in these playoffs. I said that he is not a good secondary scorer in the playoffs. The numbers over his entire career back up that statement