Draisaitl for Ullmark & DeBrusk works cap wise. It would be like the reverse Thornton trade!
For sure. I didn’t mean the Oilers would trade Draisaitl, I meant their window of having a McDavid - Draisaidl pairing might be just this season and next, and so they might cough up more for Ullmark than what his value is (whatever that may be).
When I made that joke, I half expected to see a certain local hack take it and sell it as a rumor from an “industry source”.
Someone has been arrested for manslaughter in the case, and while no name has officially been announced, it's assumed that the person is Matt Petgrave, the Sheffield player.
In no way do I see intent to injure someone, but from my 25+ years of playing it looks like he wanted to sell being hip checked and threw his body in the air. You can see someone come close to "undercutting" him and I think he tried to make it look like he got hip checked and, in doing so, hurled his body in a horizontal manner. I said at the time it was a reckless play but I'm not sure I'm OK with prosecuting athletes who play a contact sport at a high rate of speed. You can see reckless plays every night you tune into a hockey game. Sad situation all around.
Is it though? That seems like a shitton to give up. Current Vezina winner and playing like the #1 goalie in the league this year, a 25 goal scorer (though upcoming RFA) an NHL ready 19 year old potential 1 or 2C, a high ceiling prospect, AND a 1st? I love Draisaitl but wow that seems like a huge overpay.
Holy shit it was Eyssimont? Someone needs to put that fuckstick on notice. I didn't even know who he was until the other night. Dirty as fuck.
The one for which he earned a four game suspension? I didn’t like it at all. It was malicious and were he an opponent targeting say, Brandon Carlo or somebody, I’d be pretty livid. I’m assuming that’s the one to which you’re referring, but if not, I didn’t see another noteworthy one recently.
...and - WHY THE FUCK NOT?
Just watched that for the first time, that's a horrible play and it sucks because it seems like the NHL's hands were tied to what they can do. I get the union is there to protect the players from the league, but there has to be an avenue to come down really hard on a guy that has a play like that in him
Really? I was hoping that wasn't the case based off the tweet, because that was probably one of the more dangerous non hockey plays I've seen in a while. What on earth is the league thinking? Even if you think it's a one off action that's still insanely dangerous and the league needs to set a precedent
