NHL Transactions, Injuries & Rumours

[thom54]

apparently it was the 4th year that Melnyk didn't want to do

interesting to see what Le Chiffre does with that lineup ...

[Mike]

Stuart Percy just got leveled from behind. Down for a long time, not looking good for him..

[Nick]

Stuart Percy just got leveled from behind. Down for a long time, not looking good for him..

Ya was amazed that was not called..pretty clear hit in the #.

[thom54]

I actually like the hires for OTT ... Crawford for o zone and Le Ciffre for D and PP ? Quite nice

[Matthew]

Andreas Johnson knocked out cold in his 2nd AHL game since coming over from Europe. Brutal Hit:

https://streamable.com/ghju?t=5.9

I expect a pretty good suspension. That was pure elbow.

[Mike]

Andreas Johnson knocked out cold in his 2nd AHL game since coming over from Europe. Brutal Hit:

https://streamable.com/ghju?t=5.9

I expect a pretty good suspension. That was pure elbow.

That was goddam ugly, but nice to see Hyman dropping the gloves in response.

[lightupdadarkness]

Andreas Johnson knocked out cold in his 2nd AHL game since coming over from Europe. Brutal Hit:

https://streamable.com/ghju?t=5.9

I expect a pretty good suspension. That was pure elbow.

Knocked da fuck out

[Lee]

Who hit him?

[Mike]

Some nobody named Dan Kelly

[Matthew]

Some no name career AHL player named Dan Kelly

[Robin Hood]

Poor Ovechkin...had the team to win this year. Unlucky

[kyuss]

Andreas Johnson knocked out cold in his 2nd AHL game since coming over from Europe. Brutal Hit:

https://streamable.com/ghju?t=5.9

I expect a pretty good suspension. That was pure elbow.

AHL, just the ideal place to develop Euro prospects for the NHL eh

(like.. get them used to get concussed in advance)

[bills09]

Albany is a dirty team. I suggest we play that Johnson kid to muck it up next game

[Nick]

damn that is a nasty elbow. I saw highlights from game 1 and felt like we had another super exciting forward prospect...

[kimmer]

Andreas Johnson isn't anything special I mean do we really care just cuz he's a leaf project posted by a real life Vancouver canuck fan fantasy owner in Matthew

[Matthew]

He won SHL rookie of the year.

[Nick]

As important as guys like Nylander, Matthews, Rielly, & Marner are for the leafs moving forward, being a truly top contending team means you draft and develop pieces from beyond the top 60 into impact NHLers. IMO Timashow, A.Johnson, Valiev, & C.Brown are looking like they have a good chance of being good NHLers, the first two with a real chance of being secondary scorers, signing the odd UFA/KHL/college guy like Bozak, Hyman and hopefully Zatziev will quickly add up as well.

IMO there is often a loyalty/heart/fit that comes from playing with your original team compared to "just a pay-cheque" that happens after a trade or a huge UFA signing.

[DevinH2004]

damn that is a nasty elbow. I saw highlights from game 1 and felt like we had another super exciting forward prospect...

Yea he pretty clearly targets Johnson's head likely get a suspension that carries into next season. Shit like that just pisses me off. They were obviously getting destroyed and this plug feels the need to "set the tone". So dumb.

[Arian The Insider]

IMO there is often a loyalty/heart/fit that comes from playing with your original team compared to "just a pay-cheque" that happens after a trade or a huge UFA signing.

Agree with this. Not to mention you've been monitoring that player more closely throughout his career for years and have an exact idea of his ability and where he fits in your organization both on and off the ice. Having said player play for years with a chunk of the roster around him develops a chemistry and understanding between players too. There's a reason why a lot of successful teams in the league draft the majority of their core players and that a lot of UFAs don't pan out.

[Bruyns]

Fabbri becomes the youngest player in NHL history to record 3 points in a game 7