Official NHL 2014-2015 Random Thoughts Thread

[Rosecrans]

Lucic to the Kings

 

[Jamal514]

What the fukk are the Bruins thinking trading Dougie Hamilton for picks? The GM must be on crack.

 

[YvrzTrvly]

Bruins were up to the cap max. Seems like they are goin the draft rebuild route which i dont disagree with

 

[Jamal514]

 

[MikelArteta]

What the fukk are the Bruins thinking trading Dougie Hamilton for picks? The GM must be on crack.

horrible trade you dont trade nhl ready top 4 dmen who are 22 years old

flames got the best d core in the league

 

[Jamal514]

Report: Richards part of police investigation
Ryan Dadoun
Jun 30, 2015, 11:43 AM EDT
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More details are coming to light in the Mike Richards situation.
One day after his contract was terminated by the Kings, ESPN reported Richards is part of an “ongoing investigation” by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
More:
A spokesperson for the RCMP in Manitoba told ESPN that, as of Tuesday, no charges have been brought against Richards but declined to comment further.
The source said that Canadian Border Services is also involved in the investigation, but a spokesperson declined comment, citing Canadian privacy laws.
It’s the latest in what’s been a whirlwind 24 hours.
Yesterday, the Kings dumped Richards’ contract on the grounds of a “material breach.” Shortly thereafter, reports surfaced of an alleged incident involving Richards trying to cross the border from the U.S. into Canada.
Later, the NHLPA released a statement confirming a review the situation, while still determining what course of action it would take.
Before all that happened, of course, Los Angeles was in talks with the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames in an attempt to move Richards’ contract — but once Kings GM Dean Lombardi became aware of the situation, he suspended those talks.
“He came right over to me,” Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli told ESPN. “He pulled me aside and said, ‘Hey, Pete, this is going to come out. I had no idea. This is important you know so that talks [don’t go any] further.'”
Flames GM Brad Treliving confirmed that he had a similar conversation with Lombardi.
Terminating Richards’ contract comes with more overall cap relief than a buyout, but as previously reported, it appears that it doesn’t completely rid Richards from their books. It’s believed that the Kings will be charged with a cap recapture penalty of $1.32 million annually for the next five seasons.

 

[Ezra]

Im just glad the Blues locked up Vlad long term on pretty good value contract.

 

[Brady-Carter]

 

[Box Factory]

The Leafs put together an All Star staff

Hopefully it translates to something in the next year or 2

 

[Brozay]

Hawks have lost Saad, Sharp, Oduya, Richards, Vermette this offseason

 

[Brozay]

Excited to see how Anisimov, Marko Dano, and Panarin fit in though

If Daley isnt washed, he should fill in fine for Oduya, less defense, but more offense

Hawks always rebound :obama;

 

[Brosef]

Damn, didn't see this coming

Y'all might have something here

 

[Miggs]

Leafs have a great front office and still have a shytty team on the ice

 

[Jamal514]

Woulda been a great move in 1995
Lou Lamoriello is

 

[mr x]

random thought...

Of the 42 players in NHL history with 500 goals; 6 scored their 500th goal before their 1000th point
-Mike Bossy, Bobby Hull, Brett Hull, Dino Cicarelli, Mike Gartner, Keith Tkachuk

Alex Ovechkin will most likely join this list soon

Rocket Richard and Peter Bondra are the only players that retired with 500 goals and less than 1000 points.

27 goals 13 assists. That ratio