radoran Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 On 4/17/2019 at 2:08 PM, ruxpin said: But that doesn't excuse the cap room we left on the table last summer. Maybe the options just weren't there last summer. As usual, I'm just curious what moves you think Hextall should have made last summer? https://www.nhl.com/news/free-agency-signings-2018/c-299340484 I'll wait. From where I sit, the move that should have been made was firing Hakstol and that had nothing to do with the cap. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 1 hour ago, radoran said: As usual, I'm just curious what moves you think Hextall should have made last summer? https://www.nhl.com/news/free-agency-signings-2018/c-299340484 I'll wait. From where I sit, the move that should have been made was firing Hakstol and that had nothing to do with the cap. While I am in agreement with your comment "Radoran" (or whatever moniker you're going by at this moment) I'm also smart enough to realize this disagreement you're having is actually with yourself to pull the wool over everyones eyes you sneaky devil! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan4ever Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, flyercanuck said: While I am in agreement with your comment "Radoran" (or whatever moniker you're going by at this moment) I'm also smart enough to realize this disagreement you're having is actually with yourself to pull the wool over everyones eyes you sneaky devil! @flyercanuck I too find it interesting when 'ruxpin' and 'radoran' argue with each other. I think 'they' are trying to get their post counts up 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 9 minutes ago, flyercanuck said: While I am in agreement with your comment "Radoran" (or whatever moniker you're going by at this moment) I'm also smart enough to realize this disagreement you're having is actually with yourself to pull the wool over everyones eyes you sneaky devil! 3 minutes ago, fan4ever said: @flyercanuck I too find it interesting when 'ruxpin' and 'radoran' argue with each other. I think 'they' are trying to get their post counts up Thing is, when I'm wrong, I just have to point it out. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 3 hours ago, radoran said: As usual, I'm just curious what moves you think Hextall should have made last summer? https://www.nhl.com/news/free-agency-signings-2018/c-299340484 I'll wait. From where I sit, the move that should have been made was firing Hakstol and that had nothing to do with the cap. I think all that is valid. I mean, as it was Hextall signed arguably the second best player available. I wouldn't advocate spending just to spend. I completely agree on the Hakstol thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, radoran said: Thing is, when I'm wrong, I just have to point it out. One of these times I need to remember to let the ruxpin login be right just so it's not so damn obvious. Edited April 19, 2019 by ruxpin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 5 hours ago, ruxpin said: One of these times I need to remember to let the ruxpin login be right just so it's not so damn obvious. Look, we've got a good schtick going here. Let's not ruin it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJgoal Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 It does appear that Hextall at least reached out to Tavares, and tried to sign Statsny (I believe to a shorter term/higher AAV than he signed for in Vegas). In the end, sometimes you miss. At least he seemed to learn his lesson after the Weise signing, and didn't sign players just to sign players. Not firing Hakstol, especially once Trotz became available, was the worst move of his tenure. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmatus Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 On 4/20/2019 at 1:15 PM, AJgoal said: Not firing Hakstol, especially once Trotz became available, was the worst move of his tenure. So much this. I don't know if Trotz would have agreed to it, but I somehow doubt Hexy even tried. He absolutely should have. Why he remained so loyal to Hakstol despite the glaring failures is well beyond my pay grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojo1917 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 (edited) 52 minutes ago, elmatus said: Why he remained so loyal to Hakstol despite the glaring failures is well beyond my pay grade. I'm sure in no small part because he pried him away from a cherry college coaching job where Dave was quite successful. I'll bet Ron felt like he needed to give Dave the BOD to justify blowing up his life for the opportunity. Hextall strikes me as a "relationships" guy. Those guys don't easily bend to public pressure when they give their word to someone. Edited April 22, 2019 by mojo1917 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 3 hours ago, mojo1917 said: I'll bet Ron felt like he needed to give Dave the BOD to justify blowing up his life for the opportunity. If someone would like to give me $10M, I'd let them "blow up" my life for the opportunity... I would even move out of North Dakota. No, seriously. I would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojo1917 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 @radoran There is more to life than just money...sheesh...keep in mind this is coming from a person with no money, so maybe ® I don't know what I'm talking about. Ma and Pa Hakstol live out in North Dakota, blah blah blah, it's a lot go from being the big fish in the medium pond you've known for 15 years to being just one of 20 other guys to do a job in a city. Hak could have kept on rolling to the frozen four every other year, eventually winning one or two, retired having had a building on campus and street named for him. To get pulled from that life to having Sam Carchidi asking you about jet skiing... and why Dale Weiss is getting big minutes is "blowing up a life". Even if it is for ludicrous $ . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Just now, mojo1917 said: @radoran There is more to life than just money...sheesh...keep in mind this is coming from a person with no money, so maybe ® I don't know what I'm talking about. Ma and Pa Hakstol live out in North Dakota, blah blah blah, it's a lot go from being the big fish in the medium pond you've known for 15 years to being just one of 20 other guys to do a job in a city. Hak could have kept on rolling to the frozen four every other year, eventually winning one or two, retired having had a building on campus and street named for him. To get pulled from that life to having Sam Carchidi asking you about jet skiing... and why Dale Weiss is getting big minutes is "blowing up a life". Even if it is for ludicrous $ . Oh, I getcha. I really do. That said, I think an NHL General Manager worrying about that is doing a disservice to his organization - if that is, indeed, what happened. Oh. and, my offer still stands. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJgoal Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 18 hours ago, radoran said: If someone would like to give me $10M, I'd let them "blow up" my life for the opportunity... I would even move out of North Dakota. No, seriously. I would. I'd even move TO North Dakota 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojo1917 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 (edited) @radoran @AJgoal I'm just happy that guy isn't the coach anymore. Honestly, I'd have preferred it if Hextall had fed Hak to the dragons. I really think that 25 to 40 days reflected so poorly on this organization, I really wonder who would want to come to town to coach or play. That firing and non-hiring and leaking and firing and getting the guy from the A was like an episode right out of here comes honey boo-boo. Staggering in it's complete incompetence. Edited April 23, 2019 by mojo1917 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brelic Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Well this thread could easily be expanded to add a few more teams to the "make us mad" list. Columbus NY Isles (though they were higher seed, they're just not very good on paper) Dallas Colorado You know, it's possible that all the lower seeds except Pittsburgh win their 1st round matchups. What does that mean? True parity? Honestly, the only TRUE upset is Tampa losing to anyone in the 1st round. The other one I would also call an upset is Calgary losing to the Avs. Everyone else was close enough in the season that it's a coin toss, really. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 1 hour ago, brelic said: What does that mean? True parity? Sure and two of those teams have Vezina candidates on them too. Stopping the puck always helps. So which has been stated around here numerous times if the Flyers can just get some better goaltending which Hart was providing they should be in the playoff hunt for sure. AV still has his work cut out for him. They should have a shrink on retainer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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