# NHL draft and offseason thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 28, 2013, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-draft-and-offseason-thread/662167 "2013-06-28T23:57:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Dr\_Doom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Dr\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Doom)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2013, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-draft-and-offseason-thread/662167/61 "2013-07-29T19:20:07Z")
> [@tim-n-va](#): > > Meaningless but there is not much going on in the summer. [Pro Hockey Talk](http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/29/online-bookmaker-blackhawks-are-61-stanley-cup-favorites/?ocid=Yahoo&partner=ya5nbcs)has their take on the odds of winning the cup next year: > > As you might expect, Chicago and Pittsburgh are at the top. Strange to see Pittsburgh as such a favourite, really. I defer to **ZebraShaSha** ’s more intimate knowledge of the team, and its dynamics, but just statistically, shouldn’t it be noted that although the Penguins still have Malkin and Crosby, they really haven’t been stellar in the post-season the past few years. Funny, I was about to edit “they” above to change it to “the team”, but really, Malkin and Crosby. Yeah. ---
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-draft-and-offseason-thread/662167/62 "2013-08-06T13:22:16Z")
> [@Dr\_Doom](#): > > Nice to see another New Jersey fan around. > > My big problem with the Devils is how many 1-way contracts they have signed, and not allowing youngsters the opportunity to crack the lineup IE Zidlicky being re-signed really pissed me off. We’re sorely underrepresented around here! I agree about the one-way contracts, but that’s kind of Lou’s way. I’m a little confused by the logjam he’s created on defense, but it leads me to believe there’s a trade brewing. Of course, I thought the same thing last year and nothing came of it. I know Lou likes his defensemen, but I just can’t see them carrying 8 again all year. I wouldn’t be surprised, however, if nothing happened before the season started and he waited to see how Merrill, Gelinas, Urbom and Severson et al. fared at camp before either moving someone on a one-way deal (unfortunately Salvador and Volchenkov are nigh untradable, so it’d probably be Fayne or Greene) or trading one/some of the prospects for offensive help. I’m not high on Zidlicky either, but the team really needs what he can bring. Their forwards are, for the most part, very defensively responsible, and their current crop of defensemen are all of the stay-at-home variety. They have no one who can really bring it from the blue line and isn’t afraid to take a lot of shots, and that hurts them a little on the cycle but especially on the PP where teams can collapse and protect the net because they know they don’t have to worry about bombs from the point. His defense is severely lacking and we can anecdotally bring up numerous cases where his poor positioning or aggressive pinching cost the team, but that’s the cost of his offensive prowess. It’d be great to have a guy who could be good in all three zones, but those guys don’t grow on trees and tend to cost a lot of money. If used properly (that is, paired with guys who can cover his deficiencies) I think he can greatly benefit the team. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-draft-and-offseason-thread/662167/63 "2013-08-31T15:58:13Z")
[Teemu’s back](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRkcl_RHwoc). ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2013, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-draft-and-offseason-thread/662167/64 "2013-08-31T17:58:21Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > [Teemu’s back](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRkcl_RHwoc). That is too funny. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-draft-and-offseason-thread/662167/65 "2013-09-05T14:10:48Z")
It seems that Sean Avery may be [engaged](http://blogs.canoe.ca/slam/hockey/sean-avery-responds-to-gay-engagement-report/). ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2013, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-draft-and-offseason-thread/662167/66 "2013-09-16T15:05:11Z")
Pre-season hockey! Means nothing in the big picture but the combination of new guys battling for a roster spot and the returning guys trying to get their timing sync’d is a nice diversion from football. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2013, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-draft-and-offseason-thread/662167/67 "2013-09-16T15:53:50Z")
Tim Thomas is trying out with The Panthers, apparently. ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2013, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-draft-and-offseason-thread/662167/68 "2013-09-16T19:37:31Z")
Most obvious graphic on the NHL network over the weekend. Apparently the Penguins are trying to figure out what went wrong in the playoffs last year. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2013, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-draft-and-offseason-thread/662167/69 "2013-09-18T18:48:55Z")
It is just too much. The Penguins rated as favorite to win the cup. Crosby and Malkin rated one and two in the ESPN list of best forwards. I can understand all of that but Crosby making the list of 101 most beautiful athletes at[Bleacher Report](http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1742537-101-most-beautiful-people-in-sports) is just too much. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-draft-and-offseason-thread/662167/70 "2013-09-20T13:32:51Z")
So, apparently you can be assessed a minor penalty now for having your sweater tucked into your pants, even just a portion of it, Gretzky-style, is illegal now. Who came up wit this brainchild, and why? What problem does it resolve? Also, it looks like some form of no-touch icing is now in effect, as long as it’s obvious that the defending team will be first to the puck. That makes sense, but the sweater tuck? Huh? ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-draft-and-offseason-thread/662167/71 "2013-09-21T23:16:12Z")
Apparently the no-tuck has been on the books for years. They should vacate all of Gretsky’s goals for being in violation. ---
**Author:** ![LC\_Strawhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2013, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-draft-and-offseason-thread/662167/72 "2013-09-22T14:29:10Z")
> [@tim-n-va](#): > > It is just too much. The Penguins rated as favorite to win the cup. Crosby and Malkin rated one and two in the ESPN list of best forwards. I can understand all of that but Crosby making the list of 101 most beautiful athletes at[Bleacher Report](http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1742537-101-most-beautiful-people-in-sports) is just too much. :dubious: They need to make a list of ugliest players so that James Reimer can win something. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-draft-and-offseason-thread/662167.md?page=3)