GW21 Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 16 minutes ago, Forge said: General rule of thumb is udfa college stars who sign later don't amount to a ton. They are mostly lottery tickets. I wouldnt bank on a ton from him Got ya. We signed Logan O’Connor out of DU a few years back and he’s been a great role player. We had brought in Kerfoot before that who was also solid. It’s hard for me to gauge guys coming from college though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 12 minutes ago, GW21 said: Got ya. We signed Logan O’Connor out of DU a few years back and he’s been a great role player. We had brought in Kerfoot before that who was also solid. It’s hard for me to gauge guys coming from college though. Yeah, solid role player for a few years is a really successful one to be honest. Most of these guys end up with AHL contracts and not even NHL contracts. Like, Dryden McKay isn't going to get an NHL deal I'm pretty sure and he was just the third goalie in history to win the Hobey Baker. Kerfoot was actually drafted. He didn't want to play for the Devils which is why he went he college route and played all 4 years so he could be a free agent lol I think the devils took him in the 4th or 5th round. Some college free agents were drafted and elected to go that route so they could get away from the organization, some college free agents were simply never drafted in any of the three years they were eligible to be and had to go that route. Those are the ones who you're typically looking at as NHL roleplayers being a big success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GW21 Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 11 minutes ago, Forge said: Yeah, solid role player for a few years is a really successful one to be honest. Most of these guys end up with AHL contracts and not even NHL contracts. Like, Dryden McKay isn't going to get an NHL deal I'm pretty sure and he was just the third goalie in history to win the Hobey Baker. Kerfoot was actually drafted. He didn't want to play for the Devils which is why he went he college route and played all 4 years so he could be a free agent lol I think the devils took him in the 4th or 5th round. Some college free agents were drafted and elected to go that route so they could get away from the organization, some college free agents were simply never drafted in any of the three years they were eligible to be and had to go that route. Those are the ones who you're typically looking at as NHL roleplayers being a big success. Yeah, I forgot about that. Jimmy Vesey did this too I believe, but his was a bigger deal because he was drafted higher if memory serves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 6 minutes ago, GW21 said: Yeah, I forgot about that. Jimmy Vesey did this too I believe, but his was a bigger deal because he was drafted higher if memory serves. Yep. Blake Wheeler was probably the most notorious in recent memory given that he was drafted #5 overall. Adam Fox also would have done this as he was forcing CArolina to trade him or he would walk as a college free agent. They ultimately traded him to the Rangers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 lol every East playoff team is going to end up with over 100 points. Has that ever happened before? Lightning - 9 games to get 4 points Bruins - 9 games to get 5 points Penguins - 7 games to get 5 points Capitals - 9 games to get 8 points Florida, Toronto, Carolina and NY Rangers are already over 100 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Mike Bossy passed away R.I.P. to the greatest goal scorer of all time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Pretty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GW21 Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 On 4/13/2022 at 7:56 PM, Forge said: Yeah, solid role player for a few years is a really successful one to be honest. Most of these guys end up with AHL contracts and not even NHL contracts. Like, Dryden McKay isn't going to get an NHL deal I'm pretty sure and he was just the third goalie in history to win the Hobey Baker. Kerfoot was actually drafted. He didn't want to play for the Devils which is why he went he college route and played all 4 years so he could be a free agent lol I think the devils took him in the 4th or 5th round. Some college free agents were drafted and elected to go that route so they could get away from the organization, some college free agents were simply never drafted in any of the three years they were eligible to be and had to go that route. Those are the ones who you're typically looking at as NHL roleplayers being a big success. Well he played for the big club tonight and scored a goal. It looks like he’ll be a bottom six forward for the Avs. I guess he can’t play in the playoffs because he wasn’t signed by the trade deadline. Is this new? I know Makar came in and had his first action in the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 20 minutes ago, GW21 said: Well he played for the big club tonight and scored a goal. It looks like he’ll be a bottom six forward for the Avs. I guess he can’t play in the playoffs because he wasn’t signed by the trade deadline. Is this new? I know Makar came in and had his first action in the playoffs. Makar wasn't a free agent, so I'm guessing that's the difference. He just signed his elc as a draftee. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GW21 Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 9 hours ago, Forge said: Makar wasn't a free agent, so I'm guessing that's the difference. He just signed his elc as a draftee. Yeah, that’s the only difference I could think of as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mse326 Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 So NHL adjacent, but Dryden McKay, the Hobey Baker winning goalie for Minnesota State has been suspended for 6 months for an illegal substance. The "catch" is that he was able to prove that it was a tainted supplement that should not have had the substance. So there wasn't even negligence or laziness here. I get that we want to get PEDs out of sport, but suspending people for something like this doesn't seem to further that goal it any way. He was going to be a college FA but is apparently pretty short for a goalie so may not have amounted to anything anyway, but still this just irks me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad People Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 P/PG Beniers baby 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaidersAreOne Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Chucky with the quietest 100 point season ever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 I love that Kreider has 51 goals but he's not even a PPG player lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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