1/6/2024 0 Comments Friedman 31 thoughts podcastSeattle will have an exclusive negotiating window with free agents prior to the expansion draft. The surest predictor of future behaviour is past behaviour, and when Ron Francis was GM of the Hurricanes he was a compulsive hoarder of defencemen. The key to all of this could be the Kraken. There are top-of-the-chart types ( Seth Jones, Colton Parayko), strong mid-levellers, good depth pieces, older, younger, you name it. Over the next two summers there are plenty of good defencemen who could hit the market. And, if you can’t do the Dougie, there will be other options. I thought Philadelphia might be among the more aggressive pursuers, but the Flyers’ defensive targets seem to be elsewhere. As news broke Monday, teams started their Hamilton research. Talks between organization and player broke off during the season, and the benefit to the Hurricanes is it allows Hamilton to find out if his best deal actually would be in ’Canes Country. It’s a good time to be a defender, because that part of the recipe for the semifinalists’ success is not going unnoticed.Īs the Stanley Cup semifinals began, we learned that Carolina gave Dougie Hamilton permission to speak to other teams. He deserves to be there every game, I regret his omission from my Norris ballot more and more.) The Lightning don’t have a playoff goal from their defence, but their third pair is David Savard/ Mikhail Sergachev, which is ridiculous. The unit tied that output on the first goal against Winnipeg, finishing with 11 points in four games.Īll four have studs and committed role players. Meanwhile, the Canadiens eliminated Toronto with two points from their blue line - none in the first five games. The Golden Knights’ defence combined for three goals and six points in Monday’s Game 1 win over Montreal. Montreal, the Islanders, Tampa Bay and Vegas have deep, versatile, nasty and skilled defensive corps that can beat in you multiple ways. Brodie, Jakob Chychrun (who was on my third All-Star team), Roman Josi, Charlie McAvoy, Darnell Nurse, Adam Pelech, Jeff Petry, Alex Pietrangelo, Jaccob Slavin and Shea Theodore. I’d gladly take a blue line of those who didn’t make my ballot: T.J. The Norris announcement comes during the Stanley Cup Final, and it was, for me, the hardest decision of all. NHL Awards reveals began Monday with Pekka Rinne winning the prestigious King Clancy Memorial Trophy over the equally deserving Kurtis Gabriel and P.K. Lots of connecting ideas to begin this edition: the Norris Trophy, defensive depth, Dougie Hamilton and the Seattle Kraken. Stanley Cup Playoffs highlighting blue line value.
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