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Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 24, 2018 at 7:13 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 24, 2018 at 3:04 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 24, 2018 at 2:49 p.m.
Forum: Other LeaguesDec. 20, 2018 at 10:04 p.m.
Thread: So who's ACTUALLY the CHL Team Of The Year?
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>palhal</b></div><div>Might be the 1971/72 Toronto Marlboros. The NHL had 14 teams I believe and they had six players drafted in the first round.
Billy Harris, Steve Schutt, Bob Dailey, Dave Gardner and George Ferguson (was there another?)
A few years later, the Brandon Wheat Kings had four first rounders selected, Brian Propp, Laurie Boschman, Ray Allsiion and Brad McCrimmon.

But back before the entry draft in 1967, the junior teams had players on their teams till the age of 20 (or 21). They weren't kids but many of the team were men. Some of junior teams in the 50s and 60s had half their teams as future NHLers. The junior teams back then were club owned and may of these players had been owned by their NHL teams since they were young teens.</div></div>

I believe the poll only focused on the modern CHL (1975-present), but those would be very good choices if they were up to be considered!
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 10, 2018 at 6:29 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 7, 2018 at 12:59 p.m.
Thread: A third claim cant hurt right
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Eli</b></div><div>From a Caps fan who was excited to see him play with Ovechkin and Kuznetsov, yes, please, do this. Give Shumakov a shot on a line with Kovalchuk. He was 14th in the KHL in points last year and Kovalchuk was 1st. They can both score goals and they can both set them up. Things haven't gone well for Shumakov in Hershey, where he's the only Russian-speaking forward, and he's battled through a wrist injury, but gotten healthy enough to score a goal again, afterwards. Playing with an NHL superstar who speaks his language should help him adjust to North America very quickly.

Not only will the Kings get a good player for nothing, but the NHL will show KHL players that it finds opportunities for stars who want to come over and play. So this is not just good for the Kings, but good for the whole league, as teams try to convince guys like Gusev, Shipachyev, and Galiev that there are second chances in the NHL, after Nail Yakupov made headlines last summer saying he didn't get the right opportunities. For the league, for all teams' ability to sign good players out of one of the best leagues in the world, playing Shumakov with Kovalchuk is a great move. For the Kings, it'll make this season a lot more exciting. If the coach still isn't done punishing Kovy for some defensive miscues, give him another game or so, and get over it. People watch games to see skilled guys score goals. Shumakov and Kovalchuk together will do that.</div></div>

Sadly he just finished clearing waivers, meaning he'll be on his way back to Russia in the coming days. Shame. I was looking forward to seeing him as well.