NHL Transactions, Injuries & Rumours

[Lee]

The NHL is proceeding with expansion.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/nhl- ... n-process/

[thom54]

oooohhhh BBKL expansion!

[The BBKL Insider]

oooohhhh BBKL expansion!

sounds like a lot of work

[Bruyns]

I wonder how quickly, hoping for 16-17 but 17-18 is probably more likely.

[The BBKL Insider]

Asking price on bozak is a 2nd rd pick

[Chuck Norris]

Asking price on bozak is a 2nd rd pick

Too much for that scrub.

[The BBKL Insider]

Naw. That's fair value. As the sportsnet guy said you probably won't draft someone as good in the 2nd round.

[Lee]

I wonder how quickly, hoping for 16-17 but 17-18 is probably more likely.

yeah heard 17 18 is the earliest possible

[foofnik]

I'll pay 2 2nds for Bozak to whoever has him in here

[Tony]

I'll move the Isles to Vegas... I already have a Nevada drivers license.

[Tony]

Belesky to Sharks T4 lol

Just what we need... more players Thornton has to carry. We need someone who can make others around them better.

[Arian The Insider]

i don't care for expansion. hopefully it persuades more euros to come over though with ~46 new nhl roster spots added

[Tony]

I agree, actually. Move shit franchises like Arizona.

[Arian The Insider]

ya.. last i checked there were at least 10 nhl teams losing money. not sure what the figures are like now as that was a few years ago.

[bills09]

Seattle las Vegas
Florida to Quebec

[kyuss]

Seattle las Vegas
Florida to Quebec

this, hopefully

[Matthew]

How many teams did they mention they are adding? I think 32 is the perfect amount. 16 teams in either conference, with half the conference making the playoffs. it also can mean 4 divisions of 8 teams or 8 divisions of 4 teams. I'm not a huge gambler, but if Las Vegas works that would be really cool. And another team in the North West is a huge plus, because its lonely up here in Vancouver. It gives us a rival, and Washington is a good place to grow the sport as many there already play.

[thom54]

Zibanejad 2 years at $2.625M. Love it.

[Shoalzie]

Mark Stone got $3.5 million per...that's a solid raise. He'll be a nice value by the end of that 3rd year of the deal.

[Fraser]

I'd argue that if he replicates his last season he is already a steal.