Seattle Kraken NHL Expansion Draft

[Blackshirts BLVD]

Yes, VGK are not a legitimate new team because of the draft rules and the unfair way the team was allowed to wield them. No previous team ever had such an advantage.

Reality disagrees with you.

How so? Tampa Bay was the class of the League that season. Any of the 3 EC teams the Capitals played were superior to Vegas.

As I said, history won't remember Crosby as that spectacular. It will for Ovechkin. Hell, Dominik Hasek and Patrick Kane will probably be remembered as at least as good as Crosby.

Bias is a hell of a thing, huh.

LOL - just disregard everything and focus on your feelings. It's ok.

Crosby > Ovie

 

[Kevin12773]

Trying to convince me or yourself?

Well the illegitimate team has never missed the playoffs. Seriously, what kind of nonsense are you spewing. What makes them not legitimate? Because you don't like the draft rules?

Such a 'wimpy' team... kinda proves that Ovie ain't shit since according to you their only chance at getting a cup was due to it coming from 'the wimpiest of opponents'.

A look at the stats. Comparing The 1000 Points Of Sidney Crosby And Alex Ovechkin - The Stats Zone
Some more fun H2H stats - Crosby vs Ovechkin Part II: Head-to-Head

NHL writers, 3 of the 4 take Crosby. Crosby vs. Ovechkin debated by NHL.com writers

Ovi is a great player, just not better than Crosby.

Shocking developments 3 out 4 North American writers take the Canadian over the Russian.... wow

 

[Blackshirts BLVD]

Shocking developments 3 out 4 North American writers take the Canadian over the Russian.... wow

Yeah, I'm sure it's all about the long lasting political tensions and has nothing to do with Crosby doing more while playing less games. His points per game says it all nevermind Crosby having better H2H stats.

 

[Rex Racer]

Seattle is going to be a great market and fanbase for hockey. No doubt that place will be rockin and a very tough place for opponents

There are 9 people in the Seattle area that have a passable knowledge of hockey and 7 of them are recent transplants from Calgary.

 

[Rex Racer]

Pfft. Amateur

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I'll take; "What NHL franchise has filed for bankruptcy more often than Donald Trump" for $2.,000 Alex.

 

[Kevin12773]

Yeah, I'm sure it's all about the long lasting political tensions and has nothing to do with Crosby doing more while playing less games. His points per game says it all nevermind Crosby having better H2H stats.

No one racks up more secondary assists than Sid. Congrats

 

[Rex Racer]

True but the Raiders already existed and have loyal fans. Still most NFL fans in LA are raiders fans. Seattle needs the hype to attract fans

They could do "Loot the Pro Shop nights" and maybe a once year "Burn the arena down festival". These are the types of promotions that would really connect with the local fan base.

 

[Mofo]

Reality disagrees with you.

Bias is a hell of a thing, huh.

LOL - just disregard everything and focus on your feelings. It's ok.

Crosby > Ovie

Uh huh.

Don't be all butthurt, just because your fake team needed the biggest handout and graft of all-time to be competitive. Other teams earn their playoff spots.

Shocking developments 3 out 4 North American writers take the Canadian over the Russian.... wow

Yeah, I'm sure it's all about the long lasting political tensions and has nothing to do with Crosby doing more while playing less games. His points per game says it all nevermind Crosby having better H2H stats.

When is it Don Cherry finally decided Ovechkin might actually be a good, hard-working player- 2016?

 

[Blackshirts BLVD]

Uh huh.

Don't be all butthurt, just because your fake team needed the biggest handout and graft of all-time to be competitive. Other teams earn their playoff spots.

Fake team? Biggest handout? Wanna know how teams earn their playoff spot, they win games.

You sound dumb.

 

[Blackshirts BLVD]

No one racks up more secondary assists than Sid. Congrats

Kinda my point. Crosby is a better all-around player and clearly more of a team player. More points in fewer games in a pretty clear indicator. Meanwhile, Ovie just sits back and tries 47 one-timers every game.

 

[Blackshirts BLVD]

 

[Peter Gozintite]

Bigger legend in his city = Ovechkin. Better captain, bigger impact player. One day, VGK might get someone 1/10th as good.

Yeah, Mark Stone is dog shit

 

[Peter Gozintite]

Uh huh.

Don't be all butthurt, just because your fake team needed the biggest handout and graft of all-time to be competitive. Other teams earn their playoff spots.



When is it Don Cherry finally decided Ovechkin might actually be a good, hard-working player- 2016?

Why dont you blame who is responsible for what youre pissed about? Its the NHL, not the Knights. The NHL could not afford for an expansion team to fail. They made the rules, they wantes an expansion team to be competitive.

Gfy already

 

[Mofo]

Yeah, Mark Stone is dog shit

Easily 20 guys who are better. Nice, massive salary though. Meanwhile he's substantially more expensive than Max Pacioretty, who's a better player.

Why dont you blame who is responsible for what youre pissed about? Its the NHL, not the Knights. The NHL could not afford for an expansion team to fail. They made the rules, they wantes an expansion team to be competitive.

Gfy already

There's competitive and then there's punishing the entire league, just to give the team a winning record and playoff boost in its first year. I'd say maybe you'd appreciate it when it happens to your team, but apparently Vegas gets a pass and 100% of its players are protected for Seattle's entry draft too. (Buncha pussies.)

 

[Peter Gozintite]

Easily 20 guys who are better. Nice, massive salary though. Meanwhile he's substantially more expensive than Max Pacioretty, who's a better player.


There's competitive and then there's punishing the entire league, just to give the team a winning record and playoff boost in its first year. I'd say maybe you'd appreciate it when it happens to your team, but apparently Vegas gets a pass and 100% of its players are protected for Seattle's entry draft too. (Buncha pussies.)

Talk to the nhl ya cunt

 

[Mofo]

Talk to the nhl ya cunt

Fuck off.

 

[Handicappers]

 

[wazzu31]

Can't keep a third tier NBA team, I doubt it. Seattle's only so-so as a sports town. The pro baseball team is one of the worst in the AL, with only 3 playoff wins in its history and no appearances in 20 years. After the Seahawks, it's just not really that big of a sports town.

The Kraken won't have a farm team until they begin the season themselves, which is an amazing oversight. They do get to enjoy the same crooked expansion draft rules that Vegas did, extorting potential deals by making agreement not to draft certain unprotected players, but I think it will be less effective this time around.

Yes, but they have the most wealth in terms of advertisers than any city in the USA. Fan base doesn’t matter, it’s money that matters to leagues.

 

[Mofo]

Yes, but they have the most wealth in terms of advertisers than any city in the USA. Fan base doesn’t matter, it’s money that matters to leagues.

You ain't gonna get one without the other. The Coyotes have mysteriously stayed put, for example, despite having almost zero net worth (due to massive debt) and hemorrhages several million dollars a year. Not enough fans go to the games, and television ratings are almost nonexistent.

Now, I think Seattle will do better, since it's a cooler climate and at least slightly more endemic hockey in the area than a literal desert.

 

[Blackshirts BLVD]

Crosby with another game winner. Just sayin.