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Post by Fugazi on Sept 3, 2020 14:11:48 GMT -8
from Amalie Benjamin of NHL.com,
Torey Krug said Thursday he is looking for a longer-term contract and would not take fewer years or less money to remain with the Boston Bruins before becoming a free agent.
"I'm very opposed to that," the defenseman said of signing a one-year contract. "I've bet on myself. I've taken shorter-term deals, less amount of money my whole career now. This is my time in terms of my value at its peak. I have the ability, I'm in a position now where I need to make the most of it."
The 29-year-old, who reiterated he would like to stay with the Bruins, can become an unrestricted free agent with his four-year contract with an average annual value of $5.25 million about to expire. Prior to that, he signed two consecutive one-year contracts, worth $1.4 million for 2014-15 and $3.4 million in 2015-16.
With a flat NHL salary cap next season ($81.5 million), and Krug likely in line for a considerable raise, it's not certain Boston will be able to find space for him. He said contact between his agent and the Bruins has been "very few and far between."
"I'm not really sure what the future holds," Krug said. "I'm willing to sit back and see what happens here."
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Post by danvilleshark on Sept 3, 2020 19:15:36 GMT -8
More game 7s please
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Post by mk391419 on Sept 3, 2020 20:22:59 GMT -8
Yes! More hockey is the best option! |
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Post by Fugazi on Sept 3, 2020 20:59:30 GMT -8
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Post by John96 on Sept 4, 2020 5:49:41 GMT -8
VGK gonna get DemKO’d tonight. Let’s go.
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Post by d5shark on Sept 4, 2020 5:55:18 GMT -8
VGK gonna get DemKO’d tonight. Let’s go. Watch out for the bad juju. It's interesting how the team with Lehner/Fleury is getting outplayed by the youngsters. |
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Post by cjelli on Sept 4, 2020 6:07:27 GMT -8
VGK gonna get DemKO’d tonight. Let’s go. Watch out for the bad juju. It's interesting how the team with Lehner/Fleury is getting outplayed by the youngsters. The Canucks transitioned into the post-Sedin era well, and without top draft picks. If not for Roussel they'd be even likable.
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Post by John96 on Sept 4, 2020 7:03:57 GMT -8
Watch out for the bad juju. It's interesting how the team with Lehner/Fleury is getting outplayed by the youngsters. The Canucks transitioned into the post-Sedin era well, and without top draft picks. If not for Roussel they'd be even likable.
Going to Demko is the kind of bold move a team makes when they wanna win. |
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Post by Fugazi on Sept 4, 2020 8:09:25 GMT -8
DeBoer will be looking for a new job after he screws the pooch in game 7.
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Post by danvilleshark on Sept 4, 2020 8:17:56 GMT -8
DeBoer will be looking for a new job after he screws the pooch in game 7. And Gallant will be laughing his ass off. |
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Post by Fugazi on Sept 4, 2020 8:21:31 GMT -8
DeBoer will be looking for a new job after he screws the pooch in game 7. And Gallant will be laughing his ass off. I'm still trying to figure out what happened with Gallant. |
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Post by John96 on Sept 4, 2020 8:23:58 GMT -8
And Gallant will be laughing his ass off. I'm still trying to figure out what happened with Gallant. Elliotte Friedman said the front office didn’t like how inconsistent they played. They looked all-world when their on and pretty plain when they’re not and more than that didn’t like how Gallant wouldn’t pay attention to analytics. Agree though that it didn’t make sense before or after hearing that. |
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Post by danvilleshark on Sept 4, 2020 8:27:33 GMT -8
I'm still trying to figure out what happened with Gallant. Elliotte Friedman said the front office didn’t like how inconsistent they played. They looked all-world when their on and pretty plain when they’re not and more than that didn’t like how Gallant wouldn’t pay attention to analytics. Agree though that it didn’t make sense before or after hearing that. Seems like there is more to this story. Results are all that matter and he did well on that measure. |
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Post by Fugazi on Sept 4, 2020 10:15:08 GMT -8
NEW YORK (Sept. 4, 2020) -- Following six consecutive wins by teams facing elimination over the past four nights, the Second Round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs will peak with three Game 7s to begin the Labor Day long weekend. Both berths in the Western Conference Final will be decided today with a pair of games at Rogers Place in Edmonton, where the Colorado Avalanche will take on the Dallas Stars (4 p.m., ET, USA Network, Sportsnet, TVAS), followed by the Vegas Golden Knights against the Vancouver Canucks (9 p.m., ET, NBCSN, CBC, Sportsnet, TVAS). The Philadelphia Flyers and New York Islanders will decide their Eastern Conference Second Round series on Saturday at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto (7:30 p.m., ET, NBC, CBC, TVAS), with the winner advancing to the Eastern Conference Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning.  |
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Post by Getzlaffedat on Sept 4, 2020 11:39:52 GMT -8
Landeskog out. Can Pavelski get by Colorado one more time?
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Post by danvilleshark on Sept 4, 2020 14:23:32 GMT -8
Landeskog out. Can Pavelski get by Colorado one more time? tie game deep into the third. Play on........ |
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Post by Fugazi on Sept 4, 2020 15:06:54 GMT -8
Good bye Avalanche
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Post by cjelli on Sept 4, 2020 15:17:09 GMT -8
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Post by cjelli on Sept 4, 2020 15:23:23 GMT -8
I'm still trying to figure out what happened with Gallant. Elliotte Friedman said the front office didn’t like how inconsistent they played. They looked all-world when their on and pretty plain when they’re not and more than that didn’t like how Gallant wouldn’t pay attention to analytics. Agree though that it didn’t make sense before or after hearing that. Funnily, the four most loaded teams on the analytics front are Arizona, Toronto, Carolina and Colorado. Arizona may not be that anymore now that Chayka is out, but it has been anyways. Well, Seattle are hiring even more analysts, but that's another matter.
Anyways, the four analytical frontrunners are out, and Avalanche seems to have hung out for longer only because of the fact it has had top ten picks more frequently than any team in the league in the last 10-12 years, except maybe the Oilers. Right now they have 2 1sts, one 2nd, two 4ths, two 7ths and three 10ths on the roster.
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Post by Getzlaffedat on Sept 4, 2020 16:36:22 GMT -8
I think everyone picked col?
Kiviranta had a game. Double my next contract thnx
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Post by Fugazi on Sept 4, 2020 18:16:40 GMT -8
Whatcha think. The former Shark in net?  |
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Post by Fugazi on Sept 4, 2020 18:35:19 GMT -8
I would toss Reaves out of the game. Cheapshot
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Post by mk391419 on Sept 4, 2020 19:40:29 GMT -8
Damn Vegas.
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Post by danvilleshark on Sept 5, 2020 8:24:08 GMT -8
Damn I hate Vegas.
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Post by Fugazi on Sept 5, 2020 8:47:35 GMT -8
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Post by John96 on Sept 6, 2020 10:04:50 GMT -8
Curious question that I’m too lazy to look up (I’m at a cottage with the in-laws in my defense). What are the ratings for the playoffs this year?
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Post by danvilleshark on Sept 6, 2020 10:21:18 GMT -8
Curious question that I’m too lazy to look up (I’m at a cottage with the in-laws in my defense). What are the ratings for the playoffs this year? So far pretty good www.sportsmediawatch.com/2020/08/stanley-cup-playoff-ratings-nbc-nbcsn-viewership/Stanley Cup playoff viewership continues to trend ahead of last year. The first week of the Stanley Cup Playoffs averaged 633,000 viewers across NBC Sports’ TV and digital platforms, up 4% from the comparable period of last year’s playoffs (610K). Games on cable have averaged 545,000 (including streaming), the highest at this point since 2017 (548K). Viewership has increased despite a number of weekday afternoon start times. Excluding those games raises the cable average by 5% to 573,000. Though the overall trend is positive, NBC hit lows for its primetime games last weekend. Golden Knights-Blackhawks Game 3 averaged a 0.8 rating and 1.25 million viewers on Saturday night, marking the least-watched primetime Stanley Cup game ever on broadcast television. Flyers-Canadiens Game 3 drew a 0.9 and 1.37 million the following night, ranking second. Prior to this year, no primetime playoff game on broadcast TV had averaged fewer than 1.56 million (Hurricanes-Capitals Game 5 last year). NBC’s first primetime game last postseason — Maple Leafs-Bruins Game 2 — averaged 1.71 million. Keep in mind that both of NBC’s primetime windows overlapped with competing playoff games on NBCSN — Lightning-Blue Jackets Game 3 on Saturday (0.34, 579K) and Golden Knights-Blackhawks Game 4 on Sunday (0.42, 717K). In other action, NBC averaged a 0.8 (+5%) and 1.21 million (+2%) for Bruins-Hurricanes Game 3 Saturday afternoon. Game 4 of the series averaged 700,000 viewers on NBCSN Monday night (+11%). Earlier Monday, Colorado’s 7-1 blowout of Arizona averaged 488,000. The 5:30 PM ET start outdrew all-but-one late night window in this year’s playoffs (Blackhawks-Golden Knights Game 1: 489K). [Nielsen estimates from ShowBuzz Daily 8.18 a, b; NBC Sports PR] |
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Post by danvilleshark on Sept 6, 2020 10:22:25 GMT -8
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Post by sjsharks59 on Sept 6, 2020 11:09:01 GMT -8
Whatcha think. The former Shark in net? Former Shark with a shutout and DW still has Jones for 4 more years. DW & his musical goalies |
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Post by Fugazi on Sept 6, 2020 11:33:14 GMT -8
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