****Official 2019-2020 NHL Season Thread****
 

Season begins a week from tomorrow, and the defending champs just traded Joel Edmundson and a prospect for Justin Faulk.

Who's up for back-to-back Cups?

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Don’t really get the trade from the Blues perspective honestly. they’re gonna have 3 highly paid players on the right side of the defense? Are they gonna re-sign Pietrangelo?

My thought is that Faulk is not only an upgrade, but helps the PP immensely, and is also insurance in the event Petro doesn't get re-signed.

Eddie is a FA in 2020, and has really regressed in the past year. Who knows what Bokk turns into. Solid move for the present and the future, IMO.

Grats on last year Blues fans! Let's go Pens!

I thought I read that they were going to re-sign Pietrangelo. I'd really miss him if he left.

I know the odds of the Blues repeating are really slim, but I'm hoping they find a way back into the Finals. It would be epic.

Go Blues!

Anyone else getting "sponsored posts" on their Facebook stream of classic hockey fight videos as a lead in to the '19-20 season? I've been getting them for like a month now. I'm assuming I got one, watched it. Got another, and watched it. Now their algorithm just keeps sending them...it's been great.

Been getting as well. Great stuff.

I can't believe the season starts in less than two weeks.

Odds to win Stanley Cup 2019-20

Tampa Bay Lightning +750
Toronto Maple Leafs +900
Vegas Golden Knights +1000
Boston Bruins +1100
Colorado Avalanche +1300
St. Louis Blues +1500
Florida Panthers +1700
Dallas Stars +1700
Nashville Predators +1800
San Jose Sharks +1800
Washington Capitals +2000
Calgary Flames +2000
Winnipeg Jets +2200
Pittsburgh Penguins +2400
New Jersey Devils +2500
New York Islanders +3000
Carolina Hurricanes +3300
Philadelphia Flyers +3300
Chicago Blackhawks +3300
Edmonton Oilers +3500
Montreal Canadiens +3500
New York Rangers +3500
Arizona Coyotes +4000
Vancouver Canucks +4000
Columbus Blue Jackets +5000
Minnesota Wild +5500
Buffalo Sabres +6600
Anaheim Ducks +8000
Los Angeles Kings +8000
Detroit Red Wings +8000
Ottawa Senators +20000

**** the Lanche!

I actually would like to see the Bruins back in the Finals with the Blues. Just so after the Blues won again I could hear all my friends that are Bruins fans complain again about all the goons on our team and how they're a bunch of cheapshot artists, etc.

I tell you it was the purest music to my ears . . .

About damn time.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rantanen and Avs agree on a six-year deal worth $9.25M AAV. $55.5M in total. The international nightmare is over.<br><br>Patrik Laine got to Canada in no time. We&#39;ll see how immigration from Finland to Colorado goes but Rantanen could be a contender to play opening night.</p>&mdash; AJ Haefele (@AJHaefele) <a href="https://twitter.com/AJHaefele/status/1178070546807803905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 28, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

PBJ

LET'S GO KNIGHTS...LET'S STICK TWO FINGERS UP AT THE LEAGUE AFTER WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PLAYOFFS LAST YEAR.