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  1. I always check f Ovie scores. Rooting hard for him. So let's say he scores six more, 25 for the year and 847. That leaves him 48 short. If he scores 30 next year he is looking at mid)late in 25-26. If they manage a real dish setter in centre I believe he can still bounce back. Rooting for him.
  2. Love the versatility. Henrique scores 45 points a year really can play any forward position middle six. Carrick extremely gifted 4th liner can score and hits.
  3. Four teams in two years, disappointed everywhere. Wow he fell fell after the cup. I do like him middle six with Florida, wingers include Tkachuk, Verhaeghe and Reinhart would be the top three wingers, he should fill the top six. Low cost, should be a solid add.
  4. Idk man, that was my initial thought but the whispers are getting that he is in worse shape than initially thought.
  5. Anthony Mantha who is known for his consistently inconsistent play has turned a pretty solid couple of months into a trad with the Knights. Vegas gave Washington a second this year and a 4th the year after . With Mark Stone out long term and possibly the rest of the season Vegas needed scoring from the wing. Mantha is not Stone but his scoring has been good on a team that needed him to step up. It likely means Guentzel is out of the Vegas lottery and makes Vancouver the favourite
  6. Friday at 3pm is the trade deadline. I will have my binders of hockey cards strewn around me, moving them to and fro. Yes I'm a nerd and proud. Here are my predictions where top rumor suspects wind up where. Guentzel. Gone to Vegas baby. Markstrom. Either stays or becomes a Devil. Hanifin going to sunrise to lead the Panthers Wennberg little deal to Motown Henrique Bean town bound. Taresenko lightning gets a middle six winger Walker and Laughton both gone to Toronto. Vatrano gets a return engagement with the Rangers Saros stays put. So does Toffoli. Hugest biggest deal is Buchnevich to play the wing on McDavids line in Edmonton. Mantha found his game and plays second line with Colorado. Couture and Hertl are owed too much for too long for a mid season deal. Eberle rejoins the Isles Berggren staying put unless he is the wildcard that brings in a bigger non rental Broberg can be had by anyone anytime anywhere.
  7. The Devils are having a nightmare year from Hell after a breakout 22-23, the victim is Lindy Ruff. He has been replaced by, God help us, Travis Green. GM Tom Fitzgerald was given a raise and term and title so he was not going anywhere but truth is he ruined the defense. A lot of people say they need a goalie but the defense is pathetic and nobody is working the same way. Hughes makes two or three really bad giveaways a night. Hamilton is out for the year and was/is bad defensively. Nemec and Bahl are in and out as they learn the curve. Brendan Smith is a turnover machine. Siegenthaller and Colin Smith are below average. Marino is literally the only defender who nightly has a clue. So Ruff let go Fitzgerald was extended for these 4f defenders. And Travis Green because of course they did. I bought the tee, drank the Kool aid. Thought they were going to have a great year. Hell even Hughes does not follow the game plan. Ugh.
  8. Recalled Zellweger, solid prospect. Still love the Ducks prospects, honestly they may rank number one in my rankings with an abundance of blue liners.
  9. One big trade rumor done After a week of Elias Pettersson on the block, he signed an 8 year contract at 11.6 million per remaining with the Canucks. You never know with injuries but assuming healthy, he is an offensive force at age 25. It is very fair to say he has not yet reached his peak.
  10. Chris tanev, a solid stay at home player was dealt to Dallas for a second and a third and a meh prospect. New Jersey got a 4th rounder by taking half of Tanevs salary. Not gonna lie, a bit non.plussed.tanev can defend with anyone but has zero offensive abilities, Dallas has fantastic defense but I think Dallas would have been better adding hanifin. I trust Jim Nill, but this one seems a bit of an overpay. The footnote, Devils absorbed other teams salary for a 4th likely means they are very close to tossing the towel in on a massively disappointing season.
  11. Watched the big slug score, reminded me of Doug Glatt in Goon.......
  12. Ok, this is not a pissed off ex posting this video. No. This is a drug video that Adam Ruzicka posted. On line. On his own Instagram. I debated on posting it,, it's easy to find if you wanna see it, a plate with a line of coke, a vial of a substance. Ruzicka thought it was fun to post for the world to see. Approximately fifty minutes went by and he took it down but too late, it's everywhere. Probably heading back to Slovakia to continue his career. Coyotes Cut him on the spot.
  13. TK reminds me of Debrincat, small but does not play like it and a point a game winger. Konecny has gotten better a point. Game with elevated defensive metrics with no true center and nobody running the back end to push the play. Torts loves him, and still may have more tools in his toolbox to build on. Yzerman played hardball with Debrincat on term which I get because it is a business as well as a sport, if you can sign him for six years great, frankly that is ideal but if he balks you just do what needs done. Or trade him to Detroit, we would love to have him
  14. The man is astounding. I have watched him three times live, your eyes are drawn to him when he is on the ice.
  15. Konecny. Listen, the man can play. He leads the Flyers in goals and points, last year he missed 22 games and led them in goals and points anyway. Has a snarl, not big but can play big. He has likely peaked as a point a game top line power forward but at 26 he may still have a bit of upside. What is there not to like? IMHO guys like that are cornerstone players, you have to have them to build around. So if he signs for 8x7.5 with the cap going up you simply do it and plug him in. He is important to the future of the Flyers you simply have to keep him. Signing him as a reward as he has gotten better and better sends a message to the kids .
  16. Finally Another awful failed experiment. Living here, literally one hour away no fans of the game except the occasional ones who moved in from elsewhere. Horrible drafts. Bad signings. Simply dreadful team no not dreadful, the are irrelevant. John Davidson takes over for the fire sale. Burn it down.
  17. Yeah Dillon was stationary, acciari wasn't looking, IMHO Dillon looked a bit lost on what to do, I probably wouldn't have even called a penalty But then I love kronwall so what do I know lol.
  18. Kuznetsov has left the capitals and entered players assistance to get help with a Problem. Wishing him well. Caps lost backstrom. Now Kuznetsov. Strome is the 1c. Ugh. Caps season started well and now the slip towards mediocrity just took another hit.
  19. In the end the Kings were bidding against themselves. Montreal was out, it took another week and rumors getting bigger and bigger and for once the rumors were true.
  20. Hated signing Talbot, just too damn old. Copley was a one year fluke nothing more. Now they are relying on Ritrich? Eeech. I like the team flaws and all. Still believe they turn it around and should make the playoffs but man they need a goalie.
  21. I don't know man, I am simply not a fan of either prospect, kuzmenko can score and has term which is good and adding a first. Lindholm is an UFA and Vancouver will likely not be able to afford him. If the Canucks bomb and lose in the first round and lose Lindholm as a free agent, Calgary wins. If Vancouver has a deep or very deep run, western finals or scf the Canucks win. And while unlikely they may be able to sign Lindholm. So a lot up in the air. All things being equal I would much rather have Lindholm.
  22. Wow a lot to unpack. CALGARY added a decent but ridiculously soft top six scorer, kinda reminds me of Nyquist, 30 goals, 60 points, kind of a very lite version of Gaudreau. The prospects are meh, but a first is good, a fourth just another lottery ball. I know Boston and others wanted Lindholm, getting what they got has to be a win for the Flames. VANCOUVER gave up a winger who does not play defense and a first for a fantastic center. Lindholm makes the top six better the second power play look better than some teams first. I believe both teams did great but Vancouver simply won this deal.
  23. The man is unstoppable. Hart trophy coming up.
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