2022-2023 Around The League

[The Kingslayer]

Dahlin is coming around and starting to look like the defensemen he was hyped to be. His speed leaves a lot to be desired still but he's making up for it in other ways.

Dahlin is like Foppa fast. Not a burner but gets to where he needs to.

Vegas all over Winnipeg… yeesh

Expected. Easy money on the Knights tonight.

 

[The Merchant]

 

[Metallo]

Lol. I just saw the most cherry picked stats ever in a home team broadcast...

The records of teams since April 12 (in regular season) to show that the Sabres are top 5.

So end of a season and start of another, arguably the least meaningful games of 2 seasons separated by 6 months... with all the roster turnover... Wtf!

 

[Balthazar]

 

[myperbixhurts]

Good video if you aren't a Kassian fan

How the hell do you pronounce that name? Xhekaj

 

[Balthazar]

How the hell do you pronounce that name? Xhekaj

Edit: jack-eye

 

[myperbixhurts]

Check-eye

Cool!

 

[The Kingslayer]

Both goalies in this game have let in Mike Smith like goals lol

Sabres, Sens and Habs all fun teams to watch.

 

[Metallo]

Check-eye

It's not Jack-eye?

They are tearing the Flames a new asshole. But the ref just decided to get an assist on the 4-2 goal with 1.5sec left in the 2nd.
Sabres have hit 3 posts in the 2nd.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

I still think it would’ve been fun to go after Marchment. Top wingers of Rantanen, Landeskog, Nichushkin, Marchment and Lehkonen would be a pain to play against

 

[Balthazar]

It's not Jack-eye?

Yes. Just heard it again and I came back to edit my post but too late…

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Beauty assist by the Official gives the Flames a chance heading into the 3rd period. Buffalo continues to look pretty good.

 

[Metallo]

Yes. Just heard it again and I came back to edit my post but too late…

No worries bud, you made me doubt my ears.

 

[UncleRisto]

Aman with his first!

Åh, man!

 

[Grigowski]

Sabres, Sens and Habs all fun teams to watch.

Yup. But the season is young and all 3 of them will come back to earth pretty soon.....

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Yup. But the season is young and all 3 of them will come back to earth pretty soon.....

I dont think any of them are guaranteed to come back to Earth tbh.


Montreal should, but the other two absolutely could keep going. Ottawa in particular has a truly top notch forward group. They just need one more good Dman

 

[Ararana]

The Senators have been fun for a couple years now but this feels different. Dorion had a fantastic offseason and it wouldn't shock me to see them make the postseason.

 

[Pokecheque]

The f***…Nils Aman is a legit player!? WTF Avs…

 

[nammerus]

The f***…Nils Aman is a legit player!? WTF Avs…

They wouldn’t promise him a spot on the team. You know, because of all the vaunted youth and depth we have in our bottom 6 forward group…

 

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They wouldn’t promise him a spot on the team. You know, because of all the vaunted youth and depth we have in our bottom 6 forward group…

Wouldn't promise him a spot or allow him to go back to Sweden if he didn't get one. Slight, but significant difference.

Avs don't tend to make a lot of promises to prospects, and they like their Euros to come over and stay where they can be moved up and down between the AHL and NHL. I don't know of Aman maintained that with Vancouver, but I heard that was the central breakdown with the Avs. Either way, Avs lost out on Aman who looks solid in Vancouver.

Aman legit surprised me. I didn't think he was worth a damn thing. Didn't see anything in his game that was remotely NHL level... and then his skating took a massive jump forward last year. Now I don't think he's much of a scorer or anything beyond a 4th liner... maybe bottom 6 guy. But when his skating took a leap forward, you suddenly have a guy who can play roles. Props to the Avs scouting there.

Also Rolston has really turned a corner too... kid looks legit right now.

If you want signs that Avs' scouting has turned a corner, there are some hovering in the background.

 

[missionAvs]

We should have swooped in and gotten him for whatever price Chia wanted back then lol

All it would have taken was one slightly used Tyson "Trade Value" Barrie.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Wouldn't promise him a spot or allow him to go back to Sweden if he didn't get one. Slight, but significant difference.

Avs don't tend to make a lot of promises to prospects, and they like their Euros to come over and stay where they can be moved up and down between the AHL and NHL. I don't know of Aman maintained that with Vancouver, but I heard that was the central breakdown with the Avs. Either way, Avs lost out on Aman who looks solid in Vancouver.

Aman legit surprised me. I didn't think he was worth a damn thing. Didn't see anything in his game that was remotely NHL level... and then his skating took a massive jump forward last year. Now I don't think he's much of a scorer or anything beyond a 4th liner... maybe bottom 6 guy. But when his skating took a leap forward, you suddenly have a guy who can play roles. Props to the Avs scouting there.

Also Rolston has really turned a corner too... kid looks legit right now.

If you want signs that Avs' scouting has turned a corner, there are some hovering in the background.

And yet it looks like the scouts of other teams can see those signs better than our own management team since it's the two guys we traded/didn't sign who are turning into something.

 

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And yet it looks like the scouts of other teams can see those signs better than our own management team since it's the two guys we traded/didn't sign who are turning into something.

Not that I'm an authority or anything... but I didn't see it coming with Aman either. The step he took last season was gigantic... and he may still only be a 4th liner. I liked Rolston enough in his draft year and then he stunk it up in his +1 and I soured... didn't look like any sort of jump would be there. After that season he must have worked out the hunchbackness in his skating, and when that was taken out, he starting having much higher impact. This year he's the most dangerous player for Notre Dame.

That said, not allowing a Euro clause or handshake agreement for Aman was a mistake. When a kid makes a jump like that, you should see it through.

 

[UncleRisto]

Timo Meier might as well not be playing.

 

[dahrougem2]

Timo Meier might as well not be playing.

Methinks this is his final year in SJ.