2024/2025 Around the League

[Colorado Avalanche]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1491966460427743234

That's the Kase one I referenced. This is more borderline than Trouba's on Barron IMO. Though I don't think this hit is egregious either. Z isn't dirty in the same fashion as Trouba. Not even close. I just simply don't think this hit on Barron is any worse than a number we have seen with Z.

For Trouba this is pretty clean hit.

He is a proper dirt bag.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

The difference is players like Zads and others do this 2 or 3 times a season at most. Trouba does this once every 15-20 games. He is actively headhunting almost every game.

@Pokecheque is right, he's the Tom Wilson of Defenseman. The only way you control that is taking his ass out with a big hit of your own, or beating his ass to a pulp for doing it. The league clearly DGAF.

Just get yourself a MacDermid, Kurtis-Type and have him shadow Trouba. He doesn't want anything to do with KMac.

 

[RECKLESS]

Empty netters for Ovi are what the Capitals franchise exists for right now.

 

[Pokecheque]

Avs need to hire that Zamboni driver from Gatineau.

 

[Balthazar]

He's been terrible for a long, long time now.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

He's been terrible for a long, long time now.

Trade him for Rantanen 1-for-1

It wasn't even a year ago that people were saying this lol

 

[Balthazar]

Trade him for Rantanen 1-for-1

It wasn't even a year ago that people were saying this lol

I feel like it would be a significant downgrade to save less than 1M AAV.

I know he plays center and is a bit younger but still, now that we have Mitts the urge to find a 2C isn't the same as it was 2 years ago.

 

[henchman21]

With Mitts in tow, there is much less incentive to solve the 2C position (IE zero incentive). Still people should really hold off on the hot takes. Petey is a streaky player who has these stretches, even long ones. But he's scored 30+ the last 3 seasons, had 89 points last season and 102 the season prior. We know he's a capable player who is simply in a slump.

 

[LTCPain75]

So, some you don't think Mitts solves the 2C issue???

 

[LOFIN]

Pretty clean jerseys

 

[Balthazar]

Pretty clean jerseys

They still need Russian and "rest of the world" teams.

 

[LOFIN]

They still need Russian and "rest of the world" teams.

Yeah, let's see about that when Russia stops their holocaust of Ukrainian people.

It's not a legit tournament anyway, just treat it as fun hockey.

 

[Ceremony]

I was going to make a glib remark about jersey ads but no there f***ing is one on that Canada jersey

Embarrassing.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1849474728940982622

 

[RECKLESS]

Pretty clean jerseys

The jerseys are cool but they could've spent more than just a couple minutes with an old smartphone camera on that photoshoot.

 

[Pokecheque]

Wow, a Canada jersey that isn't embarrassingly awful. Just wish they'd ditch the black altogether.

The USA one is meh, but better than what they've had before.

Finland could come out with a truly awesome jersey but they always make theirs way too busy.