The FAN Hockey Show podcast on Sportsnet. No timestamp as I haven't listened to it yet, though.
Of course, since most of the good players on the roster are still entering their prime and developing. If the roster were the same and all these guys were between 26-29 years old, then maybe I'd be pessimistic. But I expect significant jumps from at least a third of the roster (Zegras, Carlsson, McTavish, Gauthier, Mintukov, LaCombe, Zellweger, maybe even Dostal).
In order of significance, I expect us to be better because of:
Agree with everything. Just to add on to point 3. This team could have spent to the cap and added all the top FA, but this team is only going as far as the young players progress. It's where the bulk of the improvement needs to come from. Having an off season like Nashville had would have improved the team, but not really changed the overall direction of the team. If the young players improve we can hit free agency over the next two years to really become a contender. If they don't improve, this rebuild will need a reset soon.
Our Gm has shown, when the right deal for an age appropriate top player becomes available he will pull the trigger. I love what we’re building .
| Zegras | 2023-24 | by | injury | splits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Game set | Games | G | A | Pts | ppg | . | +/- |
| 2023 - 24 | Total | 31 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0.484 | -1 | |
| Oct to Nov | 1 to 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.167 | -4 | |
| Dec to Jan | 13 to 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.625 | -1 | |
| Mar to Apr | 21 to 31 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.727 | 4 |
I would guess we plan to keep him up for a few games to assess where he's at against NHL talent before we send him down. But with PV, we never know.
Neither the Ducks nor Gulls play until Saturday, so it could also be that they want him to practice with the Ducks before sending him down.
I’m hoping for this too.
