Speculation: 2024 Off-season Team Discussion
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Keller-Hayton-Schmaltz
Crouse-Cooley-Guenther
Maccelli-McBain-Bjugstad
Kerfoot-Stenlund-Carcone
O’Brien
Sergachev-Marino
Valimaki-Durzi
Cole-Kesselring
Bortuzzo
Ingram
Vejmelka
Crouse-Cooley-Guenther
Maccelli-McBain-Bjugstad
Kerfoot-Stenlund-Carcone
O’Brien
Sergachev-Marino
Valimaki-Durzi
Cole-Kesselring
Bortuzzo
Ingram
Vejmelka
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I went with Maccelli, McBain and Bjugstad for a few reasons:
1. McBain could use the help on FOs and Bjuggy is good at taking draws.
2. Bjugstad has spent around half his nhl career as a winger and is comfortable going back and forth.
3. Two seasons ago Maccelli and Crouse had amazing chemistry with Bjugstad who was later traded. After the trade, McBain stepped into that role and that trio had great chemistry. So, would be curious if these three could rekindle some of that.
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I went with Carcone over Doan for a few reasons:
1. Carcone won’t clear waivers
2. Doan is waivers exempt
3. Sokolov will likely clear
So this gives us the maximum depth in case of injury as it keeps all three depth wingers with the club and leaves us with multiple quality call-up options.
1. McBain could use the help on FOs and Bjuggy is good at taking draws.
2. Bjugstad has spent around half his nhl career as a winger and is comfortable going back and forth.
3. Two seasons ago Maccelli and Crouse had amazing chemistry with Bjugstad who was later traded. After the trade, McBain stepped into that role and that trio had great chemistry. So, would be curious if these three could rekindle some of that.
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I went with Carcone over Doan for a few reasons:
1. Carcone won’t clear waivers
2. Doan is waivers exempt
3. Sokolov will likely clear
So this gives us the maximum depth in case of injury as it keeps all three depth wingers with the club and leaves us with multiple quality call-up options.
Who is #23, Kolyachonok? Give Tij his 9 games (we'll see how it goes after camp, if he deserves it). When Doan eventually gets called up he will stick.
Agree that big Nick will be MM's RW, but still predicting that Stenlund will "rise to the occasion", makes a big target for MM to bounce targets off of!
So puckpedia says Soderstrom signed a 2 year contract with the SHL today.
Arizonatah Coyetis
Formerly Kai Yo T
Yep. Vanilla Soda is going home.
Utah HC defense prospect Victor Söderström signs two-year deal with Brynäs IF
Utah HC defense prospect Victor Söderström signs two-year deal with Brynäs IF
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Imagine using an 11th overall pick on a poor man’s version of David Schlemko and then peacocking around, crowing to the meadia about how he was 3rd overall on your list.
TheLegend
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Could have had Caufield or Boldy or York or Harley. Plus the 2nd
Vinny Boombatz
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SpaceCoyote
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Boldy went 12th and we would have drafted 14th.
Most redrafts have Maccelli around 11, at least Chayka ultimately covered for his own mistake. No one would be complaining if Soderstorm turned out to be the 11th best player in the draft in 5 years time and Maccelli fizzled out, but the outcome was the same.
Rundblad returning to Arizona in the form of Soderstrom was one of the many reasons Boy Wonder failed.
Arizonatah Coyetis
Formerly Kai Yo T
It's true, but hitting big with Maccelli in the later rounds sure would have been great as an 'in addition to' rather than an 'instead of' though. It's still a missed opportunity.
Vinny Boombatz
formerly ctwin22
Yes, but let's put more perspective around Chayka's drafts
2018 - 5th overall Hayton
2019 - 11th overall Soderstrom
pretty underwhelming 2-yr stretch there...doesn't matter if he hit a gem in Maccelli...he didn't hit any gems in 2018
2018 - 5th overall Hayton
2019 - 11th overall Soderstrom
pretty underwhelming 2-yr stretch there...doesn't matter if he hit a gem in Maccelli...he didn't hit any gems in 2018
Arizonatah Coyetis
Formerly Kai Yo T
As you already know, it's his fault the team had to forfeit a 2020 2nd rounder and a 2021 1st rounder for having his own little private scouting combine. He set this team back quite a bit in IMO. Maybe a bit of a mixed bag, but I think the negative outweighs the positive. He broke a rule that, even if you aren't familiar with said rule, is still so common sense that it's stupid to not realize it was not allowed. There's no redeeming for something like that.
Imagine grabbing Guenther plus making another high first round pick in 2021. I believe the pick forfeited ended up being 11th OA. Could've been picking 9th and 11th. Another missed opportunity. He torched a lot of draft capital during his tenure.
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Could of / should have been
2018 - 5th overall Quinn Hughes (though I wanted Dobson)
2019 - 11th overall Cole Caufield
And Bahl,a 1st in '20 (18th OA, NJ picked Mercer, Schneider was picked @ 19) a 3rd in '21 for T Hall
Amazing what GMBA accomplished through the draft with these set backs!
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Speaking of Chayka, he and his wife have started some sort of wealth management company.
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Vinny Boombatz
formerly ctwin22
Maccelli will get plenty of time w/Goal scorers on the PP, I'm guessing he's going to have Doan as his winger, who is a goal-scorer, so our top 3 lines are looking like the best we've had in as long as I can remember
Keller/Hayton/Schmaltz
Crouse/Cooley/Guenther
Maccelli/Bjugstad/Doan
Kerfoot/Stenlund/McBain
O'Brien/Carcone
Hopefully you are right, but over the last 2 years he mostly got PP2 with 40 second average. He would have had 70-75 pts if used on pp1
IMO he deserved PP1 over unproven and 18 yrs old Cooley last years. He is just so effective with space
C is still a weakness but the wing depth is fantastic.
Not sure about a twitter link
New Pres. Hockey Ops says it is clear what name the fans want and they are working on all aspects of copyright etc. Says it is complicated.
Reading between the lines - Yeti it is. Got to deal with the cooler company and possibly the Avalanche (over use of a yeti in the logo)
Arizonatah Coyetis
Formerly Kai Yo T
I guess I won't have to change my username. Seems like it's been pretty clear all along. The contest seemed like a marketing strategy more than an actual contest.
I really like the makeup of this team. Top 3 forward lines, relentless with 2-way play and 1 of the top shut down lines in the league. The improvement on the blue line is significant and their overall depth has improved.
Ingram for the Vezina? Possibly, I hope!
Maccelli finds a scoring touch? That would be nice, but unexpected, but his line should get a lot more chances just because the other 2 lines should be the main focus of the opposition.
Doan showing he deserves to stay in the NHL? More likely than not, he would solidify MM's line!
Durzi benefitting from the arrival of Sergachev? Valimaki will benefit from better pairing!
Does Stenlund allow McBain to play up a line or 2?
Ingram for the Vezina? Possibly, I hope!
Maccelli finds a scoring touch? That would be nice, but unexpected, but his line should get a lot more chances just because the other 2 lines should be the main focus of the opposition.
Doan showing he deserves to stay in the NHL? More likely than not, he would solidify MM's line!
Durzi benefitting from the arrival of Sergachev? Valimaki will benefit from better pairing!
Does Stenlund allow McBain to play up a line or 2?
