24/25 Waivers/Rumors/TDL Thread.

[Ed Ned and Leddy]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1856021364932571513

Luke Richardson must not have seen Athanasiou’s x60s

 

[dalem177]

I wish AA had worked out better. He's fun to watch on the ice when he's doing his one thing.

 

[SoupGuru]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1856021364932571513

Luke Richardson must not have seen Athanasiou’s x60s

Get your skill matched up with your confidence.

I'm going to read that as AA is over confident and needs to back it up.

But that's still a fun turn of phrase

 

[Snuggs]

NHL Trade Rumors: Top insider claims Ducks 'happy' with Trevor Zegras but doesn't rule out potential move

Trevor Zegras' future in Anaheim is up in the air. There have been trade and free agency rumors surrounding the talented center.

www.sportskeeda.com

 

[Peter Tosh]

I saw an interview on Swedish TV with Jonathan Ericsson a couple of weeks ago during a Red Wings game. He talked about his last seasons as a Wing and mentioned how some of the young players had bad attitudes, noting that some of them would still be really happy after scoring 1+1, even if the team lost. His analysis was that teams today place more focus on scouting for attitude issues than before. This made me think about the difference between the Holland guys (AA, Mantha, Svech, Smith, Mrazek, and Zadina) and the SY guys (Seider, Raymond, Edvinsson, Kasper, Cossa, and Augustine). It feels like the prevalence of bad attitudes among young players has dropped in recent years, and I don’t think it’s just because of drafting higher. For example, SY asking Kirby Dach if he smokes w$$d shows the increased level of scrutiny in the mental due diligence now being done.

 

[19 for president]

I saw an interview on Swedish TV with Jonathan Ericsson a couple of weeks ago during a Red Wings game. He talked about his last seasons as a Wing and mentioned how some of the young players had bad attitudes, noting that some of them would still be really happy after scoring 1+1, even if the team lost. His analysis was that teams today place more focus on scouting for attitude issues than before. This made me think about the difference between the Holland guys (AA, Mantha, Svech, Smith, Mrazek, and Zadina) and the SY guys (Seider, Raymond, Edvinsson, Kasper, Cossa, and Augustine). It feels like the prevalence of bad attitudes among young players has dropped in recent years, and I don’t think it’s just because of drafting higher. For example, SY asking Kirby Dach if he smokes w$$d shows the increased level of scrutiny in the mental due diligence now being done.

I am not surprised that Yzerman only has Larkin left from that group. I just hope Yzerman doesn't over do it in lieu of skill. You don't want Athanesiou but you can't expect every guy to be Larkin/Ras either.

This stat line is wild though:

 

[Frk It]

I am not surprised that Yzerman only has Larkin left from that group. I just hope Yzerman doesn't over do it in lieu of skill. You don't want Athanesiou but you can't expect every guy to be Larkin/Ras either.

This stat line is wild though:
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You could expect every guy to be Ras, ain't nothing special there.

 

[Rzombo4 prez]

I am not surprised that Yzerman only has Larkin left from that group. I just hope Yzerman doesn't over do it in lieu of skill. You don't want Athanesiou but you can't expect every guy to be Larkin/Ras either.

This stat line is wild though:
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You need a certain base level of self-awareness and professionalism (or "character" as the kids say) in your picks.