Are we in Canada paranoid about 2026 or should we not be worried?

[ORRFForever]

On A Personal Note :

Not many posters know this but I post from jail. It's not easy but I just got some wonderful news. The District Attorney greenlighted my resentencing earlier today. Looks like (my brother and) I may be getting out of prison VERY, VERY SOON!!!

Wish us luck!

I got a thumbs up on this post! Not sure if the poster got my joke or he took it seriously and was wishing me good luck getting out of prison. Either way, thank you @jigglysquishy.

I posted this in the other thread, but just to post it here:

Marchand-Crosby-MacKinnon
Lafrenière-McDavid-Bédard
Johnston-Point-Stone
Reinhart-Thomas-Marner

(Bennett, Byfield, Stankoven, Kyrou, Jarvis, Cirelli, Verhaeghe, Barzal, Hagel, Hyman, Scheifele)

Toews-Makar
Theodore-Pietrangelo
Morrisey-Harley(RH)

(Power, Guhle, Doughty,
Bouchard, Weegar, Dobson, Dunn, Parayko)

Binnington
Hill
(Skinner, Montembault)

Thanks, mang. Good team.

Montreals defense. We were talking about Montys numbers and I said he is playing behind a terrible defensive team.

Oh... Now I get it. I thought you were saying Team Canada's D was going to be terrible. My bad.
Thanks for clarifying.

 

[ORRFForever]

ORRFF Stats Watch (October 27, 2024)

Positives :

* Mc David with 2 assist.
* Nick Suzuki with a goal and an assist.
* Nathan MacKinnon with a goal and an assist.
* Claude Giroux with his 4th and 5th goal.
* Travis Konecny with his 5th goal.

Goalies :

* Calvin Pickard with a strong game beating Detroit - SV% 0.926.
* Cam Talbot with a good game in the loss to Edmonton - SV% .906.
* James Reimer (remember him?) gave up 6 against the Devils.

 

[ORRFForever]

ORRFF Stats Watch (October 28, 2024)

Positives :

* Sam Bennett with his 8th goal and 4th assist.
* Sam Reinhart with his 7th goal and 9th assist.
* Brayden Point is a goal scoring machine with his 6th.
* Dylan Guenther with his 6th goal.
* Mark Scheifele with his 6th goal and 6th assist.
* Sean Monahan with his 4th and 5th goal.
* John Tavares with a Hat Trick - 3,4 and 5.
* Mark Stone with his 5th goal.
* Adam Fantilli with his 3rd goal and 2nd / 3rd assist.
* Cole Sillinger with his 2nd goal and 4th / 5th assist.
* Carter Verhaeghe heating up with his 2nd goal and 6th assist.
* Josh Morrisey with a 3 assist night.
* Alex Pietrangelo with his first goal.
* Owen Powers is stepping up - almost PPG.

Goalies :

* Stuart Skinner got absolutely lit up.
* Adin Hill with a shut out.

Negative :

* Some nights, Canadians dominate NHL scoring. This was NOT one of those nights.

 

[jj cale]

And in other news Mcdavid goes out of the game tonight and Skinner let's in 3 goals on 6 shots.

The hockey Gods are upset with us.

 

[ORRFForever]

And in other news Mcdavid goes out of the game tonight and Skinner let's in 3 goals on 6 shots.

The hockey gods are upset with us.

Small "g", please.

I have NO idea what is going on with Edmonton. Having said that, last year Edmonton started the same way and then went to the SCF.

Our / Canada's goaltending just keeps getting worse and worse.

There is no shortage of Canadians goalies in the NHL. However, none of them are very good.

 

[ORRFForever]

I hate C.B.'s team...

Building Team Canada piece-by-piece: Forwards - Video - TSN

With the NHL season well underway and the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off coming up, TSN's Director of Scouting Craig Button joins Mike Johnson to share which forwards they think should make Team Canada as of today.

www.tsn.ca

 

[ORRFForever]

ORRFF Stats Watch (October 29, 2024)

Positives :

* Brandon Montour with a Natural Hat Trick.
* Tyler Toffoli with his 6th goal.
* Connor McMichael with his 4th goal.
* Dylan Holloway with his 4th goal - as I always say, Edmonton will rue the day they let him get away.
* Akil Thomas with his first goal - he has one more goal that Quinton Byfield.
* Sid with 3 assists.
* Dylan Strome with 2 assists.
* Mason McTavish with 2 assists.
* Jared McCann with 2 assists.
* Brandt Clarke with an assist.

Goalies - another BAD night :

* Sam Montembeault had another BAD game - giving up 5 goals in 10 shots. You can't make this stuff up.
* Joel Hofer gave up 5 goals in 20 shots.
* Binnington did NOT have a good game giving up 3 goals on 13 shots.
* Logan Thompson gave up 3 goals on 19 shots in the win against the NYR.
* MAF gave up 3 goals in the win against Pittsburgh.

Negatives :

* Shane Wright - 29 points awarded in the Seattle / Montreal game. 21 were to Canadians. NONE to Wright.
* Byfield! - his game hasn't started, yet, but I'm ready to be disappointed.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

ORRFF Stats Watch (October 29, 2024)

Positives :

* Brandon Montour with a Natural Hat Trick.
* Tyler Toffoli with his 6th goal.
* Connor McMichael with his 4th goal.
* Dylan Holloway with his 4th goal - as I always say, Edmonton will rue the day they let him get away.
* Akil Thomas with his first goal - he has one more goal that Quinton Byfield.
* Sid with 3 assists.
* Dylan Strome with 2 assists.
* Mason McTavish with 2 assists.
* Jared McCann with 2 assists.
* Brandt Clarke with an assist.

Goalies - another BAD night :

* Sam Montembeault had another BAD game - giving up 5 goals in 10 shots. You can't make this stuff up.
* Joel Hofer gave up 5 goals in 20 shots.
* Binnington did NOT have a good game giving up 3 goals on 13 shots.
* Logan Thompson gave up 3 goals on 19 shots in the win against the NYR.
* MAF gave up 3 goals in the win against Pittsburgh.

Negatives :

* Shane Wright - 29 points awarded in the Seattle / Montreal game. 21 were to Canadians. NONE to Wright.
* Byfield! - his game hasn't started, yet, but I'm ready to be disappointed.

Connor McM had 10 shots on goal!

 

[Eternal Leaf]

I hate C.B.'s team...

Building Team Canada piece-by-piece: Forwards - Video - TSN

With the NHL season well underway and the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off coming up, TSN's Director of Scouting Craig Button joins Mike Johnson to share which forwards they think should make Team Canada as of today.

www.tsn.ca

Yeah a few bizarre picks in that team.

They put up a defense + goaltending video too.

Toews-Makar
Morrissey-Bouchard
Theodore-Dobson
Tanev

Binnington - Hill - Montembault

My personal opinion is that having Bouchard on the team is silly. Makar is on the #1 PP guaranteed making Bouchard relatively unnecessary. Since it's a shorter "tournament" it's probably better to lean on chemistry + balance + big game experience to hit the ground running.

Toews-Makar
Morrissey-Dobson
Theodore- Pietrangelo

The goalies are fine and it probably comes down to pure luck on who catches on fire anyway.

 

[ORRFForever]

Connor McM had 10 shots on goal!

Nice to see a Canadian from the 2019 draft excelling.

The goalies are fine

You have a kind soul. I just wish it was true. The 3 listed above are probably our best options.
Unfortunately, Montembault and Binnington were lit up just last night.

Toews-Makar
Morrissey-Dobson
Theodore- Pietrangelo

I like yours. Like you said, if the chemistry is there, why mess with it. I'd bring either Drew Doughty or Thomas Harley as the 7th D-Man.

 

[Eternal Leaf]

You have a kind soul. I just wish it was true. The 3 listed above are probably our best options.
Unfortunately, Montembault and Binnington were lit up just last night.

Truly is a best of the worst situation here.

We can only hope Binnington/Hill tap into their Stanley Cup winning experience for a few games. Otherwise our blood pressure is going to be through the roof anytime it's in Canada's end.

I like yours. Like you said, if the chemistry is there, why mess with it. I'd bring either Drew Doughty or Thomas Harley as the 7th D-Man.

I have a soft spot for Doughty too. I always wanted him in the top 6 for Team Canada cause he's got that clutch factor and tenacity a team needs on the highest level.

They really should consider him for the 7th D spot.

 

[ORRFForever]

ORRFF Stats Watch (October 30, 2024)

Forwards :

* Barrett Hayton with his 5th goal.
* Dawson Mercer with his 3rd goal and 4th assist.
* Conor Geekie with his 2nd goal.
* Alex Kerfoot with his first goal.
* Maveric Lamoureaux with his first goal.
* Mark Stone with his 14th assist.
* Nathan MacKinnon with his 12th and 13th assist.
* Anthony Cirelli with his 10th assist.
* Cole Sillinger with his 6th assist.
* Brandon Hagel with his 5th assist.
* Braydon Point with his 4th and 5th assist.
* Dylan Guenther with his 3rd, 4th and 5th assist.

Defense :

* Cale Makar with his 4th goal and 15th assist.
* Brandt Clark with his 8th, 9th and 10th assist.
* Shea Theodore with his 8th assist.

Goalies :

* Connor Ingram (Utah) with a great night giving up 1 goal in 31 shots.
* Darcy Kuemper (L.A) gave up 3 goals in 26 shots.

Negatives :

* Byfield! with his 5th assist.
* NOT a great night for Canadian scoring.

 

[ORRFForever]

ORRFF Stats Watch (October 31, 2024)

Forwards :

* Tom Wilson with his 6th goal and 2nd assist.
* Connor McMichael with his 5th goal.
* Nick Suzuki with his 4th goal.
* Sid with his 2nd and 3rd goal.
* Brad Marchand with his 2nd goal.
* Zach Hyman with his FIRST goal !!!
* Mitch Marner with his 11th assist.
* Nick Suzuki with his 9th assist.
* Dylan Strome with his 9th and 10th assist.
* John Tavares with his 5th and 6th assist.
* Seth Jarvis with his 4th and 5th assist.
* Evan Bouchard with his 4th assist.

Goalies :

* Jordan Binnington gave up 2 goals / 21 shots for the loss.
* Calvin Picard with a strong night - he gave up 1 goal / 27 shots.
* MacKenzie Blackwood (SJ) gave up 2 goals / 31 shots for the win.

Negatives :

* Shane Wright!
* Connor Bedard did not have a good game. He was not shooting or get himself into a position that would allow him to score. He was also soft on the puck.

 

[ORRFForever]

ORRFF Stats Watch (November 1, 2024)

Positives :

* Sam Reinhart with his 8th / 9th goal and 10th assist.
* Brayden Point with his 7th goal.
* Tyler Seguin with his 5th goal.
* J. Huberdeau with his 5th goal.
* LAF with his 5th goal and 5th assist.
* Kevin Bahl with his 4th assist.
* Bo Horvat with his 4th and 3rd assist.
* Owen Power with her 3rd goal.
* Josh Morrisey with his 2nd goal and 11th assist.
* Mavrik Bourque with his first goal!
* Dylan Cozoens with his first goal.
* Logan Stankoven with his 9th assist - Calder anyone?
* Mark Scheifele with his 8th assist.
* Brandon Hagel with his 7th assist.
* Matt Duchene with his 6th and 7th assist.
* Aaron Ekblad with his 4th, 5th and 6th assist.
* Sam Bennett with his 5th assist.
* Bowen Byram with his 4th and 5th assist.

Goalies :

* Eric Comrie (WPG) gave up 2 goals on 22 shots for the win.
* Devon Levi (Buf) gave up 4 goals on 36 shots for the loss.

Negatives :

 

[ORRFForever]

ORRFF Stats Watch (November 2, 2024)

Positives :

* Sam Reinhart with his 10th goal and 11th assist.
* Matt Duchene with his 7th goal and 8th assist.
* Connor McMichael with his 6th and 7th goal.
* Nathan MacKinnon with his 6th goal.
* Brett Howden with his 6th goal
* Cale Makar with his 5th goal.
* Dylan Strome with his 4th goal.
* Sid with his 4th and 5th goal.
* Boston's finally winning now that they are giving their Canadian players a chance to shine.
* Brad Marchand with his 3rd goal and 6th assist.
* Justin Brazeau with his 3rd goal.
* Jordan Kyrou with his 3rd goal.
* Mitch Marner with his 2nd goal.
* Steven Stamkos with his 2nd goal and 3rd assist.
* Colton Parayko with his 2nd and 3rd goal.
* Matthew Poitras with his first goal.
* Jake DeBrusk with his first goal.
* Mark Stone with his 15th assist.
* Dylan Strome with his 11th and 12th assist.
* Wyatt Johnston with his 5th assist.
* Thomas Harley with his 5th assist.
* Adam Fantilli with his 3rd assist.
* Dylan Holloway with his 2nd and 3rd assist.

Goalies - a GOOD night :

* Darcy Kuemper (L.A.) gave up 3 goals on 20 shots. Not too good.
* Lee Thompson (Wash) gave up 2 goals / 36 shots.
* Jordan Binnington (St L) gave up 2 goals on 38 shots in the win against the Leafs.
* Cam Talbot (Det) gave up 1 goal / 32 shots in the win against Buffalo.
* Sam Montembeault (Mont) gave up 2 goals / 25 shots in the loss.
* MacKenzie Blackwood (SJ) gave up 3 goals / 28 shots in the loss to Vancouver.
* Connor Ingram (Utah) gave up 4 goals / 35 shots in the loss to Vegas.
* Adin Hill (Vegas) gave up 3 goals / 19 shots in the win over Utah.

Negatives :

* Byfield - "U.S. LAF" is having the season QB was supposed to have.
* Shane Wright - he doesn't play for a couple hours but I'm prepared.
* Connor Bedard is struggling. There's a rumour he wants OUT of Chicago. I don't blame him.
He is NOT ready to carry an NHL team and he is NOT ready to be on Team Canada.
* Ottawa Rough Riders RedBlacks lost.

 

[jj cale]

* Connor Bedard did not have a good game. He was not shooting or get himself into a position that would allow him to score. He was also soft on the puck.

His play is very underwhelming, and concerning.

 

[ORRFForever]

His play is very underwhelming, and concerning.

There's a rumour he's NOT happy in Chicago and wants out...

Chicago Blackhawks's Connor Bedard wants out of Chicago? Rumors have been addressed and confirmed

Rumors these days: Connor Bedard out of Chicago? The record has been set clear

www.hawksinsider.com

He's playing like it.

 

[jj cale]

There's a rumour he's NOT happy in Chicago and wants out...

Chicago Blackhawks's Connor Bedard wants out of Chicago? Rumors have been addressed and confirmed

Rumors these days: Connor Bedard out of Chicago? The record has been set clear

www.hawksinsider.com

He's playing like it.

I'd be surprised if this is anything but a rumour.

Having said that I don't care if he wants out or not...............he needs to get his ass in gear.

 

[Czechboy]

Haven't been on this thread in a little while.. digging the 'stat watching'.

 

[Czechboy]

Had to look up Bedard's stats.. is he still eligble for the World Jrs?lol

 

[jj cale]

Haven't been on this thread in a little while.. digging the 'stat watching'.

I don't know if I am not taking years off my life following it when every time new goalie performances are cited it's..........." goalie X gives up 5 goals on 7 shots"

These are not good times.

 

[ORRFForever]

I'd be surprised if this is anything but a rumour.

Having said that I don't care if he wants out or not...............he needs to get his ass in gear.

Yes, I agree. He's too young to be making demands. Having said that, the team around him is AWFUL and he's not (yet) capable of carrying a teams so... get him some help!

Haven't been on this thread in a little while.. digging the 'stat watching'.

Thanks! I am sure I will get bored with it eventually, but, until then...

I don't know if I am not taking years off my life following it when every time new goalie performances are cited it's..........." goalie X gives up 5 goals on 7 shots"

These are not good times.

Ha, ha.

YOU asked for the goalie stats, my friend.

 

[Czechboy]

I don't know if I am not taking years off my life following it when every time new goalie performances are cited it's..........." goalie X gives up 5 goals on 7 shots"

These are not good times.

From a Canada perspective, the bigger concern is whatever has McDavid out. He never takes time off and is a warrior. Stu has not looked good though... but Ingrim is playing very well. Talbot is looking solid but it is a bad start for Canuck goalies now that I look at the stats. nonetheless, you can put 2 or 3 Stanley Cup winning goalies in front of that D and F's and be fine.

 

[Czechboy]

Thanks! I am sure I will get bored with it eventually, but, until then...

That's what I thought about my Czech thread... on their daily.lol

 

[ORRFForever]

Had to look up Bedard's stats.. is he still eligble for the World Jrs?lol

It's crazy.

From a Canada perspective, the bigger concern is whatever has McDavid out. He never takes time off and is a warrior. Stu has not looked good though... but Ingrim is playing very well. Talbot is looking solid but it is a bad start for Canuck goalies now that I look at the stats. nonetheless, you can put 2 or 3 Stanley Cup winning goalies in front of that D and F's and be fine.

Canadians would feel better if we KNEW someone, just ONE goalie, was going to be HOT come tournament tome - heck, we settle for "warm" at this point.

Doing this I've realized there is NO shortage of Canadian NHL goalies... they just all stink.