Around the League - 2023/24

[LOFIN]

Doesn't take a lot to lift your head above that shit of a roster.

Good for him.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Doesn't take a lot to lift your head above that shit of a roster.

Good for him.

Yeah and stats will always look good after scoring two goals. They were pretty basic goals.

 

[Balthazar]

Don't look. Newhook is an elite player.

Dach somehow became a very good center last year and made Newhook and Slafkovsky look like legit top 6 players. He'll be 1C on that team before the end of this season. Hawks are lucky they got Bedard otherwise they'd have regretted that trade big time IMO.

 

[BaconNater]

Ah biscuits every season I think I'm more mature as a hockey fan but dangit I can't help but love Oiler and Leaf drama.. it was almost the Leafs turn but the Oilers won the drama last night

 

[Ararana]

Nothing makes me happier than sad Oilers fans

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Nothing makes me happier than sad Oilers fans

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It went the opposite eh

Dach somehow became a very good center last year and made Newhook and Slafkovsky look like legit top 6 players. He'll be 1C on that team before the end of this season. Hawks are lucky they got Bedard otherwise they'd have regretted that trade big time IMO.

It was pretty shocking how quickly they gave up on Dach.

 

[John Mandalorian]

It went the opposite eh


It was pretty shocking how quickly they gave up on Dach.

He injured his arm at WJC and it took a while to recover without a full recovery being a guarantee.

 

[Vaslof]

Dach somehow became a very good center last year and made Newhook and Slafkovsky look like legit top 6 players. He'll be 1C on that team before the end of this season. Hawks are lucky they got Bedard otherwise they'd have regretted that trade big time IMO.

I'm following the Habs just for these guys. Maybe it's the John Cena influence to thank for that I'm on the team Never Give Up and Rise Above Hate. Or maybe it's just fun to root for the underdogs. Anyway nice start for Newhook, maybe he's found his place in front of the goal.

 

[henchman21]

Chicago was playing the long con and they didn't believe in Dach as a 1C, franchise guy. If they have Dach last season, odds are they aren't as bad and the tank is impacted. Adding to that, he struggled pretty massively at center there and retaining high value on him for a guy they don't see as core was their move. I personally still don't see #1C out of him and people are jumping the gun, but he's certainly looked a lot better than he was in Chicago.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Hintz is a bigger band-aid than Makar.

They still have Suter on their top pairing.

 

[dahrougem2]

Update today:

I forced students in high school to apologize to me for being Oilers fans. Also had one kiss the poster of Landeskog hoisting the Stanley Cup as an additional apology.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Update today:

I forced students in high school to apologize to me for being Oilers fans. Also had one kiss the poster of Landeskog hoisting the Stanley Cup as an additional apology.

You're cruising for a house egging.

 

[22FUTON9]

https://x.com/bluejacketsnhl/status/1712456836341735455?s=46&t=14bF4PsmxVz82MD9de0g8Q

This kid is so likable. Real excited to see how he looks in the NHL
Same for Bedard, sucks he had to go to Chicago. I really wish he went to Arizona or something but it is what it is at this point.

 

[S E P H]

Speak of the devil...

Mexico City is in the Central Time Zone.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Hintz is a bigger band-aid than Makar.

They still have Suter on their top pairing.

Dallas and injury?? What? Not possible.

 

[Pokecheque]

Speaking of the Kings...

Only one game but, this is the team I keep hearing the hype about? This is the team Blake is essentially staking his claim with? And that goalie!?!?!?

Blake's rebuild would've worked perfectly IF Doughty, Kopitar, and Quick were somehow kept in a time warp and never aged from 2012. As it stands, it's a *good* team that should make the playoffs, lots of talent, plenty of depth, but no gamebreakers near as I can see.

And while Talbot wasn't horrible, the Rantanen goal caught him so badly out of position Biz took a couple minutes to rip him on the TNT broadcast. That's the guy you decided to go with!?

Blake gave McLellan a one-year extension, so that means both he and Blake himself have contracts until 2025. That means LA is essentially saying it's this year or next or there's gonna be a changing of the guard (likely to Bergevin ). I mean...really?

It ain't all bad, I thought Dubois actually looked good, even though he got knocked around a few times by the Avs. He also bowled over his fair share of guys. I'm pretty sure both he and Kopitar dominated in the faceoff dot as well (except the shift that ended with the ENG, thank you Colton).

It's a good team, but that ain't a contender.

Hintz is a bigger band-aid than Makar.

They still have Suter on their top pairing.

Looking forward to DeBoer eventually throwing Oettinger under the bus and whining about the officiating.

 

[Chiarelli]

So the teams everyone is worried about in the west are:

- seguin top C
- lost 8-1 to a team that missed playoffs
- we whooped

 

[Balthazar]

Blake gave McLellan a one-year extension, so that means both he and Blake himself have contracts until 2025. That means LA is essentially saying it's this year or next or there's gonna be a changing of the guard (likely to Bergevin ). I mean...really?

Friedman and Marek were saying recently that Blake won't stay for long. That job is too demanding and he likes to enjoy life.

Bergevin is to Blake what CMac was to Sakic..."I keep you around because I'm leaving soon".

Probably a year or two left for Blake as a GM then will he will move upstair.

 

[Azrael89]

Speaking of the Kings...

Only one game but, this is the team I keep hearing the hype about? This is the team Blake is essentially staking his claim with? And that goalie!?!?!?

Blake's rebuild would've worked perfectly IF Doughty, Kopitar, and Quick were somehow kept in a time warp and never aged from 2012. As it stands, it's a *good* team that should make the playoffs, lots of talent, plenty of depth, but no gamebreakers near as I can see.

And while Talbot wasn't horrible, the Rantanen goal caught him so badly out of position Biz took a couple minutes to rip him on the TNT broadcast. That's the guy you decided to go with!?

Blake gave McLellan a one-year extension, so that means both he and Blake himself have contracts until 2025. That means LA is essentially saying it's this year or next or there's gonna be a changing of the guard (likely to Bergevin ). I mean...really?

It ain't all bad, I thought Dubois actually looked good, even though he got knocked around a few times by the Avs. He also bowled over his fair share of guys. I'm pretty sure both he and Kopitar dominated in the faceoff dot as well (except the shift that ended with the ENG, thank you Colton).

It's a good team, but that ain't a contender.



Looking forward to DeBoer eventually throwing Oettinger under the bus and whining about the officiating.

I felt the hype for LA's Center depth got a little carried away. Dubois is a good 2C and Danault is a great 3C, but they don't have an actual 1C. 110 year-old Kopitar isn't gonna cut it.

 

[Pokecheque]

Friedman and Marek were saying recently that Blake won't stay for long. That job is too demanding and he likes to enjoy life.

Bergevin is to Blake what CMac was to Sakic..."I keep you around because I'm leaving soon".

Probably a year or two left for Blake as a GM then will he will move upstair.

Yeah I heard the same thing on 32 Thoughts. I felt like that was more their own speculation than any real hard evidence they may have gleaned.

But maaaaan I'll be delighted if they hand the keys to Bergevin, may as well also hand him some gasoline and a lighter because it'll have the same effect.

I tell ya what though, no one would be happier about Bergevin being the GM in L.A. than Bergevin. He'll get to parade around in shades wearing the best designer suits money can buy in the glitziest city in North America. He'll be in heaven.

 

[thedoctor]

So the teams everyone is worried about in the west are:

- seguin top C
- lost 8-1 to a team that missed playoffs
- we whooped

and Vegas.

 

[ABasin]

Update today:

I forced students in high school to apologize to me for being Oilers fans. Also had one kiss the poster of Landeskog hoisting the Stanley Cup as an additional apology.

You're that teacher, huh?

Diabolical. But awesome.

 

[UncleRisto]

You're that teacher, huh?

"No, why?"

 

[ANewHope]

So the teams everyone is worried about in the west are:

- seguin top C
- lost 8-1 to a team that missed playoffs
- we whooped

They’re good teams. It’s just one game.

That being said it is funny how some overlooked certain issues with them while constantly talking about the Avs problems. Pretty sure Kopitar led the Kings forwards in TOI last night. Dallas apparently has no need for there older players and it’s all just the young core.

Could you imagine if we had all 30+ year old players in those kinds of roles that Dallas is starting the season with?