Around the League 36-But Who's Counting...

[cptjeff]

So 0% APR for the contract, then they break down at the end of the warranty?

 

[tarheelhockey]

That 08-09 team made the playoffs and had something like a +16 goal differential.

Those 5-1 losses must have been prior to Laviolette getting canned, or prior to the 9 game winning streak that occurred in March.

11/12 vs Capitals 5-1 L
12/3 Laviolette fired
1/10 @ Bruins 5-1 L
1/13 @ Senators 5-1 L
2/14 vs Blue Jackets 5-1 L
2/17 vs Bruins 5-1 L
3/18 - 4/7 Nine game winning streak
4/9 vs Sabres 5-1 L


Man, it's easy to forget how mediocre that 2009 team was until March. They looked the part of a team that would be a first-round out at best.

 

[Sens1Canes2]

Ovie 801 and 802. Amazing.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

He seemed bummed to pass Howe on an ENG.

 

[bleedgreen]

I’ve been around for both Gretzky and now Ovie to score 802. I was on spring break in FLA during college for Gretz…..

Obviously that first one had a lot more weight to it, they were showing all the Kings games on national tv to make sure they caught it. I agree Ovie was reluctant to do it with an empty net, but he still has another chance to make it just right. We’ll see….

 

[chaz4hockey]

Raty (52 in draft) from Isles scores last night in his debut.

Hope we don’t regret not drafting him versus Heimosalmi & Koivunen (44 & 51).

 

[SvechneJerk]

Raty (52 in draft) from Isles scores last night in his debut.

Hope we don’t regret not drafting him versus Heimosalmi & Koivunen (44 & 51).

Yea, passing on him there was a bit of a head-scratcher for me. But, it's still early.

 

[MadeUpName]

Raty (52 in draft) from Isles scores last night in his debut.

Hope we don’t regret not drafting him versus Heimosalmi & Koivunen (44 & 51).

There had to have been something up with Raty that they just hated. From a prospect standpoint he was an ultimate "swing for the fences" upside pick and Carolina passed on him three times.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Raty (52 in draft) from Isles scores last night in his debut.

Hope we don’t regret not drafting him versus Heimosalmi & Koivunen (44 & 51).

We almost certainly will. We will also probably regret taking Gleb over Hutson. “Not having regrets” when it comes to the draft is a bit of a fool’s errand. Though the Raty one was weird just because he had been so highly rated at one point (projected #1 overall at one point, no?)

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Raty’s skating was rated very low. It fits the Islanders who play a slower, tighter style. It may not have fit us. Of course his skating looks improved so the point is moot.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

It's way too early to have draft day regrets. It's only one year after the 2021 draft LMAO!

 

[chaz4hockey]

It's way too early to have draft day regrets. It's only one year after the 2021 draft LMAO!

well, "hope we don't regret" doesn't equal "we have regrets", LOL back at ya'

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I might be way off base, but Raty struggled playing for Papa Aho's team. I wonder if the Canes took input from Papa Aho and Karpat, which may have not been overly positive.

 

[MinJaBen]

I might be way off base, but Raty struggled playing for Papa Aho's team. I wonder if the Canes took input from Papa Aho and Karpat, which may have not been overly positive.

Maybe even so far as “we may miss on a guy if we don’t take him, but we will miss on a lot more if we do take him and we alienate Papa Aho”.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Maybe even so far as “we may miss on a guy if we don’t take him, but we will miss on a lot more if we do take him and we alienate Papa Aho”.

And in the end, Raty got to play with Sebastian Aho anyhow.

 

[bleedgreen]

I root for him because the things said about him were pretty rough, and seemed like questionable info even then. Draft pundits and ”experts” with hot takes dropping his value and teams either agreed or listened. I don’t blame us too hard, but yes we directly took Koivunen over him so we (like the rest of the league) fall into the group that you can raise an eyebrow at. It’s not about that to me though as I hate playing the draft regret game.

I just love a good redemption story and this kid is the potentially the best draft one in awhile. I’m a fan.

 

[Sens1Canes2]

It's way too early to have draft day regrets. It's only one year after the 2021 draft LMAO!

Have you ever been to the Senators board?

 

[sabremike]

 

[WreckingCrew]

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[Lempo]

And in the end, Raty got to play with Sebastian Aho anyhow.

The matrix repairs itself.

 

[Lempo]

Raty’s skating was rated very low. It fits the Islanders who play a slower, tighter style. It may not have fit us. Of course his skating looks improved so the point is moot.

It was the skating, I think to the extent that scouts around the league felt that he had survived on pure skill that far despite his skating but would have his skating exposed on the NHL level.

 

[Identity404]

Scored in his first NHL...future hall of famer confirmed.

It's not like he was tearing up the AHL before.

Think we still need to pump the breaks draft regret.

 

[chaz4hockey]

Scored in his first NHL...future hall of famer confirmed.

It's not like he was tearing up the AHL before.

Think we still need to pump the breaks draft regret.

Of course, Time will tell. He is up in the big League sooner than most draftees of that class.

FWIW: Islander fans think Raty is their offensive savior and teams dropped down dumbly similar to what happened in ‘77 with Bossy (lol @ Leafs and Rangers who both passed on Bossy twice)

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I have no ragrets

 

[LakeLivin]

I have no ragrets

Touche, I have no rugrats.