Around the NHL — Episode XLXVII

[Alf Silfversson]

No other factors.. Pick one to build your D corps around.

Dahlin pretty easily. Seider is good but Dahlin is a franchise defenseman in the mold of Hedman.

 

[Big Muddy]

Detroit have different helmets tonight. Definitely different. What do you think?

 

[bicboi64]

Draisatl with his 4th straight 100 point season.

After McDavid, Draisatl is the next best forward in the league. MacKinnon and Kucherov are below him. Draisatl has been a top 5 scorer since his 4th season in the league.

Stupid Oilers with 3 generational talents.

 

[Tuna99]

Ottawa is a mix of 2012 L.A. Kings being the best 3-2 team in hockey, and the 2010 Blackhawks were fans don’t realize how good our blue line is. I remember being blown away by Keith, Seabrooke and their compete levels and how fast they could move the puck, Campbell, Buf who also played up front, Hajalmersson solid and big. I think Ottawa blue line could surprise people this playoffs, great balance and compete, Matinpalo adds an element of size that helps if he can compete in the playoffs,

 

[maclean]

Detroit drops points, excellent

 

[NyQuil]

Detroit have different helmets tonight. Definitely different. What do you think?

They look like a cross between Captain America and the Flash.

Thumbs down from me.

 

[Tuna99]

Parker Kelly with a double chicken Parm night

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Parker Kelly with a double chicken Parm night

Be nice to have him here on the 4th line

 

[BigRig4]

What’s the ideal outcome for us in the NYR-CBJ game?

 

[PlayOn]

What’s the ideal outcome for us in the NYR-CBJ game?

A CBJ win imo. A Rangers loss and Sens win tonight effectively puts us 7 points ahead with a game in hand which at this point of the season is a huge gap they would be unlikely to make up.

Plus even if we place 8th we probably play Washington as opposed to Florida so that’s fine.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

What’s the ideal outcome for us in the NYR-CBJ game?

for a 2 pt game and the team that loses has the better record going forward

 

[Big Muddy]

Detroit have different helmets tonight. Definitely different. What do you think?

They look like a cross between Captain America and the Flash.

Thumbs down from me.

Ya, that new helmut design was a little too weird for me.

This site was down for while and not all of the functions are working properly. That Detroit game was a few days ago.

 

[Dionysus]

Be nice to have him here on the 4th line

Yeah losing Kelly and Kastelic, and replacing them with Highmore and Gaudette is a downgrade. Gaudette has some nice goalscorer streaks, but that's about it. Highmore is there, but doesn't add anything.

Kelly and Kastelic had a nice physical edge that would have been ideal for the 4th line. The top of the lineup has some physicality in Brady and Grieg. Along with guys who have size and or can play physical like Bath, Cozens, Stutzle, Pinto.

Having a really strong forechecking presence on the 4th line would be a great complement. Cousins will add some of that when he returns, but his speed isn't what it used to be.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Yeah losing Kelly and Kastelic, and replacing them with Highmore and Gaudette is a downgrade. Gaudette has some nice goalscorer streaks, but that's about it. Highmore is there, but doesn't add anything.

Kelly and Kastelic had a nice physical edge that would have been ideal for the 4th line. The top of the lineup has some physicality in Brady and Grieg. Along with guys who have size and or can play physical like Bath, Cozens, Stutzle, Pinto.

Having a really strong forechecking presence on the 4th line would be a great complement. Cousins will add some of that when he returns, but his speed isn't what it used to be.

Agreed... I would not mind giving Jenik a few games at C to see if he can bring more hard to play against elements. Ostapchuk was the guy to take over there but he's a goner now too. Need some more jam.

 

[FunkySeeFunkyDoo]

Yeah losing Kelly and Kastelic, and replacing them with Highmore and Gaudette is a downgrade. Gaudette has some nice goalscorer streaks, but that's about it. Highmore is there, but doesn't add anything.

Kelly and Kastelic had a nice physical edge that would have been ideal for the 4th line. The top of the lineup has some physicality in Brady and Grieg. Along with guys who have size and or can play physical like Bath, Cozens, Stutzle, Pinto.

Having a really strong forechecking presence on the 4th line would be a great complement. Cousins will add some of that when he returns, but his speed isn't what it used to be.

I liked Kelly. Kastelic was a huge disappointment last year, wasn’t nearly physical enough.

 

[starling]

Norris already "out with undisclosed injury"? Damn

 

[Dionysus]

I liked Kelly. Kastelic was a huge disappointment last year, wasn’t nearly physical enough.

Kastelic didn't bring it consistently, one of the reasons he is gone. When he did, he was a presence. Didn't seem to come natural enough to him. Hard to play that way on a team that was out of the playoff race by December again though.

He has the size and straight line speed to be a menace in the playoffs.

Kelly played well after JM took over last year. Was a bit surprised they didn't get a deal done. A casualty of the poor cap management situation left over from the last regime.

 

[Micklebot]

They look like a cross between Captain America and the Flash.

Thumbs down from me.

I'll give them credit for trying something different in a sport that doesn't often try different things, but those are some ugly helmets.... Maybe try just the racing stripe, or just the side Det winged wheel decal? Looks too busy as it stands