Around the NHL — Episode XLXVII

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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.
 
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,
 
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.
 
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.
 
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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.
 
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.
 
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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.
 

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