Around the NHL 2023-24 - offseason part II

[Mgd31]

Sounds like Michkov may be the real deal in Philly.

People are already saying he’ll single-handedly keep them as a bubble team. The Metro may not have multiple great clubs, but I think it’s going to be a fight to make the playoffs.

Yea luckily Gauthier decided to go rouge

 

[NJDevs26]

i’ll go one step further and ask if preseason games should even be a thing in 2024. it’s like the olympics- zero upside, all downside from an nhl team’s perspective.

It’s not all downside, they actually need something besides intrasquad scrimmages with no hitting to evaluate people. If we didn’t have a preseason Casey would almost certainly be starting in the AHL. If regulars can’t handle three preseason games at half speed (which is basically the max of what they’ll play) they sure aren’t going to be able to handle 82 at full speed.

 

[Goptor]

The problem with preseason is there are still a bunch of people desperately clinging to the idea of an enforcer. You have NHL regulars adjusting back to their routine and learning new stuff their coaches came up with. Then you have the prospects putting 110% effort trying to show off to get a job. Mixed into those prospects are guys that don't have the talent to play hockey at the highest level so their only path to the NHL is by hitting and punching people.

So you get several guys who desperately want to lay a big hit and punch out a player in hope that it gets them on the team playing against guys who are mainly focusing on improving their conditioning.

 

[Bleedred]

THG on YouTube erroneously referred to Tyce Thompson as the brother of Tage and Logan Thompson, when discussing the players who were waived yesterday, which Tyce was.

Tage is his brother, but I never heard of Logan being their brother. So I just spent a few minutes making sure that wasn’t true. I didn’t know Mark and Michael Stone were brothers for the longes time. And I only just found out two years ago that Brendan and Reilly Smith were brothers. Those surnames are so common, especially Smith and Thompson.

Logan and Tage were born in the same year, and about 8 months apart, so it’s damn near impossible for them to be biological brothers.

 

[MartyOwns]

It’s not all downside, they actually need something besides intrasquad scrimmages with no hitting to evaluate people. If we didn’t have a preseason Casey would almost certainly be starting in the AHL. If regulars can’t handle three preseason games at half speed (which is basically the max of what they’ll play) they sure aren’t going to be able to handle 82 at full speed.

there are also prospect tournaments, teams can do whatever they want. but having a formal preseason is kind of dumb at this point, and even dumber when a team has to travel to prague or whatever.

 

[MadDevil]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840712993081840092

 

[Satans Hockey]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840712993081840092

Wonder why they picked 10/24 to stop wearing them, really just should be something that everyone wears all season. It's not like it's taking up valuable advertising space.

 

[MadDevil]

Wonder why they picked 10/24 to stop wearing them, really just should be something that everyone wears all season. It's not like it's taking up valuable advertising space.

From the league's official release...

"The decals will be worn by all players in all games through Oct. 24, when the Los Angeles Kings host the San Jose Sharks in the final home opener of the season."

Not sure what home openers have to do with wearing a decal honoring players who died, but it's the NHL so who knows.

 

[Nubmer6]

Not sure what home openers have to do with wearing a decal honoring players who died, but it's the NHL so who knows.

I presume it's so every home crowd sees the sticker and has a moment of silence for him.

 

[Guadana]

Everyone knew this. Except these idiot NHL GMs who let him slide at the draft.

Sounds like Michkov may be the real deal in Philly.

People are already saying he’ll single-handedly keep them as a bubble team. The Metro may not have multiple great clubs, but I think it’s going to be a fight to make the playoffs.

Someone is luck enough to draft Holtz by seveth pick, someone is luck enough to draft Michkov.


On the other hand Michkov is in the one of the talentless teams in the east(and west). Imagine if Mtl would have Demidov, Slaf, Suzuki, Caufield, Hage/Newhook/Dach and Michkov. It would be the best top-6 in the league. Deadliest core.
Great they just draft top-4 level right defenseman. Michkov in the same time is playing for quite meh roster with very poor prospect squad. Lucky dumbster idiots from mtl were lucky enough to find HUGE idiots in Ducks to help them to draft Demidov. Its a fun never ending story of drafting stupidity. And it makes draft so much fun.

 

[NJDevs26]

Basically confirming an 8-8 offer lol

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840779793228313058