Around the NHL 2024-2025

[Snubbed4Vezina]

Just noticed PO Joseph has been playing over 20 minutes per game since returning to the Penguins. Injuries are a huge reason why, but nice to see him getting more playing time (even if he's got 0 points and is -6 in 6 games).

When I saw him out there on 3v3 OT last night I figured they had to be struggling with injuries.

 

[Snubbed4Vezina]

There's not a day that goes by that I'm not eternally grateful the Blues didn't end up signing Chandler Stephenson. What a terrible contract that's going to be for the Kraken.

 

[TheOrganist]

Preds helping the cause last few nights

 

[Brockon]

Preds helping the cause last few nights

Helping the cause how?

Burning 1 of Vancouver's games in hand on us, helping us fight for a wildcard spot?

Driving home the point that something needs to change in Vancouver before they bottom out and waste another prime season of their core?

Showing DA that the western conference is particularly mediocre, so he spends some assets to accelerate the "re-whatever" we're in the middle of, so we can push for playoffs and worsen our draft stock - depriving us of arguably our best shot at drafting a 1D to solve one of our biggest holes in our organizational pipeline?

Showing BT that Nashville's season isn't hopelessly lost, so he makes some more questionable trades?

You're going to have to be slightly more specific, so I can keep up here. Your initial post is a little too ambiguous or I'm particularly clueless right now... Probably a little bit of column A and more of column B, but it never hurts to be optimistic, right?

 

[TheOrganist]

Helping the cause how?

Burning 1 of Vancouver's games in hand on us, helping us fight for a wildcard spot?

Driving home the point that something needs to change in Vancouver before they bottom out and waste another prime season of their core?

Showing DA that the western conference is particularly mediocre, so he spends some assets to accelerate the "re-whatever" we're in the middle of, so we can push for playoffs and worsen our draft stock - depriving us of arguably our best shot at drafting a 1D to solve one of our biggest holes in our organizational pipeline?

Showing BT that Nashville's season isn't hopelessly lost, so he makes some more questionable trades?

You're going to have to be slightly more specific, so I can keep up here. Your initial post is a little too ambiguous or I'm particularly clueless right now... Probably a little bit of column A and more of column B, but it never hurts to be optimistic, right?

Ya, that one. Have another Molson Export.

 

[Brockon]

Ya, that one. Have another Molson Export.

Nah... Molson isn't my fifth choice, let alone my first one. If I was enjoying a drink, I'd probably be enjoying a few fingers of vanilla wiesers whiskey on ice or a rum and coke.

I'll settle for calling it a night instead - I don't do so hot after only getting a few hours of sleep these days.

 

[TheOrganist]

Nah... Molson isn't my fifth choice, let alone my first one. If I was enjoying a drink, I'd probably be enjoying a few fingers of vanilla wiesers whiskey on ice or a rum and coke.

I'll settle for calling it a night instead - I don't do so hot after only getting a few hours of sleep these days.

Try to get some rest, good sir.

 

[StlBigFly]

I always felt Jaskin played small for his size. Not so much when he was in a bottom 6 role at first but later - it was only occasional.

Stancl is bigger and seems to have a thicker body type. Will be great I think if he continues to leverage it. He seems like he could be a bigger boy than Rantanen as he gets older. A lot of job opportunity for folks this big who can figure out skating and shooting.

 

[bleedblue1223]

Kaliyev waived by Kings, intrigued what happens there.

 

[MissouriMook]

I always felt Jaskin played small for his size. Not so much when he was in a bottom 6 role at first but later - it was only occasional.

Stancl is bigger and seems to have a thicker body type. Will be great I think if he continues to leverage it. He seems like he could be a bigger boy than Rantanen as he gets older. A lot of job opportunity for folks this big who can figure out skating and shooting.

He reminds me of a better skating Getzlaf. Obviously far from a guarantee that he ends up half as productive, but from his frame and play style that’s who I see.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

He reminds me of a better skating Getzlaf. Obviously far from a guarantee that he ends up half as productive, but from his frame and play style that’s who I see.

I see a lot of PLD (the Columbus version before he quit trying).