Around the NHL: 2024-25 Season, Are You Not Entertained?

[NotABadPeriod]

Seeing Vinnie Hinostroza on PP1 for Minnesota...I don't even know the words to describe that.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Who’s cutting onions?

 

[TheMistyStranger]

Seeing Vinnie Hinostroza on PP1 for Minnesota...I don't even know the words to describe that.

Further evidence that our collectively shared hallucination of a simulation needs a reboot.

 

[Chainshot]

Seeing Vinnie Hinostroza on PP1 for Minnesota...I don't even know the words to describe that.

Post Traumatic Sabres Disorder.

 

[paulmm3]

Entirely worth the price of taking my wife and friend to the Utah game tonight to see Justin Kea get hit in the nads with a puck. Don't hate the guy, but don't love the guy

 

[Jim Bob]

Things go from bad to worse for Canucks' Elias Pettersson

First he wasn’t skating. Now he’s not shooting. The hope that Elias Pettersson, liberated from season-long drama by the trade of J.T. Miller on Jan. 31, might be re-energized and re-launch his difficult season has dissipated in February.

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But with a chance to tie the game on a breakaway halfway through the third period, Pettersson shot high. He failed to register a shot on goal, missing the net twice while having a pair of shots blocked. In the six Canuck games since the Miller trade, Pettersson has managed to direct just four pucks on target.

“We've talked about he has to move his feet, and can't double clutch (with the puck),” Canucks coach Rick Tocchet told Sportsnet Sunday night after his main press scrum had ended. “I think he's waiting for something. I don't know if it's a lack of confidence in his shot, but as soon as he has room, he's got to take it and . . . just got to blast it. I'd rather him just rip a puck right now. He's not moving his feet. I thought today, some shifts he was moving his feet and it looked like we had some glimpses. But six-on-five there at the end, it's the same thing, waiting. If he just takes three or four strides . . . I don't know if it's a mental block right now, all year, but he's got to move his feet.”

When we asked Pettersson whether confidence is a factor when struggling to score, the alternate captain said: “It's more annoying dealing with the media.”

Well, there’s only seven years left on that contract.

 

[oldgoalie]

Things go from bad to worse for Canucks' Elias Pettersson

First he wasn’t skating. Now he’s not shooting. The hope that Elias Pettersson, liberated from season-long drama by the trade of J.T. Miller on Jan. 31, might be re-energized and re-launch his difficult season has dissipated in February.

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a change of scenery may do him good.

 

[Jim Bob]

a change of scenery may do him good.

The tough part is that he did not look good with Sweden at the 4 Nations, either.

Whether he stays or moves, there is a boatload of work he needs to do in order to get back to being worth $11M per year and a core top line C.

 

[oldgoalie]

The tough part is that he did not look good with Sweden at the 4 Nations, either.

Whether he stays or moves, there is a boatload of work he needs to do in order to get back to being worth $11M per year and a core top line C.

yeah, that 11M is really looking sour.

 

[Jim Bob]

Bruins Signing Elias Lindholm Proving to Be a Costly Mistake - The Hockey Writers Latest News, Analysis & More

The Boston Bruins made a costly gamble when they signed Elias Lindholm to a long contract this offseason; one that seems unlikely to pay off.

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[TehDoak]

Bruins Signing Elias Lindholm Proving to Be a Costly Mistake - The Hockey Writers Latest News, Analysis & More

The Boston Bruins made a costly gamble when they signed Elias Lindholm to a long contract this offseason; one that seems unlikely to pay off.

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Seeing a player struggle in his 1st year after a big UFA year its pretty common. The issue is that he and Zacha are not 1A/1B centers like they have them.

But, the cap going up to 100M+ is going to bail the bruins out of this one. And quickly.

 

[Chainshot]

The tough part is that he did not look good with Sweden at the 4 Nations, either.

Whether he stays or moves, there is a boatload of work he needs to do in order to get back to being worth $11M per year and a core top line C.

I still want to know about the knee.

And the risk associated with the contract continues to loom - is someone willing to fork over that money to take on that risk? I know NHL GMs can make or break their teams on their gambles but that's a lot of money to gamble on for any team.

It also means if the Canucks do investigate moving him, from a hockey trade perspective, his value is going to be even lower based on post-injury performance and his pending cost.

 

[Jim Bob]

I still want to know about the knee.

And the risk associated with the contract continues to loom - is someone willing to fork over that money to take on that risk? I know NHL GMs can make or break their teams on their gambles but that's a lot of money to gamble on for any team.

It also means if the Canucks do investigate moving him, from a hockey trade perspective, his value is going to be even lower based on post-injury performance and his pending cost.

That will be really interesting calculus for Vancouver. If they keep him through the TDL and he continues to struggle the remainder of the season, I wonder what the trade offers are like heading into the draft.

They may need to bet on keeping him and trying to get him back into some sort of quality form as they potentially could get what they got for Miller back for EP40 and OOF....

 

[jc17]

yeah, that 11M is really looking sour.

That's the kicker best case scenario you're getting an 11m player for 11 and worst you're getting a 7 for 11.

Hard not to have recency bias, a few weeks ago I felt really open to it, but seems like so many red flags