Around the NHL - (2024-25)

[Rybread86]

With the roster freeze in place, they cant move him until the 28th (?), so healthy scratching him in my mind means they already have a trade in place and have been asked to not play him.

@Leonardo87 you know better than most. Has his play been bad enough to scratch him or is this a trade lead up?

 

[FiveTacos]

He's not playing great but no way healthy scratch worthy. This is either a pending trade, or he's hurt/unable to play, or it's more pettiness from the team.

Good news, it makes the Ducks/Cronin/PV look like playing for Club Med.

 

[Kalv]

Rangers 12 SOG, got shut out lol

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

Mer Cogliano? A fish that never misses a game?

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Lalonde fired, McLellan and Yawney hired

 

[Lord Flashheart]

Yzerman running out of ideas.

 

[ohcomeonref]

There goes McLellan

 

[mightyquack]

Yzerman running out of ideas.

Stock is dropping by the season.

Only thing worse would be if you hired off Yzerman's management tree to follow in his footsteps........oh

 

[MCB]

So if yzerman can change a coach mid-season, does that mean his protege verbeek can do it too?!

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

So if yzerman can change a coach mid-season, does that mean his protege verbeek can do it too?!

That's what I'm thinking. Come on Pat, make it happen!

 

[Anaheim4ever]

What also hurts Yzerman is they missed on drafting a 1C to longterm replace Larkin who is gonna turn 31.
They've drafted Wingers/Dmen 'most' of the time with their highest picks. They also got shafted by the draft lottery. The Ducks have gotten Carlsson, Zegras, McTavish and even Gauther was a Center prospect when he was with Philly.

 

[anezthes]

What also hurts Yzerman is they missed on drafting a 1C to longterm replace Larkin who is gonna turn 31.

Larkin's 28.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Larkin's 28.

Younger than I thought. Seems like he's been around forever already.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

Larkin's 28.

Well he IS going to turn 31 at some point.

 

[All Mighty]

Well he IS going to turn 31 at some point.

Everyone develops at different paces. Who knows when he’ll be 31.

 

[Kalv]

Everyone develops at different paces. Who knows when he’ll be 31.

"At his age, I was already 35" - older generations, probably

 

[Bender66]

Those who doubt what mid season coaching change can do for players ... Go take a peek at rob Thomas and buchs numbers on the blues pre and post coaching change ... The whole playing buch as center experiment by fired coach was also prime example of dumb player usage and trying fit square pegs into round holes ...

 

[forever1922]

Meltdown in Nashville is in full effect, what is Trotz up to?

 

[WhatTheDuck]

 

[AngelDuck]

Celebrini has 27 points in 27 games. 18 years old on an awful NHL team

Sorry folks but the ducks once again have gotten hosed.

Drafting pretty good over greatness

 

[Mr Rogers]

He’s so good. Essentially Crosby-lite. Give me Celebrini over Bedard every day of the week - idc if Bedard is technically ‘more skilled.’

 

[dracom]

must be nice to win a 1st overall pick when you're the worst team in the league...

 

[shach1]

To be fair here, Ecklund and Zetterlund and Granlund are way better than what Leo plays with.

 

[Mr Rogers]

To be fair here, Ecklund and Zetterlund and Granlund are way better than what Leo plays with.

I don’t think anybody’s expecting Leo to be a ppg player. The thing is Leo should be producing more than he has regardless of his linemates - he’s producing at a 35 point pace over 82 games.

I think there’s a narrative out there that Leo’s linemates are completely and totally responsible for his low production, and it’s just not an accurate representation of how it’s gone for him so far.

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

Does anybody really think that just having a 1OA makes the difference between team success or failure? Celebrini wouldn’t be doing shit on this team. We have plenty of good young talent. We’ve got terrible coaching and leadership from the top.