Around the NHL - (Off-season edition)
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dracom
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But they damn near won just a couple months ago. A bounce here or there...
Agreed on the finesse but he's always been a player that pushes through pain, which might extend his value for a bit before dropping it harder.
dracom
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I think that was their only chance. Gonna be downhill for them going forward.
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I think its a good deal for Oilers. If they end up winning the cup over the next few years then they wont care what he is paid and when Draisaitl and McDavid drop off they are going to be forced into a rebuild so the money wont really matter at that point.
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There isn't a whole lot in the west that I think can give them much of a fight in a 7 game series.
Stars lost Pavs and Tanev who were two pretty big reasons as to why they made the WCF. Avs keep losing pieces and still didn't address their goaltending. VGK doesn't look like anything special. Canucks lost Elias Lindholm and Zadorov and didn't really replace them with much. Maybe an off the board team like the Preds could get it going but I think the Oilers would be fine vs them in a 7 game series.
Guenther spent half a year in the AHL last season and just signed a 60M contract. He's good but they're also banking on him a bit
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I didn't realize how good he was last year, 35 points in 45 games in the NHL.
Seems like both Wyatt Earp Johnston and Dylan Guenther have leapfrogged over Beniers and McTavish. It helps that Utah's ownership isn't cheap like the Samueli's. I remember people once mentioned about the Samueli's not spending on training/conditioning budget and that training guy left the Ducks org cause of it or something. Every other team would have signed Zegas to a 7 or 8 year deal but not this team.
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He’s really really good. I remember wanting him or Hughes in that draft. Happy with McTavish though
Yakemchuk had an absolutely nasty play to win for the sens in OT. Only preseason but man that was a nice play by him.
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He is going to be so good. I really hope we dont regret passing over him
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I currently have the same vibes regarding Demidov. His start into the KHL is outstanding.
With Yakemchuk, it is all about how his D will work out. The insane offensive potential was never questioned.
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Ya Demidov looks like the real deal…. I hope sennecke can have a strong season and out some of the hate on the pick to rest
Passing on Demidov, buium yakemchuk etc could be potentially rough for us.
This is why I didn’t necessarily hate the idea of moving down to 5-7… and if sennecke wasn’t on the board no big deal there was plenty of talent.
That Yakemchuk play is about 50% nice moves 50% abysmal pre-season defense.
That first Leafs player literally waves him off like “who cares” and skates to the bench.
That first Leafs player literally waves him off like “who cares” and skates to the bench.
Anaheim4ever
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Yeah the Ducks really can't afford for Sennecke to be the Ducks version of Patrick Stefan and Pat Falloon.
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I don’t think that’s possible but him being a 2nd liner rather than a top dmen/top forward is going to sting a bit .
Obviously he’s got a ways to go before I’m worried about that, and hopefully he’s a stud
I still think we should've grabbed Demidov but it's done now and I'm gonna root for our guy.
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My biggest fear, as with all projects, is that it doesn't become a Sam Bennett. A player you want but that took longer and a change of scenery to become good.
I do like Sennecke tho. Just my thoughts in general
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I like sennecke too…. Just hoping he makes our scouts look smart
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I saw Timo Parssinen score 4 or 5 points in a preseason game one time. I think he had a hat trick?
