Around the NHL - (Off-season edition)

[Kalv]

Draisaitl is their Perry and McDavid is their Getzlaf. First is paud more than the other albeit the secodn is better. Both incredible players

 

[dracom]

i think im in the minority here, but i don’t care how good you are; you can’t be making 12+ mil and have a Stanley cup caliber roster. Mcdavid and Drai are incredible players but the oilers won’t have much of a team around those two.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

i think im in the minority here, but i don’t care how good you are; you can’t be making 12+ mil and have a Stanley cup caliber roster. Mcdavid and Drai are incredible players but the oilers won’t have much of a team around those two.

But they damn near won just a couple months ago. A bounce here or there...

 

[ZegrassyKnoll]

I agree.

Leon has never struck me as a player that puts his fitness first. But I don’t know that for sure.

There are some players that make conditioning a priority and they are able to be productive well into their 30’s. Probably not $14m productive, but there is not fall off a cliff at 33/34.

Will be interesting in a few years.

John

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]

But they damn near won just a couple months ago. A bounce here or there...

I think that was their only chance. Gonna be downhill for them going forward.

 

[Rasp]

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.

 

[Hamilton Bulldogs]

I think that was their only chance. Gonna be downhill for them going forward.

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.

 

[Boo Boo]

If and when we ever make playoffs the oilers are going to kick us around in the first round for at least a few years at minimum I think

 

[Kalv]

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

 

[Anaheim4ever]

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

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.

 

[Kalv]

Today first preseason games starts

 

[AngelDuck]

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

He’s really really good. I remember wanting him or Hughes in that draft. Happy with McTavish though

 

[ScarTroy]

Yakemchuk had an absolutely nasty play to win for the sens in OT. Only preseason but man that was a nice play by him.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Yakemchuk had an absolutely nasty play to win for the sens in OT. Only preseason but man that was a nice play by him.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1838033183742349803

 

[Rasp]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1838033183742349803

He is going to be so good. I really hope we dont regret passing over him

 

[Masch78]

He is going to be so good. I really hope we dont regret passing over him

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.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

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.

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.

 

[ZegrassyKnoll]

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.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

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.

Yeah the Ducks really can't afford for Sennecke to be the Ducks version of Patrick Stefan and Pat Falloon.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Yeah the Ducks really can't afford for Sennecke to be the Ducks version of Patrick Stefan and Pat Falloon.

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

 

[ohcomeonref]

I still think we should've grabbed Demidov but it's done now and I'm gonna root for our guy.

 

[2faded]

Passing on Demidov was a mistake. Oh well.