Around the NHL - Part XLII - (2023-24 Season edition)

[Kravtsov420]

Buffalos such dog shit, just some of the worst puck management I’ve seen in some time

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Buffalos such dog shit, just some of the worst puck management I’ve seen in some time

i thought this was the year they would become scary?

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I know it's early but I'm really not impressed by the Devils at all.

 

[duhmetreE]

I see a lot of Edmontons

 

[Kords]

Sabres just got boned on a delay of game by NJ waved off, then immediately commit their own delay of game that gets called. Ouch, i'd be livid.

 

[MysticLeviathan]

sabres down to their 3rd string goalie btw

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Zucc mixing it up with Tom Wilson

 

[MysticLeviathan]

devils with another game with 4 goals against.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

What a stinker by Vanacek.

 

[MysticLeviathan]

What a stinker by Vanacek.

he made a half dozen grade A+++ saves earlier, yet that’s one that goes in.

 

[egelband]

MacKinnon is all burst.

I think Hughes skating is less explosive than MacKinnon, but he’s much smoother and the really underrated thing about Hughes is his IQ. I had his ceiling pegged as Barzal at best, because tbh I think Barzal is a better skater than Hughes , bigger , and has better hands.

But Hughes blows him away in hockey IQ and mentality. That’s why he’s far surpassed him. Hughes is constantly attacking towards the dangerous area, attacking the defense. Whereas Barzal will just wheel around the perimeter and hold the puck too long.

That’s the thing that often gets ignored, the thinking part. Most players have reasonably similar measurables like speed, shot, etc… but how the player, for lack of a better word, plays, is the differentiator. That’s why I don’t have much to say about Lafreniere’s skating for example. It doesn’t really matter. What matters is whether or not he starts playing better.

Zucc mixing it up with Tom Wilson

Wilson has been exposed the past few years for being a mentally unstable dope. Easy to wind up.

 

[GAGLine]

San Jose is so bad. They may set the record for ineptitude.

 

[MysticLeviathan]

San Jose is so bad. They may set the record for ineptitude.

their whole team is tanking.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

their whole team is tanking.

They also have a terrible roster

 

[MysticLeviathan]

They also have a terrible roster

when I mean the whole team, I’m talking about their front office as well. they aren’t at all attempting to be competitive.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

when I mean the whole team, I’m talking about their front office as well. they aren’t at all attempting to be competitive.

Is there anyone even worth tanking for in the draft this year?

 

[mike14]

Kind of OT, but this does resonate. Especially when I try to explain the game to friends...
https://fb.watch/nY9a0CAjCJ/?mibextid=UVffzb

 

[Priorae]

Can’t the sabres pull out one simple win.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Can’t the sabres pull out one simple win.

this is the year they turn it around

 

[LeetchisGod]

their whole team is tanking.

The problem is that there isn't a generational caliber player available this year.

 

[Row I Goon]

Watching Canucks v Blues (wife is a Vancouver tragic) and they're looking good so far this season. One of us will be salty after tomorrow's game....

 

[Row I Goon]

Binnington gettin' lit up now.

3-0 Canucks. Hope they've got nothing left for tomorrow....

 

[E-Train]

Sharks look like the 91-92 Sharks

 

[17futurecap]

Nucks are absolutely blitzing the Blues, shot attempts are 40-12 through two at five on five.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Nucks are absolutely blitzing the Blues, shot attempts are 40-12 through two at five on five.

I remember when 2 years ago the Blues were a very solid team. What happened?