Around The NHL: Part XXXI

[TheDirtyH]

"They're rusty" isn't gonna explain away the deficiencies of that defense.

I mean, it won't have to if our forecheck is as flaccid as it was last year. And if that defense is leaky, wtf is ours?

 

[TheBloodyNine]

I mean, it won't have to if our forecheck is as flaccid as it was last year. And if that defense is leaky, wtf is ours?

I’m not comparing them to ours, I’m just saying that theirs ain’t great either, at best.

 

[Kovalev27]

If anything Pittsburgh’s defense is overrated. Led by letang

and they’re playing in front of two back up goalies at best.

 

[FoxysExpensiveNYDigs]

Nieves cleared waivers. Bunch of foolish GMs passing on a 2C.

 

[TheDirtyH]

If anything Pittsburgh’s defense is overrated. Led by letang

and they’re playing in front of two back up goalies at best.

Jarry was an allstar last year.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Nieves cleared waivers. Bunch of foolish GMs passing on a 2C.

he is an ECHL player at best. awful minor league scrub. could have drafted Sundqvist, Gostisbehere, Parayko, Grzelcyk, Lindell, D.Shore all drafted after Nieves. imagine if they did not waste a 2ed round pick on a minor league scrub.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

he is an ECHL player at best. awful minor league scrub. could have drafted Sundqvist, Gostisbehere, Parayko, Grzelcyk, Lindell, D.Shore all drafted after Nieves. imagine if they did not waste a 2ed round pick on a minor league scrub.

Wasting 2nd round picks is a proud Rongos tradition

 

[Fitzy]

Good luck to Marc Staal tonight

 

[TheBloodyNine]

Holy shit the Knights are going with 5 D? Good luck with alllllll that.

 

[TheBloodyNine]

Wasting 2nd round picks is a proud Rongos tradition

Excluding Step and Dubinsky, 2nd round might be the Rangers worst. They do better in the later rounds than this one.

 

[Ratelleitlikeitis]

I probably agree, although they still can do this. CBJ got Jones for Johansen, we got Trouba for jackshit. I wonder which defenseman would be available for Marner/Nylander.

C'mon. Realistically...Fox. Dubas isn't stupid. So there's no need for it.

 

[offdacrossbar]

He’s such a fun player to watch.

And it pains me that he’s a Flyer.

syr kid. always was ticketed to be a stud. great kid great family. a radar blip kid for me on draft day for sure.

in a jet morin kinda way.....

(jets from auburn @ 30 mins west of us so he doesnt count)

 

[aufheben]

C'mon. Realistically...Fox. Dubas isn't stupid. So there's no need for it.

I’m not suggesting the Rangers trade for Marner lol.

 

[NYR94]

8 goals scored so far in the Washington-Buffalo game. Taylor Hall scored his 1st for Buffalo.

 

[egelband]

Kaprizov with the OT winner. He looks like a legit star already. He reminds me of Panarin, to be honest. A lefty version.

 

[HFsNumber1Heel]

Kaprizov with the OT winner. He looks like a legit star already. He reminds me of Panarin, to be honest. A lefty version.

That team has been so blah for so much of their history other than Gaborik so them getting a star is overdue.

Even the Rangers who in most of our lifetime have been the "we have a bunch of B+ players but not A+ players on their roster" have had more starpower than the Wild. There were points the middle of last decade I just felt bad for them being saddles by B+ players making A+ money.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Kaprizov with the OT winner. He looks like a legit star already. He reminds me of Panarin, to be honest. A lefty version.

And he was playing at that level in the KHL. He was showing Panarin-level dominance at the same age. I've had the fortune to watch him play in Vienna when they had a World Games event here, and when you get a chance to zone in on him you see how smart he really is.

But also, his coach puts him in a position to succeed and didn't bury him on the 3rd line. That certainly helps

 

[Shesterkybomb]

Mcdavid is so much better than everyone

 

[SA16]

And he was playing at that level in the KHL. He was showing Panarin-level dominance at the same age. I've had the fortune to watch him play in Vienna when they had a World Games event here, and when you get a chance to zone in on him you see how smart he really is.

But also, his coach puts him in a position to succeed and didn't bury him on the 3rd line. That certainly helps

Well, yea, his teams RW Depth is Fiala, M. Foligno, Hartman. At LW they have Parise and a bunch of nonsense. At C they have nobody good. Of course he's immediately on the top PP and in a top six role. If he was here he would not be above Kreider/Zibanejad/Buchnevich/Panarin in the lineup either. He would at best be 2nd line RW and PP2.

The same thing will happen with Stutzle today for the same reason.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Well, yea, his teams RW Depth is Fiala, M. Foligno, Hartman. At LW they have Parise and a bunch of nonsense. At C they have nobody good. Of course he's immediately on the top PP and in a top six role. If he was here he would not be above Kreider/Zibanejad/Buchnevich/Panarin in the lineup either. He would at best be 2nd line RW and PP2.

The same thing will happen with Stutzle today for the same reason.

yeah i was gonna say. Stutzle will light it up.

Laf and Shesty have already lost the calder smh

 

[NYSPORTS]

Carolina outshot Detroit 43-14.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Carolina outshot Detroit 43-14.

Detroit only team besides us to get shut out

 

[NYR94]

Carolina outshot Detroit 43-14.

Teravainen with 7 shots for Carolina.

Staal and Zadina tied with 3 giveaways for Detroit.

 

[LokiDog]

Teravainen with 7 shots for Carolina.

Staal and Zadina tied with 3 giveaways for Detroit.

Hey, I hear Zadina’s gonna be pretty good! Maybe we got fleeced on the Staal trade.

 

[bl02]

Almost time to watch Stutzle. Hope the Sens can show some offensive punch tonight vs leafs