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95% Elliotte
- Jul 3, 2002
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In my mind other day I was comparing this team to '70s team. Player by player. Is Suzuki Lemaire? Could Demidov be Lafleur. Peter M a Dach? Goal Caufield a Road Runner? Laine a Shutt.Been watching this team for seven decades and haven't been this excited since they brought in colour TV.
You can see the building blocks that Hughes is assembling: highly skilled talent surrounded by large, mobile, physically imposing players. I can't wait to see what Hughes does with those 7 high draft choices over the next two years and the cap flexibility he will undoubtedly create once he flushes out the host of overpaid, underperforming veterans from the team's roster.
Good managers/leaders are difficult to find in all walks of life. When you find one its like a breath of fresh air. The next few years should be both interesting and entertaining. The other teams should be as concerned as some of us are optimistic.
None of these guys look like they have an actual 12 minute attention span. I blame energy drinks and Youtube shorts addiction.I think that’s the most I’ve listened to Steve Dangle in one sitting.
I don’t need to hear any more. I guess the formula here is to be beyond obnoxious.
I like these dudes but they are clueless when talking about the habs. Can't blame them , imagine being a toronto fan , they should be kissing the ground that we walk on honnestly , little maggot leaf fans
I was expecting Goldberg to step out. I'm kinda disappointed, not gonna lie Although his was more of a fireworks thingy, now that I remember.
He was basically saying that there will be a bigger learning curve for lane.I'm not sure how Hutson will be more of a focus than Michkov considering Philly has like one other forward who can score?
He was basically saying that there will be a bigger learning curve for lane.
No chance Hutson starts on pp1 over Matheson.
Hutson could be there at the 15-game mark, but there is no way Marty put him there for game 1 over Matheson who put up a lot of pp points last season.
I don't expect Demidov to start on pp1 either when he arrives next season.
It's the way it should be.The way nhl teams work, it's the existing veteran (matheson) who will have to play himself off the PP1 moreso than the new guy (lane) playing his way onto the top unit.
We are hearing things like "The Habs are talking internally about their Man to Man coverage"Anytime you go into a new season with the 27th best PP almost no one should be a lock to return to the first unit
As disappointed as I would be if Matheson is still the dman on opening night I’ll be more than happy to get wasted with my patented Matheson Bobbles Puck drinking game
None of these guys look like they have an actual 12 minute attention span. I blame energy drinks and Youtube shorts addiction.
much lesser known folks than you buddy.I don't know who that is, never heard of sdpn
Most stock promotions are exactly that: promotions. Hutson's talent and skill was on clear display during the recent rookie games against the Leafs. Will he be able to achieve the same level of success against true NHL players? That is the question. Nevertheless, it is not unreasonable that many here and in the hockey world are, as you say: 'piling into the Hutson hype train." When's the last time we had a player that has demonstrated such elite offensive potential?Everyone's piling into the hutson hype train. Reminds me of a stock before it blows up
I would only add: what was witnessed at so called “lower level of competition rookie games” was a continuation of his dynamic play vs men (21-24 yr olds) @ NCAA, and what he displayed vs Det, there’s a trend forming…Most stock promotions are exactly that: promotions. Hutson's talent and skill was on clear display during the recent rookie games against the Leafs. Will he be able to achieve the same level of success against true NHL players? That is the question. Nevertheless, it is not unreasonable that many here and in the hockey world are, as you say: 'piling into the Hutson hype train." When's the last time we had a player that has demonstrated such elite offensive potential?
And not to forget Hutson's play for Team USA at the 2023 WHC. This kid is going to be a star.I would only add: what was witnessed at so called “lower level of competition rookie games” was a continuation of his dynamic play vs men (21-24 yr olds) @ NCAA, and what he displayed vs Det, there’s a trend forming…
What is being missed in all this is the forest from the trees, NHL is now an American game - both CDN & US team owners only care about how to best sculpt the NHL product for a US audience, regardless whether it’s a fraction of its Cdn counterpart or not, and USA Hockey will be the mechanism used in instituting the path forward and CHL will need to adapt accordingly to survive - that path will be speed, skill and out of the box offense based strategies for playing the game.
As stated before, the playoffs will over the next 5-years resemble regular season game vs present state, as old school types are phased out IMO