Pre-Game Talk: Lets Light This Candle. Edmonton v Winnipeg, Wednesday 8 PM.

[Spawn]

Did 32 new teams arrive into the NHL? Because yeah, a line with McDavid (best player since Mario) + 50 goal scoring Hyman is automatically one of the best lines in hockey. Third player could be a rented mule and that would still be true.

Fair enough.

Point is that McDavid-Hyman are the engine that drives that line. RNH doesn’t contribute much there. In fact, the duo of McDavid and Hyman did better away from RNH than they did with him (offensively and defensively).

Nuge would be better suited elsewhere imo.

Like for example on a line with Drai and Arvidsson while Skinner plays with McDavid-Hyman.

It’s an absolute farce Janmark is in the top 6.

 

[Duke74]

Did 32 new teams arrive into the NHL? Because yeah, a line with McDavid (best player since Mario) + 50 goal scoring Hyman is automatically one of the best lines in hockey. Third player could be a rented mule and that would still be true.

Which is exactly why Nuge would be of more service on the second line.

 

[rboomercat90]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843337156556927052

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843338711087673494

Honestly I do not mind this setup once Kane gets back to health. We need some punch in that 3rd line and spreads the offence out a bit.

I wish Mark was a regular poster on these boards. That way I could just put him on ignore.

 

[Heavy Dee]

For all the shit they take, Ryan was good in the preseason, Perry scored a couple of goals too. If those young guys want guaranteed spots, play better. Plain and simple. Treading water and making the odd good play here and there doesn't get you a NHL spot over proven vets, you are there in preseason to knock people's socks off, so do it.

You should be playing those games like you've been shot out of a canon if you're one of those guys on the bubble.

Lavoie and Philp outplayed those two. It didn't matter.