Recalled/Assigned: Noah Ostlund Recalled 4/4/2025

I don't disagree with throwing him out there on the 4th line. It's his first NHL game. Just get your feet wet kid. A little PP time is the cherry on top.
 
I don't disagree with throwing him out there on the 4th line. It's his first NHL game. Just get your feet wet kid. A little PP time is the cherry on top.
If you throw him on a better line he might succeed, but his game doesn't seem built for our 4th line style.

Not like we're playing for anything either. If he gets more minutes and is overwhelmed it's not the end of the world
 
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I don't disagree with throwing him out there on the 4th line. It's his first NHL game. Just get your feet wet kid. A little PP time is the cherry on top.
Send him out to get his feet wet…playing a role he doesn’t play with players he won’t succeed with in an assignment he’s not used to.

Just call him up, say April Fools and send him back. Less of a waste of time.
 


One of the lines that we "aren't messing with" has an xGf% of 38 for the year. The other is at 33% lol
 
If you throw him on a better line he might succeed, but his game doesn't seem built for our 4th line style.

Not like we're playing for anything either. If he gets more minutes and is overwhelmed it's not the end of the world
They don't have an injury on the top 3 lines, which have been on a role. Lafferty and Malenstyn are vets. It's not a bad place for a first NHL shift.

He could very well work into other lines if Ruff decides to juggle lines. There will also be chances after power plays and pentaly kills when the lines sometimes get thrown together for a few shifts.
 


One of the lines that we "aren't messing with" has an xGf% of 38 for the year. The other is at 33% lol

There's 8 games left and you're out of the playoffs, with 2 of your other top 9 guys injured. The f*** you mean you don't want to "mess with the lines"? What are you messing with? Are you planning on starting next season with these exact same lines? Incompetent assholes. All of them.
 
There's 8 games left and you're out of the playoffs, with 2 of your other top 9 guys injured. The f*** you mean you don't want to "mess with the lines"? What are you messing with? Are you planning on starting next season with these exact same lines? Incompetent assholes. All of them.
That wins the internet for today.
 
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Why is he highlander?
Duncan MacLeod, of the Clan MacLeod.

Lead character in a TV series based on The Highlander movies. Slightly different spelling of the last name, but close enough for a nickname.

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There's 8 games left and you're out of the playoffs, with 2 of your other top 9 guys injured. The f*** you mean you don't want to "mess with the lines"? What are you messing with? Are you planning on starting next season with these exact same lines? Incompetent assholes. All of them.

Just like never trying Reinhart at center until they knew he was going.
 
Out of curiosity, is there a player comp for former Sabres that I could compare Ostlund to? I'm guessing Curtis Brown isn't entirely off as a floor if he works out. Maybe a bit of Drury?
 
Yeah, never saw it. I haven't seen a bunch of movies or TV. My wife bags on me for not seeing Wizard of Oz and other stuff.
Well, you can just wait and see the remake coming out next year!!!

The Highlander reboot, starring Henry Cavill and directed by Chad Stahelski (of John Wick fame), is set to begin filming in Scotland in May 2025, with a tentative release window in 2026.
 
Was going to make time to watch Ostlund’s debut, but with him likely getting 8 minutes on a line with two guys with stone hands, I think I’ll pass.
 
Was going to make time to watch Ostlund’s debut, but with him likely getting 8 minutes on a line with two guys with stone hands, I think I’ll pass.
I mean it still beats watching 4 one seeds playing in the final 4 (7 if you count the women), golf, or yard work :cool:
 

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