HF Habs: Out of Town Thread: 2024-2025 season

[Tyson]

Philadelphia & San Jose. I expect them to finish 31st & 32nd, respectively. Sharks don't even have a win yet.

We'll see. Battle of the Basement on Sunday. Montreal @ Philadelphia.

Yeah that's 2 teams I haven't watched. I haven't seen Anaheim yet either.

 

[morhilane]

Leafs may turn it around, even though I think they''re a bunch of pylons on D with suspect goaltending.
No one's prepared to bury the Bruins yet, but man, they look like shit

Bruin looked like crap at the start of last season too and I didn't think they looked that good in their home opener, the Habs were just very, very bad.

 

[sandviper]

Leafs, Bruins and Tampa all lose tonight.

First in the Atlantic is within grasp for us now!

 

[Team_Spirit]

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[vokiel]

First in the Atlantic is within grasp for us now!

Oh are we in the mix??

 

[Ezpz]

Nashville defenders from last year where are you? Told you they're trash playing way above their level. Their roster is worse than ours.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Nashville defenders from last year where are you? Told you they're trash playing way above their level. Their roster is worse than ours.

They were being pushed by Saros, and he hasn't been good to start the year. If he doesn't turn it around, they're a bottom 5 team. If he does, they're back in the playoff race again. It's very similar to Price with Montreal. They're success rides with Saros.

 

[Miller Time]

Nashville defenders from last year where are you? Told you they're trash playing way above their level. Their roster is worse than ours.

It's a long season and they have time to figure things out...

But if their poor start turns into a mediocre season, it'll be yet another example of how big offseason UFA signings are not a guarantee to an improved roster...

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

I mean anybody who watched a single tampa bay game in the past 2 years wouldn't have given Stamkos that contract , you gotta wonder what NSH pro scouts were thinking with that one

 

[Ezpz]

I mean anybody who watched a single tampa bay game in the past 2 years wouldn't have given Stamkos that contract , you gotta wonder what NSH pro scouts were thinking with that one

I mean the entire league saw alzner in the playoffs and Bergevin thought he could replace Markov.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

They were being pushed by Saros, and he hasn't been good to start the year. If he doesn't turn it around, they're a bottom 5 team. If he does, they're back in the playoff race again. It's very similar to Price with Montreal. They're success rides with Saros.

Good thing they moved on from Askarov…

 

[vokiel]

I mean anybody who watched a single tampa bay game in the past 2 years wouldn't have given Stamkos that contract , you gotta wonder what NSH pro scouts were thinking with that one

Selling tickets?

 

[morhilane]

I mean anybody who watched a single tampa bay game in the past 2 years wouldn't have given Stamkos that contract , you gotta wonder what NSH pro scouts were thinking with that one

Trotz wanted big names on his roster to have seats filled.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Yeah I think a little star power + Jersey sales and hype is what they were going for

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Demidov ranked first in prospects outside the NHL. RB ranked 27th with them saying he’d have been ranked higher if not for injuries.

Who are the top players outside the NHL? Ranking the top 50 prospects

No. 1-ranked player Ivan Demidov -- the fifth overall pick this summer -- was an easy choice, with lots of debate thereafter.

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[Pompeius Magnus]

Demidov ranked first in prospects outside the NHL. RB ranked 27th with them saying he’d have been ranked higher if not for injuries.

Who are the top players outside the NHL? Ranking the top 50 prospects

No. 1-ranked player Ivan Demidov -- the fifth overall pick this summer -- was an easy choice, with lots of debate thereafter.

www.espn.com

It's hard to argue against Demi, even taking our natural bias into account. Everything he does indicates that he'll be a PPG player in any pro level league he'll play in. He's very easy to project.

 

[Ezpz]

It's hard to argue against Demi, even taking our natural bias into account. Everything he does indicates that he'll be a PPG player in any pro level league he'll play in. He's very easy to project.

I would also say it's been a few weaker drafts in a row with the top guys already in the NHL. Demidov is the only "elite" prospect I see in their top ten. All of those dmen have flaws except Nikishin who we'll have to see how he adapts to less space in the NHL. There's very few great Russian dmen.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

It's hard to argue against Demi, even taking our natural bias into account. Everything he does indicates that he'll be a PPG player in any pro level league he'll play in. He's very easy to project.

Well , we've never seen a prospect like this in how many years? If this guy can't go ppg for us nobody will god bless him