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Forum: NHL58 minutes ago
Thread: 2021-22 NHL Discussion Thread #12
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>yikes</b></div><div>Taking the BOTTOM 6 teams:

Philly (6th last)
Buffalo
Seattle
Ottawa
Arizona
Montreal (Last)

I think its quite interesting for the Shane Wright sweepstakes because - there are some REALLY good situations for him to join. But.. there's also some pretty bad situations he could join.

Best Situations Ranked (going with my gut, not really thinking):

1. Ottawa
Shane Wright, in the capital, would be a insane fit.

Tkachuk - Norris - Batherson (an actual top line)
Stutzle - WRIGHT - Formenton
White - Pinto - CBrown

Thats a lethal lineup for the Sens (hoping they keep CBrown). Stutzle not only stays at LW (which I prefer for him) - but more importantly Timmy gets some real help and it looks like hes developing some chemistry with Formenton which is a lethal duo. The Sens then add a healthy, TOP prospect in Pinto - on 3C. I mean the Sens immediately become a playoff team imo. Adding Sanderson (on D) and having a full clean slate next year with Shane Wright (and Pinto). Thats heaven for the Sens.

2. Buffalo
Ima keep this short and sweet. Take a look at the Sabres prospect pool/ AHL team - add Shane Wright. THATS A WRAP.
Seriously would make losing Eichel water off their back (now just don't make Wright the next Eichel situation lol).

3. Montreal
Montreal just saying "Shane Wright" at the draft (with fans) will probably wipe the memories of 2021 for the Habs fanbase. Adding Shane Wright makes the Habs some flexiblity in terms of movie some money out and loading up with Suzuki, Caufield, Wright and mixing them in with the veterans they keep. But its not a easy solve, they need to move SOME money out and we'll see AL and Chiarot leave soon - probably go..?

Toffoli -Suzuki - CC
Gallagher - Dvorak - Hoffman
Armia - Wright - Anderson
Evans
(Idk habs lines sue me)
I mean a healthy lineup and some fixes on defence and Montreal will have a super annoying forward depth (and they have a literal ton of prospects lying around to join the team soon)

4. Seattle
Poverty franchise. But Beniers and Wright are a future to be excited over.

5. Arizona
Wright is gonna play infront of, AT MAX CAPACITY, 5000 fans at home games lmfao. What a NHL experience.

6. Philly
I have no idea what this team is. Or is gonna be.</div></div>

I feel the Coyotes (despite the issues) are in desperate need of Wright to make their franchise relevant

Would also shift media focus from small arena and bad finances to oh look at Wright go

As when was the last time we heard any good news surrounding the organization

Cause so far its cheating GMS, Loss of Picks, Poor Finances, and being forced to play in a University Arena with a capacity of 5000 among other things.
Forum: NHL3 hours ago
Thread: 2021-22 NHL Discussion Thread #12
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Alfie11</b></div><div>My bet is Matthews. He's got the skill to pull it off, I think he's tried it once? He's definitely faked it, and then just passed it to Nylander for a tap-in once. I reckon he pulls it off next. Either that or Mikael Granlund, the OG lacrosse goal scorer (did it at the WJC, Finland turned it into a stamp lol), reminds everyone exactly who the king of the lacrosse move is</div></div>

I would say Nylander as he seems like the type of guy to do it. Other than him....Laine, Atkinson, and whenever he comes to the NHL/AHL (Amirov)

Matthews could do it though as I believe he tried during the Coyotes game. But I dont think he will make a habit of it and it will end up not being a clean one lul
Forum: NHL5 hours ago
Thread: 2021-22 NHL Discussion Thread #12
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Db1899</b></div><div>McCann doesn’t get talked about enough. He’s an elite finisher (on pace for 36 goals) and drives play at both ends of the ice. He deserves to get paid this offseason.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Not bad <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SeaKraken?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">#SeaKraken</a> <a href="https://t.co/n8kderqDe1" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/n8kderqDe1</a></p>— EBUG J (<a href="/users/LedgerSko" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@LedgerSko</a>) <a href="https://twitter.com/LedgerSko/status/1486461136488865801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">January 26, 2022</a></blockquote>
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He's the 2nd coming of William Karlsson.

So it's not really a surprise lul
Forum: NHL20 hours ago
Thread: Prospect Discussion Thread
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MatthewsFan</b></div><div>IMO he could end up like Alex Barré-Boulet, Nic Petan, Vinnie Hinostroza, guys who put up a lot of great AHL numbers get called up and have a few nice games but can’t stick in an NHL.

Or the high end, a Yanni Gourd or Jonathan Marchessault type.</div></div>

Interesting but...Petan doesnt play his style though. And really didnt start AHL producing till year 3 and honestly Winnipeg may have rushed him a bit. Vinnie has done good in certain years (Arizona 39 points) and still is an effective middle 6 player, and wasnt Boulet not drafted and signed at 21 (kind of seeing why he wasn't drafted). Can see the comparisons but the problem is Robertson's 2 AHL seasons just been riddled with injuries so we really have not got to see much of him. But the times we have seen him in the NHL or AHL hes been noticed for all the right reasons.

Still if we look at the spectrum of development: At the lowest I have seen Comtois/ Vinnie/Terry and the highest Guentzel


Patience will be key for him as we dont want to rush his development. But with most of his issues being around skating hes in good hands with the development staff

But from watching him he seems to be on the right track with everything but staying healthy. Sort of like whats been going on with Guentzel from time to time lul

Cant wait to see though Robertson-Abramov-Steeves have fun in the AHL
Forum: NHL20 hours ago
Thread: Prospect Discussion Thread
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MatthewsFan</b></div><div>Robertson COULD be a top-six forward if he develops properly. He NEEDS to stay healthy for one. Know I’m not going to say he will live up to his stats, but Robertson’s game reminds me of Theoren Fleury, stylistic comparison only. He has a non-stop motor and is always involved in the middle of the play, sometimes to his own detriment. He can be pretty physical and user his speed to get in on the forecheck. Has a wicked shot.

I’d love to see him on the 3rd line with Kase.</div></div>

I always found he looked better with Tavares though and thats who I think he should be with as Tavares has eased him in when he played

Kampf and Kase got their own thing and from looking through our pool I think Holmberg would be the more intriguing piece next to those 2.

In general though I just want him to get a good amount of AHL games in and start to develop better skating habits which is a Leaf Development Staff speciality. As the injuries be slowing progress but thats fine no rush. Just let him develop
Forum: Armchair-GM23 hours ago
Thread: Easy Addition of a Potential 40 goal winger on McDavids wing
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>csick</b></div><div>Fans hate on players for their behaviour but look how many pts Deangelo has in Carolina lol</div></div>

Yeah but DeAngelo was just toxic and got into 1 fight with a teammate.

Kane on the other hand was on how many teams and when you listen to stories from former teammates hes 100x worse than DeAngelo both in the locker room and off the ice.

Like how many teams has Kane been on in a short time 4 and of them only 1 has had no issue and thats cause he just signed there lul.

Like Kane will probs do well but what did it cost Edmonton. As what did we learn from the Chicago incident

Basically this is not the way to conduct business "winning" should not mean going to sign a guy on his 5th or 6th chance.