what a weird year in the nhl.
i think we'll start to see a little separation in thw standings but probably not much. hopefully the post olympic larkin/raymond decline doesnt happen this year.
my three pre-season bets are sitting on a knife's edge...wings and ducks to make the playoffs and rangers to miss the playoffs.
Kasper benched.
he went from first line hero to being benched. i wouldnt be too upset if they moved finnie down to the third line and put kasper up top.
more worried about him moving forward as a viable second line center. he doesnt seem to play as well with kane/debrincat as copp does. his future might be on the wing.
lamelo scored 8 points in the first minute or so and then did almost nothing the rest of the game except complain.
great talent, but a loser player. maybe its because he's in a bad organization, but he seems more in it for lamelo than winning.
Duren is still developing. we forget how raw he was when he got here. one of the problems with drafting a guy so raw is that theyre not fully developed when you have to make a decision on paying them long term.
Holmstrom was a bigger dino ciccarelli. played very physical. elmer is still too passive for a dude his size. great hands, but sloooooow and weak. needs to get stronger and meaner.
pens have lost 8 straight? hawks have lost 5 in a row.
time to start the karlsson trade rumors again.
seattle is already in tank mode.
guess who is in last place in the division? the mighty maple leafs. ya hate to see it...maybe losing one of the best two way players in hockey isnt the plus leafs fans made it out to be?
mason marchment to columbus for a second and a fourth.
i remember he was a semi-hot commodity as a free agent.
anyone else on seattle worth taking a run at? do they want to deal matty beniers yet?