slothfacekilla

Huge bummer

It's almost time! Let's see if he turns into a pumpkin (or hurts himself) again

Yikes! Hopefully they get those renovations going quickly

I am guessing Watson and Holl are being waved is to accrue salary cap credits while they are "in the minors" to start the season and both will be with the big club to start still. Doubt anyone claims Watson after Holl cleared. I will also guess that Watson is the extra press box forward which we wouldn't have wanted for Kasper....the problem is Berggren and I guess Veleno taking spots that could be there for Kasper. Oh well. I personally don't mind Watson, I thought he looked like a competent penalty killer in the preseason which surprised me, and he also made a nice pass to Motte for an assist. But mostly I hope he can keep the bastards like Brady Tkachuk away from our skilled guys.

Plante assist

Oh no not Petruzelli, I still haven't forgiven him for spurning the Wings and signing with the Leafs 😂 I'm starting to wonder if they try and sneak Husso through waivers due to his cap hit. If someone claims him it gives you some cap space at least... I agree with your calls on Kasper, MBN and Danielson. Kasper has looked pretty dang good and they've used him in a PK role. It feels weird to send MBN back to Sweden, the AHL makes the most sense to get him more used to the NA ice. Danielson looks good but still has stuff to work on, and muscle to add. I wish they could offload Veleno and Berggren to make room for kids and/or Watson.

MBN assist on goal 2. I'm very annoyed I am blacked out because of the NHL Network

I think he's had substance abuse issues in the past, wish him the best

Edvinsson with some bad defensive zone coverage in this first period, woof

Kasper looking good between Kane and Tarasenko so far in my estimation

Edvinsson and Seider are supposedly playing together tonight which will be interesting to see

Box score watchers/analytics nerds are going to claim Seider isn't living up to his billing because he's playing by far the hardest minutes of anyone in the league Not only is he playing against the hardest competition he also starts more shifts in the defensive zone than anyone else. Advanced hockey stats are not very nuanced when it comes to individuals and defending in my opinion. It is going to be next to impossible for anyone to turn his usage into being an analytics darling.

Love that they have him PKing

Intriguing that it is Kasper + all regulars

Absent rigging the draft lottery somehow, I'm not sure what Yzerman should have done differently in his tenure to acquire a superstar. It is tough to rebuild in the NHL and the team + prospect pool was absolutely awful when he took over.

I thought Motte looked pretty good last night, I'm happy to have him as an energy + PK guy if he plays that hard every night. Fischer I'm less excited about but he seems to have chemistry with Rasmussen and Copp, plus I think Yzerman values roster stability too now that they're trying to make the playoffs. I feel like I'm less eager to force in young guys than you two, but I also think Kasper should be on the team so I can't really disagree with you too much.

After some not great plays I thought Danielson looked pretty dang good last night. I don't think he has a chance to make the team based on him having to clean up some stuff. Might be a chance of Kasper making the team though he's having a strong camp and preseason so far. I thought Watson looked alright last night despite him being kinda dumb (passed up a puck that was ricocheting to him alone in front of the net to try and go check someone) but he does bring an element the Wings don't have. I am starting to wonder if he makes the team.

Wow Lombardi just made a really nice move and shot to tie the game. Made Grzelcyk look real bad.

I thought the move from the top of the post from before the compilation post was pretty slick, granted I did not watch the game so you have a better idea than me! He most likely will settle into a role like you mentioned in the NHL, but it'll be interesting to see how much offense he shows.