Your 2023 season hot takes!

[HBK27]

Matt Murray will prove all you haters wrong. Bookmark me.

How did this work out?

 

[DanyHeatley]

PLAYOFFS

IN:
OTT
BUF

OUT:
BOS
FLA

 

[Hug Ben Laf]

If Lafreniere break out this upcoming season, the Rangers will faceoff the Devils in the conference final

 

[Taluss]

Sens get Chych and make the 2nd round

Meh 1/2. Not bad for a hot take.

 

[jonlin]

Canes win the cup. The team looks legit and they are making upgrades both at D and forwards. I expect them to make one more splash before the season starts. Best D-core in the league for sure. I expect them to try get a scoring winger like Tarasenko as their PP wasnt any special last year. 5on5 they were very good though

Svechnikov - Aho - Jarvis
Bunting - Kotkaniemi - Necas
Teräväinen - Staal -Fast
Martinook - Drury - Noesen

Orlov - Burns
Slavin - TDA
Skjei - Pesce
Chatfield

Andersen
Raanta
Kochetkov

 

[miscs75]

Engvall scores atleast 20 this year (playing with Brock Nelson annd Kyle Palmieri) and people still say he’s overpaid.

 

[islandersbob]

Global Warming doing it's part to get Quebec City a team, but sadly Gary Bettman's eyes only light up for the triple digits (°F) in Houston and Atlanta, as the NHL becomes the first to 34.

 

[GhostfaceWu]

Canes win the cup. The team looks legit and they are making upgrades both at D and forwards. I expect them to make one more splash before the season starts. Best D-core in the league for sure. I expect them to try get a scoring winger like Tarasenko as their PP wasnt any special last year. 5on5 they were very good though

Svechnikov - Aho - Jarvis
Bunting - Kotkaniemi - Necas
Teräväinen - Staal -Fast
Martinook - Drury - Noesen

Orlov - Burns
Slavin - TDA
Skjei - Pesce
Chatfield

Andersen
Raanta
Kochetkov

Lol bunting isnt the addition to forward that is suddenly gonna help that team over the hump

 

[Crede777]

My hot [but actually not hot] take:

Will Smith is going to put up insane numbers at Boston College and a bunch of pundits will have him jump Carlson and Fantilli (who will put up solid but unspectacular NHL numbers) in their prospect rankings. While I have nothing against Smith, these changes will clearly be premature.

 

[Tufted Titmouse]

My hot [but actually not hot] take:

Will Smith is going to put up insane numbers at Boston College and a bunch of pundits will have him jump Carlson and Fantilli (who will put up solid but unspectacular NHL numbers) in their prospect rankings. While I have nothing against Smith, these changes will clearly be premature.

Seeing this happen in the current round of rankings - guys playing in harder leagues and not putting up gaudy numbers being underrated.

 

[tmg]

If Lafreniere break out this upcoming season, the Rangers will faceoff the Devils in the conference final

Lafreniere or not, this prediction incorporates one of the two teams falling to a wildcard seed to get the crossover to the Atlantic then proceeding to beat two top-3 Atlantic teams to get to the conference final and face another Metro team there.

Not impossible but it’s a strange combination of prediction - that an unspecified one of the two teams will have a substantial regular season standings slippage … followed by postseason excellence.

If both teams are good enough to finish the regular season in the top 3 in the metro … they would meet no later than the second round.

 

[jonlin]

Lol bunting isnt the addition to forward that is suddenly gonna help that team over the hump

Bunting is a good addition. Didnt you read the whole post - I said I expect them to still add a scoring winger for their Top6.

Also - the additions of Orlov, TDA and Bunting makes the team a lot better than last year, where they still went to conference finals.

 

[GhostfaceWu]

Bunting is a good addition. Didnt you read the whole post - I said I expect them to still add a scoring winger for their Top6.

Also - the additions of Orlov, TDA and Bunting makes the team a lot better than last year, where they still went to conference finals.

Defense was never the issue with them and it hasn't been for a long time. They still havent addressed their needs for a game breaking forward and bunting and tarasenko or anybody his ilk that is available ain't gonna push the needle.

 

[Hug Ben Laf]

Lafreniere or not, this prediction incorporates one of the two teams falling to a wildcard seed to get the crossover to the Atlantic then proceeding to beat two top-3 Atlantic teams to get to the conference final and face another Metro team there.

Not impossible but it’s a strange combination of prediction - that an unspecified one of the two teams will have a substantial regular season standings slippage … followed by postseason excellence.

If both teams are good enough to finish the regular season in the top 3 in the metro … they would meet no later than the second round.

Hey, what is the fun in predicting McDavid gonna win another Art Ross Trophy

 

[VaporTrail]

In a desperate attempt to improve their roster Philly includes Gritty in a trade package

 

[zar]

These were definitely the 3 most outstanding predictions from this (last season’s) hot takes thread…

Hot take time is it. Alright

Thompson thrives as a #1 and Vegas rolls over the Pacific and into the Stanley Cup final.

Chicago will land Bedard by stunning the hockey world and winning the lottery

Matt Murray will prove all you haters wrong. Bookmark me.

 

[Sensators]

Buffalo doesn't just squeak into the playoffs but is a top 8 team in the NHL.

 

[King Karl]

Toronto regresses during the regular season and finishes middle of the pack, but finally makes it out of the first round.

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

I read some news about Blackhawks owner. Is there's no thread?

 

[HugeInTheShire]

I read some news about Blackhawks owner. Is there's no thread?

People usually make threads about things they care about.

 

[Lt Dan]

Matt Murray will prove all you haters wrong. Bookmark me.

Hello bookmarked one!

 

[DVision44]

Jack Hughes score 90 points minimum.

This prediction was on point...

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

In a desperate attempt to improve their roster Philly includes Gritty in a trade package View attachment 731258

I would trade a 6th for Gritty. At least.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Torts gets kicked in the face by a horse again but this time it shatters his jaw. The Flyers are a better team because of it because they won’t have to listen to his caveman hockey remarks.

 

[Anemia]

Bergeron unretires on game 82. Nicely rested for a B's playoff run. He'll later tell us it's called pulling a 'Lightning'.