2020-21 Around the League part VI

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Had to close the last one as it was getting full. Where did we leave off? Oh, right, the North is no longer the all offense division? Do the Boston Bruins manage to drag Hall to the playoffs, or does Hall grant the Bruins a 1st overall pick? Do the Nashville Predators get rewarded for not selling by making the post-season or does Matt Duchene murder another team? All these mysteries and more, in this around the league thread!

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[AvsFanInMichigan]

I think Vrana was a good pickup for Detroit. I think they’re a couple years away tho. Still sucks they’re in the opposite conference.

 

[Pokecheque]

Matt Duchene has blood on his hands.

 

[Pokecheque]

Holy shit. Did not realize the severity of this last surgery for Oskar Klefbom. There's a chance he may never play again.

 

[John Mandalorian]

Matt Duchene has blood on his hands.

I really wish this could have been the first post in this thread. What an attention grabber.

 

[Balthazar]

Punk rock bar sues Kraken for $3.5M over team name, planned restaurant

They should force the NHL team to find a new name

 

[Nihiliste]

Holy shit. Did not realize the severity of this last surgery for Oskar Klefbom. There's a chance he may never play again.

link?

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Punk rock bar sues Kraken for $3.5M over team name, planned restaurant

They should force the NHL team to find a new name

LOL

 

[Pokecheque]

link?

 

[Balthazar]

Jack Hughes had a bunch of points to start the season but he's been quiet since then it seems

Now I didn't watch a single NJ game this year so I've no clue if he's been good or not.

Hughes 10G, Laf 9G, Kakko 8G...those kids aren't not living up to the hype so far.

 

[TheDangerBowen]

Wild getting outplayed and winning?

Dark horse contenders alright!

 

[Pokecheque]

Jack Hughes had a bunch of points to start the season but he's been quiet since then it seems

Now I didn't watch a single NJ game this year so I've no clue if he's been good or not.

Hughes 10G, Laf 9G, Kakko 8G...those kids aren't not living up to the hype so far.

Yes, he’s been good. Very good in fact. He may not be in the super-elite tier of franchise centers but he’s a legit top line talent. It ain’t really his fault the team he’s on is in a death-spiral, mostly because they can’t buy a save right now.

They need to get a franchise defenseman and the goaltending obviously has to be better. It wouldn’t hurt if they got a scoring winger or two. Maybe Holtz is that guy.

 

[Avs_19]

I tried telling you guys he deserves all the hype he’s getting.

 

[crue7]

So maddening having the Wild and Vegas win every single f***ing game ugh. Kaprizov is carrying the Wild and the Yotes have given up at the worst time.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Wild getting outplayed and winning?

Dark horse contenders alright!

They do that all the time. They are frequently outshot nearly 2-1, and somehow win games 4-1. Someone said yesterday that remind them of the 2014 Avs. I can definitely see that.

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

I tried telling you guys he deserves all the hype he’s getting.




https://twitter.com/hayyyshayyy/status/1385795041843625984

Hope Petersen plays the same way against the Avs.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

They do that all the time. They are frequently outshot nearly 2-1, and somehow win games 4-1. Someone said yesterday that remind them of the 2014 Avs. I can definitely see that.

Outshot tonight 42-24, won 4-2.
Outshot Wednesday 40-24, won 4-1

 

[The Kingslayer]

Outshot tonight 42-24, won 4-2.
Outshot Wednesday 40-24, won 4-1

Talbot has been unreal for a bit

 

[Pokecheque]

I swear the only time I really ever notice Mikey Anderson is when a talented forward is scorching him 1-on-1.

 

[The Kingslayer]

I think Vrana was a good pickup for Detroit. I think they’re a couple years away tho. Still sucks they’re in the opposite conference.

When Seider arrives and when they get a goalie. They have some good things to work with in Detroit.

 

[Pokecheque]

Another day, another game where Nikita Zadorov is nowhere in the same time zone as the guy he should be covering in front of the net.

 

[Grigowski]

I tried telling you guys he deserves all the hype he’s getting.

Yeah, but can he do that on a cold, saturday night in Denver?

 

[Islay1989]

Another day, another game where Nikita Zadorov is nowhere in the same time zone as the guy he should be covering in front of the net.

He just completely shuts off at times. Reminds me of a guy I played basketball with, could score at will in ISO, but ask him to be the roll man in p'n'r, ask him to switch, ask him to play within a zone, forget about it. He'd score 25, have 10 boards and a few blocks, but the other team would basically play 5v4 every time they ran a play.

 

[LOFIN]

Jack Hughes had a bunch of points to start the season but he's been quiet since then it seems

Now I didn't watch a single NJ game this year so I've no clue if he's been good or not.

Hughes 10G, Laf 9G, Kakko 8G...those kids aren't not living up to the hype so far.

All of those kids will be fine. Statistically, none of them are doing that well, but when you watch them play you can see that they will get there in time.

I focus most in Kakko, and he is already a monster along the boards. I'd argue even better than Rantanen. What he lacks is skating, and his shot is pretty abysmal. One or two summers training with Rantanen ought to fix that.

 

[Metallo]

Punk rock bar sues Kraken for $3.5M over team name, planned restaurant

They should force the NHL team to find a new name

I don’t think that it will work for the NHL team’s name because trademark is related to product offering but they might have a case for the restaurant.