Pre-Game Talk: 2021-22 Season Predictions

[RagFinMet]

I agree with Ed in one regard.
Kravtsov is better than laf and kak
At least right now based on what i saw last year.
I dont see laf breaking out this year.
He showed no motor, no drive last year..He was invisible 80% of his shifts
Unless he turns it up a lot he'll have 35- 40 points?
Kak will only get around 40 too but will be better than laf away from the puck and defensively
Krav impressed me defensively and once he stops being so timid offensively he just may be the cream of the crop.
Chytil is the wildcard
I still think he can be a dominant RW
Nils will shine. Sure some jitters his first 10 games or so and maybe having a bad partner will hurt him some but in the end he will prove to be better than trouba
Shesty wont be dominant
Above avg
Zib will miss another 20 games and struggle when he returns but overall #s will be decent
I think the team will struggle early with the new system
But will come on strong late
Bubble team and sadly miss the playoffs by 1 game

 

[Number 9]

46-29-7
4th in Metro
Make it to 2nd Round

Name	GP	G	A	PTS
Artemi Panarin	82	39	75	114
Mika Zibanejad	79	41	43	84
Vitali Kravtsov	78	34	36	70
Alexis Lafreniere	82	33	32	65
Adam Fox	81	7	54	61
Filip Chytil	80	24	28	52
Kaapo Kakko	79	18	30	48
Chris Kreider	76	22	22	44
Ryan Strome	78	12	28	40
Barclay Goodrow	82	14	17	31
Nils Lundkvist	65	6	23	29
Jacob Trouba	80	5	19	24
Sammy Blais	59	9	14	23
Morgan Barron	63	9	12	21
K'Andre Miller	80	4	16	20
Julien Gauthier	49	9	9	18
Ryan Lindgren	76	1	16	17
Zac Jones	44	2	14	16
Ryan Reaves	70	3	5	8
Patrik Nemeth	54	0	7	7
Kevin Rooney	19	0	1	1
Jared Tinordi	13	0	0	0
Justin Richards	5	0	1	1
Dryden Hunt	1	0	0	0

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Name	GP	W	L	OTL	SV%	GAA	SO	G	A	PTS
Igor Shesterkin	65	39	21	3	.926	2.91	5	1	3	4
Keith Kinkaid	17	6	5	2	.902	3.49	0	0	0	0
Alexander Georgiev	7	1	3	2	.856	4.83	1	0	0	0

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This is a beautiful thing... If Kravtsov hits 70 beer on me.

 

[Clark Kellogg]

I laughed when the guy said he was Mr. Consistency all year long. Wtf.

The NHL is terrible at promotion. Who are these people and what is their knowledge of the sport.
MSG carries four NHL teams. They should employ at least one of their hockey staff to answer questions and cover stories during July and August.

 

[chosen]

I think the only way Jones is on the team is if Miller isn't. Lindgren isn't going anywhere and they signed Nemeth to fill the 3rd pair spot. They won't have Jones or Miller as the 7th dman, and Miller is the incumbent.

I suppose there's a chance that both could be on the team if Lundkvist shows that he isn't ready, but I don't expect that to happen.

I would be surprised if you were wrong, but my fairy tale ending is Miller going as part of a deal to land a good center.