Around the NHL #17, the 18/19 on-season

[Mobiandi]

But is he better than Rocket Richard candidate Ty Rattie?

Apparently better than Puljujarvi. Poor guy

 

[DFF]

That's bad

Perfect for the tank

 

[super6646]

Wild just scored!!!! 4-3 with just 5 minutes left

 

[Mobiandi]

Lucic is cooked like a well done steak

 

[super6646]

Yeah!!! If San Jose loses tonight, flames retain first in the pacific.

 

[JPeeper]

Oilers lose, Vegas loses, Anaheim is losing, San Jose currently tied.

Looking like a good night in the OOT. If San Jose loses in regulation Flames will be in sole place for 1st in the division to end the night.

 

[InfinityIggy]

It’s great to be on top and all but it’s pretty artificial given we are tied for most GP in the league.

 

[2023FriendshipTour]

Crazy how often HF Oil blames the refs for a loss.. it's quite ridiculous.

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

It’s great to be on top and all but it’s pretty artificial given we are tied for most GP in the league.

Yet we've only logged five games with our actual blue line.

 

[super6646]

Anaheim loses 3-2 in regulation after tying it late in the third Xd. Feels good.

 

[super6646]

San Jose tied it with less than a second left. f***!

 

[Body Checker]

San Jose tied it with less than a second left. ****!

Good let them play the Central cross over team; I'll take the 3rd place Pacific team in the first round...…….

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Crazy how often HF Oil blames the refs for a loss.. it's quite ridiculous.

Right, because we never do that...

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

Right, because we never do that...

No we complain after wins

 

[Janks]

Oilers gonna oil with Pool party. Feel bad for the kid wasting his time on a team that benches him to "practice". That being said - thanks Oilers and Canucks for not taking Matty

 

[Kahvi]

Oilers gonna oil with Pool party. Feel bad for the kid wasting his time on a team that benches him to "practice". That being said - thanks Oilers and Canucks for not taking Matty

Thank Jarmo. Nobody knows for sure, but he most likely had some insight. He's been an ok /good GM, but his prospect evaluation skills are even better, as shown by his work with Ottawa and St. Lous.
Oilers were so sure they are not gonna get Puljujärvi that they didnt properly scout him, at least that's the speculation and rumours. And all that resulted Flames drafting Tkachuk

 

[Janks]

Thank Jarmo. Nobody knows for sure, but he most likely had some insight. He's been an ok /good GM, but his prospect evaluation skills are even better, as shown by his work with Ottawa and St. Lous.
Oilers were so sure they are not gonna get Puljujärvi that they didnt properly scout him, at least that's the speculation and rumours. And all that resulted Flames drafting Tkachuk

I approve of this Keep up not scouting players please Edmonton, and we can take the elite talent that falls to us.

 

[Volica]

Thank Jarmo. Nobody knows for sure, but he most likely had some insight. He's been an ok /good GM, but his prospect evaluation skills are even better, as shown by his work with Ottawa and St. Lous.
Oilers were so sure they are not gonna get Puljujärvi that they didnt properly scout him, at least that's the speculation and rumours. And all that resulted Flames drafting Tkachuk

The first Finnish GM in the NHL, passing on a high end Finnish talent; he definitely knew something.

 

[Mobiandi]

That's bad

Put on waivers the next day oof

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

The first Finnish GM in the NHL, passing on a high end Finnish talent; he definitely knew something.

I think Pulju is the classic case of having man strength at 18. Bigger, stronger and faster than his peers.

Maybe reached physical maturity too early, lack of IQ. Basically the opposite of Tkachuk

 

[Volica]

I think Pulju is the classic case of having man strength at 18. Bigger, stronger and faster than his peers.

Maybe reached physical maturity too early, lack of IQ. Basically the opposite of Tkachuk

I do think there's an NHL'er in there.
I mean, he was playing in Karpat against men during his draft year; but I do agree. He dominated the juniors where he was a man against boys.

I honestly think if Edmonton had any resemblance of depth, he could be an effective player. Like, I'd love to get him beside someone like Mikael Backlund and watch him turn into a 50-60 points big winger in a year turnaround.

I think Connor McDavid is like Crosby; where he always had this weird thing where he played with mid-tier talent and made them bigger and better. Edmonton has horrible depth down the middle. They have McDavid. They have Draisaitl who 5v5 has only produced half his points with Connor (doesn't include PP) and then garbage. They're not giving Jesse a lot of chances to be an impact player, but he also hasn't deserved it. I think it's that Laine thing, where you live with the short comings of their play if they produce.

 

[Calculon]

The Oilers were allegedly going to take Sergachev if Puljujarvi hadn't fallen, so this has worked out pretty well so far.

Outside of maybe the Canucks, none of the teams ahead of Calgary were all that interested in Tkachuk. Which worked out pretty well too as the Flames were rumoured to be interested in Juolevi at that spot.

Put on waivers the next day oof

 

[Mobiandi]

If Puljujarvi busts, he'll be a perfect example of how not to develop a player.

 

[CamPopplestone]

If I was a GM of a team in the top ten, I'd have passed on him too, once Jarmo did. That's telling.

And the reason mid tier talent frequently works better with players like Crosby is you want safe players with some talent. Guys who can make plays, but also cover for Crosby when he is taking chances and going beast mode. That's why him and Kunitz worked so well. Kunitz never fought him for the puck, and instead of trying to read the plays himself, he knew where Sidney needed him to be on the ice.
The super talented type players are always conditioned to figure out where they need to be on the ice to succeed themselves, not there to be to support teammates

 

[crackdown44]

Jonathan Quick had surgery today to repair a torn miniscus and is out indefinitely. Not that the Kings weren’t already dead but now they are extra dead