Carter Hart is 18-2 iirc at home as of ~ a week ago.I really would not want to face them in the playoffs right now. They are my dark horse to go all the way.
They are 24-5-4 at home and only 16-15-3 on the road. Having home ice for game 7 could be huge for them.
Pittsburgh has a nearly identical record home and away, too. Lots of teams that are getting things done in their own barn but splitting games on the road.
So with the NHL suspended I thought to scratch my hockey itch by watching some classic Red Wings games. Started watching Wings/Caps Game 2 (1998) and Bill Clement is talking about Brian Bellows flying home for the birth of his son, Kieffer, the day before the game. The same Kieffer who is playing for the New York Islanders now.
Funny moment.
I unfortunately was at my little sister's dance recital for game 4, but the PA guy kept on announcing the score between dances, so every so often the whole crowd would cheer when it was revealed the Red Wings scored.That's a really memorable series for me. I was on a school trip in DC and they had the Stanley Cup on display the afternoon before the game. That evening I got to watch the Wings win through a fuzzy dorm TV and carry around the trophy I had just seen.
I unfortunately was at my little sister's dance recital for game 4, but the PA guy kept on announcing the score between dances, so every so often the whole crowd would cheer when it was revealed the Red Wings scored.
Terrible name. Terrible logo. Bitch Pigeons would've been so much better!
The 8 teams eliminated in the play-in prior to the playoffs will be included in the lottery. Though they'll only be represented as a collective prior to the cessation of said play-in, and then hold a second lottery to determine whom among the 8 actually won the pick, so it is a little weird.Since 24 teams make the playoffs, do only the teams that don't make it get a chance at a lottery pick?
That maybe the dumbest thing I ever heard. If you get playoff games and extra revenue to don't deserve a top pick. None of those teams should pick until all non playoff/tournament teams get a pick.The 8 teams eliminated in the play-in prior to the playoffs will be included in the lottery. Though they'll only be represented as a collective prior to the cessation of said play-in, and then hold a second lottery to determine whom among the 8 actually won the pick, so it is a little weird.
Yeah I wasn't trying to say that Rasmussen was physically done developing. I just don't think it's holding him back at all. I think his other skills are holding him back and he can't use his weight to get away with them. I think on draft night, Rasmussen was physically NHL capable. He looked like a man, not a boy. Sure he had another 15% body mass to pack on and when he does he'll become a beast that can push NHL players around.
You mean like a new age Milan Lucic, at the other end of the scale just starting out. Does Rasmussen hit at all? Or just crushes the odd player by happen-chance when he bumps into somebody?
I truly do not know as I have not seen him play and only recall a few highlights of him pre-draft.
However if he's going to be more than Boyle with Holmstrom hands I think he needs to be a good NHL player at this size. He needs to be an effective hockey player that's also so big it let's him dominate. Instead I think he's an ineffective hockey player that will be so big that it let's him be effective. I think on draft night he was much more physically developed than most 18 year olds, especially at his height. I think he still can make strength gains, but if he was the player I keep wishing he was, I think he'd be better without having to. I still think that shooting, passing and puck skills are his biggest weaknesses and we're waiting on him to be so big he can get away with them.
Cool thing is he doesn't require a helmet because he was medically declared incapable of receiving a concussion or severe head trauma, so no fear of long-term-head-trauma-fallout down the road, so No helmet required! Bypassing the mandatoryhelmet use rule in the NHL.My cousin Eddie...
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