The return leg of the homestand sees the defending Stanley Cup champions come in - and then we're going to Vegas.
The way I look at it we should enjoy it while it lasts. The last two seasons the team has come out of the gate strong and ended up with relatively high lottery odds. The difference this year is we're watching the future emerge, which is very fun to watch.I'm really confused as what to wish for. Beginning of season without a doubt I'm on Team Tank but these guys are surprising me. I'm still hoping we end up a lottery team and add another top 6'r but these kids look good and it's nice to see. The goal tending has been terrific and I know it will come back to earth but let's enjoy this while we can. This is definitely building the confidence of the kids as well !!
Idk man, its supposed to be a pretty mild winter this year...I'm always somewhat impressed at the start of the year, but we've been shutting teams' top lines every game and still scoring. I'm starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel finally.The way I look at it we should enjoy it while it lasts. The last two seasons the team has come out of the gate strong and ended up with relatively high lottery odds. The difference this year is we're watching the future emerge, which is very fun to watch.
While I wouldn't be totally surprised if the youthful energy sustained this for longer than we expect, I think they will come down to earth by Christmas. EP will no doubt feel the effects of the NHL grind - he can't keep up this pace. The team likely won't stay as healthy as they are (even with the EP and JB injuries). If either of Edler or Tanev go down for any length of time (how likely is that?), the D-core will change shape very quickly.
So, now you know why you must enjoy. Because winter is coming.
Meh..This will be a good measuring stick of where we are.
Oh, for sure. The light is definitely there because they're doing it with mostly the youth. And they have two legitimate shutdown lines. I've been impressed and a little surprised at how effective Granlund's line has been since Beagle went down. When Pettersson gets back they have two effective offensive lines and two effective defensive lines. But I don't think it realistic to expect this level of play for more than a third of the season. They might not be bottom three this year but I still expect them to be bottom 10. And that's fine for this transition year.Idk man, its supposed to be a pretty mild winter this year...I'm always somewhat impressed at the start of the year, but we've been shutting teams' top lines every game and still scoring. I'm starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel finally.
Well... they still have to go down first..Washington takes it. It's getting to be about that time of year when tanev or Edler go down with a lengthy injury as well, which should put to bed any of this "better then we thought" or "playoffs?" Discussions.
where have you been for the last weekbeagle (1)
That took our record to 6-3-1..Remember when we destroyed the Caps last year and everyone was insanely optimistic about the year LMAO
Who acquired Megna and Chaput? Who re-signed Gaunce and Archibald.Really liking Bennings moves of obtaining Schaller,Beagle,Roussel..(combined with Sutter,Granlund,Motte)..we would not have this winning record without them...I'm glad that that is where he spent the dough this off season (although term and $ are high),and allowed our young players in the top 6 to bloom....This was a good strategy,and will pay off.
Having Chaput,Archibald,Gaunce,Megna in the bottom 6 seems like a distant bad dream.