Pre-Game Talk: Season 2021-2022 Pre-game thread
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The Marquis
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Hold my beer for a sec
It's a shame that the inaugural season is so broken up. Doesn't allow them to get in sync over time. Now they play a really good team who has played 4 games since Seattle's last game. We saw the Kraken's potential during the stretch in late Nov - early Dec. I think that's the team that management foresaw when putting it together. Questionable decisions drafting, disappointing goaltending, and some bad luck are involved too, but I have to believe that the results on the ice would be better if the schedule wasn't such a mess.
Still so happy to have the NHL here though. Hopefully the team will come together over the next couple years.
Still so happy to have the NHL here though. Hopefully the team will come together over the next couple years.
RainyCityHockey
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Fistfullofbeer
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RainyCityHockey
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Oleksiak and Soucy are out, Grubauer will start and Driedger's still not officially out of Covid protocol.
Also Geekie's a healthy scratch and Donskoi will be back in.
Also Geekie's a healthy scratch and Donskoi will be back in.
Fistfullofbeer
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Fistfullofbeer
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The Marquis
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I like it. Nothing to lose except the game, and we can afford that.
I sorta feel like we are going to need a Fleury cam pointed on the bench.
Just in case they have a bad shift that starts an argument on the bench that devolves into a wrestling match in the tunnel - you know, typical brother stuff....
Fistfullofbeer
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How are Arizona and Montreal so bad that we are not even giving them competition for the top-2 pick. I mean, we are terrible but those two seem to be in their own tier.
The Marquis
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Indeed. Pretty shocking really. Everybody expected it from Arizona, but Montreal is next level bad.
Montreal issue is the core talent that made them good are just hitting the age. Price dealing with Knee issues and chance he probably retire via LTIR. Weber is more or less done (retire via LTIR) Thats 2 of their key players right there.
The Marquis
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Fistfullofbeer
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Montreal is really what surprises me the most. I can understand the loss of Weber, Danault and Price (Perry is washed up). I knew they would be bad but I didnt expect them to be this bad.
2020-21 Season
59 points in 56 games. Goal differential of -9.
2021-22 Season
23 points in 44 games. Goal differential of -73.
And I know Price is a big factor here BUT he only played 25 regular season games last year and posted a 0.901 SV% in the regular season. He was spectacular in the playoffs but not so much in the regular season.
Arizona, sadly, has just become a joke. Issue with the arena, money problems and just dealing with perennial failures. They are almost like the Mariners of the hockey world. And Montreal is even worse than them.
The Marquis
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RainyCityHockey
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Fistfullofbeer
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This makes the Cholo claim even more confusing. I mean there is nothing to be lost by having Cholo sitting in the AHL but it does not help either. We have way too many D-men and really hope Francis moves atleast 2 at the TDL.
RainyCityHockey
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Well, like I've said, Francis might have something lined up or is working on stuff.
Having another defender with NHL experience in the AHL helps being more flexible at the TDL.
I mean, there's nothing to lose for Francis by doing this.
Could just be that with the taxi squad we are not honoring our agreement of having 8 skaters in Charlotte, especially with the extra recalls recently.
This may be nothing more than trying to help Charlotte out and fulfill their agreement.
The Cholo claim really costs them nothing, and shouldn't be over analyzed, imo. At worst, it is an extra body available should Francis go crazy at the deadline.
The Marquis
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Well, he’s in Charlotte now. He’ll be prepared to move a couple now.
RainyCityHockey
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