Cotton
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Well, teams from the U.S.A might not suck this year?
Course not, never happens.
Well, teams from the U.S.A might not suck this year?
that's great, they still look like ****
My hope for Edmonton is to finish one point out of playoffs
I’d like to add for Ottawa that Matt Duchene is playing simply outstanding, world class all-around hockey.What a turn around a year makes - well sorry Edmonton lol...
It is pretty early on but you can certainly see a few teams from Canada are really looking good out there.
Ottawa has to be the biggest surprise, they just look so fast out there, Lajoie and Chabot look like legit top pair talents out there...Tkachuk has been as impressive as any rookie can be right now (sucks for the injury but hopefully no more than a month)...their depth guys have stepped up as Tierney and Smith have looked real good, and Stone hasn't really even started scoring yet. Plus they have some real good kids ready to come up in Wolanin, Balcers, Brown, etc.. Ottawa might be a bubble playoff team this year, very very few even dreamed that.
Vancouver has a lot going on that Ottawa does. The kids are stepping up and taking roles like Petterrsen, Horvat and Boeser. They have guys like Sutter and Ericksson playing solid hockey, and anything I have ever said negatively about Edler- I take it back, that dude is a stud!! I am not sure they have the depth to get through the grind, but they have been entertaining as well and have kids like Gaudette ready to step up too.
Montreal is a team that....I honestly can't explain. I have no idea how they are winning games with the roster they have, but the team is so quick and hustles most nights, they simply are outworking their opponents. They have some talent here as Byron and Gallagher are two very underrated players, Tatar seems to be the find of the year and Drouin finally might be figuring things out. Kotkaniemi has been real good though nothing spectacular, but overall the team just looks good out there...also Mike Reilly has been very solid on the point too..and they have that Carey Price guy too...
Calgary and Winnipeg are both teams I expected to make the playoffs and neither are letting that down though Winnipeg is taking its sweet time to really get rolling here. I expect both teams to be in the playoffs this year as they are well balanced groups.
Almost every team from Canada is playing better than last year.....and oh yeah, forgot about the Leafs....no I didn't, don't want to talk about them, this is for the other teams lol... But so far so good for ALL the teams out of Canada this year............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................sorry Edmonton
You expect McDavid to carry that sorry of a team every night?Sorry Oilers?
They're 2-2 from a road trip and one of the hardest schedules to start a season that we've seen in a while. You're not funny.
You expect McDavid to carry that sorry of a team every night?
You expect McDavid to carry that sorry of a team every night?
actually is, happy for some of these franchises that were getting torched by HF experts all off season long. not a fan of any of the lotto teams in particular (Jets are my #2 team though), but good to see the teams looking like they do...it isn't just the wins vs loses, these teams actually look good out there.Thread seems sincere
I just don't think they look remotely good. they are a -4 in goal differential in only 4 games this year, that is pretty bad stuff...I watched 3 of their games on NHL Network so far, outside of McDavid this team is in big trouble. They seem like a team that has more talent to be a bottom feeder, but I thought the same last year and IMO very little has improved since then. I do love Ty Rattie, so hoping he does well this year, same with Yamamoto.If anyone can, the best player since Lemieux has a chance to.
Hockey is a team sport and there’s no guarantees but McDavid can take over a game when he goes McJesus mode in a way no one else can.
Yes lol.You expect the entire team to be awful for the next 78 games?
They just don't have the talent. The D is awful and the goaltending looks soft again. Mcdavid is a God, but he can't overcome the glaring holes throughout that lineup. That bottom 6 is also putrid.You expect the entire team to be awful for the next 78 games?
Bruins were -7 after only 1 game this yearI just don't think they look remotely good. they are a -4 in goal differential in only 4 games this year, that is pretty bad stuff...I watched 3 of their games on NHL Network so far, outside of McDavid this team is in big trouble. They seem like a team that has more talent to be a bottom feeder, but I thought the same last year and IMO very little has improved since then. I do love Ty Rattie, so hoping he does well this year, same with Yamamoto.
That would signal improvement.My hope for Edmonton is to finish one point out of playoffs
Bruins were -7 after only 1 game this year
don't know why they bothered playing their other games
that's great, they still look like ****
goal differential after 4 games?I just don't think they look remotely good. they are a -4 in goal differential in only 4 games this year, that is pretty bad stuff...I watched 3 of their games on NHL Network so far, outside of McDavid this team is in big trouble. They seem like a team that has more talent to be a bottom feeder, but I thought the same last year and IMO very little has improved since then. I do love Ty Rattie, so hoping he does well this year, same with Yamamoto.
people are saying they looked good so far - if you think Oilers looked good this year and are a -4 in goal differential, not sure what one would be watching...goal differential after 4 games?
I don't think so tim.
I also think the oilers look really bad
people are saying they looked good so far - if you think Oilers looked good this year and are a -4 in goal differential, not sure what one would be watching...
the Hawks are a +1 in goal differential and we our absolutely horrific in our own zone...doesn't matter how many games, you can tell right away what team stinks in their own zone and what one doesn't.