The 2019-20 Around the League Thread

[PecaFan]

Gee, it sure would have been nice to have a shot at drafting that Tkachuk kid.

 

[VanillaCoke]

I cannot believe we have f***ing olli juolevi.

Un f***ing real

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Wow Tkachuk... I mean Juolevi is ok...

 

[Svencouver]

To be honest Im probably more annoyed by being reminded that we could have drafted Tkachuk every time he scores than the fact that we didnt draft him at this point

 

[EpochLink]

To be honest Im probably more annoyed by being reminded that we could have drafted Tkachuk every time he scores than the fact that we didnt draft him at this point

Eh, we got Petterson and Boeser to make up for it.
If we were struggling right out the gate, the forum would be in rage.

 

[Dana Murzyn]

So the between-the-legs shot is just a thing now.

 

[krutovsdonut]

domi and tkachuk clutch tonight. along with horvat, marner, and tierney, the knights have one key forward on 5 of 7 canadian teams all drafted within three years of each other.

 

[krutovsdonut]

So the between-the-legs shot is just a thing now.

i like that he explained it was only because he didn't have time on the clock to pull it to his forehand.

 

[bandwagonesque]

i like that he explained it was only because he didn't have time on the clock to pull it to his forehand.

Being pressed for time/space is the only reason anyone makes the move. Often the goalie closes out the far side but there's no space to go backhand.

 

[krutovsdonut]

Being pressed for time/space is the only reason anyone makes the move. Often the goalie closes out the far side but there's no space to go backhand.

i think tkachuk made a point of explaining why he did it so people would know he was not hot dogging.

kind of a chicken and egg discussion, but it happens in shootouts so it's a move some people do on purpose to fool goalies. it is true the forward when he makes the shot typically does not have time/space to make a normal shot but that's the plan. he's gotten the goalie to cover the conventional shot. it's a cool move to watch but considered to be gimmicky by players, hence tkachuk's comment.

 

[4Twenty]

i like that he explained it was only because he didn't have time on the clock to pull it to his forehand.

It was an incredibly quick decision/instinct to be able to do that, from that far out on a broken play. I couldn't tell what he did in real time.

That was a special goal. Definite goal of the year contender, along with Coleman's one hander from opening night.

 

[timw33]

God damn was Dzingle one hell of a pickup for the Canes.

 

[Hoghandler]

God damn was Dzingle one hell of a pickup for the Canes.

Was just going to say, what is going on with Jake Gardiner? Playing 17 minutes a night, with the worst +/- on the Canes.

Buyers remorse on Gardiner already?

 

[wetcoast]

Was just going to say, what is going on with Jake Gardiner? Playing 17 minutes a night, with the worst +/- on the Canes.

Buyers remorse on Gardiner already?

The Flames have 19 points in 13 games, winning solves everything.

 

[Josepho]

It took Granlund 13 games to get a point as an Oiler.

 

[4Twenty]

What an OT in Pittsburgh.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Driasitle is going to win the Rocket