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The same way Johnny Utah pronounced it.

I’ve heard it both ways, have at it!

Waive Geertsen. But I know that will probably never happen because he’s just too valuable.

It’s maddening to see top line forwards excelling in the A only to be saddled with non-playmakers on a 4th line when called up. You just aren’t gonna get a true picture of the potential.

We've lost the most man games to injuries and it's legit starting to get crazy.

Not until they free up a roster spot. They may roll three lines against Utah with Rosén and Quinn rotating into the top line.

Helenius please.

He's been playing top line minutes in Rochester. Was happy he wasn't buried on the 4th line in Buffalo. Wouldn't be surprised to see him moved up in to the top 6 here soon if he continues to flash.

"some roster stuff we definitely have to talk about." Hey Kevyn: WHY DO WE HAVE THREE GOALIES?

LOL Kulich has a non-injury health issue related to his ears, per Lindy. Is this team cursed?

Seems to be an inner ear issue that he picked up while he was sick hopefully not out too long

Rule changes over the past 10 years have favored goal scoring... which results in worsening save percentages.

More information about NFL jersey numbers and having to report as "eligible".

I think nhl ir is 7 days minimum.

can we call anyone up without first placing 1 or both of them on IR? I know IR in the NHL is different but we can we put them on IR for 1 game? I'm expecting them to have to play Geersten and Bryson (is he active, or maybe he's still on IR?). I'd rather waive Geersten than play him again.

Curious who steps in. Does Östlund come back? I assume Benson will still be out.

I agree with this. Sports, like life, is cyclical. In football, it was all passing, and then, a couple of years ago, as defenses changed to defend the pass better, a lot of teams went back to focusing more on the run. The Bills and Eagles are good examples of this. The same types of things happen in hockey. Scoring trends up for a few years, then teams adjust to play more defense, new goaltending techniques and/or equipment emerge, etc. and scoring trends down. I'm curious to see what happens with goalie size. In recent years, the big 6'5" goalies like UPL were in vogue. Now it seems like there are more "average" sized goalies starting to emerge. Not sure if it's reality or just my perception. And in life - moustaches are back in style and beards have been popular in the last few years....argyle socks come and go every couple of decades....wide legged jeans, etc. I'm getting too old to stay on top of the trends (and maybe just don't give a sh*t anymore, but I can see what my kids wear). But hockey, like anything else, will shift in one direction and then reverse the trend in a few years.

I'll add Kulich is dealing with something that isn't an injury.

Zucker is sick Kulich is dealing with someone that isn't physical (non-injury) Duplicate topic. Please close

Rosen looks to be bigger, stronger, and more confident than last year He has gained 25 pounds since he was drafted. The AHL games have helped him immensely. I am much more optimistic on his future after seeing the difference in him in the last game. He is 22 until March. Still developing and appears to be trending up.

I agree. I haven't really found any definitive metrics of what counts as a high danger chance vs a scoring chance vs a shot.

This is anecdotal, but it seems to me like they're doing a better job of clearing the front of the net so that the goalies have fewer screens and can see the puck better, leading to more saves. When they don't do it, we see a lot of pucks going in (not necessarily on the PK, but in general). Lyon may also be better at seeing/tracking the puck than UPL. The opposite is true at the other end of the ice, where guys like Doan, Dunne, Kozak and others are establishing position in front of the net, screening the opponents' goalies, and leading to more goals in the net-front area and/or pucks getting through into the net because the goalies are screened.