French Collection

Many older players don’t want to go, they would rather vacation in the sun. Our younger players would enjoy being around other stars and soaking up some experience.

All star selections have always been weird. If it was completely fan votes there would be some even crazier picks.

Dahlin’s pass was reminiscent of Karlsson’s Hail Mary that still gets airtime on highlight shows.

He was a part of all three goals. Limited the opponent to 2 goals.

Cozens also won the draw to gain possession.

Domination not showing up on the scoreboard. Another hot goalie and bad puck luck. They have to keep this up. The dam will break

Matt Dumba is a healthy scratch for the Wild. He says he had a bad game the night before and the coach is sending a message. He has been the focus of a lot of trade speculation. If being healthy scratched is not trade related it lowers his value to potential buyers. https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/minnesota-wild-matt-dumba-healthy-scratch-vs-carolina-hurricanes-1.1908271

I really like Bo Horvat. This is Horvat’s 9th NHL season. He will be 28 in a few months, he will not be a better hockey player going forward. He is on pace for a massive season as he becomes a UFA. He has turned down Vancouver’s “fair” offer. His career highs for goals is 31 and points is 61. After this career year he will probably want $8.5-9.5M per season with as much term as possible, probably 6-7 years. I would sign 24 year old Bo Horvat to that. Vancouver will want a lot of assets for him and there is no guarantee he extends. He wants to be paid, he saw what JT Miller got for a career year. He has not led Vancouver to any significant amount of success.

Do it for the fans that are there to celebrate Millsie! Just do it! This is a must win game for the fans and to get back on the rails. Show us you care, there have been too many blah games recently. Let’s go Buffalo!

I don’t see big moves coming either. KA is a playing the patient approach. If a 4D shakes loose somewhere I hope he pounces on that. Even though there are tons of prospects and picks, I hope he weaponizes the cap space by being the third party in some deals. They can acquire more assets that are currency just by taking on salary for a few months. This currency can be used at the draft to get a 4D, G or 3C from another team.

I make maple syrup as a hobby, but I don’t eat any.

I grew up in Northwestern Ontario, closer to the Manitoba border than Toronto. We had no cable so HNIC was it for hockey coverage. My family is French so the Habs were everyone’s the team. My grandparents lived 3 hours away and had cable, Buffalo channels. I watched the Sabres games whenever we visited and was drawn to the French Connection. I had found my own team! First live NHL game was in Toronto, 6 hour drive + 9 hour train ride.

Yes, he gets pushed around a lot. He is quick and has some good moves. His shot is good too, needs to hit the net there.

I agree that there is too much white in that uni. They should have blue pants. They look like they are wearing diapers.

Wow, Hawks only have 7 shots in the game.

Toronto media got Matthews the Hart last year, McDavid had better numbers, other than goals.

Yeah, he needs to simplify his game. Pass the puck, let Skinner or Tuch draw attention while he gets into shooting position and fire away. Too many toe drags.

Johnson is not a high scoring Dman at the NCAA level, I doubt many teams see him as an NHL top pairing guy.

Mrazek is their starter for Pete’s sake. They need to light him up and regain some confidence in their offensive abilities.

All I know is that it isn’t the money because they can only get an ELC from any team. IMHO it is more about where they want to play and opportunity. Johnson hasn’t ruled out Buffalo, and Portillo hasn’t officially said anything.

https://chl.ca/video/2022-23-kia-chl-top-10-rankings-week-15 Sabres prospects on top CHL teams. Savoie #1 Komarov #2 Bloom #6

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/32-thoughts-jim-rutherford-unloads-with-blunt-truth-about-canucks/ I provide the same link to Friedman’s 32 thoughts in the Portillo thread, because he repeats Marek’s words about going UFA. He mentions that the Sabres may move Hinostroza.

I thought Tage was over handling the puck. He was trying to toe drag around everyone. He has two speedy wingers that he needs to utilize more. It seems like teams know he will try the toe drag all the time.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/32-thoughts-jim-rutherford-unloads-with-blunt-truth-about-canucks/ Friedman echos Marek’s comment that Portillo is going to UFA. He also says the Sabres are talking to teams about Hinostroza.

If McCabe pulls a Montour I may lose it. Back to back plus travel but Punch is right, no excuses. Just f*****g win! Take your frustrations out on the Hawks, they’re tanking anyway.