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I watched this, lots of information on guys I have not seen. In general they are down on OHL guys, you can tell they lost a year of development. They are not high on Geekie or Savoie for that matter. Nazar is near the top of their board. Mintyukov is top ten for them, they like him nearly as much as Jiricek and Nemec. LHD though.

Don’t forget Power. He will be a rookie but getting his feet wet this spring should help. I don’t expect tons but he is a 1st overall pick and a year older and stronger.

It’s fun right? Watching when you know there is a chance is so much better than a hit of hopium.

Canes we’re looking to clinch a playoff spot, not! Perfect spoiler game. Dahlin knocking down Jarvis’ clearing attempt was Karma. It is a good night so far, Sabres win, Leafs behind and Dallas in the lead.

Canes are aggressive on the PK.

This is the first game I watch of ESPN this season. I am spoiled with Sportsnet, HNIC and TSN.

If Portillo comes in that bag then he really wants to be in Buffalo.

Kyle plays in his 900th game tonight. Perhaps 1000 is a goal of his and he will need another contract to get that done. I think there is mutual respect in place and KA will work with him to facilitate getting to his goals. I don’t see KO as a guy that hangs on too long.

He’ll have to come back to Canada to legally drink.

C’mon Portillo, win the frozen four and sign on the dotted line. I want to see a goalie prospect develop in the pro ranks.

I’m disappointed because he is my favourite goaltending prospect. It’s his decision and the anticipation will keep building. If Portillo signs then they have two of the three in the system. If they perform well then Levi has less of a spotlight on him to make the jump. I want him to turn pro next year, so we have all three in the fold and competing for the net.

If health had not forced him out of hockey so early he could have scored 700+ goals. He was the Ovechkin of that era but he had many ways to score. He was a gentlemanly player but put up with a lot of abuse in the high danger scoring areas. That is what probably shortened his career.

I didn’t mind him, I just think the window here has closed for him. He would only see NHL ice if there were multiple injuries. I don’t think he has the defensive game to be a 4th liner and his offensive game isn’t at the level to crack the top 9. Thanks for trying, enjoy Swiss hockey, among other things.

I am not a Lehner fan but if he had been treated properly, he could still be here holding down the Fort for the young 3.

Quinn is probably similar to Krebs, in that he will get shoved around in board battles. Once these guys add a few pounds of muscle they won’t be pushovers. An added benefit may be more explosive speed and shots. It takes years to get legs like Crosby’s but they can gain some strength every year.

Welcome to the forum. I agree on most of your points but I am still hoping Levi signs. Even if he matches or exceeds his past season they will be hard pressed to win a championship. Northeastern rode his coattails to get as far as they did. He may win the Hobey Baker if he repeats those numbers, so maybe that is a goal. Because of his dedication to Hockey Canada and getting no ice at the Olympics perhaps they should bring him to the World Championships. That would be good for his development. I think Portillo signs because Michigan is all in this year and will likely lose many core players.

I am being picky here and I have no clue if analytics back this up but, I have always favoured a left handed C if the trigger man is the RW. My reasoning is I like the C making forehand passes to a guy like Quinn. I know they move around a lot in the offensive zone and on the rush but the RW will be on the right side for the majority of the time. I would play him with Mitts and maybe Krebs if he lines up at C.

Personally, I don’t like it. It is tough for play by play guys to get out, especially on back and forth passing.

If he has crested that 50% hump for good then they have someone other than Eakin in that group. Keep practicing, become the go to face off guy so Eakin can leave.

Gudas with his second questionable hit on KO.

Rebounds galore.

Pysyk looked weak on that one.

He slides side to side outside the posts a lot. Over commits.

I know. He just scares me. Be better, looking at you KA.

Nice break by Hiney. Toker does not make me feel secure, need about 3 more.