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Matt Tomkins starts for Canada with Levi as the backup vs China.

I would give him a shot for depth. Would this hurt the signing of Portillo? He was behind Mann at Michigan.

Quite the read but very interesting. This scout has him as a 1B to Wright’s 1A despite Lambert’s struggles. I have to hope that the Sabres scouts and the analytics staff have a solid opinion on him as he will be in the mix when they pick. His small WJHC sample is mentioned and I was impressed with his play vs peers in that short viewing.

I read a good point on Twitter. Canada was beaten by a bunch of NCAA stars while the best goalie in the NCAA is in the press box for Canada. Free Levi!

Krebs has 5 points in his last 10 games. He looks like a Doug Gilmour type to me, way more assists than goals, dogged persistence and a strong two way effort. Give him time.

I hope Eli Pasquale is hockey’s version of Wally Pipp.

I was thinking the same last night. Bjork’s stick is where a rush goes to die.

He wasn’t targeting the head in my opinion, just stopping him in his tracks. Kase with his head down but he did see him.

It would make sense to at least dress him as a backup for a few games.

Don started 2 D in OT

Toker down and scrambling but he gets lucky.

Dan makes this sound like it’s a good thing.

Big kill, cmon guys

Toker’s gotta stop that.

Good start to the third.

I have had a headache most of the day. Energy level is very low. Minor complaints but a Sabres game should perk me up.

Getting tons of ice time.

Owen Power likes to creep in from the point during the cycling game. He did this a lot in the Workd Juniors and again at the Olympics. He had a great scoring chance but didn’t get good wood on it.

My take is the new GM wants his guy as the coach.

Cosentino does a lot of research and knows a lot about prospects but I’m not sure about his scouting skills. He also focuses on the CHL in his day job.

I listen to a weekly podcast called Junior Hockey Magazine. The latest, from last Friday had a 5 minute interview with Owen Power. The interview was done during the Team Canada pre-Olympic camp in Davos. He says the Sabres have been supportive and that his plan is to return to Michigan and compete for a national title. He adds that he would like to start his NHL career once the NCAA season is over. KA was hinting at this but Power seemed not to dance around it. https://www.juniorhockeymagazine.ca/junior-hockey-magazine-episode-17-friday-february-4th/ His interview is around the 13 minute mark.

Latest list from Sam Cosentino of Sportsnet. https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/sportsnets-2022-nhl-draft-prospect-rankings-february-edition/

2 per day, one on the app and one at the website. I like it, only takes about 5 minutes a day.

The expectations in Vegas are sky high and will be even higher if he takes off. My take on it is it will not be a success unless they win the Cup within a couple of years. They have had deep runs in the playoffs but have never gotten over the hump. He is expected to get them there but I don’t think they can with Lehner in net. Jack has never played playoff hockey and the physical play will test his spine, in more ways than one.