HumanSlinky39

Caps look waaaay too big and strong for the Habs.

You're right. I saw 35 games in 2020/21 and forgot that was a 56 game season. Still, 2/3 years is scary.

I'm operating under the assumption Adams isn't going anywhere and if that's the case, my answers are above.

Demko has missed significant time due to injury in 3 of the last 5 seasons. Good goalie when he can play but with that injury history, it would be a HUGE risk counting on him.

Hard pass on Pettersson. Who has woefully underproduced since signing that huge extension. He is extremely talented but has been horribly inconsistent throughout his career. He's also had high-profile locker room issues in VAN. Does that sound like the kind of player a struggling franchise that needs productive veteran help needs? Not to me. I don't think they're really similar at all. Skinner was a solid producer on offense who treated playing defense like a nuisance. EP40 is a very skilled, but wildly inconsistent offensive player. The big difference is that he's actually been a pretty solid defensive forward most of his career. He got Selke votes in 2023 & 2024. Not sure if he will this year.

Future top-6 winger. I think he could develop into a steady 25-30 goal, 60 point guy. He's played 2 full seasons, so a lot of us forget he's only 19. Plus, he plays as hard, or harder that, anyone on the roster. His future is bright.

Is that bad? Seems bad.

Adams is a dope. That's what I got from that. If he's not launched into outer space, God help us.

I'll believe any of this when I see it. And if true, Adams fails in one area so he gets Peter Principle'd into another? Sounds about right for this outfit.

"Many." Yeah, that's because they are looking from 10,000 foot view at a failing plan from the outside. A young team that should be making consistent gains regressing two straight seasons. Year 5 of the current regime with no playoffs that is moving in the wrong direction. To anybody with a modicum of common sense, an organization moves on from that resume. But they haven't been paying attention to what's going on up close. This isn't a serious hockey organization, so you can not expect moves to be made as if they were one.

My biggest frustration is exactly this. Moreover that we were in that same spot following 2023 and 2024. They're close. They've been close. They have talented pieces, but each season has shown that collectively they are not good enough. There's no reason to "blow up" the roster. There are plenty of talented individual pieces that may not fit with the others, that should be/should have been used to bring in the kind of complimentary pieces that would make this a playoff team. But we have a GM who seems to be intent on building a playoff team organically. Nobody does it organically. You have to go outside the organization to supplement the homegrown talent. Adding B-tier free agent guys like Zucker and Clifton is fine, but it is not near enough. KA either doesn't believe in that philosophy or is too bought into his "palm trees & taxes" ***** that he doesn't think it can be done. Either way, that is a fireable offense. Get this errand boy out of here and get somebody in here with some balls that will aggressively attack the myriad weaknesses on this roster.

Win. 900 for Lindy. Thank God it's over.

OMG, they have to Alamo the last 30 seconds? How else could this dreadful season end?

They need to lock him up. Good 3C who can slide up or down in a pinch, fast as hell, decent scorer, solid defender, and good on the PK.

Was it? I missed the 1st period.

McLeod seals it.

Krebs 0/9 on breakaways tonight...

This aboot to be 4-4, innit?

No goal. Balls.

Missing on a lot of opportunities.

HUGE save by Reimer

Totally asleep, 4-3

20 more minutes in another totally forgettable Sabres season with no end to the misery in sight.

Damn, that was close for Reimer. Yikes.