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Dishbag - Eichel - Skinner Olofsson - Johansson - Reinhart

This is peak Auston Matthews. It's all downhill from here.

Looks like a pre-season game.

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

Mittlestadt looks completely out of sync. Sometimes it takes time to get your touch back after a summer of strength training. That said, Id still send him to Roch... call him up onlywhen he shows he's too good for that league.

Same cannot be said for Mittlestadt.

Mittlestadt looks worse than last season. I like Cozens and Thompson's game. Ullmark looks better than last year. More under control, not getting too far out of position. Jokiharu impressive but needs to work on his defensive play and decision making. Okposo terrible. Routsalainen, not impressed. What I like already is a more aggressive gap defending zone entries.

TT gotta bury that

Dishbag doesn't deserve Eichel.

Dishes the Douchebag

If Vesey ends up on Eichel's wing to start the season....

Risto could be reborn under ______*. A coach who may know how to use him properly and stabilize his metrics. *- Nolan, Bylsma, Housley, Krueger

I do want him to fail. I just don't believe he's a first line player.

Yep, we need to let this play out. The positive is that he'll be given every opportunity to secure the starting position. He only has to beat out Hutton, which shouldn't be a monumental task. But the thing I like most about Linus is his demeanor... he a realist, gives honest answers, and has a calm presence about himself.... all great qualities to have as a goaltender. I certainly wish him success and hope he finds it in Buffalo.

Sadly, my expert opinion is that Samuel Rineheart doesn't fit the mold of what Jay Boderil is trying to build here. I would not be surprised to see him shipped out at some point here in the not too distant future.

How does Mittlestadt look compared to last year?

Nah. It's what we're supposed to do as fans. We're simply in mid-season form, and you're having trouble accepting that apparently.

What sucks is they're relying heavily on him to be a contributor this season. What they really need is a proven veteran 2C so they can send Mitts to Roch if he shows once again that he's simply not there yet. Unfortunately that's been neglected. As a result Mitts must be putting enormous pressure on himself to perform, which more often than not can backfire in a big way.

The better coaches always have interesting post game interviews.

Ullmark makes some outstanding saves, but gives up some softies.... I think his ceiling is Ryan Miller level but he's certainly not there yet. He has to show improvement this season. Still kinda shocked they did nothing to improve the goaltending position over the summer.

If it makes you feel any better, I do see alot of warning signs in Krueger's post game interview. Already with the excuse making... sounds very much like Housley, started to nod off at one point. Just nothing substantive at all when he dissects the game... Color me concerned.