pi2000

he's not playing in Buffalo to start the season... maybe if he tears up the AHL, but I think he still has lots of learning to do.

lol, yeah Kane and Eichel had terrible seasons! They can only improve under a new system, because it's different.

I think Saad is the better player straight up.... both have a positive TRpm, but Saad is slightly higher. Saad: +9 TRpm Panarin: +5 TRpm

Olczyk diagnosed with colon cancer. https://www.nhl.com/news/broadcaster-eddie-olczyk-diagnosed-with-colon-cancer/c-290622214

2 reasons. 1 - New system integration will negatively impact offensive production across the board for most of the first half of the season. 2 - Housley's system relies less on forwards to generate offense than Bylsma's system. He's already a certifiable G, IMO.

i, for one, think his production will drop under housley... at least initially

Eichel's TRpm (team relative plus minus) was a +6 last season... Meaning he's a positive contributor when compared to his teammates.

my source says they're close.

same

For those that get NHL Network and live on the west coast, he plays at 1:00 PM.

He's AHL caliber at best in all phases. Watching him play, I don't know what is that coaches see in him to give him regular minutes. He's not particularly quick, he's a slow plodding skater at top speed, lacks any kind of offensive awareness, can't shoot or pass very well, is undersized, and has a TRpm of -3.. meaning he has a negative influence relative to the average player on the team... which is bad news when on a bad team. To compare ROR has a TRpm of +23.

I'd still like him to bring in a veteran bottom 6 guy who can take d-zone faceoffs and kill penalties, otherwise ROR will be burned out by the All-Star break.

mittlestud

Can we all agree he's kept his nose clean the past year? Maybe he's finally matured a bit.

I couldn't believe it either.... https://forums.sabrespace.com/topic/24418-2017-nhl-draft-general-nhl-thread/page-16?do=findComment&comment=950872

The thing that makes McDavid elite is his quickness and top end speed. Mittlestadt looks fast at times against kids his age, let's see what he does in college against 22-24 year olds... I actually think college is more similar to the NHL than juniors because of the size and strength of the competition. If he gets 50-60 points, he'll be one and done.

but I didn't see him do one pull-up on that rush... sooooooo.... just sayin'

Barkov MacKinnon Monahan S. Jones Ristolainen Drouin Wennberg Guentzel Morrissey E. Lindholm Horvat Pesce Domi Theodore Nurse

He should get along great with Kane and Bogo.

What is Girgensons doing over there? Does he live there?

My kids go to school with some Mexicans... They grow mustaches in 4th grade. I also employ a few to do my landscaping, so yeah, you could say we're pretty tight. I also enjoy eating at Del Taco at least once a week.

That's $14mil in AAV. Would you rather have those 3 on your team or a couple Drew Doughty's?