stonecoldstevebernier

Might be worth a claim as a replacement level guy for the rest of the year, with Mikheyev out and now Pederson gone.

Always liked Sven, wish the concussions hadn't taken such a toll during his time here. Hope he can stay healthy for however long he decides to keep playing back home.

I think given management's end of year comments and how they approached free agency last year, if any of these players are let go they'll be replaced with similar calibre AHL players to keep the roster competitive again. So I don't particularly want anybody out the door as I think for many, whether they return or not, someone will be there to fill that role. For example, someone like Justin Bailey I think has shown that he doesn't really have what it takes to cut it at the NHL level, but if you bring him back to play in a top six spot for Abby there's nothing wrong with that at all. Petan's another guy that I was rooting for to succeed here but didn't impress despite getting a chunk of NHL games; again though, if he wants to stay local and help lead the AHL offense why not. I'd like to see the Sheldons back though, particularly Dries as he filled in well for the big club down the stretch and was probably the best non-prospect call up we had all year. I like him as an option for spot duty next season too. Wouldn't mind seeing Chase Wouters get offered an ELC given that he showed promise in a bottom six role and stood out among some of the other younger players there. Di Giuseppe probably deserves another look, the timing of his injury cost him a chance at getting called up near the end of the season. And most of all, would definitely like to see fan favourite Yushiroh Hirano get a full-time AHL deal, been following his career for a while now and it was really nice to see him carve out a role for himself during his time here.

I was a huge fan as a kid from 1998 to about 2006, when Schumacher retired the first time. Paid attention here and there after that but got busier as I got into high school and beyond and couldn't keep up. Over the tail end of 2020 and then last year I started getting back into it, watching old videos on Youtube and then starting to follow along with the current roster on social media... I'm a heavy sleeper on weekends but this might be the year I wake up early to catch a few races live. Intrigued to see what Russell can do in the Mercedes, and if Ferrari can mount a challenge with the new changes (still got a soft spot for them all these years later). Would be awesome to see Mick pick up some point finishes in the Haas too!

Within a few tweets Sekeres basically invented this whole narrative that Owen Powers is a problem case who doesn't want to be in Buffalo, its amazing the lengths he'll go to for a few likes and some attention. Really awesome to see Ferraro just shut him down; even though it means we don't have to listen to Sekeres on air anymore, I miss having TSN 1040 around because I always really liked Ferraro's interviews and insight.

Our top priority imo should be a 3C with some offensive upside, might be hard with our cap constraints though. Wennberg, Granlund, Danault will probably be a little out of our price range but I'd for sure take any of them if we could find a way to make it work. Erik Haula could be a good option on the cheaper side of things, maybe Nick Bjugstad who I think is in line for a pay cut since he isn't the top six guy Florida once envisioned him as. (Likely) buying out Virtanen should give us some wiggle room so maybe we can get into that higher tier of 3C candidates. I'd much rather have Sutter on a cheap deal than Beagle, but we have what we have right now. Might as well let Beagle stay as 4C for another year and let his deal expire.

I'd be in favour of taking on Andersson, he's still young and we need guys in our bottom six with offensive upside (even if its still untapped in his case). I don't think any team is taking Virtanen right now though. If he gets formally charged/convicted I imagine the team terminates his deal, and even if the case is dropped I suspect he's a strong buyout candidate which Benning hinted at during the presser - due to his age, they save way more on a potential buyout for him compared to Beagle, Roussel, etc. I hate to say it cause I really like the kid and want him to succeed, but I wonder if Juolevi could be in play this summer. It feels like management/coaching likes Rathbone a lot more based on their usage late in the year. I'd personally love to see Juolevi get more of a shot but I could also see him being dealt for a similar player of Andersson's ilk, perhaps.

Didn't watch today's game because of work, but noticed Chatfield went -3 to put him at -11 in 18 games on the year, -7 in the last two combined. Was he at fault / out of place today or just a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong times? Overall I didn't see much to get excited about from Chatfield this season, would've much rather seen more of Juolevi or Rafferty. Even getting Bowey a game would've been nice. If they want to bring him back as AHL depth next year that's cool but I don't view him as an NHL player going forward.

To Abbotsford, maybe.

Anybody that's not Boston or a Canadian team, I'd be fine with. I'd root for Thornton if he wasn't on the Leafs - if they do, he'd be the absolute minimal silver lining to it. I kinda like Florida cause they've been bad for so long, Colorado too because of Mackinnon. Washington because Ovi is my favourite non-Canucks player. Also wouldn't mind Pittsburgh winning because I find it hilarious how much American fans hate Crosby, lol.

Something I just noticed looking at Jasek's game log - he hasn't gone more than two games without a point this season, which only happened once in early April. Other than that, just a handful of single games without a point. Even in a vastly shortened season that's impressive consistency, hope he gets a shot at the bottom six in camp next year.

I liked what Graovac showed in his time last season, and he's been good the past few games too. Probably the best out of this ragtag group of bottom six guys. I don't know if he has enough to be a regular in the lineup but I'd like to see him back next year, I think he can be something like the forward version of Alex Biega for us (older guy who won't complain about sitting in the press box as the 13th/14th forward but can step in and play solid minutes when needed).

I wish we'd kept him on the taxi squad. Being sent to Utica pretty much sealed his fate with a 14 day quarantine period, even with more injuries the Canucks would probably reassign Lind/Gadjovich or give another young forward a shot over him.

Wonder if a team like Buffalo puts in a claim on Stalock with Ullmark out. Or maybe Chicago as a backup upgrade over Subban/Delia. He's a lot easier to accommodate under a team's cap than Connolly will be.

Awful hit, right call was made here. I do love that the replies to Player Safety on twitter are full of Habs fans crying about Myers though.

He reminds me of a Jannik Hansen type. Guy with great hustle and checking abilities who can chip in on offense from time to time. I wouldn't mind seeing him move up the lineup when needed but think he's ultimately at his best in a ~3rd line role. He displayed a good scoring touch in college, and now recently in the playoffs + the start of this year, so i could see him being a guy that threatens that 20 goal plateau a couple times in his career similar to Hansen too.

Not a good sign for him if he can't stick on that Hawks team, they've been brutal. Maybe a team that's short on bodies due to Covid (or is concerned about running into that scenario) picks him up.

I was definitely in favour of signing Bowey after Stecher left, thought he'd be a low cost option on the right side with a bit of potential. Now that Hamonic's in the picture though, I don't see as much sense in bringing him in. Its going to be a strange season, rather use the circumstances to give guys like Juolevi and Rafferty some NHL ice time and see what they do with it.

I like it, the kind of tweener player every system needs. Should add some much needed veteran help for Utica whenever they start playing and showed that he can chip in at the NHL level too if injuries hit for us.

Does Hoglander qualify? He has a Dec 2000 birthday, I'm not sure what the cutoff date is for WJC eligibility

I've never listened to Spittin Chiclets, but everything I've seen from Petey's character points towards him being a young man with a good head on his shoulders. Also if JD Burke is against it I'll definitely tune into the episode. Guy's literal human garbage

Markstrom and Tanev are the priorities now imo. Marky is the team MVP and Tanev has really proven his worth in these playoffs, without him I'd be worried about what our defense looks like next year - we really don't have anyone nearly as reliable on the defensive side of things. Even though we gave up a lot to get him, I'm fine with letting Toffoli walk. Our top six is good and Podkolzin/Hoglander will come in on ELCs in the next couple of years to offset some of the big contracts we'll have to give out soon. If we're going to invest ~$5m somewhere (and Toffoli could cost more than that), it should be on defense and not up front. Footnote though, was just thinking today how great it would be to see Toffoli make a surprise return and help put us over the top vs the Blues. Not sure how likely that is but there's still some hockey to be played so fingers crossed.

Daniel & Henrik Sedin Award - Boeser Cyclone Taylor Trophy - Markstrom Walter (Babe) Pratt Trophy - Hughes Pavel Bure Award - Pettersson Fred J. Hume Award - Stecher

Thanks for putting this together @-AJ-. I'd been absent from posting in the forums for a while but this made me want to participate for a bit again. I think the list is solid, I would've liked to see Cooke get in but 51 is as close as it gets. Maybe if we extend it to the top 250 we could get Bernier in lmao. I'm sure Pettersson, Hughes, Boeser, and Horvat will all move towards the top of this list in years to come. Markstrom should get in too, and his rank will only improve if he can add some playoff success to his name. Tanev should rise a bit more if he re-signs for a few more seasons. Couple other guys on the roster could land there too depending on how their futures play out, its an optimistic time to be a fan (or it will be, when the league starts up again lol).