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R3aL

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  1. I don’t understand your comparison of Brule to Michkov asides from size and big comparables in their draft year. playing styles and situations are immensly different. 1. NHL has changed since Brule broke in, considerably. 2. Michkov is under contract for multiple years post draft and cannot be rushed into the NHL like Brule was 3. Brule played a physical game. In JR it worked. Against men, as a kid it did not. He needed development time physically to be able to grow his game and build strength to be able to play the way that was successful for him in JR in the NHL 4. Michkov is already playing against men 5. Michkovs scoring pace has elite comparables 6. Michkovs goal scoring isn’t hsi biggest attribute but his Hockey IQ. Every scout is ooooozing about how he reads the offensive zone, how he thinks the game etc this is highly transferable to the NHL if I’m misunderstanding please let me know but benson and bedard are similar size to Michkov too and also going top 6
  2. Brule kind of a wild comparison Michkov can’t come over for years so his body will have ample time to mature before coming to North America. and his style of playing isn’t anything like brule. Kids hockey iq is thru the charts
  3. I like the idea of adding Graves I like him but we might have to suck again next year
  4. What if we ride it out for another 1-2 years then buy him out? Even if we get bedard this summer we are gonna still suck. The games will just be more exciting and we won’t care as much about losing
  5. Nope was Delia: both goalies are having far too much asked of them. if they provided league average goal tending or slightly below as demkos backup this season that would have been a success. but too expect them to be starters and to be league average or close is far too unrealistic an ask of them with our team defence in front of them. we are 6th but honestly 4th worst looks kinda possible with our goal tending and how we are trending.
  6. He sure did. Clearly that level of play isn’t sustainable though he hurt himself. Was like an extended playoff performance by a goalie
  7. I think healthy Demko ina. Proper system is a top tier vezina goalie as well
  8. Willander I don’t think will be there for our second round pick but that would be stellar… a C and and two RD would be an ideal draft so hope it lines up like that only thing better would be a lottery pick.
  9. This quotes killing me. But is he wrong? our defence is atrocious. No goalie could thrive on our team not even god mode Demko
  10. This is tough. The human side of this situation makes me understand why staying makes sense. Calgary at least is close too. if we do trade him I hope it’s Calgary temporarily and we resign him next year if it works out for both sides. But tough situation.
  11. Will Smith is ELECTRIC. We really need to give our best the best shot at locking in a top 6 pick this draft I feel so strongly about that. Looked like a very strong game for Leonard all over the ice too. Zeev is growing and playing so well from what I’ve seen. I don’t know the class too well but it doesn’t sound that deep and with how he’s playing now with another year of physical growth and development and Next year he will have a bigger role he could be close to the top for guys to watch for D prospects for sure. thanks for sharing that mate!
  12. Perhaps it would be better if return to the camp of uncertainty for him. I wouldn’t want to jynx him haha sounds like it was a fun game to watch USA feast. was Moore invisible or did he play well and what did Sale look like? 9-1 was quite the spanking
  13. Ya he would skate them super hard in the summer. We just need better if we are too become a competitive playoff team.
  14. Him or Reinbacher if they are available feels like the pick for them for sure
  15. You’ve got me on the Minnetian KOOLAID
  16. Cristall pretty boom or bust kinda kid.
  17. We have a 4 person leadership group usually that’s 3 As and 1 C we can only have max 3 Alternative Captains on Ice since we weren’t ready to name a new C we have 4 As. So since petey and Hughes are new to the leadership group looks like they are alternating As
  18. I don’t know who it was directed at specifically but it was broad enough for him to say and made it sound like it was a large portion of the group. plus the camp that wasn’t impressive, the comment Bruce made about fitness, and the country club vibe comments. it’s all to me just not acceptable. Miller has really been playing better. Funny how quick narratives for him can change so dramatically too. Hope he keeps building off it and tocchet plus the system changes could be great for him
  19. Listen to his postgame interview. He says they need to hit another level of fitness he’s gonna work on it with them cause it’s not good enough. and Bruce made a comment about it to at one point
  20. Kinda sick of pro athletes paid millions to not be in the physical shape / conditioning required to be a successful team. Since the sedins and our 2011 core why have we had so many players with conditioning issues. it makes no sense to me. respect to tocchet for calling it out in the media. it’s just bs To not be in shape. I wouldn’t want any of these players to be my teammates and I don’t wanna cheer for them even. Pisses me off
  21. I still think kuzmenko a better optio than boeser but I get trying to boost the trade value
  22. Ya they are having a good time. i think most teams have a lot of fun playing us this season
  23. I was gonna commend OEL for breaking up a 2 on 1 this game but he looked rough on that last PK
  24. He must think he’s so lucky to be playing with EP rn but he’s fitting In Great. didn’t like his first game or two but he’s been looking better and better now
  25. Doesn’t matter who’s in net they both great for the tank. Our defence would make seattles Martin Jones look the same too
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