HighOnHockey
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9 minutes ago, Zfetch said:
Disagreed. Dickinson's maturity combined with his animalistic opportunism will render him one of if not the best D in the draft.
Very well could be. I don't disagree that that's a good possibility. Just think Levshunov and Jiricek are safer options, also with very high upside.
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More random thoughts: right now I'm gonna say in my mind it's a two-horse race between Levshunov and Jiricek for best D in the draft. As great as Dickinson is, there are just too many holes in his game. Some will recall how down I was I Simon Edvinsson in his draft year, where I said that with his size and raw tools the upside is tremendous but given some of his decision-making things could go horribly wrong if he's not developed properly (Detroit seems to be doing wonders for him). I don't think I'm going to take quite as strong a stance about Dickinson this year, but there are definitely some causes for concern.
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On 8/2/2023 at 10:01 AM, HighOnHockey said:
Every year there's those players that were considered phenoms from a very young age but stop growing at under 6'0 or less and it creates a lot of uncertainty with their draft status - see Matthew Savoie and Zach Benson in the past couple drafts. This year that is Berkly Catton. Lots of similarities to Zach Benson in that their main strength is elite 200-foot IQ. Catton looks like an easy top ten pick going by the stats and his play against his peers at international tournaments, but we'll see.
The more I watch of Catton, I'm starting to think I might put him closer to the category of a Jack Hughes or Logan Cooley than I would Matthew Savoie or Zach Benson for ultra-skilled but diminutive forward prospects.
When I first saw him at U17s last fall I was initially blown away, but I think I got a little down on him when he was out-matched by James Hagens head-to-head, but I actually think that says more about how special Hagens is than anything negative about Catton.
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4 minutes ago, Ilunga said:
I joined. Switching handles though. Will be MatchesMalone.
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This Igor Chernyshev is starting to really stand out to me. I'm getting quite a bit of Miroshnichenko vibes. There's prospects that play heavy in the sense of a Yurov or Dvorsky or Nate Danielson, where they're using their size to lean on guys and protect the puck and dominate board play, but then there's these players who seem to thrive on impact. Not just throwing big hits but absorbing hard bumps while they're controlling the puck.
Barlow was a good example of this from this past draft class, but Miro had this unique way of intentionally skating with the puck into contact and then using the momentum from the impact to create sudden changes of direction. Barlow would use this mostly to create chaos around the slot area, but with Miro it seemed much more strategic - using the force of impact to move east-west across the slot, or his trademark move would be bouncing off a check into a spin away from the defender into some ridiculous cross ice passing option he'd clearly had to have had surveyed in advance.
Anyway, I could gush about Miroshnichenko for pages, but the point here is after a couple of viewings I think I see a lot of the same elements with Chernyshov. I don't think he's quite the physical freak Miro is, but it does look like maybe Chernyshov has the more dynamic puck skills.
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On 9/9/2023 at 8:56 PM, MeanSeanBean said:
Bumping this. Minny still needs to call up Pod and Boner. Also, we'll take Morgan Frost's new Philly contract 2x2.1
It would probably be a good idea to tag @Gator or @Relyt Krets with your roster moves to make sure they don't get missed.
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2 hours ago, Gator said:
PENALTY: BUFFALO SABERS - 3
The Buffalo Sabers have requested a list from F Alex Ovechkin (NMC). The team has been charged with a level 3 penalty
NOTE:
Keep in mind this penalty won't affect anyone this year, but you will still get them as we look to improve upon the team morale system. Team Morale WILL NOT be used year 1, and I will not punish teams for asking for lists year 1. However this will change starting year 2, so plan accordingly, and enjoy your little bit of flexibility in this regard in year 1 of GFL!
But to be clear, the morale we accumulate this season will carry into next season, so it still isn't Who's Line is It Anyway this year, where everything is made up and the points don't matter?
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I liked the part about a "microwave scorer".
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I wonder if Ottawa is just waiting for a Batherson suspension to make the space for Pinto.
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I've been watching the KHL Magnitogorsk game during the intermissions, and I hate to say it but Yurov is without question still looking like the better NHL prospect than Lekkerimaki. Hard to fault the Canucks for that one though, as almost every team passed on him at least once (including Minnesota lol). I guess we'll see how things play out with the Russia situation. Currently Yurov has just one year left on his KHL contract and to me he looks like he could be NHL-ready next year.
As good as Lekkerimaki has looked this pre-season when he or his team has the puck, he's still a bit of a mess in his own zone. Just getting stronger will go a long way to rectifying that, but he also needs to focus on staying below the puck and not cheating for the exit before it's there, even in those small ways that don't seem to amount to much to a junior player but can make or break a shift at the NHL level.
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OK that was a pretty slick example of Lekkerimaki's playmaking/transition game right there. He was on his right side board just inside his own blueline and his defenseman rung it around to him. He had a forechecker closing in on him but a little time. His center was heading to the right boards up around the red line and it would have been an ok play to just chip it up to him, but he cradled the puck, pulled up, took a quick second to survey, and the secondary forechecker was drifting to the right side to cover the center, and instead he rifled it diagonally across to his left wing at the far blue line for a clean entry.
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And sure enough there's another Lekkerimaki powerplay goal.
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Well pretty much everything positive ran through Lekkerimaki on that powerplay.
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Look like Pettersson has cemented his spot on the third pairing. They're still trying Lekkerimaki on different lines, trying to find where's the best fit for him right now. I'd expect he settles in somewhere in the middle six, and second powerplay unit. Anyway, games starting, here we go.
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Good day for Ottawa Senators prospects in Russia. I scouted the Novgorod game this morning and Firstov looks like not just an impact player but a real difference-maker at that level. Taking care of his own zone, making plays in the offensive zone, being in smart positions, protecting the puck down low, taking heavy bumps without missing a beat. He's playing regularly on the PP and PK, and scored a powerplay goal today through some really clever movement patterns.
I didn't catch the Salavat Yulaev game but Sasha Chmelevski scored a hat trick. And more importantly, after convincing myself I'd f**ked up picking him so early because Capfriendly's waiver calculator told me he was eligible, I just realized GFL only uses games played to determine eligibility, not seasons since signing, so he's good.
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37 minutes ago, Steven Stamkos said:
Kinda reminds me of the Tage Thompson deal.
Here's hoping.
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Oh shit it's just about that time now isn't it? Lol I've still got a page worth of names leftover from my draft list. Trying to keep my minor league budget down though so just gonna make offers on a few select players and prospects.
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Ottawa Senators proposed budget
Scouting staff: 30 million
Medical / Training: 10 million
Belleville Senators budget: 10 million
Facilities / player relations: 30 million
Roster moves:
Slide Gavin Hayes and Anton Wahlberg
Recall Alexander Chmelevski, MacKenzie Entwistle, Matt Kiersted
Assign to Belleville: Shakir Mukhamadullin, Isaak Phillips.
Edit: One more still. Assign Jack Quinn to IR.
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Ottawa Senators draft recap
Thrilled with the way the draft played out. At some point early on I decided to pick one long-term team from the east and one from the west to target NHL affiliates from. Ended up with Jack Quinn, Mattias Samuelsson, Anton Wahlberg, Prokhor Poltapov and Gavin McMcarthy from Buffalo, and Joel Eriksson Ek, Carson Lambos, David Spacek, Vladislav Firstov from Minnesota. Also took a bunch of Detroit and San Jose players but that was more by accident than anything.
Initially I wanted to be extra cautious about Russians, but I'm unusually high on But and Mukhamadullin. Had Mukhamadullin ranked 17th in the 2020 entry draft and But 7th in 2023. Shakir already came over to play AHL this past spring so I'm not too worried about him, and most of the 2023 NHL entry draft first round was already picked clean into the 20s by the time I decided to roll the dice on Daniil... But then after seeing @Gally end up with all of Nikishin (CAR), Khusnutdinov (MIN), Kovalenko (COL) and Gritsyuk (NJD), I get kinda jealous and started concocting a plan to emulate the old fashioned Red Wings' Russian import grab. Still didn't want to take many of them too early, but by the back quarter of the draft I figured the upside on Firstov (MIN), Poltapov (BUF) and Perevalov (CAR) was substantially enough higher than most of what was available that it would be worth the risk.
One thing I'm particularly happy about is how I've set up my cap structure. Two-year ELCs in Wyatt Johnston, Jack Quinn, Mukahamadullin, Lambos, Mackie Samoskevich and Jean-Luc Foudy gave me the flexibility to take somewhat bloated two year contracts in Tavares, Burns and Palmieri. Same goes for cheap one-year deals in Hagel, Swayman, Moser opening the space for one-year veterans Gostisbehere, Perron, LaBanc.
And without further ado, the Senators expected opening day lineup:
Jason Robertson (C) - John Tavares (A) - J.T. Compher
Brandon Hagel (A) - Joel Eriksson Ek - Kyle Palmieri
David Perron - Wyatt Johnston - Kevin LaBanc
MacKenzie Entwistle - Nico Sturm - Trevor Lewis
Shayne Gostisbehere - Brent Burns
J.J. Moser - Matthias Samuelsson
Sebastian Aho - Matt Kiersted
Shakir Mukhamadullin - Isaak Phillips
Jeremy Swayman
Chris Driedger
IR: Jack Quinn
Call-up hopefuls: Mackie Samoskevich (RW), J.L. Foudy (C), Carson Lambos (D), David Spacek (D), Hugo Alnefelt (G), Jaxson Stauber (G)
Prospects: Daniil But (LW/RW), Theo Lindstein (D), Anton Wahlberg (C/LW), Alexander Chmelevski (C/RW), Vladislav Firstov (LW), Prokhor Poltapov (RW), Alexander Perevalov (LW), Gavin Hayes (LW), Gavin McCarthy (D), Eric Pohlkamp (D), Tyson Jugnauth (D).
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The Ottawa Senators are pleased to select Tyson Jugnauth.
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Per list Winnipeg selects Urho Vaakanainen.
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2024 NHL Entry Draft
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Lol by some strange coincidence I've actually watched almost every Novgorod game this season. Initially I was scouting Firstov for fantasy purposes, and Vasili Atanasov caught my eye in a major way, so I kept tuning in and gradually started to notice draft-eligibles Silayev and Nikita Artamonov. They're letting the kids play, that's for sure. Silayev making a ton of mistakes but often able to cover them up with his skating and physicality. Pretty imposing for a kid that age. I think the thing that stood out most once I started looking into him is on Chaika's run to the MHL championship last year, Silayev had 40 hits and 35 blocks in 17 games.
I see elements of both Mukhamadullin and Simashev in different ways. He's not as defensively sound as Mukhamadullin or as smooth a skater as Simashev, but he still excels in both aspects, and he's just such a physical force.