ButterBean

Was it really fine tho? Demko playing at a Vezina level helped to mask a lot of those issues.

How did myself and a few others completely miss that this guy was a Bruin lol

Here’s to hoping Bo and Boeser can regain that chemistry that has been somewhat lost the last couple years. If that combo does’t work out I’d pair Boeser with Miller, thought they did good work together when Petey was out.

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Some excellent points. The UFA market was bone dry for quality top 4 defensemen and I can’t think of any team in the league willingly to give up one in a trade without overpaying. With Kuz, Mikheyev, Lazar, and Joshua our forward group got more skilled, faster, bigger, and most importantly better defensively. Rathbone can be put in a position to succeed as a puck mover who brings offense paired with a stay at home guy under sheltered minutes. Dermott hopefully picks up where he left off last year and there’s no way our defense can be as bad as last year.

Remember when a lot of people wanted Petey gone after the 1st half of the season

Florida is outta their damn mind… Just when I thought Calgary would be bad

Seeing Hank this pumped was pretty rare it got me so fired up.

Out of this list Boeser for sure. But I see no way he gets traded anytime soon after just re-signing unless we’re sending him home to Minny. Not sure if trading Miller will even be worth it either, doesn’t seems like anyone is willing to part with a RHD and losing him puts us thin at C.

I think having bigger guys on the wing benefits Horvats game well. Guys who are strong on their skates and can protect the puck. Gives Bo much more room to work when he’s not the only one drawing defenders. Kuzmenko - Bo - Pod is a potentional intriguing line.

Poolman in the top 4? No thanks would rather have Burroughs

I think the addition of Mikheyev and Lazar will at least help our defense a little bit. From what I hear they are both good PK’ers and the speed Mikheyev brings will help our backchecking. Simply too many odd man rushes against last year and if our forwards can do better defensively thats a big plus. There’s an argument to be made for and against Rathbone. If he’s being deployed right with sheltered minutes and a strong defensive guy on the right side I see no problem. Question is if his puck moving and offensive abilities outweigh his potential subpar defensive play. Dermott may have top 4 potential both him and Burroughs are guys you don’t notice out there for good reasons and rarely get caught making obvious mistakes. Which of these options would you take if you had to choose? Option A: Hughes - OEL Dermott - Myers Rathbone - Schenn/Burroughs Poolman/Juulsen Option B: Hughes - Schenn OEL - Myers Dermott - Burroughs Rathbone/Juulsen/Poolman

If all else fails I’d try to give Dickinson another shot.

Tinfoil hat is going off!

Petey/Miller/Boeser/Horvat/Garland/Mikheyev/Podkolzin/Kuzmenko/Pearson/Hoglander. We got a surplus of forwards right now somebody has to be on their way out…