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  1. Its sad what happened with Kassian, he's turned into an effective player. Its too bad he couldn't put it together here. Maybe one back we can bring him back, good skater for his size too.
  2. Chiasson is sort of a specialist though, its a different situation. Chiasson is legitimately good down low. I was a defender of MacEwen but ultimately he had a bad showing in the pre-season, and was (at best) so-so last year. As I said to Deb I'd love to target Nic Delauriers in the offseasono
  3. Sure he did. He got shifts on Horvat's line the year before. He had opportunities but didn't show enough consistently. The NHL game is kinda fast for him.
  4. I agree. I don't mind Chiasson, would've been nice if they could've found a way to keep Zack though. Someone like that will to need to be acquired in the offseason imo, hopefully someone who's a better player than Zack tho. Nick Deslaurier is a UFA, that would be a good target.
  5. The 2nd goal was an odd bounce, borderline highstick. Didn't see the other 2. Thought Vegas was going ride into the night quietly... dang.
  6. Chiasson has as many goals as Mac has points (6), and in 10 less games. I wish we hadn't let Zack go but Chiasson has been a more effective player. For league minimum & not playing every night 5-10 goals is perfectly fine. Everyone loves Motte & he only has 1 more goal on the season than Chiasson.
  7. Less than 5 mins into the third Vegas scores 3 goals, ties the game 3-3. (Against CHI)
  8. Thank god we have Schenn for another year. Maybe need to start talking extension in the summer.
  9. Podz confidence seems to waiver but when he has it he can be a bull. He can play in these style games no problem. I think he'll take longer to reach his peak but will be a rly valuable PWF when he does.
  10. I agree in this case but I understand why teams take chances on young NHL players, it does work sometimes but you can't overpay.
  11. Even trading Motte; Hamonic & Motte for a 3rd, a 4th, & 4.2M in cap space is a pretty good result. But instead its Motte, Hamonic, 3rd for Dermott, 4th, 2.7M.... Not as good.
  12. Of course Miller rings it off the post then the Wild score immediately too.... The. hockey. gods. just. hate. us. Did I mention Dallas got outshot 3:1 (47-15) & yet still won with Scott freakin' Wedgewood in net?!?!?!? (Ugh) What did we do to deserve this cruel fate....
  13. I don't mind betting on Dermott given he has wheels, but a 3rd felt rich. Toronto needed the cap space & Dermott wasn't a regular. Should've squeezed them a little more. Taking a chance on middling guys with upside is what teams do all the time. The ultimate example for us is obviously Naslund. But you can't overpay as we saw Benning do at times.
  14. 3rd round pick for Dermott not looking great so far, not gunna lie. But its still extremely early. With his contract hopefully he's an asset & we can atleast recoup a pick in the offseason if he doesn't show well to end the year.
  15. And hopefully this management group realizes that. In this style of game tonight I liked; Podkolzin, Pettersson, Hughes, Miller, Schenn, Chiasson. Also I thought Myers/OEL were just fine & played hard minutes. Those guys are fine. Garland, Horvat, Pearson, Richardson & Lammikko were okay. Hunt, Dermott, Boeser, Highmore I didn't look great in a game like this. (And I also have critiques for guys in the "okay" category but they had moments)
  16. Who cares. This team has been extremely good since Bruce came on board & should be in the playoffs. I'm tired of high picks.
  17. I'm fired up. Would've loved to see Schenn take a run at Kaprizov/Fiala & fold them in half. A Demko blocker to the face of Hartman would've been great too.
  18. Worst officiated game of the season AINEC. F***ing infuriating. Hughes hauled down clear as day no call. Pettersson hooked down & Player Name Ek scores. Horvat slashed in the face, responds, & we get the penalty. Demko hacked countless times & nothing (and you can't do anything or they call retaliation, as we saw) So frustrating. And of course Dallas get outshot like 50-15 & wins. The hockey gods just hate us. F*** Minnesota.
  19. I liked Richardson tonight. He can still skate, was really solid on the PK. If this is what he can be, I'd be on board bringing him back on a minimum deal. I'm sure he'd have interest finishing his career here.
  20. OEL had a strong bounce back game. Pettersson was great too, and I thought Hughes made some really nice defensive plays. As JT & Bruce said, everyone bought in & had their moments.
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