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  1. Ours started with Jacob Lauko being knocked out of the tourney with a cheapshot. In the first game. And Bowen Byram has started slow... But tendie Hugo Alnefelt has played well for Sweden.
  2. Minnesota ASSIGNS D Madison Bowey & Steven Santini. No waivers required Minnesota RECALLS D Kale Clague & FWD Jakob Lilja @Nail
  3. Are you higher than us on the waiver wire? I think so. Swapping places could count for something...
  4. I have bust it over some decisions over the years? I have to commend you & the execs. This league is run first class. On top of every update, run with enthusiasm, recruitment! Hats off!
  5. Florida ASSIGN F David Gustafsson Florida RECALL D Christian Djoos @Primal Optimist with thanks as always!
  6. LOL. @Primal Optimist is already wondering why the lottery & 1st 3 picks next year are not done yet? Has his sights on Aatu Raty two years in a row...
  7. He is a righty! Suspect he will be gone where we draft. While its a dream, Byfield!
  8. A lot of hype surrounding team USA? I see reason to think their forwards will be potent. Caufield, Zegras. Turcotte, Wahlstrom is being hyped. And some depth / grit with Beecher, notably Robertson who can also score & Brink. Plus goaltending. But while I like K'Andre Miller? Cam York can run a PP. I dont see their D as being as good as Canada, Sweden, or even the Russians. I have Russia, then Canada as semi finalists. Is Canada's Hayton & Veleno as strong as Zegras & Turcotte? Byfield and Lafreniere should come close or beat Caufield and Wahlstrom. Even if more raw. But its the centre depth, and awesome D core led by Byram & Ty Smith, but then the depth is better and more talented. Connor McMichael a match for Robertson. Can goaltending beat the Canadians? Too much fire power IMO. Denisenko & Romanov were already 1st & 3rd in the tourney in scoring last year. Plus have goal tending. Team Sweden may finally have a run to the finals? This years best D core. Some key injuries on team Finland. But i dont see the forward strength to beat whoever comes out of the other grouping! I'm tipping Team Russia over team Sweden in the final.
  9. I don't recall Andersson going nuts for team Sweden. I remember him tearing up junior & playing SHL before he was drafted. I also remember more speed than he is being credited for here? My guess is its ''game speed,'' ie processing the play fast enough, and even bigger pro's he has to take out down low. Not acceleration. How many 20 year old defensive centres have there been the last ten years? Couturier??
  10. Andersson had grit, speed and power, known for his battle & compete level on his CV when he was drafted. Captain of team Sweden. But not big upside by memory? To me we need a 2knd power defensive centre long term to compliment Horvat. Gaudette could be that guy? Andersson is, however, over 200lbs. Better suited to that defensive role. I mentioned earlier? It was dumb to have a defensive centre in the NHL at 19 and 20 years old. Maybe his attitude was an issue? Maybe it is now! But nothing could be better for a 20 year old defensive centre than having to battle for your life in the AHL. He's what, 2 years younger than Gaudette? Who is just making his way to the NHL. I think writing him off would be dumb. Its no surprise there are techniques and lessons to be learned to be tasked with match ups as a young pivot. Horvat was what, minus 30 when Sutter got hurt & he played that role at Andersson's age? He's also 152 lbs. Motte seems to play at not that much larger than that size on a depth line. But its a fair possibility Madden will be a Top 6 or bust player. Where Andersson has the athletic ability that saw him as a top 10 pick.
  11. We're, I am anyway, here to learn. Some very good players left unpicked still.Are we allowed to drop / pick up?
  12. I made that point in 2013. The '' its a waste to draft a D, instead of a forward'' crew was still majority rules on CDC. At that time? Y'know, we can draft a Norris trophy winner, lock stock and barrel. They are always available in the 2knd or 3rd round, right? Aaaaand funny enopugh? Now that we have finally expended some lottery pick on D. We have a guy who appears he will be a Norris candidate; Quinn Hughes!
  13. Edmonton Recalls F Jacob Lilja Edmonton Assigns F Lias Andersson no waivers @canuck2xtreme @Mike Vanderhoek with thanks as always!
  14. Could be worse? Id love to travel around the world, play hockey! Cool experience, new culture & great city...
  15. I just swapped out Alex Galcheyuk to pick up Gaudette in my pool. Out > Top 10 Draft pick. In with the real deal! (Were they the same draft year? I think Gaudette is a year younger...)
  16. I really like this pick. Kid is going to be special. With some guys not playing? He's going to get a a key role. #1 overall 2021?
  17. You should wear a mistletoe We might get Apollo hanging around EKL
  18. We won again last week by one point. Two weeks in a row! And lost by one point 3 weeks ago. Glad we nabbed Tristan Jarry. We would have been out of it! AQs it is, may creep back into play off's?
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