With Hlinka Gretzky Cup behind us, here are the reports from the games. Super strong start to the season from the group with plenty of great stuff to come.
Mine:
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SOURCES: Hearing Michael Bunting as a UFA could be offered a contract of up to 5.5 million dollars in the offseason for next 5-6 years. Lots of teams would be interested, but hearing per sources that Edmonton Oilers would be one of them as they already printed out the contract.
The fact that William Nylander was actually playing with likes of Dion Phaneuf, Phil Kessel, Daniel Winnik, David Clarkson, Stéphane Robidas, Cody Franson and others is nuts to me because honestly that era feels like it was 20 years ago..
Since January 1st 2022.
Mitch Marner had 76 all-situation points in 48 games (29G+47A), 57/76 were primary.
Auston Matthews had 73 all-situation points in 46 games (40+33), 59/73 were primary.
82GP paces:
AM34 - 71 goals, 130 points
MM16 - 50 goals, 130 points
HOLY SHIT.
Schwartz - Beniers - Eberle
McCann - Wright - Donskoi
Gourde - Wennberg - Tanev
Donato - Geekie - Sprong
Kuhlman, Lind
is a rock solid forward group any way you look at it. Seattle has a good one in Shane.
Toronto Maple Leafs are currently riding a 179-game streak of not getting shutout. This includes both regular season and playoffs. The closest team to get to that number in the 21st century was the Ottawa Senators ten years ago with 129 games (ranked for 17th all-time).
How nice it is to see, after 6 years in Toronto, Zach Hyman actually performing in playoffs and not doing merry go rounds around the net trying to finesse shit.
We live in an age where apparently a GM who has signed Mark Giordano to 800k contract is 15 spots worse than the one who gave Ben Chiarot and Olli Määttä combined 8M worth of AAV. Right..
He's finally feeling himself in Montreal. Points would come, I wouldn't worry about it knowing about him since pretty much like age 14-15.. his play is getting better and he's finally realizing he is 6'4. I would stay patient if I was a Habs fan with Juraj. He's a gamer.
Oilers just admitted that they are scared to lose McDavid. It's his team and his team only. He is above everyone there. Literally.
His agent is President, now his jr coach is head coach, they brought in his liney from jr Connor Brown.
Idk.. You be the judge if it's good or bad.
Fraser Minten is underrated. Yes, the Leafs nations' over-hyped second-rounder that only produces barely over point per game, second-coming of David Kämpf and guy who "should be traded" is likely a big part of next year Leafs' middle-six and you don't even know it yet.
Why? The
Grandpa is still alive, however his liver is failing, so we are not sure how long he has, hopefully long enough to spend Christmas with us. He has meds and was sent home from hospital today. He is in a better shape than he was on a Monday evening, so who knows what happens next.
Leafs should do it all to re-sign Bunting and Kämpf this summer and give them longer term deals with team-friendly AAV. I believe these two are certainly a part of the core group of players they want to build into the future with.
Nick Moldenhauer on his first few days in the
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facilities after being drafted:
"I'm eating my lunch the other day and I see John Tavares walk over and introduce himself to me. So, that's pretty insane, it was definitely pretty cool."
Congratulations to San José Sharks on the first overall selection in the upcoming 2024 NHL Entry Draft.
This morning ran a quick 7-round post-lottery Mock Draft, with all 225 selections being made by myself and I tried to fit into what the teams like and all that sorta thing.
MY FINAL 2024 NHL ENTRY DRAFT RANKINGS!
Notes:
- there are 128 players ranked
- 66 forwards, 45 defenders, 17 goaltenders
- colour next to the player indicates tier
With scouting combine done, here is my list of potential players for the Leafs available in round 1 with a 23rd overall selection ranked by which I want the most.
1) Stian Solberg - LHD, 6'1.5/205, Norway
- extremely consistent puck-mover in transition
- very high hockey IQ,
Nino Niederreiter would fit the role of that all-around glue on JT/Willy line very well I think. And
#22
is free to wear. Sure fire 20+20 if not more, knows JT from his isles days, power forward.. idk about fit with cap room and all, but on a fair Saad like deal, makes all sense.
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#120
- LHD Victor Johansson
Johansson is a smart, mobile, two-way defender whose game is yet to translate on a stat sheet in junior in Sweden, so he goes under radar there, but the underlying numbers in regards to shot contribution and transition are really good.
Matt Murray has 51 NHL playoff games, two rings and not by accident. In those 51 playoff games, he has on average .921 sv%. Not a single year in playoffs below .906.. and he is still only 28. He has another 4 years at minimum of prime left.
Poznámky:
- Vypadnutie Okuliara zo zostavy je úprimnym prekvapením. Bod na zápas v repre tento rok, aj v česku. Dravý hráč, skvelý na forčeku a v protiútokoch. Dúfam, že ich to nekusne do zadku.
- Bučková nenominácia taktiež prekvapila. Očakával som ho na pozícii štvrtého beka na
I, for one, am happy that both of these young defensemen are on the Toronto Maple Leafs. It is a good thing, I suppose, to have good young players on the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Kämpf is gonna get stapled to 3C position for the considerable future in Toronto. I have no insight, but the way he is being spoken about by management and coach, I'm pretty certain he is among the outer part of the core of this team.
What a valuable piece.
Here is my very simplified look at Zadorov IF the trade to TOR happens..
Modern-day Cup winning D cores are consistently big and puck moving.
Zadorov is big and puck moving.
Approved.
Leafs fan base has three sides.
One that adores Malgin because he was really good in Swiss league, one that absolutely hates his guts for being 5'2 and third side that just realistically looks at player and sees a decent top-6 AHLer.
Would not surprise me if TOR inquires about physical and defensive right-shot D Andrew Peeke from Columbus Blue Jackets.
He is 25 years old, plays 21+ minutes a night, plays a smart physical game, has defensive smarts and is entering three-year contract making $2.75M until 2026.
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#151
- Miroslav Holinka
A smart two-way center from my region. My favourite forward from the region. He has a great IQ, he has speed, he understands the two-way aspect of a pro game already at this point. Really responsible for age.
Developed in a
My FINAL 2022 NHL Draft Rankings! We are 3 weeks out of Round 1 in Montreal and I believe it was the right time to publish it! Most of the draft work is getting done.
Top-64 + Honorable Mentions.
East goes through Vasilevsky and Shesterkin in next half a decade or so. If you can't match that, you ain't getting anywhere.
Gibson is as close to that match as you can get. I would say on Leafs, in Leafs system, Gibson is up there with them. If you can get him, you get him.
Why I think Dubas and co. are very safe.
They presented MLSE with a plan. I looked at stuff and it seems to me as an outsider without knowledge of club structure, planning or anything that they are working in 3-season windows. Each has different structure and objectives..
It's possible OTT would be hesitant to help TOR improve their roster, especially with a player who was already traded between the teams, but if Connor Brown is made available, he instantly becomes one of my main F targets.
Does a little bit of everything well. Perfect RW fit.
Fuck this made me cry.. I'm currently sitting in harbour in Toronto wearing Börje Salming T-shirt and didn't think much of it when I put it on today.
Watched Rodion for years prior to this battle.
Condolences to Rody's family, friends and teammates.
This one's rough, man..
It is we great sadness that we announce the passing of Rodion Amirov. Two years ago, Rodion was diagnosed with a brain tumour. From the moment he received the news, he refused to speak in the negative, determined to enjoy every day, facing it with the same positive attitude he
Anyway, it's always about the center of hockey universe.
- Robertson + Oettinger remain unsigned by DAL
- Pastrňák + MacKinnon, two of the biggest superstars in the NHL, are UFAs next summer
You milked Sandin, souring relationships, now you are milking mf Bunting a year prior.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired a 2023 third round selection and 2023 fourth round pick from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for R Oliver Bjorkstrand.
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There's no conundrum, ya dumdum.. nobody in Matthews era has provided better bottom-6 scoring than this guy. Absolute beauty. Hope he stays here a long time.
Why are these dorks that sell their souls for two more cents telling Auston how he should sign 3 years instead of 8? Go back to writing your little dork articles trying to get manscaped to sponsor your broke ass & beg people to buy your $1.49/month subscription.
FINAL TOP-100 2023 NHL DRAFT RANKINGS!
This year was rather quiet on scouting part from myself publicly, I tried to work on my player evaluations, learning & progressing in all of my abilities.
During next few weeks, I'm gonna drop a few articles on some of my most spicy takes.
Leafs have previously acquired Evan Rodrigues in a trade. They wanted him, they liked him, but the arbitration money was too high. Now as UFA, it seems he might be someone that could be a 2LW/RW option if money works and if Leafs decide to finally trade their protected son.
Juraj Slafkovský to NJ at
#2
is as perfect of a fit as you can possibly get.
Fits the mold to play with Hughes, Hischier and I'd argue even Mercer if Mercer is 3C on a shut-down line. He is close with Tatar who sort of took him under his wing here lately.
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK.. Wow. What a showcase of heart by Slovak group this tournament only overshadowed by individual mistakes. Very disappointing ending to one of the age groups on junior level this country ever had.
Mr. Jim Treliving continues to add to his collection of "being randomly in the background of cool sports photos in Toronto".
Here he is during Kawhi's well-known and legendary shot in 2019 NBA playoffs.
Keeping an eye on NJ. They appear to be a sneaky team ready to make a big splash.
They have some intriguing assets in the 2nd overall pick and RFA Jesper Bratt and look to be in the market for a scoring winger. I could see them as a fit for Nylander with those two assets.
Here is a reason why Luke Hughes and Šimon Nemec are gonna be fucking amazing for Devils.. 3rd game of his career and Šimon has the second highest TOI of the team thus far in this game and playing 22 minutes a night right out of the gate. And Luke Hughes is first.
No, pozrel som sa na toto nejako behom dňa a asi takto to nejak vyzerá. Je tam limit hráčov pri všetkých pozíciách, aby sme sa tu nebavili o 40 útočníkoch nejakej vekovej skupine. Najväčšie hviezdy by tam mali určite byť. Zakomponoval som tam aj ročník 2009 mimo žiadaných.
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🇸🇰 Viete mi prosim povedat ako to vyzera s nasimi mladymi hokejovymi generaciami do buducnosti? Rocniky 06, 07, 08? Ako vyzera ich potencial, co sa od nich da ocakavat, popripade na ktore individuality sa mozme tesit?💥
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Takto zahodiť šancu na to sa zviditelniť v zámorí za veľmi dobrý peniaz v druhej najlepšej lige sveta dokáže fakt len málokto. Mal o všetko postarané v zámorí. Kvalita starostlivosti a všetko je o tisícky rokov pred ruskom a on ide do ruska lebo bude mať o par centov viac..
I think, based on no inside information, that Connor Brown is gonna find his way back to TOR here in free agency on a short, probably one-year deal, at ~1.5-2.0 million dollar range. Would not surprise me if he is Tavares' RW, either.
Here is a thing with all the Nylander talk about the possible AAV.. his start of the season did not raise his contract value by like 20% from ~9 million to 11+ million in 17 games. Neither would a slow start put his value down from that to like having same deal as he has now..
Akú rolu môže hrať Pavol Regenda v Anaheime, resp. San Diegu?
Osobne zatiaľ miesto v kádri prvého tímu nevidím. Majú niekoľko hráčov jeho typu už v zostave (Max Jones, Derek Grant či Sam Carrick), čiže 22-23 sezóna určite v San Diegu. Bude potrebovať ešte rok, prípadne celé dva