tomh009

Concussion. 😢

If a deal is already done, then the value is irrelevant.

Well! I think I can get a good sleep tonight!

8x7 maybe? 🤪

Let’s what team shows up tonight. Julien hasn’t made any changes yet so either he’s happy with everyone or (more likely) he’s still evaluating.

Right. And while Toffoli did score three goals, he was scoreless in the previous three. So if he doesn't continue or even up his game, Julien should consider dropping him to fourth line and maybe playing Belzile instead. 🤣

Armia played a solid game last night, hopefully first of many.

Tatar - Danault - Gallagher Drouin - Suzuki - Anderson Toffoli - Kotkaniemi - Armia Byron - Evans - Lehkonen Chiarot - Weber Edmundson - Petry Kulak - Romanov Allen (?) Miller - Pettersson - Boeser Pearson - Horvat - Hoglander Roussel - Gaudette - Virtanen Motte - Beagle - Sutter Edler - Schmidt Jones - Larsson Juolevi - Myers

And Kotkaniemi scores a point after his taxi squad tour!

Yeah, I was surprised by his middling performance in Liiga. He doesn’t seem to be the player he was. I don’t think he has any nagging injuries so maybe he is demoralized or something similar and now no longer has the competitive drive he once had. Future potential still? Maybe, but the odds are getting longer.

Anderson’s roughing penalty seemed particularly avoidable.

Suzuki seems to be struggling on the faceoffs so far this year. Kotkaniemi had a slow start but has been much stronger after the first few games. Danault is super reliable.

Because of two consecutive Cup final losses after the 2021 win? 🤣

I guess Dallas could not find anyone that was willing take him on a trade, so they need to take a chance on the waivers.

That's a good point! 😁

Maybe I'll watch the first period live ...

Yes. Suzuki should be next. And this is a good system.

The 'nucks have had a slow start to the season, but this is no time for the Habs to take the foot off the accelerator pedal. Let's go, boys!

Ugh. Those numbered-list articles really annoy me. It's an excuse to not bother writing a proper story.

Hopefully there will be no penny-pinching on the agreement (after three years). The proximity of TR is a huge win for the Rocket.

Great news! Now, any guesses for the team name? Draveurs?

And improving the team (with a deal that Columbus will accept, given their own objectives) is the key, both for this season and for some number of years into the future. I'm not convinced it's achievable in this case, but I have no special insight into Bergevin's evaluation process.

A good 1A/1B split in a full season would be something like 55/27 games. Translate that to this season, and it's 38/18. Given the compressed schedule, I would hope to see Allen somewhere in the high teens by the end of the season, assuming no injuries and both goalies playing well. As a reference point, 17 games in a full season would give Price 65. He has played that many only four times in his career: 2010-11 (72 games, with Auld!), 2011-12 (65, with Budaj), 2014-15 (65, with Tokarski) and 2018-19 (66, with Niemi). 65 games (or equivalent) is a heavy load for any goaltender, and even more so for a 33yo in a compressed season.

I do think I jinxed that ... 😬

We have now scored 67% of the league’s total short-handed goals!