When I think of Miller I get a picture of David Banner walking down the road.
- A_SteamingLombardi
I don’t know what’s so hard to understand about this for some people. With all the change in Canada for the last 2 years, Americans do NOT want to be here. The cost of living is climbing and the rules are rediculous. It’s getting to the point where getting paid extremely high is no longer worth it. I bet we see a mass exodus of Americans in the next couple of years.
I don’t know what’s so hard to understand about this for some people. With all the change in Canada for the last 2 years, Americans do NOT want to be here. The cost of living is climbing and the rules are rediculous. It’s getting to the point where getting paid extremely high is no longer worth it. I bet we see a mass exodus of Americans in the next couple of years. - I-own_da-Northwest
I dunno, my life hasn’t changed that much, at least not that a border would have anything to do with anyway. I can go to a store, or a movie, or the park. I can travel if I want, though it’s more complicated, but that’s the same for every nationality. If you’re an American who can’t hack it in Canada then you’re a (frank)ing wussy.
I dunno, my life hasn’t changed that much, at least not that a border would have anything to do with anyway. I can go to a store, or a movie, or the park. I can travel if I want, though it’s more complicated, but that’s the same for every nationality. If you’re an American who can’t hack it in Canada then you’re a (frank)ing wussy. - 1970vintage
I dunno, my life hasn’t changed that much, at least not that a border would have anything to do with anyway. I can go to a store, or a movie, or the park. I can travel if I want, though it’s more complicated, but that’s the same for every nationality. If you’re an American who can’t hack it in Canada then you’re a (frank)ing wussy. - 1970vintage
Ill never understand how people can say words like tyranny. Theyve just never been anywhere where life actually sucks, i do not get the ability to complain about literally the top 1% of quality of life on the planet
Ill never understand how people can say words like tyranny. Theyve just never been anywhere where life actually sucks, i do not get the ability to complain about literally the top 1% of quality of life on the planet - neem55
I don’t know what’s so hard to understand about this for some people. With all the change in Canada for the last 2 years, Americans do NOT want to be here. The cost of living is climbing and the rules are rediculous. It’s getting to the point where getting paid extremely high is no longer worth it. I bet we see a mass exodus of Americans in the next couple of years. - I-own_da-Northwest
What rules are ridiculous?
I've been to Mexico, gone to work, traveled within Canada with my family, literally do everything we want or need to.
You freedumb morons are the ridiculous ones. If it's so bad here, gtfo.
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I don’t know what’s so hard to understand about this for some people. With all the change in Canada for the last 2 years, Americans do NOT want to be here. The cost of living is climbing and the rules are rediculous. It’s getting to the point where getting paid extremely high is no longer worth it. I bet we see a mass exodus of Americans in the next couple of years. - I-own_da-Northwest
Ranking the best NHL players and prospects under 23: Jack Hughes tops the list
Corey Pronman
Aug 29, 2022
Bubble elite NHL player and NHL All-Star
1. Jack Hughes, C, New Jersey
21 years old | 5-foot-11 | 170 pounds | Shoots left
Drafted: No. 1 in 2019
Skating: High-end
Puck skills: Above NHL average
Hockey sense: Above NHL average
Compete: Above NHL average
Analysis: Hughes was injured for a portion of the season, but when healthy he was an impact NHLer, having a true breakout season and looking like the No. 1 pick of the 2019 NHL Draft. His talent jumps out due to his outstanding skating with very good speed and better edge work. He’s also a highly skilled and imaginative puck handler who can make difficult plays at high speeds. Hughes lacks size but plays without fear and competes hard. He also showed a little more goal-scoring touch this season. He projects as a perennial All-Star who could touch the top of the scoring leaders at times in his career.
2. Moritz Seider, D, Detroit
21 years old | 6-foot-3 | 208 pounds | Shoots right
Drafted: No. 6 in 2019
Skating: NHL average
Puck skills: NHL average
Hockey sense: Above NHL average
Compete: Above NHL average
Analysis: Seider’s first NHL season was the best-case scenario. He stepped in right away and was an impactful defenseman for the Wings. He’s a tall, mobile right-shot defender who plays the game hard and with skill. Defensively he’s a rock due to his length and skating combined with an edge he brings to his game. He closes on checks at a high level and breaks up a lot of plays. The offensive parts of his game continue to improve and look like a clear strength. He ran Detroit’s PP1, showing instances of high-end skill and playmaking at both ends of the rink. Seider looks like a player who will be a star defenseman in the league for a long time and will likely get Norris votes in his career.
3. Trevor Zegras, C, Anaheim
21 years old | 6 feet | 173 pounds | Shoots left
Drafted: No. 9 in 2019
Skating: Below NHL average
Puck skills: High-end
Hockey sense: High-end
Compete: NHL average
Analysis: Zegras’ rookie NHL season went as well as you could have hoped. He was one of the most creative players in the league this season and a big reason why Anaheim threatened for a playoff spot in the first half of the season. He makes special plays with the puck consistently due to his skill and offensive IQ, showing a rare combination of elite imagination and the ability to improvise under pressure, both as a handler and a passer. Zegras isn’t the fastest player you’ll ever see or an amazing defensive player, but his compete is sneaky good. He doesn’t get pushed around physically, which helps complement his amazing puck game. He’s going to be a star in the NHL for a long time.
4. Quinn Hughes, D, Vancouver (Suck it Reuby)
22 years old | 5-foot-10 | 170 pounds | Shoots left
Drafted: No. 7 in 2018
Skating: Elite
Puck skills: NHL average
Hockey sense: High-end
Compete: NHL average
Analysis: Hughes had a monster season, coming just under a point/game as a 22-year-old defenseman in the NHL and playing major minutes for the Canucks. He’s dynamic with the puck due to his elite skating and playmaking ability. Hughes has a distinct skating stride that makes him highly elusive at both ends and allows his game to have a lot of pace. He makes highly skilled and creative plays with the puck at a high frequency as well. He’ll always be an offense-tilted player, but his defense should be good enough given his mobility and Hughes got regular PK time for the first time this season.
5. Brady Tkachuk, LW, Ottawa
22 years old | 6-foot-4 | 212 pounds | Shoots left
Drafted: No. 4 in 2018
Skating: Below NHL average
Puck skills: NHL average
Hockey sense: NHL average
Compete: Elite
Analysis: Brady Tkachuk took steps forward this season, producing offense at higher levels and establishing himself as one of the premier power forwards in the game. Tkachuk has very good hands and sees the ice well. Those aspects are secondary to how he imposes himself physically on a game though. He wins so many battles, is a menace around the net and when he’s bearing down on a defender he can lay them out. His physicality is matched by his effort to go with his large frame. Tkachuk lacks great footspeed, but it’s not an issue given how good the rest of his game is.
NHL All-Star
6. Andrei Svechnikov, LW, Carolina
22 years old | 6-foot-2 | 195 pounds | Shoots left
Drafted: No. 2 in 2018
Skating: NHL average
Puck skills: Above NHL average
Hockey sense: NHL average
Compete: Above NHL average
Shot: Above NHL average
Analysis: Svechnikov had an excellent season, emerging as a go-to player on a top NHL team, although his postseason performance was quite underwhelming in contrast. Svechnikov has every trait you want in an NHL player. He’s big, fast, powerful, competitive and full of offensive imagination. He can create with pace, can get inside and can create from the perimeter too. Is he the kind of player who can take over a game? His playoffs say otherwise, but everything else looks like a player who will be a frequent All-Star.
7. Rasmus Dahlin, D, Buffalo
22 years old | 6-foot-3 | 193 pounds | Shoots left
Drafted: No. 1 in 2018
Skating: NHL average
Puck skills: Above NHL average
Hockey sense: Above NHL average
Compete: Below NHL average
Analysis: Four years into Rasmus Dahlin’s NHL career, I think everyone’s eyes are starting to become wide open to what he is and isn’t. He’s an offensive dynamo. There are few defensemen with his frame who can handle the puck like him and make the kind of unique offensive plays he can. His brain operates at a high level of creativity and vision. Dahlin was much more confident using his skill to attack this season. He’s a good skater with good reach, but Dahlin’s not a strong defender due to a lack of physicality and doesn’t look like a player you’ll be projecting to take tough minutes. Even with that in mind, he looks like a long-time impactful NHL defenseman who will often be atop the scoring leaders for his position.
8. Tim Stützle, C, Ottawa
20 years old | 6-foot-1 | 187 pounds | Shoots left
Drafted: No. 3 in 2020
Skating: High-end
Puck skills: NHL average
Hockey sense: Above NHL average
Compete: Above NHL average
Analysis: Stützle had a great season, scoring 58 points this season in the NHL only two years removed from being drafted. He’s a dynamic all-around player. His skating is fantastic, with good speed and high-end edges that make him highly elusive. Stützle makes a ton happen at fast speeds, from how he beat defenders with speed and skill, to how he creates for his teammates while on the move. Stützle plays the game with a lot of effort and without fear, frequently getting to the net and being responsible without the puck. He projects as a true star, with a chance to do so down the middle even if that’s not a lock.
9. Lucas Raymond, RW, Detroit
20 years old | 5-foot-11 | 170 pounds | Shoots right
Drafted: No. 4 in 2020
Skating: NHL average
Puck skills: High-end
Hockey sense: NHL average
Compete: NHL average
Shot: Above NHL average
Analysis: Raymond was about as good as anyone could have reasonably hoped he would have been in the NHL as a teenager. He played significant minutes, ran the PP1 flank and was a go-to player for the Red Wings as a teenager. Raymond’s puck game is exceptional. He has the elite hands to make defenders miss and maintain possession like a top player. He’s a highly creative playmaker who can wait out seams. He also has a strong wrist shot and it’s what makes him deadly on the man advantage. Raymond lacks ideal size and speed, but he’s shifty and doesn’t get hit much. He looks like a budding star who will be a top scorer in the league for a while.
10. Alexis Lafrenière, RW, New York Rangers
20 years old | 6-foot-1 | 193 pounds | Shoots left
Drafted: No. 1 in 2020
Skating: Below NHL average
Puck skills: Above NHL average
Hockey sense: Above NHL average
Compete: Above NHL average
Analysis: Lafrenière had a solid second NHL campaign. It wasn’t the big numbers you were hoping for, but he was very good in the NHL playoffs giving hope for better things to come. With the puck on his stick in the offensive zone, he’s very dangerous. He can beat NHL defensemen with his stick handling. He can make creative passes and hit seams. Lafrenière also doesn’t shy from going to the net to create offense in the high percentage areas. His main issue is his lack of NHL footspeed, which has caused his start to his career to be bumpier than expected. I still think with time and physical maturity he can become a true star on the wing who can be a big part of a good NHL lineup even if he may not be the guy I thought would carry a team like I did when he was in junior.
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We can’t handle their women.
- Shuswap Wap
lol just flew back in from Winnipeg. How's the overall convo in here still the constant Benning crybabies or are we accepting Miller will be here on opening day?
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The Athletic…
Ranking the best NHL players and prospects under 23: Jack Hughes tops the list
Corey Pronman
Aug 29, 2022
Bubble elite NHL player and NHL All-Star
1. Jack Hughes, C, New Jersey
21 years old | 5-foot-11 | 170 pounds | Shoots left
Drafted: No. 1 in 2019
Skating: High-end
Puck skills: Above NHL average
Hockey sense: Above NHL average
Compete: Above NHL average
Analysis: Hughes was injured for a portion of the season, but when healthy he was an impact NHLer, having a true breakout season and looking like the No. 1 pick of the 2019 NHL Draft. His talent jumps out due to his outstanding skating with very good speed and better edge work. He’s also a highly skilled and imaginative puck handler who can make difficult plays at high speeds. Hughes lacks size but plays without fear and competes hard. He also showed a little more goal-scoring touch this season. He projects as a perennial All-Star who could touch the top of the scoring leaders at times in his career.
2. Moritz Seider, D, Detroit
21 years old | 6-foot-3 | 208 pounds | Shoots right
Drafted: No. 6 in 2019
Skating: NHL average
Puck skills: NHL average
Hockey sense: Above NHL average
Compete: Above NHL average
Analysis: Seider’s first NHL season was the best-case scenario. He stepped in right away and was an impactful defenseman for the Wings. He’s a tall, mobile right-shot defender who plays the game hard and with skill. Defensively he’s a rock due to his length and skating combined with an edge he brings to his game. He closes on checks at a high level and breaks up a lot of plays. The offensive parts of his game continue to improve and look like a clear strength. He ran Detroit’s PP1, showing instances of high-end skill and playmaking at both ends of the rink. Seider looks like a player who will be a star defenseman in the league for a long time and will likely get Norris votes in his career.
3. Trevor Zegras, C, Anaheim
21 years old | 6 feet | 173 pounds | Shoots left
Drafted: No. 9 in 2019
Skating: Below NHL average
Puck skills: High-end
Hockey sense: High-end
Compete: NHL average
Analysis: Zegras’ rookie NHL season went as well as you could have hoped. He was one of the most creative players in the league this season and a big reason why Anaheim threatened for a playoff spot in the first half of the season. He makes special plays with the puck consistently due to his skill and offensive IQ, showing a rare combination of elite imagination and the ability to improvise under pressure, both as a handler and a passer. Zegras isn’t the fastest player you’ll ever see or an amazing defensive player, but his compete is sneaky good. He doesn’t get pushed around physically, which helps complement his amazing puck game. He’s going to be a star in the NHL for a long time.
4. Quinn Hughes, D, Vancouver (Suck it Reuby)
22 years old | 5-foot-10 | 170 pounds | Shoots left
Drafted: No. 7 in 2018
Skating: Elite
Puck skills: NHL average
Hockey sense: High-end
Compete: NHL average
Analysis: Hughes had a monster season, coming just under a point/game as a 22-year-old defenseman in the NHL and playing major minutes for the Canucks. He’s dynamic with the puck due to his elite skating and playmaking ability. Hughes has a distinct skating stride that makes him highly elusive at both ends and allows his game to have a lot of pace. He makes highly skilled and creative plays with the puck at a high frequency as well. He’ll always be an offense-tilted player, but his defense should be good enough given his mobility and Hughes got regular PK time for the first time this season.
5. Brady Tkachuk, LW, Ottawa
22 years old | 6-foot-4 | 212 pounds | Shoots left
Drafted: No. 4 in 2018
Skating: Below NHL average
Puck skills: NHL average
Hockey sense: NHL average
Compete: Elite
Analysis: Brady Tkachuk took steps forward this season, producing offense at higher levels and establishing himself as one of the premier power forwards in the game. Tkachuk has very good hands and sees the ice well. Those aspects are secondary to how he imposes himself physically on a game though. He wins so many battles, is a menace around the net and when he’s bearing down on a defender he can lay them out. His physicality is matched by his effort to go with his large frame. Tkachuk lacks great footspeed, but it’s not an issue given how good the rest of his game is.
NHL All-Star
6. Andrei Svechnikov, LW, Carolina
22 years old | 6-foot-2 | 195 pounds | Shoots left
Drafted: No. 2 in 2018
Skating: NHL average
Puck skills: Above NHL average
Hockey sense: NHL average
Compete: Above NHL average
Shot: Above NHL average
Analysis: Svechnikov had an excellent season, emerging as a go-to player on a top NHL team, although his postseason performance was quite underwhelming in contrast. Svechnikov has every trait you want in an NHL player. He’s big, fast, powerful, competitive and full of offensive imagination. He can create with pace, can get inside and can create from the perimeter too. Is he the kind of player who can take over a game? His playoffs say otherwise, but everything else looks like a player who will be a frequent All-Star.
7. Rasmus Dahlin, D, Buffalo
22 years old | 6-foot-3 | 193 pounds | Shoots left
Drafted: No. 1 in 2018
Skating: NHL average
Puck skills: Above NHL average
Hockey sense: Above NHL average
Compete: Below NHL average
Analysis: Four years into Rasmus Dahlin’s NHL career, I think everyone’s eyes are starting to become wide open to what he is and isn’t. He’s an offensive dynamo. There are few defensemen with his frame who can handle the puck like him and make the kind of unique offensive plays he can. His brain operates at a high level of creativity and vision. Dahlin was much more confident using his skill to attack this season. He’s a good skater with good reach, but Dahlin’s not a strong defender due to a lack of physicality and doesn’t look like a player you’ll be projecting to take tough minutes. Even with that in mind, he looks like a long-time impactful NHL defenseman who will often be atop the scoring leaders for his position.
8. Tim Stützle, C, Ottawa
20 years old | 6-foot-1 | 187 pounds | Shoots left
Drafted: No. 3 in 2020
Skating: High-end
Puck skills: NHL average
Hockey sense: Above NHL average
Compete: Above NHL average
Analysis: Stützle had a great season, scoring 58 points this season in the NHL only two years removed from being drafted. He’s a dynamic all-around player. His skating is fantastic, with good speed and high-end edges that make him highly elusive. Stützle makes a ton happen at fast speeds, from how he beat defenders with speed and skill, to how he creates for his teammates while on the move. Stützle plays the game with a lot of effort and without fear, frequently getting to the net and being responsible without the puck. He projects as a true star, with a chance to do so down the middle even if that’s not a lock.
9. Lucas Raymond, RW, Detroit
20 years old | 5-foot-11 | 170 pounds | Shoots right
Drafted: No. 4 in 2020
Skating: NHL average
Puck skills: High-end
Hockey sense: NHL average
Compete: NHL average
Shot: Above NHL average
Analysis: Raymond was about as good as anyone could have reasonably hoped he would have been in the NHL as a teenager. He played significant minutes, ran the PP1 flank and was a go-to player for the Red Wings as a teenager. Raymond’s puck game is exceptional. He has the elite hands to make defenders miss and maintain possession like a top player. He’s a highly creative playmaker who can wait out seams. He also has a strong wrist shot and it’s what makes him deadly on the man advantage. Raymond lacks ideal size and speed, but he’s shifty and doesn’t get hit much. He looks like a budding star who will be a top scorer in the league for a while.
10. Alexis Lafrenière, RW, New York Rangers
20 years old | 6-foot-1 | 193 pounds | Shoots left
Drafted: No. 1 in 2020
Skating: Below NHL average
Puck skills: Above NHL average
Hockey sense: Above NHL average
Compete: Above NHL average
Analysis: Lafrenière had a solid second NHL campaign. It wasn’t the big numbers you were hoping for, but he was very good in the NHL playoffs giving hope for better things to come. With the puck on his stick in the offensive zone, he’s very dangerous. He can beat NHL defensemen with his stick handling. He can make creative passes and hit seams. Lafrenière also doesn’t shy from going to the net to create offense in the high percentage areas. His main issue is his lack of NHL footspeed, which has caused his start to his career to be bumpier than expected. I still think with time and physical maturity he can become a true star on the wing who can be a big part of a good NHL lineup even if he may not be the guy I thought would carry a team like I did when he was in junior. - LeftCoaster
