It's only preseason
It's only preseason
It's only preseason

So Blais out now with an upper body injury. Not ideal with the season so close

I know that now that the season has started I'm officially an enemy a-hole, but if you need one more for a league I'll play and promise to keep my mouth shut. First time in 22 years I failed to fill my 16 league quota.

missed most of the game after the first but that kakko shot was dirty. hope he carries this over into the season.

I know that now that the season has started I'm officially an enemy a-hole, but if you need one more for a league I'll play and promise to keep my mouth shut. First time in 22 years I failed to fill my 16 league quota.
- Pags

Just to be clear: you're an enemy a-hole at ALL times of the year!

Just to be clear: you're an enemy a-hole at ALL times of the year!
- TommyGTrain

Fair enough, but you guys are mostly much less likely to tell me to F' off back to the Pens thread in the offseason

You don’t think the third line I wrote has talent? If that’s the case we’re in for a tough time.

The way I wrote it- Laf and Kakko get 18- 20 minutes a inight instead of 10-12.
- Greschnergy#4

Putting them on the 2nd line doesnt get them 18-20 mins a night. Zibanejad was averaging 19:38 mins, Panarin 19:13 mins. LAF was getting 14 mins a night last year. A bump to the 2nd line gets LAF 16 minutes tops! The only thing that could get LAF the minutes you speak of is playing on the PP and we both know he wont be on PP1.

And no, that third line you speak of isnt “talented” the way you want it. Its essentially a mish mosh of players. Goodrow a grinding/checking FWD, Chytil a young kid with still no clear identity, and Kravtsov a kid we have no idea whether he can play in the NHL within this system.

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