Bill Meltzer: Quick Hits: Prospect Updates, TIFH

As the first guy on this thread I would like to ask everyone to ignore the trolls.
We cherish hockey related exchange of opinions too much to allow ourselves to be derailed every single time.

I was only 7 when Pelle passed. I remember it very vividly though. Very sad day.

i'm a thread or two late but I wanna comment on Desnoyers

we traded up more than once in the draft this year

the more this team finds guys past the first round (Ghost, Lindblom and others on the way) the more I trust that they really know what they're doing. When a guy like Desnoyers takes a huge leap offensively in his D+1 year we shouldn't be too surprised

I wish there was a very minimal IQ filter on this site so that mine could be the third post in chronological order.

i'm a thread or two late but I wanna comment on Desnoyers

we traded up more than once in the draft this year

the more this team finds guys past the first round (Ghost, Lindblom and others on the way) the more I trust that they really know what they're doing. When a guy like Desnoyers takes a huge leap offensively in his D+1 year we shouldn't be too surprised
- Coburns_Nose

Early days, early days, hold your hosses...

Beware of that Powerhouse Sun Devil hockey program

No matter when it occurs, the time between the NHL draft /FA and the beginning of training camp has got to be the pits of the world for hockey fans. I just wish they would start the next season already. Thanks Bill for doing your best to fill the void!

I still drive by the "Pelle corner" 2 or 3 times a week. Its always a reminder of what happened. My dad drove me over there the day after it happened and I can still see in my head the (very short) skid marks and the red paint on the wall long washed away by rain and time. Just a few weeks before my 15th birthday. It stuck with me for a long time.

I also wonder that if he had just hit the wall maybe 3 or 4 feet to the right, he may have survived.

The angle of the road approaching the school house wall was at about a 45 degree angle. He may have hit the wall and ricocheted to the right sliding down the wall and the impact may not have been as severe even at that speed.

Instead he impacted at the right corner of the concrete stairway that split the 3(ish) foot high wall that ran along the front of the building. It was like impacting a wedge at high speed, the car had nowhere to go except stop...instantly.

We know he only saw it at the last second because the skid marks started barely before the sidewalk (maybe 8 feet or so). Which at the speed was barely an instant.

I was at the first game after Pelle died. Jensen in net against Edmonton, it was surreal.

I am sick of the stupid Olympics.

No break please.

I am sick of the stupid Olympics.

No break please.
- DrMidnite

I don’t mind the Olympics until one of our guys gets hurt. Who would realistically be going from our squad ? Jake, Coots, Hart?, Provorov, Raffl?, Hayes?. Imagine Hart or Coots went down..

I don’t mind the Olympics until one of our guys gets hurt. Who would realistically be going from our squad ? Jake, Coots, Hart?, Provorov, Raffl?, Hayes?. Imagine Hart or Coots went down..
- ClaudeFather

Realistically?

Voracek
Lindblom(maybe)
Provorov
Raffl
Couturier
Hart (maybe)

I don’t mind the Olympics until one of our guys gets hurt. Who would realistically be going from our squad ? Jake, Coots, Hart?, Provorov, Raffl?, Hayes?. Imagine Hart or Coots went down..
- ClaudeFather

Not just the injury factor but the tv times are all jacked up and/or you lose interest because Canada and USA get knocked out.

I'm not sure who would go off our team.

Couts and Provorov for sure.

Not just the injury factor but the tv times are all jacked up and/or you lose interest because Canada and USA get knocked out.

I'm not sure who would go off our team.

Couts and Provorov for sure.
- DrMidnite

Et tu, DP?

Its the Summer Olympics this year. That got postponed from the last one. Winter Olympics are 2 years away. No hockey in these Olympics.

Et tu, DP?

Its the Summer Olympics this year. That got postponed from the last one. Winter Olympics are 2 years away. No hockey in these Olympics.
- PT21

Those are my initials, not sure why you used them though.

And thx I forgot. Summer Olympics will not happen though, which really sucks for Japan.

Et tu, DP?

Its the Summer Olympics this year. That got postponed from the last one. Winter Olympics are 2 years away. No hockey in these Olympics.
- PT21

I know its counter intuitive, but I wish they would play hockey in the Summer Olympics like they do with basketball.

Realistically?

Voracek
Lindblom(maybe)
Provorov
Raffl
Couturier
Hart (maybe)
- MBFlyerfan

I think Hart is a lock to go. He might be already but he will definitely be two years from now.

Those are my initials, not sure why you used them though.

And thx I forgot. Summer Olympics will not happen though, which really sucks for Japan.
- DrMidnite

1. To remind you gently that it is unwise to reveal identity in your public posts on any forum.

2. Summer Olympics will happen, they begin July 23, 2021.

I know its counter intuitive, but I wish they would play hockey in the Summer Olympics like they do with basketball.
- MBFlyerfan

Agreed. I hate when the season is stopped for games that mean very little to a lot of people.

1. To remind you gently that it is unwise to reveal identity in your public posts on any forum.

2. Summer Olympics will happen, they begin July 23, 2021.
- PT21

Oh Chess.com? Good call

Agreed. I hate when the season is stopped for games that mean very little to a lot of people.
- mickel25

I do know what you mean based on where we are situated, but they do mean a lot to more people than the NHL does.

Its the Olympics, the second greatest show on earth after the soccer world cup (in terms of overall viewership).

I know its counter intuitive, but I wish they would play hockey in the Summer Olympics like they do with basketball.
- MBFlyerfan

Agreed. Especially since it's pretty much just baseball going on.

I do think players would not like it in the summer (like USA basketball) because you are essentially forgoing most of your break to keep playing. Then you start the grind of camp before you know it.

RIP Pelle...my dad still has the ticket stub and commemorative photo they gave out the first game after his death.