He looks like a total bust. Kakko doesn't look like he'll fit the bill either, but I can see him becoming a solid middle-six winger, but man, Laf just looks awful.
- Rinosaur

94 PDO...

I remember when Jack Hughes was a bust last year.

My buddy is a die hard Rangers fan and he says he's invisible every night and really should be sent down.
- Rinosaur

No offense but your buddy sounds like an idiot.

No offense but your buddy sounds like an idiot.
- Feds91Stammer

No, he really knows his poop to be honest.

No, he really knows his poop to be honest.
- Rinosaur

Doesn’t sound like it. Laf hasn’t been impressive because PDO and the fact that the team is absolutely horrible. They went on a run against poop teams before Covid shut down last season and everyone forgot that this is a team in a rebuild.

Doesn’t sound like it. Laf hasn’t been impressive because PDO and the fact that the team is absolutely horrible. They went on a run against poop teams before Covid shut down last season and everyone forgot that this is a team in a rebuild.
- Feds91Stammer

He watches most games and said he's just non-existent.

Lmao why is everyone on cap friendly doing Tatar to the penguins trades?
- Feds91Stammer

because you have 6 CapFriendly accounts?

I thought you guys were joking but seriously, calling a 19-year-old with a total of 16 games under his belt a bust? Wow. Speaking of lazy and enigmatic, he has one less goal than Malkin in the same number of games. He and the Rags will be terrorizing us soon enough.

I thought you guys were joking but seriously, calling a 19-year-old with a total of 16 games under his belt a bust? Wow. Speaking of lazy and enigmatic, he has one less goal than Malkin in the same number of games.
- Hockey66

Is Geno keeping you up at night?

Neither Haula, nor Granlund are having a great season, but neither is anyone else in NSH not named Forsberg. My guess is they'll try and nab a 2nd for both. I don't know that I'd personally give that for either one.

I've said this before, but JR jumped the gun so hard thinking there was going to be a mad dash and there wasn't.
- Rinosaur

I really have no complaints about Kapanen though... even if JR overpaid, I'd take Kapanen over Haula or Granlund (not Forsberg).

I just don't see us as great trade partners with Nashville. Which is too bad because they have some players I'd love to bring here.

LD for forward is about the only move have other than trading Poulin or Legare. I'd definitely explore the hell out of trading Dumo.

Is Geno keeping you up at night?
- MattStrat

The thought of him becoming a 50-point turnover machino is, which is what he is now.

I really have no complaints about Kapanen though... even if JR overpaid, I'd take Kapanen over Haula or Granlund (not Forsberg).

I just don't see us as great trade partners with Nashville. Which is too bad because they have some players I'd love to bring here.

LD for forward is about the only move have other than trading Poulin or Legare. I'd definitely explore the hell out of trading Dumo.
- YouMeAndDupuis9

Agree with all of this.

I thought you guys were joking but seriously, calling a 19-year-old with a total of 16 games under his belt a bust? Wow. Speaking of lazy and enigmatic, he has one less goal than Malkin in the same number of games. He and the Rags will be terrorizing us soon enough.
- Hockey66

exactly. Let him atleast get to Nikita Filatov level of gp pls thx

I thought you guys were joking but seriously, calling a 19-year-old with a total of 16 games under his belt a bust? Wow. Speaking of lazy and enigmatic, he has one less goal than Malkin in the same number of games. He and the Rags will be terrorizing us soon enough.
- Hockey66

Pretty sure only Rino said he was a bust but aight.

Pretty sure only Rino said he was a bust but aight.
- Victoro311

Yeah, I guess I lumped in your sarcasm with him, haha. And maybe the "buddy" and rooomers.

I thought you guys were joking but seriously, calling a 19-year-old with a total of 16 games under his belt a bust? Wow. Speaking of lazy and enigmatic, he has one less goal than Malkin in the same number of games. He and the Rags will be terrorizing us soon enough.
- Hockey66

lol 3 of his goals against at 5v5 have come in 23 minutes of sharing the ice with JJ.

Edit: not that it would make much of a difference, he's still 3-7 at 5v5, but just funny.

I really have no complaints about Kapanen though... even if JR overpaid, I'd take Kapanen over Haula or Granlund (not Forsberg).

I just don't see us as great trade partners with Nashville. Which is too bad because they have some players I'd love to bring here.

LD for forward is about the only move have other than trading Poulin or Legare. I'd definitely explore the hell out of trading Dumo.
- YouMeAndDupuis9

Let Nashville trade Ekholm away then offer them Petts.

He watches most games and said he's just non-existent.
- Rinosaur

MacKinnon was a slow starter compared to what he is since about 2017. Mack's first few seasons were good just not above and beyond what he is now.

MacKinnon was a slow starter compared to what he is since about 2017. Mack's first few seasons were good just not above and beyond what he is now.
- 668710

63 points in 82 games is pretty damn good as an 18 year old lol

63 points in 82 games is pretty damn good as an 18 year old lol
- j.boyd919

The thing with MacKinnon was that he was billed as the next face of the NHL so when he started off looking like a pretty normal-ish 1st overall pick I think he didn’t quite meet the hype. Then of course he did end up hitting that kind of best in the NHL potential the last few years here. Unfortunately for him McDavid had already arrived by then to claim the Next One mantel.

Pretty sure only Rino said he was a bust but aight.
- Victoro311

Didn't say he is. Just said he looks like one.

Even though Hughes and Kakko had mediocre rookie years, they still showed a pulse at times. I've watched a couple of non-Penguin Ranger games and Laf really wasn't noticeable, and as I said, my buddy who's a huge Rangers fan said he just looks lost out there.

I'm not saying he's a lock to be a bust, but his start looks worse to me than Hughes or Kakko for recent comparisons.

MacKinnon was a slow starter compared to what he is since about 2017. Mack's first few seasons were good just not above and beyond what he is now.
- 668710

He was a slow starter by "Generational Talent" expectations, but he still put up solid numbers.

63 points in 82 games is pretty damn good as an 18 year old lol
- j.boyd919

Yeah, he may not have hit Sid or Ovie numbers in his first year, but he also put up very nice numbers for his rookie year.

How’s everyone’s HBFL doing? I’m 6-0, 22nd overall but somehow 3rd in my division still haha

Got some crazy parlays going on tonight. Two of them, $5 each. Just felt like doing a couple of fun stupid bets

Bet 1: Pays $356
Isles ML
Flames/Leafs over 6.5
Blues 1.5
Mark Stone PP points 0.5
Staal +/- 0.5

Bet 2: Pay $75
Isles ML
Flames/Leafs over 6.5
Huberdeau SOG over 2
Blues 1.5

Uh oh - Sam Bennett just scored his third goal of the year. Price tag going UP UP UP!