2024-2025 NHL season
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Je ne sais pas, j’ai pas l’impression qu’il va apporter quelque chose de plus aux Panthers. Il a grandement ralenti depuis le départ de Bergeron.
He’s likely only there for the duration of this season. A rental like Ben Chiarot & Claude Giroux a couple of years ago. Sure there’s always the chance he could re-sign with Boston as a UFA. The Bruins did trade Charlie Coyle but they got Casey Middlestadt in return. They lost Trent Friedricks to Edmonton. They chose to part with Justin Brazeau which surprised me but got prospects in return. They lost popular Brendan Carlo but got a promising young player in return & picks. So it’s not all lost in Boston. I expect them to come back strong next season. However it seems like they chose to part with their big guys & will be going with smaller skilled players in the future. Again don’t be surprised if Brad Marchand doesn’t return to the Bruins next season on a team-friendly 1 or 2 year contract to allow him to retire as a Bruin.
Leafs getting marks for acquiring Brendan Carlo & Scott Laughton. They were looking for a reliable third-line center & a top 6 right-side defenceman & they got them.
Word is that they nearly obtained Mikko Rantanen this morning & even offered Carolina a better package than they got from Dallas. But the Canes preferred trading with Dallas since they didn’t want Rantanen playing for an eastern conference rival. Toronto had offered them top prospects Fraser Minten, Easton Cowan & two first round picks. Once Dallas acquired Rantanen the Leafs turned around & acquired Carlo from Boston for Minten & the picks.
Word is that they nearly obtained Mikko Rantanen this morning & even offered Carolina a better package than they got from Dallas. But the Canes preferred trading with Dallas since they didn’t want Rantanen playing for an eastern conference rival. Toronto had offered them top prospects Fraser Minten, Easton Cowan & two first round picks. Once Dallas acquired Rantanen the Leafs turned around & acquired Carlo from Boston for Minten & the picks.
What surprised me the most today wasn’t the fact Marchand was traded. It’s the fact it only cost Florida a conditional first or second round pick to get him. It likely will be a first unless they get upset in the first round which I can’t see happening unless they face Tampa. Another reason i can’t see Florida re-signing Marchand is due to the fact they won’t have any cap money left if (and they will) re-sign Sam Bennett. Seth Jones’ acquisition also doesn’t leave them with much room although Chicago will retain some money.
Brandon Carlo to the Leafs also surprised me. I wasn’t aware he was even considered to be moved.
Brandon Carlo to the Leafs also surprised me. I wasn’t aware he was even considered to be moved.
I never been a big fan of him but, Tom Wilson, at age 30, is having his best offensive season ever. With 29 goals, 22 assists and only 59 minutes spent in the penalty box! Makes me wonder what kind of record he would show if he hadnt been put in the enforcer role all his carrer.
MacKinnon on Bedard Stagnant Production:
www.nytimes.com
Nathan MacKinnon on Connor Bedard’s stagnant production: ‘I’d have killed for that when I was 19’
MacKinnon serves as a reminder that a major breakthrough doesn’t happen overnight for everybody.
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Yeah, I remember thinking, of MacKinnon’s NHL debut, that the step was maybe too big for him and he could end up being a big flop. It saddened me because, I was living in Halifax when he was playing junior there. Damn him and Drouin were the biggest attraction in the LHJMQ in those years, I think I was at every local games for 2 full seasons there. Some of the games are still the most memorable ones I have seen.MacKinnon on Bedard Stagnant Production:
Nathan MacKinnon on Connor Bedard’s stagnant production: ‘I’d have killed for that when I was 19’
MacKinnon serves as a reminder that a major breakthrough doesn’t happen overnight for everybody.
MacKinnon is a very strong looking mature player. Bedard looks like a kid playing with pros and I think his size or lack of has been a problem as physical NHL play has stifled his production. The key to his development is growing into his body and developing a strong body like MacKinnon did. MacKinnon is now one of the top players in the league but it took a bit of time for him to develop into that. One concern I have is that Bedard, who strikes me as more of a video game nerd than a weight room junkie, doesn't develop his body and doesn't develop as a player. In which case the Blackhawks will be stuck.
According to ESPN, MacKinnons is 6'0" and 200 pounds with strenght, speed and agility combined I don't see on any other forward in the league.
MacKinnon is an obvious physical specimen.
I don't believe Bedard is 185 pounds, those stats may be fudged.
Yeah, sometimes they are. For a long time Laraque was listed at 230 when he admitted that during his last 4 seasons, he never went below 245, even reaching 270 one year!!!
Montreal show Suzuki at 207, not sure about that but, he is strong and solid for a.5’11".
Compare this year's #1 pick Celebrini with Bedard. Celebrini has 20 goals, 28 assists and 48 points in 58 games, while Bedard has 17 goals and 35 assists for 52 points 65 games. Celebrini is producing .83 points a game while Bedard, the 2nd year man, is being outperformed with a mere .80 points per game. While it's not bust territory, it's fair to call Bedard a disappointment. He was overhyped and to date his game is not dominant in the NHL. He is just another good player.
Yes it is. He was being compared to McDavid. McDavid was a 100 point player his second season. Bedard is far far away from that. McDavid also completely turned Edmonton around from a sub 12 games under .500 team his rookie year to 20 games over .500 his 2nd year. The winning, the turnaround, the hope, the infusion of youthful energy, it's not happening for the Blackhawks. Instead it is "back to the drawing board" and no playoffs, nor even a remote sniff of playoffs. How can you say that is not disappointing? It's ugly and it's very disappointing. It does happen in all sports that draft picks do not live up to their outlandish hype. I really see Bedard as more of Jack Hughes type #1 pick, who will be a good player in the league for a long time, but he is not going to dominate or be a generational talent like Crosby or Ovechkin or McDavid have been.
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