AROUND THE LEAGUE - 25-26

[Megaterio Llamas]

Looks like Stevie Y just landed the Wings ol' Hambone

He was always a weak link in a strong defense. Always a bit over-rated, imo

Yeah, I'm surprised he caught on for another year somewhere. I just assumed he was done.

[Chef Boi RD]

Are Stevie Y’s best days as a GM behind him?

[Megaterio Llamas]

Are Stevie Y’s best days as a GM behind him?

Yeah, he seems to be getting bogged down. The progress is glacial.

[Chef Boi RD]

Are Stevie Y’s best days as a GM behind him?

Yeah, he seems to be getting bogged down. The progress is glacial.

I think it’s like anything and everything for everyone, the shelf life is limited.

[Lancer]

Are Stevie Y’s best days as a GM behind him?

Yeah, he seems to be getting bogged down. The progress is glacial.

For all the talk about “the mushy middle”, Detroit could serve as the poster child for the term. Been stuck where they’ve been at for quite a while.

[Chef Boi RD]

Are Stevie Y’s best days as a GM behind him?

Yeah, he seems to be getting bogged down. The progress is glacial.

For all the talk about “the mushy middle”, Detroit could serve as the poster child for the term. Been stuck where they’ve been at for quite a while.

As you know, Chef is no fan of the mushy middle. It’s like trying to swim for the shore in a rip ride. It achieves fuck all, so all you can do is swim parallel to the shore to stay alive - the mushy middle. But the mushy middle is what we do here in Vancouver, we are clinical about it, militant! Onward and noword - .500 hockey, wildcard hockey., middle 6 players galore and 2nd pairing players galore, tweeners everywhere. The torment, the tease…it’s all very real.

[UWSaint]

Are Stevie Y’s best days as a GM behind him?

Yeah, he seems to be getting bogged down. The progress is glacial.

I think it’s like anything and everything for everyone, the shelf life is limited.

Yzerman's best days as GM were done when he got to Detroit. I wonder how much of that has to do with poor pro scouting. No one hits at 100%, but the misses with defensemen acquisitions are massive and don't seem to be just "hindsight" evaluations. Chiarot? Holl? And the guy you let go is Walman? (An imperfect player, to be sure, but clearly better than some of what stayed). Trading Hronek when the defense was already a mess? And then there was the goaltending mess -- several iffy goalies don't add up to a good one.

Its a decent forward group in Detroit, but the defense remains a wreck -- though now it is a wreck with a light at the end of the tunnel if ASP hits and Edvinsson continues to improve. Those 6-7 D talent-level flotsam and jetsam masquerading as 4-5 D will be done after this season and there's cap space to do something. But there's no history suggesting the right defenseman will be identified....

[JelloPuddingPop]

Looch signs a PTO with St. Louis.

Doug Armstrong man, some out of the box thinking there.

[Megaterio Llamas]

One of the very few decent UFA bets has signed today. Victor Olofsson lands in Colorado on a one-year deal—1 x $1.575.

Also, draftee Brady Martin has signed his entry-level contract, taking the NCAA off the table.



https://puckpedia.com/

[Chef Boi RD]

Apparently the Rangers are closing in on Roslovic and the Canucks are out. Thank the lord! We have way too many middle 6 tweeners in the line up.

[Megaterio Llamas]

For all the Canucks American content, not much representation here:

Olympic hopefuls, NHL stars fill USA Hockey 44-player orientation camp roster

U.S. roster
Goaltenders: Joey Daccord, Connor Hellebuyck, Jake Oettinger, Jeremy Swayman.

Defensemen: Brock Faber, Adam Fox, Luke Hughes, Quinn Hughes, Noah Hanifin, Seth Jones, Jackson LaCombe, Charlie McAvoy, Brett Pesce, Neal Pionk, Jake Sanderson, Brady Skjei, Jaccob Slavin, Alex Vlasic, Zach Werenski.

Forwards: Matt Boldy, Cole Caufield, Logan Cooley, Kyle Connor, Jack Eichel, Conor Garland, Jake Guentzel, Jack Hughes, Patrick Kane, Clayton Keller, Matthew Knies, Chris Kreider, Dylan Larkin, Auston Matthews, J.T. Miller, Frank Nazar, Brock Nelson, Shane Pinto, Jason Robertson, Bryan Rust, Tage Thompson, Brady Tkachuk, Matthew Tkachuk, Vincent Trocheck, Alex Tuch.

[Megaterio Llamas]

Marco Rossi has signed with Minnesota. $5 x 3. https://puckpedia.com/signing/10097?utm ... nt=primary

[Lancer]

Marco Rossi has signed with Minnesota. $5 x 3. https://puckpedia.com/signing/10097?utm ... nt=primary

Well, that's one name off the conversation list for a 2C.

Maybe Guerin couldn't find a bigger replacement for Rossi, while a $5 million/yr 3-year bridge deal wouldn't be the worst outcome for Rossi's camp.

We'll see if this is an isolated incident WRT unsigned RFAs, or if this is a domino falling.

[Chef Boi RD]

Nobody was meeting Guerin’s price. It’s no walk in the park making hockey trades in todays climate, unless you want to overpay or under receive. #buildthroughthedraft #stoptradingpicks

[Megaterio Llamas]

UFA Luke Kunin has signed with Florida. $775 x 1. https://puckpedia.com/signing/10098?utm ... nt=primary