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Game is over and it was pretty boring and I didn't learn much. Hronek is low-key great. Erne seems decent enough. I want Kaski on the left side on one of our PP units; his shot appears to be as good as advertised, buried a nice one-timer in 3-on-3 action. Veleno and Seider were quiet. (To be fair, most players were quiet.) Zadina had two or three solid chances and couldn't convert, so that maddening trend continues. Sigh. Rasmussen was playing center. I didn't really notice him. Bertuzzi does the little things right. Ericsson almost murdered Chris Terry. To my eye, Ericsson actually looked more mobile than Nemeth. For what that's worth. Hirose almost murdered Pickard on a drive to the net. He definitely looks quicker than he did last season. His shot is kinda poop, I guess, but I like him as a smart, shifty, Nyquist-esque playmaker.

Tuomisto has also been torching the Jr Liiga with 3 goals and 7 assists through his first 7 games. It is a lower level league, but still great to see. He would definitely be playing in the top league, but doesn't want to ruin his college eligibility.

Soderblom played his first game with Frolunda of the SuperElit yesterday, and scored 4 goals. The 3rd goal was really nice. Crazy reach and silky mitts for such a big kid.

Preseason is dumb

The season needs to hurry up and start already. I know that much.

Not sure, nope. Definitely was longer than a year ago though. I think it might have been a few years ago. Frk is exactly what came to mind when I initially asked the question though. Although, I still think Frk was a useful player in a similar, limited role. I'm not saying I'd necessarily make the switch, but I think it would definitely be worth experimenting with...

I'm just s***posting, tbh. Based on my extreeeemely limited exposure to him (highlights vids on YouTube and today's scrimmage), I do think making him "position fluid" might be the best way of maximizing his strengths and minimizing his shortcomings. Specifically: running him as a forward at 5-on-5 and as a point man on the PP.

Not shown in that second clip: Erne got the puck at his blue line right at the beginning of his shift and he tore into the offensive zone like a bat out of hell. Several things I like about Erne's work on this sequence: he recognized that he had a man changing behind the play, he drew attention to himself with the hard drive around the net, and I'm guessing he recognized the shot threat in Kaski as he (Erne) was busting into the o-zone and that he trusted that Kaski would put himself in position for a cross-ice feed -- and even if Kaski failed to do so, Erne would have the late man with fresh legs coming off the bench.

So... Grewe having 52 pims in 2 games has to be a typo right?

Veleno taking Larkin's spot with Bert and Mantha

BS. You have never once discussed Zadina. Where is this sudden Zadina hate coming from? Real talk tho: If Zadina doesn't take a big step forward this season (early returns aren't very promising) and Quinn Hughes has a really good rookie season in the NHL, I might start leaning towards your side of the fence.

I didn't know you don't like Zadina. What don't you like about him? Could you expand?

really nice, he looked good during PT and seems to not miss a beat at home. thumbs up!

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I have no doubt Ericsson and Daley would clear, Bowey would probably get picked up though. For another team to take on Ericsson or Daley we probably need retain half salary and trade. Might be easier to do that if we let them start on the roster. But if we really want to add Seider we can waive one or both of them I'd think.

Kirby's gonna get slapped Yzerman would send these guys packing in a heartbeat for his boy Mo

yep, tomorrow we will get a first taste in the red and white game and if I´m not mistaken I heard he´s playing in the game against Chicago (2nd preseason game). I think Blash said so today in the TC coverage, but I´m not a 100% sure. I´ve seen so many videos the last two weeks that I don´t really know where I heard it... edit: Blash wanted to see him play against Kane and Toews, to see how far/good Seider really is.

I'm kinda getting that vibe too. It's gonna be real interesting seeing how he does in exhibition action.

Pretty sure that was HSJ. She's used to Kenny serving it up. Fav. part "Art, you're always negative" lol Also, getting some strong "Seider might make the team" vibes. I dunno, watched this last night. Had a few. Maybe I was just high or something.

Media person asking Yzerman to write her "The Captain's Homecoming Starts Now" piece for her: "Give us a sense what it was like sitting up in the crow's nest watching your team in Traverse City." Yzerman, with a straight face: "WELL, I thought all three practices have been very good. The drills were very good. Jeff's very well-organized and they worked very hard." lmao You could upload them to a pic sharing site, if you're comfortable with that. Then all you have to do is post the URLs. Postimage is pretty good.

I don't really buy that Yzerman needing more time to get to know the players is why they're holding off. I don't think it's necessarily the wrong call to hold off tho, and I'm sure they have good reasons for going this way. We've lost two bedrock leaders in a two-year span in Zetterberg and Kronwall. And that's happening right in the middle of a painful rebuild. And Yzerman has given every indication that he expects the team to suck this season. And Larkin is an emotional guy who maybe doesn't need to be shouldering the weight of a tank team's shortcomings any more than he did last season, all when what the organization truly needs him to do in the here & now is focus on becoming a Selke-caliber heavyweight centerman in the mold of Ryan O'Reilly. Work on the two-way game (-6 last season). Cut down on the penalties (75 mins last season). Keep improving at faceoffs (54.5% last season). So I'm guessing they're protecting Larkin and the other top young roster players. Let them focus on playing hockey. Guard against a "Wings fans thought the future was now. Turns out the young core isn't ready for prime time. Now the question becomes 'Where does the organization go from here?'" media BS. Or maybe they're just gonna give Larkin the C at the end of camp. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯