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NHL draft-eligible Chaz Lucius is more than his goal scoring Pros: Center. Righthanded. Goalscorer. Cool name. Cons: Skating(might be long term injury related). Defense.

We wouldn’t be talking about the hit or the suspension had Evans not gotten injured.

I dont know where you get your stats, but Larkin finished 89th in 16/17 (his first season at center I believe) 28th in 17/18, 24th in 18/19 and 29th in 19/20 among centers. And I am including not only full time centers, but any forward who averages more time at C than W. He finished 76th this season after playing in only 44 games due to injury. His PPG average would have put him at 30 points if he played a full season which would have put him in the 50's. Not 1C numbers obviously, but still 2C. Larkin has been a low end 1C for the previous 3 seasons, and even in a down year, he was still at a 2C level. Exactly where most people put him. No one in their right mind thinks Ras or Veleno will ever be a 1C. Love to be wrong tho.

5 Centers: Dylan Larkin, Joe Veleno, Michael Rasmussen, Theodor Niederbach, Chase Pearson 5 Left-Wingers: Jakub Vrana, Lucas Raymond, Tyler Bertuzzi, Robert Mastrosimone, Elmer Soderblom 5 Right-Wingers: Filip Zadina, Jonatan Berggren, Robby Fabbri, Adam Erne, Givani Smith 4 Left-Defensemen: Dennis Cholowski, Albert Johansson, William Wallinder, Eemil Viro, Jared McIsaac 4 Right-Defensemen: Moritz Seider, Filip Hronek, Gustav Lindstrom, Antti Tuomisto 3 Goalkeepers: Keith Petruzzelli, Carter Gylander, Jan Bednar Any major omissions? What position are we weakest/strongest?

Chaz Lucius is a Marvel hero. Kent Johnson is a DC hero.

To assess Larkin through his ppg rate is a bit thin. He is playing on one of the worst teams in the last 5 years, was forced to play against the best night in night out and his support cast was let´s say mediocre and often hit by injuries. As SY said in his final presser, the points will come once the support cast is better and no one can argue that his two way play or work ethic is not were it needs to be.

I would throw Viro into that mix on the LHD side. IMO he's honestly our best D prospect outside of Seider and Johansson. McIsaac and possibly Wallinder should be in there too. I'm really not as high on Tuomisto as many folks are. I'd list Viro, Wallinder, and McIsaac ahead of him. At forward you're missing Smith and Pearson. Both look like NHLers to me. Petruzelli should be considered at goalie. His time is approaching. We need superstars at any position. That's the hole. Maybe less so D cause of Seider.

Exactly. And also exactly why basing suspension on injury is the most moronic thing the league has ever done. Clean legal hit? Too bad - Evans got hurt from the ensuing incidental head bonks. Now your clean hit is considered dirty and you must sit 4 games. This league is approaching total clown-world real quick. If you want to make that Scheifele hit illegal, great. Change the rules to make it so. But to pretend that hit was egregious under the current rules is more laughable than the leafs franchise still claiming it was their cup year. And I'm honestly shocked how many folks agree with the league here. Big hit hockey is dead. If this is the reaction to this hit then we're going to be going by women's rules sooner than I could've even imagined (not hyperbole).

I'm kind of tired of defending Larkin's honor. However, it's worth noting Yzerman did confirm in his end-of-season presser that he wants Larkin to be a Selke type guy, isn't concerned about Larkin's less-than-stellar production (because Selke type guy), and feels Larkin's production will improve as the team around him improves. Which is what I and others have been saying. Realistically, the team Yzerman's building isn't going to be a high-octane offensive juggernaut. Which is fine by me. We just witnessed the Habs beclown the Leafs with a center group of Danault-Suzuki-Kotkaniemi-Staal. And the Habs have taken the first two games against the Jets. Meanwhile, McDavid and Matthews are golfing. It all comes down to knowing what your team's strengths and shortcomings are; implementing systems that maximize your team's strengths and minimize your team's weaknesses; and getting your players to buy in and embrace their roles. If you have that and sneaky-good depth, you have a shot at winning a Cup.

The whistle had not blown, Schiefele had stopped his strides 15' prior to impact, and the hit was shoulder to chest. The proof that this play was very arguably clean is the official at the goal line keeping his hand down. If it was egregious, the arm would have gone up immediately.

Watch the ref on the goal line. He doesnt even put his arm in the air. That's how clean that hit was. Big guy knocking down a small guy who put his head down and forgot he was playing a contact sport. I am not a big Sean Avery fan, but he has the correct take here. This isnt Scott Stevens taking elbow shots at heads or Ulf Sammuelsson sticking legs out to wreck ACL's. The is Evans forgetting he is playing a playoff game in the NHL and getting trucked by an opponent who was playing until the whistle. Shoulder to chest. Whamo. The injury sucks, but you better keep your head up and on a swivel if you are gonna play hockey. It's not curling.

I like that Edvinsson does MMA. So alpha.

This is basically my list, except in the opposite order. And of course, Cossa in the 20s! #f***wallstedt

They both suck

Goaltending is obvious our biggest weakness, but also the easiest problem to solve in UFA. Cossa fixes that problem. Center depth is next in line, followed by LHD. We have a couple more drafts to address those needs and the pieces are all there. From there, there is no issue that cannot be solved via UFA or trade once the team is competitive again.