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Ill be in Sweden late Nov early Dec and hoping to get to see at least a couple Rogle games while Im there. Nov 29 and Dec 3.

Just had that "DK" is no longer a Red Wing realization and it just made my day. Also, Edvinsson will win that 2nd pair job on the left side in no time, and Maatta will be a sensible 3rd pair mainstay.

Kasper's father is reporting via george malik that Buffalo really wanted Marco and was trying to trade up and swap picks with Detroit to get him. Obvi SY said no. All this tells me is SY values Kasper quite a bit more than Savoie or anyone else drafted behind Kasper. This is good.

Not that you're wrong about the things you've said here, but I'm much more inclined to compare Kasper to Larkin than I am to compare him to Veleno. I'm glad that Larkin is young enough to really push Kasper when he makes the team. I see no reason to think Kasper doesn't have Larkin-esque upside.

Savoie is a b*tch. I don't understand the love for that guy? He had an ALRIGHT offensive year, while splitting time on the wing. People talk about how he's this offensive wizard but I don't see it. He had 90 points. For comparison's sake, that's 11 more points than offensive superstar Joe Veleno had in his draft year. It's 30 fewer points than actual offensive superstar Marco Rossi had in his draft year and he is similarly sized. If the idea is that you sacrifice size for offensive upside, then wouldn't you want a player who had shown he's capable of the offense? Kasper is the guy. I think you're looking at a Bo Horvat or Ryan O'Reilly type center here. He's a horse. I love what SY is doing here. He's got absolutely studs down the middle, on defense, and in goal. And he's surrounding them with guys like Raymond, Vrana, and Perron to score the goals. Love it.

This. I'm excited that he'll soon get to regularly work with pro-level coaching to round out his game.

Cossa sucks. Keith Petruzelli 2.0

Maata will be better for Hronek than DK/Staal/Leddy but it wont be a major improvement. Maata is a 3rd pairing on most teams. I dont think SY "values" stay at home at Dmen over others. With DK and Staal leaving that's simply what we needed. Guys who play the PK. I agree were better, but i think its still in our best interest to sell at the deadline. We wont be beating tampa florida or toronto in the 1st round. Eddog makes the team bc Maata, Hagg, and Oesterle are terrible. Ideally id like him to spend most of the year in GR,but i wont complain if he doesnt.

As if Scott Wheeler of The Athletic wasn't a big enough clown, here's his top 15 prospects: 1. Owen Power 2. Luke Hughes 3. Shane Wright 4. Simon Nemec 5. Logan Cooley 6. Matt Beniers 7. Kent Johnson 8. Cole Perfetti 9. Matt Savoie 10. Juraj Slafkovsky 11. Jake Sanderson 12. Brandt Clarke 13. Mason McTavish 14. Simon Edvinsson 15. Quinton Byfield North American bias much? Kasper, Wallinder, Sodorblom, and Johansson didn't even make the list of top 50 despite playing at a very high level in one of the best professional leagues in the world. "Sure Elmer Sodorblom was a top 10 goal scorer in the SHL, but how would he do against 16 year old Canadian kids?". Lol Also love how Savoie is higher rated than Slafkovsky despite being significantly lower ranked on Wheeler's own draft ranking (which are only about a month old).

Well - I guess that's why they say it's 80% accurate

I'm looking forward to seeing how Edvinsson looks at the World Juniors in August. If that kid is as dominant as he looked a year ago, and has a few weeks of competitive hockey before training camp, then I think he makes the big club. But just like SY said in his presser, Edvinsson looks bigger and thicker. Check out his chest and shoulders, he's a big dude: I think he makes it. And that might not even be the best thing for him. A part of me wants to see him stay in GR and develop his shot (which is the only weak part of his game). The D-corps will look like this: Chiarot-Seider Edvinsson-Hronek Maatta-Lindstrom Hagg (Oesterle waived) We'll be a Wild Card contender (even if we don't quite make it in). Edit: Low key favorite part of the Edvinsson interview is when Art Regner asked if he's a big as Elmer Sodorblom, Edvinsson replies "He's taller, and bigger...he's a Mountain". F*ck yes.

We'll be expecting a full scouting report on Kasper, Niederbach, and Wallinder complete with video and quotes from the coaching staff.

Pysyk - Class: Canadian Army Knife Top Stats: Plays forward AND defense, will do whatever you want him to, even play goalie, "please just put me in the lineup" Worst stats: Disappointment to his family, doesn't get invited to things, small photo Special move: Rubs his belly and pats his head at the same time Husso - Class: Holy Guardian of the Square Fishing Net Top stats: Finnish goal-tending genetics, can see a puck sized object from 8 miles away unaided by lenses, can ice fish with a hockey net Worst stats: Not Swedish, probably an overpaid backup goalie, Benjamin Button aging baby face Special move: Stack the pads. Slapshot? Stack the pads. Datsyukian deke? Stack the pads. One timer? Stack the pads? Drunk driver on the woodward sidewalk? Stack the pads. Hagg - Class: Sigma Male Top stats: Physical perfection, women will abandon their children for one night with him, motivated only by his own vanity Worst stats: Voluntarily celibate/virgin, believes women will steal your "essence", demands seedless green grapes on the bench at every game Special move: Shadow boxing in front of the battered women's shelter

It's spelled "rumour" you unsophisticated Americans.