Axl Foley

yep Also, I would argue that goaltending is the reason teams win or lose moreso than O or D.

except cars

Didn't we win a Stanley Cup with Babcock? He is not taking an Asst gig. He'll get hired as a HC somewhere this summer.

only if we trade up

Austria is not a 3rd World country. He'll be just fine with the care he will receive there. Its a kneecap, not a ligament.

Heaven forbid our European players go home to Europe in the off season.

I would prefer Gallant ngl.

That pretty much sums up all 3 of them. Also, disinterested phone guy just introduces himself as "I'm Evan." This. He was actually a good 2RD when paired with the right partner, like Maatta.

Just glad to see someone else with a more measured approach to the rebuild without being over the top negative.

Milano group sucks. Alyssa Milano is a brain dead feminist who gives bad takes.

yours are soft and weak

we all have our roles here. mine is to enlighten. yours is to give bad takes.

strange. its almost like someone else has been saying something similar.

Just the Tip

If it's muscle or rotator cuff, More concerned with left shoulder since he is left handed. Also depends on what they mean by "shoulder": is it bone? (there are 3 involved) ligament? (there are several) joint? (there are 2) are they talking about the shoulder "blade"? if so that could also involve muscle. is it a rotator cuff injury? is it fracture? dislocation? tear? strain? That description is about as helpful as saying "upper body injury". There are so many variables with the shoulders. More than knees, actually. who pissed in your Cheerios?

They weren't a wild card team. They won a Cup. I think you underestimate how good those teams were. And your point is meaningless because I never said this team was those Blues teams. I have said numerous times why I mentioned the Blues and Kings in comparison to the eventual makeup of this team. I dont know why this gaslights you. I literally said what I thought Wallinder and AJo would be. And I didnt do Cossa, Mazur, or Lombardi because they are newly drafted and playing way down the depth chart.

Defense: Seider/Walman Matt Dumba or Damon Severson/Edvinsson Chiarot/Maatta Lindstrom Forwards: Kubalik-Larkin-Raymond Berggren-Copp-Perron Fabbri-Barbashev-Soderblom Rasmussen-Veleno-Zadina Suter

Holland got that one right.

Players picked in the draft are prospects.

No they weren't. The Stars and Avs were the Western Wild Card teams that year. The Blues were basically the 5th seed. Edvinsson may be another Hedman. Seider another Pronger. Nashville had a prime Weber and Josi...2 elite dmen. Never an elite team tho. Even if Raymond becomes elite, that doesn't make you a contender without a lot of help. (Hello Ovechkin). Kasper will help, but I dont see that as being enough for this team to mimic most recent Cup winners. Goalies are way too hard to predict. There is no way to even predict Cossa as a legit starter, let alone "elite". At best, Wallinder is a 2nd pair dman. AJo is probably a serviceable 4/5 dman at best. Mazur and Lombardi are way too raw at this point. They may not ever make the NHL. Soderblom is probably Rasmussen with better hands. 2nd liner at best. Berggren is Nyquist with better passing and playmaking ability. Definitely not elite. I want to see Boston destroy the Leafs before getting knocked off.

No one is talking about building a "lowgrade wildcard team". This team can actually be a future contender, but it's not going to have that elite talent that we have had in the past. That isnt a negative take. I see this as a team with high end, but not elite, talent with a solid, but deep roster that is more than capable of winning a Cup down the line. Calm down.

You gonna be disappointed then cuz this team will be more like St. Louis than Colorado.

None of those guys were "elite" tho. Nothing compared to what Edmonton, Toronto, or Boston have now. Or what Colorado had last year. St. Louis won their Cup with a solid lineup from top to bottom without any holes or significant weaknesses. That is how I imagine SY is building this team.

St Louis didn't have any forward lines anywhere near that caliber when they won their Cup.

He is as senile as his avatar.