The Fucking Season Thread - Redemption Tour '22

[Volcanologist]

just reading between the lines here but I'm starting to think LOF doesn't like Muzzin very much

Beauchemuzzin

 

[Volcanologist]

Sounds like you think wins are a noisy stat.

afraid I do not understand your clever jape, my Sicilian comrade

 

[MindzEye]

 

[Wayward DP]

It's like the hockey universe didn't recalibrate their opinions after we added Gio.

I get it that they're going to sleep on Lilly for as long as they possibly can, but we added Gio and they're all trying to pretend that it didn't happen when they assess the team.

Nah now its just #washedgio

 

[zeke]

It's like the hockey universe didn't recalibrate their opinions after we added Gio.

Or muzzin or brodie or Lilly or sandin.

 

[Wayward DP]

just reading between the lines here but I'm starting to think LOF doesn't like Muzzin very much

what tipped you off?

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Beauchemuzzin

On the hate list, Muzz doesn't even come close to that trashcan on skates, but he's been totally useless for much of this year (or I should say half-year that he's actually played).

 

[Artnes]

Yuuuuge

 

[hockeylover]

This thread brought up a lot of memories I’d done a pretty good job of blocking out

 

[hockeylover]

Yuuuuge

I’m hoping he still has quality of life when his career is done because holy shit, has he ever taken a beating playing.

 

[leafman101]

 

[Killer93]

 

[zeke]

OK so this is Nick's first true look imo. I.e. After starting to look legit dominant in the AHL for a decent stretch.

This is the first time I'll start to watch him with some actual expectations.

 

[Preston]

And he'll get a real opportunity with Matthews and Marner most likely.

 

[zeke]

Bunting --- Matthews --- Marner
Mikheyev --- Tavares --- Engvall
Robertson - Kerfoot -- Nylander
Blackwell --- Kampf --- Kase

 

[Artnes]

Oil change coming to defense of Drai

If Oilers' McDavid isn't on Hart Trophy ballot, it's a bad miscalculation

Just because Connor McDavid has had seasons like this before does not mean the Edmonton Oilers star should not be considered one of the top contenders for the Hart Trophy.

www.sportsnet.ca

As for Draisaitl, his second 50-goal, 100-point season has fallen far under the shadow of Matthews' first 50-goal season -- even though the Maple Leafs centre has three more goals but four less points.

The argument that Matthews does more than Leon Draisaitl, even though the latter scores more points annually, kills penalties regularly and takes far more defensive-zone faceoffs seems ludicrous. Does Draisaitl not do more for his team if he’s employed in more important defensive situations?

Call Matthews a better goal scorer? Sure.

Call him a better all-around player though, and we’ll chalk it up to the fact that people are sick of talking about how good Edmonton’s players are, when they haven’t won squat as a team.

 

[Preston]

I'll take it

 

[Preston]

And I think it's pretty clear that those are the pairings Keefe is gonna want to go with for game 1 of the playoffs. Hope Muzz can get up to speed quickly and stay healthy because Muzzin-Brodie could be awesome.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Bushkie never sits. It’s incredible.

 

[Preston]

We warned you!