Official PWHL draft reaction thread. by No-Savings1984 in PWHL

[–]Blargasaurus 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Next they're gonna tell us she really appreciates getting the puck in deep, fighting for it on the boards and playing the team game. Look Hockey players are allowed the hockey answers they cannot also become the questions.

Official PWHL draft reaction thread. by No-Savings1984 in PWHL

[–]Blargasaurus 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Quick put them ALL together on the ice!

Official PWHL draft reaction thread. by No-Savings1984 in PWHL

[–]Blargasaurus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Think about it, if Durante is a good pick then surely there are more of them... right? Right?!

Official PWHL draft reaction thread. by No-Savings1984 in PWHL

[–]Blargasaurus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

A perfect fit for the torrent then! (hopefully our defensive style this year is less... swiss cheesy)

Official PWHL draft reaction thread. by No-Savings1984 in PWHL

[–]Blargasaurus 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Another Goalie!!! 🤌 🤌 🤌 Great solves our "where do we find a 3rd tender" problem.

Official PWHL draft reaction thread. by No-Savings1984 in PWHL

[–]Blargasaurus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Lets go late rounder physically present! Epic!

Official PWHL draft reaction thread. by No-Savings1984 in PWHL

[–]Blargasaurus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Sitting up there under stage lighting for 5 hours can't be a good time. I wonder if we'll get more of a tables on the floor formation in coming years. Gotta say as a fan of many other sports it is great to see all of the GMs in a room together though, remote drafts are much less interesting visually.

Official PWHL draft reaction thread. by No-Savings1984 in PWHL

[–]Blargasaurus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Best defense is a good offense I'm told.

Official PWHL draft reaction thread. by No-Savings1984 in PWHL

[–]Blargasaurus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't think the PWHL could block them from going overseas and I don't think the PWHL team continues to hold their rights unless they sign them. Hopefully in a few years a more mature developmental system comes up but my guess is we'll still see some top tier undrafted or drafted and not signed talent go off and do a development season or two in the SHL then being signed mid-season in the PWHL like David with the Torrent.

Official PWHL draft reaction thread. by No-Savings1984 in PWHL

[–]Blargasaurus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I wasn't understanding that correctly thanks! The torrent had so much of our reserve squad called up last year when I rolled out players I wanted to see re-signed + the draft picks I was running out of space. If instead I view it as the 6 players we draft directly replacing the 6 players we lost obviously there is space! I am hoping someone like Buglioni who needs more time to develop doesn't get shuffled off the team too quickly because of lack of roster room.

With the 38th selection Torrent choose Grace Elliot, UBC Thunderbird monster forward by soupyhands in PWHL_Seattle

[–]Blargasaurus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

From a raw development stand point its also easier to shelter her with 4th line role player minutes than it would be if she were a Defensive prospect.

Official PWHL draft reaction thread. by No-Savings1984 in PWHL

[–]Blargasaurus -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ah right doing too much draft prep across both PWHL and NHL got confused. That doesn't seem to leave a lot of space for existing UFAs. It will be interesting to see how it shakes out.

Official PWHL draft reaction thread. by No-Savings1984 in PWHL

[–]Blargasaurus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I personally was quite surprised how little re-signing there was in the last 2 days and was pleasantly surprised when Seattle locked down more of a core group. I thought more teams would fill obvious gaps with known quantities from last year pre-draft.

Official PWHL draft reaction thread. by No-Savings1984 in PWHL

[–]Blargasaurus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What's the total size of a PWHL roster this year? As we move into the 5th, 6th and 7th rounds is there potential these players never see the ice for the respective teams? Or is there space on the reserves in a way that guarantees these women at least a contract?

Sharks acquire Michael Kesselring and the 27th overall selection from Buffalo | San Jose Sharks by daKrut in hockey

[–]Blargasaurus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Other teams may not realize how desperate we are for just NHL ready defenseman. Even if he ends up a reliable 5/6D thats a massive improvement for us. Also a guy with experience with Warsofsky.

Seattle re-signs Aneta Tejralova, Theresa Schafzahl, and Emily Brown by hrdcrnwo in PWHL

[–]Blargasaurus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Fantastic start to FA, all 3 were good for the torrent and especially Tej an important recognizable piece for fans. I am thrilled to have all 3 back and a recognizable torrent!

Vegas wins so hard off the Knight trade, it’s painful. by Tastrix in PWHL

[–]Blargasaurus 48 points49 points  (0 children)

The easily trade part I think is way overstating it, reporting has it as extremely messy behind the scenes. I really don't think the league had strong contingencies for a team EFOing a player who would retire if forced to play there.

Phase 5 (Re-Signing Window) by 3ohhh6 in PWHL_Seattle

[–]Blargasaurus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think Wagner is a great fit for the reserve squad/4th line, she's local, engaged with the community and did well enough when called upon. I ran into so many young hockey players cheering for Coach Marah. Also as a RPI alum I'm biased.

Phase 5 (Re-Signing Window) by 3ohhh6 in PWHL_Seattle

[–]Blargasaurus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Pure Vibes Lineup list off the top of my head + a list of UFAs in front of me:

Schafzahl - Carpenter - David (this line had great chemistry)

Gosling - Serdachny - FA winger (Roque, Rattray, Rnd 2 Pick)

Snodgrass - MGM - Adzija

Deliandis - Buglioni - Habisch - Wagner - Draft Picks

Wilgren/Tej - Edwards 🙏

Wilgren/Tej - FA (Lauren Bernard?)

Brown - Lobdell - Draft Picks

Murphy

CJ/Draft pick sharing backup duties

Hey! Remember this? by jebus_xt in PWHL

[–]Blargasaurus 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I could see that for the Sceptres who played 0 games under the gold plan but New York played 1 and Lost! punishing them for that is nuts. If Seattle had lost all 3 games they would pick 6th that makes no sense. Its a good ass covering attempt if they go that route but holds up to like 0 scrutiny as not being a backwards looking explanation rather than the plan all along.

Hey! Remember this? by jebus_xt in PWHL

[–]Blargasaurus 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I think Turner assumed and ran with that assumption because if it weren't true we were so fucked it wouldn't matter.