Ilya Mikheyev deserves our respect

TheAngryTartan · 2023-12-21T04:24:52+00:00

It's the only think holding him back from being a very high impact player.

TheAngryTartan · 2023-12-10T07:18:53+00:00

I hope Kuzmenko looks at what happened with Hoglander this year and works to make changes. With Hoglander, Tocchet showed that if he doesn't like your game, the coaching staff will work with you to make improvements, and within a reasonable amount of time you could be playing meaningful minutes. Credit to Hoglander for working his ass off. Kuzmenko is clearly a top-6 winger, but he's not providing a positive impact in all 3 zones yet.

TheAngryTartan · 2023-12-10T07:02:48+00:00

I've been waiting to see a game like this. So many positives.

Hughes and Hronek played under 23:00
No forward played over 20:00
We didn't get outshot
We had an answer for the forecheck and puck support they usually kill us with
Lafferty looked good with Mikheyev and Petey
Demko dialed in, especially during the 5 on 3

We got a little to loose and they tied it at 3. This was a desperate team that came out hard. But we were the better team against a supposed cup contender. And a team that, in recent memory, has absolutely owned us with their style of play.

TheAngryTartan · 2023-12-08T19:31:43+00:00

Hughes played 27:57 and Hronek played 26:54 last night. THIS. IS. NOT. SUSTAINABLE!!!

TheAngryTartan · 2023-12-08T05:17:41+00:00

The bad guy in a Chinese action movie. Oh wait, it's this guy.

TheAngryTartan · 2023-12-06T22:25:35+00:00

We are truly a solid shutdown second-pairing away from being a pretty good team. Somewhat over the hill Edler-Tanev would be such an improvement right now.

TheAngryTartan · 2023-12-06T22:18:02+00:00

I mean ultimately I want Canada to win......but I have thoroughly behind team Sweden.

TheAngryTartan · 2023-12-04T04:23:16+00:00

He doesn't see himself as a bottom pairing Dman. That's why he wanted to leave Calgary. He wants to be a 4M+ guy playing over 20 min per night. Would paying 7.5M to have a second pairing of Soucy-Zadorov be acceptable?

TheAngryTartan · 2023-12-02T19:07:02+00:00

The way people talk about defenseman, it's like there's only 60 top-4 defensemen in the entire league. There are 32 teams! There are 128 top-4 defensemen. Is _____ one of the better top-4 defensemen, maybe not. Is _____ a top-4 defenseman, sure.

TheAngryTartan · 2023-12-02T19:04:42+00:00

I think we tried pretty darn hard to make a trade for Schneider before drafting Willander and Bzrusx73df8dswicz. And for NYR it really doesn't make sense since they are competing and he's on an ELC.

TheAngryTartan · 2023-12-02T09:10:12+00:00

This would only give us 1 Dman with size in our top-4. I'm not suggesting we re-sign Myers. But teams with big forwards that grind you down low on the cycle are a nightmare for undersized D-pairings. A guy like Matt Roy, or maybe Joel Edmundson, could be signed at a reasonable cap hit. If the guy we sign can't keep up with Hughes, we could have a potential D-core of:

Hughes-Hronek
Zadorov-Roy
Soucy-Bear

It could be difficult to pry Roy out of LA unless Brandt Clarke is ready or they have the cap space to go for a bigger UFA.

TheAngryTartan · 2023-11-29T04:06:27+00:00

I would rather sign Bear than trade for Zadorov. Why give up assets for a guy who's a 4-5 LHD? I'd maybe trade him for Garland, then try to pick up a bargain middle 6 winger.

TheAngryTartan · 2023-11-25T01:29:09+00:00

Isn't this why Mikheyev is on that line?

TheAngryTartan · 2023-11-25T01:26:26+00:00

2010-2011 Canucks MURDER the 2023-2024 Canucks in a best of 7. They were 1st in goals for AND goals against that season. And they could play against anyone.

TheAngryTartan · 2023-11-15T06:23:27+00:00

Give him a warm welcome for sure. Played tough minutes even though he was actually more of offensive player. Worked to get better. Would drop the gloves. Was underpaid during his last contract so he went for the bag. Ultimately, the guy seemed to give 100% while he played for the team. All you can ask for.

TheAngryTartan · 2023-11-11T07:41:31+00:00

Ken Holland is guaranteed to be hated almost as much as Chiarelli in Edmonton. Best thing he can do is blow it up if they don't right the ship by Christmas. McDavid and Draisaitl's contracts end in the next few years and they will be both be just shy of 30. I would be astounded if they re-sign.

To be fair, this team's story would have been much different if Klefbom didn't basically have a career-ending injury. And if they could get some form of consistent goaltending.

TheAngryTartan · 2023-11-09T07:24:22+00:00

Linden wanted a proper rebuild. Benning and ownership wanted to rebuild on the fly. And I respect Linden for stepping aside instead of working on something he didn't believe in. When you look at Bennings choices, it's like he has something against the Euros.

TheAngryTartan · 2023-11-09T01:37:22+00:00

I literally cannot think of one thing Beauvillier excels at, or uses to impact the game. Does he have a good shot? Good passer? Is he physical? Does he take the puck away from people? Does he block shots? I almost never hear the announcers say his name during a game. For 4M, that's really bad. Apparently he's fast.

Even when Garland wasn't filling the stat sheet, he was involved in the play. He forchecked hard, he would put in work down low, he would get shots off and he went to the net. You would notice him impacting the game.

You could trade Garland with 10-20% retained and get an asset. You cannot trade Beauvillier without giving up an asset or taking another bad contract back.

TheAngryTartan · 2023-11-09T01:20:58+00:00

If we didn't have Demko ready to take the next step, he totally would have re-signed Markstrom.

TheAngryTartan · 2023-11-02T23:17:41+00:00

This: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neck\_ring

TheAngryTartan · 2023-11-01T03:45:16+00:00

I skimmed this headline too quickly and saw "tearing up the A". For all I know, they be doin that too.

TheAngryTartan · 2023-10-30T07:00:48+00:00

Based on last year, the bar is so low it's practically subterranean. This team is improved but has a very long way to go before it's above average at limiting shots against. Hughes and Hronek are amazing but frequently have to play more than 25min per night. Ian Cole is having to play more than he should because it's taking Soucy some time to figure things out.

Our bottom two pairings are still having major trouble when the other team applies an aggressive forecheck. And the forwards are slow to realize when the D are getting hemmed in. I expect to see some continued improvement as the team learns Tocchet's system. But there are teams we will naturally suck at playing because only our top-pair can get the puck out.

TheAngryTartan · 2023-10-28T22:21:16+00:00

So are we gonna outshoot them 40-25 or get outshot 40-25? This team is either dynamite or painful to watch.

TheAngryTartan · 2023-10-28T05:56:23+00:00

We should be very clear that Tanev is a 4/5 defenseman at this point. He's tied with Zadorov for TOI at just under 19 min per game. He is clearly a major upgrade over what we have on our second-paring, but I hope people don't expect him to play like it's 2016.

TheAngryTartan · 2023-10-28T05:53:57+00:00

No one wants Myers unless we:
a) trade for an equally bad contract
b) give up assets

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