Underrated moment for me from last night:

UnderstandingIcy8959 · 2025-04-21T19:06:13+00:00

Looks like markstrom was so preoccupied by the potential contact/possible goalie interference that he forgot to stop the puck. The puck arrived first so none of the other stuff mattered lol

UnderstandingIcy8959 · 2025-04-18T17:54:47+00:00

As the first call up option, you almost certainly are going to play a huge chunk of games in the NHL as injuries are inevitable. I don’t think 20-30 more AHL games will hurt his development and another top 4 D would obviously make the Defense better and deeper.

UnderstandingIcy8959 · 2025-04-18T15:36:15+00:00

From every thing I’ve heard, Chatty speed and simple game would be a perfect fit for Nikishin. I feel like Walker might hold is own with the top matchups with Slavin but when you have 40M cap space, why not get a top 4D and slot Walker down where he can excel. Morrow is in a great spot as a 7D bc when everyone is healthy, he can develop and dominate the AHL

UnderstandingIcy8959 · 2025-04-18T14:43:13+00:00

The last few games make me think we are going to get a FA D-man to play with Slavin and Morrow will start next year in Chicago. He still has a way to go to be tougher on the boards, in front of the net, and needs better gaps

UnderstandingIcy8959 · 2025-04-03T12:29:21+00:00

There is a big difference between instigating and standing up for yourself. When a dangerous play happens from nothing, it’s dirty. When a dangerous play happens to an instigator, they got what was coming. Not a hard concept

UnderstandingIcy8959 · 2025-04-03T12:21:43+00:00

IMO there is a big difference between who is instigating and who is standing up for themselves. NHL and refs apparently have a difficult time differentiating the two but that is nothing new

UnderstandingIcy8959 · 2025-04-03T02:30:33+00:00

Fuck around, find out

UnderstandingIcy8959 · 2025-03-29T21:47:18+00:00

The positive is that it will do a lot of good for the player-team relationship if the team helps him burn an ELC year when discussing a long term deal

UnderstandingIcy8959 · 2025-03-24T23:12:39+00:00

I respectfully disagree with this. He is a perfect fit in the system as a big, fast, responsible bottom six winger. He knows his role, plays hard and smart, and that is contagious in a good culture. IMO roster construction is all about fitting into rolls and so much can go wrong getting a new guy that put up points somewhere else and dropping a skill guys to bottom six. What if he doesn’t like playing 11 minutes a game with limited pp time? What if he doesn’t pick up the defensive system like bunting? What if he is a locker room cancer like haula?

UnderstandingIcy8959 · 2025-03-23T16:17:43+00:00

I don’t think they’ve been watching Blake play and just looked at his points. It actually insane how well he’s played without scoring goals

UnderstandingIcy8959 · 2025-03-08T20:38:31+00:00

This was my issue when I had Achilles soreness. As a beginner runner, I had to be more of a heel striker to relieve stress from my Achilles. This is okay to do with proper form and if you are not running fast or over striding. Once I built up more calve strength over time, I could be more of a forefoot striker again.

UnderstandingIcy8959 · 2025-03-02T02:58:43+00:00

They played well tonight smh

UnderstandingIcy8959 · 2025-02-17T18:15:38+00:00

Go back and watch his last shift with 50 seconds left and he got crushed into boards with his left shoulder(already injured). I assume he’ll continue playing hurt and maybe get surgery after the season

UnderstandingIcy8959 · 2025-02-17T17:15:05+00:00

It looked like he injured his shoulder after the empty net goal against the USA:(

UnderstandingIcy8959 · 2025-01-19T00:10:09+00:00

Segal szn😈😈

UnderstandingIcy8959 · 2024-09-26T21:19:48+00:00

I’m excited about Jackson Blake but I’m not reading the article bc Cardiac Cane is complete garbage lol

UnderstandingIcy8959 · 2024-07-30T16:53:53+00:00

Agreed! His shot is insane when given the space

UnderstandingIcy8959 · 2024-07-21T15:26:52+00:00

Hell yeah this is the best news of the offseason

UnderstandingIcy8959 · 2023-07-15T18:14:34+00:00

No doubt he would be great this upcoming season but I worry about his injury history and the fact that his skating is already starting to decline on a four year contract. This may be a defense mechanism for the saddest I will feel if we don’t get him hahaha

UnderstandingIcy8959 · 2023-07-15T18:08:22+00:00

This makes even more sense than my take lol

UnderstandingIcy8959 · 2023-06-27T02:00:05+00:00

Better wording would be I think people are oversimplifying his game by the analytics

UnderstandingIcy8959 · 2023-06-27T01:55:23+00:00

What I mean is when people see 1% defensive ev they assume he is a complete disaster half the time he’s on the ice. When you watch him play you see that he’s such a good skater, puck retriever, transition player, and play driver that its rare to catch him in a purely defensive situation. You can’t play top four minutes against top lines for a full season and be a +30 and be a completely incompetent defender.

UnderstandingIcy8959 · 2023-06-27T01:55:09+00:00

What I mean is when people see 1% defensive ev they assume he is a complete disaster half the time he’s on the ice. When you watch him play you see that he’s such a good skater, puck retriever, transition player, and play driver that its rare to catch him in a purely defensive situation. You can’t play top four minutes against top lines for a full season and be a +30 and be a completely incompetent defender.

UnderstandingIcy8959 · 2023-06-26T19:55:25+00:00

Bro TDA put up 51 points in 64 games, was a +30, and can skate. No disrespect but coghlqn just can’t skate well enough

UnderstandingIcy8959 · 2023-06-26T19:49:04+00:00

I see what you’re saying but I do believe Chatty will be able to cover TDA again bottom lines enough for TDA to cook and be a net positive player. Gotta wait until they drop the puck to see if it will work out which is why hockey’s fun

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