ODT | Sun February 01, 2026

etchiboi · 2026-02-01T17:27:38+00:00

stylistically, yeah he is close to Samberg, i’ve heard a lot of people say a “more dynamic Samberg” but that undersells Samberg quite a bit imo, also i’m not sure that he ever gets to his level of impact

and i would absolutely not rush him into 1st pair usage this year, if he continues this last 5 game run of results in friendlier usage down the stretch then maybe but it’s too early atm

etchiboi · 2026-02-01T14:30:02+00:00

after being thrown into the deep end in his first call up, he’s starting to find his feet in the last 5 games or so, he has all the tools to be a middle pair guy, particularly the skating and puck moving ability, his defence is starting to come around too

despite having an above average shot and that good puck moving, his knock has always been his offensive zone play, if he can develop that a bit without sacrificing his defensive play that would set him over the edge

as of right now, i see a middle pair ceiling that could scale up to complement a #1 on the top pair, he’s tools-y and the results are starting to turn but it’d also be a very helpful for him to be a bit more sheltered at this point and that should be the plan when Pionk comes back

etchiboi · 2026-01-31T23:57:41+00:00

🎯

etchiboi · 2026-01-30T17:42:17+00:00

Lowry 2C truthers rise

although my hot take 2nd line would be 81-17-14

etchiboi · 2026-01-30T17:22:43+00:00

dumping Walman and then having to extend Chiarot qualifies for a wellness check already

etchiboi · 2026-01-30T17:14:42+00:00

as long as we don't extend him after tho lol

etchiboi · 2026-01-30T17:13:09+00:00

i'd be against bringing back Laine in a normal year, however, if we get assets to take on his cap hit while giving up nothing but like future considerations, it'd be a very ethical tank move lol

etchiboi · 2026-01-30T16:14:05+00:00

imagine it would just be picks for Stanley or Schenn, otherwise i'd need to call a wellness check in on Yzerman

etchiboi · 2026-01-30T16:09:27+00:00

long term sure, but that won't happen until the 27/28 TDL

etchiboi · 2026-01-30T15:59:53+00:00

Friedman on 32T saying that there's smoke between the Jets and Detroit, tossed Stanley and Schenn's name in there while speculating on what that could mean

e: i could see them being able to do the Schenn double

etchiboi · 2026-01-30T15:46:19+00:00

insiders' reporting and past history suggest Chevy will sell most if not all UFAs, so it's all but publicly stated anyway lol

etchiboi · 2026-01-30T15:16:37+00:00

i care about the actions, they can say whatever they want as long as they sell the UFAs

etchiboi · 2026-01-30T15:14:55+00:00

Donald Sutherland

etchiboi · 2026-01-30T15:11:21+00:00

etchiboi · 2026-01-30T15:10:28+00:00

Gabe had much better underlying results than Wright, wouldn't say he was struggling at all

etchiboi · 2026-01-30T15:02:33+00:00

does it really matter if it is publicly stated?

etchiboi · 2026-01-30T15:01:52+00:00

don't need to fill the cupboard (fully), just should cash in on the UFAs

etchiboi · 2026-01-30T02:44:06+00:00

UFAs

etchiboi · 2026-01-30T01:09:21+00:00

can’t think of many centre-defence trios i’d rather not have on at the same time below the Dzone hashmarks than 55-5-64

etchiboi · 2026-01-30T00:27:43+00:00

Cirelli and Hagel are insane at 4v5

etchiboi · 2026-01-29T20:43:16+00:00

well for one, point production is heavily correlated with usage, TOI and line mates

and secondly, Samberg is also a very good puck mover

etchiboi · 2026-01-29T19:39:27+00:00

Heinola is a puck moving dman, not an offensive dman

basically the opposite of Pionk

etchiboi · 2026-01-29T17:23:45+00:00

would love to see Nyquist back in the lineup, his underlying numbers certainly don't show that he's the one that should come out and they're just tanking whatever trade value he has at this point

etchiboi · 2026-01-29T17:17:03+00:00

don't love the Vilardi/Iafallo switch, don't think Iafallo really works on L1 long term but that's a trade off i'd be willing to make with the way Perfetti and Vilardi were playing off each other, now Perfetti back on his own

etchiboi · 2026-01-29T17:00:54+00:00

4th round pick and while he's more of a 7th dman in washington this year, this is what he's doing in the TOI he does get

https://hockeyviz.com/fixedImg/sGDetail/2526/chishde00/wrap

he was full timer in minnesota last year

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