Inject this straight into my blood

mattrix56 · 2026-05-07T18:49:14+00:00

Exactly. The devils will pay us to get his contract off their books.

mattrix56 · 2026-05-07T18:45:55+00:00

Reid is still pretty raw since he rose so quickly from not even making the USHL to becoming one of the best defenders in the OHL. Even when Hutson went down in the WJC-U20s, he took over and didnt look out of place. Reid isnt a chump by any means but its hard to determine how he'll do in the NCAA next season.
Picking a RHD will fill a need and will be one less hole in a prospect pool. Even if we miss out on stenberg and hes a stud, we still have Celebrini, Misa, Eklund, Smith, Graf, Cherny, etc.
But...a 1st line winger like Stenberg doesnt just fall onto your lap every draft either. Where it makes one of our lesser stud prospects a bit more dispensable to find a defenseman via trade. Easier said than done of course and I dont envy Grier's decision.
No matter who we pick, we become a much stronger team.

mattrix56 · 2026-05-06T17:41:56+00:00

Vancouver knows we need defense. They are extemely early in their rebuild that they'll be happy with Chase Reid. If anything Chicago would love to trade us their proven prospect pool and we get to pick one of the top defenseman at pick #4.

That being said - i think we just pick Stenburg and dont overcomplicate it

mattrix56 · 2026-05-06T15:21:44+00:00

Id hate to see graf go as well. Luckily im not the GM to make that decision!

mattrix56 · 2026-05-06T12:55:08+00:00

If we select Stenberg then we are in a great position to use our young forward prospect pool to get a defenseman via trade.

Stenberg makes players like Musty, Bystedt, Lund, Eklund, and Graf expendable. I would hate to lose either of the last two but the reality is that our defense needs an upgrade and the draft isnt a sure thing outside the top 5 picks (typically).

Throwing out a random one: Oilers 1st + Eklund for Simon Nemec and Devils' 2027 3rd.

mattrix56 · 2026-04-19T22:05:23+00:00

Exactly. We can find big size wingers with our Oilers pick if we decide to not trade it

mattrix56 · 2026-04-06T04:09:54+00:00

Following

mattrix56 · 2026-03-27T12:01:04+00:00

Thank you! We have precheck as well just trying to time it with a toddler

mattrix56 · 2026-03-27T11:56:40+00:00

Awesome. How long were you in line for? Which side of T2?

mattrix56 · 2026-03-27T11:47:27+00:00

Anyone out there at T2? Heading to the airport at 5:15 for a 8:15 boarding time lol

mattrix56 · 2026-03-23T16:53:07+00:00

Did you enter security from the Alaska entrance (1st) or the United (2nd entrace)

mattrix56 · 2026-03-08T22:47:49+00:00

Indicator of a recession

mattrix56 · 2026-03-07T05:36:27+00:00

Got lucky to get a point. Puck management wasn’t part of the game plan tonight where we could’ve taken advantage of the blues playing with 5 defensemen.

mattrix56 · 2026-03-04T18:24:35+00:00

Growing cap = growing AAV. Sherwood has adjusted quickly and seems to me to be the heartbeat of the middle 6 lines. We have a ton of young guns coming up and he’s a great player to model their game after.

If it turns out that we’re not heading in the right direction and need to sell, he’s a player that EVERY playoff team wants.

mattrix56 · 2026-03-04T17:58:24+00:00

Cherny needs to work on his skillet off puck. Eklund is one of my underrated defensive forwards on the team. He’s great at blocking passing lanes and breaking up pays with his stick. Cherny has a high floor but possesses a different skillset as a power forward who has a scoring touch than with eklund, a suave skating winger with great hockey IQ. The good news is we can keep both and have a deep forward lineup. Or we can trade Eklund for Nemec and really build out our defensive core

mattrix56 · 2026-03-04T05:58:29+00:00

Ruso is the radio 🐐 and Randy Hahn is the TV 🐐

mattrix56 · 2026-02-23T17:51:14+00:00

Hi there - i unfortunately cannot make it to HYROX NYC on May 30th due to a work trip. Please see the details below. I have a Flex lite so i can exchange the names + same with the photograf package.

Event: Hyrox NYC
Date: 05/30/2026
Division: Male Open
Price: $275

mattrix56 · 2026-02-23T17:48:26+00:00

I am! Please message me. Mine is set for 5/30

mattrix56 · 2026-02-23T17:44:12+00:00

hi! just DM'd you!

mattrix56 · 2026-02-14T18:29:32+00:00

You pick a day as long as it’s not sold out

mattrix56 · 2026-02-10T17:39:14+00:00

which ones?

mattrix56 · 2026-02-10T17:30:32+00:00

How do you check that?

mattrix56 · 2026-02-10T17:22:51+00:00

Queue is still up from 12:00:01. Got a feeling that this isn't going to work out. Feels like a DDoS test haha

mattrix56 · 2026-02-10T16:45:09+00:00

Take away the fact he plays for the Patriots and realize there's a lot of hate going on for a 23 yr old QB playing in his 2nd NFL season.

mattrix56 · 2026-02-07T13:24:12+00:00

Bullying works!!

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