Around the NHL: 2024-2025 Season

[Taro T]

10 hours ago, Jorcus said:

From NHL.com

 

"Alexis Lafreniere signed a seven-year, $52.15 million contract with the New York Rangers on Friday. The contract, which has an average annual value of $7.45 million, will begin next season.

The 23-year-old forward, who has seven points (four goals, three assists) in seven games this season, is in the final season of a two-year contract he signed on Aug. 23, 2023.

Lafreniere is coming off a career-high 57 points (28 goals, 29 assists) last season and had 14 points (eight goals, six assists) in 16 Stanley Cup Playoff games to help New York reach the Eastern Conference Final.

The No. 1 pick in the 2020 NHL Draft, Lafreniere has 155 points (79 goals, 76 assists) in 305 regular-season games and 23 points (10 goals, 13 assists) in 43 playoff games."

 

Maybe Taxes don't matter. Seems like a sweet deal for the Rangers. 

Seeing Lafreniere get that after getting past his "bridge deal," feel a LOT better about the Cozens contract.  Danke.

[Doohicksie]

Holy cow:  Canucks down 2-0 to Pens, then scored 3 times in 65 seconds.  Wow.

Edit:  Canucks win 4-3 in regulation.

Edited October 27 by Doohicksie

[LGR4GM]

Meanwhile in Colorado...

 

 

[mjd1001]

10 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Meanwhile in Colorado...

 

 

9 game for Mitts this season, 5 goals and 7 assists (46 goal, 64 assist, 110 point per 82 pace).   I don't think that pace will keep going at that rate, and in the first few games he had some pretty bad defensive zone coverage issues, but right how he's fitting in nicely.

If he does keep going at even a pace close to this, this would be one example of "the guy who doesn't reach his peak at 22, but keeps getting better every year, through age, 23, 24, even 25."

[#freejame]

15 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Meanwhile in Colorado...

 

Who could have possibly seen this coming?

[pastajoe]

7 minutes ago, mjd1001 said:

9 game for Mitts this season, 5 goals and 7 assists (46 goal, 64 assist, 110 point per 82 pace).   I don't think that pace will keep going at that rate, and in the first few games he had some pretty bad defensive zone coverage issues, but right how he's fitting in nicely.

If he does keep going at even a pace close to this, this would be one example of "the guy who doesn't reach his peak at 22, but keeps getting better every year, through age, 23, 24, even 25."

All that and he’s still a -4 plus/minus defensive liability.

[Weave]

We all knew Mitts had Tim Connolly hands.  And he seemed to take at least as long as Tim Connolly to really show consistency with that super power.

[Doohicksie]

1 hour ago, #freejame said:

Who could have possibly seen this coming?

[LGR4GM]

1 hour ago, pastajoe said:

All that and he’s still a -4 plus/minus defensive liability.

You clearly are not aware of the Colorado goaltending issues. 

[triumph_communes]

You show a replay where Mitts does his patented puck fumble and got lucky to finish it and you expect to garner jealousy?  I don’t miss him. I don’t want to imagine this team without Byram right now 

Edited October 28 by triumph_communes

[pastajoe]

27 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

You clearly are not aware of the Colorado goaltending issues. 

It’s a team sport. They have to go through 5 players to get to the goalie. He’s always been a minus player.

[shrader]

And then there’s Byrum playing a very solid game and eating up a lot of minutes. 

[Doohicksie]

3 hours ago, pastajoe said:

It’s a team sport. They have to go through 5 players to get to the goalie. He’s always been a minus player.

The Sabres have always been a minus team.

[mjd1001]

32 minutes ago, Doohicksie said:

The Sabres have always been a minus team.

Well, yeah most of recent history, but remember last year they were on the positive side of things ( just barely at a +2, but they WERE positive for the first time in years.)

[#freejame]

38 minutes ago, mjd1001 said:

Well, yeah most of recent history, but remember last year they were on the positive side of things ( just barely at a +2, but they WERE positive for the first time in years.)

Our goal differential was positive. Our plus/minus was not. 37 power play goals compared to 49 power play goals against. Need to subtract 12 from that total. 

[pastajoe]

2 hours ago, Doohicksie said:

The Sabres have always been a minus team.

Colorado has 17 players with better plus/minus than Casey this year.

[shrader]

1 hour ago, pastajoe said:

Colorado has 17 players with better plus/minus than Casey this year.

Do they actually share the separate positive and negative components anywhere? I think those would be two fun stats to play with, the total goals for and goals against while on the ice 5 on 5 (yeah, I know I’m leaving out a portion of the +/- formula). 

[#freejame]

21 minutes ago, shrader said:

Do they actually share the separate positive and negative components anywhere? I think those would be two fun stats to play with, the total goals for and goals against while on the ice 5 on 5 (yeah, I know I’m leaving out a portion of the +/- formula). 

There’s that with you/without you site and TRPM. Add those together and that’s kind of what you want. 

[Doohicksie]

1 hour ago, pastajoe said:

Colorado has 17 players with better plus/minus than Casey this year.

I don't care.  I'll love Casey till the day I die!

[DarthEbriate]

Columbus is up 6-0 on Edmonton...   and...  McDavid had 1 shift of 37 seconds TOI. That would explain it.

[Jorcus]

On 10/28/2024 at 7:40 AM, mjd1001 said:

9 game for Mitts this season, 5 goals and 7 assists (46 goal, 64 assist, 110 point per 82 pace).   I don't think that pace will keep going at that rate, and in the first few games he had some pretty bad defensive zone coverage issues, but right how he's fitting in nicely.

If he does keep going at even a pace close to this, this would be one example of "the guy who doesn't reach his peak at 22, but keeps getting better every year, through age, 23, 24, even 25."

 

From what I have seen Casey has played pretty well. I can't see him getting a 100 points but I guess anything is possible. As far as the plus/minus goes he is getting a lot of power play points so you would have to dive into to the 5 on 5 to see what is really going on. I will say this though who has had an easier schedule than Colorado in the last few weeks? Ducks, Sharks, Seattle, Utah, Sens, then they lose to the Chicago last night. It really does not get tough for them until after Thanksgiving so they better figure out what they are doing. I have also noticed Casey seems to get a lot of open ice. I think teams will start to stick on him some more. He is what he is at this point a decent 2nd line center in the right situation.

[HOUSE]

[PerreaultForever]

On 10/28/2024 at 7:15 AM, shrader said:

And then there’s Byrum playing a very solid game and eating up a lot of minutes. 

"Byrum" might be very good, I haven't seen him play,  but Byram is a defensive liability. He's our worst or 2nd worst D man. The Mitts trade was a mistake (unless he wasn't going to sign for reasonable money and Adams knew and we don't).

It's funny though how differently people can see some players. 

[mjd1001]

How good is Columbus?

9 points in 8 games,  a positive 8 goal differential.  Wins over Colorado, Buffalo, and the last 2 they blew out Toronto and blew out Edmonton.  And they are doing it with "bleh" goaltending so far.

Other thing I am watching is Kaprizov in Minnesota.  He might be what I consider the most under-rated player in the game now.  15 points in 8 games so far. He had almost 50 goals and 100 points last year with missing 7 games.  Since he came into the league, he is 6th in goals and 10th in points in the entire league.  I think most of us on this board know he's good, but he is on the border of superstar/elite...and I don't think he gets that recognition.

Edited October 29 by mjd1001

[Doohicksie]

1 hour ago, PerreaultForever said:

(unless he wasn't going to sign for reasonable money and Adams knew and we don't).

He said neither he nor his agent were ever approached by Kevyn to extend him.  I also think he said he would have preferred to stay a Sabre.