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#41 You Play to Win the Game

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Posted 17 January 2025 - 11:50 AM


I’ll admit I was wrong about them just going through the motions until Ovi retires and then they’d rebuild. Last season they had all the look of an old team that was barely hanging on, but they weren’t as far off from being really good as I thought. I still think Dubois is vastly overpaid for what he’s contributing, but he has slotted in nicely on the 3rd line.

Also 2nd year with the new coach who grew up in the org. Seems like we've stumbled upon a potentially really, really good HC. Hockey is one of those sports where it matters a lot IMO.


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Posted 22 January 2025 - 12:32 PM

https://www.espn.com...des-free-agents


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Posted 25 January 2025 - 09:04 AM

https://www.espn.com...des-free-agents

 

Excellent article.



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Posted 27 January 2025 - 03:35 PM


I got a ton of questions this offseason around all the moves, because most of the players were unknowns, or underappreciated guys, but I said then, they were all really smart moves aimed and making us a more rounded team. Sometimes it's those guys, not the big name stars, that really make great teams. Look at Vegas, they've been a high level competitor since the expansion draft, and it's because they overstocked on those kind of steady, SOLID players, didn't go for the splashy stars. You can argue the highest profile player they had was a past his prime Fleury in goal.

 

Logan (speaking of Vegas) is an absolute stud. If they don't lock up him and Chychrun soon I'm gonna lose my mind. Chych said this week how much he loved it here in DC and he hopes they knock out a contract soon. So I think that's in the works already.


Just extended Thompson. 6 years, like $35m ish. Less than a $6m cap hit which is pretty fantastic for a guy in the top 3-5 G in the league this year.

 

Chych is next...


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