I love how they're so convinced it's just the shield then claim it's the shoulder, anything but a high stick I guess
It was embellished but holy fuck they were acting like it’s only a high stick if it hits the guy right in the chin.
It’s absurd to me how hockey handles injuries (lower/upper body). I get it if it’s a short term deal and you don’t want to have other teams trying to hone in on that injury. But like, it took an entire half of a season to finally get news on what Burakovsky’s injury was (torn groin). And also, how does the team/the player/medical consults just let it all ride for that long and then finally decide he needs surgery like two weeks prior to playoffs
Part of the reason we don’t get info on injuries comes from the idea if someone is hurt, the other team will target them. This is made possible by god awful officiating. No other sport is this a concern because other sports don’t let guys do whatever they want because it’s the playoffs
Ran into him in the concourse. Guy was locked in on the game. Definitely a guy who is legit in his fanhood.
Spoiler Round 1 1. Chicago Blackhawks (Pick by Scott Wheeler): Connor Bedard, C, Regina No need for me to spend too much ink on this one when the Blackhawks have surely already stamped it. 2. Anaheim Ducks (Pick by Corey Pronman): Adam Fantilli, C, University of Michigan This is not a sure thing, and the World Championships may reshape this debate as that tournament continues to progress because Leo Carlsson is a very serious consideration, but as of today, I think Fantilli is the guy at No. 2. 3. Columbus Blue Jackets (Pick by Wheeler): Will Smith, C, NTDP Smith to the Blue Jackets just feels like it makes a lot of stylistic sense for both the way they scout and what they need to continue to add. They could use an ultra-talented, point-producing center about as much as any team in the league. 4. San Jose Sharks (Pick by Pronman): Leo Carlsson, C, Orebro Sharks get a player with a chance to be a first-line forward if not first-line center in the NHL and be the foundation of their rebuild. 5. Montreal Canadiens (Pick by Wheeler): Ryan Leonard, RW, NTDP I’m sure the Canadiens will consider winger Matvei Michkov, center Dalibor Dvorsky, and defenseman David Reinbacher here. But they go with Leonard, a universally-liked player who brings competitiveness and scoring. 6. Arizona Coyotes (Pick by Pronman): David Reinbacher, RHD, Kloten Arizona jumps at the opportunity to draft the best defenseman in the draft and give themselves a new foundational blueliner after dealing Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Jakob Chychrun. 7. Philadelphia Flyers (Pick by Wheeler): Dalibor Dvorsky, C, AIK The Flyers targeted a potential center when they drafted Cutter Gauthier at No. 5 last year. Daniel Briere doubles down down the middle with his first selection, drafting another potential center in Dvorsky. They may not both play C at the NHL level, but they offer a good foundation of skill, pro size and roundedness. 8. Washington Capitals (Pick by Pronman): Matvei Michkov, RW, SKA Washington takes the most talented player available on the board. They just got Ivan Mirosnichenko out of his KHL deal early and have a great track record of recruiting Russians. 9. Detroit Red Wings (Pick by Wheeler): Zach Benson, LW, Winnipeg I think the Red Wings strongly consider centers Nate Danielson, Oliver Moore and Brayden Yager here, but Benson’s skill-competitiveness combo has earned him a lot of fans and fits with what Steve Yzerman and co. are typically looking for. 10. St. Louis Blues (Pick by Pronman): Tom Willander, RHD, Rogle Willander’s stock has skyrocketed since the U18s. He’s a highly-mobile two-way defenseman and gives the Blues a defense talent in their system they haven’t had in a long time. 11. Vancouver Canucks (Pick by Wheeler): Nate Danielson, C, Brandon The Canucks get their 2/3C of the future behind Elias Pettersson with Danielson, a pivot with coveted pro size, skating, and two-way skill. 12. Arizona Coyotes (Pick by Pronman): Samuel Honzek, LW, Vancouver Arizona gets to add size, speed and skill up front into their young core in Honzek. He will complement Logan Cooley very well down the line. 13. Buffalo Sabres (Pick by Wheeler): Gabe Perreault, LW, NTDP The Sabres likely consider UConn forward Matthew Wood and Skelleftea defenseman Axel Sandin Pellikka here, but they can’t pass on the playmaking and handedness of Perreault to complement right-shot scorers like Jack Quinn and some day replace Jeff Skinner at left wing in the top six. 14. Pittsburgh Penguins (Pick by Pronman): Brayden Yager, C, Moose Jaw Yager adds an excellent combination of compete, speed and scoring ability to the Penguins system. Hopefully he can get there within the next few years to provide a scoring option to the wing of Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin. 15. Nashville Predators (Pick by Wheeler): Oliver Moore, C, NTDP Barry Trotz starts his restock at a position of need down the middle within the Preds organization and adds a driver and the best skater in the draft in the process. 16. Calgary Flames (Pick by Pronman): Axel Sandin-Pellikka, RHD, Skelleftea Calgary adds much-needed young depth to the blue line in their pipeline with arguably the best puck-mover in the draft. 17. Detroit Red Wings (Pick by Wheeler): Colby Barlow, LW, Owen Sound After adding the small-but-determined playmaking of Benson at No. 9, the Red Wings add another determined winger at No. 17 with Barlow, whose scoring and strength should mesh with his new teammate down the line. 18. Winnipeg Jets (Pick by Pronman): Oliver Bonk, RHD, London The Jets add a big, mobile puck-moving right-shot defenseman in Bonk to a system that has added a lot of scoring talent in recent years but could use a defenseman like Bonk. 19. Chicago Blackhawks (Pick by Wheeler): Daniil But, LW, Yaroslavl The Blackhawks add a long, versatile and talented scoring winger in the 6-foot-5 But, a player who should really complement a Bedard or a Frank Nazar long term. 20. Seattle Kraken (Pick by Pronman): Quentin Musty, LW, Sudbury Seattle adds a dynamic playmaker and overall scorer to potentially play next to two-way centers like Matty Beniers or Shane Wright down the line. 21. Minnesota Wild (Pick by Wheeler): Matthew Wood, RW, UConn The depth of the Wild’s pool across positions puts them in an advantageous position. They go with Wood, a rangy natural scorer with plenty of puck skill and room to develop. 22. Columbus Blue Jackets (Pick by Pronman): Mikhail Gulyayev, LHD, Avangard Columbus adds to an already rich group of defense prospects by drafting one of the best skaters and playmakers from the back end in the draft, although undersized. 23. New York Rangers (Pick by Wheeler): Calum Ritchie, C, Oshawa The Rangers have drafted wingers with their last five top picks. They go for a natural center here and take Ritchie, a committed two-way player with skill and size. 24. Nashville Predators (Pick by Pronman): Dmitri Simashev, LHD, Lokomotiv Nashville drafts a big, mobile defenseman in Simashev who can move the puck. Their organization has had a good recent history of recruiting Russians. 25. St. Louis Blues (Pick by Wheeler): Riley Heidt, C, Prince George After drafting a defenseman earlier in the round, the Blues address another area of need and take Heidt, a competitive center with skill and playmaking. 26. San Jose Sharks (Pick by Pronman): David Edstrom, C, Frolunda San Jose gets back-to-back big Swedish centers. Edstrom provides speed and excellent two-way play. 27. Colorado Avalanche (Pick by Wheeler): Eduard Sale, LW, Brno The Avalanche’s cupboards lack skill, so they swing on the most talented player remaining in the draft in Czech star Sale. 28. Toronto Maple Leafs (Pick by Pronman): Oscar Fisker Molgaard, C, HV71 Toronto adds much-desired center depth to their cupboard with a player who has the speed, skill, and compete to potentially play the middle in the NHL. 29. Montreal Canadiens (Pick by Wheeler): Andrew Cristall, LW, Kelowna A winter injury and tough spring finish in the WHL playoffs and at U18 Worlds push the diminutive Cristall into the late first round, but the Canadiens don’t let one of the most gifted players in the draft slip into the Day 2, adding more skill and a potential WHL scoring champion next year to their pool. 30. St. Louis Blues (Pick by Pronman): Charlie Stramel, C, University of Wisconsin The Blues add a big fast center in Stramel who has a lot of physicality and could provide secondary offense as a pro. 31. Vegas Golden Knights (Pick by Wheeler): Otto Stenberg, C, Frolunda After moving a forward prospect in Zach Dean at the deadline, the Golden Knights add the captain of this Swedish age group and NHL Central Scouting’s highest-ranked Swedish ’05 in Stenberg, a hard-working and skilled forward who can play multiple positions and projects to have up-and-down the lineup utility. 32. Carolina Hurricanes (Pick by Pronman): Gavin Brindley, C, University of Michigan Carolina adds a player with high-end quickness and compete in Brindley who had a great freshman season although he’s quite undersized.
thanks. I was wondering how far they saw michkov sliding. I don’t think he gets past Washington either