2021-2022 NHL Season

[Hayden]

[junodog4]

[cestuneblague]

yeah it's going to be interesting, if the Oilers can finally add strong defenseman now that expectations are a lot higher, if the Habs (or the Golden Knights) decide to blow it up, if the Islanders make any moves at all, if the Devils trade their #2 pick, and how the Lightning can address the cap situation. the Kraken probably aren't going to make a whole lot of moves but have like 12-13 picks this draft so they've got a great chance to add a lot of young talent. Should be a fun offseason overall.

[craola]

i'm excited for the draft. i can't think of a year in recent memory with less "consensus" between public rankings, bob mckenzie's poll, and the general public. i hope there's at least some degree of chaos in montreal on draft day, whether that's montreal drafting juraj slafkovský or logan cooley, new jersey trading their second, pavel mintyukov going before david jiříček, lian bichsel cracking the top ten, or brad lambert falling out of the first round... there could be some exciting narratives thursday night.
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[craola]

i asked for chaos. i got chaos. first overall, juraj slafkovský. nemec second. go slovakia. wright staring down the canadiens for not drafting him. chicago tearing everything down and getting a solid kickstart on their rebuild with korchinski, nazar, and rinzel. lambert didn’t quite fall out of the first, but it came close. et cetera et cetera. this may be the craziest draft I’ve ever followed. i liked what anaheim did with their multiple picks as well. that’s going to be a fun team to watch in three years with mctavish, zegras, drysdale, mintyukov, gaucher, et cetera et cetera.
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[cestuneblague]

Yes, the right kind of insane for a draft like this. The habs had a strong draft both in picks and trades, Chef-Klosky was a definite favorite who I actually was hoping would slip to the Kraken, but I love the drafting equivilant of a neutral-zone slap shot here, the idea of him, Suzuki and Caufield as a front line is an amazing thought to behold. I and other kraken fans were indeed shocked and overjoyed to see Wright fall to 4, probs fell because teams didn't see him as a future superstar but I really like the idea of him and Beniers as their future first line. The sabres got a steal in Savoie, looks like third time might be the charm for a rebuild. No Idea what the Islanders are doing, though.

yeah free agency is going to be interesting, especially seeing what the likes of Oilers, Maple Leafs, Rangers, Devils, Stars are going to do, and if the Golden Knights are going to blow it up before the cap cripples them. Looks like the Canadiens are avoiding a rebuild with the Dach trade (among other moves) and hope the Kraken can get some defense, and the Islanders do... something. The Oilers will make a stupid trade, that's for certain, but hopefully make a host of other good moves behind the blue line to make up for it.