Not related to this year's draft, but there's a 15 year old player called Jonah Neuenschwander who played pro hockey today in Switzerland's major league. Only a handful of players have ever played at the age in that league.
He's 6'3" at 15 years old and almost a PPG player in the U20 league...
https://x.com/DarrenDreger/status/1859252586655711638
No word on what may have come out of that meeting from last Wednesday.
Dire situation in the BCHL.
Michael Hage with a 2 goal night & Jacob Fowler with a shutout.
Goal #1
https://x.com/CanadiensMuse_/status/1860120866883039617
Goal #2
https://x.com/umichhockey/status/1860142301143552223
Define "religious extremism" for Islam.
If you want to use the nutjob terrorists that put suicide vests and blow themselves up in the name of Allah as an example, I would agree.
However, if you want to talk about the hatred of Jews, homosexuals and the denigration women, then no, I would not...
Who's talking about Muslims?
I know I'm not.
If you think that a very small percentage of Christians who do despicable things is the same as a very high percentage of Islamic countries who think women are inferior to men and think homosexuals deserve to be put the death are the same thing...
Today's a great day. I can now finally call Conor McGregor by his real alias: The Cokehead Rapist.
Without even needing to add whether it's alleged or not!
Honest question, not trying to provoke anything...
But what's the difference between that dumb bitch doing the nazi salute to Jewish folk and those protesting and repeating Islamic teachings?
They're both very explicit and open about what they want, and more importantly, what they think of...
There is nothing - and I do mean nothing - more symbolic than this to describe The Choking Dog playing his 1,000th career game:
https://x.com/Sportsnet/status/1859781690518110242
I've been consistent about this for years here: I would be extremely conservative before paying guys long-term.
If I'm going to give a player 8 years and a ton of money, I need some proof beforehand that they can give me what I'm paying them for. I'm never paying someone that contract based on...
Just checked for the hell of it, and... Neither have been good this year.
Jeremy Swayman: .884 save %
Linus Ulmark: .890 save %
Interesting.
So I start digging a little further and I'm starting to wonder... Can either actually play 55-60 games in a season? 'Cuz both are paid a salary...
They'll bounce back. If they were smart, they'd seriously consider trading Marchand and try to find someone who'd be willing to take Hampus Lindholm off their hands... But, thankfully, I don't think they are.
Take your pick of Barré-Boulet, Gignac, Roy, Beck, Dauphin, Tuch or even Simoneau, I'd rather have all of them over Pezzetta.
Pezzetta's a depth forward at the AHL level.
I'm sure he's a nice guy and I'm happy that he's making an NHL salary, but it's time to move on to something else.