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Around The League - 2024-25 Regular Season

The Capitals are surprising a lot of people. Is this another team that manages to retool and become a contender again, like Boston, Vegas have done, and does not have to undergo a 5-10 year rebuild with no guarantees of coming out of it?

There appear to be other ways to become a force in the league providing you have smart management, some luck, etc. .
 
east coast said:
The Capitals are surprising a lot of people. Is this another team that manages to retool and become a contender again, like Boston, Vegas have done, and does not have to undergo a 5-10 year rebuild with no guarantees of coming out of it?

There appear to be other ways to become a force in the league providing you have smart management, some luck, etc. .
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They have retooled very well over the years developing good young talent.

Acquired PLD and Sandin and Strome is having a career year

I dont think it’s sustainable but they have avoided a Habs style gut job
 
Its a tough league for youth. Bedard looks like a shadow of the player he was last season. Growing pain no doubt. Hope he turns it arond soon. The league needs an infusion of talent. I say these even though I detest the Hawks.
 
Alan C said:
Its a tough league for youth. Bedard looks like a shadow of the player he was last season. Growing pain no doubt. Hope he turns it arond soon. The league needs an infusion of talent. I say these even though I detest the Hawks.
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I guess that's the difference between potentual superstar players and lead pipe cinch generational players. Bedard, if he improves and if his team also improves its talent, may become a superstar. But a generational player is a guy like McJebus or Mario, who were incredible from Day One (Lemieux scored on his first NHL SHIFT by making Ray Bourque look stupid)

Bedard is clearly not quite at that level, no matter how many product endorsements he gets. Id still love to have him on my team, but he isn't generational.
 
WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou said:
I guess that's the difference between potentual superstar players and lead pipe cinch generational players. Bedard, if he improves and if his team also improves its talent, may become a superstar. But a generational player is a guy like McJebus or Mario, who were incredible from Day One (Lemieux scored on his first NHL SHIFT by making Ray Bourque look stupid)

Bedard is clearly not quite at that level, no matter how many product endorsements he gets. Id still love to have him on my team, but he isn't generational.
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Not surprised at all with Bedard , welcome to the big show kid

Highly skilled but a smallish finesse type center without elite skating skills playing on a shit team

Cant get away with the junior stuff anymore , players are on him taking away his space and is getting pushed off pucks

He will be fine but wont dominate the league IMO
 
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