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The ‘24-‘25 boredom thread..
alta:
--- Quote from: Mickstix on Friday December 13, 2024, 12:46:24 PM Eastern ---I'll play along, like Alta. I think it'll be either Dallas, Chicago, or Boston. Possibly Toronto or Detroit. ::) :snicker:
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So.. either before or after Christmas. Got it :)
Mickstix:
:raspberry:
BlackIce:
Last year a lot of us were wondering why Protas got the early extension that he did, at over $3 million cap hit. I'll admit, I was one of them.
Well, now we know. The confidence with which he has been playing since being elevated in the lineup is astounding, and he looks to be one of those players who seems to make other players better by what he does. He's turned into a great passer, and he provides huge screens in front.
I would only comment that his brother Ilya, who the Caps drafted this year, is having a great season in Juniors. Even at age 18, he is almost as big as his brother.
Mickstix:
I mean, if they can get Lapierre going, it'll be a Forward prospect trifecta! Proty and McMike have totally surprised me. I didn't think either had it in em' to be top line caliber talent, but they're proving a lot of us wrong! Strome as well. Figured he'd struggle mightily as the 1c.
BlackIce:
--- Quote from: Mickstix on Saturday December 14, 2024, 10:07:05 AM Eastern ---I mean, if they can get Lapierre going, it'll be a Forward prospect trifecta! Proty and McMike have totally surprised me. I didn't think either had it in em' to be top line caliber talent, but they're proving a lot of us wrong! Strome as well. Figured he'd struggle mightily as the 1c.
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I agree, Mick. When Carbery elevated Protas to the first line, my first reaction was "huh?" I never would have thought that an Ovechkin/Strome/Protas line would work, but Protas' skating has improved so much that he and Strome can apparently carry transition both ways on that line. And Protas' screens were a big help to Ovie in the early going.
And I figured that McMichael's best chance at being a really worthwhile NHL player was at 3C. But it seems as though he really belongs on the wing.
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