03-28-2024, 06:17 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Waterloo, Ontario
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Around the NHL: Nashville Predators’ point streak extended to 18 games, Josh Doan scores in his first NHL game, and more!
There are just 22 days left in the National Hockey League regular season.
With that being said, there’s a ton of notes from around the league, including an unstoppable team, a close playoff race in the east, and a young player coming into his own.
Let’s dig into the latest edition of Around the NHL!
2024 NHL Draft Lottery Odds: Which teams have the best chance to select Macklin Celebrini?
It’s that time of the year again.
If you’re here for the first time, welcome! Your favorite NHL team is lousy. If you’ve been here before, at least you’re building toward the future… right?
When the Chicago Blackhawks landed Connor Bedard, it had franchise-changing impacts already being witnessed in the Windy City. This year, the prize is Macklin Celebrini, a Boston University standout having one of the best college freshman seasons we’ve seen in the modern era. He’s not at Bedard level, but he’s a player many scouts believe you can build a team around.
Teams can only win the lottery twice in a five-year span. Chicago, for example, could do it one more time before they’re no longer eligible.
As a result of Draft Lottery rule changes made effective in 2021, a team may only move up a maximum of 10 spots from their finishing position. That means only the bottom 11 teams have a shot at the No. 1 overall pick.
As Flames add draft picks, Tod Button and scouting staff staying busy
And while it’s not believed that this draft features a generational superstar like last year with Connor Bedard, Button likes what he sees from the 2024 class.
And additions to the scouting staff could make a big difference, too.
Button is feeling optimistic about what the draft could bring.
“I’ll be honest with you, at the start of the year I was concerned with how deep the draft was,” Button admitted. “But, as usually happens, as the year goes on guys emerge that you may not have known about or they develop a little later.
It’s almost playoff szn: a Calgary Flames prospect update
This week, let’s talk playoffs!
The NCAA conference tournaments are complete. The NCAA begins their national championship tournament on Thursday. In Canada, major junior playoffs begin this coming weekend.
In terms of the AHL, the Calgary Wranglers are virtually guaranteed a playoff spot. After Tuesday’s loss to Coachella Valley, their magic number to clinch a playoff spot was seven points – earned by them or not earned by Henderson – with nine games left. It’s not a lock, but it’s pretty close. If the Wranglers go .500, they’re in easily.
Huska’s Calgary Flames Have an Always Darkest Before the Dawn Complex
As of March 27, the Calgary Flames are coming off their fourth loss in a row. The latest came against the Chicago Blackhawks – a team with only 21 wins in 72 games.
While things may seem to be at the proverbial rock bottom of the 2023-2024 season, this current slide is nothing out of the ordinary for this edition of the Calgary Flames. Calgary has a strong tendency to hit these slumps and follow them up with winning streaks.
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03-28-2024, 06:35 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
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This team looks pretty bad lately, but at least the pain and suffering won't be for much longer...
*checks schedule*
There are that many games left?! WTF???!!!
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If we can't fall in love with replaceable bottom 6 players then the terrorists have won.
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03-28-2024, 06:57 AM
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Scoring Winger
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Hopefully Wolf gets the start. Lets give him a run of games.
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03-28-2024, 07:08 AM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Vancouver
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At least the effort and buy in is still there, I can cheer for this team down the stretch knowing no one is mailing it in.
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03-28-2024, 07:25 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Flames Town
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I expect them to lose this one.. so they will win.
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03-28-2024, 07:34 AM
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Remember this, TSN stands for Toronto's Sports Network!
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03-28-2024, 08:32 AM
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Taking a while to get to 5000
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Headlines from the Future:
Flames maybe do win but not yes.
There, that ought to cover it.
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03-28-2024, 08:51 AM
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Franchise Player
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Go Flames
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03-28-2024, 09:27 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: the dark side of Sesame Street
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I just hope everyone has fun.
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03-28-2024, 09:37 AM
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First Line Centre
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I want youth and experimentation with different lines.
Huberdeau - Sharangovich - Coronato
Pospisil - Zary - Coleman
Pelletier - Kadri - Kuzmenko
Mangiapane - Backlund - Duehr
Out: Hunt, Greer, Rooney
Kylington - Andersson
Weegar - Miromanov
Okhotiuk - Pachal
Out: Hanley, Gilbert
Wolf
Markstrom
Out: Vladar
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03-28-2024, 10:06 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nelson
I want youth and experimentation with different lines.
Huberdeau - Sharangovich - Coronato
Pospisil - Zary - Coleman
Pelletier - Kadri - Kuzmenko
Mangiapane - Backlund - Duehr
Out: Hunt, Greer, Rooney
Kylington - Andersson
Weegar - Miromanov
Okhotiuk - Pachal
Out: Hanley, Gilbert
Wolf
Markstrom
Out: Vladar
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I like it.
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03-28-2024, 10:28 AM
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Franchise Player
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Go Flames go!
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03-28-2024, 10:46 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Van City - Main St.
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Flames have been really bad, St Louis really needs to win to keep playoff hopes.
Flames win coming up.
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03-28-2024, 11:09 AM
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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03-28-2024, 11:21 AM
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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03-28-2024, 11:28 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Looking the schedule of Canadiens and Coyotes, there is no way they win more games than us. So I hope we play worse than Kraken and Penguins just to keep 8th AO spot at the end of the season.
And I agree mix the lines and try the young guys on important roles.
Huber - Zary - Sharky
Coronato - Kadri - Pospisil
Pelletier/Hunt - Backlund - Coleman
Mangi - Rooney - Duehr
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03-28-2024, 11:59 AM
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Bingo's Official Offspring Yes My Dad Knows I'm Here
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Calgary
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Gotta think that Coronato gets another look in the top 9 tonight with Mang out... right?
*insert Dryden Hunt*
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03-28-2024, 12:40 PM
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Taking a while to get to 5000
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Best Guess (hope?)
Huberdeau-Sharangovich-Kuzmenko
Coleman-Backlund-Coronato
Zary-Kadri-Pospisil
Hunt-Rooney-Greer
Weegar-Andersson
Hanley-Miromanov
Okhotiuk-Pachal
Wolf
That said would not shock me in the least to see him sit Coronato in favor of Duehr
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03-28-2024, 12:55 PM
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Toonage
Best Guess (hope?)
Huberdeau-Sharangovich-Kuzmenko
Coleman-Backlund-Coronato
Zary-Kadri-Pospisil
Hunt-Rooney-Greer
Weegar-Andersson
Hanley-Miromanov
Okhotiuk-Pachal
Wolf
That said would not shock me in the least to see him sit Coronato in favor of Duehr
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With either Coronato or Duehr, that would comprise a half-decent AHL lineup.
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