Hey bardown, content has been great recently. Is there any chance you guys circle back to your original quizzes and make a part 2 to those? (Contract/free agency/jersey/logo quiz) would be awesome to see
Poc: “Fool me once, fool me twice... I'm not going to doubt the Bruins” 30 minutes later... Poc: “I'm putting Ottawa in the Playoffs!” 😂 I'll believe it when I see it with Ottawa & Buffalo.
Flames have 20 million in cap space and have been acquiring great prospects from drafts and trades over the last 2 years. There also 8 more 1st/2nd rounders coming the Flames way in the next 2 drafts. I don't really get why everyone is so fixated on the Huberdeau contract - it's bad but it's totally survivable. Dallas is doing just fine with a couple of boat anchor contracts in Benn and Seguin. The main point is that there's cap space and a lot of young guys coming in. You can call it the Void but I think the direction is a hell of a lot clearer than what the Penguins are doing.
It blows my mind that once again Nico Hischier doesnt get any attention, Dude a top Defensive FWD, i get he isnt flashy like Hughes. If Nj is mid so is Canes( PLAYOFFS Flops how many times have they been hyped up to make SCF but fail?)
These guys don't know shit about the Devils, that's all I learned from this video. Counting out Markstrom is a mistake, as long as he's healthy he'll be phenomenal for them.
@LRon-Hoyabembe you give them too much credit! Even on paper it was clear this was not going to be the same team as last year. New coach and system, grittier forwards, beefed up defensemen, and complete upgrade in net. Not to mention their youngsters getting even better with age. But I will admit the Prague series cleared a lot of doubt for me personally, albeit it's only a small sample size. And I agree, they're definitely going for other teams throats this year, preferably teams in red white and blue 😈
@@Musicmelo14 they lost to a rookie goaltender in Akira Schmid when they played in the playoffs, did you forget? This season is their last real chance at a cup, something you haven't seen in a very long time, sport.
The thing about Anaheim last year is that, in context, it may only be *slightly* better than two seasons ago in terms of points, but it was nowhere near as dire. Two seasons ago, everything was the problem, top to bottom. We had prospects, but the team had no idea how to play hockey in any phase of the game. Last season, we lost so many 1-goal games that could have gone either way, when normally, we'd get blown out, but we were a lot more solid until we traded away the vets at the deadline, plus we had some bad injury luck last year. Defense and special teams improved to bang-average (which is way up from "worst in the league") while offense regressed. If Cronin can get goalscoring worked out this season, then best-case scenario, we may just compete for a wild card spot. We're nowhere near contenders, I'm not gonna pretend like "WE'RE GANNA WIN DA LEAGUE!" but it just feels like we have one major problem, and if we get that sorted, we can expect to see major growth.
They have more depth than last year. They have more young talent they addressed or have tried to address their biggest issues (their PK) made playoffs for the three years were in the hunt last year until the las month of the season. Sounds like a team looking to make the playoffs again.
Detroit missed the playoffs by one point. Everyone is acting like they sucked last year and will bad. They were also underrated before last season too. Until they actually make it people will never respect them.
@blatty2646 Absolutely, people have been claiming Ottawa will make a jump for years. They lost Chychrun and gained Ullmark. Other than that, they haven't done very much to change the team.
@@OneAndOnlyKJxhaving a healthy Norris and pinto not being suspended for 41 games is huge too. I am a biased sens fan but I’m much happier with the balance of vets this year and believe they have a chance 🤷♂️
Chychrun didn't fit with ottawa, and goaltending has been a huge issue. So I think this will make a large improvement. Wings have talbot, I think that will cost them points.
Putting Ottawa in “Playoffs?!” category is one of the worst all time takes. They haven’t made the playoffs in 7 years. That’s the literal definition of a hockey void.
@@armaansidhu8199he left these dorks to go work for a Canucks related podcast in Vancouver. He also the one that called these dweebs out for saying Luc Bourdon was the Canucks biggest bust in franchise history. Whoever wrote that at Bardown should have been fired on the spot.
They aren’t on TSN becuase Rogers and Sportsnet have exclusive TV rights in Canada besides the eastern regional locked channels. Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal games are broadcast on regionally restricted channels, but any western Canadian game or nationally televised games are exclusively on Sportsnet or CBC just some info if you’re curious :)
Love the content, as always, but a small piece of advice: avoid hitting the table if the mics are mounted on the desk itself, as it does reverberate down the mic pretty brutally, especially for ear/headphone users. Otherwise, awesome as always!
@@nahiyanishtiaque1283 there’s a reason Boston stuck with swayman in the playoffs and kept him instead. Ullmark is a good goalie but he isn’t going to bring Ottawa out of the basement by himself.
@@JFrey26 idk but we had the worst goaltending in the league BY FAR and still managed 37 wins, Washington got in with 41 so maybe Ullmark can steal a few more games
On Detroit: Seider was still good last year. He had the 3rd hardest usage of any dmen since the cap became a thing, and alway against the toughest match ups because red wings had no one else they cuold trust in those situations. Almost every statistic fails to account for that. Also they don't have to trust Talbot to carry them. They hope that one of Talbot ahusso or Lyon can do that. Husso need to be healthy, Lyon need to prove that he can maintain his good performances for longer periods of time and Talbot needs to prive that he can do what he did last season behind Mo Seider and his merry men.
I think having the Leafs in a tier above Vegas is kind of wild. Vegas has just as much, if not more, talent. Plenty of players there with Cup rings. Idk. Feels like a weird choice
I can see Edmonton going deep in the playoffs, but Stanley cup winner? I can’t take them seriously with that defence core, Ekholm carries it so bad. Bouchard is a beauty but only puts up points. The rest are mid at best, not to mention the pylon known as Nurse. Skinner also needs to show a little more consistency, but he is still a good goalie. I’ve picked Dallas the last few years, and I could see them making the finals, but my cup pick is the Rangers. About time they take another step, they are too good defensively and have one of, if not, the best goaltending tandem in the league. All they are missing is some bottom 6 depth or a second line winger to replace Riley Smith.
1 goal away from it last year, saying cant take them seriously os pretty stupid. Their defence on first glance sucks but they did real good last season
Problem with Edmonton is they only got as far as they did because the goal tending overperformed. The team got worse this year, and they've had 2 terrible performances in 2 games from the net minders. Early exit this year.
As an Oilers fan! Oilers are getting rated higher than they need to be, I understand why but Knowing Oilers for so long, I don't feel they are clear favorites, I think Florida is right there with them, and Vancouver, Colorado and Dallas are pretty freaking good as well. Also, Oilers lack of Defensive issues hasn't been fully addressed yet.
I think a better name for The Void category was could be or couldnt be. The void brings a lot of negative feelings to every team potentially placed there.
Jesse's right on about maybe next year for the Wild. I think we should make the playoffs this year, but even if we do, we will lose the first round. Next year, we finally get to be a real team again (thanks NHL), and if Rossi, Khusnutdinov, Buium, and Wallstedt all make strides, I can see next year moving into the elites. Of course, we're Minnesota, so I know better.
W Jesse thanks for stopping her and acknowledging Michkov for the Flyers. Sorry but that wasnt much a review of a team that has some lowkey buzz and a competitive pissy squad. Luchanko youngest Flyer to make the team , year three of Torts & the new management. Have done right by getting the fans back. Thanks Jesse for acknowledging us
If you ever wanna know how the league views vegas. This is it. You clearly havent watched any vegas games if youre saying alec martinez was a big loss. He was good in our cup run but last year he was a liability. He was slow, turned over the puck often. He was everything you dont want in a defensemen. Stephenson was a loss, but hertl > chandler. we needed a big net front guy who could just park in front, win net battles, and tip in shots and rebounds. I know hindsight is 20/20 but we more than made up what we lost considering other than marchessault, we primarily lost depth players. But barbie has more than stepped up to meet that, same with olof before the injury. In fact our biggest hinderance now, is hill falling off. Idk if hes just lacking confidence, but he's been struggling. And that means if our defense is a little off, we lose. Do i think vegas will make a cup run? Nah. But i feel like theyre a shoe in for a playoffs spot as long as they stay healthy. I mean additions like hanifin to replace martinez, holtz on depth, hertl to replace stephenson, olofsson to also fill the stephenson void. I feel like we did what vegas has always done. Stacked our team with players who may not be mega stars like matthews, but filled our team with a core and 2nd line level underrated players to fill the rest of th3 slots
Minnesota is also doing amazing, Washington and Winnipeg crushing it so far.. And look where is Nashville, Islanders and the most disapointment is definitely Rangers, even Anaheim is above them for now
For sure. They just need to stay healthy so that the chemistry can continue to develop. Leo to Cutter looking pretty good so far in preseason. Hoping they can keep it up.
According to most available defensive metrics, Ottawa was a better team than Boston 5on5, and also in their defensive zone. Ottawa got caved in by their goalies. 22 times, they allowed the first goal of the game on the first or second shot allowed, which I believe is an NHL record. Ottawa couldn't get saves or stay healthy last year. If they get both quality goaltending and health, they're in
I didn’t necessarily disagree with any of the rankings but I think there needed to be a tier between Cream of the Crop and Playoffs. Playoffs should’ve been looked at as teams on the bubble could make it, maybe don’t. And Cream of the Crop should be teams that are basically locks for the playoffs and have a strong chance at a cup run. I feel teams like the devils, leafs, canes, and maybe bruins and Canucks fall in between that. Borderline locks for the playoffs but not viewed as a top 5 team. Like Devils and leafs in the same category as the panthers rangers and stars just feels wrong. Maybe next year also should’ve been reworded to looking to the future.
Have a feeling that Buffalo placement is gonna bite you guys. (not a Sabres fan but I feel like they have to put it together this year or heads are gonna roll)
So annoying they try to talk about every team but consistently pronounce the names wrong even when I KNOW they’ve been informed of the correct way to say Heiskanen. Hintz is not a ketchup brand either Luca. You know how to say it you watch them play 4 times a year
@JustinWillhoit Maybe he watches a lot fewer games than he lets on. Wouldn't surprise me at all. It's inexcusable not to know how to pronounce Hintz after last year.
Apologies for that, definitely know how to pronounce both names, didn't even realize the Hintz one in the moment but that's a bad mistake on my part, it happens to the best of us! Love the Stars, they are an excellent team, love watching them
As a canes fan I agree with what has been said, but I do not believe our window is closing. This year is a retool year we had a lot of expiring contracts and we are in the process of setting ourselves up for the future. We have good prospects coming up an our organization does great getting creative. We will be back in the top of the league but it will just take a year….. we also perform better when we are not expected to do well both years we went to the eastern conference finals 2019 and 2023 we were not expecting to do well. This team still has it in them
@LRon-Hoyabembethe Canes core isn’t that old. Seth Jarvis, Svech, Aho, and Necas are all under 30 and they have some pretty good prospects in Blake, FUS, Artamonov, Trikozov, Nadeau, Nikishin, and Morrow are all high end prospects and they have other solid prospects. Canes have also been really good at turning fridge NHL players into solid NHL regulars (see Noesen and Chatty)
Everyone always forgets about Brandon Montour, Mister Clutch for Florida’s playoff runs Without him to clutch up and score OT goals every Overtime, I don’t know who’s gonna step up and get it done
That prediction board is hilarious :30 . Who puts TOR as "The Cream of the Crop" over FL, the NYR or even BOS. Maybe TOR will be better this year since they acquired a legit #1 goalie in Stolarz.
Have they heard how good Nikita Artamonov? He’s dominating in the KHL. Also are they coveting that Jarvis is still young, Svech‘s pretty young, and Aho isn’t that old. Their core is on the younger side compared to other contenders.
I think the devils make the playoffs for sure this year, but it’s really a toss up of whether it will be as the #1, 2, or 3 in the metro, or a wildcard. Can go any way
Florida wins the presidents trophy, makes it to the finals twice in a row, wins the cup in dominating fashion except for 2 games they were clearly way off their game. And you call the Oilers the favorite to win it all? A team who squeaked their way through to the finals?
Yinz gave 31 teams atleast 2 to 2.5 min … but not the PENS … regardless of how yinz feel about their upcoming season - it’s not fair to the team that holds Sidney P. Crosby (currently on NHL MOUNT RUSHMORE & still playing)…. this team is honestly better on paper than the last 2 years - & youth has been injected into the lineup (love Jeff Carter but no more!) & you cannot bet against & angry Sidney Crosby who hasn’t felt playoff hockey in 2 years - In the last 13 games of ‘23-‘24 … Pens went 8-2-3 (that even includes the meaningless last game of season loss against the Isles) Sid put up 25 pts GENO put up 14 pts Rusty put up 15 pts EK65 put up 10 pts Bunting - 13 pts & with great leadership from SID - the ENTIRE team rallied behind him - wasn’t just him like it was for most of the season . really hope you guys realize that the “Pens in the Void” stigma is dead . the team has a direction. you just can’t ever count SID out , I’m sorry . - & thank you Jesse for being the only one backing them up
Corwin would’ve rated the Canucks as “Worst of the worst”
I’m a Canucks fan but I still miss him on Bardown. 😂
Corwin was a real one
Canucks have little brother syndrome
@@Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa369more like east coast bias syndrome.
@@vancitycanucksas a bruins fan we would clap the nucks cheeks so hard with no lube just like we did in 2011
Canucks fans bullying Bardown to only talk good about the team is so amazing lmao
Yeah it’s been great. We used to get dismissed so quickly because we’d be playing during these guys bedtime which hurt cause bardown content is fun.
So that’s what Canucks fans do when they’re not burning Vancouver to the ground. 😂
@@82saw3 omg how original
Hello joe
yeah but the canucks arent all that great, they’ll most likely regress a bit but because of the pressure they have to overrate them
Hey bardown, content has been great recently. Is there any chance you guys circle back to your original quizzes and make a part 2 to those? (Contract/free agency/jersey/logo quiz) would be awesome to see
Interesting timing on this comment 😏
@@danielzakrzewski.bardownwell if they spent 5-10 minutes on each team the video would be too long
I think it is very telling when the biggest argument against a team winning the cup again, is that they have been to the cup 2 years in a row already
Poc: “Fool me once, fool me twice... I'm not going to doubt the Bruins”
30 minutes later...
Poc: “I'm putting Ottawa in the Playoffs!” 😂
I'll believe it when I see it with Ottawa & Buffalo.
Haha fair enough, LAST, LAST chance for the Senators🤣 wouldn't surprise me if they miss out though
@@thomaspocrnic I feel ya, someday the power balance HAS to shift in the Atlantic. Right now it's the Thunder Dome though.
Flames have 20 million in cap space and have been acquiring great prospects from drafts and trades over the last 2 years. There also 8 more 1st/2nd rounders coming the Flames way in the next 2 drafts.
I don't really get why everyone is so fixated on the Huberdeau contract - it's bad but it's totally survivable. Dallas is doing just fine with a couple of boat anchor contracts in Benn and Seguin. The main point is that there's cap space and a lot of young guys coming in. You can call it the Void but I think the direction is a hell of a lot clearer than what the Penguins are doing.
Benn and Seguin had rebound years last season, and both scored tonight.
Is Z dead again
Lol nah, I just got sick the day before filming. But gave me more time to edit the next quiz 👀
@@danielzakrzewski.bardown👀
@@danielzakrzewski.bardown Hope you are better, Z! Cheers.
Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead
@@danielzakrzewski.bardownQuiz suggest; top 10 leaf exits. What's got you down. Hockey is back and you are a leafer? I'd be sick and tired too! 😅😅
Canucks fans… we got em
No, they still put us at least 2 tiers too low. Do any of the bardown crew have any dogs with instagram pages we can send threats to??
@@4W0RD5 involving the dogs is a step to far. Don’t make me get the people from don’t f*ck with cats
It blows my mind that once again Nico Hischier doesnt get any attention, Dude a top Defensive FWD, i get he isnt flashy like Hughes. If Nj is mid so is Canes( PLAYOFFS Flops how many times have they been hyped up to make SCF but fail?)
These guys don't know shit about the Devils, that's all I learned from this video. Counting out Markstrom is a mistake, as long as he's healthy he'll be phenomenal for them.
@LRon-Hoyabembe you give them too much credit! Even on paper it was clear this was not going to be the same team as last year. New coach and system, grittier forwards, beefed up defensemen, and complete upgrade in net. Not to mention their youngsters getting even better with age. But I will admit the Prague series cleared a lot of doubt for me personally, albeit it's only a small sample size. And I agree, they're definitely going for other teams throats this year, preferably teams in red white and blue 😈
Thank you! Like he almost won the selke 2 years ago got beat out by a legacy pick for bergeron
Devils worse than rangers
@@Musicmelo14 they lost to a rookie goaltender in Akira Schmid when they played in the playoffs, did you forget? This season is their last real chance at a cup, something you haven't seen in a very long time, sport.
The thing about Anaheim last year is that, in context, it may only be *slightly* better than two seasons ago in terms of points, but it was nowhere near as dire. Two seasons ago, everything was the problem, top to bottom. We had prospects, but the team had no idea how to play hockey in any phase of the game. Last season, we lost so many 1-goal games that could have gone either way, when normally, we'd get blown out, but we were a lot more solid until we traded away the vets at the deadline, plus we had some bad injury luck last year.
Defense and special teams improved to bang-average (which is way up from "worst in the league") while offense regressed. If Cronin can get goalscoring worked out this season, then best-case scenario, we may just compete for a wild card spot. We're nowhere near contenders, I'm not gonna pretend like "WE'RE GANNA WIN DA LEAGUE!" but it just feels like we have one major problem, and if we get that sorted, we can expect to see major growth.
How is Minnesota not in the void? To me they're the definition of the void.
They're close to shedding all that dead cap and they're gonna be in beast mode after that
I thought they’re the definition of a joke it’s number 1 bullshit
@@ponyboycurtisx So they say, but will it beat the curse of Minnesota sports mediocracy?
They have more depth than last year. They have more young talent they addressed or have tried to address their biggest issues (their PK) made playoffs for the three years were in the hunt last year until the las month of the season. Sounds like a team looking to make the playoffs again.
And now they're top in the league
Detroit missed the playoffs by one point. Everyone is acting like they sucked last year and will bad. They were also underrated before last season too. Until they actually make it people will never respect them.
And then slobber all over Ottawa. They’ve had an inherent bias against the Wings the entire time they’ve been a thing.
@blatty2646 Absolutely, people have been claiming Ottawa will make a jump for years. They lost Chychrun and gained Ullmark. Other than that, they haven't done very much to change the team.
@@OneAndOnlyKJxhaving a healthy Norris and pinto not being suspended for 41 games is huge too. I am a biased sens fan but I’m much happier with the balance of vets this year and believe they have a chance 🤷♂️
@aaronsinclair6821 I agree that if Norris can stay healthy, that could make a big difference.
Chychrun didn't fit with ottawa, and goaltending has been a huge issue. So I think this will make a large improvement. Wings have talbot, I think that will cost them points.
Putting Ottawa in “Playoffs?!” category is one of the worst all time takes. They haven’t made the playoffs in 7 years. That’s the literal definition of a hockey void.
It's a good thing this video is for this year, and not covering the last 7 then
@@Tdawwg18Good thing they’re gonna suck ass this year just like the last 7
Leafs in cream of the crop lmaoooooo
Not enough Bardown/Canucks content. Where’s Grady?
Pretty sure TSN is bigger in the east have never really seen a Canucks game on TSN lol
@@armaansidhu8199he left these dorks to go work for a Canucks related podcast in Vancouver. He also the one that called these dweebs out for saying Luc Bourdon was the Canucks biggest bust in franchise history. Whoever wrote that at Bardown should have been fired on the spot.
They aren’t on TSN becuase Rogers and Sportsnet have exclusive TV rights in Canada besides the eastern regional locked channels. Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal games are broadcast on regionally restricted channels, but any western Canadian game or nationally televised games are exclusively on Sportsnet or CBC
just some info if you’re curious :)
Love the content, as always, but a small piece of advice: avoid hitting the table if the mics are mounted on the desk itself, as it does reverberate down the mic pretty brutally, especially for ear/headphone users. Otherwise, awesome as always!
no corwin is so weird😔
Even since corwan left this podcast seems more civilized
May be more civilized but it needs some back n forth without worrying about stepping on toes and throw in the occasional bonkers take.
Thank you for also mentioning the Flames org in the Gaudreau segment, this year is gonna be really tough
Hard on the wings here.
Comparing them to Ottawa’s first two lines up front and on D and it’s a toss up.
But the biggest difference is in goaltending which you conveniently didn't bring up
@@nahiyanishtiaque1283 there’s a reason Boston stuck with swayman in the playoffs and kept him instead. Ullmark is a good goalie but he isn’t going to bring Ottawa out of the basement by himself.
@@JFrey26 idk but we had the worst goaltending in the league BY FAR and still managed 37 wins, Washington got in with 41 so maybe Ullmark can steal a few more games
@@nahiyanishtiaque1283 time will tell I suppose
Fowards is a toss up but I’d much rather have Ottawas defense
On Detroit: Seider was still good last year. He had the 3rd hardest usage of any dmen since the cap became a thing, and alway against the toughest match ups because red wings had no one else they cuold trust in those situations. Almost every statistic fails to account for that.
Also they don't have to trust Talbot to carry them. They hope that one of Talbot ahusso or Lyon can do that. Husso need to be healthy, Lyon need to prove that he can maintain his good performances for longer periods of time and Talbot needs to prive that he can do what he did last season behind Mo Seider and his merry men.
When it got to the Canucks and you guys all sighed it made me laugh so hard. (I’m sorry for the things I’ve said)
I think having the Leafs in a tier above Vegas is kind of wild. Vegas has just as much, if not more, talent. Plenty of players there with Cup rings. Idk. Feels like a weird choice
I can see Edmonton going deep in the playoffs, but Stanley cup winner? I can’t take them seriously with that defence core, Ekholm carries it so bad. Bouchard is a beauty but only puts up points. The rest are mid at best, not to mention the pylon known as Nurse. Skinner also needs to show a little more consistency, but he is still a good goalie. I’ve picked Dallas the last few years, and I could see them making the finals, but my cup pick is the Rangers. About time they take another step, they are too good defensively and have one of, if not, the best goaltending tandem in the league. All they are missing is some bottom 6 depth or a second line winger to replace Riley Smith.
They were 1 goal from winning the cup and you can’t take them seriously? You’re a clown.
1 goal away from it last year, saying cant take them seriously os pretty stupid. Their defence on first glance sucks but they did real good last season
Problem with Edmonton is they only got as far as they did because the goal tending overperformed. The team got worse this year, and they've had 2 terrible performances in 2 games from the net minders. Early exit this year.
As an Oilers fan! Oilers are getting rated higher than they need to be, I understand why but Knowing Oilers for so long, I don't feel they are clear favorites, I think Florida is right there with them, and Vancouver, Colorado and Dallas are pretty freaking good as well. Also, Oilers lack of Defensive issues hasn't been fully addressed yet.
I still miss corwin even though he hated on my beloved Canucks
ngl, it's nice as a Canucks fan to finally get some respect this season. It's been a rough decade tbh.
I think a better name for The Void category was could be or couldnt be. The void brings a lot of negative feelings to every team potentially placed there.
Kind of the point. Both the present and the future are underwhelming
Since when is Milano on the bruins??
Jesse's right on about maybe next year for the Wild. I think we should make the playoffs this year, but even if we do, we will lose the first round. Next year, we finally get to be a real team again (thanks NHL), and if Rossi, Khusnutdinov, Buium, and Wallstedt all make strides, I can see next year moving into the elites. Of course, we're Minnesota, so I know better.
Did Corwin actually leave Bardown
This is the only place that even considered that the offseason-darlings from Nashville could crash and burn. RESPECT!
Dang…putting both my teams as “definition of the void”
Insane underrating of the wilds prospects tbh
Not a fan of how late this video is from when y’all recorded it.
@@isaiahvining6023 agreed
The Sedins sung the praises of Torts. Two of the most humble players ever in the league say you’re a good coach then you’re a good coach.
You need a first round exit category!!
You misspelled “The Leafs” category
Can you put all these discussions on the spotify/podcast feeds?
Seattle has an electric environment? I went to a Kraken game this year and was shocked by how sterile and bland that whole stadium and fan base was.
Bad take on buffalo.. there defs a void team.
Flames took this personally
W Jesse thanks for stopping her and acknowledging Michkov for the Flyers. Sorry but that wasnt much a review of a team that has some lowkey buzz and a competitive pissy squad. Luchanko youngest Flyer to make the team , year three of Torts & the new management. Have done right by getting the fans back. Thanks Jesse for acknowledging us
Can't believe it's been a year since the last prediction vid was out
Seeing Jesse in a Sweden jersey really warms my heart :)
If you ever wanna know how the league views vegas. This is it. You clearly havent watched any vegas games if youre saying alec martinez was a big loss. He was good in our cup run but last year he was a liability. He was slow, turned over the puck often. He was everything you dont want in a defensemen.
Stephenson was a loss, but hertl > chandler. we needed a big net front guy who could just park in front, win net battles, and tip in shots and rebounds. I know hindsight is 20/20 but we more than made up what we lost considering other than marchessault, we primarily lost depth players. But barbie has more than stepped up to meet that, same with olof before the injury. In fact our biggest hinderance now, is hill falling off. Idk if hes just lacking confidence, but he's been struggling. And that means if our defense is a little off, we lose.
Do i think vegas will make a cup run? Nah. But i feel like theyre a shoe in for a playoffs spot as long as they stay healthy.
I mean additions like hanifin to replace martinez, holtz on depth, hertl to replace stephenson, olofsson to also fill the stephenson void. I feel like we did what vegas has always done. Stacked our team with players who may not be mega stars like matthews, but filled our team with a core and 2nd line level underrated players to fill the rest of th3 slots
This didn’t age well… Vegas in playoffs…. As they lead the pacific and are in 2nd in the NHL
Minnesota is also doing amazing, Washington and Winnipeg crushing it so far.. And look where is Nashville, Islanders and the most disapointment is definitely Rangers, even Anaheim is above them for now
Lots didn’t age well.
Where do I find the final list?
honestly, felt this was a fair honest good review of the Ducks!
For sure. They just need to stay healthy so that the chemistry can continue to develop. Leo to Cutter looking pretty good so far in preseason. Hoping they can keep it up.
way, way waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better then sdpn
Came for the hockey love. Subscribing for the hot shots 3 caddy Mel reference. “CREAM CHEEESE!” 17:34
Pens as the poster child for The Void? Minnesota would like a word.
According to most available defensive metrics, Ottawa was a better team than Boston 5on5, and also in their defensive zone. Ottawa got caved in by their goalies. 22 times, they allowed the first goal of the game on the first or second shot allowed, which I believe is an NHL record. Ottawa couldn't get saves or stay healthy last year. If they get both quality goaltending and health, they're in
I didn’t necessarily disagree with any of the rankings but I think there needed to be a tier between Cream of the Crop and Playoffs.
Playoffs should’ve been looked at as teams on the bubble could make it, maybe don’t. And Cream of the Crop should be teams that are basically locks for the playoffs and have a strong chance at a cup run. I feel teams like the devils, leafs, canes, and maybe bruins and Canucks fall in between that. Borderline locks for the playoffs but not viewed as a top 5 team. Like Devils and leafs in the same category as the panthers rangers and stars just feels wrong. Maybe next year also should’ve been reworded to looking to the future.
My only problem with Edmonton is that they aren’t really young anymore
How is that a problem? They have all experienced guys for the most part who know what it takes to win it all. They’ll probably be even more hungry too
Have a feeling that Buffalo placement is gonna bite you guys. (not a Sabres fan but I feel like they have to put it together this year or heads are gonna roll)
No, it won’t. Buffalo will always suck dude.
3 things
1. Swayman is not out
2. Carlo is not #25
3. Sonny Milano was never with our team
You can’t says ‘cottage’ around Julia…she calls them camp remember.
Makes me glad to see that the Golden Knights are once again the misfits.
53:17 Rangers only lost once to the Panthers in OT. While the only two wins the Rangers had in that series were in overtime, in a row.
So annoying they try to talk about every team but consistently pronounce the names wrong even when I KNOW they’ve been informed of the correct way to say Heiskanen.
Hintz is not a ketchup brand either Luca. You know how to say it you watch them play 4 times a year
@@JustinWillhoit shows how he didn't watch Dallas games at all last year
@@OneAndOnlyKJx he’s a Colorado fan. No way he didn’t hear the proper pronunciation of Heiskanen for 7 games straight.
@JustinWillhoit Maybe he watches a lot fewer games than he lets on. Wouldn't surprise me at all. It's inexcusable not to know how to pronounce Hintz after last year.
@@OneAndOnlyKJx I wish someone would say maker instead of Makar and watch him realize how annoying it is
Apologies for that, definitely know how to pronounce both names, didn't even realize the Hintz one in the moment but that's a bad mistake on my part, it happens to the best of us! Love the Stars, they are an excellent team, love watching them
Julia is such a rocket 🥰
As a canes fan I agree with what has been said, but I do not believe our window is closing. This year is a retool year we had a lot of expiring contracts and we are in the process of setting ourselves up for the future. We have good prospects coming up an our organization does great getting creative. We will be back in the top of the league but it will just take a year….. we also perform better when we are not expected to do well both years we went to the eastern conference finals 2019 and 2023 we were not expecting to do well. This team still has it in them
@LRon-Hoyabembethe Canes core isn’t that old. Seth Jarvis, Svech, Aho, and Necas are all under 30 and they have some pretty good prospects in Blake, FUS, Artamonov, Trikozov, Nadeau, Nikishin, and Morrow are all high end prospects and they have other solid prospects.
Canes have also been really good at turning fridge NHL players into solid NHL regulars (see Noesen and Chatty)
Just opened the video and I already miss Corwin… also where is Dz?
Great to see a Swedish Tre Kronor jersey Jesse!
The way that LA is EDM's warmup round is how the isles are to carolina
Heard a great way of describing the no-mans-land teams recently. "no today and no tomorrow"
I can’t in good conscience have Edm as Cup winner Vancouver is my pick
LOL. the Canucks have one good season and suddenly their fans come out from under the floorboards like cockroaches
As a flames fan, this hurts, but I agree
Everyone always forgets about Brandon Montour, Mister Clutch for Florida’s playoff runs
Without him to clutch up and score OT goals every Overtime, I don’t know who’s gonna step up and get it done
Ye with little faith left Puljujarvi from Pittsburgh's line-up!
Utah in playoffs is insane, 1st overall for sure.
Jesse going off on the flames is killing me speaking facts tho!!
42:25 wait what? I'll give you a hint, Parise and Suter
this is the last yr the buyouts will cost alot
Bardown: Say Something Positive About The Red Wings Challenge. (IMPOSSIBLE)
Red Wings suck
Little Caesers is a nice arena and reasonably priced pizza
@@KevinJL at this point in the season, that’s the only nice thing you can say
Why the hell would you want anyone to go to Chicago. That franchise deserves to rot for at least a decade after all their bullshit
Big shoutout for Jesse reppin’ the three crowns! 🇸🇪🇸🇪👑👑👑
I'm a simple man. If I see a tre kronor shirt I press like!
Love how some teams are talked about in depth for 5 minutes and some teams are talked about for 1 minute and not in depth like others. seems biased
The Preds 3rd line is all 15 goal scorers and didn’t play full seasons. And you need a tough 4th line. They are cream of the crop for sure.
Vasi plays like he did two 3 years ago. The lightning are going to be a huge surprise this year.
team getting older
Hey-skuh-nen
Does anyone outside of Dallas know how to say his name????
I hope they filmed this after bruins yesterday
That prediction board is hilarious :30 . Who puts TOR as "The Cream of the Crop" over FL, the NYR or even BOS.
Maybe TOR will be better this year since they acquired a legit #1 goalie in Stolarz.
Beautiful Jersey on Jesse!
Sabres have been 1 year away since 2012
Gotta love the “window is starting to close for Carolina”. Yah tell that to Unger Sorum, Blake, Morrow, Nadeau and Nikishin. They will be fine.
Have they heard how good Nikita Artamonov? He’s dominating in the KHL. Also are they coveting that Jarvis is still young, Svech‘s pretty young, and Aho isn’t that old. Their core is on the younger side compared to other contenders.
Yo where do I get a pair of those glasses Jesse is rocking? those are absolutely sick
I think the devils make the playoffs for sure this year, but it’s really a toss up of whether it will be as the #1, 2, or 3 in the metro, or a wildcard. Can go any way
I think Seattle or St. Louis should replace LA in playoff spot. The doughty injury is going to hurt as well
The Jets could be surprisingly really good. Let’s go!!!!!!!!!!!!
With new coaching, it really could go either way. Hopefully special teams improve this year, and they can keep the solid defensive play.
Without Z this one is hosted by "I've never seen Dryden's mask before" Luca. How does that even happen?
"But their name is still the Toronto Maple Leafs..." best joke!
Jesse's Sweden drip is immaculate
Julia is cute
Cant wait to see the habs win the the Stanley cup this year ‼️💪🏻🔵⚪️🔴
Honestly, if they somehow play the Oilers for the Cup, I'll root for the Habs. I don't like the Oilers, they're overrated.
@@MrKyleMcQueen lol, the team that just went to game 7 of the cup finals is overrated. you really used your brain for that one.
Florida wins the presidents trophy, makes it to the finals twice in a row, wins the cup in dominating fashion except for 2 games they were clearly way off their game. And you call the Oilers the favorite to win it all? A team who squeaked their way through to the finals?
#FireJesse
Flyers fans like myself just happy to be in next year instead of the void
Yinz gave 31 teams atleast 2 to 2.5 min … but not the PENS … regardless of how yinz feel about their upcoming season - it’s not fair to the team that holds Sidney P. Crosby (currently on NHL MOUNT RUSHMORE & still playing)…. this team is honestly better on paper than the last 2 years - & youth has been injected into the lineup (love Jeff Carter but no more!)
& you cannot bet against & angry Sidney Crosby who hasn’t felt playoff hockey in 2 years -
In the last 13 games of ‘23-‘24 …
Pens went 8-2-3 (that even includes the meaningless last game of season loss against the Isles)
Sid put up 25 pts
GENO put up 14 pts
Rusty put up 15 pts
EK65 put up 10 pts
Bunting - 13 pts
& with great leadership from SID - the ENTIRE team rallied behind him - wasn’t just him like it was for most of the season .
really hope you guys realize that the “Pens in the Void” stigma is dead . the team has a direction.
you just can’t ever count SID out , I’m sorry .
- & thank you Jesse for being the only one backing them up
The Wings slander is crazy.
Idk
Canadiens goalie just shutout the Leafs 1-0 with 47 saves