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  2. Hot take: I don’t blame a guy for hurting someone that he got tripped into.

    Stone isn’t at fault for Heiskanen getting hurt. Hintz is.

  4. Watching yesterday’s media availability

    Reporter says “the last time the Wings had 3, 20 goal scorers at the 50 game mark was 94-95”

    Pack it up boys I’ve heard enough we’re going to the finals.

  6. Hypothesis: The hockey gods want the Wings to make the playoffs

    Evidence: lmao Bruins, Rags, Bolts, and Habs

    Conclusion: The hockey gods want the Wings to make the playoffs

  7. Nearing the top 10 in [Scott Wheeler’s Prospect Pool Rankings](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5919859/2025/01/08/nhl-prospects-rankings-2025?source=user-shared-article). BUF falls big YoY, entering at 11th and firmly in the A Few Really Good Men tier.

    * One team a day until Feb 7th.
    * Please give Scott’s actual questions the read they deserve.
    * Scott’s criteria in comments. Read’em.
    * Brackets w/each team is YoY delta.
    * Scott doesn’t actually do tiers, that’s just me having fun.

    If anyone’s wondering, the team’s yet revealed are: CBJ, CHI, DET, MIN, MTL, NSH, SEA, SJS, UTA, and WSH.

    ——————————
    ***The Rankings***
    ——————————
    Scott noted with ANA update that 6-12 are nearly interchangeable based on a few players, so we’ll have a big bunch of solid pools grouped from here until the top 5.

    🔽🔽**Tier: A FEW REALLY GOOD MEN**🔽🔽

    * **11.** **[BUF](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6083745/2025/01/29/sabres-nhl-prospects-rankings-2025?source=user-shared-article)** [-10]: Joint second biggest YoY drop so far (PHI -12, DAL -10), Sabres still come in with a really good pool. Savoie is out in the McLoed deal, and Benson graduated (and frankly, was only left in last year due to an exception Scott made), leaving current NHLer Jiri Kulich atop a solid list. 2024 1st rounder Helenius enters at 2 and in Buffalo’s top tier with Kulich. The depth core of Levi, Rosen, and Ostlund leave BUF solid up the middle and ready to support what’s already an extremely talented young NHL team. Looks like there’s gonna be some fun in the top 10.

    * **12.** **[ANA](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6078740/2025/01/28/ducks-nhl-prospects-rankings-2025?source=user-shared-article)** [-7]: Quite a thing to see the ducks fall this far given their talent, but Scott noted the next few teams are all excellent. Gauthier and Zellweger moved on, with Sennecke and Stolberg joining the mix. The trio, including Luneau, have massive upside, and ANA has bottom 6 NHL talent as deep as we’ve seen a pool so far. Scott debated ANA a few spots higher, and we may her that a couple times in the next week.

    🔼🔼**Tier: A FEW REALLY GOOD MEN**🔼🔼

    🐙 Expand for older ranks 🐙

  8. Soapbox Topic: No 10-ply Norris Winners

    How are we awarding the trophy for *the most complete defenseman* to players who are actual bottom of the league in hits and blocked shots?  Less than one hit and blocked shot per game? I am going to puke if another middling forward wins the award for best defense.  

    Proposed Minimum Standards: 0.5 PPG, 1 HPG, 1 BSPG (Feel free to propose more)

    Proposed 2025 Candidates: 
    Moritz Seider, Colton Parayko, Neil Pionk, Dougie Hamilton, Brandon Montour, Makenzie Weegar, Rasmus Dahlin

    Recent Previous Winner Stats

    – Quinn Hughes 2024, 92P (1), 29H (156), 55BS (168)

    – Erik Karlsson 2023, 101P (1), 33H (165), 90BS (125)

    – Cale Makar 2022, 86P (2), 95H (80), 110BS (66)

    – Adam Fox 2021, 47P (2), 23H (92), 102BS (15)

    – Roman Josi 2020, 66P (2), 52H (95), 108BS (34)

    – Mark Giordano 2019, 71P (2), 58H (128), 144BS (27)

    – Victor Hedman 2018, 63P (5), 139H (35), 110BS (80)

    – Brent Burns 2017, 76P (1), 68H (101), 137BS (37)

    – Drew Doughty 2016, 51P (9), 125H (47), 105BS (82)

  10. Did everyone see AlJo attack when Kucherov had the puck – incredible at breaking up plays getting right into his jersey multiple times.

  11. To pass the time, please submit your best Elmer Söderblom nicknames.

    I’ll start: Erma Sicklebong

  13. Can’t believe I picked Larkin in LtL last game, got two points for the standings. Yet I still dropped 4 spots from where I was at in 4th.

  15. I finally wrapped up a post that I’ve been working on last night about a less talked about wings prospect that I think people will like.

    Should be posting it later today.

  18. I’m still at a loss as to how a GM agrees to retain on a deal without knowing how much he’s retaining, but apparently Hawks fans understand it’s part of the “process” lol. I can only assume those fans are justifying it simply cuz the alternative is admitting your favorite team made a boo boo, and that’s never fun.

  20. If I’m looking at it right the long rumored Seth Jones trade can’t happen till July unless a 3rd party retains cap from the Hawks or there is no salary retention,which is unlikely.

    Pretty sure teams can only have 3 salaries that are retained or bought out and the Hawks hit the limit retaining on Rantanen.

    Not saying I want him here especially with so much term.

  21. i havent been following hockey *that* long, but i feel like im losing my mind with people being pissy at mark stone tripping up heiskanen on the r/hockey post

    like, the replay clearly shows stone getting tripped up before falling in to miro. and it wasnt even a “close trip” the puck was no where near stones skate, and the stars player just shoves his stick in there. what am i missing here?

  22. Tomorrow’s game will be interesting. As we probably all know the Oilers are a top heavy team but the tricky part being McDavid is probably the best player in the last 30yrs.

    It’d be insane if they pull the upset

  23. ![gif](giphy|r5SxJYcU21Auk)

    To pass the time, I’d like to review a line from Eminem’s Without Me:

    *cause I’m back, I’m on the rag and ovulating*

    The phases in the menstrual cycle are: menstruation (on the rag), follicular, ovulation, and luteal. They do not overlap, Marshall. You cannot be both on the rag and ovulating, Marshall.

  24. Hate to trauma dump but sometimes it seems like game day and chatting with you folks is all that’s standing between me and going completely insane

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