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Speaker 1: Welcome to Fantasy Hockey Life, presented by fan Tracks. Here's

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your source of information and analysis to help you win

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your fantasy hockey league.

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Speaker 2: Block off hot a step hit on, staylock block.

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Speaker 1: Here's your hosts, Jesse Severe and Victor Nuno.

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Speaker 3: Fantasy Hockey Live. Jesse Severe back once again not only

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by myself, but also with Victor Nuno, the smart half

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of the operation. Victor Nunio, the Fantasy Hockey Doctor. How

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you doing?

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Speaker 4: I'm doing awesome, Jesse. I don't know if I can

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always live up to that, Moniker, but I appreciate it.

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Speaker 3: How are you good? Good? I can live up to

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it as long as I fake it real well. But

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in any event, Victor, here's the question I've got for

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you today. Why aren't there more fantasy hockey ranks out there?

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I feel like there's a couple. There's the athletic scott one.

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Of course, our good friends at Dabber have some. Sometimes

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there's some at fan tracks where people were affiliated with

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I have my ranks up there. People may not know this,

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but there's a site called Fantasy Pros that provides rankings

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for a bunch of different sports, and they aren't dynasty ranks.

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But I did contribute mine this year just to pitch

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in that you can go if you look at a

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consensus ranking of me and some guys from Yahoo and

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Kelly Kirby from Fantasy Pros and stuff like that. But

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it just seems like there's not many ranks out there, Victor.

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Is it just because we're a smaller hobby or am

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I hallucinating because I don't actually really go looking for

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ranks here? What's going on?

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Speaker 4: I think one of the things. First of all, I'm

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blown away knowing that you have ranks out there that

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I don't know about. I want to see those immediately.

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Sorry about that.

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Speaker 3: Yeah.

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Speaker 4: The second of all, I do think that one of

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the things, and I didn't really know this since I

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don't play that many other fantasy sports, but until relatively recently,

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that the settings are pretty similar, like a fantasy football

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has standard settings. And one of the things about in

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hockey is that both the good and the bad is

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that there are no standard settings. People will try to

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say that, they'll try to claim that's nonsense. There are

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no such thing as standard settings. Every league is a

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bit different. There are some common categories, certainly, and there

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are some relatively common setups, but they are all very

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different and that is what makes it really hard to

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put out ranks. So quite frankly, the best place to

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look at ranks, and what I usually tell people is

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just go look at your league. Look at the fan

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track scoring. You can look at it for the last

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three months for the year, whatever the case may be

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last year. It's not going to be perfect, but that's

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going to tell you the best of who the best

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players are in your league, because it's otherwise you look

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at some artificial rank and it's going to be going

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to it might be nonsensical for your specific league, so

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you need to do that. The Fantasy Hockey Geek is

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another thing that I really enjoy that Dauber does. That

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you can put in your individual settings and for the

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most part, unless you have strange settings, you'll be able

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to put everything you need in there. It'll crank out

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a ranking based on his projections. That's the best that

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I've found. But in general, yeah, there aren't a been

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and I think that's why. It's because as if I

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and people often ask me, why don't you make ranks

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of like pros, and it's and even doing it for prospects,

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it's so hard because it really just depends. And that's

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why we often say on the show, if you're in

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this kind of league, this guy is good, but he's

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not as good in this other league, And unfortunately you

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have to make all that qualifiers, which is both annoying

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but also I think is what makes it fun, because

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there are so many different types of leagues and guys

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have different values in them, and when you know that,

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you can take advantage of it and you can really

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help you.

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Speaker 3: Also, making ranks is an awful exercise for anybody who

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does it, because generally they suck. I'll link. We'll get

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a link in the discord, primarily for people who want

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to make fun of me. But yeah, it's interesting looking

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at what some other people think. But yeah, Fantasy Hockey, Gee,

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at least you can custom it because otherwise I'm in

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there making ranks like I don't know. I guess I

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could defend about anything I want because you didn't tell

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me what the format was. But in any event, Victor, Yeah,

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that's that is something maybe people could view from the discord,

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which you can get into for free. Now I have

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to remember to do it. You can get into for

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free by email in this Fantasy Hockey Life at gmail

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dot com. Get yourself a link and hop in or discord.

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But there are other things people can get vick Er,

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what are they?

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Speaker 4: Lots of great bonus content Over at patreon dot com

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the ranks, the list, the player cards.

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Speaker 3: They're super cool.

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Speaker 4: Brandon has done such great work on them. We've refined

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and curated over time. This is I think the third iteration,

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also being mostly pretty readable, So trying to hit that

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balance of giving a lot of information but also not

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being too busy. Some may argue that we didn't quite

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accomplish that, but I like them. I think that they

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tell you a lot, and they're really useful for figuring

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Speaker 3: Be right back to talk to our special guests. Welcoming

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to the show for sign guests. Ready to talk some

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New Jersey Devils with us. He's from Pucks and Pitchforks.

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He's from Locked on Devils. It's Trey Matthew. How you

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doing today, Trey.

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Speaker 2: I'm doing great. How about yourself?

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Speaker 3: Doing great? Doing great? Trey Matthews. Make sure I pluralize

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that there. But to Trey, we want to talk to

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you today a little bit about these Devils. I don't

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know whether the Devils need a narrative for me, but

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the way that I look back on this season to

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some extent is it was before Jack Hughes injury and

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after Jack Hugh's injury. And we'll get more into Jack

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a little bit. But after the last game he played

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and he went out March second, they went nine, ten

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and one. The clock ran out at the last minute

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on the Blue Jackets coming up, So the Devil's got in.

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But this season in the Metro, you never want to

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count out the Rangers, aisles and the Pens who dropped

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through the floor. So the Deves were still okay. They

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were back and forth all year. They never really went

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on a positive run. I looked fifteen out of sixteen

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of the teams that made the NHL playoffs last year

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had at least one win streak of at least five games.

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Last year, New Jersey never won more than three in

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a row. To all this one might legitimately require a

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reply scoreboard. Who cares? We made the playoffs. We made

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the tournament, We had our chances, and the defense was

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very good for the Devils last year. The special teams

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were lead on both sides, and even this season was

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their second highest division finish in fifteen years. But for

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Devils fans that had that twenty two to twenty three

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performance that was so great, it had to be a

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little bit rough. What do you think the Devils can

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do this coming year? In what did you make of

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that season?

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Speaker 2: To go off on your first point, Yes, you're right.

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The Devils have not won more than three games in

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a row in two seasons. They didn't win no more

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than three in a row twenty twenty three twenty twenty four.

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last season. Yes, the big thing that this team needs

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to work on is consistency and finding ways to go

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on lengthier winning streaks because those points can be so

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vital down the stretch of the season when you do

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lose a vital component. So I think that's what the

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Devils definitely need to focus on. I think, for the

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most part, if the Devils remain healthy, they'll be all right.

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this Devil's team wasn't gonna go that far in the

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playoffs because they didn't show me anything that basically signaled

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that they could hoist the Stanley Cup. And I knew

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that they could handle themselves in the Metro. But my

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problem is looking at some of those Atlantic Division teams,

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like you look at the Panthers, who are back to

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back champions, Maple Leaves, Lightning Senators are on the comeup.

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Devils are still going to be a playoff team this

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upcoming season. Metro's not really all that strong. Barring anything

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catastrophic happening, I think the Devils will still be a

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top top three team in the Metro. But the thing is,

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they really need to stop with the excuses saying, oh,

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they're young, they're in experience. No, you don't want your

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window to run out, because look what happened to the

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Maple leafs. You would have thought that they would have

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Mitch Marner for a lifetime, but Mitch Marner realized, you

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know what, I'm probably not gonna win a Stanley Cup year,

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so I'm gonna go to Vegas. So Maple leaves. While

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they're still gonna be a good team, they lost a

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vital component. Or I think a good example will be

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Nico Heisher. He has two years remaining on his contract

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before he becomes a UFA. Now I don't think Nico's

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gonna leave. I think I'm eighty to ninety percent sure

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that Nico is going to remain with the Devils. But

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you still don't want to play with that ten percent.

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If so, I think the Devils really need to take

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some leaps forward if they really want to win back

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some of their fan base.

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Speaker 4: Yes, yeah, that's good stuff. And you already mentioned him.

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We talked about him off the top. We'll start with

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play by player here, and of course we're gonna start

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with Jack Hughes, one of my absolute favorites, and he

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had his fourth straight ninety point ninety plus point pace season.

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eight games. A few years ago games played continues to

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be the issue. He had sixty two games played again

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last season after having as many of the previous season,

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with seventy eight games played being his high. Still for

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a while, he wasn't really bashing that much, either, but

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last season four point two six block shots and hits

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per game, ranking him one hundred and sixty was Maybe

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that rank doesn't seem too exciting, but with all the

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points that he gets, it's it's pretty attractive. And if

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he can stay healthy, of course that's the big rub.

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He can be just a super elite asset the trade.

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What do you think can Jack stay healthy? Can he

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hit the one hundred point mark, actually hit the hundred

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point mark and not just pace for it. What do

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we think about next season?

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Speaker 2: Well, the one hundred point pace mark, Yes he can,

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but the problem is health and that's been a big

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problem for him for a decent amount of seasons. Back

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to back seasons he's had season ending shoulder surgery. I

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don't know what it's going to take for him to

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stay healthy. He might need to get a different skating

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coach so that way he can learn how to stay

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on his feet, or he's gonna have to get stronger

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in the gym. But those are discussions we've been having

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since he first entered the league when he was a teenager.

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And the thing about Jack is that, no, he's young

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in terms of an average human, but when it comes

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to NHL experience, he has a decent amount of games

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under his belt. So it goes back to what I said,

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the excuses are starting to wane a little bit, and

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at some point you just got to show that you're

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capable of so much more on the ice now to

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go off your one hundred point mark. Yes, I don't

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think Jack is in fact let me rephrase that Jack

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is in fact capable of getting there. But I do

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want to add in say this. I think Jessper Bratt's

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chances of getting one hundred points in a season are

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higher than Jax because one of Jessper's main strengths is

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his availability. Jessper did have offseason surgery, but he appeared

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in all but one game this year. The one game

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he did not appear in was due to rest, and

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he played in all the playoff games. I think Jessper Bratt,

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with his main component being availability, I would honestly say

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that his chances of reaching one hundred points, probably higher

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Speaker 3: Yeah, man, let's talk about Jesper Bratt, because that is

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an underappreciated fella. I think some may have questioned when

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he signed a very big contract for a very long

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term commitment, whether that made sense. But man, he's a star.

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You're absolutely right. He was the high scoring player in

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the team this year by eighteen points. That was even

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more of a margin than last year fourteenth in the

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NHL for eighty eight points. You talk about maybe he

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could get to one hundred next year. He takes more

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than a hit per game or throws more than hit

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per game. Thirty four power play points was sixth in

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the league. When he was on the ice, the Devils

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went from an average league average offense to twenty three

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percent above that market five on five. Yes, he did

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play part of his time with Hughes, but maybe Hughes

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played part of his time with Bratt. There is a

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reason they gave him extreme offensive deployment because you could

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do something with it. What makes this guy so special?

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It sounds one hundred points, that's some great stuff.

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Speaker 2: He plays a similar game like Jack. He is very fast,

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he's a dynamic winger. He knows how to dish the puck. Now,

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him elevating his game during the playoffs, But when I

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see during the regular season, I see a guy that

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always gives Devils a fighting chance. Because offense is supposed

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to be one of the Devil's main strengths. However, they

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got shut out the second most times this past season,

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so their offense took a step backwards for my liking.

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But I think that came from just not getting enough

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depth scoring. But when we focus on the top six,

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Jessper Bratt, Nico hesher Jack Hughes, all of them compliment

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one another. I just need all three of them to

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stay healthy to give the Devils a fighting chance. Don't

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underestimate Timo Meyer Stephan Nason one of the best net

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front guys in the league. I think Jessper Bratt has

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definitely surpassed a lot of expectations, And honestly, I was

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perfectly content with him signing that lengthy extension. In fact,

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I advocated for it because losing Jesper Bratt that's hard

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to replace because of the type of point production he

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is capable of, and and I think his future is

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still very bright. I know he's closing in on ten

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years of NHL experience if you could believe it, him

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and Nico Hesher time flies. But I still think they

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have a lot more service in the end to showcase.

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Speaker 3: And Niko Heisher, the team captain, another excellent season, led

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the team in goals above replacement for advanced metrics, he

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was outstanding. Everything was above wider except strangely, the advanced

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metrics didn't like his short handed defense, which that doesn't

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jehab what I think is going on there. But offense

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was up last year, defense fairly neutral. It was one

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of his better Selkie finishes at fourth overall, even though

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the advanced numbers didn't line up. But anyway, it didn't

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line up the same way as some of his better times.

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Scoring totals last three years have been very similar, around

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four points per game and playing hard to get at

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the very last minute and just missing it. He sure

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goes into the penultimate year of his contract in his prime.

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What do you expect for the upcoming season?

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Speaker 2: First and foremost, with all due respect, I don't like

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advanced analytics. I think it could make a good player

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seem bad or a bad players seem good. I'm sure

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if you look at the advanced alax for Andrea Pilot,

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they would work in his favor. I focused more on

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what I see from an eye, from an optics perspective,

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and here's what I noticed from Nico Kischer. He was

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used in all sorts of situations. Sheldon Keith even said

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that he never gave Nico an easy shift. Nico on

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the power play five on five, shorthanded, he special teams,

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you name it. Nico is a glue piece for the Devils,

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and when he went down with his injury around January,

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you could tell that the Devil's offense didn't function. And

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keep in mind Jack was still playing. Nico is just

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a phenomenal two way player, one of the best centers

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in the league, I would argue, and honestly, he deserved

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to finish a little higher in the Selki Race. I

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actually talked to a couple writers that actually gave Nico

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a first place consideration, and everyone was just stunned that

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he finished fourth, just outside the top three finalists. Nico

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actually finished second in the Selky Race a few years

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ago when the Devils had fifty two wins. He just

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lost to Patrise Bergerron, and it was gonna go to

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Bergeron because that was his final season in the NHL,

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and at this point they might as well they renamed

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the award after him. But digressing a little bit, Nico

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one of the best two way centers in the league.

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He holds the Devils together. And I don't care what

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the advanced analytics say. Nico is used in all sorts

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of circumstance, five on five special teams, you name it.

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He's been given tough assignments to guard. Nico is is. Honestly,

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I have no regrets with the Devils selecting him first. Overall,

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he is the epitome of Devils hockey.

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Speaker 4: All right, let's shift over to team Meyer. And it

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was a bit of a struggle for MYO this Mayer.

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This season. His goals per game were down, his points

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per game were down, trust per game were down, point

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power play points down. This was his lowest point total

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since twenty twenty to twenty one one, prior to his

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breakout season with the Sharks.

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Speaker 2: And he should be in his.

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Speaker 4: Prime, but the numbers are trending the wrong way. Six

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more years at eight point eight million, where he remains

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the highest paid forward on the Devils. So Trey, I

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think the question is Meyer a prime bounce back candidate.

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Can he get back up into that seventy plus point

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pace range or is this the new normal for him

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in New Jersey.

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Speaker 2: Look, I'll challenge that a little bit. When Jack went

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down with his injury, Meyer elevated his game come March

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and we always jokingly say it's Meyer Madness as a

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joke to March Madness. The thing about Timo is that

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his role is a little different with the Devils. While

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he was with the Sharks, he was the go to

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guy on a rebuilding team. Now he's not the go

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to option on a Devil's team because you got Jack Hughes,

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you got Nico ky Scherre, you got jessper Bratt in

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front of him. Meyer is a great power forward and

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the Devil's offense offensive chances increase when he's out there

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on the rink. So I think for Timo and I

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think he's actually somewhat solid. And yes, you talked about

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his average annual value. Look, you gotta play hardballs sometimes,

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and if the Devils didn't give Timomyer that contract, you

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could best believe there was someone else that was gonna

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give Timo Meyer that type of money. NHL Network even

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talked about it, so you got you gotta give a

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little to get a little. So I think that the

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Devils are just fine with Timo Meyer. I'm sure you

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would like to see the point production a little higher.

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I talked about it with some of my other colleagues.

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I think Timo hasn't been given the best hand either.

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He's playing on his off wing. He's not given a

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big role on the power play. Once Jack Hughes went

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down with his injury, you saw Timo Meyer be utilized

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on the first power play unit and he performed really well.

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So for Timo, it's just it's just a matter of

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adapting to his new environment a little bit. He's still

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even if he's not scoring, he still is a pest

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in front of the net. The Devils beat the Rangers

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in the two thousand and twenty three Stanley Cup Playoffs

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in the first round, and Timo played a big part

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in it. He didn't I don't think he recorded a point,

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but he was being an irritant against the Rangers to

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the point where I think he was getting an igor

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schistikin's head. So Timo brings that sort of firepower to

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the roster. Then come the next round, he elevated his game.

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So I'm okay with Timo time.

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Speaker 3: Can't beat Timo Time. There are so many relevant players

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on this team. We're not going to get into all

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of them one by one. So I'm gonna throw a

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couple at you at the same time and maybe get

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your take on which one of them is going to

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be more relevant for our fantasy type fans who are

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looking for points and stuff next year. Stephan Nason and

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of Guinea Dadanoff for a couple of solid veterans who'll

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be playing on this team. Among those two, what do

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you think is the more likely guy to make a

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bigger impact next year?

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Speaker 2: So getting todnav or Stephan Nason, that's a tough one.

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Look of getting to donnav He did put up twenty

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goals last year, but here's my problem. If you notice

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the Stars utilized him less as the season progressed and

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in the playoffs, twenty goals is twenty goals, but to

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donnav is rumored that this could be his final year

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in the NFL, and I am a little concerned with

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his speed because the Devils play a fast paced style

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of hockey. I would honestly, this is gonna be tough.

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I would honestly go with stephan Nason because I think

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he's gonna be He's gonna be ulis on the top six,

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he's gonna be put in power play situations, one of

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the best net front guys in the league, and he

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always is there to clean up the garbage for the

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devils out in front. He had a career year last year.

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He got off to a really hot start. I think

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he was solid to start the year. He was solid

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to end the year as well. Yes, he had stretches

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in which he didn't really put up anything, but Stepan

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it was a pleasant reunion. So call me crazy, but

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I have more faith in Stephane Nason. Just give in

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who his linemates will be hit, what the Devils might

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ask out of him, and also his role on the

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power play.

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Speaker 3: And we'll make it even more complicated. We'll throw three

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at a time, and they are very different types of profiles.

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First you got Dawson Mercer, the twenty three year old.

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Were waiting for him to break out, but thirty six

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points last year, eighteen goals, eighteen assists. Then Andre Palatte.

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He's thirty four in even fewer, twenty eight points in

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seventy seven games, and then you got the thirty in

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eighty two games from middle aged to thirty one year

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old Connor Brown. Among this group, what do you think

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is what you'd expect next year, Trey, I.

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Speaker 2: Have more faith than Dawson Mercer, just because I think

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Mercer is going to be a big component on the

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bottom six. Look, we'll look back to Mercer's twenty twenty

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two twenty twenty three season, and I think what really

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helped Mercer then was Nico Heisher was his linemates, and

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I talked about how Nico is really good at being

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the glue piece for Devils and getting the best out

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of his teammates. Last season, I don't think Mercer was

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given a good deck of cards because on the bomb

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six you also had Nathan Bashan, Curtis Lazar, Eric Halla

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guys that made it a little bit more difficult for

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Mercer to really generate anything. Not to mention, Mercer is

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playing center and he prefers to play the wing. But

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given the center depth, I think the Devils are still

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going to use him there. But for Connor Brown, I

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can't deny he was pretty solid on the Oilers, but

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think about who his teammates were, and think about who

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his teammates are going to be now, and he's replacing

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Eric Halla's role and Eric Kala. His goal was to

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like work the dirty areas, help the Devils keep possession

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of the park and score every now and again. But

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I have more faith in Dawson mercer Andre Pallatt at

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this point. He's a run his course.

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Speaker 3: Okay and moving over to the blue line tray. We've

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got Dougie Hamilton. He is a folk hero on this show.

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Dougie has been great for years in this league. Feels

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like maybe he's moved down the pecking order. Maybe it's

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because he has missed time a little bit in most

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recent years. Dipped under twenty minutes on the ice per

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game for the first time since twenty sixteen seventeen. Still

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gets the leading power play role among the d despite

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the rising young star who will be talking about next

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For the second street year and the fourth time in

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six years, he hasn't missed at least eighteen contests that's

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going to be miss Last year, lower body injury ended

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his regular season early, although he did come back for

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the playoffs. His offense is never in question, but the

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reliability and maybe some of the defensive wards had him

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in some trade rumors over the summer. Also, of course,

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a very big contract. Three shots will overhit over a

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block per game and forty points to sixty four games

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paced out very well. But is Dougie a potential trade risk?

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And what do you think of this guy's role next year?

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Speaker 2: No, Dougie, I would be surprised. I would be flabbergasted

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if the Devil's traded him. Look, people look at his contract,

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but I think Dougie was the person who put New

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Jersey back on the map when he signed that big

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contract a few years ago, and then New Jersey became

478
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a hot spot when it came to free agency rumors

479
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and getting back to being competitive. The Devils wouldn't be

480
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in this position if it weren't for Dougie. If I'm

481
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being completely honest, Dougie is not in trade rumors. And look,

482
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I'm not saying he's a two way defenseman. Yes, he

483
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does have his mistakes. Who led the defenceman in turnovers

484
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Jonathan Coovi Savage, Yet Jonathan Covid Savage gets a slap

485
00:25:03,319 --> 00:25:05,039
on the wrist. No one really talks about it. You

486
00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:08,480
had that infamous moment where Sheldon Keith called out Covid

487
00:25:08,519 --> 00:25:13,119
Savage after a game, but people defended Covid Savage, saying, oh,

488
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he's good, he's this or that. And don't get me wrong,

489
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I love Covid Savage. I said he was an underrated

490
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get for the Devils. I'm just saying, if you want

491
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to bash on Dougie, fine, but keep in mind, he

492
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did not lead defenseman in turnovers. It was Covid Savage

493
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and some of the other numbers. Look, I know, I said,

494
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I don't like advanced analytics, but when look at some

495
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other numbers, Dougie isn't the worst performing defenseman on the

496
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Devil's blue line. I think it's I think his mistakes

497
00:25:42,119 --> 00:25:46,640
are just way more magnified. He's a great offensive player.

498
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He creates good chances for the Devils out in front

499
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with his strong slap shot. I like Dougie, and I

500
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don't think he's gonna be in any trade rumors. And plus,

501
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you gotta ment I gotta mention this. John Thaankovi Savitge

502
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is going to miss the start of the season, so

503
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you already have a big hole that you need to fill,

504
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and if you just trade Dougie for Cap, you just

505
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made your defense all that much weaker. Because don't people

506
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remember what happened a few years ago when the Devils

507
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put all their trust in Simo Nemets and Luke Hughes

508
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didn't go well.

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Speaker 4: Indeed, let's talk about that young stud that was alluded to,

510
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so of course we're talking about Luke Hughes. His second

511
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full season showed some growth and some struggles. His point

512
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pace went from forty seven to fifty one, but the

513
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total time and ice and power play a time and

514
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ice went down a bit. He ranks just fifteenth percentile

515
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on Evolving Hockey defensive metrics. I know you say you

516
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don't care so much about them, but clearly his offensive

517
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impact was a bit greater. So under the hood, some

518
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of his underlyings suggests that maybe he's struggling a bit.

519
00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:54,759
In addition, his bash is poor, and that's something that

520
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makes him hard to roster in fantasy leagues. Two point

521
00:26:57,200 --> 00:27:00,079
eight to two bash per game, ranking him five one

522
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hundred and twenty fifth, so points only pretty good, but

523
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when you're cinding those peripherals not so good. So I guess, Tray,

524
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do you think his hits and blocks will improve a

525
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little bit or is he going to stay in that

526
00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:15,200
low block shots and hit area And do you think

527
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he can sustain that fifty ish point pace.

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Speaker 2: Yes, he gets sustained that fifty ish point pace. He's

529
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one of the best. He's one of the best offensive

530
00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:26,359
minded defenseman on the Devil's roster. When it comes to

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hits some blocks, that's not really his game. He usually

532
00:27:28,799 --> 00:27:31,960
focuses more on stick work. And I've actually spoken to

533
00:27:32,039 --> 00:27:35,359
Sheldon Keith about it when I asked him about Luke's defense,

534
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and I think Luke knows how to position himself. He

535
00:27:37,759 --> 00:27:40,640
knows how to use his stick to get possession of

536
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the puck. He actually improved defensively last season and I

537
00:27:44,599 --> 00:27:46,079
had to give him a lot of credit for it

538
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because he really took some giant leaps forward. So I

539
00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:52,680
think Luke, if you're looking for hits and blocks, you

540
00:27:52,759 --> 00:27:55,880
might want to focus on like Brendan Dillon for hits

541
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or Brett Peshi for blocks. That's not Luke's bread and butter,

542
00:27:59,640 --> 00:28:03,079
but that's okay. He has good stick work. That's where

543
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I think Luke does well.

544
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Speaker 4: Defensively or sure, all right, let's give you a pickup

545
00:28:10,839 --> 00:28:14,319
on defense here. Simo Nimitch and Seamus Casey both have

546
00:28:14,440 --> 00:28:17,200
struggled to find staying power in the NHL. Nimach put

547
00:28:17,279 --> 00:28:19,880
up four points in twenty seven games. Casey managed eight

548
00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:22,960
points in just fourteen games, but both have some pretty

549
00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:26,839
Both suggests that had some struggles with expected goals in

550
00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:30,359
COURSI against. Not sure what's gonna happen there. Who do

551
00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:32,720
you think has the better odds between Nemich and Casey

552
00:28:32,839 --> 00:28:35,559
in terms of sticking in the lineup most of the season,

553
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and who has a better chance to make a positive

554
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impact going forward.

555
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Speaker 2: That's a good question, Victor, And honestly, we're gonna have

556
00:28:41,799 --> 00:28:44,960
to see what happens after training camp, because, like I

557
00:28:45,079 --> 00:28:47,359
told you, Jonathankova Savage is gonna miss the start of

558
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the season, which opens up a spot. So will it

559
00:28:50,200 --> 00:28:53,519
be Shimo Nemet's, will it be Ethan Edwards, will it

560
00:28:53,559 --> 00:28:55,599
be Seamus Casey. We're gonna have to wait and see.

561
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If you're focusing strictly on points in offense, Seamus Casey

562
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is your guy, because that's what Seamus Casey does. However,

563
00:29:04,119 --> 00:29:07,039
here's the downside. He is five ft ten, He's an

564
00:29:07,160 --> 00:29:11,960
undersized defenseman. He's really got to find ways to take

565
00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:14,359
his defense to the next level. He's not gonna lay hits.

566
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He's not really gonna put his body on the line.

567
00:29:16,440 --> 00:29:20,000
Sheldon Keith even said it's easier to limit his ice

568
00:29:20,119 --> 00:29:25,559
time because of his defensive inabilities. So I think all around,

569
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you could focus on Shimo Nemetz because Nemitz has said

570
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that he wants to focus more on defense as opposed

571
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to offense. But I think his offensive game it'll get

572
00:29:35,599 --> 00:29:38,160
there at some point, and we saw flashes of it

573
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during the playoffs. But I think I think Seamus Casey,

574
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if you're just focusing on points, you lean towards him.

575
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But the more all around defenseman who has a better

576
00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:53,440
chance of developing Chimo Nemetz. He's more of a project

577
00:29:53,559 --> 00:29:57,839
but impact player right away racking up like offensive numbers,

578
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Seamus Casey, don't underestimate Ethan Edwards.

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Speaker 4: Good name and keep in mind, thank you. So let's

580
00:30:05,920 --> 00:30:08,359
switch over to the goalies. New Jersey were ranked twelfth

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and expected goals against for sixty and conceded the fifth

582
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ranked actual goals per game. Following those numbers, it would

583
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suggest that their goalies perform better than expected, and that

584
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would be true, and a lot of that can be attributed,

585
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of course, to Jacob Markstrum, who carried the majority of

586
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the load at forty nine games played, although Allen certainly

587
00:30:26,240 --> 00:30:28,799
did his part and thirty one games played actually had

588
00:30:29,240 --> 00:30:32,079
more than double the goals save above expected than Markstrum,

589
00:30:32,400 --> 00:30:34,039
but of course that's a little bit more of a

590
00:30:34,119 --> 00:30:37,119
limited sample size. We also saw some Nico DAEs. We've

591
00:30:37,119 --> 00:30:39,519
seen Nico DAEs here and there throughout the years, and

592
00:30:39,559 --> 00:30:41,240
we saw six games of him. Not sure if we'll

593
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see more this season. So I guess, Trey, what do

594
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you think is going to be the split between these two?

595
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Is it going to be similar to last year? And

596
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what can we expect from the Devil's goalies this year?

597
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Speaker 2: So Jacob Marstrum is going to be the starting goalie.

598
00:30:53,799 --> 00:30:56,519
The only reason Jake Allen got more games played is

599
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because Marstrom got injured for an extended period of time

600
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at around a late January and he actually had to

601
00:31:02,799 --> 00:31:06,119
miss four nations because of it. Jacob Markstrom is going

602
00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:09,039
to be the go to guy for the Devil's final

603
00:31:09,160 --> 00:31:11,960
year of his contract, getting up there in age thirty

604
00:31:12,039 --> 00:31:15,000
five years old. What would his new contract look like?

605
00:31:15,440 --> 00:31:18,920
He said, if Tom Fitzgerald calls his phone, he's gonna

606
00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:21,359
pick up. I think he's still going to remain it

607
00:31:21,599 --> 00:31:25,279
with New Jersey barring anything catastrophic happening. The Devils, I

608
00:31:25,319 --> 00:31:29,400
would say, had one of the best goaltending tandems by

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far in the league, because Mark Strum had three shutouts,

610
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Allen had three shutouts. Dawes also recorded one shutout. The

611
00:31:38,640 --> 00:31:40,240
thing about DAWs is that he has a lot of

612
00:31:40,279 --> 00:31:43,640
great potential, but it's really hard to carry three goalies,

613
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and the Devils can't send him down without him clearing

614
00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:49,200
waivers and he's going to get picked up right away.

615
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So that's definitely a big question that the Devils need

616
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to figure out. Do they just want to keep DAWs

617
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on the NFL roster and not risk losing him? But

618
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one of the more underrated goaltending tandems in the NHL

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that deserves a lot more credit. And I would argue

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and say that Markstrom was a big reason why the

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Devils were able to stay afloat or sneak away with

622
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some of those wins, because for so long it's been

623
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a revolving Door. When it comes to goalies, the Devils

624
00:32:17,240 --> 00:32:21,319
have had trouble replacing that sort of goalie production when

625
00:32:21,400 --> 00:32:25,920
Martin Brodor retired. We don't count the Blues here. We don't,

626
00:32:26,039 --> 00:32:29,400
so we'll just say retired. But you got Corey Schneider,

627
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Keith Kincaid, McKenzie Blackwood, Vtag Vanitchek, Akira Schmid. I could

628
00:32:36,319 --> 00:32:40,440
go on. The Devils have had a tough time finding

629
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that replacement, and I think they got something in Jacob Markstrom,

630
00:32:44,359 --> 00:32:48,880
Jake Allen, Nico Dawes, Mikey Goov over at BU. He's

631
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in the pipeline and I spoke to his head coach,

632
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Ja Pandolfo, who has won two Cups with Marty. He

633
00:32:55,440 --> 00:32:59,279
said he sees some similarities between your Goov and bro Door.

634
00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:01,119
Not trying to put that kind of pressure on the kid,

635
00:33:01,240 --> 00:33:04,759
but your go Off is a highly touted Devil's prospect

636
00:33:04,839 --> 00:33:07,720
that was ranked number one in North America when he

637
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was drafted last year.

638
00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:13,759
Speaker 3: Thank you very much, Trey. This has been great information

639
00:33:14,480 --> 00:33:18,000
on the New Jersey Devils. Where can people keep following

640
00:33:18,079 --> 00:33:18,640
all your work?

641
00:33:19,400 --> 00:33:21,680
Speaker 2: You can find me on X at Trey mat four.

642
00:33:21,880 --> 00:33:24,200
You can listen to Lockdown Devils wherever you get your

643
00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:29,079
podcasts from, available on YouTube and all podcasts streaming services.

644
00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:31,240
You can also check out some of my written work

645
00:33:31,359 --> 00:33:33,519
over at Pucks and Pitchforks, which is.

646
00:33:33,599 --> 00:33:37,640
Speaker 3: Fan sided tremendous. Thank you so much for coming on trade.

647
00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:40,160
People need to go follow your work and good luck

648
00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:41,519
following those Devils this year.

649
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Speaker 2: Thanks guys, Thanks you.

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Speaker 4: Will.

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Speaker 3: Since that's good fired pash, my goodness, walk with a cat?

652
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What grap Now it's your weekly goalie talk with Kat Silverman,

653
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Kat's Instincts.

654
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Speaker 4: And once again for Kat's Instincts with Kat Silverman and

655
00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:10,480
Vin Goldmeg. We're talking Devil's goalies and we got a

656
00:34:10,519 --> 00:34:14,719
couple of good ones here. The first one Mikhail Yegorov,

657
00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:18,320
one of our recent fans joined the discord and his

658
00:34:18,840 --> 00:34:22,920
name Kat is all Hale McHale and it's a picture

659
00:34:23,039 --> 00:34:26,239
of him and people are fanboying over this guy, and

660
00:34:26,320 --> 00:34:26,960
I can see why.

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Speaker 2: He's pretty interesting. We'll like to hear what you have

662
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to say.

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Speaker 4: Nineteen year old six foot five hundred and eighty one pounds.

664
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He was drafted forty ninth overall back in twenty twenty four.

665
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His d plus one season was pretty pretty interesting. After

666
00:34:40,920 --> 00:34:44,039
improving his numbers with the Omaha lnswers from eight ninety

667
00:34:44,079 --> 00:34:47,360
two to ninety twelve and nineteen games, he transitioned from

668
00:34:47,360 --> 00:34:51,800
the USHL to the NCUBLEA midseason over to Boston University

669
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and backstopped them all the way to the NCAA Final

670
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before ultimately losing to the Western Michigan champs. He had

671
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some pre pretty incredible games, in fact, I think stealing

672
00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:06,519
some games for Boston University, so I could see why

673
00:35:06,559 --> 00:35:10,119
there's some excitement there. His equivalency in the hockey prospecting

674
00:35:10,199 --> 00:35:12,920
model didn't go up as much as you might think

675
00:35:13,039 --> 00:35:15,880
because of the numbers being a little bit more pedestrian

676
00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:17,920
last season in the USHL, but he's up to thirty

677
00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:20,760
six percent chance of being in NHL or so. The

678
00:35:20,840 --> 00:35:24,239
comps there are likely Whoso and Matt Murray, who you

679
00:35:24,320 --> 00:35:27,519
could have a whole dissertation on Matt Murray and his trajectory.

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Speaker 3: But he did.

681
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Speaker 2: Really well in the NHL for a while.

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Speaker 4: But Kat, what do your instincts tell us about michil.

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Speaker 5: You He's an interesting one for me because he is

684
00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:49,039
a lot of fun to watch play college hockey. Because

685
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he's one of the sneakiest Russian developed goaltenders because he

686
00:35:53,440 --> 00:35:57,960
plays I guess the best way to put it is,

687
00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:02,599
he plays like a six foot a Canadian kid who

688
00:36:02,800 --> 00:36:09,119
was raised with like the most textbook technique. He loves positioning,

689
00:36:09,920 --> 00:36:14,480
he loves his angles. You never see him overslide and

690
00:36:14,559 --> 00:36:17,840
make really weird saves. You don't see him allow really

691
00:36:17,880 --> 00:36:23,199
weird rebounds. He almost halms the entire team down with

692
00:36:23,320 --> 00:36:25,719
how he plays because he is so consistent with things.

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Speaker 3: I am really.

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Speaker 5: Excited to eventually see what he does at the pro

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00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:34,599
level with that, especially in the Devil's system. That is

696
00:36:34,840 --> 00:36:38,480
an organization that he is the archetype of what they

697
00:36:38,639 --> 00:36:42,800
used to love in goaltenders like he is what you

698
00:36:42,880 --> 00:36:49,679
would have expected from the Corey Schneider era, and I

699
00:36:50,280 --> 00:36:53,840
haven't seen them with a goaltender like that in quite

700
00:36:53,840 --> 00:36:57,119
a while, so I'm really excited to see what he does.

701
00:36:57,400 --> 00:37:00,360
I have a soft spot for the Devils and for

702
00:37:00,440 --> 00:37:04,800
an organization that kind of pioneered the current era of goaltending.

703
00:37:05,559 --> 00:37:08,000
It's been really frustrating to watch them just not click

704
00:37:08,840 --> 00:37:15,039
in net, especially when it comes to their goaltending defensive relations.

705
00:37:15,519 --> 00:37:18,639
We really haven't seen things mesh super well over the

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last I don't know six or seven years, so I

707
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would love to see what he is able to do

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once he hits the pros. That being said, I am

709
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trying not to say, hey, bring him to the Pros

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right now, because I'd like to see him develop a

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little more.

712
00:37:38,320 --> 00:37:40,119
Speaker 2: But I enjoy it like he is.

713
00:37:40,159 --> 00:37:43,880
Speaker 5: When I think of Devil's goaltending, He's what I picture,

714
00:37:44,280 --> 00:37:46,679
So I'm excited to see what he's able to do

715
00:37:46,760 --> 00:37:49,199
for them. I think he's a really good match for

716
00:37:49,440 --> 00:37:50,719
what I picture in New Jersey.

717
00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:56,280
Speaker 4: Oh, Hail Michale, that's what I heard you say.

718
00:37:56,599 --> 00:37:57,079
Speaker 3: Sounds good.

719
00:37:57,239 --> 00:37:59,719
Speaker 2: That's exactly what I said. Yeah, just with a lot

720
00:37:59,800 --> 00:38:00,480
more words.

721
00:38:01,639 --> 00:38:03,719
Speaker 4: Let's move out to the next guy. Jacob Malik twenty

722
00:38:03,760 --> 00:38:05,960
three years old, six foot four, one hundred and ninety pounds,

723
00:38:06,039 --> 00:38:08,760
drafted one hundredth overall back in twenty twenty one, just

724
00:38:08,880 --> 00:38:12,280
completed his third season Aliga with Ilvez, where his JA

725
00:38:12,480 --> 00:38:14,519
went down a little bit along with his save percentage.

726
00:38:14,920 --> 00:38:16,719
Only one of those things is good if you're scoring

727
00:38:16,760 --> 00:38:20,719
at home. Malex kind of flattened. He rose his equivalency

728
00:38:20,840 --> 00:38:23,159
the first three years and then the last couple He's

729
00:38:23,199 --> 00:38:25,800
come in in the high forties high to mid forties

730
00:38:25,880 --> 00:38:28,039
in terms of his percentage of being in NHL aer

731
00:38:28,679 --> 00:38:30,320
he there's a lot of guys who look like him

732
00:38:30,320 --> 00:38:33,599
who are NHLers, like Calvin Pickard, Jack Campbell. You know,

733
00:38:33,639 --> 00:38:35,360
I think Peter Rudaie is one who you know a

734
00:38:35,480 --> 00:38:38,119
low level starter. Okay, what are your instincts tell us

735
00:38:38,119 --> 00:38:38,840
about Malick?

736
00:38:40,199 --> 00:38:43,760
Speaker 5: I I'm kind of curious to see what he's able

737
00:38:43,840 --> 00:38:48,480
to do in North America because he had a fairly

738
00:38:48,599 --> 00:38:53,719
seamless transition all things considered, from playing in check Yah

739
00:38:53,920 --> 00:38:57,480
to playing in Finland, which I know in the past

740
00:38:57,559 --> 00:39:01,159
I've talked about this, but for any of the listeners

741
00:39:01,199 --> 00:39:04,880
who haven't heard me wax poetic about my appreciation of

742
00:39:04,960 --> 00:39:09,119
teams using Finland as the gateway drug for goaltending development

743
00:39:09,639 --> 00:39:12,159
for guys who are playing in leagues that are really lopsided.

744
00:39:12,760 --> 00:39:13,960
I'm a huge supporter of it.

745
00:39:14,119 --> 00:39:14,559
Speaker 2: I think that.

746
00:39:16,119 --> 00:39:19,480
Speaker 5: For teams that don't necessarily have the space or want

747
00:39:19,599 --> 00:39:23,400
to bring a goaltender over North America, immediately popping them

748
00:39:23,400 --> 00:39:25,239
into Finland to give them a chance to plan on

749
00:39:25,280 --> 00:39:28,159
a slightly smaller ice surface against a slightly more level

750
00:39:28,400 --> 00:39:33,880
quality of competition is a really nice way to get

751
00:39:33,920 --> 00:39:36,960
them adjusted when they're coming from Czechia, Slovakia, when they're

752
00:39:37,000 --> 00:39:42,199
coming from Germany, if they're coming from Kazakhstan and they're

753
00:39:42,440 --> 00:39:45,400
not playing for one of the high level Russian teams.

754
00:39:45,440 --> 00:39:48,599
Even some of the KHL players who play for a

755
00:39:48,760 --> 00:39:51,639
much lower team or don't have room in their depth chart,

756
00:39:51,719 --> 00:39:54,440
sometimes they'll pop them over to Finland as well. So

757
00:39:55,760 --> 00:39:59,599
it looks like that went really well for him. And

758
00:39:59,639 --> 00:40:04,480
I would to say that he is probably North American ready.

759
00:40:08,400 --> 00:40:14,199
I don't think that he is necessarily nhlready. I don't

760
00:40:14,199 --> 00:40:17,679
think that anyone's expecting him to be. I would love

761
00:40:17,800 --> 00:40:21,119
to see just a little bit more confidence in his

762
00:40:21,280 --> 00:40:24,800
decision making because his timing looked pretty good, his depth

763
00:40:24,880 --> 00:40:27,320
management looked pretty good, but nothing looked like it was

764
00:40:28,000 --> 00:40:30,039
the elite tier. For me, there was nothing that stood

765
00:40:30,079 --> 00:40:33,280
out as, oh, this is what will save him if

766
00:40:33,360 --> 00:40:37,400
he is struggling to adapt to playing in the AHL.

767
00:40:38,039 --> 00:40:41,679
So I'd like to see every uniform part of his

768
00:40:41,800 --> 00:40:45,679
game elevated just a hair this year. That being said,

769
00:40:45,760 --> 00:40:48,119
I don't think they necessarily need him to be nhlready,

770
00:40:48,239 --> 00:40:51,000
so they've got time to see what he can do.

771
00:40:51,239 --> 00:40:56,199
And he did have a nice consistent trajectory in Finland

772
00:40:56,599 --> 00:40:59,480
playing for playing in Liga. So I don't think it's

773
00:40:59,519 --> 00:41:03,119
international play was superstellar at any point in time, but

774
00:41:04,559 --> 00:41:06,639
I think his finished play was good, so we'll.

775
00:41:06,519 --> 00:41:07,119
Speaker 3: See how that goes.

776
00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:10,679
Speaker 4: Thanks so much for giving us your instincts on the

777
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778
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Speaker 3: Will be back right after this dig the Dynasty dig

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New Jersey Devils edition. The Devils are the number eighteen

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system in hockey, and we have a couple familiar names here, Victor.

797
00:42:28,719 --> 00:42:30,440
It starts with your no brainer. Who is it?

798
00:42:31,960 --> 00:42:34,679
Speaker 4: Yeah, this is going to be Seamus Casey. Casey twenty

799
00:42:34,760 --> 00:42:37,559
twenty two second round pick, forty six. Overall, he's definitely

800
00:42:37,639 --> 00:42:41,119
a bit undersized as a defenseman five one pounds, right

801
00:42:41,159 --> 00:42:44,920
handed d and fun fact, I share my birthday with him,

802
00:42:44,960 --> 00:42:48,840
not birthday though, just birthday. This was his first pro

803
00:42:49,000 --> 00:42:50,880
season and I would say it went pretty well. Eighteen

804
00:42:50,920 --> 00:42:53,559
points and thirty HL games. Of course, he started this

805
00:42:53,719 --> 00:42:58,199
season with that overseas trip in Prague against Buffalo Sabers

806
00:42:58,239 --> 00:43:00,679
and he had a really nice goal, but overall eight

807
00:43:00,719 --> 00:43:03,159
points in fourteen games, which was pretty good, but there

808
00:43:03,199 --> 00:43:05,159
were definitely some hit and miss in terms of his

809
00:43:05,679 --> 00:43:09,760
underlying metrics there. His FHL player card based on his

810
00:43:09,840 --> 00:43:14,320
AHL time looks pretty colorful. There's a lot of looks

811
00:43:14,360 --> 00:43:17,199
like a Christmas tree, almost some red and some green.

812
00:43:17,960 --> 00:43:21,559
But overall the play driving not ideal. The bash really

813
00:43:21,639 --> 00:43:24,639
low thirty nine percent. The shooting and some of the

814
00:43:24,719 --> 00:43:27,199
expected goals numbers are good, but the some of the

815
00:43:27,320 --> 00:43:30,199
other number is not so good, and so he's definitely

816
00:43:30,239 --> 00:43:32,119
going to be a points only guy. The pyms are

817
00:43:32,199 --> 00:43:35,079
low hit, some blocks are low, not too many shots,

818
00:43:35,119 --> 00:43:37,559
so he might be a frustrating guy to roster. I

819
00:43:37,599 --> 00:43:38,840
have him had a six point five to one to

820
00:43:38,880 --> 00:43:40,920
fifty one percent chance of being a six out of ten,

821
00:43:41,000 --> 00:43:43,440
so just above average. But let's find out a little

822
00:43:43,480 --> 00:43:46,159
bit more about Seamus Casey form o FHL Scout.

823
00:43:47,679 --> 00:43:51,159
Speaker 3: On the matter of Seamus Casey, we have FHL Scout

824
00:43:51,199 --> 00:43:54,400
Poony who has this to say. Skating moves smoothly with

825
00:43:54,599 --> 00:43:58,360
excellent edgework, especially when changing directions are cutting back. Not

826
00:43:58,519 --> 00:44:00,559
the fastest in a street line, but makes up for

827
00:44:00,639 --> 00:44:04,360
it with quickness and agility. Shows strong balance and mobility

828
00:44:04,400 --> 00:44:07,840
which helps keep helps him escape pressure and keep plays alive.

829
00:44:08,320 --> 00:44:11,519
Passing and handling handles the puck like a forward. Impressive

830
00:44:11,559 --> 00:44:14,800
ability to carry and distribute cleanly, sees the ice well,

831
00:44:14,880 --> 00:44:18,519
making smart breakout passes and creating offense through the quick

832
00:44:18,719 --> 00:44:22,199
puck movement. Confident and creative with the puck under pressure,

833
00:44:22,320 --> 00:44:25,760
often holding possession to open up plays and reads the

834
00:44:25,840 --> 00:44:30,360
game fast. Makes good decisions, keeps the play flowing efficiently. Shooting,

835
00:44:30,719 --> 00:44:32,880
has a decent shot from the point, can score goals

836
00:44:32,920 --> 00:44:36,280
when given space, generates opportunities, but is more of a

837
00:44:36,360 --> 00:44:39,639
setup guy than a pure shooter. Could improve shot accuracy

838
00:44:39,719 --> 00:44:43,079
and power to become more threatening, and the IQ plays

839
00:44:43,159 --> 00:44:46,760
with a high hockey IQ anticipates plays, reads the game

840
00:44:46,840 --> 00:44:51,000
well on both ends, calm under pressure, rarely makes panic decisions,

841
00:44:51,159 --> 00:44:54,280
controls the tempo from the blue line, dictating offensive flow.

842
00:44:54,840 --> 00:44:58,679
For checking, not overlay aggressive, but uses good positioning and

843
00:44:58,880 --> 00:45:02,480
stick work to disrupt plays. Relies on anticipation rather than

844
00:45:02,559 --> 00:45:05,920
physical pressure to retrieve the puck, and could stand to

845
00:45:06,000 --> 00:45:10,039
be more assertive and physical when for checking defense, strong

846
00:45:10,159 --> 00:45:13,519
positional awareness and stick usage in the defensive zone. Physical

847
00:45:13,599 --> 00:45:15,920
battles can be a challenge due to a smaller frame.

848
00:45:16,320 --> 00:45:19,239
Willing to engage, but lacks the strength to consistently win

849
00:45:19,360 --> 00:45:23,000
puck battles against bigger opponents, versatile enough to play on

850
00:45:23,159 --> 00:45:26,559
his off side comfortably, and needs to get stronger and

851
00:45:26,679 --> 00:45:29,599
tighten defensive footwork as he transitions to the pro game.

852
00:45:30,440 --> 00:45:33,559
So the best asset elite puck moving scale paired with

853
00:45:33,760 --> 00:45:37,599
smooth skating and excellent vision, and the best asset also

854
00:45:37,880 --> 00:45:42,760
drives transition power play offense effectively transition and our power

855
00:45:42,800 --> 00:45:45,440
play offense. I imagine if the transition was the power

856
00:45:45,480 --> 00:45:48,719
play that too, But anyway, biggest concern size and physicality

857
00:45:48,840 --> 00:45:51,239
limit his effectiveness in board battles and in front of

858
00:45:51,280 --> 00:45:55,159
the net. Defensive consistency against bigger players remains a question.

859
00:45:55,760 --> 00:45:58,119
The top tier outcome, he could be a top four

860
00:45:58,159 --> 00:46:01,760
defenseman who handles key power play duties. That's because he

861
00:46:01,880 --> 00:46:05,880
offers significant offensive upside as a playmaker and transition driver,

862
00:46:06,239 --> 00:46:08,639
and if he approves his physical game, he can be

863
00:46:08,719 --> 00:46:12,280
a strong two way presence. The median outcome solid middle

864
00:46:12,360 --> 00:46:15,199
pair defender with some power play time on the second unit.

865
00:46:15,599 --> 00:46:20,119
He brings transition offense, but with defensive limitations. Physical shortcomings

866
00:46:20,480 --> 00:46:23,079
may cap his ceiling. Hence, a lesser role may be

867
00:46:23,199 --> 00:46:26,519
better suited. Stylistic comparable think of him as a smaller

868
00:46:26,599 --> 00:46:30,639
mobile offensive defenseman in the Mold Vatory Krug or Adam Fox,

869
00:46:31,079 --> 00:46:34,280
but not as physical and uses positioning and skating to

870
00:46:34,360 --> 00:46:38,199
make his impact. In the NHL rank King Mason Black

871
00:46:38,280 --> 00:46:42,800
put Seamus Casey up against Cameron Reid. Seamus Casey is

872
00:46:42,920 --> 00:46:45,800
still a cruising to victory on this one. Seventy eight

873
00:46:45,880 --> 00:46:49,039
to twenty two percent, Victor. Is that the same way

874
00:46:49,440 --> 00:46:50,679
you see these two?

875
00:46:52,360 --> 00:46:53,880
Speaker 4: I think it depends on my team. If I'm a

876
00:46:53,920 --> 00:46:56,480
rebuilding team, I think I might just go ahead and

877
00:46:56,599 --> 00:46:59,639
take Cameron Reid. He's not as far down the funnel,

878
00:46:59,719 --> 00:47:04,159
so there's more range of outcomes for him, and he's

879
00:47:04,199 --> 00:47:07,039
definitely one of the better offensive defencemen this season that

880
00:47:07,159 --> 00:47:10,360
we're available. There are questions about his all around play

881
00:47:10,440 --> 00:47:13,039
and how much he's going to be able to hang

882
00:47:13,440 --> 00:47:16,519
at even strength and defensively, which are the same questions

883
00:47:16,559 --> 00:47:20,159
we're asking ourselves about Shamus Casey. So I think they're

884
00:47:20,239 --> 00:47:23,079
pretty similar. It's a great comparison by Mason, and I

885
00:47:23,159 --> 00:47:26,039
think that if I was ready to compete now and

886
00:47:26,119 --> 00:47:28,639
I wanted someone who was practically in the NHL or

887
00:47:28,679 --> 00:47:30,800
should be in the NHL this season, I'd take Casey.

888
00:47:31,480 --> 00:47:33,840
But if I was okay kicking the can down the

889
00:47:33,880 --> 00:47:35,480
road a little bit, and especially when you get into

890
00:47:35,559 --> 00:47:38,239
roster crunch time and you're trying to fit guys into

891
00:47:38,280 --> 00:47:40,079
your minders instead of your main roster, I think there's

892
00:47:40,119 --> 00:47:42,360
a really good case for just wanting Cameron Reid here,

893
00:47:42,400 --> 00:47:44,519
and I think that he has similar upside If you

894
00:47:44,559 --> 00:47:47,800
look at the PNHL E between the two, it's actually

895
00:47:48,360 --> 00:47:52,639
definitely favoring Casey as of now. But I think that

896
00:47:52,800 --> 00:47:56,639
there's similar with Reid having an upward trajectory and Casey

897
00:47:56,800 --> 00:47:59,280
going up and down. You look at the hockey prospecting

898
00:47:59,320 --> 00:48:02,840
between the two, and Casey graduated the model at forty

899
00:48:02,840 --> 00:48:05,199
percent chance of being a star based on his NCAA

900
00:48:05,400 --> 00:48:09,000
and NHL time, and Reid started at twenty six percent.

901
00:48:09,079 --> 00:48:11,599
So he's starting higher than Casey was in his draft

902
00:48:11,800 --> 00:48:14,159
and Draft plus one season. But we'll see where he

903
00:48:14,239 --> 00:48:16,760
goes from here. Based on his OHL time. If you

904
00:48:16,800 --> 00:48:20,360
look at Kevin Reid's FHL player card, it looks much better.

905
00:48:20,440 --> 00:48:22,239
Of course this is based on his OHL time, but

906
00:48:22,320 --> 00:48:25,079
his transition game, his play driving all look much better.

907
00:48:25,239 --> 00:48:27,639
His bash definitely a bit lower, better than Casey's, but

908
00:48:27,719 --> 00:48:30,320
not great. His bash figures to be average, and his

909
00:48:30,400 --> 00:48:33,159
pims are a bit better, a little bit better peripheral contribution.

910
00:48:33,360 --> 00:48:35,039
His scoring looks great. We'll see if he can keep

911
00:48:35,079 --> 00:48:36,760
that up. I have him at a six point twenty five,

912
00:48:36,960 --> 00:48:40,280
so a little bit confident that he can be at

913
00:48:40,360 --> 00:48:43,920
least above average. Looking at some other comps for Samus Casey.

914
00:48:44,199 --> 00:48:46,719
Scott Morrow is one that he looks a fair amount alike,

915
00:48:47,320 --> 00:48:49,880
and so we'll see if he can transition. Those two

916
00:48:49,920 --> 00:48:53,039
should be hitting about the same time. Some other comps

917
00:48:53,079 --> 00:48:56,599
are guys like Tristan Leno, Mike Matheson, Mike Green, Josh Morrissey.

918
00:48:56,760 --> 00:48:59,559
So that's the range that Casey's in. Of course, those

919
00:48:59,599 --> 00:49:01,880
other guys don't have the size and high problems that

920
00:49:02,400 --> 00:49:05,920
Seamus Casey has. Looking at the j Fresh card ten

921
00:49:05,920 --> 00:49:07,880
percent chance of being a start, eighty eight percent chance

922
00:49:07,960 --> 00:49:10,000
of being an NHL are so a little bit more

923
00:49:10,159 --> 00:49:12,199
a bit of optimism there from j Fresh.

924
00:49:12,000 --> 00:49:16,239
Speaker 3: Jesse Okay Victor And who is your need to know prospect?

925
00:49:17,440 --> 00:49:21,199
Speaker 4: Neat to know is Lenny Jamanajo, twenty twenty three second

926
00:49:21,280 --> 00:49:23,320
round pick, fifty eighth overall, six to one hundred and

927
00:49:23,320 --> 00:49:26,800
eighty five pounds. He was in the LIGA this past year.

928
00:49:27,199 --> 00:49:28,880
He's been there the past couple of seasons, but he

929
00:49:29,000 --> 00:49:31,679
increases scoring from thirty one points in forty six games

930
00:49:31,760 --> 00:49:34,519
to fifty one points in fifty eight games, including a

931
00:49:34,559 --> 00:49:38,679
pretty strong playoff performance. He also was at the World

932
00:49:38,760 --> 00:49:41,400
Juniors or the sorry of the World Championships for Finland

933
00:49:42,400 --> 00:49:44,360
on the men's side, So that's some great experience, had

934
00:49:44,440 --> 00:49:46,679
some decent production there, and he should be in the

935
00:49:46,840 --> 00:49:48,599
NHL this next season. At least he's going to be

936
00:49:48,639 --> 00:49:50,760
competing for a roster spot with some of the other

937
00:49:50,840 --> 00:49:56,719
guys we'll talk about shortly, and he definitely has a

938
00:49:56,760 --> 00:50:00,920
pretty good chance of making it. I say, looking at

939
00:50:00,960 --> 00:50:03,320
his FHL player card from the league, the biggest issue

940
00:50:03,480 --> 00:50:06,800
is his transition game. It's not super great. He's not

941
00:50:06,920 --> 00:50:08,960
the best skater, and that's part of the issue for him.

942
00:50:09,519 --> 00:50:12,960
His play driving was also below average, as were his periffs,

943
00:50:13,440 --> 00:50:16,679
although the blocks and takeaways were part of that. But

944
00:50:16,760 --> 00:50:18,360
the hits are actually pretty good. The hits and the

945
00:50:18,400 --> 00:50:20,480
shots are pretty good. That gives him about seventy fifth

946
00:50:20,519 --> 00:50:23,000
percentile of being a bachelor, a good bachcher, and his

947
00:50:23,079 --> 00:50:26,239
pims are about average. So all in all, there's some

948
00:50:26,880 --> 00:50:30,280
red in this card, but there's also some optimism. I

949
00:50:30,679 --> 00:50:32,519
have him at a six point five to six, so

950
00:50:33,320 --> 00:50:36,239
a little bit more than fifty percent confident that he

951
00:50:36,320 --> 00:50:39,199
can be an above average roster player on your fantasy team.

952
00:50:39,239 --> 00:50:41,719
But let's hear a little bit more about haminafo Haimingaho

953
00:50:41,760 --> 00:50:43,159
from our Rachel scout Jesse.

954
00:50:45,079 --> 00:50:49,159
Speaker 3: Punit says this of Hamanajo. He improved street line speed

955
00:50:49,239 --> 00:50:53,880
and acceleration in recent seasons, addressing earlier concerns. Not explosive,

956
00:50:54,039 --> 00:50:57,119
but moves with efficiency and good balance. Skating is solid

957
00:50:57,239 --> 00:50:59,400
enough to keep pace, though not a game breaker on

958
00:50:59,480 --> 00:51:02,880
foot speed. He's a reliable passer with smart decision making

959
00:51:02,960 --> 00:51:07,360
and creating plays. Shows fashes of slick puck skills and

960
00:51:07,440 --> 00:51:10,480
the ability to make pinpoint passes. He plays a well

961
00:51:10,559 --> 00:51:14,559
rounded game with solid puck control, rarely making costly turnovers.

962
00:51:14,920 --> 00:51:18,039
He has a lethal shot, particularly accurate and quick release

963
00:51:18,079 --> 00:51:20,960
from the wing. Has proven to be a consistent goal

964
00:51:21,039 --> 00:51:23,800
scorer at the pro level in Liga, and he could

965
00:51:23,880 --> 00:51:28,079
increase shot volume to become more dangerous, even offensively. In

966
00:51:28,239 --> 00:51:30,880
terms of hockey IQ, he plays with a high level

967
00:51:30,960 --> 00:51:34,760
of IT and strong situational awareness. Reads plays quickly, makes

968
00:51:34,800 --> 00:51:37,800
smart choices with and without the puck, calm under pressure,

969
00:51:38,199 --> 00:51:42,159
rarely panics even in tight spots. For for checking, Hamanaho

970
00:51:42,360 --> 00:51:45,719
is aggressive and involved. He uses his instincts to pressure

971
00:51:45,840 --> 00:51:49,239
defenders and create turnovers. He's not a physical for checker,

972
00:51:49,320 --> 00:51:53,199
but smart positioning helps him disrupt plays, and for checking

973
00:51:53,280 --> 00:51:55,599
he shows good willingness to chase the puck and force

974
00:51:55,679 --> 00:52:01,719
opponents into mistakes. On defense, Punie saw a defensive maturity

975
00:52:01,840 --> 00:52:06,559
beyond Haminajo's years. With good positioning and awareness. He's responsible

976
00:52:06,599 --> 00:52:10,199
in his own zone, contributing to team defensive structure, uses

977
00:52:10,280 --> 00:52:14,960
smart ankles and stickwork to compensate for average physicality. Could

978
00:52:15,000 --> 00:52:18,119
improve the physical engagement he has in board battles and

979
00:52:18,280 --> 00:52:21,920
along the wall. So the best asset the lethal shot

980
00:52:22,039 --> 00:52:26,320
plus the offensive instincts plus the strong hockey iq. He's

981
00:52:26,360 --> 00:52:28,960
effective at scoring and sitting up teammates, making him a

982
00:52:29,079 --> 00:52:32,440
dual threat. The biggest concern that skating is solid but

983
00:52:32,599 --> 00:52:36,039
not elite, could limit his ability to consistently create separation.

984
00:52:36,559 --> 00:52:40,840
Physicality and strength remain areas for growth, especially in North

985
00:52:40,880 --> 00:52:44,400
American pro hockey, and the biggest or the top tier

986
00:52:44,400 --> 00:52:47,119
outcome here the best we could see potential top six

987
00:52:47,199 --> 00:52:50,719
winger with goal scoring ability in two way responsibility, and

988
00:52:51,159 --> 00:52:55,199
that's because he fits in well as an offensive complimentary

989
00:52:55,280 --> 00:52:58,199
piece who can chip in defensively, and if his skating

990
00:52:58,280 --> 00:53:00,880
and physicality continue to improve, he could be a consistent

991
00:53:01,280 --> 00:53:04,400
producer on the power play as well. The median outcome

992
00:53:04,480 --> 00:53:08,360
middle six winger some secondary scoring and penalty killing ability.

993
00:53:09,199 --> 00:53:13,159
That's because this might be the more realistic outcome for Hamanaho,

994
00:53:13,280 --> 00:53:15,079
but he could be a reliable depth piece who can

995
00:53:15,159 --> 00:53:19,079
contribute to offensively, but the limited ceiling without further growth,

996
00:53:19,559 --> 00:53:21,960
he may need to carve out a niche role depending

997
00:53:22,039 --> 00:53:26,480
on the team depth and usage. The stylistic comparable punit's

998
00:53:26,480 --> 00:53:29,079
going to go with a two way smart winger like

999
00:53:29,440 --> 00:53:33,199
Marcus Felino or Brandon Tannev, but with more offensive upside,

1000
00:53:33,320 --> 00:53:36,480
not a pure speedster, but uses his hockey sense and

1001
00:53:36,639 --> 00:53:41,480
shot to influence the game. Mason Black has this to

1002
00:53:41,559 --> 00:53:44,800
say about him and Ajo. He puts him up against

1003
00:53:45,039 --> 00:53:49,239
Jesse Keiskinen of the Detroit Red Wings draft class, and

1004
00:53:49,639 --> 00:53:52,960
in this case, Heimanaho is the big winner, sixty to

1005
00:53:53,079 --> 00:53:56,480
forty percent victory. Is that the same way that you

1006
00:53:56,519 --> 00:53:59,280
would do it? Actually? I believe yeah? Is that the

1007
00:53:59,320 --> 00:53:59,960
same way you'd rank?

1008
00:54:01,199 --> 00:54:01,400
Speaker 5: Yeah?

1009
00:54:01,440 --> 00:54:05,039
Speaker 4: I think so. I definitely I'm Anaho a little bit better.

1010
00:54:05,199 --> 00:54:08,719
And looking at Kiskanen, you know, he was also in Finland,

1011
00:54:09,119 --> 00:54:12,440
and that's why this is a good comparison. His production

1012
00:54:12,719 --> 00:54:14,800
was pretty similar. He went from ten points and thirty

1013
00:54:14,840 --> 00:54:17,320
eight points thirty eight games to forty four points forty

1014
00:54:17,360 --> 00:54:21,480
six games for HPK in the Liga, whereas Hamenajo was

1015
00:54:21,760 --> 00:54:24,000
pretty similar to he was playing for a SAT and

1016
00:54:24,199 --> 00:54:26,599
had close to the point per game. I like his

1017
00:54:26,719 --> 00:54:29,159
production and his opportunity a little bit more. I think

1018
00:54:29,199 --> 00:54:32,199
he offers a little bit different package than Kis Kanen,

1019
00:54:32,239 --> 00:54:34,119
but I think these guys are pretty similar, and so

1020
00:54:34,639 --> 00:54:37,480
the reality is that I think that sixty forty or

1021
00:54:37,519 --> 00:54:40,880
fifty to fifty is probably pretty reasonable. Their hockey prospecting

1022
00:54:41,559 --> 00:54:44,039
looks pretty similar. They're both sub ten percent chance of

1023
00:54:44,119 --> 00:54:47,400
being a star. The FHL player card for Kis Kannen

1024
00:54:48,199 --> 00:54:51,320
also shows a lot of struggles with transition and play driving,

1025
00:54:51,519 --> 00:54:54,239
and some of his other numbers aren't as great. The

1026
00:54:54,320 --> 00:54:56,000
bash is a little bit better though. He blocks and

1027
00:54:56,079 --> 00:54:58,800
hits and shoots quite a bit more so Kis Kannon

1028
00:54:58,920 --> 00:55:03,119
maybe a better basher. Looking at some other comps for Haminahou,

1029
00:55:03,760 --> 00:55:07,360
there's one really good one. That's Igor Chinikov, who didn't

1030
00:55:07,360 --> 00:55:10,400
really have great equivalency until he turned into a more

1031
00:55:11,519 --> 00:55:15,440
adequate contributor at the NHL level, and I think he

1032
00:55:15,519 --> 00:55:18,079
could probably get there. Might take him some time as well,

1033
00:55:18,360 --> 00:55:20,719
but yeah, I think that's a reasonable comp. Looking at

1034
00:55:20,960 --> 00:55:23,519
the j Fresh card. There's definitely some more optimism here.

1035
00:55:23,639 --> 00:55:27,079
Twenty one percent chance of being a star, ninety four

1036
00:55:27,119 --> 00:55:28,920
percent chance of being an NHL or so that's some

1037
00:55:28,960 --> 00:55:32,920
pretty good optimism from Jfresh for Haminaho Jesse and.

1038
00:55:33,599 --> 00:55:35,480
Speaker 3: The keep your Eye on prospect Victor.

1039
00:55:36,760 --> 00:55:39,960
Speaker 4: Keep your eye on is Anton Salaiv Salaiya twenty twenty four,

1040
00:55:40,000 --> 00:55:43,559
first round pick, tenth overall. He's huge. Remember six seven,

1041
00:55:43,639 --> 00:55:46,480
two hundred and seven pounds, left handed d He's been

1042
00:55:46,639 --> 00:55:49,800
in the KHL the past couple of seasons and he

1043
00:55:49,960 --> 00:55:52,519
was in there's draft season and part of the question

1044
00:55:52,920 --> 00:55:54,920
concern was that he doesn't really score a lot. Ten

1045
00:55:55,000 --> 00:55:58,960
eleven points in sixty three games. Well, he followed that

1046
00:55:59,079 --> 00:56:01,719
up by scoring exactly one more point in the same

1047
00:56:01,840 --> 00:56:04,400
number of games. Is twelve points in sixty three games.

1048
00:56:04,440 --> 00:56:07,360
So that's the continued concern is that he just doesn't score,

1049
00:56:07,480 --> 00:56:08,920
when that's the unfortunate thing.

1050
00:56:09,800 --> 00:56:10,639
Speaker 2: He does bash.

1051
00:56:10,840 --> 00:56:14,199
Speaker 4: His hits, blocks, and shots figure to be ninety fifth percentile,

1052
00:56:14,320 --> 00:56:17,280
so that's pretty fantastic. Pims are sixty one percent. I

1053
00:56:17,440 --> 00:56:19,880
am convinced that he's going to play a lot. His

1054
00:56:20,039 --> 00:56:24,320
minutes should be good. His peripheral contribution should be good.

1055
00:56:24,320 --> 00:56:25,840
I'm just not sure that he's going to score a lot.

1056
00:56:25,880 --> 00:56:29,679
In fact, his shooting and passing numbers in the KHL

1057
00:56:29,760 --> 00:56:32,239
are really not great. But his transition and play driving

1058
00:56:32,280 --> 00:56:34,320
weren't that great either, So it makes me a little

1059
00:56:34,320 --> 00:56:36,760
bit concerned of what he's going to end up being like.

1060
00:56:36,840 --> 00:56:38,719
But I do think he'll get a good number of minutes.

1061
00:56:40,079 --> 00:56:41,920
Let's find out a little bit more about soya from

1062
00:56:41,960 --> 00:56:43,199
our FHL scout, Jesse.

1063
00:56:44,519 --> 00:56:47,960
Speaker 3: Punit says a SALAIAV for a six foot seven defender,

1064
00:56:48,199 --> 00:56:53,320
his mobility is ridiculous, great edgework, closes space quickly, rarely

1065
00:56:53,400 --> 00:56:57,119
looks stiff, excellent when defending the rush, smooth laterals, strong

1066
00:56:57,239 --> 00:57:00,840
backward pivots. He's still filling out that frame, so how

1067
00:57:00,920 --> 00:57:03,719
his skating holds up with added weight is something to monitor.

1068
00:57:04,159 --> 00:57:07,079
Stride lacks top endburst, but he has no issues keeping

1069
00:57:07,119 --> 00:57:11,840
pace and controlling transitions. He keeps plays simple. Celia's first

1070
00:57:11,920 --> 00:57:14,400
touch is clean and he moves the pucks safely more

1071
00:57:14,440 --> 00:57:17,800
than creatively. He shows confidence under pressure, can hold the puck,

1072
00:57:18,000 --> 00:57:22,440
skateboard checkers, and execute smart exits. Not a dynamic puck mover,

1073
00:57:22,639 --> 00:57:25,519
but there are flashes, especially when walking the blue line

1074
00:57:25,599 --> 00:57:28,679
or opening lanes. He handles well enough for his size,

1075
00:57:28,760 --> 00:57:33,719
but you're not drafting Intonsilaiya. For offensive deception shooting, he's

1076
00:57:33,760 --> 00:57:36,760
a volume guy more than a threat. Puts puts on

1077
00:57:36,880 --> 00:57:39,559
the net consistently, but the shot lacks a little bit

1078
00:57:39,599 --> 00:57:41,719
of bite. He needs to add power if he's going

1079
00:57:41,800 --> 00:57:44,400
to become a regular on the power play. He does

1080
00:57:44,480 --> 00:57:47,559
get pucks through traffic, which helps, but not into someone

1081
00:57:47,719 --> 00:57:50,599
who's going to score the way that he's going to

1082
00:57:50,719 --> 00:57:55,639
need IQ Hockey IQ. The defensive reeds are strong, anticipates

1083
00:57:55,679 --> 00:57:59,880
play well, especially in zone coverage and rush denial. Offensive

1084
00:58:00,079 --> 00:58:05,159
instincts still developing, can rush decisions or missbitter options under pressure.

1085
00:58:05,760 --> 00:58:09,599
Rarely rattled under dress. Shows good awareness with positioning and

1086
00:58:09,679 --> 00:58:14,800
pressure control. High defensive IQ average offensive vision for now anyway.

1087
00:58:15,400 --> 00:58:18,400
For checking punit says he's not usually indeed, but when

1088
00:58:18,440 --> 00:58:22,159
he pinches he does it with purpose. Times his engagements

1089
00:58:22,280 --> 00:58:24,280
well at the line, but he knows when to step

1090
00:58:24,400 --> 00:58:27,559
up and when to hold. He's physical when he needs

1091
00:58:27,599 --> 00:58:29,639
to be, but he won't shy away from contact to

1092
00:58:29,719 --> 00:58:34,840
disrupt plays defense. This is where Salaiev shines near impossible

1093
00:58:34,880 --> 00:58:37,559
to beat one on one when gapping correctly. His wing

1094
00:58:37,639 --> 00:58:40,679
span and feet just a race space. Uses his body

1095
00:58:40,760 --> 00:58:43,199
and stick with intent, and he's learned how to finish

1096
00:58:43,320 --> 00:58:47,119
physically without taking himself out of position. Strong along the

1097
00:58:47,199 --> 00:58:50,599
wall clears the net front leaves with control, not chaos.

1098
00:58:50,840 --> 00:58:53,519
He's already logging big minutes in the khell as an

1099
00:58:53,559 --> 00:58:56,559
eighteen year old, and that speaks volumes about his poise.

1100
00:58:57,280 --> 00:59:02,840
The best asset then elite shut down toolkit, size, mobility, physicality,

1101
00:59:02,920 --> 00:59:05,679
and poise give him a legitimate shot at becoming a

1102
00:59:05,840 --> 00:59:09,039
true top pair D. He's already handling pro minutes in

1103
00:59:09,079 --> 00:59:12,320
a tough league and excelling, and that's what projects him

1104
00:59:12,559 --> 00:59:16,760
to NHL play. The biggest concern, the offensive ceiling is

1105
00:59:16,800 --> 00:59:19,519
still a little unclear. He's not a natural play driver.

1106
00:59:19,960 --> 00:59:22,760
His decisions with the puck can be rushed. The shot

1107
00:59:22,840 --> 00:59:25,239
needs more pop. He'll need to show more confidence with

1108
00:59:25,360 --> 00:59:28,239
the puck to impact on the offensive side. There's a

1109
00:59:28,320 --> 00:59:31,280
real floor here, but whether he hits his ceiling depends

1110
00:59:31,360 --> 00:59:35,199
on how much his puck game evolves. The top tier outcome. Then,

1111
00:59:35,239 --> 00:59:39,320
as we said, Punite sees a strong top pairing demand.

1112
00:59:40,000 --> 00:59:44,320
The justification sayav can handle heavy minutes, close games anchor

1113
00:59:44,400 --> 00:59:47,000
the PK. Think twenty two plus minutes a night against

1114
00:59:47,039 --> 00:59:50,920
top competition with potential to chip in thirty to thirty

1115
00:59:51,000 --> 00:59:55,000
five points. If the offensive rounds out, the meeting outcome

1116
00:59:55,119 --> 00:59:58,079
something more like a middle pairing DMN. That looks like

1117
00:59:58,239 --> 01:00:00,880
the floor at this point. Why does that look like

1118
01:00:00,960 --> 01:00:03,719
the floor? Because Selai have can plain easy eighteen to

1119
01:00:03,800 --> 01:00:07,360
twenty minutes with strong matchups, zone starts and penalty kill usage.

1120
01:00:07,719 --> 01:00:11,840
The offense stays limited in this Samedian scenario. But because

1121
01:00:11,880 --> 01:00:15,519
he's a defensive specialist with physical presence and efficient puck movement,

1122
01:00:15,719 --> 01:00:18,320
he's always going to have a strong role on any

1123
01:00:18,480 --> 01:00:24,840
NHL team. Stylistic comparable somewhere between Jonah Siegenthaler and Adam Larsen,

1124
01:00:25,000 --> 01:00:29,079
with better feet and slightly more offensive upside. At his best,

1125
01:00:29,639 --> 01:00:32,840
he could grow into a poor man's Victor, headman, rangy

1126
01:00:32,960 --> 01:00:37,760
mobile and quietly dominant in his own zone and silia

1127
01:00:38,079 --> 01:00:40,840
the NHL ranking Mason Black, Let me first say this, Victor.

1128
01:00:40,880 --> 01:00:43,360
I've got to get an interjection in here on SLIEV

1129
01:00:44,039 --> 01:00:46,639
because I want you to know you're ready to have

1130
01:00:46,719 --> 01:00:49,159
your mind blown, Victor when it comes to comparing this

1131
01:00:49,280 --> 01:00:51,400
guy to other guys, you're ready to have your mind blown.

1132
01:00:51,719 --> 01:00:55,800
There is a certain extremely prominent fantasy site, extremely prominent

1133
01:00:55,880 --> 01:01:01,280
fantasy site that ranks Siliev as the number seven overall

1134
01:01:01,519 --> 01:01:07,639
prospect in hockey. In hockey, Victor, and Wow, I have

1135
01:01:07,880 --> 01:01:10,280
no idea. All I know is that last year I

1136
01:01:10,360 --> 01:01:12,480
took him in the second round of the tidy draft,

1137
01:01:12,519 --> 01:01:14,320
and I felt like I was on tilt and I'd

1138
01:01:14,360 --> 01:01:16,559
made a horrible mistake in the middle of the second round.

1139
01:01:17,039 --> 01:01:19,960
But there's some people who love Silia. Find them in

1140
01:01:20,000 --> 01:01:22,800
your leak and make trade with them. But Mason Black,

1141
01:01:23,000 --> 01:01:26,440
Mason Black might have found a more representative sample of

1142
01:01:26,639 --> 01:01:30,320
the universe when he put Silaiav up against Dmitri Simyshev

1143
01:01:30,920 --> 01:01:35,719
for a poll, and Simashev the mammoth. I'm not describing

1144
01:01:35,760 --> 01:01:38,599
his physicality. That's the team didn't even win that one

1145
01:01:38,880 --> 01:01:42,440
fifty three to forty seven percent. Victor. It's all about expectations.

1146
01:01:42,719 --> 01:01:44,440
What are yours in this matchup?

1147
01:01:45,760 --> 01:01:49,400
Speaker 4: My expectation would be to turn and run the other

1148
01:01:49,440 --> 01:01:51,840
way from these two. Is what I would most likely

1149
01:01:51,960 --> 01:01:54,639
do is that these are a great comparison. Again by

1150
01:01:54,719 --> 01:01:56,559
Mason he does such a good job with these but

1151
01:01:56,639 --> 01:01:59,440
these guys are pretty similar. Neither one I think is

1152
01:01:59,480 --> 01:02:03,039
going to score all that much, and the reality is

1153
01:02:03,119 --> 01:02:07,639
that he both Simachev and Selaiav figure to be good

1154
01:02:08,039 --> 01:02:11,880
real life defenseman. I'm curious that that site was for fantasy.

1155
01:02:12,039 --> 01:02:15,119
You said fantasy, right, not real life prospect ranking.

1156
01:02:15,800 --> 01:02:18,159
Speaker 3: Let's just say it's behind a paywall. But it may

1157
01:02:18,199 --> 01:02:21,159
be a site that rhymes with Shmoto Schmeier.

1158
01:02:22,119 --> 01:02:25,440
Speaker 4: I don't even know what that means, but okay, I

1159
01:02:25,840 --> 01:02:28,639
think that's wild. So yeah, find someone that loves you

1160
01:02:28,840 --> 01:02:32,079
as much as that site loves Salaya. That's that's my recommendation.

1161
01:02:32,400 --> 01:02:35,079
But yeah, I think both these guys, Silia and Shimyshev,

1162
01:02:35,199 --> 01:02:37,599
are going to be good real life defenseman. I'm not

1163
01:02:37,679 --> 01:02:40,599
sure they're going to be super valuable in fantasy. They

1164
01:02:40,800 --> 01:02:42,960
might end up being just those guys who are out

1165
01:02:43,000 --> 01:02:45,920
there a lot and just don't end up doing anything

1166
01:02:46,039 --> 01:02:49,480
in terms of contributing to your stats. Someone like Mark

1167
01:02:49,480 --> 01:02:54,159
Andre Vlasik marketwood Lasik comes to mind, or Nick Letty

1168
01:02:54,280 --> 01:02:56,039
was always a bit frustrating with as much as he

1169
01:02:56,159 --> 01:02:58,159
was out there and didn't contribute as much, or Cam

1170
01:02:58,239 --> 01:03:02,039
Fowler at times previous to this season. That's the they

1171
01:03:02,079 --> 01:03:04,880
might just be frustrating that they have some priffs because

1172
01:03:04,920 --> 01:03:07,119
they're out there a lot, but they're not going to

1173
01:03:07,159 --> 01:03:09,039
score a lot, like twenty to thirty points, and so

1174
01:03:09,800 --> 01:03:11,519
I don't even want to pick one. I guess if

1175
01:03:11,559 --> 01:03:15,280
I had to pick, I guess I would go Simyshev,

1176
01:03:15,480 --> 01:03:17,760
just because I don't think that they have the backlog

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in Utah as much as they do in New Jersey.

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But really I I would, Yeah, I would. Or maybe

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I'll take Salaiev and trade him to someone who's reading

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that set him along with that report Jesse of he's

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the seventh ranked prospect defenseman. That's what I would do

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looking at some other looking at the hockey prospecting for Salaiev,

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there aren't a lot of amazing comps here. Oli Mata

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is probably someone he looks a bit alike, and that's

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probably a good comp someone who you know is a

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decent actual NHL defenseman, but not someone you really care

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about in fantasy. Looking at the j Fresh card for

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Anti sala Of, twenty two percent chance of being started,

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ninety four percent chance of being in NHL are pretty

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pretty good optimism there for Jay Fresh on slab, which

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tends to happen for these zuro and Russian guys. That's

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it for our New Jersey Devil's dig. If you're a

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All the different types of scoring settings, customized eligibilities you

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can do, slow drafts, rookie drafts, all those things are

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on the other sports. FHL's team deserves a shout. Victor

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and I are so thankful that we have you guys.

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The Tidy League Commissioner Duties, Tim has been leading the

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way this summer Simon Ryan Crafts. They all do great

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work as well. Tony and Patrick are o leed scouts,

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making sure that you get the scouting reports on every

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one of these team previews. Mike, Steven and Matt help

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numbers and everything ready to roll. Brandon helps with the website,

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prospect ranks and visualizations. There's cool stuff going on there.

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If you have skills you'd like to lend the show.

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Victor would love to hear from you. Find him in

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the discord, email or social media. We're also brought to

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can follow his work there. I do a solo show

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called Dynasty Sports Life where I talk about four different

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Dynasty sports. You can follow us on social media. Jesse

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Severe All One Word, The One, Victor All One Word

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but with a one on Blue Sky and on X

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Victor Nunio twelve, Fan Hockey Life, Rate and Review, Apple Pod, Spotify,

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wherever else you get this. Thank you for listening. Until

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next time, Keep living that fantasy hockey life.