We’re a month into the NHL season and some clear storylines have begun to emerge. Today, Laz and Jesse talk about the new blood rising, from the Mammoth and Ducks to the Blackhawks and Canadiens, the old guard Wild and Blues stumbling out of the gate, the mushy middle in the East, and individual players who are off to hot starts, like Macklin Celebrini, Sidney Crosby, and Jakub Dobes, and ones, like Yaroslav Askarov, Linus Ullmark, and Steven Stamkos, who are not.
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0:00 Intro
1:39 The new blood rising in the NHL
2:37 Utah Mammoth
6:06 Anaheim Ducks
8:57 How Vezina Trophy voting works
10:54 Chicago Blackhawks
16:58 Montreal Canadiens
18:39 The strength of Czechia’s goaltending
19:34 Who’s more legit: Pittsburgh Penguins or Detroit Red Wings?
23:36 The NHL’s old guard stumbling out of the gate
23:44 Who’s the bigger disaster: Minnesota Wild or St. Louis Blues?
34:54 The mushy middle of the Eastern Conference
30:15 Who’s hot and who’s not in the NHL
35:06 Macklin Celebrini
37:35 Yaroslav Askarov
43:18 Linus Ullmark
45:19 Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin vs. Steven Stamkos
48:45 Matvei Michkov
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2 Comments
Laz, Sidney Crosby should be the easiest player in NHL history for remembering/working out their current age. He was born in '87. In fact his exact date of birth is August 7, 1987 or 8/7/87. So if you can remember his signature number, you can figure out his age.
@7:03 What do you mean Anaheim have it easier? Did you forget Laa Vegas, Edmonton…. And even the Kings are in their division?