Ohio State's leading scorer last season, Georgi Merkulov, is now playing for the Providence Bruins (4-9-13 in 16 games). And tOSU's record of 9-6-1 overall, 4-4 conference is indeed worse than last season's 22-13-2 (13-9-2).
I have not watched him play, so I can't really comment on how he looks. I think point totals are not a great tool to evaluate defenseman. I just post them because that's all that's publicly available. His point totals could be impacted by a lot of variables outside of his control. Less talent around him, bad on-ice shooting luck, shift in his deployment by the coaching staff are among the possibilities. The high TOI is a good sign though, it suggests the coaches trust him.
I've watched Lohrei 3 times so far this year. He's better than last year while also not looking quite right. I think the knee has slowed him down a little, but he's much more aware in the d zone and his puck distribution on the breakout and in the ozone is legitimately sublime. He's very smooth and makes a lot of smart plays. I think the explosion comes back as he gets a few more months past surgery.
prospects ranking: 1. Fabian Lysell 2. Mason Lohrei 3-15 (plus full scouting reports, video, players tiers and more):
I haven't experienced it, but I'd imagine signs and hanging out by the tunnel during warm ups is the best bet. I don't know how packed those games are, but I also wonder if visiting teams give away pucks too, might be less people fighting for them
Try to get down near the glass around the face off dots on either side, although bench side helps during warmups. If you get there early enough and get a good spot your chances of getting a puck are decent. My son has one from Marchand during his time with the Baby B’s. Great place to see a game. Have a great time.
That was our plan. Do you know how early warm ups start? Was thinking we should get in there at least 30 mins before puck drop.
Warmups start about 30 min before drop so you’ll want to be a little earlier than that to get a good spot.
Currently, the Bruins are using 49/50 roster spots.
No, my bad. That's a joke from a story Colby Armstrong (I think) told years ago about getting in a fight in the minors and not realizing the guy fighting him was a savage who pumped him bad. Looks like Mac messed with the wrong guy.
Gotcha. Thanks for making me do a search that led to this gem (BTW, per Armstrong himself, it was Alexandre Daigle, not Yashin):
fuck, always get those two mixed up in my head.
It depends on the structure of how they sign him. They only have 1 NHL contract spot left for the rest of this year. So they can only add 1 player who can play in the NHL for the rest of this season. That doesn't necessarily mean they can only sign 1 player in total though.
Here's Poitras's game-by-game log for his current team - the Guelph Storm:
Definitely a good sign! Like you say, he may be a passenger or it may not play up at AHL but at least with those numbers there’s a chance!
One of only two 2004 birthdays in the Top 10 in points, and he's dominating at the drop (58%) unlike Goyette. He's definitely popped above a number of the guys taken over him at this point.
One cautionary note: he actually regressed in terms of goal scoring: 21 goals in 68 games last year, 16 goals in 63 games this year, even as his assists surged.
