Looks like Lankinen is going to be delayed by the weather back east and not get back in time for our next game (Wed, home vs WPG) - so it's a Tolopilo / Patera tandem.
Don't forget you're up Donnie! Keep that streak alive!
Elias Pettersson, C, Sweden (Vancouver Canucks)
Most of us haven’t given up on Pettersson. He’s still just 27, and while his speed has declined significantly, his package of shooting ability and two-way smarts still gives him a star-grade ceiling. If we subscribed to the idea that a new team could unlock him, playing for Team Sweden could’ve served as a great audition. But Hallam, scrutinized all tournament for his numerous odd decisions, played Pettersson a piddly 10:55 per game. He did manage two goals in that limited role but, damn, it would’ve been nice to see him entrusted with more responsibility. Stock: DOWN
Lukas Reichel, LW, Germany (Vancouver Canucks
Traded, waived and unclaimed, Reichel hit rock bottom this season. He last skated in an NHL game in late November and hasn’t been a needle mover with AHL Abbotsford this season. But the Germans deployed him in a significant role at the Milan Games on the Leon Draisaitl line. Reichel logged more than 16 minutes a game, and his two goals tied him with Draisaitl for second on the team. Reichel is still just 23 and has great speed; will he resurface on the trade radar after showing he could hang with a superstar? Stock: UP
Carl Yagro wrote: ↑Mon Feb 23, 2026 3:57 pm
These Fucking Guys, burn, burn, burn
Another season, burned, burned, burned
Once again without purpose under Aqua
I wonder how someone goes from a committed and motivated individual to being so Loui Eriksson-like about letting his own country down (nevermind his employer and all their fans who have essentially stuffed his oversized dungarees full of US dollars)