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Enrico
@hockeymetal.bsky.social
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Hockey and Metals. Habs fan but pulling for any Canadian team to win the cup.
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Enrico @hockeymetal.bsky.social · 25m
Mobility and talent are the theme of new Habs. Anderson is very fast north south and has size. Gallagher still a net presence and more than keeps up with play.
Management smart to keep mix of veterans who play the style they want with young team.
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Enrico @hockeymetal.bsky.social · 29m
Good to high light his play. Mobility and positioning is important to this teams style of play. Still a minute muncher. Even after adding Hutson, carrier and Dobson his minutes have not been reduced nor importance.
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Enrico @hockeymetal.bsky.social · 1h
I love the man but save percentage is telling us something counting last year. Adjustment? The good news is that this team is deep at all positions and styles in ahl.
Hopefully minor adjustment and all good.
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Enrico @hockeymetal.bsky.social · 1h
And more than holding his own on faceoffs last 2 games. Big guy guy supporting top players with skill and size. Newhook looking good as well. Maybe those guys deserved their extensions. 😉
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Enrico @hockeymetal.bsky.social · 1h
Side note to the rebuilders. Dach makes re than holding his own on faceoffs last 2 games. Anybody else notice Newhook looking good and effective.
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Enrico @hockeymetal.bsky.social · 8h
Besides doing well on FO's. Training paying off.
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Enrico @hockeymetal.bsky.social · 9h
also enjoying second game in a row that Dach looks locked in for FO's
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Enrico @hockeymetal.bsky.social · 1d
I am not sure he is into men
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Enrico @hockeymetal.bsky.social · 1d
Give credit to the start and culture with Captain as well. Suzuki started it and all the drafted players are following. Pretty amazing leadership top to bottom now. Culture is a hard thing to create but seems arrived now.
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Enrico @hockeymetal.bsky.social · 1d
Overall love seeing a strategy that involves culture, philosphy that involves mobility from back and front, addressing needs with trades, outside the box thinking for GM, Coach and so on. Give them credit. Happy to be away from just more big philosphy and having the mix of skill and support of size
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Enrico @hockeymetal.bsky.social · 2d
exciting and someone not even on my radar. thank you for high lighting him
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Enrico @hockeymetal.bsky.social · 2d
In the end we can discuss money and taxes but if you have a nice city to live and a good young core you will attract the older free agents who want to win that have already made their money. This core will bring that without having to give up young players for filler. Just my opinion.
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Enrico @hockeymetal.bsky.social · 2d
Powerplay even if they still had 20% success can improve. Positives. FO's was 61.5% while being below 40% for first 2 games. More importantly Dach and Newhook were both at 57.1%. Glass half full or half empty.

Everyone lets all breath in and out. Enjoy what looks like a very good team growing
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Enrico @hockeymetal.bsky.social · 3d
Exactly. There will be turn over by need and good guys get traded but does not make them guys to pull against.
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Enrico @hockeymetal.bsky.social · 3d
Agree. Development was week in ahl, and throughout. Can’t blame only NHL coach
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Enrico @hockeymetal.bsky.social · 3d
The last 3 years got better but to little to late. 2019 with Caufield - Struble; 2020 with Guhle -Dobes and Tuch a prospect; 2021 Mailloux became Bolduc - Kapanen and potential prospects such as Roy, Kostenko etc. Drafting purely by need and size hurt the early years.
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Enrico @hockeymetal.bsky.social · 3d
liked seeing most of the guys focus on speed and strength and right guys gaining muscle. Official site does not show Guhle and Laine 10 lbs heavier and guys like Suzuki and Arber 5 lbs lighter for example. General theme was speed this summer.
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Enrico @hockeymetal.bsky.social · 3d
Another way to look at it is young players are tradeable for future picks which allows restocking for a longer run than the normal window for these situations. Managing the cap with young talented players on entry level and trading established young players coveted is a nice place to be.
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Enrico @hockeymetal.bsky.social · 3d
all 4 lines have the potential to contribute which will be fun to watch evolve. Having 6 20+ goal scorers with support is one of the hard things for contenders, which seems in place. We can evaluate this after 20 games.
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Enrico @hockeymetal.bsky.social · 4d
Worse goalie can be elite but team in front can be bad. That is a terrible approach to this discussion.
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Enrico @hockeymetal.bsky.social · 4d
Right on. This a very good team. 4 lines deep and 3 d pairings deep. Many young guys in the wings. Why complain about any player at this stage. Only gap we have is on faceoffs that can be addressed internally or with deadline trade. Breath in and out for the fans
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Enrico @hockeymetal.bsky.social · 5d
Yes when I refer to 20 goals it means 20+. Generally need 6 prorated on 82 games to have the ingredients for playoffs but of course need the support players as well. His potential is definitly higher as you point out.
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Enrico @hockeymetal.bsky.social · 5d
Looking like a great addition. Addresses a 20 goal scorer missing. Subtle but many do not realize we were short 1 20 goal scorer last playoffs
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Enrico @hockeymetal.bsky.social · 5d
is there an ancher on that line?
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Enrico @hockeymetal.bsky.social · 5d
good to highlight this. I think what is forgotten was the D was so bad that the arrival of Carrier helped last year and now he is on third pairing. Now have mobility on all 3 pairings and everyone is back in the right place.
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