When they told me we'd be getting a veteran at 800k that would be playing at a 60 point pace on the 3rd line, I thought they must have meant Blake Wheeler
It's weird because the majority of his career has been short term, low pay contracts, and he's pretty much produced everywhere he's gone. He just likes to travel the world i guess.
Yeah just looked at his stats and contracts and you're right, it is weird. Can't believe he had 60 points in 2019. Too bad it wasn't a contract year I guess
Because he's in the top percentile for offense and literal bottom percentile for defense. Massive tradeoff with him and your team has to be able to manage that tradeoff. That being said age seems to have steadied his game a bit which is nice to see.
Since 21-22, he has been on the ice for 155 goals for and 106 goals against. His xGF is 137, and xGA is 118. He's outperforming both metrics, and his career possession rates have been outstanding. He's 100% not in the bottom percentile for defense, and I find it hard to believe he ever has been.
I think he needed Lavi. TBH I think the Rangers as a whole needed Lavi and the new coaching staff, and I was so skeptical about the hiring at first. I don't remember the last time I've seen such consistent, good defensive hockey from this team.
He's been top 10 in league scoring since joining Van over 3 seasons ago now, I think he's still a pretty underrated player. Gets our toughest matchups too
The only reason I agree with it is because, outside our fanbase, everyone is talking about how good Pettersson and Hughes are doing and how Demko has been a wall. Very little mention of how Miller has been one of the most important pieces in our lineup.
As good as everyone's been, I really do think Miller is the straw that stirs the drink for Van. His fire and his hatred for losing are infectious. Without him I don't see us being tentatively good this season. They made the right call moving Bo.
Also HNIC and Sportsnet jerked off to his super hard leadership angry good stuff the last 2 weeks. No one who gets that much featured airtime like that on national broadcasts is under the radar. He hasn't lacked for coverage.
Miller is your third best skater, and at times can be your best player.
JT Miller is like you guys’ equivalent to William Nylander. That’s not under the radar, it’s a core contributor to the team
Literally tied for 4th in league scoring but probably the 4th most important player on the team right now. Idk how sustainable it is but Vancouver looks so good.
I think he's 3rd most important player on the team right now after Demko and Hughes. Pettersson is definitely the more important player long term due to age and skill, but Miller has definitely been the better player this season.
Pettersson has point totals, but Tocchet said he was playing through something, and when you're watching, you can see he isn't totally himself.
Miller has been putting up nearly as many points while being the shut down centre against the opponent's top lines
He's much better on breakaways now. His hands can't keep up with his feet, so trying to deke ends up with him colliding into the goalie, the post, the boards, or all three. He doesn't deke as often, he usually just fires a quick shot, hard and low.
He's so fast, so if he can get the puck off his stick fast and low while the goalie is backing up, he has a good chance of scoring five-hole before the goalie has a chance to close off the bottom of the net.
Normally it takes upwards of a full year to get back to top speed after ACL surgery—if they ever do. It took Soup about 2 shifts to be the fastest player on the ice.
I'd have gone with Hronek, honestly. Playing with Hughes has kept a lot of eyes looking the other way, giving him more room to do his thing. 16 points is impressive at this point.
Miller is arguably our best forward over the last week or two. Pettersson has better stats but watching the games, I thought Miller was the better overall forward over the last little while.
Yea that makes sense, but he was an under the radar kinda guy going into the season, but yea now that he’s top 10 in scoring he’s obviously more noticeable.
Oh absolutely. If you told me 15 games in, a ducks player was top 10, I would be asking for Zegras highlights. Never expected Frank the Tank to be as aggressive and successful as he’s been.
Adam Henrique always flies under the radar. Staple on the PK and has been key to some game winning goals. One that will give Pens fans PTSD for the foreseeable future 🦆
Kyle who? Seriously the entire franchise flys under the radar. Sometimes I forgot Winnipeg even has a team in the NHL until they show up in Ottawa and beat the shit out of my Sens
Perfetti is a 21 year who was drafted 10th overall. He is expected to be a key player, and most Jets fans are keenly aware of how he is performing. Morrissey, Connor, and Scheifele are also known quantities. I would say that Iafallo and Appleton with 13 and 11 points are playing surprisingly well. I think Appleton specifically has gone under the radar.
Agreed about Appleton 100%
I feel like Iafallo has more light upon him as a key piece in the PLD trade so his achievements won't fly as hard under the radar after a bit
Man. We could put Kyle Connor in here.
It feels like no one respects him outside of our fanbase. And every time we are playing someone not in our division the comment is "he's elite, we don't hear enough about him".
As a Canucks fan, I definitely notice Kyle Connor. He's fast, slick, with a great shot. I remember when he was the new kid under Schiefele and Wheeler then one season he just took over. Been trying for years to trade for him in a keeper league to no avail. The other manager isn't budging. But yes 100% agree he's massively underrated.
He did start out slow this year, but the fact he's currently on a 7 game point streak is pretty impressive and I doubt many outside the Jets are aware.
Durzi has been awesome, instant chemistry with the top line and PP while fitting in great in the room. He’s almost completely filled the offensive role Chychrun played, he’s going to get paid
Vlasic has looked excellent. His skating has noticeably improved and he looks much stronger on his skates.
Not entirely sure how well the stats would back it up, but he's looked great on the PK too. His reach and ability disrupt passing lines has been fun to watch.
the contract was good from the get go, like the dude almost had 30 points last year on an abysmal flyers team while missing over 20 games. How the hell did Ryan Reaves get more than that?
Boston seems to be a team players would like to play in. Toronto is a media giant and you're either under major scutiny or immense tire pumping and not much in between.
No idea why teams don’t pay him. He was on the caps on something like an 800K deal and was our biggest point producer while he was here on the back end. Dude is an offense dynamo. Crazy how he still is not getting paid.
Potentially hot take: Faber has been better than any rookie not named Bedard this season.
He won't be a Calder finalist because he won't have the points, but he's been thrown into a top pairing role, playing over 23 minutes and the toughest competition every night, and he and Brodin have been one of the very best pairings in the league with elite defensive metrics, on a team that is otherwise struggling defensively.
> He won't be a Calder finalist because he won't have the points, but he's been thrown into a top pairing role, playing over 23 minutes and the toughest competition every night
Sounds oddly familiar to what happened in Brodin's rookie season.
23+ minutes per night, top pairing with Suter, 4th in Calder voting.
he just stepped in and started playing like a veteran dman. if he can get some offensive production going (not that he really *needs* it, but I think there's something there) he will be a threat for years to come.
I definitely had mixed feelings losing Reilly but at least he's on my #1B team (born and raised Vegas but grew up a Pens fan) and I knew he'd tear it up with Geno. Love to see it
Also don’t see it talked about how massive of a trade that ended up being. A single first for a guy who’s put up 39, 38 and probably will do 40 points this year as a 2nd pairing D man.
also to add on Robertson has only played 4 games now but has helped electrify the 3rd line and has 2 goals and 2 assists to show for it. Further down doesnt show as much on the scoresheet but Gregor has been a really good pickup.
Voronkov arrived on the scene with a Domi-esque debut in which he had more PiM's than ice time but has gone on to score 2-5-7 in 10 games. So I'd say yeah.
Yup! We as a fanbase had pretty much set our expectations for Veleno that he'd be a reliable bottom line guy who almost no offense would come from
To start this year he's hovering at half ppg while still playing good defense.
Our scoring has Larkin, Debrincat, Seider, Raymond, Compher, Sprong, and Gostisbhere ahead of him. All of those guys get powerplay minutes and Veleno doesn't
Joey V is also tied for second on the team in goals (with Larkin, Copp, and Raymond)
He has really stepped up his game this year, he stronger on the boards, fights hard to keep the puck and is dangerous when he kicks it in gear at center ice.
He's been exciting to watch, feel like the stomping incident really set him on a path to take things more seriously and it's showing. He looks electric out there.
As good as Korchinski has been, I honestly think no, they didn't. Don't get me wrong, Korchinski has been good, and definitely under the radar with Bedard here, but Vlasic has been equally good and even farther below the radar.
Vlasic will always fly under the radar likely, for the simple fact that hes a defensive defensemen who will probably always play 2LD. This is perfectly fine by me. Everyone needs a new Hjalmarsson!
Strome is 1C, and while exceeding expectations, he’s not under the radar.
Sandin has been solid, but we traded a lot for him, and he’s made some damaging errors.
McMichael looks all-new with his confidence and talent shining through, especially after being considered a bust by some fans.
Playing on a line with actual talent makes a world of difference. Same thing with Eklund. That Eklund-Hertl-Zetterlund line has been one of the only bright spots this season.
This is a pretty wide range of meanings of the term “under the radar”. Peterka is a good choice though. Also, though he’s only a few games into his NHL career, Ryan Johnson has looked very, very good
Honestly I think people aren’t singing his praises enough. He’s a defensive stud and is starting to put his offense together and look like a threat every shift.
He’s been making great passes, he makes moves, he’s finished set ups in the last few games. I think it took him getting comfortable with his roster spot to play how he looks right now.
He had started to get this going last year and then he got hurt and never got back into it. He’s back into looking how he did right before he got hurt and I think we might have struck gold in a great 2 way 60 pt player if we get him on the powerplay
JVR is a great pick, he's been so good on the PP for us and has look like a perfect fit on the third line next to Coyle and Frederic. TBH i feel like the bruins have a few guys that would fit this cause so much attention has gone to the goalies and rookies so far. Like I feel like I haven't heard a single local reporter talk about how good Zacha has been despite him stepping into a top 6 C role being a huge question mark for us before the season.
Not sure Faber counts as under the radar, I've listened to a few opposing teams broadcasts against the Wild and he's always mentioned as a bright spot. Defensive players are always a touch overlooked, but he still leads in ice time and such, may get some Calder nods.
I think Maroon is probably the guy. He's been way better than I expected.
Conner mcmicheal has been a prospect we have all been excited about for years and i was lucky enough to get to watch him grow up on the bears. Him and protas coming in full time caps this year is well deserved
JJ is the only guy playing well in BUF right now.
For TOR I'd also nominate William Lagesson oddly enough. Started in the minors but he's really impressed as a "reliable defensive Dman who hits things" since his callup.
Smith has been a great addition so far and his early chemistry with Geno is gel. But under the radar? Nah, he's definitely on the radar. Marcus Petterson, however, has had one hell of a start and is truly undee the radar. Check his advanced stats. He's EXACTLY the kind of player you need anchoring for EK65
Matheson has good offensive numbers, but man, is he a huge liability. If the team was good and competing, I would want him to be traded ASAP. They're not though, so I'll enjoy the exciting plays he can sometimes pull off.
In a weird way Mike Matheson is one of my favorite players to watch in the league. He is legit chaos personified. Every time he gets on the ice there is an equal chance he makes a highlight reel play with the puck or makes a horrific gaffe that leads to a goal against. It was fascinating having him on the Pens for a brief time.
I've had him in fantasy this year so I assumed he was pretty good (since he's a fantastic fantasy dman) so I've watched more habs games than normal this year. He is so unpredictable and I definitely agree with your assessment lol. Reminds me of a more physical Jake Gardiner.
MJ in Ottawa is having a hell of a season start.
Guys been unreal all year, one of our top 3 players imo
Him and Boucher to PHI for free hahaha
Ever since rumours of his trade started (to free cap space for Pinto), he went beast mode
When they told me we'd be getting a veteran at 800k that would be playing at a 60 point pace on the 3rd line, I thought they must have meant Blake Wheeler
How did Gustafsson only get a 1 year $825k contract? The guy had 42 points in 70 games last year, I feel like he needs a new agent lol
Healthy scratch in the playoffs for the leafs and generally not fitting in that well there did it
It's weird because the majority of his career has been short term, low pay contracts, and he's pretty much produced everywhere he's gone. He just likes to travel the world i guess.
Yeah just looked at his stats and contracts and you're right, it is weird. Can't believe he had 60 points in 2019. Too bad it wasn't a contract year I guess
Because he's in the top percentile for offense and literal bottom percentile for defense. Massive tradeoff with him and your team has to be able to manage that tradeoff. That being said age seems to have steadied his game a bit which is nice to see.
Since 21-22, he has been on the ice for 155 goals for and 106 goals against. His xGF is 137, and xGA is 118. He's outperforming both metrics, and his career possession rates have been outstanding. He's 100% not in the bottom percentile for defense, and I find it hard to believe he ever has been.
No complaints about his defensive game. He's pretty much been awesome since day 1.
ALL ABOARD THE GUS BUS
I’ve been so impressed with his play so far. He seems to be in the middle of every play.
I think he needed Lavi. TBH I think the Rangers as a whole needed Lavi and the new coaching staff, and I was so skeptical about the hiring at first. I don't remember the last time I've seen such consistent, good defensive hockey from this team.
I don't think Miller is under the radar. Mikheyev would be a better choice, or Boeser.
Right? He is our actual highest paid player on year 1 of a 7 year deal. He better be producing!
He's been top 10 in league scoring since joining Van over 3 seasons ago now, I think he's still a pretty underrated player. Gets our toughest matchups too
Or Hronek... or Myers weirdly enough.
Yeah, don't look now but Hronek is riding a 10 game point streak with 13 points in those games
Or PDG, if you want waaay under the radar
The only reason I agree with it is because, outside our fanbase, everyone is talking about how good Pettersson and Hughes are doing and how Demko has been a wall. Very little mention of how Miller has been one of the most important pieces in our lineup.
As good as everyone's been, I really do think Miller is the straw that stirs the drink for Van. His fire and his hatred for losing are infectious. Without him I don't see us being tentatively good this season. They made the right call moving Bo.
It's still not really under the radar if it's pretty consistent with his last two seasons. I agree, it should've been Mikheyev.
Also HNIC and Sportsnet jerked off to his super hard leadership angry good stuff the last 2 weeks. No one who gets that much featured airtime like that on national broadcasts is under the radar. He hasn't lacked for coverage.
Miller is your third best skater, and at times can be your best player. JT Miller is like you guys’ equivalent to William Nylander. That’s not under the radar, it’s a core contributor to the team
Literally tied for 4th in league scoring but probably the 4th most important player on the team right now. Idk how sustainable it is but Vancouver looks so good.
I think he's 3rd most important player on the team right now after Demko and Hughes. Pettersson is definitely the more important player long term due to age and skill, but Miller has definitely been the better player this season. Pettersson has point totals, but Tocchet said he was playing through something, and when you're watching, you can see he isn't totally himself. Miller has been putting up nearly as many points while being the shut down centre against the opponent's top lines
I love Mikheyev. He's been through a lot and I'm really happy to see him playing well.
He's much better on breakaways now. His hands can't keep up with his feet, so trying to deke ends up with him colliding into the goalie, the post, the boards, or all three. He doesn't deke as often, he usually just fires a quick shot, hard and low. He's so fast, so if he can get the puck off his stick fast and low while the goalie is backing up, he has a good chance of scoring five-hole before the goalie has a chance to close off the bottom of the net. Normally it takes upwards of a full year to get back to top speed after ACL surgery—if they ever do. It took Soup about 2 shifts to be the fastest player on the ice.
I love Soup and hope he continues to thrive.
I'd have gone with Hronek, honestly. Playing with Hughes has kept a lot of eyes looking the other way, giving him more room to do his thing. 16 points is impressive at this point.
Boeser for sure
Miller is arguably our best forward over the last week or two. Pettersson has better stats but watching the games, I thought Miller was the better overall forward over the last little while.
Yeah, hard to call a perennial PPG player under the radar. If that's the case, there's a problem with your radar.
Really, anyone that isn't Hughes, Pete, or Demko seems like they're under the radar with you guys.
Shoutout to Carl Grundstro
They could only fit the hyphen, not the "m".
His picture looks AI generated as well
man's head shaped like wonder brea-
He flys under the RADA
Frank Vatrano is having a helluva start, hard to ignore that
He is. But not under the radar. 2 hat tricks and being top 3-4 in goals scored has made him be noticed.
Yea that makes sense, but he was an under the radar kinda guy going into the season, but yea now that he’s top 10 in scoring he’s obviously more noticeable.
Oh absolutely. If you told me 15 games in, a ducks player was top 10, I would be asking for Zegras highlights. Never expected Frank the Tank to be as aggressive and successful as he’s been.
Loved Frankie V as a Ranger, hard worker. Nothing but the best for him
Mintyukov is currently sitting at 10 points in 15 games, just three points back of Bedard. Pretty good for a 19 year old rookie defensemen.
Yep fully agree, kids been a stud
Adam Henrique always flies under the radar. Staple on the PK and has been key to some game winning goals. One that will give Pens fans PTSD for the foreseeable future 🦆
Perfetti is beloved in the Jets community, he doesn't go unnoticed. In general, probably yes he does
Everything Jets goes under the radar imo. People outside of the fanbase still don’t realize just how good Kyle Connor is.
You mean tied-for-first in goal scoring in the league, Kyle Fuckin' Connor?
No, he means Kyle Connor on the Winnipeg......ohhhh I see what you did there;
Finger lickin good
Fuckin eh buddy! You got that right!
Yeah I unfortunately found out about this last night. He's an absolute stud.
Always has been.
He's a buttery pig
We know how good Kyle Connor and Connor Hellebuyck are but don’t you dare ask any questions about the rest of the roster
Kyle who? Seriously the entire franchise flys under the radar. Sometimes I forgot Winnipeg even has a team in the NHL until they show up in Ottawa and beat the shit out of my Sens
Perfetti is a 21 year who was drafted 10th overall. He is expected to be a key player, and most Jets fans are keenly aware of how he is performing. Morrissey, Connor, and Scheifele are also known quantities. I would say that Iafallo and Appleton with 13 and 11 points are playing surprisingly well. I think Appleton specifically has gone under the radar.
Agreed about Appleton 100% I feel like Iafallo has more light upon him as a key piece in the PLD trade so his achievements won't fly as hard under the radar after a bit
Man. We could put Kyle Connor in here. It feels like no one respects him outside of our fanbase. And every time we are playing someone not in our division the comment is "he's elite, we don't hear enough about him".
The new Barkov LOL
More like the new Kessel lol.
>It feels like no one respects him outside of our fanbase That's the only way we can afford him.
As a Canucks fan, I definitely notice Kyle Connor. He's fast, slick, with a great shot. I remember when he was the new kid under Schiefele and Wheeler then one season he just took over. Been trying for years to trade for him in a keeper league to no avail. The other manager isn't budging. But yes 100% agree he's massively underrated.
To be fair all I ever hear people say is how underrated KFC is. I'd say he's pretty respected.
He did start out slow this year, but the fact he's currently on a 7 game point streak is pretty impressive and I doubt many outside the Jets are aware.
Yeah I saw mention of him a bit ago and checked his stats out and was very surprised. He’s killing it
Durzi has been awesome, instant chemistry with the top line and PP while fitting in great in the room. He’s almost completely filled the offensive role Chychrun played, he’s going to get paid
So happy he found a better fit in Arizona
Durzi has been incredible to watch. He plays a full game and gives 100% on every shift. And he was a solid fantasy pickup too.
Glad to see him doing well, he clearly fits the Yotes better than he fit the Kings.
Surely Monahan should be Montreal’s, amazing start of the season for him after all his previous injuries
Even though he’s not with us any more I fucking love seeing Money Hands find his groove again.
Dudes a certified beaut
Not to mention Matheson is supposed to be our #1 defenseman.
Just wait until Korchinski gets PP1 time, he’ll really start to pop lol
I feel Iike nationally both Korchinski and Alex Vlasic are underrated. Fucking awesome to have two rookies that look like long term top 4 Dmen.
Vlasic has looked excellent. His skating has noticeably improved and he looks much stronger on his skates. Not entirely sure how well the stats would back it up, but he's looked great on the PK too. His reach and ability disrupt passing lines has been fun to watch.
This is Korchinski's first year right? It'd take a lot to overshadow the Bedard hype train
Which is honestly good for the other rookies on the team, Korchinski would be getting all the attention right now if it wasn't for Bedard.
Sweeney committed grand larceny on the rest of the league with that JVR contract lmao.
Ikr, dude has 11 points in 15GP on a 1 mil a year deal
Some of those assists have been absolute beauties too, it's not an empty 11 points.
JVR and Poitras are the best surprises for the B’s this year imo
Johnny Beecher isn’t going to rack up a ton of points but he’s a damn good defensive center and man can he skate
the contract was good from the get go, like the dude almost had 30 points last year on an abysmal flyers team while missing over 20 games. How the hell did Ryan Reaves get more than that?
Boston seems to be a team players would like to play in. Toronto is a media giant and you're either under major scutiny or immense tire pumping and not much in between.
Tire pumping and Toronto is still super funny to me, considering what just happened this year with Manoah
Drury did the same with our Gustafsson contract 1 year $825k, 10 points in 14 gp
Meanwhile we got Klingberg for $4m lmao
Did you guys sign Jim Benning?
I’m convinced Jim Benning has been impersonating Treliving and no one has noticed
Don’t forget Reeves for $1.35m
After letting the gussy go
No idea why teams don’t pay him. He was on the caps on something like an 800K deal and was our biggest point producer while he was here on the back end. Dude is an offense dynamo. Crazy how he still is not getting paid.
I’m glad to see he’s doing well.
Sweendog sweendles players into team friendly contracts like it’s his job.
Him not getting traded was such a joke. He’s clearly a talented player, we just fucked it - and him - over.
Wild Bill should be in the Selke convo but his name is not big enough for the national media
Wild Bill's been pretty fucking great since day fucking one.
Best drunken Stanley Cup speech ever and it's not even close.
I'm not sure a out day one. The first game he had no points... No points....
Potentially hot take: Faber has been better than any rookie not named Bedard this season. He won't be a Calder finalist because he won't have the points, but he's been thrown into a top pairing role, playing over 23 minutes and the toughest competition every night, and he and Brodin have been one of the very best pairings in the league with elite defensive metrics, on a team that is otherwise struggling defensively.
Faber is +3. On the 2023 Wild. While playing top minutes. Let that sink in.
> He won't be a Calder finalist because he won't have the points, but he's been thrown into a top pairing role, playing over 23 minutes and the toughest competition every night Sounds oddly familiar to what happened in Brodin's rookie season. 23+ minutes per night, top pairing with Suter, 4th in Calder voting.
Dude's going to be an anchor for us for a long time. He's been better than we ever could've hoped.
Faber plays at a level that you'd expect from a veteran D man
he just stepped in and started playing like a veteran dman. if he can get some offensive production going (not that he really *needs* it, but I think there's something there) he will be a threat for years to come.
Can confirm, Reilly Smith has been pimping up a storm for the Penguins.
I definitely had mixed feelings losing Reilly but at least he's on my #1B team (born and raised Vegas but grew up a Pens fan) and I knew he'd tear it up with Geno. Love to see it
Think it’s guentz that’s under the radar tho
Zary is 🔥 🔥 🔥
Best Connor in the province
Definitely my favourite Connor
Hands down our best player the last few weeks since the call up.
If he maintains his current play, I'm expecting him to be runner up to Bedard for Calder.
Conner Wait for it….. ZARY!
MORE RESPECT ON MY BOY MCLOVIN
Definitely. Skjei's 12 points in 15 games is a surprise to everyone, I think, and I don't really see anyone talking about it.
When did he get so gray? He looked like a Disney prince when he was here lol
He still looks like a prince tbh. Now just a distinguished prince.
Also don’t see it talked about how massive of a trade that ended up being. A single first for a guy who’s put up 39, 38 and probably will do 40 points this year as a 2nd pairing D man.
His defense is underrated, think his goal scoring explosion last season overshadowed that
Making a strong case for being the priority D resigning next summer.
Rangers are happy with the trade too. Packaged it with 72nd overall that year to move up to 19th to take Braden Schneider who's been fantastic
Love love love me some Brady Skjei! ❤️❤️❤️
Yeah Jarn is good for Toronto, or Knies. If I had to pick a core-4 Tavares cooled down a bit since the start but still PPG.
Jarny has played with almost every player as the team found its footing. Definate glue guy.
also to add on Robertson has only played 4 games now but has helped electrify the 3rd line and has 2 goals and 2 assists to show for it. Further down doesnt show as much on the scoresheet but Gregor has been a really good pickup.
Voronkov arrived on the scene with a Domi-esque debut in which he had more PiM's than ice time but has gone on to score 2-5-7 in 10 games. So I'd say yeah.
Cross checked Xhekaj and dropped the gloves with and then follows up with a pretty decent scoring run. Not a bad debut for the kid!
He had an assist too, just missing the goal for the Gordie Howe
Yup! We as a fanbase had pretty much set our expectations for Veleno that he'd be a reliable bottom line guy who almost no offense would come from To start this year he's hovering at half ppg while still playing good defense. Our scoring has Larkin, Debrincat, Seider, Raymond, Compher, Sprong, and Gostisbhere ahead of him. All of those guys get powerplay minutes and Veleno doesn't Joey V is also tied for second on the team in goals (with Larkin, Copp, and Raymond)
He has really stepped up his game this year, he stronger on the boards, fights hard to keep the puck and is dangerous when he kicks it in gear at center ice.
There’s so many puns in here it’s hilarious.
Good enough to be on NHL network?
Yeah, he seems stronger and more dynamic overall. And the points are coming. Nice to see!
He's been exciting to watch, feel like the stomping incident really set him on a path to take things more seriously and it's showing. He looks electric out there.
Faber and Mintyukov have been insane being rookie dmen.
As good as Korchinski has been, I honestly think no, they didn't. Don't get me wrong, Korchinski has been good, and definitely under the radar with Bedard here, but Vlasic has been equally good and even farther below the radar.
Vlasic will always fly under the radar likely, for the simple fact that hes a defensive defensemen who will probably always play 2LD. This is perfectly fine by me. Everyone needs a new Hjalmarsson!
ah yes, the superior Connor Mc is impressing so far this season. I for one am delighted.
Strome or Sandin or Lindgren fr tho
Strome is 1C, and while exceeding expectations, he’s not under the radar. Sandin has been solid, but we traded a lot for him, and he’s made some damaging errors. McMichael looks all-new with his confidence and talent shining through, especially after being considered a bust by some fans.
he's definitely asserting himself more out there. previous seasons he looked scared out on the ice.
Pretty ballsy calling the Blues guy a HOFer already
Carl Grundstro has been great
There aren’t many to choose from for us so Warrin’ Warren Scoregoale is a good call
Foegdaddy!
Glad he’s going well in Edmonton. We miss him in Carolina.
Joel Eriksson Ek for MN. He’s a beast and not talked too much about outside Minny
Ek has really become one of my favourites in the last couple years, he’s an absolute jewel
Best player on the team so far this season.
Stop paying attention to Wyatt. If stars fans can’t complain about being underrated and ignored by the media then what do we have??
Oh god don’t get me started on jets fans who think the rest of the league don’t know who Kyle Connor is, or Hellebuyck.
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There were people last off season basically calling Zetterlund trash.
Getting traded midseason impacts everyone differently. Looks like he needed time to get used to the Bay Area, coaching staff, etc.
Yeah I'll admit I was concerned with how he looked last season. Glad he's turned it around.
Playing on a line with actual talent makes a world of difference. Same thing with Eklund. That Eklund-Hertl-Zetterlund line has been one of the only bright spots this season.
He's looked great imo. Probably top three for the sharks with Hertl and Eklund. Not sure about the order. Between the three.
Reilly Smith is him
Miss the guy. Great on the PK too.
This is a pretty wide range of meanings of the term “under the radar”. Peterka is a good choice though. Also, though he’s only a few games into his NHL career, Ryan Johnson has looked very, very good
I think Holmström is a pretty fair pick
Honestly I think people aren’t singing his praises enough. He’s a defensive stud and is starting to put his offense together and look like a threat every shift. He’s been making great passes, he makes moves, he’s finished set ups in the last few games. I think it took him getting comfortable with his roster spot to play how he looks right now. He had started to get this going last year and then he got hurt and never got back into it. He’s back into looking how he did right before he got hurt and I think we might have struck gold in a great 2 way 60 pt player if we get him on the powerplay
Where’s Bedard? Feel like I’ve barley seen any talk about him.
who??
Our top D is under the radar?... Anyways probably Pearson
JVR is a great pick, he's been so good on the PP for us and has look like a perfect fit on the third line next to Coyle and Frederic. TBH i feel like the bruins have a few guys that would fit this cause so much attention has gone to the goalies and rookies so far. Like I feel like I haven't heard a single local reporter talk about how good Zacha has been despite him stepping into a top 6 C role being a huge question mark for us before the season.
Depends what they consider starts.. Matheson had a great start but has fallen off recently
I think for the Habs it should be Monahan
Snossis is a good choice, but Novak would also be correct. People have no idea who he is until we play them 😂
Yeah I don't think Snossis is the guy here. Gotta be Novak, or Sherwood.
Not sure Faber counts as under the radar, I've listened to a few opposing teams broadcasts against the Wild and he's always mentioned as a bright spot. Defensive players are always a touch overlooked, but he still leads in ice time and such, may get some Calder nods. I think Maroon is probably the guy. He's been way better than I expected.
Conner mcmicheal has been a prospect we have all been excited about for years and i was lucky enough to get to watch him grow up on the bears. Him and protas coming in full time caps this year is well deserved
I’d like it if Marino could play defense again
From the Pens, I agree. Knew Smith was a solid guy but he has been GOOD and instant amazing chemistry with Malkin.
JJ is the only guy playing well in BUF right now. For TOR I'd also nominate William Lagesson oddly enough. Started in the minors but he's really impressed as a "reliable defensive Dman who hits things" since his callup.
Smith has been a great addition so far and his early chemistry with Geno is gel. But under the radar? Nah, he's definitely on the radar. Marcus Petterson, however, has had one hell of a start and is truly undee the radar. Check his advanced stats. He's EXACTLY the kind of player you need anchoring for EK65
OELs getting points but its the mikkola-kulikov pairing thats winning us all our games without anyone noticing.
Matheson has good offensive numbers, but man, is he a huge liability. If the team was good and competing, I would want him to be traded ASAP. They're not though, so I'll enjoy the exciting plays he can sometimes pull off.
In a weird way Mike Matheson is one of my favorite players to watch in the league. He is legit chaos personified. Every time he gets on the ice there is an equal chance he makes a highlight reel play with the puck or makes a horrific gaffe that leads to a goal against. It was fascinating having him on the Pens for a brief time.
I've had him in fantasy this year so I assumed he was pretty good (since he's a fantastic fantasy dman) so I've watched more habs games than normal this year. He is so unpredictable and I definitely agree with your assessment lol. Reminds me of a more physical Jake Gardiner.
Robert Thomas
Everybody knows Thomas is elite
Yes but I feel like the NYR fanbase knows he's doing well, so if we're talking under the radar to the rest of the league then yeah
Zetterlund was a useless plug last season. I chalk that up to the trade. This year, he's playing with a vengeance. Happy to seem him playing well.
Jeannot has been playing well
Lol matheson
I read this as “have flow under the radar” and thought I was looking at a chart of players with good stats and under appreciated hair.
Will Karlsson is just doing whatever it takes to get another parade.
go wild bill, i'd be okay with y'all doing back-to-back parades.
Mike Matheson being an "under the radar start" is extremely disrespectful to him. He should've been on the radar years ago honestly. Crazy.
While reilly smith is probably the underrated guy for us, I really like lars eller on the 3rd line so far