It’s mailbag time again as we get closer to the start of the regular season. Our Brian La Rose wants to answer all your questions regarding 2018-19 and beyond, and tell you just what you want to hear about your favorite NHL team. Will the Buffalo Sabres be a playoff team? Who will be the first Ottawa forward to be traded? How exactly is anyone supposed to stop the Vegas Golden Knights from acquiring all the best talent in the league?
If you’ve missed the chance to ask a question during the weekly Live Chat on Thursdays, the #PHRMailbag is the place to go. Just submit your question using #PHRMailbag on Twitter or by leaving a comment down below. We’ll run the mailbag this weekend and try to get to each and every question.
Don’t forget to check out our last mailbag, which gave Brian’s thoughts on the stacked Metropolitan Division, Henrik Zetterberg’s injury/retirement situation, and the Bruins log jam on defense. He didn’t think they should be dealing away their depth on the back end, but the Bruins decided to trade Adam McQuaid anyway. Maybe you’d like to know what Brian thinks about that deal? Submit below!
As an avid Chicago Black Hawks fan, I am interested in projections for rookies Dominik Kahun, Victor Ejdsell, Dylan Sikura, Jacob Nilsson, how will they fit in with core players and which rookie will have biggest impact for team. Thank You,
Why would the Rangers part with Kampfer, a 4th, and a 7th to land McQuaid?
With Pacioretty now with the golden knights do they still have what it would take to acquire Karlsson if Ottawa starts off on the wrong foot this season?
Well the sharks answered my question by acquiring him.
Even though Vegas made it to cup final, does it make sense to just switch gears from trying to build through draft, to now trading a bunch of picks for Tatar, and then Suzuki in the deal for Pacioretty? It just doesn’t make sense to me. After Glass and Brannstrom they don’t have a lot coming
Who are the sleeper rookies/sophomores that may have big years this year? So rookies not picked in the top 5 and sophomores that were not considered for the Calder.
Does Steve Mason play a game in the NHL this season, and with who if he does?
At this point, I think Mason would have to wait for an injury to strike to get an NHL look which makes it tough to predict a specific team. He needs to show he’s healthy and the two ways to do that are to take an AHL deal or go overseas (with the latter likely ending his NHL chances for 2018-19). He’ll wind up somewhere but at this point, I don’t think it will be with an NHL team to start.
What the heck is going on with Jake Dotchin?