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🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨
KONSTA HELENIUS GOLDEN GOAL + '25-26 Player Grades | Episode 183
Presented by: @WilliamMattar
⚔️ Helenius wins Gold
⚔️ Has he become untouchable?
⚔️ Could BUF have beaten CAR?
⚔️ Stanley Cup Final
⚔️ 2025-26 Player Grades
🔗 Listen: https://t.co/n6ZJM3FDIq
@jonesalex91@JohnSchotz16 Am I allowed to bring up last year’s deadline, which was very consequential and had moves made with this season in mind?
Greenway contract (awful) and Norris trade (bad). Timmins trade at the draft was awful too, probably played a part in them doing the awful Winnipeg trade
@jonesalex91@JohnSchotz16 Weren’t fans of that, but the team was also on like a 20-5 run at that point and never stopped even after it was done.
Not saying you have to love Jarmo’s work, but it’s not like we gave him rave reviews
@JohnSchotz16@jonesalex91 He did call up Östlund actually lol. The previous GM sent him down, and the head coach publicly took a shot at him in the media a week before he was fired
@sabresfan141@TheSabreReport You’re forgetting about Doan’s extension and Östlund/Helenius call-ups. Roster management in-season mattered in our discussion, and it was something that Adams failed at heavily
@bufnyy161st Definitely graded him a bit differently than others, but it was us taking a step back & looking at the full picture.
‘Our’ expectations were him to be a staple in the T4, possible earning a huge contract this summer. Now, he’s all but traded.
Worst-case scenario type of year.
@bufnyy161st Definitely graded him a bit differently than others, but it was us taking a step back & looking at the full picture.
‘Our’ expectations were him to be a staple in the T4, possible earning a huge contract this summer. Now, he’s all but traded.
Worst-case scenario type of year.
@sabresfan141@TheSabreReport You’re forgetting about Doan’s extension and Östlund/Helenius call-ups. Roster management in-season mattered in our discussion, and it was something that Adams failed at heavily
As always, these grades are *mostly* based on expectations of these players coming into this season.
A player receiving a 'B' grade is considered to have met their expectations.
And these grades are based on BOTH the regular season & postseason for these players.
🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨
KONSTA HELENIUS GOLDEN GOAL + '25-26 Player Grades | Episode 183
Presented by: @WilliamMattar
⚔️ Helenius wins Gold
⚔️ Has he become untouchable?
⚔️ Could BUF have beaten CAR?
⚔️ Stanley Cup Final
⚔️ 2025-26 Player Grades
🔗 Listen: https://t.co/n6ZJM3FDIq