Chad Pottruff

Proud father & husband. Engineer & SK farm kid. Huge sports supporter. If *you* have both vision and common sense in life, that’s the recipe for success!

[Chad Pottruff @chadpottruff]

@coreypronman What do the forwards after Celebrini and Demidov in this 2024 draft class lack compared to the 2023 class? Is it pure skill, size or something else? I don’t see a Perreault type of player who dropped last year as an example, he would be a top 10 pick this year. What’s missing?

[Chad Pottruff @chadpottruff]

@CofRedCentral Bourque and 2nd would absolutely do it, suspect DAL digging in on that too

[Chad Pottruff @chadpottruff]

@JesseGranger_ Thanks for that, really enjoy your work on the @TheAthletic podcasts and figured I would ask you directly. Does he have a role this year or next year where he can stay on the roster?

[Chad Pottruff @chadpottruff]

@JesseGranger_ how does Brisson look playing with Karlsson? Does he have a shot at staying once Dorofeyev returns? The prospect rollup had some mixed messages but if he’s playing with WK it seems he must be playing with some compete?

[Chad Pottruff @chadpottruff]

@fan960lou Awesome to meet you last week at the draft! Congrats, that was very well deserved!

[Chad Pottruff @chadpottruff]

@NHLRankKing Johnson criminally low, Raty is too high. Feels like they should swap

[Chad Pottruff @chadpottruff]

@AvsRobin It feels like the only reason is because they think Frankie can carry them through playoffs if necessary. And only need Georgiev to be that good. It’s a risk for sure, but they’ve been hitting on almost all their risks recently

[Peter Baugh @Peter_Baugh]

Cale Makar might win the Norris tonight. But before he started playing in the AJHL, he was an unknown in the hockey world.

That changed when he joined the @BrooksBandits. A look at his time there, which included Subway meals, pucks stuck in nets + more:

https://t.co/WkJ4tCCBVK

[Chad Pottruff @chadpottruff]

@CanadiensMTL Mais OUI!!

[Chad Pottruff @chadpottruff]

@JFreshHockey Will try with this - Compher, Behrens, 2022 1st, 2023 2nd

[Tim Peel @TimCPeel20]

Makar does not touch the puck again until Nichushkin tags up. They both then enter the zone. This is deemed onside!

[Chad Pottruff @chadpottruff]

@WHLrumourmill Too late but will put in my guess

Avs in 5, Flames in 6, Bolts in 6, Rangers in 6

Avs in 6, Bolts in 5

Avs in 7, Makar MVP

[Chad Pottruff @chadpottruff]

Your first concussions of the evening… that’s using your head #Oilers fans!!!

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@WHLrumourmill I hear sequential order is nice, keep the 4 that are closest together….

[Chad Pottruff @chadpottruff]

@theTonyFerrari I noticed there weren’t any players from the AJHL. How about a kid like Bowden Singleton, he’s played very well for Okotoks this year, going to ND next year. Not the biggest kid but worth a look?

[Chad Pottruff @chadpottruff]

@JFreshHockey I don’t know profiting off a missing MacKinnon makes what Makar is doing less? It should be that much more? Plus playing all situations and actually scoring those goals as well. Feels like this should be HM and room to go up

[lucy ford 🍊 @lucyj_ford]

this is one of the most gorgeous outlooks on grief i have ever heard

[Chad Pottruff @chadpottruff]

@NHLFlames Guessing it’s Mangiapane time tonight!

[Chad Pottruff @chadpottruff]

@DailyFaceoff No.

That’s it.

[Chad Pottruff @chadpottruff]

@StapeAthletic Right after talking about him moving up the lineup too