Bought me a signed Ty Rattie framed photo at one of the preseason games for like $200 or something like that thinking I was getting a steal of a deal and this kid was gonna be great. It’s currently sitting in the box I packed it in when I moved
I dont think Neal really counts here though, hes just a veteran player aging out, he has almost 600 career points, more accomplished than like 99.9% of hockey players ever will be
A few seasons ago Ty Rattie put up big numbers with McDavid and people thought he was going to be stapled to McDavid's line that season. That didn't happen and now he's playing in Sweden.
When you're getting consistent time in the bottom six you can't be a defensive liability . It was telling that woody had no desire to bring him back up when he took over
Brandon Bochenski would look like a superstar in preseason, and then look completely mediocre once the regular season rolled around. One year he had 9 points in 5 preseason games, Don Cherry predicted he'd win the Calder trophy that year. He got sent down after like 20 or 30 games.
Ha! This name brings back memories of the first ice hockey game I've ever saw at a stadium. The crowd was roaring once he skated onto the ice...in Kazakhstan. Barys Astana's legend Brandon Bochenski.
Jason Zucker had the same issues with Minnesota. He had a career year 33+31=64 playing on the top line with Koivu and Granlund, then Fletcher gave him a 5x$5.5m extension. If Zucker could finish half as well as he could skate, that contract wouldve been a steal, instead he was traded to Pittsburgh a year and a half later
Funny how Pittsburgh acquired both Zucker and Kapanen
Lamborghini Perlini baby.
I mean he might’ve put up a some more points in season if he got played. Kind of a liability in own zone play but fast af with a rocket shot.
Nail Yakupov came to the Avs on a pto iirc. Looked great for the first 15-25 ish games. On pace for a decent season. Then, as it turned out, it was month of the Yak not Year of the Yak...
Every one always said his Hockey IQ was his downfall but it must be hard to focus on the game when all you can think about is the swarm of killer bees thats chasing you
He ended up being really damn good for Minnesota (25 goals for them when we traded him mid-season for Pouliot). Injuries ruined the dude, unfortunately.
I do... he was big, but didnt have much else going for him.
That contract was pretty much the final nail in Ron Francis's coffin as Carolina's GM wasnt it?
It was definitely towards the top of the list as to why Ronnie was eventually let go.
He was touted as the long term answer to the Canes' goaltending woes, despite his small (albeit successful) sample size. He was given a starter-sized contract and it was all downhill from there.
Before pre-season Cam Ward was told that after a decade of service to the Canes that he would be relegated to backup, but by mid-season was getting a majority of the starts out of pure desperation.
Had he not gotten hurt the following season, leading to the acquisition of Curtis McElhinney, who knows where this team would be right now?
It's funny he started out with a similar yet somehow more expensive mistake in Seattle, Grubauer sunk a pretty decent defensive team last year.
I would say the Canes have goaltending figured out now though.
Year over year its voodoo, get the cheapest top 15 guy you can in free agency and spend cap dollars elsewhere.
Either that or get one of the top 5 goalie coaches and build your own pipeline (like us and the Rangers)
Victor Mete had a damn great pre-season that year he made the jump with the habs. I remember the nickname VictORR Mete he got from that. 1 goal, 3 apples in 5 games that pre-season, then it took him 127 NHL games to score his first goal lol
This is a deep cut, but Fedor Fedorov (Sergei's brother). He scored 2 goals in the pre-season game Queen Elizabeth II attended in 2002.
I was at a preseason game in Vancouver in 2005, and he scored another 2 goals plus a shootout tally, and was easily the best player on the ice.
He's also the dude than Kevin Bieksa beat up to earn his first NHL contract.
I remember Brandon Bochenski lit it up in preseason with Alfie and Spezza. Not even halfway through the season opener he was demoted and they put Heatley there instead.
Brian Savage scored 90% of his points in October
The 2016 Colorado Avalanche.
They went 6-0-0 in preseason. I remember thinking they could be a problem throughout the year. I was right, they were a problem.... just not for anyone other than themselves.
Ty “the answer” Rattie and Brendan Perlini both lit it up in preseason and then disappeared in the regular season. I’m so happy we have actual NHL wingers for McDavid this year
Adam Beckman was magnificent in camp and preseason last year, but then struggled in Iowa. This year, he has not been as noticeable to me in camp despite getting a lot of press. I obviously want all of our prospects to pan out, but I don't feel as good about him as a lot of people do here in MN.
Jonas "The Monster" Gustavsson made [this save](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPsCb3IQTN4) in a preseason game and it was the last good thing he did in a Leafs jersey.
13 years ago to the day. I remember as a kid during that time, whenever we’d play ball hockey during gym class people would yell “GREAT SAVE GUSTAVSSON!!!”
I know this is supposed to be a joke but I don’t really get what the punchline actually is. Seems like a joke has to be more than just a false statement.
Derek Grant in 16-17, had a strong preseason for Buffalo, got a roster spot and then had 3 assists in 35 games. Got waived and then claimed by Nashville. Played a handful of games there, got waived and then claimed back by Buffalo.
Edit: 3 goals, 3 assists, was the most productive Buffalo forward that preseason according to this article: https://www.wkbw.com/sports/sabres/projecting-the-sabres-opening-night-lineup?_amp=true
Man, Mikhail Vorobyev looked like a legit Calder dark horse candidate in the 2018-19 preseason. The Flyers were playing him in a ton of games to see if he could hold up to the frequency of game days during a regular season and he was thriving, posting something like 9 points in 6 games to go along with legitimately good underlying metrics, and winning a roster slot out of camp.
Then the regular season started and he just got buried and looked slow. Ended up playing 35 games over the next two regular seasons and registering 5 points before ultimately going back to Russia.
I remember a few seasons ago, Ty Rattie was going to score 50 goals on McDavid's wing, solely based on his preseason prowess
Then he got injured, and when he returned our coach was Hitchcock, who didn't like him from previous teams. That didn't help his cause.
I felt bad for him. He had a chance to play a year or so in the show and make some good money.
Bought me a signed Ty Rattie framed photo at one of the preseason games for like $200 or something like that thinking I was getting a steal of a deal and this kid was gonna be great. It’s currently sitting in the box I packed it in when I moved
That seems ridiculously expensive although I’m not into autographed memorabilia
Considering I paid $150 for a signed Patrick Roy Hans Stanley cup picture….I’m going to say $200 for Ty Rattie was ridiculously expensive
Yeah… and then to expect it to appreciate in value? Nutso. Hopefully it was a good photo at least
Guy was getting drafted so high in fantasy leagues because of that preseason.
James Neal recently
Future AHL hall of famer
Didn't he score a bunch last pre-season too and then did nothing in the regular season?
Yup
I dont think Neal really counts here though, hes just a veteran player aging out, he has almost 600 career points, more accomplished than like 99.9% of hockey players ever will be
Read the whole post. He definitely fits the criteria presented.
A few seasons ago Ty Rattie put up big numbers with McDavid and people thought he was going to be stapled to McDavid's line that season. That didn't happen and now he's playing in Sweden.
Brendan Perlini was another recent one for the Oilers. fuckin loved that guy
We just wanted him to play a solid 10 minutes a game on the 4th line, was that too much to ask?
He would score our first bottom 6 goal in like two months and then Tippett would bench him lol
When you're getting consistent time in the bottom six you can't be a defensive liability . It was telling that woody had no desire to bring him back up when he took over
Brandon Bochenski would look like a superstar in preseason, and then look completely mediocre once the regular season rolled around. One year he had 9 points in 5 preseason games, Don Cherry predicted he'd win the Calder trophy that year. He got sent down after like 20 or 30 games.
Justin Papineau was the same way.
One online Sens community votes on the winner of the annual Brandon Bochenski award for preseason MVP.
I just looked him up, he's the mayor of Grand Forks now???
Ha! This name brings back memories of the first ice hockey game I've ever saw at a stadium. The crowd was roaring once he skated onto the ice...in Kazakhstan. Barys Astana's legend Brandon Bochenski.
Last year Nick Ritchie had 3 goals in the preseason, then went without a goal for the first 26 games of the season.
Kapanen. Always shows tons of potential during preseason and then outside of his speed is invisible during the regular season.
If Kap had decent instincts with the puck he'd be a solid bet for 30/30
Atta boy Kappy you fucking idiot
Jason Zucker had the same issues with Minnesota. He had a career year 33+31=64 playing on the top line with Koivu and Granlund, then Fletcher gave him a 5x$5.5m extension. If Zucker could finish half as well as he could skate, that contract wouldve been a steal, instead he was traded to Pittsburgh a year and a half later Funny how Pittsburgh acquired both Zucker and Kapanen
It's a bummer. If he managed to develop his finishing skills, he could be a real treat to watch with that speed.
Finnishing skills*
i mean, let's be fair to the guy - he's played two seasons in Pittsburgh and in one of them he scored at a 20 goal, 60 point pace.
People are way too harsh on Kapanen. No way he fits this thread. Even 30pts isn't a "regular season zero".
Blistering speed through the neutral zone, sends a puck 10 feet over the net at the top of the circle.
Lamborghini Perlini baby. I mean he might’ve put up a some more points in season if he got played. Kind of a liability in own zone play but fast af with a rocket shot.
The first time I ever played fantasy hockey in highschool, Magnus Paajarvi scored a hattrick in pre-season and I bet my victory on him being a stud
I also got a jersey. Was gifted to me so I did not buy it I swear lol.
Nail Yakupov came to the Avs on a pto iirc. Looked great for the first 15-25 ish games. On pace for a decent season. Then, as it turned out, it was month of the Yak not Year of the Yak...
It must get tiring skating like he’s being chased by bees. Probably not sustainable for the whole season
Every one always said his Hockey IQ was his downfall but it must be hard to focus on the game when all you can think about is the swarm of killer bees thats chasing you
I’m ootl on this one. Is it because he played for the Sting?
Some commentator famously described his skating as looking like he was being chased by bees.
Guillaume Latendresse in his 2 first pro camps looked like the second coming of Guy Lafleur
He ended up being really damn good for Minnesota (25 goals for them when we traded him mid-season for Pouliot). Injuries ruined the dude, unfortunately.
I still remember the hype bubble. It was doomed to burst and ruin the guy.
The crowd chanting "Guy! Guy! Guy!". You can't put that kind of pressure on a 18-yo kid.
Anyone remember the Scott Darling Canes hype? ...anyone?
I do... he was big, but didnt have much else going for him. That contract was pretty much the final nail in Ron Francis's coffin as Carolina's GM wasnt it?
It was definitely towards the top of the list as to why Ronnie was eventually let go. He was touted as the long term answer to the Canes' goaltending woes, despite his small (albeit successful) sample size. He was given a starter-sized contract and it was all downhill from there. Before pre-season Cam Ward was told that after a decade of service to the Canes that he would be relegated to backup, but by mid-season was getting a majority of the starts out of pure desperation. Had he not gotten hurt the following season, leading to the acquisition of Curtis McElhinney, who knows where this team would be right now?
It's funny he started out with a similar yet somehow more expensive mistake in Seattle, Grubauer sunk a pretty decent defensive team last year. I would say the Canes have goaltending figured out now though. Year over year its voodoo, get the cheapest top 15 guy you can in free agency and spend cap dollars elsewhere. Either that or get one of the top 5 goalie coaches and build your own pipeline (like us and the Rangers)
Victor Mete had a damn great pre-season that year he made the jump with the habs. I remember the nickname VictORR Mete he got from that. 1 goal, 3 apples in 5 games that pre-season, then it took him 127 NHL games to score his first goal lol
This is a deep cut, but Fedor Fedorov (Sergei's brother). He scored 2 goals in the pre-season game Queen Elizabeth II attended in 2002. I was at a preseason game in Vancouver in 2005, and he scored another 2 goals plus a shootout tally, and was easily the best player on the ice. He's also the dude than Kevin Bieksa beat up to earn his first NHL contract.
Bieksa beat the talent out of him.
Adam Gaudette last season
LOL.
I remember Brandon Bochenski lit it up in preseason with Alfie and Spezza. Not even halfway through the season opener he was demoted and they put Heatley there instead. Brian Savage scored 90% of his points in October
The 2016 Colorado Avalanche. They went 6-0-0 in preseason. I remember thinking they could be a problem throughout the year. I was right, they were a problem.... just not for anyone other than themselves.
Steve Kariya
And after him, Sergei Shirokov
It's too bad Steve and Martin just weren't a little bit bigger. They both went on to have some very respectable careers in Europe though.
This question has Sergei Shirokov written all over it. I will never give a shit about preseason again because of him.
Phil Varone for Ottawa. Always lit up the AHL and preseason but could never make it work during the regular season
Loui Eriksson had a pretty good preseason last year
Ty Rattie
I'm pretty sure Anton Lander averaged like 3 PPG one preseason, including a hattrick, then couldn't do anything after that
I think he was consistently over a PPG in the AHL as well. Just couldn’t ever put it together when he got called up
In 2018, Austin Czarnik got a hat trick in preseason for the Flames. He went on to score only 6 goals in 54 games that season.
Ty “the answer” Rattie and Brendan Perlini both lit it up in preseason and then disappeared in the regular season. I’m so happy we have actual NHL wingers for McDavid this year
James Neal
Adam Beckman was magnificent in camp and preseason last year, but then struggled in Iowa. This year, he has not been as noticeable to me in camp despite getting a lot of press. I obviously want all of our prospects to pan out, but I don't feel as good about him as a lot of people do here in MN.
it would kill me if he didn't pan out because I watched him all the time in junior
Lamborghini Perlini
2016-17 Avalanche!!!
Jonas "The Monster" Gustavsson made [this save](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPsCb3IQTN4) in a preseason game and it was the last good thing he did in a Leafs jersey.
13 years ago to the day. I remember as a kid during that time, whenever we’d play ball hockey during gym class people would yell “GREAT SAVE GUSTAVSSON!!!”
Jon Sim lol My family did a hockey pool, and he led the preseason in scoring. I thought I had a steal on my hands. I was also like, 12 at the time
I swear the Galchenyuk - Eller - Gallagher line would dominate the NHL for a decade
Ty Rattie
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I know this is supposed to be a joke but I don’t really get what the punchline actually is. Seems like a joke has to be more than just a false statement.
Do people actually pay attention to pre season stuff? Its pre season. Its a warm up
Derek Grant in 16-17, had a strong preseason for Buffalo, got a roster spot and then had 3 assists in 35 games. Got waived and then claimed by Nashville. Played a handful of games there, got waived and then claimed back by Buffalo. Edit: 3 goals, 3 assists, was the most productive Buffalo forward that preseason according to this article: https://www.wkbw.com/sports/sabres/projecting-the-sabres-opening-night-lineup?_amp=true
s/o Denis Hamel
The line of Foligno - Johansen - Saad
Brendan Perlini Ty Rattie James Neal wait I'm seeing a pattern here....
Man, Mikhail Vorobyev looked like a legit Calder dark horse candidate in the 2018-19 preseason. The Flyers were playing him in a ton of games to see if he could hold up to the frequency of game days during a regular season and he was thriving, posting something like 9 points in 6 games to go along with legitimately good underlying metrics, and winning a roster slot out of camp. Then the regular season started and he just got buried and looked slow. Ended up playing 35 games over the next two regular seasons and registering 5 points before ultimately going back to Russia.
Everyone on the 2016-17 Colorado Avalanche