Series Talk: Around the NHL: Tampa Bay Finally Lost

[Turin]

My ideal final is Vegas vs Carolina I think.

 

[66-30-33]

My ideal final is Vegas vs Carolina I think.

Florida.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

I'm not sure it's possible for me to care any less about the remaining teams tbh. It's not even that I dislike them, I don't even have that strong of an opinion.

I guess Tkachuk's cool, so is Barkov. Dallas has some fun, younger guys. Carolina's meh, same with Vegas.

Florida v. Dallas, I guess. Florida winning, just because they haven't yet, and it'd be funny to think about the arena having like 800 people in it a few years ago to potentially winning a Cup.

 

[Turin]

Daaaaaaamn Eberle almost had a good chance there.

 

[Ginormousthumbs]

Ratings bonanza

 

[Turin]

Florida.

I like Florida, but I'm concerned that Bob is gonna turn into a pumpkin at any moment and make a series uninteresting haha

 

[Ginormousthumbs]

Is Leah Hextall goth?

 

[Andy99]

I love how Dallas finds Robertson and Wyatt Johnston in the second and late first rounds respectively and the Pens find Teddy Blueger and Sam Poulin…difference right there in being a team who can make the Cup and one who’s golfing…

 

[66-30-33]

I love how Dallas finds Robertson and Wyatt Johnston in the second and late first rounds respectively and the Pens find Teddy Blueger and Sam Poulin…difference right there in being a team who can make the Cup and one who’s golfing…

Drafting is a crapshoot though. We got Jake and Letang and what did Dallas get?

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

My ideal final is Vegas vs Carolina I think.

Florida versus Dallas.

Former Kingston Frontenac Sam Bennett versus former Kingston Frontenac Jason Robertson. About the closest I'll ever get to seeing a championship from the Frontenacs because ownership is dog shit.

 

[Pens1566]

Would have loved a VGK vs Kraken final in the west just for the story.

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

I love how Dallas finds Robertson and Wyatt Johnston in the second and late first rounds respectively and the Pens find Teddy Blueger and Sam Poulin…difference right there in being a team who can make the Cup and one who’s golfing…

As much as I want to agree, the scouting team hasn't done that bad when you consider the past few years and the lack of picks we have had since the 87-71 era

I think it's more the player development and following the kids that could be an issue and making sure they continue to develop fine rather then trading them away.

Rust and Guentzel were 3rd round picks. Jarry, Gustavsson, Sprong, Addison were all solid 2nd round picks, we just moved them way too early and didn't really give them a fair shot. Those are very good picks when you consider all things and they're pretty much also all late 2nd rounders

Drafting is a crapshoot though. We got Jake and Letang and what did Dallas get?

It is a crapshoot but also about patience and development. I don't feel like checking but I do believe they drafted Benn in the 5th round or something like that

 

[Andy99]

Drafting is a crapshoot though. We got Jake and Letang and what did Dallas get?

We got them in 2005 and 2013 lol…what have we done the last decade of drafting that wasn’t under Ray Shero?

As much as I want to agree, the scouting team hasn't done that bad when you consider the past few years and the lak of picks we have had since the 87-71 era

I think it's more the player development and following the kids that could be an issue and making sure they continue to develop fine rather then trading them away.

Rust and Guentzel were 3rd round picks. Jarry, Gustavsson, Sprong, Addison were all solid 2nd round picks, we just moved them way too early and didn't really give them a fair shot. Those are very good picks when you consider all things and they're pretty much also all late 2nd rounders


It is a crapshoot but also about patience and development. I don't feel like checking but I do believe they drafted Benn in the 5th round or something like that

Gus may turn into something and Jarry is ok, but our selecting of skaters in the draft since 2013 has been terrible…Addison has been a healthy scratch and Sprong has to have minutes limited because he never developed…he always had a great shot…none of the skaters we selected in the last decade are anywhere close to Robertson and Johnston

 

[Beau Knows]

Kind of wanted see Seattle in the Finals, but Vegas getting back there would also be neat.

 

[SomeDude]

We got them in 2005 and 2013 lol…what have we done the last decade of drafting that wasn’t under Ray Shero?


Gus may turn into something and Jarry is ok, but our selecting of skaters in the draft since 2013 has been terrible…Addison has been a healthy scratch and Sprong has to have minutes limited because he never developed…he always had a great shot…none of the skaters we selected in the last decade are anywhere close to Robertson and Johnston

Dallas is probably the best drafting team going right now so if you compare just about any team to them they’re going to look bad.

However, they also put young guys in large roles. Who knows what a guy like Puustinen would do if given a few games of top 6 time in the NHL. Sullivan literally said they base their call ups on the mindset that all bottom 6 forwards have to be able to PK. You’re not going to foster an environment for skill players to develop with that kind of system.