Fire Hakstol

[baudib1]

It's not about Patrick. It's about putting literally anyone else besides the worst center in the league against the best offensive players in the game.

Laughton-Raffl would be a fine line to try to be competitive territorially and grind along the boards.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

There’s zero excuse for matching Filppula up against the players he’s gone against lately.

 

[Striiker]

Or playing him more than Patrick.

Or even Laughton.

Which isn’t even to say that Laughton is something special... Filppula is just awful and belongs at the bottom of this team.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

At this point Filppula pretty much needs to be hidden on the wing on the fourth line he’s that bad.

 

[Magua]

I have no comment of any value. Just look at this. And can it be made into a voodoo doll?

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I have no comment of any value. Just look at this. And can it be made into a voodoo doll?

Holy flaming balls, what is that and what do I have to do to get it in my collection?

EDIT: It would cost me $45 for the item and almost as much to ship it here. I'm more than willing to go balls to the wall for a joke, but I think I'll wait and see where I land next before I buy it. Don't kid yourself though, I WILL have one of those.

 

[Tripod]

It's $23.23 right on the UND website.

 

[kudymen]

Even that doll has more emotion in it's look

 

[Hakroach]

Even that doll has more emotion in it's look

Yeah, that doll sucks. It doesn't have Hak's lifeless stare.

 

[Starat327]

Yeah, that doll sucks. It doesn't have Hak's lifeless stare.

But, by default, it makes better decisions.

 

[deadhead]

I love Patrick, but Couturier's defensive ability from day one was as special as you will ever see. If anyone wants to act like Patrick's defensive acumen as a rookie is in the same ballpark's as Couturier's as a rookie, I'm going to vehemently disagree.

Patrick has improved immensely, but he's been beaten positionally for goals and near-goals multiple times in the last month. One luckily got taken back because of a very shaky offsides. As much as I've been against Filppula from day one, and dislike him even more now, I can't really fault choosing to play him in defensive situations more than Patrick. It's certainly not an egregious error like some would like to make you think.

Patrick has been beat physically more than positionally, he just doesn't have good upper body strength right now and it shows in tight quarters.

 

[VladDrag]

Sure, if Patrick was 100% Hak would use him like Lavi used Couts - because they were both exceptional talents, people tend to forget that Couts was the #8 pick, and it wasn't based on his skating. There was never a question about Couts' defense, but whether he'd ever score enough to be more than a 3C.

Couts was pegged as a potential number one pick prior to his D-1 season, then he got mono. He had two consecutive years of scoring 96 points in Juniors.

Prior to this season, Couts had been scoring at ~2C rates at ES with shitty linemates and horrible deployment. He also went large stretches (20+ games) of last season, and the season prior where he was scoring close to a point per game. I'm not saying you did question his ability to produce, but I do question anyone's hockey opinion that thought Couts was nothing more than a 3C, at any point in his career.

 

[Rebels57]

There’s zero excuse for matching Filppula up against the players he’s gone against lately.

Its gonna cost us a Playoff spot. Its already cost us 4 points the past 8 days.

 

[bennysflyers16]

It's $23.23 right on the UND website.

Everyone needs to buy one and we have a group burning on a sweet day ,,, who's in ?

 

[deadhead]

Couts was pegged as a potential number one pick prior to his D-1 season, then he got mono. He had two consecutive years of scoring 96 points in Juniors.

Prior to this season, Couts had been scoring at ~2C rates at ES with ****ty linemates and horrible deployment. He also went large stretches (20+ games) of last season, and the season prior where he was scoring close to a point per game. I'm not saying you did question his ability to produce, but I do question anyone's hockey opinion that thought Couts was nothing more than a 3C, at any point in his career.

Couts didn't get the chance to play an offensive role until Hakstol became HC. Before then he was scoring at a 3C rate and a lot of people questioned his offensive skill set. But he was always a top defender.

 

[Embiid]

I have no comment of any value. Just look at this. And can it be made into a voodoo doll?

I would drop a deuce on it....and I don't mean cash....

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Couts didn't get the chance to play an offensive role until Hakstol became HC. Before then he was scoring at a 3C rate and a lot of people questioned his offensive skill set. But he was always a top defender.

LONG LIVE JEFF THE BOLD! WOO!

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I would drop a deuce on it....and I don't mean cash....

I would spend the remaining years I have on Earth using it to make a claymation special 30 minutes long, if I only knew how. My mind is literally racing with possibilities, though.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Yeah, that doll sucks. It doesn't have Hak's lifeless stare.

It would be better if there was a string you could pull and the doll says f*** off.
Like that gif folks put up sometimes

 

[Embiid]

It would be better if there was a string you could pull and the doll says **** off.
Like that gif folks put up sometimes

In Hak's case it would be like that Fischer Price toy with all the farm animals ....you pull the string and Hak says...the cow goes moo....or Amac the ass ...your shift to protect the lead....

 

[gertbfrobe16]

Holy flaming balls, what is that and what do I have to do to get it in my collection?

EDIT: It would cost me $45 for the item and almost as much to ship it here. I'm more than willing to go balls to the wall for a joke, but I think I'll wait and see where I land next before I buy it. Don't kid yourself though, I WILL have one of those.

hang it in your toilet then everytime you go it will give you great joy lol

 

[gertbfrobe16]

I would spend the remaining years I have on Earth using it to make a claymation special 30 minutes long, if I only knew how. My mind is literally racing with possibilities, though.

ohhhhh noooooooo mr billllll/ jeff

 

[Flyerfan4life]

that Haktard doll, totaly reminds me of this...

warning, since its trailer park boys... its Def NSFW...

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Patrick has been beat physically more than positionally, he just doesn't have good upper body strength right now and it shows in tight quarters.

I’ll grant you that Patrick has been in the right area defensively most of the time, which is a good sign. But his body & stick positioning have been poor in addition to being outmuscled. Couturier’s body & stick positioning were impeccable from day one.

 

[VoiceOfTheFlyers]

I’ll grant you that Patrick has been in the right area defensively most of the time, which is a good sign. But his body & stick positioning have been poor in addition to being outmuscled. Couturier’s body & stick positioning were impeccable from day one.

Couturier was regularly outmuscled in his first season too.