AjaxManifesto
Pro sports is becoming predictable and boring
I'm going to cancel my monthly Bally Sports MW subscription.
This team is only worth listening to for free on the radio.
This team is only worth listening to for free on the radio.
Living in the upper middle of the pack for 25 years got us only 1 Stanley Cup winner, and we were lucky to get that. And the only way we DID get it was to mortgage off the future, so that the decline came VERY soon after. We'll have to hit rock bottom to get that big difference-maker that can produce his own offence alone, or that generational defenceman, and to fill in the holes around him with enough talent to beat the other top teams regularly.
We'll need 3 excellent drafts in a row, a good coaching and player development system, and great cap management. And a locker-room culture and coaching-management/player relations that will keep the good players from wanting to leave,a winning culture that will attract the better free agents that would ordinarily want to avoid "being stuck" in Midwestern small and medium-sized markets. It'll take a lot of luck, and choosing the right management people. But, if cities like Pittsburgh and Detroit can do it, St. Louis should, at least have a shot at it.
the brutal misplay that led to the goal came while he was over on his theoretically better left sideI know it is a minor issue, compared with our other problems this season, but can we PLEASE get Tucker off his "off" side? Talk about setting a guy up to fail.
the brutal misplay that led to the goal came while he was over on his theoretically better left side
he turns like a 52' semi trying to back into a tight loading dock, but at least his straight line speed sucks
He gets walked either side. It’s not just an off side issue.I know it is a minor issue, compared with our other problems this season, but can we PLEASE get Tucker off his "off" side? Talk about setting a guy up to fail.
Thomas had a real Nice goal. good placement of a nice shot.I didn't watch the game but how did Kyrou/Thomas and some of the other younger guys look?
he is a cool story, but unless he can improve skating by a lot more than he already has, he is just an AHL guy and not even emergency call up levelNot to pile on too much, but he also reacts as opposed to anticipates often. His poor speed just compounds that as he is already behind the play. This happens most often on quick change of possession. He skates toward the puck. Instead he should realize he isn't getting it and put himself into a better position to defend the play going the other way.
he is a cool story, but unless he can improve skating by a lot more than he already has, he is just an AHL guy and not even emergency call up level
This is why I think he has chance to be solid 6/7 guy. But that is if he can show significant improvement.I disagree with that. If you aren't fast enough, you just need to play smarter. He can learn.
We finished 22 points ahead of the team that drafted Fantilli and 23 points ahead of the team that drafted Carlsson. Also 22 points ahead of the Hawks who won the lottery to move up to #1.Good thing we won those meaningless games at the end of last year.
Carlsson or Fantili (face it, we know Chicago was destined to get Bedard) would be pretty nice to have
Honestly, I’m just bitter Bedard is in Chicago lol. I have high hopes for DD and definitely am not mad we ended up with him.We finished 22 points ahead of the team that drafted Fantilli and 23 points ahead of the team that drafted Carlsson. Also 22 points ahead of the Hawks who won the lottery to move up to #1.
We went 10-8-2 in our final 20 games. If you turn all 10 of those wins into regulation losses, we'd have finished with 61 points. We also would have given 2 points each to Anaheim, Chicago, and Columbus, bringing them up to 60, 61, and 61 points. After tiebreaks, we would have finished 30th. Earning just a single point in any of those 10 wins would have put us in 29th and unable to draft any of the 3 guys you bring up.
It is so unbelievably difficult to only earn 2 points over 20 games in the NHL. Playing well down the stretch didn't cost us a top 3 pick.
Honestly, I’m just bitter Bedard is in Chicago lol. I have high hopes for DD and definitely am not mad we ended up with him.
Those jerkoffs are going to out-tank us again this year
He actually is an easy player to root for. He’s the real deal and I like his personality off the ice. Seems super driven and humble.Cheering for Bedard to start scoring GWG's doesn't seem so bad now does it?
Saw a trailer for one that looks interesting during tonights game(the NJ game): Monarch Legacy of Monsters on AppleTV+. New fanchise Godzilla based series but looks like it won't be released until closer to Thanksgiving(wiki says Nov. 17).So what should I watch. I'm thinking of rewatching Stranger Things.