Post-Game Talk: The Powerhouse at Carolina | 2/19/19 - 7PM - MSG

[Drew4u]

We will pick better than 12th. I think 5-8 or better. Alex Turcotte range.

Would be a bad pick.

 

[Kovalev27]

I was thinkin’ at least 40. He’s taken everything so well. Next year should be that big breakout year and it’ll be great.

He’s basically already on a 40 per 82 pace as it is. He’s got 19 in 40 games.

If he were playing Pionk mins all year you bet your ass he’s a 50 plus guy. Too talented.

 

[Black Aces]

Would be a bad pick.

Think so?

 

[PuckLuck3043]

I agree with you. That said, I know where everyone is coming from. The one thing that held us back and probably is the reason we don't have a championship or two from the deep runs we had is the lack of that top tier forward (ideally a center). We have one emerging with Zibanejad but really the teams that are forces in this league have two good centers. I think that should be the goal. And its why so many are fixated on a high pick since it grants us the best chance to get one.

That may be true about the center depth but we could have elite players in Kravtsov and Miller that we already drafted. My point is we could still have an outstanding team in a few years even if we don't pick top 5.

 

[Machinehead]

I enjoy when the team plays well

So does everyone else. This was not that.

 

[Black Aces]

So does everyone else. This was not that.

We were dominated. We didn't deserve to win. Henrik was locked in. ADA make some nice plays and we scored a goal that bounced in off guys chest.

 

[aufheben]

just for ****s and gigs, i creeped on the canes post game.

comments are hilarious. some serious hank love and some not so good stuff. but funny.

i mean i lol'ed alot

They have the funniest board on this site lol.

 

[Riche16]

You and others have been whining all year whenever they win. I enjoy when the team plays well and competes and I still think this rebuild can be a success even if we don't get Hughes or Kakko.

You and others care about meaningless wins for a team that has one cup in 80 years... while the Pittsburghs of the world bottom out, are gifted multiple elite talents and reap the rewards.

Be distracted by wins against CAR and Buffalo... then when we play the TOR, PIT, WSH, Tampa etc of the world and are embarrassed and outclassed in every way, don’t complain about our lack of talent. I’m sure those great 2-1 wins on feb 19th will keep ya happy in late April, May and June.

 

[offdacrossbar]

You and others have been whining all year whenever they win. I enjoy when the team plays well and competes and I still think this rebuild can be a success even if we don't get Hughes or Kakko.

you do know this teams track record at the draft right ?

i mean, this franchise has one of the worst top 10 prospect pools in the league. talent wise, we are lacking. look at our top 10. ronning ? rykov. lettieri ?? ugh. prospect wise, not good.

draft or FA's or trades, doesn't matter. we need talent and thats found at the top of the draft.

its not like we are drafting studs

theres reason to be worried.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

You and others care about meaningless wins for a team that has one cup in 80 years... while the Pittsburghs of the world bottom out, are gifted multiple elite talents and reap the rewards.

Be distracted by wins against CAR and Buffalo... then when we play the TOR, PIT, WSH, Tampa etc of the world and are embarrassed and outclassed in every way, don’t complain about our lack of talent. I’m sure those great 2-1 wins on feb 19th will keep ya happy in late April, May and June.

We will probably have 8 1st rounders, plus additional prospects, in the last 3 years. I'm not going to complain about our lack of talent because I think we are going to be really good. You can continue to complain if you wish.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

you do know this teams track record at the draft right ?

i mean, this franchise has one of the worst top 10 prospect pools in the league. talent wise, we are lacking. look at our top 10. ronning ? rykov. lettieri ?? ugh. prospect wise, not good.

draft or FA's or trades, doesn't matter. we need talent and thats found at the top of the draft.

its not like we are drafting studs

theres reason to be worried.

Kravtsov, Miller, and Chytil are going to be very good players IMO, plus we may actually still pick top 5 this year after all. I'm not going to lose sleep over it if we dont.

 

[Black Aces]

you do know this teams track record at the draft right ?

i mean, this franchise has one of the worst top 10 prospect pools in the league. talent wise, we are lacking. look at our top 10. ronning ? rykov. lettieri ?? ugh. prospect wise, not good.

draft or FA's or trades, doesn't matter. we need talent and thats found at the top of the draft.

its not like we are drafting studs

theres reason to be worried.

To be fair that is the result of trying to compete for the moment the last few years. They committed to rebuilding about a year ago. They appear to have had a good draft last year by very early measures.

 

[LeetchisGod]

You and others have been whining all year whenever they win. I enjoy when the team plays well and competes and I still think this rebuild can be a success even if we don't get Hughes or Kakko.

What do you consider a success? I want to win a cup. Our best chance to do that is to draft a elite forward who can lead us there. I do not believe that player is presently in the organization.

 

[Riche16]

We will probably have 8 1st rounders, plus additional prospects, in the last 3 years. I'm not going to complain about our lack of talent because I think we are going to be really good. You can continue to complain if you wish.

So far we have A 1st rounder this draft.

Our own.

One.

 

[Black Aces]

So far we have A 1st rounder this draft.

Our own.

One.

Let's revisit this Monday after 3 pm.

 

[Black Aces]

We really sold off Stepan at the right time.

/Sorry wrong thread.

 

[Gresch04]

Kravtsov, Miller, and Chytil are going to be very good players IMO, plus we may actually still pick top 5 this year after all. I'm not going to lose sleep over it if we dont.

Mets fans were supposed to have Generation K with Pulsipher, Isringhausen and Wilson. None panned out. Well, Isringhausen did as a closer for other teams.

The best strategy is to keep stockpiling picks and sell high on 70% of our top prospects for proven talent. So turn 7 prospects into 2-3 players.

Then hope we guessed right on the 3 we kept. Maybe even hit a Kucherov type on just ONE of those. This means a core of 6. If we do this, and get lucky for once, we might finally have a dominant team.

 

[Reijo29]

Oh enough of the tanking BS. They’re not a bad team, enough of the whining, they’re never picking top 4.

 

[Black Aces]

Oh enough of the tanking BS. They’re not a bad team, enough of the whining, they’re never picking top 4.

Yes they are. They have the fewest ROW in the league for a reason.

 

[Leonardo87]

So does everyone else. This was not that.

I missed this game, was going to ask how they looked, but this comment from you, pretty much answers my question. :p

 

[Rangers ftw]

I figure they'll fall off when they sell..

Really if they'll sell.

It will be too late

 

[Fitzy]

That we'd be in the playoffs right now in the West is quite something.

 

[FoxyClean]

It's so disgusting trying to watch a team that sucks but doesn't suck enough to get a top 5 pick. Probably the most depressing feeling in sports.

 

[Rempe73]

@McDonagh How in the f*** do you have that many posts and only 5 likes? I find this harder to believe than the Flat Earth Theory. Seriously, that’s crazy.

 

[Blue Blooded]

@McDonagh How in the **** do you have that many posts and only 5 likes? I find this harder to believe than the Flat Earth Theory. Seriously, that’s crazy.

Probably because he made most of those posts before likes were a thing HF.