hangman005
Mark Stones Spleen
At least it allows me to post this.... otherwise we'll see how it turns out.
Didn't he use to play for Babcock?Maybe now that he's on his 3rd team Mantha will remove his head from his ass. Cassidy is going to be in his face.
Size can be a hindrance sometimes for skill players, I remember when Boston tried to turn Joe Thornton into Todd Bertuzzi, keeping one of the greatest passers in the game in the crease to screen the goalie ...Plenty of tall players who get by on skill rather than force get the lazy tag and rarely ever shake it even if their play dictates otherwise.
I mean who exactly would they get if they knew Stone wasn't coming back?True, but it also tells me they're convinced Stone is coming back in the playoffs. This isn't the kind of move you make to counter his loss.
Putting any faith in Seattle, Calgary, or St Louis to beat them out is a stretch. 80% to make the playoffs is worth getting pieces.It's worth mentioning that Vegas could miss the playoffs.
To be honest if they didn’t think he was coming back they’d either stand pat or go Guentzel. A couple of 4th liners having decent seasons isn’t going to overcome that against playoff teams.I mean who exactly would they get if they knew Stone wasn't coming back?
There isn't exactly a ton of guys in the league to begin with that play the way he does let alone available guys this deadline to replace him.
Unlikely but that is one reason they did deal and will do a second deal on deadline day. They need home games in the playoffs. They are now 5 pts behind the oilers after at one point in time being something like 20 pts up on them. They are tied with the KINGS and 6 pts up on the blues with 20 games left. It will be fun to watch what happens. My guess is the Vegas 1st rounder and a 3rd ends up with the Blues for BuchIt's worth mentioning that Vegas could miss the playoffs.
fyi, you should look at kakko at 22 season vs vatranos career year at 5v5 play.Imagine thinking Kaapo "1 warm body away from being waived" Kakko is enough for a dude with 30 goals and using that to criticize someone else's evaluation..
Mantha will be a solid player for Vegas this postseason, then get a new deal somewhere and play a solid two-way game whilst scoring 50-60 points.
The lazy rumour isn't unfounded but he also suffers from being a very large hockey-IQ player who doesn't use his body or hustle that much. Those labels tend to come then.
What im saying is that a 5'11 non physical two way winger with 40-50 points is a great thing. If same player is 6'5 235 the talk will change just from the optics.Isn't that kind of the same thing?
Mantha is such a frustrating player. Great size and talent but low compete level. He seems content to cruise around and get his 40ish points but could do so much more. Also was injury prone while on the Wings.
The best thing to motivate him is when an opponent pisses him off.
Two way winger? Mantha?What im saying is that a 5'11 non physical two way winger with 40-50 points is a great thing. If same player is 6'5 235 the talk will change just from the optics.
Price for Tarasenko (and affirmation by Dreger) that the market is not what fans think it is for these players.Great price. As always every team/fan on HF is overvaluing what theyll get for their guys. Anaheim/hf fans think kakko wouldnt be enough for frank vatrano and that henrique is worth a 1st + top prospect LOL
Yes because for a team looking to improve itself for these playoffs that's absolutely what matters, 2 cherry-picked spots at random points of their careers.fyi, you should look at kakko at 22 season vs vatranos career year at 5v5 play.
What im saying is that a 5'11 non physical two way winger with 40-50 points is a great thing. If same player is 6'5 235 the talk will change just from the optics.
If im not misremembering (i might be), he has been one of the better defensive forwards on the team in terms of advanced stats for the last two seasons. Perhaps @twabby knows more.Two way winger? Mantha?
He's a one dimensional opportunistic scorer.
I don't think he's bad defensively, but a lack of battle and hustle limits his impact.
Oh yeah there's definitely wasted potential there. But to me he's like a slightly less defensive, slightly more offensive Connor Brown (when he was still good), just a lot bigger. So different demands come with size which is completely fair but still.Ah got it.
For me it's not really his size. Sure that's great but there's so many shifts where he's not engaged, regardless of his size. He's got great hands and a great shot and could do so much more.
Cherry picked? I used kakkos most recent full season vs vatranos career year fyi. If you wanna use career averages thats less favorable to vatrano fyiYes because for a team looking to improve itself for these playoffs that's absolutely what matters, 2 cherry-picked spots at random points of their careers.