In my mind I’m 16 or so. Sadly my body isn’t playing along.
In my mind I’m 16 or so. Sadly my body isn’t playing along.
i'm gonna send you one of these. "MVP" is written on the back.
Everyone touches the puck. It's a gross oversimplification to pair a non-puck mover with a puck mover.
Ghost is our BEST transition defenseman. That's the distinction. He's also our best NZ defenseman. Braun is still respectable in that capacity. So, you might see more NZ break-ups, which Ghost needs. But Braun is also a dead zone offensively. If you get a cycle going, is that what you want?
I think that partnership helps Braun more than it helps Ghost. It might still be the ideal pairing. But it's doubtful to occur, so whatevs. And I'm unsure if Sanheim's weaker areas -- he's not especially good, let alone elite, at entry/exits for and against -- can overcome Braun's deficiencies. Not exactly a surprise that when a defender can't move the puck, finding a fit becomes hard.
If anyone actually thinks that way you're lowering yourself by even acknowledging it. Braun is here to straighten Provy's and Ghost's heads out for a little bit. Nothing more, and nothing less.we have people that apparently read "Hey, that's a good contract" as "this dudes a friggin all star!".
Fletcher directly told Braun that he wasn’t here to mentor, he was here for his on-ice play.If anyone actually thinks that way you're lowering yourself by even acknowledging it. Braun is here to straighten Provy's and Ghost's heads out for a little bit. Nothing more, and nothing less.
If anyone actually thinks that way you're lowering yourself by even acknowledging it. Braun is here to straighten Provy's and Ghost's heads out for a little bit. Nothing more, and nothing less.
With Justin Braun added in trade, Flyers' defense suddenly crowded“(Fletcher) said, ‘I don’t want you to be a mentor. I want you to be a player.’ That’s important,” Braun recalled. “I’m there to play, not just to take care of guys.
Jeez, ya think perhaps it might be a tiny bit of downplaying in the face of what everyone and their grand-uncles knows for a godforsaken certainty it obviously is?It's literally a quote directly from Brauns mouth.
With Justin Braun added in trade, Flyers' defense suddenly crowded
York probably won't have one all season.
It's literally a quote directly from Brauns mouth.
With Justin Braun added in trade, Flyers' defense suddenly crowded
Funny how quickly it went from "MacDonald is a trash player and therefore not a good enough mentor" to "Braun will be a great mentor, no matter how he plays on the ice".Well hes obviously lying, duh.
If nothing else, he can mentor them on how to not make an outlet pass, exit the zone, or handle the puck. All they'll have to do is watch him and do the opposite.
Funny how quickly it went from "MacDonald is a trash player and therefore not a good enough mentor" to "Braun will be a great mentor, no matter how he plays on the ice".
I don't even have a problem with being hopeful/optimistic, the problem is that they act like anyone who isn't equally as hyper-optimistic is being unreasonable. As if there's no reasons for concern at all.Braun will be great!....if he rebounds, and the other guy we acquired rebounds, and the other guy we bought maintains and doesnt revert.
Lots of blind hope these days. Tells you how bad the Hakstol era was on the fans.
I don't even have a problem with being hopeful/optimistic, the problem is that they act like anyone who isn't equally as hyper-optimistic is being unreasonable. As if there's no reasons for concern at all.
We gave up the second most goals in the entire league 5v5! Of course we are hoping for significant improvement and significant change. The entire RHD will be different as will the entire coaching staff and a new starting goalie. Will there be a learning curve? Of course. Will it work out perfectly? Unlikely but there needed to be change and HOPEfully significant improvement.I think that's my problem with a lot of this. Everytime we acquire someone its absolute best case (we're getting a #1D who just took his team to the Stanley cup and won two years ago!) And everyone who leaves here was garbage to begin with (lol, Gudas is a black hole offensively [which funnily enough, isnt even true]).
And I'm sure that even pointing this out will just have me labeled as a Hextall apologist too, because you can't criticize moves without an ulterior motive, obviously.
Classic!Only 3 guys on the team this year according to my local sports store’s inventory.
Giroux
Gostisbehere
Gritty