RussianGuyovich
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- Jan 2, 2007
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Looking forward to cap cheating again by making serge sit until the playoffs
Cirelli’s would be the Miz… A wanna beKevin Nash of the New World Order. On second thought we put Hedman in as Hollywood Hulk Hedman. Now you're getting it and having fun.
If we use any Lightning player ever we open the door to amazing possibilities. @DFC would get an X-Paq avi
Yeah he is. I'd rather the Lightning miss the playoffs entirely than to give up our prospects. Missing the playoffs sucks but it doesn't mean the window is closed. I can get as mad as I want about it. But it doesn't change the fact that the Lightning are in one of the best positions of ANY team to win a championship.Isaac Howard is going to look nice next to Point and Kucherov in a couple years. Excited for him
Gauthier will be a responsible middle 6 C who puts up 40-60 points depending on linemates/deployment. Likely a Cirelli replacement long termYeah he is. I'd rather the Lightning miss the playoffs entirely than to give up our prospects. Missing the playoffs sucks but it doesn't mean the window is closed. I can get as mad as I want about it. But it doesn't change the fact that the Lightning are in one of the best positions of ANY team to win a championship.
We have to trust Coop, JFBB and our development of guys like Howard and Gauthier
I think he can at least match that 40 point output but he has to REALLY work on the defensive aspect to come close to Cirelli. The coaching staff needs to be careful here. If they handle this wrong they're gonna 12 step this guy into Cory Conacher because they want "muh 200 foot game" and whatever polish he has on offense gets lost by turning him into a plug.Gauthier will be a responsible middle 6 C who puts up 40-60 points depending on linemates/deployment. Likely a Cirelli replacement long term
My point is I think he already has a mature 200 ft game, especially for a major junior player in the Q. He isn't a cherry picker who stat pads and doesn't play any DI think he can at least match that 40 point output but he has to REALLY work on the defensive aspect to come close to Cirelli. The coaching staff needs to be careful here. If they handle this wrong they're gonna 12 step this guy into Cory Conacher because they want "muh 200 foot game" and whatever polish he has on offense gets lost by turning him into a plug.
You're right about that. I'm not saying he can't. His game at the Q is about as balanced as it gets. This is more like that I don't know if the Lightning will allow it. For the last few years, I have come to realize that the Lightning definition of a mature 200 foot game is actually just 100 feet. For the last 2 years the game plan they would draw up would be to have Kucherov score 30 seconds into the game and sit on it for the last 59 minutes and 30 seconds and win 1-0. At this point I'm praying they just don't turn Gauthier into a plug tooMy point is I think he already has a mature 200 ft game, especially for a major junior player in the Q. He isn't a cherry picker who stat pads and doesn't play any D
We know Kucherov won't always backcheck and Stamkos can't get up and down the ice consistently as he once did due to age and all of the injuries. Point becoming a plug defensively is concerning. I have a couple theories on it:You're right about that. I'm not saying he can't. His game at the Q is about as balanced as it gets. This is more like that I don't know if the Lightning will allow it. For the last few years, I have come to realize that the Lightning definition of a mature 200 foot game is actually just 100 feet. For the last 2 years the game plan they would draw up would be to have Kucherov score 30 seconds into the game and sit on it for the last 59 minutes and 30 seconds and win 1-0. At this point I'm praying they just don't turn Gauthier into a plug too
i would be excited but i know jbb is about to trade his ass because we have nothing else. just gotta hope we get something useful back this timeIsaac Howard is going to look nice next to Point and Kucherov in a couple years. Excited for him
We'll have to first see if he survives a season with Coop playing him on the third line, assuming he's still coaching the team then. I believe Coop did that with both Kuch and Point.Isaac Howard is going to look nice next to Point and Kucherov in a couple years. Excited for him
Wouldnt mind him here. only 25, is an RFA after this year. Cirelli for Mittlestadt with pieces from both sides to make it work?
Shaugabay needs the fairy godmother to tap him on the shoulder. He feasts on less skilled competition with those S tier hands but the level of play is the USHL and he's already kind of inconsistent.So who would you all consider out top 10 prospects right now? boltprospects.com doesn't rank them anymore so I guess it's up to us.
Not in any order, I'd include: Duke, Howard, Groshev, Finley, Goncalves, Lilleberg, Huuhtanen, Thompson, Gauthier, and Alnefelt. Schmidt, Crozier, Robert, Chaffee, Carlisle, and Koepke fall just outside. Edmonds could be there if he gets his shit back together. Did I forget anyone?
Edit: Right away I see I missed Shaugabay, possibly Merela.
Howard, Thompson, Goncalves, Lilleberg (he will graduate from that status in a couple weeks), Huuhtanen, Crozier, Gauthier, Carlile, Pylenkov, Groshev.So who would you all consider out top 10 prospects right now? boltprospects.com doesn't rank them anymore so I guess it's up to us.
Not in any order, I'd include: Duke, Howard, Groshev, Finley, Goncalves, Lilleberg, Huuhtanen, Thompson, Gauthier, and Alnefelt. Schmidt, Crozier, Robert, Chaffee, Carlisle, and Koepke fall just outside. Edmonds could be there if he gets his shit back together. Did I forget anyone?
Edit: Right away I see I missed Shaugabay, possibly Merela.
Well is Cirelli going anywhere?Gauthier will be a responsible middle 6 C who puts up 40-60 points depending on linemates/deployment. Likely a Cirelli replacement long term