GDT: #6: Panthers 5 at FLYERS 6 (2-1 SO), Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, 7:00 p.m. ET

[Tripod]

But didn't you hear him? He's a bust. These stats are impossible.

It's just someone/people not looking at all the info available. Or trolling.

I 100% expected to see a better Patrick to start this season and pre-season and that has not happened. But I have enough common sense to see that he has proved over a 2.5 month period, that he could produce as a 2nd line C offensively while playing well defensively.

So while his slow start sucks, it means little. Unless those same people also believe Gudas is now a PPG Dman, Laughton will be a 49 goal scorer, Weise will be a PPG player, and Konecny is going to only have 16 points this year.

 

[Chinatown88]

Ok @Captain Dave Poulin . I see how it is.

We’ll see how funny you are when my mom calls your mom and you get grounded.


Nope. Brown hair.

You may be thinking that because I don’t have a soul, which is true, but that isn’t because of being a ginger.

Nah asking because I think Cap'n should use a young Harry Potter in his Photoshops instead of this angry ginger baby.

 

[Striiker]

Nah asking because I think Cap'n should use a young Harry Potter in his Photoshops instead of this angry ginger baby.

Why him?

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Okay so after this season let's talk about him again, guy looks absolutely atrocious this year so far. Skating has def not improved, that's something you cannot argue.

His skating has been fine. Hell, dare I say that he actually looks faster than even Giroux. The fact that you're already giving up on him when he's barely 20 years old is f***ing hilarious. Give him time. It's going to be a long season and he'll be back to play some good hockey. Also, generally, with this season, the offense has been sporadic at best and from what I can tell, the 2nd line hasn't done much this year so far, with or without Patrick. So to say he's a bust after 1 season + 4 games is amazingly shortsighted.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

It's just someone/people not looking at all the info available. Or trolling.

I 100% expected to see a better Patrick to start this season and pre-season and that has not happened. But I have enough common sense to see that he has proved over a 2.5 month period, that he could produce as a 2nd line C offensively while playing well defensively.

So while his slow start sucks, it means little. Unless those same people also believe Gudas is now a PPG Dman, Laughton will be a 49 goal scorer, Weise will be a PPG player, and Konecny is going to only have 16 points this year.

The first few weeks will always be a weird one. But once everything calms down, evens out and people start to figure out themselves and the game and the opponents, those who should be producing will start to do so and those that are off to a wickedly hot start will probably cool off a little bit.

 

[Striiker]

If the Vorobyev-Knight swap happens, just watch how fast the Hakstol Lovers turn on him and pretend Vorobyev has been bad.

There’s 0% chance they admit Hakstol f***s up.

 

[Chinatown88]

Why him?

That's just the picture I have in my mind for a 12 year old Striker.

 

[Rebels57]

Lmao, Corban Knight and Jori Lehtera as our bottom 6 centers.

Pathetic in every sense.

And people disagree with me when I said that Hextall would always find a way to have trash in our bottom 6.

We have a garbage GM and a garbage coach.

 

[Tripod]

Oh and Patrick’s a bust?

Damn. Just like Couturier...

This isn’t Facebook pal. Save the brainless hot takes for your friends and family who don’t know any better. You’re just asking to be mocked by posting dumb things like this.

Since you mentioned Couts....back on his 32 point pace. Back to normal.

But honestly, MOST people saw how effective a 39 point Couts was for the team. So if Patrick was only a 40-50 point guy playing great D, that is a very valuable player.

But he certainly has 60 point upside, just like we said Couts did. And playing at that 52 point pace shows meaning behind that expectation. He has shown he can at least play to that level. It's silly to say a just turned 20 year old is a bust.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

If the Vorobyev-Knight swap happens, just watch how fast the Hakstol Lovers turn on him and pretend Vorobyev been bad.

There’s 0% chance they admit Hakstol ****s up.

Hak is a coach that will never, EVER admit fault. He could start a game with just Lehtera on the ice and then start commenting as and complaining that AMac is getting shit talked.

 

[Striiker]

That's just the picture I have in my mind for a 12 year old Striker.

No bowl cut, not British, no glasses, not a wizard.

 

[Striiker]

Since you mentioned Couts....back on his 32 point pace. Back to normal.

But honestly, MOST people saw how effective a 39 point Couts was for the team. So if Patrick was only a 40-50 point guy playing great D, that is a very valuable player.

But he certainly has 60 point upside, just like we said Couts did. And playing at that 52 point pace shows meaning behind that expectation. He has shown he can at least play to that level. It's silly to say a just turned 20 year old is a bust.

Yeah, there’s absolutely zero reason for concern right now.

Mild disappointment? Sure.
Bust? Not even close.

Some people just have zero perspective or foresight. Completely blinded by what’s at the end of their nose.

 

[Rebels57]

Of all the people to single out, why the f*** are you singling out Patrick @VoraceksWristShot?

He's played 47 total minutes this season and he just turned 20 years old less a month ago.

For f***s sake, focus on the actual trash in the organization. There's plenty to go around. Here's a list for reference:

• Hakstol
• Lappy
• MacDonald
• Hagg
• Lehtera
• Weise
• Elliott
• Neuvirth

 

[Strawberry Fields]

Patrick is younger than me; ergo, I am in no way comfortable with calling him a bust.

 

[deadhead]

Knight should be replacing Couts, did you see that xGF number? We're talking AMac territory.

 

[kudymen]

Patrick is a bust the same way as G was supposed to be finished after 2016-17.... What have you done for me lately.

 

[Magua]

That 1-0 loss must've really been a turn on for Jeff to consider willingly using two 4th line centers in the bottom 6 over a talented young rook. One who can't skate and is in his last year in the NHL; the other who is in his first (and also possibly last) year in the NHL at age 28. That's also 2/4 PKers.

But more importantly, I f***ing live for Hakstol water sports gifs. I eagerly scroll to the bottom of every Cap'n GDT to see the latest one.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Don't worry, Lehtera and Knight will take over the time in the 3rd period, during a tie game, away from Ghost. Ghost is good enough to do what he needs in 4 minutes or less in a period. He doesn't need to always be out there. He's no Lehtera or Knight.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

What they should have done was draft a shoot first winger since they don't have any. Tolvanen was staring them in the face at 2, but Hextall has no guts.

Or have we moved on from Tolvanen now that he's not the FotM anymore? If someone could tell me who to sarcastically substitute instead, I'd appreciate it.

 

[deadhead]

Are these the same people who said Lehtera was going to be the 2C last game?
Let's see who plays tomorrow night, before jumping to conclusions.
In fact, let's see who's healthy enough to play.

 

[Magua]

What they should have done was draft a shoot first winger since they don't have any. Tolvanen was staring them in the face at 2, but Hextall has no guts.

Or have we moved on from Tolvanen now that he's not the FotM anymore? If someone could tell me who to sarcastically substitute instead, I'd appreciate it.

Can you be any more ignorant?

Tolvanen should've been picked over Frost. Pettersson (or at least Mittelstadt) should've been picked over Patrick. No one has ever said anything to the contrary.

My recommendation is to stop being ignorant, fighting a lost battle, and help decide who we should've drafted instead over Jay O'Brien, a shoot first winger.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

What they should have done was draft a shoot first winger since they don't have any. Tolvanen was staring them in the face at 2, but Hextall has no guts.

Or have we moved on from Tolvanen now that he's not the FotM anymore? If someone could tell me who to sarcastically substitute instead, I'd appreciate it.

Bellows.

I understand being hesitant of selecting players based off a few traits & not being confident those traits will translate enough to make a player valuable. But I wish they’d show restraint the other way too.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Will the Flyers score their first 5v5 goal at home?

 

[kudymen]

 

[JojoTheWhale]

I'm going to have to make a form for Venn Diagrams. They would save me so much typing.