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Porque tal vez es solo uno o el otro
Haha it's possible.
Porque tal vez es solo uno o el otro
This inspired me to do some digging.
I don't think the defense is going to be as bad as some think. Weight's deployment was just that poor:
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Say what you want about "playing hahd," but the defense imploded under Weight - the Isles gave up goals at 72% of the rate under Capuano. Looking at coaches alone and leaving rosters out of it for a moment, this would be the last 4 seasons:
Saying "they can only go up from here" is a mathematical understatement. We went from a top-10 US scorer that knows offense to a career coach that knows defense.[TBODY] [/TBODY]
Games GA GAA Weight 122 406 3.32 Capuano 206 560 2.77 Trotz 328 805 2.45
This is just getting, sad, dude. But if you really don't know, though the modal verb applies to both, nothing in the sentence indicates that the adverb applies to both. Also, I'm not speaking for him, he's already clarified that it's his expectation, which by the nature of an expectation, means he doesn't believe it's guaranteed or an absolute.Sorry but that is simply not true. In that sentence, the conjunction and links absolutely should to score 20+ goals. How can it be anything else? "Score 20+" by itself is not a sentence. What did he mean by him scoring 20+ if not "absolutely should?" You say he meant "will." Even though that modal verb does not appear anywhere in the sentence, is there really a difference? Is saying "He absolutely should score 20+." really that different than saying "He will score 20+?" In either case, he feels strongly that Bellows will be a 20+ scorer this year. Semantics indeed. And not sure why you're arguing these silly semantics on his behalf. Pretty sure he can speak for himself.
Also not sure why you're hung up on the first liner thing. That's an ancillary point in the conversation. The crux was that we tend to have extremely high expectations for all of our #1 picks and more often than not they fail to meet them.
This is just getting, sad, dude. But if you really don't know, though the modal verb applies to both, nothing in the sentence indicates that the adverb applies to both. Also, I'm not speaking for him, he's already clarified that it's his expectation, which by the nature of an expectation, means he doesn't believe it's guaranteed or an absolute.
But whatever, if you're really this interested in arguing semantics instead of just admitting that 21 goals doesn't make someone a first liner, which was literally the only point I made, then I'm done with this. Have a lovely day.
If this season goes worse than last year, Snow and weight will be looked at a little better. Maybe both goalies will have career years and barzel stays healthy and two of the defenseman have career years.
More likely though this team will remind me of the apt lafontaine Randy wood last place islanders. The good news, is it's the islanders, we will know by Halloween if we are looking at a playoff contender or its time to trade everyone and get six first round picks in the draft
Isles have been a goaltending wasteland for years. Now they have the best goaltending coach in the world. The guy who molded the previously unheralded Hasek, Rinne, and Holtby into Hall of Famers. Its worth noting that Robin Lehner was drafted a lot higher than all of them. We're about to see what elite coaching can do. Don't be so quick to judge the Isles based on what you've seen fron them before.
Not basing things on the outcomes of these pre-season games, but this team is noticeably better by having a real coach and one that is coming off a cup win... we have been so poorly coached for years that the team on the ice resembles an NHL product even with mostly the same cast of characters. I think 100 points is doable this year, even with JT in Toronto... we won't score as many goals but we sure will let up a lot less.
100 points? Puff puff pass man.
I also believe Lou will add if this team is in it still come trade deadline time which has always been his MO.I think the roster as it currently stands will be in the mix for a wild card spot, with a lot of future potential. Some people here focus too much on the loss of Tavares and his scoring. The focus should always be on goal differential - he was always a defensive liability. My guess is this team puts in around 230 goals. If they can cut goals against drastically (which I think they can with their offseason additions and a Trotz system), and achieve a +5 -> +10 differential, they are a wild card team on the rise.
IMO with Trotz and a real team system, this is a better squad in 2-3 years time without Tavares and his $11-12mm cap hit, than it would be with him. The money can be spread around elsewhere.
My Goals For prediction for 2018-2019:
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I think the future in 2-3 years time is bright, but I'm not throwing in the towel on 2018-2019 yet. Good chance there will be a spark in the second half of the season when the games come back to the Coliseum as well - don't discount that.
I think the future in 2-3 years time is bright, but I'm not throwing in the towel on 2018-2019 yet. Good chance there will be a spark in the second half of the season when the games come back to the Coliseum as well - don't discount that.
As much as I seem to never agree with anything Doshell says, I have to agree with him in this situation. Because there was no comma used, both predicates apply to what "he" will do.Right. The absolutely applies to making the team. He also says he will score 20+ goals, but that's separated from the absolutely by the conjunction. It's really a shame we have to go down this dumb semantic road instead of just being able to agree that there's a lot more to being a first liner than scoring 21 goals, but since you insist on continuing it, here we are.
I'm not confident Lou can add to the team. We hoped, and I'm.sure Lou did that a trade could be made for a good player at the Draft to help convince JT to sign. Didn't happen. Then.free agency came and went with no one. No trades for a defenseman or goalie despite reports Lou tried for Karlsen and others. It just seems impossible to aquire good players between no trade lists, and players.agents telling Lou that if u trade for my guy he's not signing long term. They will have to become good on their own and through the draft and players with little options before they become a team people want to be onI also believe Lou will add if this team is in it still come trade deadline time which has always been his MO.
I seriously can't believe we are still discussing the grammar here, but no one is questioning if Bellows is the subject of both clauses. Nothing about the comma placement would indicate though that an adverb (such as "absolutely") used in one clause would apply to the verb used in a different clause, which is the point being discussed. The "will score 20+" clause is a dependent clause since Bellows is its subject, yes; it is not a dependent clause and requiring a comma because any adverb or adjective from the preceding clause applies to it. As I have pointed out, Brunomics has also already clarified he intended his statement as an expectation, and the nature of an expectation is that it is something that is not guaranteed or that will absolutely happen.As much as I seem to never agree with anything Doshell says, I have to agree with him in this situation. Because there was no comma used, both predicates apply to what "he" will do.
Time for a Snickers?I seriously can't believe we are still discussing the grammar here, but no one is questioning if Bellows is the subject of both clauses. Nothing about the comma placement would indicate though that an adverb (such as "absolutely") used in one clause would apply to the verb used in a different clause, which is the point being discussed. The "will score 20+" clause is a dependent clause since Bellows is its subject, yes; it is not a dependent clause and requiring a comma because any adverb or adjective from the preceding clause applies to it. As I have pointed out, Brunomics has also already clarified he intended his statement as an expectation, and the nature of an expectation is that it is something that is not guaranteed or that will absolutely happen.
But more importantly, I would really hope we can respect each other enough to understand that no one actually thinks they are prescient, and when they use such hyperbole like this in their predictions, it is merely being used in the colloquial manner to emphasize their confidence, rather than requiring everything to be stated literally and subject to grammar review. This is a chatboard; people shouldn't need to study their APA style manual before they make a post.
But either way, none of this changes that a 20+ goal scorer and a 1st liner are different labels that mean different things, regardless of how many players fit both labels.
I think guys were just on summer break.Where’s the poster Periferal to argue semantics!?!?
This board lost a lot of regulars when JT left.
I think guys were just on summer break.
This is an incomplete sentence due to the lack of a subject and is therefore invalid as a post.Time for a Snickers?
I seriously can't believe we are still discussing the grammar here, but no one is questioning if Bellows is the subject of both clauses. Nothing about the comma placement would indicate though that an adverb (such as "absolutely") used in one clause would apply to the verb used in a different clause, which is the point being discussed. The "will score 20+" clause is a dependent clause since Bellows is its subject, yes; it is not a dependent clause and requiring a comma because any adverb or adjective from the preceding clause applies to it. As I have pointed out, Brunomics has also already clarified he intended his statement as an expectation, and the nature of an expectation is that it is something that is not guaranteed or that will absolutely happen.
But more importantly, I would really hope we can respect each other enough to understand that no one actually thinks they are prescient, and when they use such hyperbole like this in their predictions, it is merely being used in the colloquial manner to emphasize their confidence, rather than requiring everything to be stated literally and subject to grammar review. This is a chatboard; people shouldn't need to study their APA style manual before they make a post.
But either way, none of this changes that a 20+ goal scorer and a 1st liner are different labels that mean different things, regardless of how many players fit both labels.