Confirmed with Link: Andrew MacDonald on unconditional waivers for the purpose of terminating his contract

[Striiker]

And somehow we still have an even worse defensemen on the roster.

 

[Flyotes]

During the Town Hall:

"“Hak got all red in the face, and went on several minutes defending A-Mac. Flat out said A-Mac is a top 3 or 4 defensemen in the NHL,” Broadstreethockey.com wrote. “Specifically said ‘you can throw Corsi out the window.’ Hak seemed to legitimately believe A-Mac is a top defensemen, deserves top minutes.”

Can we just cite this when arguments from authority come up?

Almost as bad as Andy Reid passing the ball all night against the Raiders all those years ago.

 

[kudymen]

During the Town Hall:

"“Hak got all red in the face, and went on several minutes defending A-Mac. Flat out said A-Mac is a top 3 or 4 defensemen in the NHL,” Broadstreethockey.com wrote. “Specifically said ‘you can throw Corsi out the window.’ Hak seemed to legitimately believe A-Mac is a top defensemen, deserves top minutes.”

Can we just cite this when arguments from authority come up?

Almost as bad as Andy Reid passing the ball all night against the Raiders all those years ago.

"I don't care what social media and Swiss GMs say"

 

[FLYguy3911]

Wonder what his reliability meter is at now that the all 3 zones are bigger.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Wonder what he reliability meter is at now that the all 3 zones are bigger.

More room to spread those starfishy limbs.

 

[deadhead]

Why do people take HCs seriously when they defend their players?
If you're stuck with a player, slamming them will only create bad feeling in the clubhouse and reduce their potential trade value.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Why do people take HCs seriously when they defend their players?
If you're stuck with a player, slamming them will only create bad feeling in the clubhouse and reduce their potential trade value.

He was never stuck with him. Better options existed for quite a while. He never HAD to use him as a top 4 or even top pairing dman. He chose to.

Nobody forced him to chase a matchup with Crosby, for instance. Hakstol clearly and truly believed MacD was good.

 

[Strawberry Fields]

Good for Switzerland. As an inland country, they have only seen starfish in encyclopedia before... Now they can see it live

Does Spongebob not exist in Switzerland?

 

[kudymen]

Who was the guy who was so happy about Couturier saying Hagg, while overlooked by the fans, is a hard worker a few weeks ago?

I mean. Why would anyone take him seriously. Saying anything else would only create bad atmosphere..

 

[deadhead]

More room to spread those starfishy limbs.

Didn't a Flyer pull a double starfish last game, never saw AMac do that.

 

[Magua]

A Swiss league team just beat the Flyers, in case you guys didn’t know. Who’s to say MacDonald isn’t moving UP?

 

[Tripod]

Reminder, under Hak last year when dressed, Amac played in a top 4 role. Sanheim was 7th in TOI under Hak last year. Hagg was 3rd.

Never forget.

 

[deadhead]

And Gudas can't beat out Jensen and Siegenthaler (who?) in Washington.
Maybe the options really were that bad!

Jensen is the kind of player had Fletcher signed him, we'd have two 50 page threads complaining about what a journeyman he is and what was Fletcher thinking!

 

[Appleyard]

And Gudas can't beat out Jensen and Siegenthaler (who?) in Washington.
Maybe the options really were that bad!

Jensen is the kind of player had Fletcher signed him, we'd have two 50 page threads complaining about what a journeyman he is and what was Fletcher thinking!

I mean, Jensen is not very good, probably the ~7th-8th best D in the organisation, and Capitals fans are massively complaining about him being overused... because he is being overused.

Siegenthaler is a pretty good young player (22) who is a 2nd round pick.

 

[TCTC]

I mean, Jensen is not very good, probably the ~7th-8th best D in the organisation, and Capitals fans are massively complaining about him being overused... because he is being overused.

Siegenthaler is a pretty good young player (22) who is a 2nd round pick.

You think they wish they still had Niskanen? I mean, Carlson seems to be playing the best hockey of his life, but after him their D looks terrible.

 

[deadhead]

Siegenthaler is a pretty good young player (22) who is a 2nd round pick.

Well, he's better than Hagg (a 2nd rd) pick, and probably Morin (#12).
But right now I don't think he's top 4 material. Maybe in a year or two.
He is better than Jensen.

 

[Appleyard]

Well, he's better than Hagg (a 2nd rd) pick, and probably Morin (#12).
But right now I don't think he's top 4 material. Maybe in a year or two.
He is better than Jensen.

I mean, I think he is a #5 right now... but they are giving him a chance. And yeh, he is better than Jensen. (as is Gudas, as is Kempny, as is Djoos!)

 

[Appleyard]

You think they wish they still had Niskanen? I mean, Carlson seems to be playing the best hockey of his life, but after him their D looks terrible.

Orlov is being tanked by Jensen. He is a good D and it will come around.

With Kempny+Gudas they arguably have the best 3rd pairing in the NHL.

If they had Djoos up and were not overplaying Jensen then I dont think they would be too worried about Niskanen... as it is yeh, right now he would be helping their D.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Gudas is averaging 17:11.

Niskanen last year was 21:56, which was his *lowest* TOI as a Cap.

Astounds me that some people thought the Flyers were downgrading & Caps upgrading. Ah, the danger of blind Corsi worship.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Didn't a Flyer pull a double starfish last game, never saw AMac do that.

And yet Amac was still terrible.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Gudas is averaging 17:11.

Niskanen last year was 21:56, which was his *lowest* TOI as a Cap.

Astounds me that some people thought the Flyers were downgrading & Caps upgrading. Ah, the danger of blind Corsi worship.

A whole lot of stats that weren't Corsi showed that Gudas was the more effective dman last year, but also that Niskanen had practically an anomalous downturn. He looks to have bounced back. But considering his age, I don't think it was very absurd to hold that opinion. I didn't agree and thought it likely that Niskanen would at least bounce back to being equal with Gudas, but that concern wasn't remotely outlandish or unjustified.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

A whole lot of stats that weren't Corsi showed that Gudas was the more effective dman last year, but also that Niskanen had practically an anomalous downturn. He looks to have bounced back. But considering his age, I don't think it was very absurd to hold that opinion. I didn't agree and thought it likely that Niskanen would at least bounce back to being equal with Gudas, but that concern wasn't remotely outlandish or unjustified.

Their usage wasn’t comparable. Niskanen was logging 4 more minutes a game & playing a much bigger role. Swap their usage last season & those stats would be different.

 

[Strawberry Fields]

WSH has options on D both now and for the future. Djoos should be in the NHL, and Fehervary and Alexeyev have both been excellent to start the year in Hershey.

 

[Striiker]

He was never stuck with him. Better options existed for quite a while. He never HAD to use him as a top 4 or even top pairing dman. He chose to.

Nobody forced him to chase a matchup with Crosby, for instance. Hakstol clearly and truly believed MacD was good.

Yup, the fact that his usage of Mac backed up his rabid verbal defending makes it pretty indisputable that he was being honest.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Their usage wasn’t comparable. Niskanen was logging 4 more minutes a game & playing a much bigger role. Swap their usage last season & those stats would be different.

Niskanen was in the same role he'd been in and had deteriorated sharply. That can be a sign of decline. So like I said, not unreasonable at all.

So far concern that Braun was declining while not having much skill to make up for it is justified, for example.