Player Discussion: Brayden Point

[TeslaCoilFan]

Point is pretty good at hockey guys

Also Joseph is fast.

And Killorn went to Harvard!

 

[Shoresy Snipes]

And Domingue rented a rink and took shots from Shane Doan and his kid.

 

[Steazy Doo]

Point is an good playat

 

[MagesticSSS]

You guys see Point scoring 80 points this season? Is he an upgrade over Trocheck?

Cats in my league are Goals 3, Assists 2, +/- 0.5, PPP 1, SOG 0.4

 

[DistantThunderRep]

You guys see Point scoring 80 points this season? Is he an upgrade over Trocheck?

Cats in my league are Goals 3, Assists 2, +/- 0.5, PPP 1, SOG 0.4

Based on +/- points alone he will be worth it. He's on track for 90 right now, but probably won't hit it. I can see him around 70-75 on the top end. 55-60 on the low end.

 

[Sky04]

70-75 would be great, an improvement from last year but he's taken a bigger role this year also.. Pretty much been utilized as our #1C,

 

[DFC]

70-75 would be great, an improvement from last year but he's taken a bigger role this year also.. Pretty much been utilized as our #1C,

Except in PP time, but I hope that changes.

 

[Lightning1995]

Please sign this kid to a bridge before his cost is out of control

 

[DFC]

I think we're seeing him enter the tier of the elite.

I remember in 2015, vs. the Hawks, it was already trendy to **** on Jonathan Toews, league-wide, but the general reaction around this board was: whenever Toews stepped onto the ice, he controlled the game. And when he stepped on the ice in a clutch moment, you just knew he was gonna find a way to make SOMETHING happen. Which, of course, as a TB fan, was terrifying.

That's what Point gives us. Not saying it looks the same as Toews (I maintain it looks a hell of a lot like 1998 Steve Yzerman), but it's that same kind of control. As a fan, he's just always the guy I want with the puck in the biggest moments now. Because he's gonna force something to happen, through sheer will if he has to.

I think him and Barkov are going to be this generation's Datsyuk and Bergeron when it comes to Selkes.

 

[The Macho King]

Idk what you're talking about w/r/t Toews. 2015 was all Keith.

 

[DFC]

Idk what you're talking about w/r/t Toews. 2015 was all Keith.

Sure, but Keith didn't single-handedly beat us. A lot of the Hawks players showed up for that series. Both Toews and Kane were great.

 

[The Macho King]

Sure, but Keith didn't single-handedly beat us. A lot of the Hawks players showed up for that series. Both Toews and Kane were great.

Kane was completely neutered by Hedman and Toews was... idk fine? His performances don't stand out to me at all.

Keith single-handedly beat us.

 

[LightningStrikes]

Keith single-handedly shut our entire offense down because that horse was on the ice 30+ minutes. But we can’t compare Point to Keith nor should we.

 

[Sky04]

Kane was completely neutered by Hedman and Toews was... idk fine? His performances don't stand out to me at all.

Keith single-handedly beat us.

Yeah.. I have no recollection of Toews doing anything offensively, we praised Paquette-Callahan for shutting his line down. Toews was contributing on defensive end of things which is what Stamkos wasn't doing while being useless offensively.

But Keith and Crawford were the monsters in Chicago in that series.

 

[The Macho King]

Yeah.. I have no recollection of Toews doing anything offensively, we praised Paquette-Callahan for shutting his line down. Toews was contributing on defensive end of things which is what Stamkos wasn't doing while being useless offensively.

But Keith and Crawford were the monsters in Chicago in that series.

Yeah - Kane had 4 points that series. Toews only had 2. Neither were huge difference makers (and it was a low scoring final outside of one game).

 

[DFC]

Yeah.. I have no recollection of Toews doing anything offensively, we praised Paquette-Callahan for shutting his line down. Toews was contributing on defensive end of things which is what Stamkos wasn't doing while being useless offensively.

But Keith and Crawford were the monsters in Chicago in that series.

The defensive side is probably what I'm remembering. That, and in last minute situations. I'm mostly thinking about posts on our board, and the comparisons between Toews and Stamkos.

 

[TeslaCoilFan]

 

[The Macho King]

The defensive side is probably what I'm remembering. That, and in last minute situations. I'm mostly thinking about posts on our board, and the comparisons between Toews and Stamkos.

Whoawhoawhoawhoawhoa -

I see the problem. Of course Toews looks better than playoff-Stamkos. Put me in skates and I look better than playoff Stamkos.

 

[JoVel]

Whoawhoawhoawhoawhoa -

I see the problem. Of course Toews looks better than playoff-Stamkos. Put me in skates and I look better than playoff Stamkos.

To be quite honest I don't think you even need skates to do that.

 

[The Macho King]

To be quite honest I don't think you even need skates to do that.

Honestly the skates would probably hurt more than help. I'm not the most graceful skater.

 

[DFC]

High praise:

 

[Sky04]

High praise:

You know everyones going to say stuff like this true or not just to f*** with our cap right?

 

[Stormbreaker]

 

[The Macho King]

I swear Gourde only scores on rebounds.

 

[AndreRoy]

I swear Gourde only scores on rebounds.

If only he could teach Killorn to crash the net the way he does.