Bubba Thudd
is getting banned
I couldn't care less how we get in as long as we're in.
I care.
Just like I care when we don't make it, after being edged by a team with fewer wins but more loser-points.
I couldn't care less how we get in as long as we're in.
I get that. But if having a few more loser points means we're in the playoffs that's fine by me.I care.
Just like I care when we don't make it, after being edged by a team with fewer wins but more loser-points.
Great trade. Did not give up much and he is amazing in big games. That's why he is called big game Brass.
I care.
Just like I care when we don't make it, after being edged by a team with fewer wins but more loser-points.
Loser points have never been the gimmick, winner points are. This is even truer now with 3vs3.
The Avalanche would probably be higher in the standings with a W-L-T system, which is a better indication of team strength.
Yeah to me the 3 on 3 OT is the true gimmick. If they played 3 on 3 OT in the playoffs it would make the 3 on 3 stuff way more legitimate but as things are now it's a joke. I enjoy watching it but it's so completely different compared to the rest of hockey.
It is a gimmick but I'd rather the 3v3 gimmick than the shootout gimmick.
I'm more open to ties than I used to be, but those aren't coming back anyways.
It is a gimmick but I'd rather the 3v3 gimmick than the shootout gimmick.
I'm more open to ties than I used to be, but those aren't coming back anyways.
Brassard is over the hill, but I don't mind this move.
You don’t like my joke, fine. No need to be an ass about it.
Hey, this is a thread to discuss the acquisition of Derick Brassard in case you guys havent noticed.Seemed like a like-for-like response. No need to get all sensitive about it.
Hey, this is a thread to discuss the acquisition of Derick Brassard in case you guys havent noticed.
He still has good speed and a good shot, I'm not ready to buy the over the hill theory yet. He's also 3 years younger than Soda, he's far from Iggy or Beauchemin old.
We need to give him some decent linemates and see what happens. The fact that we were able to acquire him for a 3rd rounder means that his value is low at the moment. If it works here I won't mind re-upping him for a couple of years...it won't cost much and it could be a steal down the line.
Brassard is actually a player with a real upside, unlike all our waiver pickups.
Brassard will never return to being a 50-60 point sort of guy. You hope for him to push into the 40s again and there is probably enough gas in the tank to do that for a few seasons. No longer a #2C, but he can be a #3C (if he is willing to accept that role).
But given the struggles he's had in that role the past two seasons, does his game work if he's not given some talent to work with & offensive opportunities? I feel like he needs the college-line treatment from earlier in the year when the big- & Soda lines were taking the toughest duties, leaving the smurfs with softer offensive minutes...and would struggle massively if we Soda'd him.
It is a gimmick but I'd rather the 3v3 gimmick than the shootout gimmick.
I'm more open to ties than I used to be, but those aren't coming back anyways.
A 3 point system would be a lot better.Yeah that's the issue. We can hate on 3 on 3 but what are the alternatives? The alternatives are either go back to ties, or have more games decided in the SO. Which if you don't like games decided by 3 on 3, you should like them decided by SO even less.
The solution is to get over nostalgia and come up with a new point structure that makes sense for this new era.
Struggling with the Pens and fitting a role there isn't something I'd hold against a player. They have probably the most notoriously difficult coach to get along with. Brassard isn't a top defensive duty matchup sort of guy (long gone are the days that the 3rd line is supposed to be), so he will always struggle if put into that sort of role. Give him a reasonable role and I think he can rebound a bit.