Emperoreddy
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at what point will you consider him a bust?
When he washes out of the league. A useful NHL player isn’t a bust. A disappointment sure, but not a bust.
at what point will you consider him a bust?
Without talking specific players, the biggest issue - broad brush issue, generality - with the roster is we need to be more physical. It's great thinking a fast, attacking game, but everyone's doing it and the clubs that are able to do it while putting a body on you are the ones that are going to succeed. Hockey continues to be a physical game. Boston plays fast but hits. Pittsburgh, ditto. Washington played slow last year and hit and won the cup, out hit Tampa in the eastern final on their way.
We are just so unphysical. We are allergic to contact. (That's why I want to keep Wood and Zacha, at least they have the tools for that kind of game. Free associating more, we are too small on the back end with Butcher nor is Smith heavy either).
So whatever we do, get a group together that can take the body on other teams consistently.
i mentioned this when the play happened and someone responded to me about andy greene doing it all the time? guess that makes it ok then?
at what point will you consider him a bust?
So go after Wayne Simmonds in the offseason?
hell no.
that contract will be brutal
I don't think so.
Simmonds can skate and that's the main reason why players like Lucic and all the other "enforcers" aren't able to keep up in today's game.
Depending on what his deal looks like, I'd be happy to add someone like him to our paper tissue soft lineup. We'd be basically replacing him for Schneider once his deals runs out in a couple of years and that's a move I'd make any day.
We’re in a weird spot. We aren’t making the playoffs, but I’m not sure I see a point in tanking either. Hughes/Kakko really didn’t impress me very much in world juniors. To be honest, I don’t think Hughes has any chance of playing in the nhl next year.
It seems to happen a lot with Hynes breakout system. Seems to me that players are encouraged to take the untradional high-risk pass towards the center of the crease. One of the things that has happened a lot this season.
Severson is guilty of this more than anyone else but this season he has seemed to lower these plays pretty dramatically.
Everyone around the league does it.The fact that multiple players do it and it is something that is beaten into your head as a young hockey player never to do makes me think its correctable and also an implemented strategy by the coaching staff. I notice a lot of teams do it much more than years past.
I'm a glutton for punishment, as I guess the last Toronto game wasn't enjoyable enough for me, so I'll be there Thursday.
Please be better than that game.
Everyone around the league does it.
I got the same response loli mentioned this when the play happened and someone responded to me about andy greene doing it all the time? guess that makes it ok then?
If Hall has to go the asset return is one thing but I’m more concerned with the message it sends to the young players about their long term prospects with the team. Hopefully they wouldn’t get too dejected or think the team has no chance without him.
Cordell is advocating trading Kinkaid by the deadline. What kind of return do you think we would get for him? I would be happy with a second contingent upon MBW’s health.
Yeah its a trend that was working a lot more on the onset as attacking forwards pick up on it— the success rate drops. I just think we are seeing the adjustment to the initial success. I’m sure teams will drop it as they find alternate solutions. Hell wood had like the same opportunity.
When he washes out of the league. A useful NHL player isn’t a bust. A disappointment sure, but not a bust.
or not lol