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Nope not today.
Is anyone feeling confident that Myers makes the roster after preseason?
I think he really can push for a roster spot this fall. Provided he remains healthy.
Is anyone feeling confident that Myers makes the roster after preseason?
I’d bet everything I own that Myers is already better than Hagg and MacDonald, so it’s not really a question of if he can play in the NHL.
It just comes down to if he shows enough to convince Hextall to make room for him. Hextall needs to make it so that Hakstol doesn’t have an opportunity to make the wrong choice, since obviously he’ll do that 99 times out of 100. Unfortunately our worst player just got a 2 year deal so he’s looking like a lock and our chances for the best possible roster are zero.
Myers has more upside than Sanheim, because he's a big boy who can play a two way game if he wants to.
We're talking defensemen here, it's nice they can skate, pass and shoot, but if that's all you expect from them, move 'em to forward!
Defensemen have to play defense, and that includes challenging zone entries, taking the body, clearing the crease, winning puck possession battles in the corner, and clearing the puck out of the D-zone - ALL OF THESE THINGS.
And when he's benched for freelancing, everyone will pile on Hakstol, and when he learns from his benching to play a complete game and becomes the Allstar defensemen he should eventually develop into, Striiker will tell us it was in spite of Hakstol trying to ruin him.
There’s just no room unless Hakstol gets his head out of his ass, which we know won’t happen.The org seems to like Myers more than Sanheim. I have a feeling that his path to regular minutes will be easier
There’s just no room unless Hakstol gets his head out of his ass, which we know won’t happen.
If he can bench Sanheim when Sanheim was playing great, while leaving in guys like Hagg and Manning when they play horrifically bad, there’s no limit to how bad his coaching can be. Players can’t earn spots in this lineup. You’re either a favorite or you’re on the outside and misused.
And Hextall saying good things about Myers doesn’t help because we know Hextall and Hakstol don’t evaluate players the same way. If they did, Filppula and Manning would have 7 year deals right now.
Unfortunately, we’ll never have our optimal lineup with Hakstol here.
... you know “hard minutes” doesn’t literally mean “hard on the body”... right?
It’s just against top competition. In fact, that’s probably easier on the body since top/skill players are typically physically smaller than bottom 6 guys.
Unless you mean “hard minutes” as far as quantity goes?
Striiker seems to live by the Oilers’ mantra of just throwing all your talent the top minutes because of their skill, but they should be a cautionary tale that you need more than skill to succeed.
Do people around here think that Myers is some big hitter and tough defender? He isn't bad at those aspects of the game, but he is very similar to Sanheim.
Myers doesn't hit like Gudas or Hagg, but he's bigger and stronger than Sanheim and plays that way, I watched them both in the AHL playoffs and the difference was obvious.
And yes, to succeed in the NHL he needs to do more than skate and shoot, he needs to use that body, not necessarily hit everyone in sight, but to seal off forwards from the net, fight for the puck, deny zone entries, clear the crease, etc. What Provorov does on a regular basis.
A mediocre team made the playoffs in 2/3 years. The year they missed they had near worst in the league goaltending. An individual position.For instance, competent coaching?
I could give a flying F, paying clients matter, posters on this board, no so much.
Maybe not 7 years, but do you really think he wouldn't have loved to have those two garbage players back? His shutdown ace forward and one of his most trusted defensemen?It's not just Hextall; Gordon looooves Myers. I don't know what Hakstol thinks about the player. He might give Myers good ice time because he's a righty
I hate Hakstol, but it's not honest to say he'd have given Filppula and Manning long contracts.
By being an equally delusional contrarian or someone who also hates skill players.How could anyone?
By being an equally delusional contrarian or someone who also hates skill players.
But for the educated fan, it's impossible to value information from a source who is so aggressively wrong, so often.
Giroux isn't a franchise/elite player, Ghost is a 3rd pairing defensemen, Konecny is a bottom 6 forward who just got carried, all kinds of Sanheim lies, loves Hakstol, defends guys like Manning and Hagg, losing streaks are because of the stars, winning streaks are thanks to Hakstol, and so much more... and then on top of all that the lies, contradictions, and dishonesty seal it. It's not opinion differences, it's the intentional spreading of incorrect information for a super transparent agenda.