Packofwolves
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who would we trade him for if we could trade him for any Nhl player.
I can't think of anybody.
Laine.
I can't think of anybody.
Laine.
I'd separate guys we knew were real good and are developing into stars (Patty and Connor). IE. normal progression and players thought to be **** by many but actually turned out to be pretty effective players (Chiarot & Tanev).Yep. Or Helly. Or Tanev. Or Patty or O Connor! It's pretty remarkable.
I couldn't agree more and it drove me crazy as well. It was totally irrational and was spearheaded by Westwood. Teams flow up and down all the time and often it happens quickly.Its funny to think back to the preseason and listening to 1290 and the narrative they all had was "OK, the Jet's will likely be a better team this year, but if they are going to get into the dance somebody else has to fall off. Which of the perennial playoff teams is going to drop out to make room for us??" I just thought that was a totally goofy way of looking at it. I even tweeted the BS guys a couple times. As I saw it, if we are a better team, we will win more games. If we win more games, somebody else has to lose more games. Who that is doesn't matter - all that matters is that we win enough to get 96 or so points because that likely gets us a spot. In the end, several perennials have dropped off - because other teams like us have gotten better than them. That's how it works...
I couldn't agree more and it drove me crazy as well. It was totally irrational and was spearheaded by Westwood. Teams flow up and down all the time and often it happens quickly.
I reckon his cap management over the next few seasons will be what pushes him into elite GM territory. He has all the other tools IMO.There is an article online somewhere back from Chevy’s Chicago Wolves days with a quote saying “ Chevy is the smartest hockey man I ever met”. Quote was from the Wolves owner Don Levin I believe.
Some really wobbly logic there. Laine didn't let a sore leg derail his fine play of the past few weeks. He is starting to attack the net again and is pulling out the toe drags more and more (IMO for the first time since his concussion).Are you purposefully searching for bad things in a dominant performance?
Even slightly injured, I thought he played a pretty damned good game, and there were 5-6 really good moments that overshadow this single data point.
Yes, it was a sweep 4 games but the games were close ... they did not get blown out.I didn't ignore it. I mentioned it. I'm not diminishing anything. They got in - barely...and they lost four straight games. Just the facts. How one chooses to interpret that is entirely up to them. My point was that this season has been a much different and generally more enjoyable ride, that's all
Having this team amongst the leaders in offense is due to the supreme talent we have (Chevy). Being top 5 defensively with a young skilled group and an oft injured defense, that's all Pomo and his assistants.It was never hard to quantify when they were losing.
Giving credit where credit is due should be just as simple as hammering him when they are playing poorly.
He's done a ton to get this young team playing a solid, consistent game at both ends of the ice - that's on the coach.
Yes, it was a sweep 4 games but the games were close ... they did not get blown out.
yeah. I know. I watched all 4 games. No doubt about it, we accomplished the task of getting into the playoffs and not getting blown out in the four straight games we lost in the first round.
First I've heard him referred to as Nuts. Is this a locker room nickname, something borrowed from St. Louis or your own personal pseudonym for him?
Stasnuts I'm assuming is the joke?
This shows how important goalies are, Gibson was heartbeat away from stealing this lopsided affair.This is pretty funny:
This stuff is obviously all very individual as far as memories. Personally what I loved most about making the playoffs that year was that it gave all 82 games of the season real value. The last few seasons the games after mid January felt lacked much meaning to me and that really sucks. As far as the playoffs went that year I loved breaking out the white gear and being at that first playoff game. Honestly right up until the moment we lost in OT I was fully engaged in the series and all it. Once we lost that game I was gutted.
Looking back on the season I have found memories because of some of the firsts. Moving forward a have a more serious appetite for wins. This season has been a blast but I want to do better when we are big game hunting. We have the talent now to have a few years here when we have a real shot.
It's an avgard thing....
Of course. I never intended to diminish the accomplishment of that season. Actually, I never really even meant to get into any sort of discussion of that. I was just contrasting the drastic difference between this season and the struggles of previous seasons where even the one "successful" season was a grind to the last game. It was awesome to be able to get the couple of whiteout games in, but really the goal is to get a little further than that and I think it was pretty apparent when all was said and done that that team wasn't going to get very far. This year, things look a little different...