Player Discussion: Jonathan Marchessault

[The Gongshow]

I'm okay with us letting him go because the Panthers messed up by not protecting him as well.

*lights a smoke and kicks feet up on table in satisfaction*

Why Florida let him and Smith go is still mind-baffling to me.

 

[More 2004]

Why Florida let him and Smith go is still mind-baffling to me.

^ yep.

I don't think he would of ever been this player here in Tampa. So I have no regrets. Just happy he made his niche out there and is showing he can really play. Always like the kid. (but I always like our players lol)

 

[The Gongshow]

^ yep.

I don't think he would of ever been this player here in Tampa. So I have no regrets. Just happy he made his niche out there and is showing he can really play. Always like the kid. (but I always like our players lol)

Agreed, our top 6 is just too crowded and with the addition of Point and Gourde we really don't miss Marchy or Drouin. We're stacked at forward.

Glad to see him thriving in Vegas tho, always liked the kid

 

[Hoek]

We didn't "let him go" he chose to go. Little different than what Florida did. Unless you think we should have made him some off the wall offer for what his role was here.

 

[Sky04]

We didn't "let him go" he chose to go. Little different than what Florida did. Unless you think we should have made him some off the wall offer for what his role was here.

He brought a ton of energy to our lineup and produced well when not stapled to the 4th line. I definitely think we could've enticed him with a better offer considering he was producing at a higher rate then guys being paid nearly twice as much in Boyle, Brown, Callahan and Condra who were in the lineup.

Definitely think it was mistake allowing him to walk away, not a costly one but still dropped the ball on a player of that caliber.

 

[TampaJay]

We didn't "let him go" he chose to go. Little different than what Florida did. Unless you think we should have made him some off the wall offer for what his role was here.

Yup. In fact if you remember, JM was what started the whole Drouin saga. JM came up due to injuries and by the time everyone was healthy, he’d been up so long that he would have to clear waivers to get sent down. Instead of risking losing him, or “letting him go” YM sent Drouin down because he was waiver exempt. I do blame Cooper for underusing JM. Even he wasn’t in the top 6, he should have been on the PP. And no way should the groomsman been in the lineup ahead of him.

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

I've been pretty busy with university stuff so I haven't been able to check out any training camp footage, but Jonathan Marchessault's name keeps sticking out to me. Can anybody tell me what the deal is with this kid- his style of play, his chance of making the team, his potential?

I'd say he turned out pretty good.

 

[More 2004]

Bust

 

[Felonious Python]

 

[Sky04]

Killed it these playoffs.

 

[Hoek]

I wonder how close Marty was to being that. Richards scoring all those gamewinners was just enough to edge past him.

 

[StammerHammer]

JAM and Verhaeghe. Two names that cause me to shake my head and wonder what were the Lightning thinking.

 

[Peacefool]

JAM and Verhaeghe. Two names that cause me to shake my head and wonder what were the Lightning thinking.

Without them we won 2 cups. Who should they replace,Point,Palat,Stamkos,Kuch? They arent 3rd 4th line players,good for them,but they werent better than players we had/have

 

[These Are The Days]

My man's come a long way from "Y donchu go succ on yer mummy's tiddiez and stop wastin mah time?"

Good on you to win the Cup brother

 

[Sky04]

Without them we won 2 cups. Who should they replace,Point,Palat,Stamkos,Kuch? They arent 3rd 4th line players,good for them,but they werent better than players we had/have

JAM won a Conn Smythe. What did Stamkos do? Get carried to one cup?

And Verhaghe won a cup here.

 

[DrMartinVanNostrand]

@Hoek

 

[VinikToWinIt]

JAM and Verhaeghe. Two names that cause me to shake my head and wonder what were the Lightning thinking.

By all accounts we tried to re-sign both, no?

If memory serves me they moved on for bigger roles we couldn't offer them yet.

 

[These Are The Days]

@Hoek

Legendary bump

 

[DrMartinVanNostrand]

Legendary bump

I was the one who requested that avatar back then, so it's always stuck with me.