Player Discussion Mark Friedman
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settinguptheplay
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Patrik Allvin been knocking it out of the park. He deserves his recognition.
Pro scouting has been f***ing fantastic.
Allvin and the pro scouting department deserve a round of applause. f*** is this what having competent management feels like? Have not felt this way since Gillis.
Allvin and the pro scouting department deserve a round of applause. f*** is this what having competent management feels like? Have not felt this way since Gillis.
How the hell was this guy a throw away for Pittsburgh?? Has our pro scouting ever been this good? Gillis hit on Higgins, Lapierre, etc but new management is on a different level. Cammi is head of pro scouting yeah? This could be an interesting advantage having a woman with the accolades she has running that department.
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Guy sure knows how to piss people off. I don't know what his schtick is yet. Is he mouthy, a diver, a subtle cheap-shot artist? It looks like we'll probably find out because his play should keep him in the lineup for the time being.
He said he played soccer growing up so he knows all the little things that piss people off. From what I can tell, it’s the little but ends when no one is looking and grabbing & pulling as soon as the ref has their back turned. Just enough to drive someone crazy over the course of a shift/period/game.
I might be getting him confused with someone else but I think Frankie Corrado during an interview talked about how Friedman was really mouthy and could get under people's skin and it was almost too much.
Breakers
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I’ll wait for a larger sample as it is tiny.
But Cole and Friedman have amazing underlying numbers
Cole with Myers was mixing oil with water. Just horrendous and a cancer of a pairing.
Like to see them reach 100 minutes together and see if it continues. (They’re about 35 minutes)
Cause they are rocking one of the highest expected goal differentials which will certainly drop. But it looks really good right now.
But Cole and Friedman have amazing underlying numbers
Cole with Myers was mixing oil with water. Just horrendous and a cancer of a pairing.
Like to see them reach 100 minutes together and see if it continues. (They’re about 35 minutes)
Cause they are rocking one of the highest expected goal differentials which will certainly drop. But it looks really good right now.
EpochLink
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I didn’t realize this, but over the 4 seasons prior to this one, Friedman has only played a total of 135 games (an average of less than 34 games a season)
Kind of a similar situation to Wolanin in that after he turned pro, he went through a long stretch of just not getting to play hockey…
…despite his age, maybe there is a rare opportunity for a little bit of growth in his game with more actual game time.
Thus far he seems like a slight upgrade on a guy like Kyle Burroughs (I feel dirty for saying that though because I, like many Canuck fans, loved Burroughs).
Kind of a similar situation to Wolanin in that after he turned pro, he went through a long stretch of just not getting to play hockey…
…despite his age, maybe there is a rare opportunity for a little bit of growth in his game with more actual game time.
Thus far he seems like a slight upgrade on a guy like Kyle Burroughs (I feel dirty for saying that though because I, like many Canuck fans, loved Burroughs).
I poo-poo'd this deal when it was made, thinking it was just a shuffling of minor league contracts to do Rathbone a solid. The other 2 contracts involved still don't really make sense imo, but Freidman has been a nice add by Allvin.
Sorta puts Myers' play in perspective, when this journeyman tweener can step in and badly outplay him. Myers has strung together a couple solid games in a row now, so probably a result of Freidman being the role model Myers needed all along.
Sorta puts Myers' play in perspective, when this journeyman tweener can step in and badly outplay him. Myers has strung together a couple solid games in a row now, so probably a result of Freidman being the role model Myers needed all along.
Canuck pro scouting really seems to have turned a corner......they're actually acquiring guys who can legitimately step into the lineup and contribute.
Guys like Blueger, Suter, Lafferty, Studnicka, Cole, Soucy and now Friedman--all solid contributors in the early going. They know their role and and playing it to the hilt. More solid depth players than the Canucks have had in years.
Guys like Blueger, Suter, Lafferty, Studnicka, Cole, Soucy and now Friedman--all solid contributors in the early going. They know their role and and playing it to the hilt. More solid depth players than the Canucks have had in years.
Randy Butternubs
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Glad to hear he's doing well in Vancouver. A number of us Pens fans wanted him playing over Ruhwedel.
Friedman had a breakout game against the Sharks, but a tough night with sticks and pucks to his face.
Kind of reminds me of a 'Mike Weaver'; kind of d-man. Undersized but combative. Definitely a keeper who improves the Canucks defensive depth--a key to surviving a long, grueling season.
Kind of reminds me of a 'Mike Weaver'; kind of d-man. Undersized but combative. Definitely a keeper who improves the Canucks defensive depth--a key to surviving a long, grueling season.
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Let's see a larger sample size—but he is suitably filling in as a top-four four defenseman.
Rutherford has been as good as anyone in the league at finding the next Mark Donk or Buzz Flibbet.
Rutherford has been as good as anyone in the league at finding the next Mark Donk or Buzz Flibbet.
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He’s been the low guy in TOI for the past few games now so he’s not actually being played as a top-4. He’s exactly what the team needed, though. Juulsen has loud physical skills and looks like an NHL defenceman while Friedman can actually play the position.
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Thanks Randy Butternubs. Hopefully Rathbone develops well and can become an NHL regular in the next year or two. He might be able to fill in if Karlsson/Letang get injured and be mostly deployed offensively, but his defensive game still needs a fair amount of work.
Billy Kvcmu
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Even if the team upgrades on RHD depth
He is still an every day player, deserves more than Myers
What a trade. I sure hope Pittsburgh enjoys Rathbone
He is still an every day player, deserves more than Myers
What a trade. I sure hope Pittsburgh enjoys Rathbone
Billy Kvcmu
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For some reason, I still remember til this day.
The Trevor Dailey acquasition at the TDL of 2016, it was a such a brilliant and crucial move that contributed to Pittsburgh's b2b cups
That was actually earlier in the 15-16 season than the deadline, but yeah.
Chicago was still a 'contender' at that point and somehow - despite already having defensive issues - gave a guy who would play top-4 minutes in back-to-back Cups for Pittsburgh to them in exchange for a washed-up Rob Scuderi who was out of hockey at the end of that season.
Billy Kvcmu
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Ever notice that on just about every good NHL team, each player has a clearly-defined role and completely understands what is expected of them.
Friedman is just another example of the kind of players that Allvin and Rutherford have stockpiled at the bottom of the roster. Strikes me that Lafferty, Beauvillier, Suter, Di Giuseppe, DeSmith and even Studnicka are the quintessential depth guys that every team has to have to be successful. And I'm sure Blueger will eventually fit it in seamlessly as well.
Friedmen is the type of guy who can play eight minutes a night or 18 if you need him to step up.
Friedman is just another example of the kind of players that Allvin and Rutherford have stockpiled at the bottom of the roster. Strikes me that Lafferty, Beauvillier, Suter, Di Giuseppe, DeSmith and even Studnicka are the quintessential depth guys that every team has to have to be successful. And I'm sure Blueger will eventually fit it in seamlessly as well.
Friedmen is the type of guy who can play eight minutes a night or 18 if you need him to step up.
