Player Discussion Nate Thompson

[ahmedou]

4th liner veteran adding to the balance.

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[Vachon23]

Really like him when he was in Tampa. Does all what you want from a 4 C

 

[Belial]

Just don't be a damn liability out there and I will be happy!

 

[1909]

Third most faceoffs taken in LA behind Kopitar and Carter. Second best in % with over 53 %. + 3. Almost average 13 minutes per game.

UFA next July...

That's fine with me.

 

[Habssince89]

He's going to be a good addition. Since this team is about depth, we need all four lines to be competitive and will not be the ones to cost you. Look at the Toronto game.

I hate to say it, but the Julien coached 2011 Bruins were like having 4 2nd lines. This team isn't quite there, but could be in 1-2 years. What we have before the trades was 3 lines that could roll in the playoffs, and a vulnerable fourth line. Adding Thompson gives us the safety of putting that fourth line out there and eating minutes in the opponent's end. Chaput is just not completely trustworthy (I don't think he's been as bad as some posters say).

Byron or Lehkonen with Thompson and Weise? That could be a fan favourite by next week.

 

[Runner77]

...Chaput is just not completely trustworthy (I don't think he's been as bad as some posters say).

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Yeah, he's not as bad. That's why they waived him today.

No goals and 5 assists in 32 games.

 

[scrubadam]

He's going to be a good addition. Since this team is about depth, we need all four lines to be competitive and will not be the ones to cost you. Look at the Toronto game.

I hate to say it, but the Julien coached 2011 Bruins were like having 4 2nd lines. This team isn't quite there, but could be in 1-2 years. What we have before the trades was 3 lines that could roll in the playoffs, and a vulnerable fourth line. Adding Thompson gives us the safety of putting that fourth line out there and eating minutes in the opponent's end. Chaput is just not completely trustworthy (I don't think he's been as bad as some posters say).

Byron or Lehkonen with Thompson and Weise? That could be a fan favourite by next week.

good post and important point brought up.

CJ will need to be able to have his 4th line give him 10-12 mins a night. We can't play the 4th line 7 minutes a game it won't work with the team we have. We need to be able to roll 4 lines.

So if Nate can win FO's and play strong D so CJ can roll 4 lines in a 7 game series this will be a good deal.

 

[1909]

good post and important point brought up.

CJ will need to be able to have his 4th line give him 10-12 mins a night. We can't play the 4th line 7 minutes a game it won't work with the team we have. We need to be able to roll 4 lines.

So if Nate can win FO's and play strong D so CJ can roll 4 lines in a 7 game series this will be a good deal.

Right. Thompson was used to play nearly 13 minutes in LA. Weise can too.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[BLONG7]

Seems like a solid addition.

 

[le_sean]

That’s funny. Deslauriers 20, Weise I assume will grab 22.

 

[Tyson]

You are getting a decent and competent 4th Liner.

 

[PriceIsGod]

Lets be real. This basically cost us nothing. Great addition. Bargainbin strikes again!

 

[LaP]

Right. Thompson was used to play nearly 13 minutes in LA. Weise can too.

Which is one of the many reasons LA is one of the worst team in the league. If 2019 Thompson plays 13 minutes you do not have a good team.

 

[LaP]

Lets be real. This basically cost us nothing. Great addition. Bargainbin strikes again!

An old Lada from the 80ies cost nothing too. I'll keep driving my Mazda 3 thank you very much. I hope he'll play better for us than he did with LA this year.

 

[1909]

Which is one of the many reasons LA is one of the worst team in the league. If 2019 Thompson plays 13 minutes you do not have a good team.

Total nonsense. Look elsewehre !

 

[LaP]

Total nonsense. Look elsewehre !

Let's revisit this after the playoffs if he plays over 13 minutes (3rd line center). So do you think if he is our third line center we have a good team? That's nonsense to me.

 

[Roadhouse]

An old Lada from the 80ies cost nothing too. I'll keep driving my Mazda 3 thank you very much. I hope he'll play better for us than he did with LA this year.

Thompson replaces Chaput, no?

I think we're replacing a 1992 200SX 1.8L with a 1984 Camaro 305 HO, if I go by their birth years. Sacrifice some handling for more grunt.

 

[1909]

Let's revisit this after the playoffs if he plays over 13 minutes (3rd line center). So do you think if he is our third line center we have a good team? That's nonsense to me.

He will kill penalties + his 4th line duties, he will get close to 13. And even if he plays only 10-11, that's gonna be fine too.

 

[MXD]

Total nonsense. Look elsewehre !

Actually... he's sorta right. 13 minutes is too much for someone like Thompson. It's also closer to Kotkaniemi's icetime than to Chaput's.

 

[1909]

Actually... he's sorta right. 13 minutes is too much for someone like Thompson. It's also closer to Kotkaniemi's icetime than to Chaput's.

If he was able to play 13 in LA and be +3, he can certainly play less in MTL. That's what I meant.

 

[MXD]

If he was able to play 13 in LA and be +3, he can certainly play less in MTL. That's what I meant.

For Christsakes, I hope he'll play less than 13 minutes, because these two minutes (more than Chaput's icetime) would come at the expense of significantly better players.

 

[26Mats]

4th liner veteran adding to the balance.

FYI to all who missed it, his former teammate Aaron Ward was on tsn690. He said Nate Thompson is such a genuine hard worker (not just doing it to impress the coaches) and takes improving his game and practicing so seriously that it even holds the veterans accountable - it sets a standard that makes others look bad if they don't match his intensity and commitment.

 

[EquabaleAce]

I think he will eat some minutes from the Domi and KK lines based off defensive zone face offs, and maybe some important offensive ones as well, so seeing him alone from the 4th line up around 12-13 mins a night shouldn’t surprise.

 

[calder candidate]

I glad if he is a improvement on chaput but he doesn’t Need to play more minute than he did