Captain Lindy
Formerly known as Kreider Beast
AV seemed into this game and animated. Getting involved and just....different. I like it.
Too little, too late.AV seemed into this game and animated. Getting involved and just....different. I like it.
Turns out we are Tort’s Kinda guys
We have AV who singlehandily loses playoff series with his awful player management.The negativity and self defeatism of this board is disgusting.
Yes the team hasn't played to their capabilities this season, yes there are some contracted players that should be moved on to clear cap space, but what exactly is stopping this team from getting hot at the right time?
'Member when the L.A Kings fired their coach mid season and won the cup the same year? Goldfish memories.
Terrible argument. Why does a team need to have one player in the top 10 of all skaters (It doesn't.)? 30% of your sample doesn't match what you're saying. (That superstars are only found in the top picks.)NHL.com player rankings for this season. Lets discount goalies because thats besides the discussion. And this isn't exact, its before this season and I don't even agree with the rankings, but its a neutral source, gives us a good idea of the whole. 6/10 of the top star skaters in the league were picked in the top 1.8% of the draft.
#NHLTopPlayers: Nos. 10-1
I don't want to burn down a team with competitive components for an extra 5% shot at drafting a single guy that our franchise's success will hinge on.
This team is going to do just enough to stay stuck in the “dreaded middle” again.
Just enough to be outside the top picks in the draft. Not enough to be even close to a serious contender.
It's funny how our defense is looking better these last couple games even though they are without McDonagh.
Nice management job, AV.
This team is going to do just enough to stay stuck in the “dreaded middle” again.
Just enough to be outside the top picks in the draft. Not enough to be even close to a serious contender.
sell everyone over 27
long live henrik
team cant even lose properly. 2 wins and now gorton is a buyer. you watch
This team is going to do just enough to stay stuck in the “dreaded middle” again.
Just enough to be outside the top picks in the draft. Not enough to be even close to a serious contender.
The argument that 'it's what successful teams have done' doesn't resonate with me.
Is St. Louis not considered competitive because Tarasenko was a 16th overall pick? Boston has no chance this year because they have Pastrnak and Bergeron in their top 6? Los Angeles' two cups don't count because Kopitar wasn't even picked in the top 10?
We literally just drafted a guy at 21st overall who is putting up numbers just shy of Pasta, while being a little younger. In a draft where Liljgren slipped to the Leafs at 16 or wherever they were.
I'm fine with losing games and getting a higher pick, but I'm not going to burn down the house in the hopes of finding treasure under it.
Tarasenko is a very good player, is he elite? So far, they haven't done that well in the playoffs with him as their best forward, so there's a good argument that he's not. Boston is the one outlier example to the three dynasties of the last 10 years. There will always be outliers, I'd rather us try to be part of the higher percentage group. Just because the Kings were able to acquire important pieces in other ways doesn't mean they weren't a team that picked 3 times in the top 5, including picking Drew Doughty who was one of the best defensive prospects in the last 30 years. I think you often need a combination of top 5 picks, and good acquisitions in other ways, whether its picks later in the 1st round, good drafting after the first round, trades, UDFA's, UFA's, etc.
I think you are putting up a pretty weak argument. If you look at the last 10 Stanley Cups, 8 of them have been won by 3 teams, the other two are this generation's outlier team in how they acquired talent, the Bruins and last generation's outlier team in how they acquired talent, the Wings. The three dynasties all picked in the top 5 at least 3 times in building up their teams. Probably more than anything what the data shows is that one pick won't be enough, we might need multiple top 5 picks, and it might take years to build up a dynasty. I think the stats show that if we don't pick in the top 5 this year, we are off track of where we need to be to properly rebuild the team.
Terrible argument. Why does a team need to have one player in the top 10 of all skaters (It doesn't.)? 30% of your sample doesn't match what you're saying. (That superstars are only found in the top picks.)
I watched Jets post game with their coach, and they had one of their best home records so far this season - so it was a huge win. We`ve been a playoffs team for quite a while now with a similar core, and we have a great chance when we get our injured players back for sure. The small % chance to win that lottery is not worth one season of Henrik or anyone else on the current Ranges team if we fail to reach playoffs, because a winning culture is important.
If we went full tank after Christmas and after Gorton interview - it just give bad signals for those new prospects who are going to have a career here like Chytil, Lias, Pionk and others. It make absolutely 0 sense to give up now so close in the playoffs race.
I do agree that anything can happen in the playoffs. But I also think it’s wise to trim the payroll. Restock the cupboard. And still hope for wins/playoffs. But not sweat it too much if they fall short of that last bit.I watched Jets post game with their coach, and they had one of their best home records so far this season - so it was a huge win. We`ve been a playoffs team for quite a while now with a similar core, and we have a great chance when we get our injured players back for sure. The small % chance to win that lottery is not worth one season of Henrik or anyone else on the current Ranges team if we fail to reach playoffs, because a winning culture is important.
If we went full tank after Christmas and after Gorton interview - it just give bad signals for those new prospects who are going to have a career here like Chytil, Lias, Pionk and others. It make absolutely 0 sense to give up now so close in the playoffs race.