Welp, bought my Athletic subscription since you nancies won't stop with the damn articles.
Before the season I was arguing that Aho had numbers almost identical to Tavares in their first two seasons. So if Aho moved to C, he should end up around 81 points. Some scoffed at the time.
Now I will argue that Teravainen's number through turning 24 are slightly ahead of another RW--Blake Wheeler. I am not sure why some fans think he is easily replaced.
Why does the ousting of Skinner keep falling at Waddell's feet? It seemed entirely a Dundon + RBA decision, Waddell is just the fall guy.
Isles lost Tavares but they look really good. I mean, the coach is very important. We choose to go with Brindy, that was mistake. He's about motivation, nothing more.
We don't have the talent to compete with other teams on that alone. Our goaltending is spotty, as is our ability to score on a consistent basis. So outworking opponents every night is the only way we can win games with any kind of consistency. Thus, a coach that emphasizes that is the ideal coach for the current makeup of the team.
We don't have the talent to compete with other teams on that alone. Our goaltending is spotty, as is our ability to score on a consistent basis. So outworking opponents every night is the only way we can win games with any kind of consistency. Thus, a coach that emphasizes that is the ideal coach for the current makeup of the team.
Kurt Russell is really the ideal choice for this team
I wonder how we compare to the Isles talent wise though? I didn't follow their off-season moves (if any), or really pay attention to them outside of the obvious, so this is an honest question. They have Torts, and are near the top of the Division after losing one of the top Centers in the league. Granted it's the Metro, but they're doing well with what they have.
You think you can win on talent alone? Gentlemen, you don't have enough talent to win on talent alone.
Again...
They don't have Torts. They've got Trotz. And if the complaint is that Brindamour isn't Trotz, so be it. I guess if the belief is that we could have somehow gotten Trotz to coach this team, then the complaints about RBA are justified.
As far as the Islanders talent goes, they did lose Tavares, but they still had Barzel, who stepped up in a big way with Tavares' departure. In addition, they're getting the goaltending this year they haven't had in previous ones.
They went from Weight to Trotz. No surprise they're improved, even if they lost their star player.
Wondering if he gets the call back up when Rask is healthy as it states in the article that he was originally supposed to be on Rasks wing.
Wondering if he gets the call back up when Rask is healthy as it states in the article that he was originally supposed to be on Rasks wing.
Wondering if he gets the call back up when Rask is healthy as it states in the article that he was originally supposed to be on Rasks wing.