Observations XXVIII

[Adz]

If you visit his profile and click on the "Username history" tab, you can see that it's NNCbama.

I don't really understand changing usernames, myself. I've used the same one since I registered 15 years ago .

I think maybe a lost bet was involved. May not have been Porter, but I know it has happened.

 

[NoNecksCurse]

I think maybe a lost bet was involved. May not have been Porter, but I know it has happened.

he lost a bet to me. it's my fault.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

he lost a bet to me. it's my fault.

But it's a harmless thing to bet. Probably after a few more months of annoying everybody I should make another such bet...

 

[Armourboy]

You must have secondary scoring. Smith has always been that. And he is(was?) defensively responsible and hustles all the time. His problems are age, UFA potential salary and Preds desire to open up positions for youngsters. That and he never hit 30 goals. Preds will actually miss him.
Turris and Granlund should have worked. Who knew?

Smith has mostly been that in the regular season, but the older he gets the more frequent the down seasons seem to be. Couple that with the fact he has always been a no show in the playoffs, he's getting older, needs a new contract and his spot could be used for younger cheaper talent, it makes sense to move on.

Smith has always been okish defensively, but never recall him being on the PK or anything else either.

I think much like with Legwand its just time.

 

[BigFatCat999]

he lost a bet to me. it's my fault.

My clown bet was better.

 

[Adz]

My clown bet was better.

Yeah. I still keep up with Dryden. Met him a couple of times for Montreal games.

 

[BigFatCat999]

Yeah. I still keep up with Dryden. Met him a couple of times for Montreal games.

He was classy with me.

 

[PredsV82]

Yeah. I still keep up with Dryden. Met him a couple of times for Montreal games.

Glad to hear hes ok. I was afraid his cancer had come back based in how he was talking a few years ago

 

[hockey diva]

No, Dryden is still stirring the pot, just not here.

 

[Adz]

Glad to hear hes ok. I was afraid his cancer had come back based in how he was talking a few years ago

He has been working at a place that makes goalie pads. Sent me pictures of some -- must have been 3 years ago now. They looked really nice. Not sure if they're actually working now but I've heard from him periodically during the lockdown.

 

[jumb0]

 

[101st_fan]

I don't have an issue with Tolvanen getting loaned until the undisclosed start date of the 2020-21 camp. More playing time is good for youngsters.

 

[GoldOnGold]

Tolvanen was so good for Jokerit, it'd be nice for him to gain some confidence and hopefully make the NHL squad out of camp.

 

[jumb0]

Yeah, seems like a good thing.

 

[hockey diva]

Poile needs to retire and his useless son needs to go bye-bye. They are way too cozy with USA Hockey.

 

[Armourboy]

Poile needs to retire and his useless son needs to go bye-bye. They are way too cozy with USA Hockey.

That doesn't bother me that much, every GM in this league has a circle or group they are in with. It really comes down to if the individual is the right hire.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Well there have been some skeletons chased out of USA Hockey closets of course, but still, at things like the NTDP level, you are typically dealing with what are at least perceived to be the "best and brightest" of the up-and-comers. So I don't think it is automatically bad to pick from that circle. Obviously that's a place where Poile has his attention focused, but it's also a place where there is a lot of legitimate thought being put into the game.

 

[PredsV82]

I missed hockey tremendously during the shutdown but ever since the Preds massively disheartening performance vs the Yotes I really havent given the first flip. And I dont think I'll care at all if its January or later when next season starts. I think we are at the start of a long, cold run of crappy hockey. Probably just good enough to flirt with a playoff spot but not good enough to make another Cup run, and with the roster we had theres no way we can spin it as the plucky underfunded team outperforming expectations. We are gonna be the Minnesota Wild 2.0 for the next few years...

 

[Byrddog]

Tolvanen was so good for Jokerit, it'd be nice for him to gain some confidence and hopefully make the NHL squad out of camp.

Since Országh I have not been a fan of guys playing over there under any circumstance. He never recovered from that knee injury and botched Russian surgery. So be careful what you wish for.

 

[OldFan]

Question: Forsberg is listed at 6’1” 205 lbs, Sissons at 6’1” 200 lbs and Trenin at 6’2” 201 lbs.
Gosh, Trenin just looks bigger than Forsberg and Sissons, doesn’t he? Help me with this.

 

[101st_fan]

Question: Forsberg is listed at 6’1” 205 lbs, Sissons at 6’1” 200 lbs and Trenin at 6’2” 201 lbs.
Gosh, Trenin just looks bigger than Forsberg and Sissons, doesn’t he? Help me with this.

Teams rarely keep weight up to date. Who knows when those weights were measured.

 

[adsfan]

Question: Forsberg is listed at 6’1” 205 lbs, Sissons at 6’1” 200 lbs and Trenin at 6’2” 201 lbs.
Gosh, Trenin just looks bigger than Forsberg and Sissons, doesn’t he? Help me with this.

Trenin has wide shoulders. It makes him look larger, like Cody Bass.

 

[101st_fan]

The Ads list Trenin as 6'3, 215 on their site.

 

[adsfan]

The Ads list Trenin as 6'3, 215 on their site.

I looked for some old Admirals game programs. They were from 2019-20 and the numbers match.

The older ones that I found were from 2016, before Trenin was on the team. I will try to find one in between those years.

(Kevin Fiala was listed as 5'10" and 169 pounds in 2016 when he was 20. IHDB says he is 5'10" and 193 pounds and he has a Wild jersey on in the photo at 24.)

 

[OldFan]

The Ads list Trenin as 6'3, 215 on their site.

Sounds more like it.