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Not I, Joensuu is much more effective with the puck and his forechecking has been very impressive this year.
Swapping Joensuu with Gazdic would hurt that line big time.
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Not I, Joensuu is much more effective with the puck and his forechecking has been very impressive this year.
Swapping Joensuu with Gazdic would hurt that line big time.
Moose Coleman
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He's done no such thing. Can't skate, can't pass or take a pass, can't shoot. Not a NHLer.
gqmixmaster
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but that fight with lucic and i cant remember what else oh yeah because mactavish
To what end though? The only thing Gazdic is going to do is fight some other teams equally useless hockey player.
The 4th line gets nearly 11 minutes of ES time a game. That's not an insignificant amount of time to be double shifting a couple of other players. This team isn't built to play a player 4 minutes a night.
ChaoticOrange
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Exactly. Why replace a guy like Joensuu who has been effective, averaging 11 minutes or so a game, with Gazdic, who would realistically get, what, 5? 6?
With fighting at an all time low I only really see Gazdic getting into games with the likes of the Flames and the Canucks, or teams wasting a roster spot on an enforcer.
He plays 20 games this year, tops, IMO.
The Flames and Canucks aren't even dressing heavy weights anymore. McGrattan's played 5 games and doesn't have a fight yet. When there is no other heavy weight for these guys to go with, they become non factors.
Purcell and Joensuu play 10-12 mintues of ES time a game and both are featured on special teams.
You take them out of the lineup and someone needs to cover that ice time. Gazdic will get you about 4. What about the rest?
And then what do you do with the line that has Gazdic. You can't put him with Hendricks and Gordon because those guys start almost exclusively in defensive situations. They are the most heavily leaned on line on the team. You can't put him with Draisaitl and whoever because that line's goal is to provide offense.
Gazdic is a terrible hockey player that can't even come close to playing a regular shift. If you had 3 great lines and your 4th line was an energy line that played a handful of minutes a night that would be okay. But Gazdic wouldn't fit on any of them.
McDNicks17
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Gazdic seems like the type of guy who really values just being given a shot in the NHL. I don't think he would ever get upset with sitting in the press box.
If someone has to sit with some bumps and bruises, I don't think he hurts the team playing 5-8 minutes. Would a guy like Acton, for example, be that much better?
If there's a longterm injury, you call up Pakarinen(assuming they send him back down) and Gazdic remains the 13th forward.
If someone has to sit with some bumps and bruises, I don't think he hurts the team playing 5-8 minutes. Would a guy like Acton, for example, be that much better?
If there's a longterm injury, you call up Pakarinen(assuming they send him back down) and Gazdic remains the 13th forward.
The Nuge
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Gazdic is more skilled than any other goon in the league. Having him out for 8-10 minutes a game is just fine. He creates energy, and hopefully can get The Caveman down in Vancouver to finally drop em. I'd rather he play than Purcell
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The Nuge
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I don't really consider Thornton a goon. He's more of a Matt Hendricks type. He's an energy player, who won't back down from anyone
Except that Hendricks can skate, is a great PKer and is good defensively.
Thats great that Gazdic will stick up for his teammates and he seems like a great guy but he's not very good at playing hockey. The 4th line is an important shut down line. Gazdic will just hamper that.
McBeastMode
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Pretty hard not to like the guy. Seems like a great team guy. Unfortunately the lineup is starting to solidify and the 4th line has some good chemistry. Maybe if he slots in to give guys rests, don't really know? Too bad, probably gets picked off if he gets sent down.My favorite Gazdic moment...
Digger12
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Gazdic: One of those "great in the room" guys that a team likes to have, but he's going to have a hard time getting in this lineup with how the 4th line is actually useful now and can be trusted to be out there for more than 5 minutes/game.
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We shouldn't be too afraid to play Gazdic. He's a good option if we are facing a physical opponent.
Don't judge last year's stats too harshly. He was on a patchwork 4th line that consisted of the leftovers from the other lines. His most common linemates were Jones, Smyth, Brown, and Acton. Gazdic can skate and move the puck. He's not completely one dimensional.
At the very least, Gazdic can practice with the team and it should be apparent if he can play on the improved roster.
Don't judge last year's stats too harshly. He was on a patchwork 4th line that consisted of the leftovers from the other lines. His most common linemates were Jones, Smyth, Brown, and Acton. Gazdic can skate and move the puck. He's not completely one dimensional.
At the very least, Gazdic can practice with the team and it should be apparent if he can play on the improved roster.
Our 4th line is one of our best assets right now. Not sure if there is room for Gazdic, the league seems a bit different this year. Doesn't seem to be a need to dress a guy like that and if you do it will will likely cause trouble that wouldn't be there otherwise. I like Gazdic just not sure if he fits the team this year.
Play him sparingly on the fourth and have your best forward that night double shifting the rest. How else do the facepunchers get into the lineup? Not many of them can play.
OilerTyler
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Has Gazdic ever done anything useful when we play against the Canucks?
People like to think he will intimidate them or throw some big hits against their star players but all he does is get scored on and laughed at.
My favorite Gazdic moment...
That's probably my favourite Gazdic moment.
I had a feeling that Eakins was pissed off at Yakupov during that game and I was so pissed off at Eakins and then Gazdic was so wicked for congratulating Yakupov for dropping the gloves there.
Acton is horrible and completely not an NHL player. With that in mind, Acton is so much better than Gazdic which is hilarious that people are suggesting swapping Joensuu or Purcell for Gazdic wouldn't change anything. Gazdic is not an NHL player by any standard, and he's likely one of the worst in the league if he's up here.
