JimmyTwoTimes
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Bjugstad kind of sucks? HFBoards in a nutshell, my goodness.
HFboards and Pens X are in a class of their own
Bjugstad kind of sucks? HFBoards in a nutshell, my goodness.
Bjugstad is a poor man’s Jordan Staal. He’s tall but he is one of the least physical players on the team. He’s a pretty crappy and slow skater. He’s white bread. I guarantee you JR is looking to upgrade the 3C.HFboards and Pens X are in a class of their own
The thing about Bjugstad is that he gives a place for Horny to play away from Sid and Geno. That Simon-Bjugstad-Horny line had great numbers. Then the player who is not producing out of Jake, Rust, McCann, Chucky and Kahun can get their game back with Tanev and Teddy. I figure ZAR and AJ are 13 and 14F.
My thought was to play Horny with Tanev and Teddy, but I think giving the Simon-Bjugstad-Horny line a lit of chances to replicate their success is a much better idea.
Sucks is pretty strong, he's a middle six kind of guy. But definitely agreed that he's best served in our bottom 6 and McCann should be played higher.I don’t like McCann on the fourth line. Bjugstad kind of sucks, so I’d prefer to keep him in the bottom six.
That second line is what I've wanted Malkin to transition to, a two way center who plays with some defensively responsible wingers that can match up against anyone in the league and win.Guentzel - Crosby - Kahun
McCann - Malkin - Rust
Galchenyuk - Bjugstad - Hornqvist
Simon - Blueger - Tanev
Is what I’d like to see.
In my defense, I did say kind of sucks...Sucks is pretty strong, he's a middle six kind of guy. But definitely agreed that he's best served in our bottom 6 and McCann should be played higher.
I've been unimpressed by Bjugstad at times, enough to see where the frustration came from. Still, he's demonstrably better than Sutter or Brassard. If he can get back to his '17-18 form, then we're talking excellent 3C. I see a very similar situation at wing with Galchenyuk.
Yeah I think this is a great assessment.
I don't really have a problem with Bjugstad though I do understand why his name seems to come up a lot in a negative light. But if he can put it together next year (like Gally) he could be a huge benefit to this team at his position.
And I agree... he's already better in my eyes than both of the guys you mentioned. It would seem a little silly to me to go to these near-insane lengths to get a decent 3C on this team only to dump the guy for cap space.
But I'll change my tune quickly if they start plugging him in on like... Malkin's RW. That won't work.
I’m not big on analytical stats but i remember reading how effective Bjugstad was at keeping the opposing team’s scoring chances down or something to that effect.I've been unimpressed by Bjugstad at times, enough to see where the frustration came from. Still, he's demonstrably better than Sutter or Brassard. If he can get back to his '17-18 form, then we're talking excellent 3C. I see a very similar situation at wing with Galchenyuk.
bugs seems to do the hard stuff well. it's the things that shouldn't be that hard (that should improve with practices.) that give him trouble. imoI’m not big on analytical stats but i remember reading how effective Bjugstad was at keeping the opposing team’s scoring chances down or something to that effect.
A better thread to bump would be the first Tanev extension thread
He's been Matt Cooke+ for the Penguins so far. A 40 point winger in a bottom-6 role who's a defensive speedster and hits everything that moves? That's downright incredible for $3.5 million.
I wanted Tanev but not at that cap hit or term LMAO!
A better thread to bump would be the first Tanev extension thread
He's been Matt Cooke+ for the Penguins so far. A 40 point winger in a bottom-6 role who's a defensive speedster and hits everything that moves? That's downright incredible for $3.5 million.
A better thread to bump would be the first Tanev extension thread
He's been Matt Cooke+ for the Penguins so far. A 40 point winger in a bottom-6 role who's a defensive speedster and hits everything that moves? That's downright incredible for $3.5 million.
There "should" be a lot of poster ashamed looking at their posts in this thread. But so many are mouth breathers as it is so...
I'll join you. Although I'm pretty sure I've already done so once with Tanev, he's playing so well I deserve a second helping.I'll eat the crow, not the first nor last time