skagittarius
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BTW: Does Hakstol mean Shayne Gostisbehere being the confirmed pick from Philly?
You should be so lucky. It could mean that Robert Hagg will be the pick. D'oh!
BTW: Does Hakstol mean Shayne Gostisbehere being the confirmed pick from Philly?
I’m pretty optimistic about Hakstol. I went to UND during his tenure there and he will always be counted among their coaching legends. I don’t think his stint with Philly is a fair look at him- he inherited a young team with sketchy goaltending. Until proven otherwise, I trust management’s decision to give Hak another shot at this after putting him through their long evaluation process.
he did inherit a young team, but he rarely played the young players. Kept giving washed up vets chances over and over again no matter how often they failed. And when he did give young players a chance, one mistake and they were scratched.
Maybe he has learned from his mistakes though. Hoping he does, want to see the Kraken succeed. Its hard not to like this new progressive front office
He loves the shots from the point and guys who get deflections so that might be a clue as to who is going to be targeted for the expansion draft
Nah. JVR has got nothing on Pavs. The funny thing is that if we wanted, we could potentially grab Pavelski, JVR and Burns all in the expansion draft. Burns and Pavs had insane chemistry with those net-front deflections.Good point. JVR is the best I've ever seen at deflecting shots. I see a fit there for sure. I've watched all the recent interviews with Hakstol and I didn't hear anything from him that makes me think he's changed his mind with respect to his tactics and game management. I think his approach to preparation, practice and dealing with players may have changed some, but not his philosophy in terms of his systems (Unleash the Hakshell!). I hope I'm wrong about that, but hey, maybe it could work with a new bunch of players.
Nah. JVR has got nothing on Pavs. The funny thing is that if we wanted, we could potentially grab Pavelski, JVR and Burns all in the expansion draft. Burns and Pavs had insane chemistry with those net-front deflections.
Oh. I am not advocating us getting any of these players. Was just saying that if we wanted to, there were options. The only player I would seriously consider among those 3 is Pavs.burns is old and too expensive.
Unleash the Hakshell!
Interesting read. If it was posted somewhere on this forum before, I apologize. If it was, i missed it.
Saying he learned from his days with Flyers and Toronto, Dave Hakstol surprisingly named Seattle’s first coach
He admits he was not ready for the NHL when Philly hired him. Admitting mistakes and knowing they still have a lot to learn are great qualities to have in a HC with a young team. Hopefully that is something he believes and he approaches this job with a completely open mind.