joestevens29
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I'd love to hear Cotton Eye Joe at the first Eskimo game. Gregor would lose itJust drop the anthem, play a Motorhead song and play football.
I'd love to hear Cotton Eye Joe at the first Eskimo game. Gregor would lose itJust drop the anthem, play a Motorhead song and play football.
Just drop the anthem, play a Motorhead song and play football.
Through four games this season, Nurse, despite starting on the bench each game, averages the second most minutes per game on the team (31.0), the second most points (19.0) and third-most assists (2.5).Kia Nurse is lighting up the WNBA.
The problem with your theory is Hemsky who had issues with video games was still by far the smartest pick we could've made who actually had results. So if we would've passed on him we could've ended up with Chuck Kobasew or Igor Knyazev.
Even Gagner, we were taking center or d. Who do we take other than Gagner? Ellerby, Couture, Hamill, Sutter? Maybe we would've gotten lucky and taking Couture, odds not though
And for quite a few years under Stu they were looking for character guys. Hence why we ended up taking so many plugs that had good off ice work ethic, but no real skill that would get them to the show.
WSH was never afraid to take skilled players or Russians. They've had their share of busts as well, but when teams were passing on Tarasenko and Kuznetsov in the same draft STL and WSH weren't afraid and took that talent.Yet there are teams in the NHL, and in all of pro sports that consistently do a better job of drafting and attaining talent than most clubs. So that even in fixed cap times there never really is actual parity. The good orgs rise to the top and tend to stay there.
One thing that's really interesting is how McPhee built both teams that in the SC final. A bit of coincidence, but clearly a better Manager than the average bear.
Odd story this week in Montreal Gazette. Its about kids playing video games too much (not getting exercise yada yada) Oddly ex=Oiler Ales Hemsky is mentioned as exhibit A as a youth/player who "all he did was play video games morning to night"
Video games a growing concern for Canadiens' top scout Trevor Timmins
"I think it’s been an issue for years and years,” Timmins added. “Going way back, one of our players, Ales Hemsky, the year he was drafted I remember him sitting down, he was slunched in the chair and he didn’t look like an athlete at all. We asked him what he did, he says he plays video games all day, all night. "
heh. I wasn't a Hemsky fan but just odd to single out a player like that.
It does kind of make me wonder though how little due diligence has typically gone on in the past, and with this org. I would dig a lot deeper at draft combine and look at a lot of different off ice factors as well. A lot more goes into what a player will look like and what kind of career they will have than just how well they can play the game. Past alumni, for instance, Hemsky, Gagner, had all the tools and some filthy skill and hands but rarely really put it together like they could. I think what is missing sometimes is the desire to eat, sleep, live hockey. Its what separates the greats from those that usually disappoint.
As this org has drafted so many duds and disappointments its just food for thought on what they actually look at. With the Oilers I always think they feel like they are better at assessing prospect resolve than they actually are.
There have been vets for quite some time that are talking about how it use to be just cards and beer, and now it's Ipads, video games and weird latte drinks.Definitely something teams are picking up on.
Teams were asking prospects about Fortnite(the most popular video game right now) at the Draft Combine this year and it sounds like lots of the prospects were playing it.
It'll be interesting to see how teams handle it going forward. Kids are playing a lot more video games these days and I'm sure there's a bunch of old school guys in hockey organizations that don't really understand them.
Yep. One of the funny things about the article is you just know that given that a manager has outed this tendency to "red flag" video games in combine and interviews that agents will just instruct prospects what to say or how to answer. lol if we're reading this stuff for sure astute agents are. From that perspective its silly that Timmons would actually openly state this.Definitely something teams are picking up on.
Teams were asking prospects about Fortnite(the most popular video game right now) at the Draft Combine this year and it sounds like lots of the prospects were playing it.
It'll be interesting to see how teams handle it going forward. Kids are playing a lot more video games these days and I'm sure there's a bunch of old school guys in hockey organizations that don't really understand them.
There have been vets for quite some time that are talking about how it use to be just cards and beer, and now it's Ipads, video games and weird latte drinks.
I just don't know how you can really pass on a guy even if he says he is a video game addict. Worse case scenario you wean him off like you would a drug addict. Break one hand, if that doesn't work break both.
Really just the evolution of kids and if the old people want to complain they can blame themselves.That's going to be the interesting thing to watch.
There's probably lots of old guys in organizations that think boozing and womanizing into the wee hours of the night is normal, but playing video games is a bad thing.
The story about Laine and Ehlers going to quite the lengths to play video games should be enough to show people that it isn't necessarily a bad thing.
I've been thinking how far the Raptors are from contending. Cleveland totally dominates them in a sweep and Golden State dominates Cleveland and may sweep them. Imagine the Raptors against GS.
God, the NBA is predictable.
Must suck to be a fan of 28 of the teams in the league.
Well, 29 pretty soon.