Viqsi
"that chick from Ohio"
Your logical fallacy is special pleadingI’ve taken them. Multiple. Minored in Math. You can get the stats to hint at whatever you want, so can I. Really they mean little. Agree to disagree Hon.
Your logical fallacy is special pleadingI’ve taken them. Multiple. Minored in Math. You can get the stats to hint at whatever you want, so can I. Really they mean little. Agree to disagree Hon.
If a top3 pick means a greater chance at getting a generational player
Oh my G-d.If a top3 pick means a greater chance at getting a generational player
And finishing lower in the standings means you have a greater chance at picking in the top3
Then finishing lower in the standings is better than finishing hire
That is statistics, that is probability.
Oh my G-d.
You can't just look at your end goal and then assume that maximizing probabilities of each step will get you to that goal. You have to also look at how likely that end goal is, and what the more probable results are along each step of that path. If I could become a millionaire by letting someone unload a machine gun in my direction at 10 meters, it would be extraordinarily foolish for me to say "sure, sign me up".
The part you don't seem to want to acknowledge is that it is literally too risky to pursue that path. There is no plan you can follow to get a franchise player that does not carry an absurdly high risk of condemning your franchise to a decade or more of doom. Your only hope is good scouting and even better good fortune. Trying to find shortcuts to that is what kills franchises and fanbases.
Exactly why we need to build through the draft (Elite UFA signing is unlikely). You’ll need picks to do that (we are missing some) and the higher you pick the more likely you will select an impact player.This team (and the offense) isn’t one player away from being fixed. Let alone that player being an 18 year old.
This team (and the offense) isn’t one player away from being fixed. Let alone that player being an 18 year old.
The comments about this team needing to build through the draft are 100% correct. And while it was a nice warm and fuzzy 2 months at the end of last season, not getting anything for Bob (who we knew was going to leave) and Panarin (who it had to be known was very unlikely to stay) and then unloading assets to get Dzingle, Duchene (who we pretty much knew was not going to stay) and Kinkaid was extremely stupid...especially when all of that still didnt put us as a favorite to win the cup.
It's better than the odds of the team being competitive if we tank, simply due to improvement from within from the youth.You should look at how likely the end goal is that the Jackets compete for a cup with the current roster.
I don't really understand what you're saying here. There's too many gaps on this team so why bother getting a high pick because it wouldn't help anyways? I assume I'm misinterpreting.You can talk about getting great talent at the top of the draft but it means nothing if you don't have anyone else. Look at Toronto, they have Matthews, Marner, Tavares, Nylander, and a top tier coach and they haven't done anything. CBJ got farther in the playoffs last year. I think you need to build a solid supporting cast, then take a run at a high quality free agent. Look how long it took Washington to win it with Ovechkin. There are way too many gaps on this team to try and get a great high pick here.
I think Panarin's presence last year suggests otherwise.I don't know how to word it, but if they get a great top 3 pick that steps right in, I don't think Columbus has enough other talent that they will take the next step. They kind of need to get better role players that will contribute more when the top guys on not on the ice. They kind of need to restock the supporting cast before they can really bring in a top player.
Father time is undefeated. Add on there that there is no Bread bringing the puck into the zone and you're left with what you see. He's on the wrong side of 30 and isnt likely to improve much. His contract is going to be atrocious in a couple yearsSeriously but sup with Cam? I used to enjoy his game a lot, also in the pre Panarin era so Breads departure isnt the reason for it. What happened to that quick guy who could steal the puck, create 1:1s or breakaways and score so easily? There are only glimpses of that glory to be seen in this year's way less confident version of Cam.
Its not his body, its mental
Yeah, I looking at it as next year everyone is a year older. Age effects everyone different so who knows what will happen. Last 2 years everyone was younger and had less wear and tear. Last year should have been the year to make their run but it came up short. Every season has a new set of circumstances and it becomes tougher as your vets age and your young guys still have question marks. Maybe they need a new voice coaching, but then you may fall in the trap where you are always replacing coaches and not improving. Too make a long story short, I don't want to tank, but am prepared to play the young guys to get experience and to see what we have. I can live with losing if that is what they do.I think Panarin's presence last year suggests otherwise.
I don't doubt that such a player would be useful. I just don't think there's a non-self-destructive path to getting such a player unless good fortune comes along.