GDT: 2018-19 Training Camp and Preseason Thread

[Ararana]

Rude.

Nemeth was the only one not there but he’s been skating in Dallas with Stars players.

They can keep him

 

[Thepoolmaster]

How Nathan MacKinnon became the NHL’s most gifted athlete - Sportsnet

May have already been posted but if not good article on Mack. Sportsnet has him as the fifth best player in the league.

 

[klozge]

Rude.

Nemeth was the only one not there but he’s been skating in Dallas with Stars players.

Timmins neither was there, was he? I think you tweeted something like he had been on the ice the day before but was missing again yesterday.

 

[Anders Cain]

How Nathan MacKinnon became the NHL’s most gifted athlete - Sportsnet

May have already been posted but if not good article on Mack. Sportsnet has him as the fifth best player in the league.

Great read, thanks for posting

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

Timmins neither was there, was he? I think you tweeted something like he had been on the ice the day before but was missing again yesterday.

He was out all last week, was there on Tuesday but not yesterday. Not sure what’s going on there, if anything.

 

[Foppberg]

No idea if that last response is accurate or if it's poor English from a Frenchman but if true, nice.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

I pray to god that isn’t true about Girard. I understand he needs to add some pounds and strengthen up, but 17 pounds in one summer isn’t a healthy way to do so. If he was excercisung even somewhat frequently that would basically require him to eat cheeseburgers and nachos regularly.

5ish pounds of lean muscle in one summer is all you should really put on. Anything more than that likely isn’t lean muscle unless you’re a genetic freak of nature.

 

[McMetal]

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No idea if that last response is accurate or if it's poor English from a Frenchman but if true, nice.

17 pounds is a LOT for that frame... I'm curious to know if that is accurate and/or good for him.

 

[Balthazar]

17 pounds for such a small frame is quite a lot indeed.

Edit: I asked that twitter guy for a source, we'll see.

 

[Foppberg]

17 pounds for such a small frame is quite a lot indeed.

Edit: I asked that twitter guy for a source, we'll see.

 

[Rumplesnipeskin]

17 lbs in a summer is a lot, but the first 5 could have been gaining back losses from the season, then adding 10+ on top. At 19/20, that’s not really that much. The risk of losing speed/flexibility is real at any age, but that type of weight gain isn’t too shocking in his first “real” pro offseason

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

I had that guy blocked up until I saw this. He says the team told him to get fat. 17 pounds in one summer seems like a lot for a guy like Girard.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

17 pounds for such a small frame is quite a lot indeed.

Edit: I asked that twitter guy for a source, we'll see.

Found Balthazar on Twitter!!!!

 

[Foppberg]

Today I learned Balthazar is French!

 

[Balthazar]

The guy surprisingly had a legit source:

Souffrir tout l’été pour arriver fin prêt! - L'Étoile du Lac

Translation:
- Sakic told him at the end of the year to gain mass this summer but to not go over 180 lbs
- He was 164 lbs at the end of last season and had lost "a lot of weight".
- He had some rest and worked very hard this summer and gained 16 lbs (so he's 180 now)

 

[Cousin Eddie]

Great. We finally get rid of Pepin and Martinsen. Zadorov appears to be in shape to start the season. But now we have to deal with Silent Sam eating everyone’s lunch. So many fatties.

 

[Avalanche]

Great. We finally get rid of Pepin and Martinsen. Zadorov appears to be in shape to start the season. But now we have to deal with Silent Sam eating everyone’s lunch. So many fatties.

Well he really is Samwise the fat hobbit now

 

[henchman21]

I'm really not a fan of smaller players gaining bulk quickly... this would put him around 180 and I think that is a bit much right now. I'd like to see him in the low 170s for a year, then pushing 180 (and never beyond that).

 

[Avs_19]

16 lbs of muscle in ~4 months and he didn't lose any speed/agility? I know this is "everyone is in the best shape of their life" time of year but it's still surprising to read that.

Whatever the actual number is, I'm glad Girard spent time bulking up a bit. Him and Jost are the two guys I'm most excited to see this season.

 

[The Kingslayer]

I pray to god that isn’t true about Girard. I understand he needs to add some pounds and strengthen up, but 17 pounds in one summer isn’t a healthy way to do so. If he was excercisung even somewhat frequently that would basically require him to eat cheeseburgers and nachos regularly.

5ish pounds of lean muscle in one summer is all you should really put on. Anything more than that likely isn’t lean muscle unless you’re a genetic freak of nature.

Nothing about Girard screams genetic freak to me haha

 

[Freudian]

If Girard put on 17 pounds over a summer on that frame, half of it will be water and gone once he gets through training camp. You can't really add more than 2 pounds of lean muscle in a month. Perhaps even less if you have a lot of conditioning work, which I assume hockey players have during summer training.

 

[Foppa2118]

A lot of that "17 pounds" will be gone by midseason. It's probably based on his end of year weight which is usually at it's lowest. Players don't do a lot of strength training during the season. Between the games and the bike though, they do a ton of cardio, and carry very little water weight.

This seems to happen every year with players. Young players packing on mass is one of the most popular talking points this time of year, and it's usually pretty misleading. 17 pounds just isn't realistic unless he ate ice cream all summer.

 

[member 116861]

I can't wait for Girard to beat the shit out of dudes this year

 

[Foppberg]

McLeod who?

 

[Pokecheque]

Great. We finally get rid of Pepin and Martinsen. Zadorov appears to be in shape to start the season. But now we have to deal with Silent Sam eating everyone’s lunch. So many fatties.

The question is, can he do a pullup?