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Speculation: 2020-21 News/Rumors/Roster Thread Part IV

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I was at that 1991 Vegas game...was crazy hot.

My brother and I were in the casino afterwards and saw some players at the tables and really didn't want to bother any...but Sandstrom got up and went somewhere and on his way back, I said "that was a helluva goal you scored to beat Russia!" (some tournament over the offseason - world championships, I think. he scored a goal for Sweden that beat Russia) and he keeps walking and says "yeah, yeah" he must have been losing at the tables...and here I was, probably one of 3% there, that even knew about his goal. lol.
 
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deaderhead28 said:
I was there,worth every penny to see that game.
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This was the game that had the atrocious traffic situation?? How'd you manage?


Anyway, it's me, that Pens fan again. What all did Hextall do in his most recent role as "Senior Advisor" with LA before he was hired by Pittsburgh?

Sorry for all the questions?
 
Randy Butternubs said:
This was the game that had the atrocious traffic situation?? How'd you manage?


Anyway, it's me, that Pens fan again. What all did Hextall do in his most recent role as "Senior Advisor" with LA before he was hired by Pittsburgh?

Sorry for all the questions?
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Get paid to grab Blake's coffee as far as I know.

I honestly never saw anything, but I just assumed--since he had such knowledge of the org and prospects--that he was just there to discuss drafting/development/pro scouting.
 
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deaderhead28 said:
I was there,worth every penny to see that game.
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Same, and agreed!

Randy Butternubs said:
This was the game that had the atrocious traffic situation?? How'd you manage?
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The worst traffic was between Denver and CO Springs due to unrelated highway construction. The traffic at the venue was terrible because a recent snow/rain forced them to close a few entry/exit roads because cars would've been stuck otherwise. Thankfully we were staying in CO Springs so once we got out of the lot it was smooth sailing as opposed to the Denver route.

Once we saw how bad the lot was going to be, we just sat at an overlook in the stadium with a few beers and shot the shit with other Avs and Kings fans. We ended up making friends with a Canadian Avs fan couple who thought they'd be able to take a Uber/Lyft home and gave them a ride. Honestly, the traffic wait made for a better story, and we couldn't be bothered after a 3-1 Kings upset!
 
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Randy Butternubs said:
This was the game that had the atrocious traffic situation?? How'd you manage?


Anyway, it's me, that Pens fan again. What all did Hextall do in his most recent role as "Senior Advisor" with LA before he was hired by Pittsburgh?

Sorry for all the questions?
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Dammit, who typed a question mark on the teleprompter?
 
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Raccoon Jesus said:
Matt Roy back tonight!

Oh glorious f***ing day!
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Raccoon Jesus said:
Matt Roy back tonight!

Oh glorious f***ing day!
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I was going to go back through and see if there were some posts on Roy in another thread but who would you(and others) compare him to as an overall player? He seems hard to really put in a box at this point but the upside is definitely there. There aren't many 7th round picks who generate this much optimism in fans.
 
AzKing said:
I was going to go back through and see if there were some posts on Roy in another thread but who would you(and others) compare him to as an overall player? He seems hard to really put in a box at this point but the upside is definitely there. There aren't many 7th round picks who generate this much optimism in fans.
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Adam Pelech, maybe? Chris Tanev?
 
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I think the forward lines puzzle is shaking out into two tiers of players, fast skaters and slow skaters. So far, coaches have mixed these types of players. But the recent success of the new fourth line points to a better strategy.

Fast forwards

Kempe
JAD
Moore
Grundstrom
Iafallo
Wagner
Andersson

Slow forwards

Kopitar
Brown
Carter
Vilardi
Amadio
Luff
Frk

The only line that is consistently working game to game since they were put together is Grundstrom JAD Moore. I’d like to see some fast combos like Iafallo Kempe Andersson, with Wagner scratched. Then some slow player combos could be ...

Carter Kopitar Brown
Wagner/Luff Vilardi Frk
 
AzKing said:
I was going to go back through and see if there were some posts on Roy in another thread but who would you(and others) compare him to as an overall player? He seems hard to really put in a box at this point but the upside is definitely there. There aren't many 7th round picks who generate this much optimism in fans.
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Career trajectory: Mark Giordano
 
DoktorJeep said:
I think the forward lines puzzle is shaking out into two tiers of players, fast skaters and slow skaters. So far, coaches have mixed these types of players. But the recent success of the new fourth line points to a better strategy.

Fast forwards

Kempe
JAD
Moore
Grundstrom
Iafallo
Wagner
Andersson

Slow forwards

Kopitar
Brown
Carter
Vilardi
Amadio
Luff
Frk

The only line that is consistently working game to game since they were put together is Grundstrom JAD Moore. I’d like to see some fast combos like Iafallo Kempe Andersson, with Wagner scratched. Then some slow player combos could be ...

Carter Kopitar Brown
Wagner/Luff Vilardi Frk
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Carter is slow?
 
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Ziggy Stardust said:
Would the fun be an inconsequential fight to start the game that results in yet another loss to Minnesota?
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I don't know if there's been any report of line rushes etc today, but the pairings should be DD/Mikey, Roy/Clague, Strand/Maatta. MacDermid should be firmly planted in the press box.
 
Bandit said:
Carter is slow?
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I think the answer is yes just based on skating. After the first two games he looks like he has way less jump. If you consider stick handling and passing then Carter is even worse. His shot is the last thing that has any speed.
 
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