LOFIN
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I'm fine with Bo thanks.Jack Hughes should have been ours damnit
I'm fine with Bo thanks.Jack Hughes should have been ours damnit
Im fine with him aswell but I rather have Hughes.I'm fine with Bo thanks.
Avs don't win the cup last season if they had Hughes instead of Kadri and Byram. Maybe in the near future they win one but not this one
Rather Bo the most important position in the game tioIm fine with him aswell but I rather have Hughes.
Looking at the roster right now, I can see the argument that Hughes would be better for this team than Bo. But Byram was instrumental* to the cup run, and I think I would still rather go to the playoffs this season with Bo and try to fix that top-6 with a trade, rather than the other way around.Im fine with him aswell but I rather have Hughes.
And not a single person said scouting was "pure luck" either. That was a strawman too.Good thing not a single person said this I guess![]()
I think you mean that Bo was instrumental to the cup run, not detrimental. At least I hope so...Looking at the roster right now, I can see the argument that Hughes would be better for this team than Bo. But Byram was detrimental to the cup run, and I think I would still rather go to the playoffs this season with Bo and try to fix that top-6 with a trade, rather than the other way around.
I rest my caseLooking at the roster right now, I can see the argument that Hughes would be better for this team than Bo. But Byram was detrimental to the cup run, and I think I would still rather go to the playoffs this season with Bo and try to fix that top-6 with a trade, rather than the other way around.
Yes, lol. Essential or instrumental, whatever word you wish to use...I think you mean that Bo was instrumental to the cup run, not detrimental. At least I hope so...
What do you think law of averages and random happenstance are? Luck.Again, not true. Law of averages says most of any team’s draft class will not make it to the NHL. In fact if you get two viable NHLers out of a possible seven total picks, you’re doing really good.
Is some luck involved? Sure. But good drafting teams know how to cut down on that random happenstance. If it was all or even mostly luck then there wouldn’t be a few teams in the league who consistently find these players in lower rounds, and there wouldn’t be teams (like Colorado) who never do.
He would've fit right in on that 5 on 3
It's kind of strange that people focus on being successful only at top 10 picks. And that might be fair. But isn't it strange how so many of those picks spend little/no time at the Avs AHL affiliate?
I'm obviously alluding development aspect to this discussion.
If Rantanen is your only prospect to develop and he's a top 10 pick in a strong draft, when are people going to question whether it's purely drafting?
Not only that, but Kadri was huge for the Avs, not only in regular season but in the playoffs. Hughes has just started to breakout, he was good last year and real good this year so far, but we haven't seen him in the playoffs. Not sure he would have the same effect as Kadri in the postseason. Probably notUhhh yeah. Bo had one of the most dominant 3rd periods to close out a Cup clinching game I've ever seen
They are a Cup contender today if they can solve goaltending.The Devils locking up their 1C and 2C for under 8 million a piece is an absolute game changer. A perfect storm of draft luck and great timing before the salary cap begins to creep back up.
As much as I love having another potential number 1 defenseman, we need to see Byram endure a full 82 game season. I think we eventually make that Dmen for 2C swap if Byram shows he can last a full season. Figures crossed.
Marino was such a good acquisition as well. That’s a team that can potentially win with average goaltending. They‘re stacked everywhere.The Devils locking up their 1C and 2C for under 8 million a piece is an absolute game changer. A perfect storm of draft luck and great timing before the salary cap begins to creep back up.
As much as I love having another potential number 1 defenseman, we need to see Byram endure a full 82 game season. I think we eventually make that Dmen for 2C swap if Byram shows he can last a full season. Figures crossed.
The Yakupov-Duchene-Kerfoot line could have carried this team for a decade.
They ain't solving no goaltending. That's what happens when you get Martin Brodeuer for almost 20 years. Now you suffer with the Vanecek's and Blackwood's of the world.They are a Cup contender today if they can solve goaltending.
Let’s see the Devils put together a full solid season first. They remind me a lot of the Panthers, who have still not found “it”
Vanecek has been pretty good, but I think they make a trade.They ain't solving no goaltending. That's what happens when you get Martin Brodeuer for almost 20 years. Now you suffer with the Vanecek's and Blackwood's of the world.
Devils look a lot more like Hawks circa 08 than anybody else. Young, fast, high pressure, very solid mix of defenders... very questionable in net.Let’s see the Devils put together a full solid season first. They remind me a lot of the Panthers, who have still not found “it”
You can find many examples of teams that go from out of the playoffs to contending very quickly.Exactly. Look at how many years Avalanche had to grow before winning it.
I'm honestly more interested in seeing if the Devils make a big move for Quinn Hughes to get all the brother together.Let’s see the Devils put together a full solid season first. They remind me a lot of the Panthers, who have still not found “it”