2022/23 Roster Thread XVI: Suite 16, Room for Improvement

[JojoTheWhale]

Why the hell is there a banana on the wall

It's a meme to show scale. I just ripped the pic from Google.

 

[Chinatown88]

Frosthaven. It's the sequel to Gloomhaven.

The left side is Gloomhaven. The right side (white stuff) is the proofs for Frosthaven.

 

[Fight4yourRight]

Frosthaven. It's the sequel to Gloomhaven.

The left side is Gloomhaven. The right side (white stuff) is the proofs for Frosthaven.

Why do you have a ripe banana pinned to your wall?

 

[FlyerNutter]

It's a meme to show scale. I just ripped the pic from Google.

This offers me zero explanation

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Why the hell is there a banana on the wall

Some of you haven't played Gloomhaven and it shows.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

This offers me zero explanation

Reddit is full of weird people. Someone, somewhere years ago put a banana in a picture "for scale" and now it's a thing. Yes, I wish I didn't know this.

 

[deadhead]

As far as your last sentence, I might agree with that if the grading scale ended at zero. Sadly, as we've seen from situations like JVR, they don't. Avoiding paying for dumps is a strong positive on multiple axes

Luostarinen is a solid low cost forward with upside, for two years of Trocheck. I'd call that a draw.

Lost Forsling on waivers, now top 3 D-man on the Panthers, that's a big negative mark, it's not like he emerged 4 years later like Hartman, he immediately moved in as the 4th D-man after he was picked up.

Managing the cap well is important, and probably the worst thing Fletcher has done.
But Fletcher also reflects the Flyer FO, which is still mired in the pre-cap mentality of throwing money at problems.

To me, the advantage of a HC like Brind'Amour or Torts is they're not "star" oriented, they want players who'll fit their style of play, but can coach up lesser talents - and that can be a big advantage in the cap era.

If I were running the Flyers, I'd can Fletcher, block the phones of the advisors, promote Briere, and have him work with Torts to identify the types of players he wants, then have my pro scouts go through every roster to identify players blocked or in the dog house who fit that mold and wait for opportunities to add them at low cost. Dump JVR at the TDL, Hayes this summer, and Provorov for the right deal. Have Shaw work with Risto to build his value (and buy time to find a couple RHDs) and move him in a year or two.

What I would not do is give out big FA contracts or trade real assets for "names."
Those moves rarely work and often backfire (see Chicago and Seth Jones).
Speaking of Jones, if I could get him cheap, given his history with Torts, I'd think about it.

 

[Striiker]

Reddit is full of weird people. Someone, somewhere years ago put a banana in a picture "for scale" and now it's a thing. Yes, I wish I didn't know this.

Reddit is the worst mainstream website on the internet and you can’t change my mind.

 

[ajgoal]

Reddit is the worst mainstream website on the internet and you can’t change my mind.

philadelphiaflyers.com

 

[Striiker]

philadelphiaflyers.com

That’s not a mainstream website.

That’s a dead franchise in a niche sport.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Thirty eight pounds for a board game... What is this? Jumanji?

Mouse Trap II

 

[blackjackmulligan]

Luostarinen is a solid low cost forward with upside, for two years of Trocheck. I'd call that a draw.

Lost Forsling on waivers, now top 3 D-man on the Panthers, that's a big negative mark, it's not like he emerged 4 years later like Hartman, he immediately moved in as the 4th D-man after he was picked up.

Managing the cap well is important, and probably the worst thing Fletcher has done.
But Fletcher also reflects the Flyer FO, which is still mired in the pre-cap mentality of throwing money at problems.

To me, the advantage of a HC like Brind'Amour or Torts is they're not "star" oriented, they want players who'll fit their style of play, but can coach up lesser talents - and that can be a big advantage in the cap era.

If I were running the Flyers, I'd can Fletcher, block the phones of the advisors, promote Briere, and have him work with Torts to identify the types of players he wants, then have my pro scouts go through every roster to identify players blocked or in the dog house who fit that mold and wait for opportunities to add them at low cost. Dump JVR at the TDL, Hayes this summer, and Provorov for the right deal. Have Shaw work with Risto to build his value (and buy time to find a couple RHDs) and move him in a year or two.

What I would not do is give out big FA contracts or trade real assets for "names."
Those moves rarely work and often backfire (see Chicago and Seth Jones).
Speaking of Jones, if I could get him cheap, given his history with Torts, I'd think about it.

Has Shaw worked with anyone n the past to help increase their value? If so who? Legit asking.

Cant you just say Fletcher is not a good GM?

 

[BringBackHakstol]

If by illegally you mean I find some random stream on the internet how could they possibly know that to count it towards ratings?

Correct, but only if you are a Nielson home. Nielson uses audio wave detection to figure out what you are watching, so the source is irrelevant.

Theres a tiny amount of people participating in Nielson ratings though

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Mouse Trap II

I still have this thing from when I was a kid. Not my pic, but you literally laid on the floor and fired discs from ships at your opponent's ships. The only good Battleship-style game.

 

[Beef Invictus]

I still have this thing from when I was a kid. Not my pic, but you literally laid on the floor and fired discs from ships at your opponents'. The only good Battleship-style game.

False. There is another.

1973 Sub Search Game by Milton Bradley Complete in Great - Etsy

Hello and Welcome! This is 1973 Sub Search Game by Milton Bradley Condition: This game is complete. The box is in great condition, if you need better pictures message me and I can usually do this right away. All pieces will be neatly placed in ziplock bags or rubber bands accordingly. My games

www.etsy.com

 

[JojoTheWhale]

False. There is another.

1973 Sub Search Game by Milton Bradley Complete in Great - Etsy

Hello and Welcome! This is 1973 Sub Search Game by Milton Bradley Condition: This game is complete. The box is in great condition, if you need better pictures message me and I can usually do this right away. All pieces will be neatly placed in ziplock bags or rubber bands accordingly. My games

www.etsy.com

Ok fine, I was lying. This thing rules too. You're literally teams of 3-4 people running a sub vs sub wargame against each other behind screens. Both teams have a Captain, First Mate, Navigator, and Engineer.

 

[Striiker]

Crazy to think that Jojo lives in a house with fruit stuck on the walls and dirty floors.

No idea why he'd take those pictures.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Ok fine, I was lying. This thing rules too. You're literally teams of 3-4 people running a sub vs sub wargame against each other behind screens. Both teams have a Captain, First Mate, Navigator, and Engineer.

Battleship just needed submarines all along.

There is no such thing as a bad submarine game, movie, or TV show. It doesn't exist.

 

[deadhead]

Board games in 2022? Talk about troglodytes!

Is JoJo a closet Luddite?

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Board games in 2022? Talk about troglodytes!

Is JoJo a closet Luddite?

They're popular now. I'm not even joking. The 38 lb one coming tomorrow raised roughly 13 million via Kickstarter and they sold it at 40% of eventual MSRP.

(Also, kinda yes.)

 

[Beef Invictus]

Board games in 2022? Talk about troglodytes!

Is JoJo a closet Luddite?

Security guys tend to be. Makes one think.

 

[ajgoal]

I still have this thing from when I was a kid. Not my pic, but you literally laid on the floor and fired discs from ships at your opponent's ships. The only good Battleship-style game.

I remember that. Preferred Crossbows and Catapults though.

 

[Beef Invictus]

This was pretty much the videogame version of those board games.

 

[flyersnorth]

They're popular now. I'm not even joking. The 38 lb one coming tomorrow raised roughly 13 million via Kickstarter and they sold it at 40% of eventual MSRP.

(Also, kinda yes.)

Really interested in hearing how Frosthaven turns out. I played a decent amount of Gloomhaven and quite enjoyed it.

 

[ajgoal]

They're popular now. I'm not even joking. The 38 lb one coming tomorrow raised roughly 13 million via Kickstarter and they sold it at 40% of eventual MSRP.

(Also, kinda yes.)

You paint miniatures, don't you.