RLP55
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- Jul 13, 2022
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Showing my age. But when I saw the name Barabanov, I couldn’t help but smile. As to the player? What’s the obsession with 5”10’ and under guys?
I think they're just all that's left for guys with a shot at playing top6.Showing my age. But when I saw the name Barabanov, I couldn’t help but smile. As to the player? What’s the obsession with 5”10’ and under guys?
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I don’t think we are a better team but I don’t think we are worse we are basically the same the second line has a hole we are still about the same on defense and we don’t know which Vasy will be in netWe are not a better team, I just don’t see it. Our top six has such glaring holes in it. I hope to be proven wrong but I don’t see it. I think the defense is better. And hopefully Vasy returns to form. But our scoring depth is just bad.
Yes I think that’s the hold upStill believe that when the JJ Moser contract is settled, a trade will made.
JBB might already have something lined up.
Guentzel should be an improvement over Stamkos, but I still see holes on two of the top three lines with Sheary playing on any of them and Eyssimont not on the fourth line.We had like 5 holes in the lineup last year and now we have 1 and "we're not a better team", you guys are too funny.
The defense improvement alone is significant.
Guentzel should be an improvement over Stamkos, but I still see holes on two of the top three lines with Sheary playing on any of them and Eyssimont not on the fourth line.
I want to see 35 year old McD play a chunk of the season before considering him an upgrade and also how Moser fits in and adjusts to our system. I'm more optimistic about Moser than McD.
Yeah, defense alone should be enough to have us competing for the division title.
If we can get 10g and 25-30 points out of Sheary he'd be worth his weight in gold, and I expect we see some regression towards his career average and he'll hopefully hit those numbers. He deserves every critic he gets though, the guy was invisible all year and never really clicked with anyone. The impatience with him is warranted.
He costs 2m, bigger fish to fry bud.
Only hole is really a.true top 6 RW. 3rd line is fine with Sheary-Paul-Ace/Chaffee. Kuch may not hit 144 again, but Guentzel will add a big offensive boost, Sheary is unlikely to stay at the level he showed last year(if healthy), and the additions of Girgensons and Atkinson provide decent support for the middle/bottom 6. If one of Goncalves or Ylonen step up and contribute as well, even better.
The defense is fine, as Moser can play the right if needed, and even if not, Cernak/Raddysh/Perbix/Crozier is fine. JJ may not be the best backup, but given the atrocious level of defense that was played in front of him while Vasy was out, he managed okay. Tampa wasn't about to spend any meaningful cap on a.backup with Vasy projected to be healthy from the start this season.
A team that was bottom 3rd in defense and missed Vasy for a 3rd of the season still came 5-6 wins from probably winning the division. If JBB does add someone else via signing or trade after he signs Moser, great; if.not, they still are more than.capable of contending for the division as long as Vasy is back on track.
Just one lolSure, thought it was obvious I was agreeing with you.
Just like Myers however it'll be something we harp on until he's gone or "shuts us up", the former being more likely since there are still fans who complain about Hagel.
What I said only makes less sense after you contort it. I said I want see McD play at 35 before instead just assuming every change JBB made is going to work out fabulously like this board does every off season. We've seen Hedman's game drop off at he's not even 35 yet. Does that help you understand where I'm coming from?Yeah you're talking like the bar was high with Sergachev last season and McD forgot how to play hockey coming off a strong season. Makes sense.
Sheary is a solid 3rd liner, he had an off year you bozos think some AHL scrub who's never going to play a game in the NHL should be playing over him or that he's a career 4th liner Would you bet money he scores less than 4 goals this year after averaging 16 the previous 3? Yeah that's what I thought.
PuckPedia is also presuming that Jesse Ylonen is on the NHL roster.
It's more like we have $1.5m in cap space.
PuckPedia is also presuming that Jesse Ylonen is on the NHL roster.
It's more like we have $1.5m in cap space.
Wasn’t Ylonen reported to be a two-way contract though?I get it, one way contracts.
Wasn’t Ylonen reported to be a two-way contract though?
Ylonen is also listed on the roster on the official site.