Pre-Game Talk: 2023/24 Training Camp

[the_fan]

Of course...what else would I be talking about?

You could have been talking about the skyscrapers in the background

 

[AllAboutAvs]

You could have been talking about the skyscrapers in the background

Oh yeaaaah. How did I miss those?

 

[avsfan9]

Drouin is going to thrive if he can stay healthy. The elite vision , stickhandling and speed is undeniable . I believe that He can play at the high pace Mack and makar and others on this team play. His career was altered by injuries , mental health issues , expectations , you know the story. Now at 825k/yr and given top 6 opportunities, he will be thrive. I look at lehkonnen, kadri , compher stats over the last 5 years surrounded by elite talents and you can see clearly the impact. It is similar to playing on a line with mcdavid. So I firmly believe that it is realistic that he scores at a 0,8-0,9 ppg this year.

Well… how come no one really excels when they play with Mcdavid other than Draisaitl who he never plays with? Riddle me that.

 

[Remparts666]

Well… how come no one really excels when they play with Mcdavid other than Draisaitl who he never plays with? Riddle me that.

Zach Hyman Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com

Statistics of Zach Hyman, a hockey player from Toronto, ONT born Jun 9 1992 who was active from 2008 to 2025.

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83 pts last year
55 years before
Had 30-40 points all those years before in TO

 

[dahrougem2]

Well… how come no one really excels when they play with Mcdavid other than Draisaitl who he never plays with? Riddle me that.

Nail Yakupov of all idiots looked like he was going to score 40 on McDavid's wing until the Oilers realized he sucks and pushed him down the lineup.

 

[Remparts666]

Nail Yakupov of all idiots looked like he was going to score 40 on McDavid's wing until the Oilers realized he sucks and pushed him down the lineup.

Yep and look at Connor brown getting to 60 pts this year

 

[CobraAcesS]

Nail Yakupov of all idiots looked like he was going to score 40 on McDavid's wing until the Oilers realized he sucks and pushed him down the lineup.

Which is why Drouin is a good bet if relatively healthy.

 

[The Merchant]

 

[avsfan9]

Zach Hyman Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com

Statistics of Zach Hyman, a hockey player from Toronto, ONT born Jun 9 1992 who was active from 2008 to 2025.

www.hockeydb.com

83 pts last year
55 years before
Had 30-40 points all those years before in TO

Yeah 1 player, a lot of players have played on Mcdavids wing and can’t put up points for some reason while Mcdavid is getting 120-150 points.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

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how bout now

Brilliant

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Lol my ex threw me one at my 40…

See there is something inherently unfair about relationships. It was perfectly acceptable for my wife to throw me an over-the-hill party, but I wouldn't dare try and flip that table and throw one for her.

I might have cancer, but I still enjoy drawing breath.

 

[Foppa2118]

This is not the kind of guy that would want to leave the Avs because of his ego, or that he needs be the go to guy somewhere.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

I wouldn’t mind playing in WSP, but I’d probably be out of the tournament 15 minutes in

Late register, so you won't be the first to go out.

 

[CobraAcesS]

See there is something inherently unfair about relationships. It was perfectly acceptable for my wife to throw me an over-the-hill party, but I wouldn't dare try and flip that table and throw one for her.

I might have cancer, but I still enjoy drawing breath.

This is true, but as men, with women, we must accept there is a double standard if we want to keep them around lol.

 

[lionsDen]

This is true, but as men, with women, we must accept there is a double standard if we want to keep them around lol.

Happy wife happy life?

 

[henchman21]

Odds are high I’ll be served divorce papers in late April 2027. I’m not letting my wife turn 40 without hilarity.

 

[the_fan]

Fuk limit poker.. You can't manage the game when you get bad hands. You can't target weak players with your pot, you can't target players when you're weak.

It's a joke, completely based on luck and runs of good hands or absolute total grinding playing statistics. Waste of time..

I'd rather buy in with 250 at a max buy in no limit table of 1k, and feel it out. Limit poker is a waste of time, it's for old people to spend their social security on.

MGM here does a max buy in 500 table, with a max bet of 500. So it's as similar to no limit as it can get. You can bet 500, but then the next person can raise it to 1k. Rarely feels like there is a limit.

I just can't with limit poker lol. Donkeys all day, and you can't take advantage when you finally get the right hand.

Yup I agree. Limit game sucks, I just wanted to start out with a limit game playing at a table in casino for the 1st time, and like you said, I got lucky hand after hand. Won couple of huge pots with pocket deuces etc… was beginners luck

 

[CobraAcesS]

Happy wife happy life?

Yeah, unless you make them too much money and disagree on where to live next. They'll choose the money every time. Just saying

 

[the_fan]

Late register, so you won't be the first to go out.

 

[CobraAcesS]

Yup I agree. Limit game sucks, I just wanted to start out with a limit game playing at a table in casino for the 1st time, and like you said, I got lucky hand after hand. Won couple of huge pots with pocket deuces etc… was beginners luck

It can work, if you're on a good tilt, but you can't get people off stupid hands early. So you see a lot more people sticking around chasing a 1 card out because you can't actually threaten them with any real downside when you know they're chasing a flush draw on the river or a damn gut shot straight.

It's not even that really, it's the amount of flops with rando cards people are allowed to see.

If you have Q5 suited, and I have AK, I'm betting enough pre flop you lay that shit down. In limit, that dude catches his flush on you at the turn, or God for bid at the river while you catch your straight.

He shouldn't be in the hand if you bet strong or someone else did.

Just no lol

 

[the_fan]

It can work, if you're on a good tilt, but you can't get people off stupid hands early. So you see a lot more people sticking around chasing a 1 card out because you can't actually threaten them with any real downside when you know they're chasing a flush draw on the river or a damn gut shot straight.

It's not even that really, it's the amount of flops with rando cards people are allowed to see.

If you have Q5 suited, and I have AK, I'm betting enough pre flop you lay that shit down. In limit, that dude catches his flush on you at the turn, or God for bid at the river while you catch your straight.

He shouldn't be in the hand if you bet strong or someone else did.

Just no lol

Well, I only played the limit game twice and never again. I have a weird play style. I almost never bluff, I slow play or over bet all the time, it’s just all over the place LOL.

You could say I don’t play by the book

 

[Jazzguitar]

It's harder online, can't see people. It's data and patterns online. I'm more intuitive, but playing online reminds you of both perspectives.

I usually have a stiff drink, and then drink beer at the casino. You need your inhibitions to be softened but not gone.

I know it's frowned on, but playing on line in a pair is fire lol. You can completely manipulate a table if you're both good enough. You can do it in person easy enough without cheating, and crossing lines. That's what Rounders is kinda about lol.

I got banned from Pokerstars for doing that on like a .5 cent table lol. Lost all my money in that account too which is BS

 

[dahrougem2]

Odds are high I’ll be served divorce papers in late April 2027. I’m not letting my wife turn 40 without hilarity.

My mother told people she was 39 for 15 years

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Rewatched a bunch of the cup run tonight. Man was big Val ever absolutely dominant in that series against Tampa Bay.

 

[Avsboy]

Rewatched a bunch of the cup run tonight. Man was big Val ever absolutely dominant in that series against Tampa Bay.

He's the reason Avs won. Cocaine and hookers for life