2024-25 Roster Thread #1: The Beginninging

[Beef Invictus]

you just held a player accountable.....proud of you

Players are held accountable all the time. You should try holding the team accountable. They've been bad for over a decade, through constant players turnover. The faces in management are the common problem, not the players.

Even if you think the players are the problem, it remains management's fault that they've acquired a parade of problematic players. The players don't appear by magic

 

[prototypical4thliner]

Looooooool

https://x.com/i/web/status/1836835773838241926

I hate to be that guy. But he’s objectively not wrong here…

And by he, I mean Torts. He may be learning.

 

[dats81]

Kind of alarming that Drysdale said he went from 178 last season to 196 to start camp, particularly for a guy whose game is speed & skating.

No one can put on 18 lbs of “pure muscle” in a summer. That’s a joke.

Desnoyers sucked last year because he put on too much weight last summer & lost a step. He said as much, & said this summer he worked hard on trimming down & regaining his speed, since his game is hounding the puck.

I never like hearing about how much a player “bulked up” in the offseason. It usually includes a lot of unnecessary weight that bogs them down.

Gaining strength is one thing, & sure you can put on a little weight in the process, but 18 lbs sounds excessive. 10 for a skinny kid? OK.

That does seem like a lot of weight to put on in such a short time, especially for someone whose game relies so heavily on agility. But at the same time, Drysdale has faced challenges with his size, often getting outmuscled and dealing with injuries as a result. His physical condition has been holding him back. If the extra weight helps him hold up better physically without sacrificing his skating, it could be a positive adjustment. Last seasen seeing Drysdale next to York who is a fitness freak - that way like day and night!

 

[ugiswrong]

He has muscle, glycogen, water….there are scales shenanigans, and he is lying a tiny bit