2024-25 Roster Thread #1: The Beginninging

[Magua]

The rate at which he shot the puck in that game at 5v5 is almost twice as much as Owen Tippett throughout the entire season. And Tippett was second the league in total shot attempts last year....Just one game, so lets see

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Zero shots below the dots 5v5. Almost every one top of circles and above. I've mentioned before his shot selection is very Laine-esque. People hilariously misunderstand how the best shooters in the league score. It's HARD to get chances near the net, especially through individual creating. It's not like Gauthier being a chucker + settler was unknown.

 

[VladDrag]

Zero shots below the dots 5v5. Almost every one top of circles and above. I've mentioned before his shot selection is very Laine-esque. People hilariously misunderstand how the best shooters in the league score. It's HARD to get chances near the net, especially through individual creating. It's not like Gauthier being a chucker + settler was unknown.

You know I know this!

Owen Tippett -- Volume Shooter

There was a post from @Ghosts Beer in the Owen Tippett Contract thread that made me do some digging. The ensuing post is probably too long to put in that specific thread, so I created a new one. Introduction I decided to look into Tippett’s shooting vs the league. I’ve often said that Tippett...

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[Beef Invictus]

Yeah, but you're buying. I'm on a fixed income.

Why buy? Gasoline has alcohol in it and cars are full of it. Cars are everywhere. I haven't had to pay for a drink in years. Free booze everywhere.

 

[Magua]

Why buy? Gasoline has alcohol in it and cars are full of it. Cars are everywhere. I haven't had to pay for a drink in years. Free booze everywhere.

This is Joaquin Phoenix in The Master.

 

[Beef Invictus]

This is Joaquin Phoenix in The Master.

This kind of drinking saved lives in The Andromeda Strain. I'm saving humanity, one sloughed stomach lining at a time

 

[ajgoal]

Probably also because most of the longer time posters here are at LEAST in our mid-30s now.

I mean, when I first started lurking in the late 2000s I was a teenager, and probably one of the younger people on the board then.

How do you explain @Striiker? 12-year-olds shouldn't be so angry.