GDT: #8 - 10/21/18 | flames @ RANGERS | 7:00 - MSG

[Machinehead]

And neither did the 29 other teams in the draft who passed over on him multiple times, including the team that took him

And 29 other teams have drafted elite players since 2000.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Put vodka in beer and you'll have a time

I discovered this and rolled with it ever since

I’m going to try this the next time I feel the need to end up dead or in jail.

 

[NYR]

True. But ”in Gordie We trust”, right?

JG and Gordie both should go take a vacation in Saudi Arabia

 

[Tob]

And neither did the 29 other teams in the draft who passed over on him multiple times, including the team that took him

The Flames who took a chance on him also passed on him

 

[Machinehead]

I don't get it.

Everyone is on board with the fact that the team is bad, but criticize their drafting and you get attacked for it.

That's why they're bad.

 

[haohmaru]

And 29 other teams have drafted elite players since 2000.

Lundqvist isn't an elite pick? Come on.

 

[Ghost of jas]

It's not luck. What other team in the NHL hasn't drafted an elite offensive player in almost 20 years?

They actually did but he died.

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

Chytil isn’t NHL ready.

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

I'm not worried about growth with ADA. I think he already is a good player.

But he'll never play here so it's a moot point.

so it’s not a moot point.

 

[LeetchisGod]

The chance of finding a player like that in the 4th round is almost impossible and pure luck, Seriously what a ridiculous statement.

Also, the guy in our goal tonight.

Plenty of teams have drafted better offensive players than anyone we have after the first round. Kucherov, Benn, Gaudreau, and Aho just off the top of my head.

 

[Machinehead]

They actually did but he died.

Speculation.

 

[effen]

Either They do not get it yet or cannot execute it. The Home run breakouts are gone, dump and chase is back yet We have problems getting deep enough to make it work. plus too many hand grenade fwds. I think the lack of Creative skill on D makes it hard to realize

You can't complain about a dump and chase system and then also complain about a lack of great breakout opportunities with our... stone handed roster? cmon bruh you dont get to have it both ways

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I don't get it.

Everyone is on board with the fact that the team is bad, but criticize their drafting and you get attacked for it.

That's why they're bad.

I’m sure it had nothing to do with the bazillion draft picks they traded away when they were good

 

[Ail]

We have Jimmy Hockey, like Johnny Hockey but minus everything useful in the NHL

 

[Machinehead]

And the fact that we're bringing up Lundqvist and Cherepanov to defend how this team drafts forwards shows you can't defend it.

 

[haohmaru]

Marc Staal is terrible. I don't care about his contract, there's no justification to playing this guy while sitting young player(s) in the press box who can actually improve at this point.

 

[Ghost of jas]

Speculation.

Not by the historic numbers he put up before he was to come over.

 

[will1066]

Tell that to Kevin Spacey

I never laughed so uh hard

 

[Machinehead]

I’m sure it had nothing to do with the bazillion draft picks they traded away when they were good

And based on the track record of this FO, what exactly would they have done with those picks?

 

[Tob]

lmfao. Staal is further away from Dube than Jupiter.

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

And the fact that we're bringing up Lundqvist and Cherepanov to defend how this team drafts forwards shows you can't defend it.

We also traded like all the picks we had to get Nash and MSL...

 

[I Eat Crow]

Either They do not get it yet or cannot execute it. The Home run breakouts are gone, dump and chase is back yet We have problems getting deep enough to make it work. plus too many hand grenade fwds. I think the lack of Creative skill on D makes it hard to realize

The team doesn't have the proper personnel to play Quinn's system yet. AV's stench on this roster still reeks. Look no further than the 2nd goal against tonight. Three players chasing one. Should never happen.

Vesey is what should be the prototypical North-South player that can be good for this system, but he needs to stop thinking he's Wayne Gretzky and keep crashing the net. He can be a 20 goal scorer in this league if he just keeps it simple.

Buchnevich, Hayes, Spooner, et. al, aren't good North-South players. They're suited for a system more focused on skill and East-West play.

 

[haohmaru]

And the fact that we're bringing up Lundqvist and Cherepanov to defend how this team drafts forwards shows you can't defend it.

Then you should've said "elite forwards", which you didn't. The defense is justified.

 

[PlamsUnlimited]

I’m going to try this the next time I feel the need to end up dead or in jail.

It is worth a try. You put about 1-2 shots worth of vodka into a mug of beer, make sure it is well distributed. Can't let it sit long so one of the better ways to do it is to drink it ice cold and fast

 

[Crease]

Bashing Staal is like scolding my senior dog for having an accident. But I'm gonna bop Staal on the nose for that one.