Speculation: Acq./Rost. Bldg./Cap/Lines etc. Part LXXXIV -- The Doggiest Days (Woof!) 2017

[hockeykicker]

Who gives a crap about OT, there's nothing else to discuss at the moment

Yes, there is a fair distribution of members on Reddit. For example, there are 11 000 people subscribed to the Caps sub-reddit, 13 000 to the Habs sub-reddit and 28 000 to the Leafs sub-reddit. I realize there are far less active members than that, but it represents the distribution accurately.

Here on HF, Leafs and Habs fans alone outnumber us 50 to 1. If there was a down vote and upvote system, our voice would never be heard. We're not a very vocal fanbase anyway

 

[hockeykicker]

Now we have something to talk about

 

[RandyHolt]

25 Franceshetti
14 Gaetan
91 Feds

Don't they any respect for their elders?

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

That makes two of us

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Yes, the worst posts get buried when enough people down vote, but unpopular legit opinions don't get down voted as long as they're accompanied by a compelling argument. One feature I like is down voting entire threads. If you make a stupid thread or a thread to provoke other people, it will get buried before a moderator could shut it down. In a way, Reddit moderates itself to an extent, it's a different concept.

This is by no means a criticism of HF or its moderators, you guys do a great job, and I have no intention of leaving this forum. I just wish people were a bit more courteous.

You're the best g00n, keep up the good work

Only 1230 and already drunk?!

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Only 1230 and already drunk?!

Is that shocking to you?

 

[hockeykicker]

Is that shocking to you?

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

I can drink in Canada but not in the US. When I traveled down to DC for game 2 vs the Leafs, they wouldn't give me the Budweiser glass that lights up when the Caps score. I wanted that and the glowing sticks. I got a stupid cow bell and a cup with "Unleash the fury" written on it.

**** me.

 

[hockeykicker]

I can drink in Canada but not in the US. When I traveled down to DC for game 2 vs the Leafs, they wouldn't give me the Budweiser glass that lights up when the Caps score. I wanted that and the glowing sticks. I got a stupid cow bell and a cup with "Unleash the fury" written on it.

**** me.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Neither am I

I kept the cow bell and the cup. Those damn cow bells were annoying. In a double overtime game, that's 4 hours and 30 minutes of hearing 20 000 people ringing cow bells. If the game had gone any longer, I would've lost my sanity.

 

[usiel]

Reddit sucks. I'd rather go back to reading BBSs on a 2400 baud modem.

Back on topic and my sober and completely biased Friday Hot Take: With the selection of #25 Smith-Pelly will be a absolute bust. What a terrible number.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Reddit sucks. I'd rather go back to reading BBSs on a 2400 baud modem.

Back on topic and my sober and completely biased Friday Hot Take: With the selection of #25 Smith-Pelly will be a absolute bust. What a terrible number.

The last two guys to have worn #25 for the Caps were Jason Chimera and Viktor Kozlov. They both served the Caps very well.

DSP will suck but he'd suck with any number on his back.

 

[hockeykicker]

The last two guys to have worn #25 for the Caps were Jason Chimera and Viktor Kozlov. They both served the Caps very well.

DSP will suck but he'd suck with any number on his back.

How many times have we heard that? And then they end up having career years with the caps lol

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

How many times have we heard that? And then they end up having career years with the caps lol

I've seen DSP in Montreal, trust me he's god awful

 

[hockeykicker]

I've seen DSP in Montreal, trust me he's god awful

But therrien doesn't seem to understand offense right? Haha at least that's what hfboards tells us

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

But therrien doesn't seem to understand offense right? Haha at least that's what hfboards tells us

That's different, Scotty Bowman couldn't turn DSP into a productive player. His career high is 17 freaking points in a season

He's slow, out of shape and he's lost in the woods positionally. It's not just that he lacks defensive awareness, at times he appears to have no clue where he should be in his own end. He has a good wrist shot and he can throw big hits. That's about it.

This is a bit like the Brett Connolly experiment except he's less talented.

 

[g00n]

We also heard Eller was being held back by the coaching in MTL but he didn't improve at all.

 

[Ridley Simon]

We also heard Eller was being held back by the coaching in MTL but he didn't improve at all.

Well...we've heard every forward has been held back by Trotz' coaching, so....yeah

 

[g00n]

Well...we've heard every forward has been held back by Trotz' coaching, so....yeah

True. But the line is usually that Trotz's system favors grinders and bottom 6 guys over finesse players. Eller was supposed to be a defensively responsible grinder type with offensive upside that has been held back by poor handling in MTL.

I think we're finding out that Eller probably is what he is, even if Trotz does put the clamps on some of the other flashier players. I doubt Eller would see that much of a jump in production if Lavi were coach instead, for example.

So in other words, we'll see about DSP but I'm not holding my breath for a breakout simply based on complaints about MTL's methods.

p.s. can you head over to the Skins thread and give us a scouting report/take on Kaepernick?

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Or he could have said his raise costs older players their spot on the team

 

[Ridley Simon]

True. But the line is usually that Trotz's system favors grinders and bottom 6 guys over finesse players. Eller was supposed to be a defensively responsible grinder type with offensive upside that has been held back by poor handling in MTL.

I think we're finding out that Eller probably is what he is, even if Trotz does put the clamps on some of the other flashier players. I doubt Eller would see that much of a jump in production if Lavi were coach instead, for example.

So in other words, we'll see about DSP but I'm not holding my breath for a breakout simply based on complaints about MTL's methods.

p.s. can you head over to the Skins thread and give us a scouting report/take on Kaepernick?

I will leave sullying the Skins thread to you, as you seem to be doing a heckuva job on your own?

 

[g00n]

I will leave sullying the Skins thread to you, as you seem to be doing a heckuva job on your own?

Hurrrrrrrr ok

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Or he could have said his raise costs older players their spot on the team

It's a good thing he makes insightful comments instead of stating what everybody knows already.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

It's a good thing he makes insightful comments instead of stating what everybody knows already.

I missed the insightful comments. I guess they weren't posted here. What I'm reading appear to be Capt Obvious cliches and straw grasping.