Adam Larsson..
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Without Larsson, the defence is terrible. Taking up 20-25 minutes a night with no loss of effectiveness as an 18 year old is very impressive.
Last season proved that the team cannot do anything offensively without good puck moving defencemen who can spring the breakout, move the puck up ice, and join the rush. Larsson can do those things very capably, and your collection of heroes who have done nothing yet in the NHL (though I have hope for Burlon), cannot. Larsson is also our PP QB, and although he hasn't really settled into the role and started putting up points yet, it is illogical to expect him to do it so soon in his career.
We could have picked Couturier or Scheifele, but then our transition attack would be as bad as ever, and the forwards would still be stuck playing 3 on 5, just like last season. Neither of those guys would be putting up your mythical 100 point rookie seasons, which very few players, only generational players, have done. Your expectations are unreasonable.
Are you suggesting Larsson isn't putting up minutes and playing D? Mental.
Doughty took forever to do anything offensively. He was inconsistent offensively at best.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4472/gamelog;_ylt=AjO.5YvpQb403G1cMMFdL8hivLYF?year=2008
Corrente? He who got 3 of his 7 pts in one game?
Getzo5
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LMAO - Corrente fan. I'm sure Corrente would be on the PP putting shots on net and scoring up a storm which is exactly what we need in our D lineup this year.
Larsson is 18 btw - not 19 (for another 2 days) and is not a forward like all those names you keep spewing out like vomit.
THESE are his comparables;
*damnit... he gone.
Larsson is 18 btw - not 19 (for another 2 days) and is not a forward like all those names you keep spewing out like vomit.
THESE are his comparables;
*damnit... he gone.
MasterofGrond
No, I'm not serious.
We have an anti-Kovy guy (Jim) and an anti-Parise guy (Muttley), guess he saw a niche as an anti-Larsson guy.
Unfortunately, he's just jumped into this with little regard to nuance and evolution of the persona. You gotta ease into the role before you can truly establish your own place in the "Pantheon of Haters," (which I mean in the absolute best way Jim/Muttley)
Unfortunately, he's just jumped into this with little regard to nuance and evolution of the persona. You gotta ease into the role before you can truly establish your own place in the "Pantheon of Haters," (which I mean in the absolute best way Jim/Muttley)
aboriginal
lou ****ing sucks
you guys are a bunch of rubes. he should go fishing with jim and mutts. theyd catch some whompers.
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Don't forget our anti-Marty guy...
There was only 1 slot left on Mt. Douchemore and he went for it.
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For those looking for a Doughty vs Larsson breakdown after 13 games (I'm not about to do it for other players or later this season after more games):
Player|GP|G|A|P|+/-|PIM|S|S%|Shifts|TOI
Doughty|13|2|3|5|6|10|19|10.53%|25.69|21:56
Larsson|13|0|2|2|(3)|8|17|0.00%|24.07|23:37
Difference|0|(2)|(1)|(3)|(9)|(2)|(2)|(10.53%)|(1.62)|1:41
Doughty|13|2|3|5|6|10|19|10.53%|25.69|21:56
Larsson|13|0|2|2|(3)|8|17|0.00%|24.07|23:37
Difference|0|(2)|(1)|(3)|(9)|(2)|(2)|(10.53%)|(1.62)|1:41
aboriginal
lou ****ing sucks
CerebralGenesis
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Ya he needs to work on his hatin. I dont buy it, too over the top with little merit. He hasn't earned muttley or jom status
MasterofGrond
No, I'm not serious.
There is only one way to be a good young defensemen, and that's to play like Doughty.
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They both played alot of minutes in their rookie season.
The purpose of my chart was that other than a couple of goals by Doughty, he and Larsson have pretty much the same stats. So if Larsson sucks, I hope he can be as sucky as Doughty in his career.
Larsson is doing fine. And d-men, especially rookie ones shouldn't be judged by offensive stats.
Larsson isn't as good as some of the best players in the league as an 18 year old, and therefore sucks.
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aboriginal
lou ****ing sucks
i gotta apologize for the troll guy. british humour doesnt translate well on message boards/simple text.
It makes no sense to me either. Doughty is an anomaly, most defencemen don't emulate his development curve. Expecting Larsson to do so seems unfair to him.
Getzo5
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aboriginal
lou ****ing sucks
sound, on the other hand, does translate well.
heres an example.
aluminum
....there see....nothing. needs moar sound.
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Larsson has been shooting way more especially with kovy out and Adam getting the shooting spot on the peeper. the points will come
Getzo5
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One man doesn`t make a trend. (unless your name is Bobby Orr)
I still somehow fail to find an accurate comparison for him.
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