GDT: ALIENS @ WHAT

[SoupNazi]

It's alive!

The thread, that is.

 

[MisterDobz]

First shift, Nino takes patches into the boards. Svetch takes offense and all out brawl ensues.

 

[AD Skinner]

Nino was a great cane. Sad to see him in other colors

 

[Unsustainable]

Patches from the top ropes with the RKO on Nino, and tells him, this is My Canes now.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Patches from the top ropes with the RKO on Nino, and tells him, this is My Canes now.

I wanna see Jaccob "Superfly" Slavin

 

[Tryamw]

Supposedly Patches is no longer ded..

 

[MinJaBen]

Nino at the deadline, 50% retained. Who says no?

 

[HisIceness]

Nino was such a great acquisition at the right time when the season was turning for the better. Scored the goal (one of 69 nice ones here) that solidified the playoff spot ending the drought.

I loved the guy, but UFA/cap is what it is. I get the feeling he'll be back before retirement, like a 1 year let's get the Cup deal a la CDH and Stepan now.

 

[Borsig]

On a serious note, Nino was one of my favorite recent canes. I felt like we did just enough stupid shit to not pay him. (usless ass Bear and his 2.5 million could have easily been put with what we paid a guy like Kase and the rest made up to keep the best shutdown line in the game together)

Odds on Nino scoring a goal tonight? High. Odds on it being the gwg? Well that's what our ex players do when they come here.

It will be a get what you deserve moment.

It was one of the stupidest things we've done in recent off years. He wanted to be here and he was not expensive. Instead we spent on Bear and had to go out and get a glass player that played one game before the inevitable.

/rant.

 

[Canes]

Nino at the deadline, 50% retained. Who says no?

Nashville.

Also probably Carolina.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Nino's struggles in the playoffs is probably a main reason they didn't want to re-up him for as much as the market would ask and/or go in a different direction.

7G, 12P, -12 in 43 playoff games. That's the same number of points as Brock McGinn had 35 games and Warren Foegele had in 34 games; 1 more than Martinook had in 35 games, and 2 less than Pesce had in 40 games.

I like Nino a lot and wanted to keep him, but I understand why the Canes may have thought they needed to go in a different direction.

 

[Borsig]

Nino's struggles in the playoffs is probably a main reason they didn't want to re-up him for as much as the market would ask and/or go in a different direction.

7G, 12P, -12 in 43 playoff games. That's the same number of points as Brock McGinn had 35 games and Warren Foegele had in 34 games; 1 more than Martinook had in 35 games, and 2 less than Pesce had in 40 games.

I like Nino a lot and wanted to keep him, but I understand why the Canes may have thought they needed to go in a different direction.

And yet Ginner sent the caps packing when it counted in the never ending game 7.

 

[zman77]

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

And yet Ginner sent the caps packing when it counted in the never ending game 7.

Which has nothing to do with what I posted.

 

[Borsig]

Which has nothing to do with what I posted.

You're right. A pile of stats doesn't compare to being the guy that made the play that sent you on to the next round.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

You're right. A pile of stats doesn't compare to being the guy that made the play that sent you on to the next round.

No, it's just you're poor reading comprehension.

I never said anything about McGinn not scoring enough. McGinn was a bottom six guy who wasn't counted on to score a lot of goals (and wasn't paid as such). He was great in his role and any scoring was a bonus. And he came through in the clutch as you stated.

My point was that Nino, who was paid to score GOALS was scoring at a rate lower than guys who aren't counted upon to score (McGinn, Foegele, Pesce, Martinook, etc..).

So it wasn't a negative comment about McGinn's production, it was a comment about Nino in comparison to guys who aren't counted upon to score a lot of goals.

Nino's production in the playoffs wasn't good. That's the point.

 

[skipnjump]

My older sister @hockey diva is a huge Nashville fan and it would REALLY be nice for the Canes to beat the fang-toothed cats tonight. We have a Sibling Rivalry Series going on and I have to say that the Canes hold the lead in the series: 23-14-1-3. That's all I have to say

 

[zman77]

 

[Unsustainable]

Nino was a favorite during his time here. He was the perfect line mate for Jordan, and I think revitalized him.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Scored the goal (one of 69 nice ones here)

I didn’t realize he scored so many here. That puts him between Jokinen and Cullen on our all time list, and just outside the top-20 if we exclude Whalers. That’s legitimately “Great Cane” territory.

 

[geehaad]

Hell yeah, I'm so pumped to see what MaxPac brings!

 

[Tryamw]

Hell yeah, I'm so pumped to see what MaxPac brings!

Death.

 

[VibesAlive]

Patches on the PP should be fun.

 

[zman77]

 

[AD Skinner]

Oh f*** yes the throwbacks