Toggle sidebar

Around the League - 2023/24

  • Xenforo Cloud will be upgrading us to version 2.3.5 on March 3rd at 12 AM GMT. This version has increased stability and fixes several bugs. We expect downtime for the duration of the update. The admin team will continue to work on existing issues, templates and upgrade all necessary available addons to minimize impact of this new version. Click Here for Updates
  • We're expecting server maintenance on March 3rd starting at midnight, there may be downtime during the work.
Status
Not open for further replies.
Bill Peckerskull said:
Click to expand...


How come every coach looks like this now?

1702447286119.png

1702447326372.png

1702498517956.png

1702447363427.png
1702447974682.png

1702448419937.png

1702448163878.png
1702447379659.png
 

Attachments

  • 1702447651331.png
    1702447651331.png
    1.6 MB · Views: 4
  • Like
  • Haha
  • Wow
Reactions: avsfan09, Vk1ing, Linds and 15 others
  • Like
  • Haha
Reactions: MaKarter, AllAboutAvs, Pokecheque and 2 others
UncleRisto said:
Imagine they have some meeting like the board of governors but for coaches, and the staff at the place is like "Yeah, it was a bald guy with glasses."

"Doesn't narrow it down."
Click to expand...
That's why the Avs hired Bednar. That beautiful bastard has vision! He doesn't need no stinking glasses.

Now, he just needs to work on getting that vision reinstalled in this current locker-room.
 
  • Like
Reactions: ASmileyFace, MaKarter, SaltySkywalker and 2 others
Bill Peckerskull said:


Tough blow for tJets. That puts him out till sometime in February
Click to expand...

I see it differently. It could have been season over entirely judging by the reaction. He'll be back to help them squeak into the playoffs and limply lose their first round series.
 
Balthazar said:
I sure hope we never become the Pens. Please pull the plug on this core before doing this.
Click to expand...
I think the Avs are on the same downhill street just alot sooner on that street whereas the Pens are damn near the bottom of that downhill. The one thing the Avs got going for them is that Makar, Byram and Girard are still younng. Assuming they keep all 3 thats not bad. I dont know the average age of the Pens blueline. 34? . Another reason why Avs should be all in every season that Mikko, Makar and Mackinnon are here. No more of this Lars Eller shit.
 
Last edited:
  • Like
  • Haha
Reactions: SaltySkywalker, Zolik37, ASmileyFace and 3 others
The Kingslayer said:
I think the Avs are on a same downhill street just alot sooner on that street whereas the Pens are damn near the bottom of that downhill. The one thing the Avs got going for them is that Makar, Byram and Girard are still younng. Assuming they keep all 3 thats not bad. I dont know the average age of the Pens blueline. 34? . Another reason why Avs should be all in every season that Mikko, Makar and Mackinnon are here. No more of this Lars Eller shit.
Click to expand...
Go all-in then SELL to recoup all your assets and kickstart a fast rebuild. Once it's clear that we won't win the cup anymore everyone should be available, even Makar.

Nothing more depressing for a fanbase than being hopeless for any kind of championship for the next 10+ years because your farm is empty and your super old core is still good enough to prevent you from getting a top draft pick.
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: Alienblood, expatriatedtexan and The Kingslayer
Balthazar said:
Go all-in then SELL to recoup all your assets and kickstart a fast rebuild. Once it's clear that we won't win the cup anymore everyone should be available, even Makar.

Nothing more depressing for a fanbase than being hopeless for any kind of championship for the next 10+ years because your farm is empty and your super old core si still good enough to prevent you from getting a top draft pick.
Click to expand...
Ask @ABasin how advocating for that goes. My lord, even though he was right, the amount of crap he took over suggesting we should trade Sakic was incredible.
 
Balthazar said:
Go all-in then SELL to recoup all your assets and kickstart a fast rebuild. Once it's clear that we won't win the cup anymore everyone should be available, even Makar.

Nothing more depressing for a fanbase than being hopeless for any kind of championship for the next 10+ years because your farm is empty and your super old core is still good enough to prevent you from getting a top draft pick.
Click to expand...
Honestly, I'd rather watch this core ride off into the sunset in this jersey than ever see them traded. I personally wouldn't have wanted to see guys like Sakic and Hejduk play in another jersey in exchange for being competitive sooner. From a cold-blooded strategic standpoint, the Pens made the wrong move not trading Crosby years ago, but ask any Pens fan if they would have wanted to see that happen in exchange for a quicker rebuild that may or may not even succeed. I'll bet if you posted a poll in the Pens forum asking that question the results would surprise you.

Rebuilds always happen eventually, and statistically, most of them don't ever result in a Cup win. There are too many teams in the league all going after the same thing, and only one team per year can win. If you think of it as "We should trade everyone and rebuild so we can become the next 2009 Chicago Blackhawks" it sounds obvious. But it's way more likely that you would trade everyone on the team and end up as the next iteration of the 2015 Predators. Not only do you need to suck, you need to suck in the right year. The difference between winning the draft lottery in 2015 and winning it in 2014 can ruin an entire decade for your team, and the Edmonton Oilers are all the proof you need that even the best draft luck imaginable isn't a guarantee of success.

Given the odds that any given rebuild is going to flame out, I'm comfortable with delaying ours until MacKinnon and Makar get their jerseys retired. Whether we start the process next year or 10 years from now, it's still more likely than not that we won't see another championship for decades. We got one with this core, I'm plenty happy with that achievement. It's more than most teams can say they've accomplished in the last 20 years.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Alienblood and obZen
McMetal said:
Honestly, I'd rather watch this core ride off into the sunset in this jersey than ever see them traded. I personally wouldn't have wanted to see guys like Sakic and Hejduk play in another jersey in exchange for being competitive sooner. From a cold-blooded strategic standpoint, the Pens made the wrong move not trading Crosby years ago, but ask any Pens fan if they would have wanted to see that happen in exchange for a quicker rebuild that may or may not even succeed. I'll bet if you posted a poll in the Pens forum asking that question the results would surprise you.

Rebuilds always happen eventually, and statistically, most of them don't ever result in a Cup win. There are too many teams in the league all going after the same thing, and only one team per year can win. If you think of it as "We should trade everyone and rebuild so we can become the next 2009 Chicago Blackhawks" it sounds obvious. But it's way more likely that you would trade everyone on the team and end up as the next iteration of the 2015 Predators. Not only do you need to suck, you need to suck in the right year. The difference between winning the draft lottery in 2015 and winning it in 2014 can ruin an entire decade for your team, and the Edmonton Oilers are all the proof you need that even the best draft luck imaginable isn't a guarantee of success.

Given the odds that any given rebuild is going to flame out, I'm comfortable with delaying ours until MacKinnon and Makar get their jerseys retired. Whether we start the process next year or 10 years from now, it's still more likely than not that we won't see another championship for decades. We got one with this core, I'm plenty happy with that achievement. It's more than most teams can say they've accomplished in the last 20 years.
Click to expand...
To each their own I guess.

Personally I like to either have a chance to win a cup or watch a rebuild with young talent/follow the drafts, etc. Building is exciting too.

Watching old guys going nowhere is pointless.
 
McMetal said:
Honestly, I'd rather watch this core ride off into the sunset in this jersey than ever see them traded. I personally wouldn't have wanted to see guys like Sakic and Hejduk play in another jersey in exchange for being competitive sooner. From a cold-blooded strategic standpoint, the Pens made the wrong move not trading Crosby years ago, but ask any Pens fan if they would have wanted to see that happen in exchange for a quicker rebuild that may or may not even succeed. I'll bet if you posted a poll in the Pens forum asking that question the results would surprise you.

Rebuilds always happen eventually, and statistically, most of them don't ever result in a Cup win. There are too many teams in the league all going after the same thing, and only one team per year can win. If you think of it as "We should trade everyone and rebuild so we can become the next 2009 Chicago Blackhawks" it sounds obvious. But it's way more likely that you would trade everyone on the team and end up as the next iteration of the 2015 Predators. Not only do you need to suck, you need to suck in the right year. The difference between winning the draft lottery in 2015 and winning it in 2014 can ruin an entire decade for your team, and the Edmonton Oilers are all the proof you need that even the best draft luck imaginable isn't a guarantee of success.

Given the odds that any given rebuild is going to flame out, I'm comfortable with delaying ours until MacKinnon and Makar get their jerseys retired. Whether we start the process next year or 10 years from now, it's still more likely than not that we won't see another championship for decades. We got one with this core, I'm plenty happy with that achievement. It's more than most teams can say they've accomplished in the last 20 years.
Click to expand...
I always wanted the Duke to play wing for Sidney Crosby.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Latest posts

Ad

Upcoming events

Ad

Top Bottom