Not the world per se, but the world is littered with majorly talented players, who didn't have the passion or the will, talent by itself will get you nowhere in life.
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Not the world per se, but the world is littered with majorly talented players, who didn't have the passion or the will, talent by itself will get you nowhere in life.
King'sPawn
Enjoy the chaos
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Sure, but you can apply this for any industry. I just think it's interesting.
I also think it's important to humanize the players to understand and tolerate imperfections.
Raccoon Jesus
We were right there
With the amount of teams Rob Blake has helped to the top of the standings
He goes into the Hall of Fame as a builder right?
He goes into the Hall of Fame as a builder right?
Ovechkin leading the league in goals and is on pace for 68. While I don't expect him to keep up this pace or win the Rocket Richard it is still remarkable what he's doing at 39 years old. He got injured last night though.
Raccoon Jesus
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Saw that and hope it's just a stinger, I mean it's absolutely remarkable that he's likely to set the goals record...it's even MORE remarkable that he stands to do it in fewer games than Gretzky despite missing so much of his prime in lockouts. Rooting for him!
All The Kings Men
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Raccoon Jesus
We were right there
BigKing
Blake Out of Hell III: Back in to Hell
All of the blunders have kind of left this transaction in the shadows but oh boy if Grans becomes a legit NHL player.
Raccoon Jesus
We were right there
Just another feather in Yanetti's cap really
great drafting
dogshit development and deployment
At this point it's much more surprising when someone leaves and DOESNT have more success in a more prominent role elsewhere
great drafting
dogshit development and deployment
At this point it's much more surprising when someone leaves and DOESNT have more success in a more prominent role elsewhere
AbsentMojo
F-ing get up and hunt! Cmon Todd!
King'sPawn
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Good for Grans. He seemed to plateau in the AHL, so good for him for taking the next step.
I can't hate trading him away. Would have been nice if he showed more in Ontario.
I can't hate trading him away. Would have been nice if he showed more in Ontario.
bland
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Statistically Grans had a nice debut, but if you glance at Philly's GDT you would read several folks criticizing his play. Are they right? Who knows, but he's their 9th/10th defenseman playing due to injuries, lets consider that before the accolades and complaints get going.
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That’s fair, it certainly explains the ebbs and flows where some guys can’t do it for 82 games. That single minded love of the game is certainly a factor between the very good and the elite players. For some players it takes time to find the right spot in terms of that consistency as the mental strength and mindset takes time… sometimes. Some guys never get it at all and that’s when some guys fall waaay short of what they should be achieving.
I agree though because despite the money these guys earn it can’t prevent human ‘flaws’ from affecting performance.
kingsfan28
Its A Kingspiracy !
When you lose the room , you lose the room. Coaching is a tough gig.
Pretty insane numbers over the past 3 seasons.
Pretty insane numbers over the past 3 seasons.
unicornpig
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thats a real GM, insane regular season with mediocre playoff record and still fired. still baffling that blake thought it was a good idea to re-sign TM even before his last season started.....
