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They're getting fans used to the cluttered look so they can add more jersey ads in the near future.
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They're getting fans used to the cluttered look so they can add more jersey ads in the near future.
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Ugh I don't hate there being an ad but if you are gonna have one on the chest then the 50 year needs to be on a shoulder or arm or something. That looks super cluttered.
Oddbob
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How does Mantha get 3.5 with 44 pts in 14 ish minutes, while Sprong gets only 975,000 with 43 pts in 12 ish minutes? They both give about the same shit in the defensive zone. Weird to me that Mantha still has that value. Sprong also outscored him the year prior with similar ice times as last season.
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A very well done summary of why Sprong is not able to secure a long term agreement and is a bottom line player even with high offensive production.
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That is a great breakdown.
And man I knew Sprong wasn't great defensively, but in those clips he's playing defense like he's in the All Star game.
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This is exactly the same as Mantha in his own end or anywhere else he doesn't have the puck. The only time Mantha competes hard is the one in 50 games someone pisses him off and he actually shows the skill he has. The rest of the time he is exactly the same player as Sprong with the exception that Mantha is 6'4" which is a moot point anyways as he doesn't play 6'4", 95% of the time.
Also, this isn't why Sprong gets so little, it is why would anyone want Mantha for 4 times the amount of a similar player? Both players also enter the dog house about the same amount.
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Ouch. That's borderline uncalled for.
Did the All Star game kick your dog or something?
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Excellent video. Sprong is one of the worst players I’ve seen in the back 2/3 of the ice. He screams “I need to be sheltered” as much as anyone in the league. Him getting paid peanuts is expected.
Now Mantha getting $3.5M is a bit surprising. Really banking on his upside with that contract I guess.
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Yeah, but they can't fix Mantha. He doesn't play hard enough to be fixed at 30 years old.
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sure but that doesn't stop teams from wanting to try
jaster
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I don’t mean unrealized upside. I mean the upside that he actually possesses but only seems to get to 5% of the time. They must be hoping for 30% this season
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And it's a 1-year deal. They're hoping he'll stay healthy and actually try.
Though the odds on either of those happening aren't great.
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Bahstin dicked themselves trading Ullmark before Swayman was signed. Swayman still isn't signed and has a lot more leverage. Let the Korpisalo era begin. What dummies.
jkutswings
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It could be worse. Korpisalo could go dog sledding and get an injury that nullifies his contract. Then Boston would have no goaltenders at all.
Not that such a far fetched thing could ever happen in the NHL. But it would be awful to see continued setbacks rain down upon a franchise so well known for sportsmanship and fair play.
(Psst...do you think they bought it?
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Yost: Linus Ullmark should help Ottawa Senators put Atlantic Division on notice | TSN
The Ottawa Senators are hoping the acquisition of Vezina Trophy winner Linus Ullmark will solve the questions they've had in net for the last number of years, writes TSN's Travis Yost.
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I forecast an exquisite level of schadenfreude here. Regardless of whether Detroit takes another step forward this year, I'll believe it when I see it from Ottawa. I think Ullmark is in for a rude awakening for the number and type of shots he will face.
Yost: Linus Ullmark should help Ottawa Senators put Atlantic Division on notice | TSN
The Ottawa Senators are hoping the acquisition of Vezina Trophy winner Linus Ullmark will solve the questions they've had in net for the last number of years, writes TSN's Travis Yost.
I forecast an exquisite level of schadenfreude here. Regardless of whether Detroit takes another step forward this year, I'll believe it when I see it from Ottawa. I think Ullmark is in for a rude awakening for the number and type of shots he will face.
I think Ulmark will be fine. He won't do that .930 sv% he put up a couple of years ago but carrying .910 or higher shouldn't be surprising. I'm with you on not believing in them as a team, though. Ottawa and Buffalo have just been so bad for so long in so many different ways...
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Ottawa fans are quick to blame their goalie for last season's failures but don't want to point at how poor they played defensively to create those chances against. Ullmark is an upgrade over Korpisalo for sure, but that Ottawa team didn't make any meaningful improvements other than Perron for their 3rd line. And I'd argue that hiring Travis Green as their coach is going to prove to be a huge mistake unless he somehow learned how to create a system since he was fired last time.
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Brand new prospects under the gentle and patient guidance of John Tortorella. What could possibly go wrong?Jett Luchanko and Michkov on the roster for the Flyers.
