Around the League Thread | Drive to the Playoffs

[B-rock]

J.T.'s contract in New York won't age well.....you can almost guarantee it. I'm glad that he's 'enjoying hockey again'.

But he said basically the same thing when he arrived in Vancouver and signed that big-ticket extension. I realize it's crying over spilt milk, but they guy they should have extended instead was Horvat.

Is he as dynamic a player as Miller? No. But he was a younger center; a rock-star in the dressing-room; the team captain, and desperately wanted to stay a Canuck.

In retrospect, he'd have been a far better bet for the team moving forward.

I disagree. Horvat wasn’t moving the team forward. Great guy but wasn’t a difference maker. Didn’t generate much for others on offence as a center. For his size he didn’t play big or stick up for teammates.

As a captain he was completely underwhelming. I like captains that either drag their team into the fight like B Tkachuk or are elite and take over games through their skill and willingness to win - Hughes, Mcdavo, etc. Horvat is neither of those. He’s just there. We would be no further ahead with Horvat.

 

[Bobby9]

JT didn't look like the 2022/2023 JT at all. He was putting in tons of effort but the confidence, the chemistry and the self doubt was evident.

Its crazy watching a player who has all the skills but for some reason just can't put them together again. He was getting visibly frustrated.