Around the NHL – Part XL - Mod post page 249

[Boris Zubov]

Holy shit Makar is tiny.

With tiny man boobs

 

[CasusBelli]

With tiny man boobs

Very weird body type.

 

[Boris Zubov]

Very weird body type.

Could be really scary if/when he fills out.

 

[Kane One]

@Ginger Papa well you can at least make HFNYR your temporary home, if that’s any sort of consolation

 

[CasusBelli]

Could be really scary if/when he fills out.

I just wonder how you can play defense without lats, shoulders, biceps or triceps. It’s almost like The Matrix: “you think that’s air you’re breathing?” … “you think those are your muscles you’re using?”

 

[Boris Zubov]

I just wonder how you can play defense without lats, shoulders, biceps or triceps.

The power of the man boobs.

 

[Kords]

Now they are saying Makar might be better than McDavid. Canada is eating itself.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I certainly hope so. I think we lost 7-4 to them this season — and I just remember thinking “thank goodness we play each other only twice each season.”

Its a good think Adam Huska won't be suiting up for us.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Makar is the best defenseman in the game right at this exact moment, but this amount of ballslobbery from the media is a little much.

 

[CasusBelli]

Gretzky comparing Makar to Bobby Orr lol

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Makar got worked in his own end in this game.

Don't know why it always goes ignored when it happens.

 

[CasusBelli]

Its a good think Adam Huska won't be suiting up for us.

Was he our starter that game? That would explain a lot then — and give me some peace of mind.

 

[will1066]

The fanbases of the other Canadian franchises are breathing a collective sigh of relief though.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Was he our starter that game? That would explain a lot then — and give me some peace of mind.

Yes.

Igor was hurt and Georgiev needed a rest.

 

[Kane One]

Gretzky comparing Makar to Bobby Orr lol

I mean, just last year, people were comparing Fox’s IQ to Gretzky, and also comparing him to Orr.

Makar is absolutely incredible.

 

[Boris Zubov]

Makar got worked in his own end in this game.

Don't know why it always goes ignored when it happens.

Since he scored that spin-o-rama OT goal vs the Hawks, he's been annointed the best d-man in hockey. Ironically, he shouldn't even win the Norris this season.

 

[CasusBelli]

The power of the man boobs.

Must have the core of Brind’Amour to rip pucks the way he does.

 

[will1066]

Makar got worked in his own end in this game.

Don't know why it always goes ignored when it happens..

I'll take Fox every single time. Physical skills will erode. Fox's 4D chess galaxy brain will keep him going late into his career

 

[CasusBelli]

I mean, just last year, people were comparing Fox’s IQ to Gretzky, and also comparing him to Orr.

Makar is absolutely incredible.

He is by leaps and bounds the best offensive defenseman in the league … but you could make the case that Orr was the greatest player of all time (longevity aside). The comparison seems premature.

 

[will1066]

Must have the core of Brind’Amour to rip pucks the way he does.

So he is an underdeveloped mesomorph, that what you're saying?

 

[Tob]

Even with the power of domestic altercation, prostitution, gambling, abortion contracts, and the finest legal representation money can buy, it only got the Oilers 8 wins with McDavid and Draisaitl.

 

[CasusBelli]

Yes.

Igor was hurt and Georgiev needed a rest.

Yikes. Suddenly I’m much less worried. Thanks.

 

[Kane One]

He is by leaps and bounds the best offensive defenseman in the league … but you could make the case that Orr was the greatest player of all time (longevity aside). The comparison seems premature.

Lol what? You absolutely cannot, and I think he’s one of those legends like Babe Ruth that people say is the best (in Orr’s case, best at his position) just because people are used to saying it and hearing it for 50 years.

 

[Boris Zubov]

I'll take Fox every single time. Physical skills will erode. Fox's 4D chess galaxy brain will keep him going late into his career

This is homer bias here, hate to say it. Nobody in their right mind should choose Fox over Makar. Fox is better right now in his own end, but Makar's skating is the difference to me. He can learn to play defense better as his career progresses. Fox is who he is as a skater & that won't likely improve enough to bridge the gap between the two players.

We're lucky to have Fox, but Makar is the better player, IMO.

 

[CasusBelli]

So he is an underdeveloped mesomorph, that what you're saying?

I’m saying you don’t usually see big shooters who don’t have huge upper bodies as well. Weber, Chara, Ovechkin, Burns, Laine, Malkin. All huge shooters and all big guys. Thinner big shooters like MSL, Bure and Karlsson have been much rarer. Not sure if Mika and Stammer are big guys — tall and lanky?

Lol what? You absolutely cannot, and I think he’s one of those legends like Babe Ruth that people say is the best (in Orr’s case, best at his position) just because people are used to saying it and hearing it for 50 years.

Why not?