Canadiens look solid
Kovacevic especially…….
Canadiens look solid
I was thinking exactly the same thing tonight loldid we break the blues?
If leafs lose to Anaheim tomorrow the board may break. Which will be fine…Most of the central teams losing tonight plus the leafs lost. I was gonna go over to the leafs forum for some cheap Saturday night entertainment but it looks like their board is broken and bogged down.
The ducks are due for a win. those fans are absolutely nuts. The amount of hatred for Justin Holl, keefe and dubas is just crazy.If leafs lose to Anaheim tomorrow the board may break. Which will be fine…
Is it really that much stronger than the hatred we see on HFJets for Wheeler, Maurice, and Chevy? Only reason we don't see hate for Bones is that he's barely been here at this point.The ducks are due for a win. those fans are absolutely nuts. The amount of hatred for Justin Holl, keefe and dubas is just crazy.
Canadiens look solid
florida has 51 shots right now vs ottawa with 6 mins to go in the 3rd...
jesus, people are still crying about losing kovacevic...
The standings after almost 10 games doesn’t look like most thought it would.
I’m sure some things will sort themselves out but parity is real and there could be some real big surprises by seasons end.
Canadiens look solid
Because he's a replacement level player? People live bitching for the sake of bitching? He would have been 11th on our depth chart? Should I go on?They are supposed to be tanking. I guess they didn't get the memo.
Why would that have stopped?
It is why winning the offseason guarantees nothing in this league. The East looks like a bloodbath so far and the west has had some real slow starts from some teams.
A bunch of kids just going out and playing with no pressure. It reminds me of our 16-17 season where we integrated a lot of youth and took the reigns off. They are fun to watch.
Because he's a replacement level player? People live bitching for the sake of bitching? He would have been 11th on our depth chart? Should I go on?
Why would it stop while he continues to play well? When he starts bringing the Habs down in some way, or they waive him, maybe it will stop. So far, they are doing well and he is contributing.
If he would have been 11th on our depth chart, maybe someone is effing up the depth chart. Or maybe we should have cashed in 4-5 Dmen and promoted him. If we are that good and that deep at D we are wasting resources.
This is why I brought it up in the first place. I'm not worried about losing the eighth defenseman on the depth chart; I'm worried about what it says about the Jets' ability to develop their players. Kovacevic was buried here, and is seemingly flourishing in Montreal. We have Heinola, Samberg, Chisholm, and Stanley all capable of playing NHL minutes, with only one open spot. No one is getting a chance while the incumbents are healthy and playing for the Jets. _That_ is my issue. Making this to be about Kovacevic is missing the forest for the trees.
Columbus can't be happy with that start given what they did this offseason. They got blown out yet again.
This is why I brought it up in the first place. I'm not worried about losing the eighth defenseman on the depth chart; I'm worried about what it says about the Jets' ability to develop their players. Kovacevic was buried here, and is seemingly flourishing in Montreal. We have Heinola, Samberg, Chisholm, and Stanley all capable of playing NHL minutes, with only one open spot. No one is getting a chance while the incumbents are healthy and playing for the Jets. _That_ is my issue. Making this to be about Kovacevic is missing the forest for the trees.
When do teams showcase their # 10 or 11 depth defenceman? They showcased him on the Moose and he got picked up on the waiver wire just like dozens of similarly talented players do every season.At the very least, they could have showcased him, last year or this, to the point where they could get a return. Even a 7th is more than nothing.
Erik Gudbranson with -14 cumulative Gamescore, good for worst in the league among all skaters.
Among defensemen with minimum 100mins played this season (all 5v5) from NaturalStatTrick
3rd worst CF%
2nd worst FF%
1st worst xGA
4th worst xGF%
They lost Bjorkstrand because of that contract
Erik Gudbranson with -14 cumulative Gamescore, good for worst in the league among all skaters.
Among defensemen with minimum 100mins played this season (all 5v5) from NaturalStatTrick
3rd worst CF%
2nd worst FF%
1st worst xGA
4th worst xGF%
They lost Bjorkstrand because of that contract
I don't know how this guy keeps getting opportunities. He's the perfect example of old school thinking over ruling everything else. He's been awful for years.
Columbus can't be happy with that start given what they did this offseason. They got blown out yet again.