Around the NHL 11 - 2023/24

[JetsFan815]

22 games in and PLD has the same amount of points as Namestnikov. Wasn’t expecting that.

Last season I was constantly attacked on this board for calling out PLD's disinterested play by the PLD fanclub here calling me biased against for daring to critisize him. If you look at the LA Kings board many of their posts about PLD's play could literally be copy paste of my posts about him from last year. Many here could nor accept that the guy we traded for Laine was just a decent 2C who only brought it when he felt like it. Kings fans are more unbiased and see him clearly.

He has the worst GAR on the kings and the only regular to be in negatives on that metric.

Obviously he is not this bad and he'll end up with his usual 55-60 points by the time the season is done and have a positive GAR but my point stands. He's been basically Brian Little with size in his career unless he is really bringing it (which he doesnt do regularly) but whereas folks here were ready to run Little out of town saying he wasn't even a good enough 2C some here couldn't tolerate even mild criticism of PLD.

 

[Jets 31]

Last season I was constantly attacked on this board for calling out PLD's disinterested play by the PLD fanclub here calling me biased against for daring to critisize him. If you look at the LA Kings board many of their posts about PLD's play could literally be copy paste of my posts about him from last year. Many here could nor accept that the guy we traded for Laine was just a decent 2C who only brought it when he felt like it. Kings fans are more unbiased and see him clearly.

He has the worst GAR on the kings and the only regular to be in negatives on that metric.

Obviously he is not this bad and he'll end up with his usual 55-60 points by the time the season is done and have a positive GAR but my point stands. He's been basically Brian Little with size in his career unless he is really bringing it (which he doesnt do regularly) but whereas folks here were ready to run Little out of town saying he wasn't even a good enough 2C some here couldn't tolerate even mild criticism of PLD.

I think most Jets fans and not just Laine fans saw that Little was a very good hockey player. I know i always loved Little's game, 1st line center, killed penalties, hard worker , just a good hockey player.

 

[Buffdog]

Interesting how some posters here love pointing out when former HFJets favs at the bottom of the lineup are not doing great on their new teams (your Harkins, Nikus and Petans). Yet get annoyed when accomplishments of guys who are thriving on other teams are brought up (Eyssimont).

Yeah, hard to believe that a guy on pace for 12 goals this year isn't being talked about day in and day out on here

Only Names and Gus have fewer goals than him this season

 

[Aggie204]

I think most Jets fans and not just Laine fans saw that Little was a very good hockey player. I know i always loved Little's game, 1st line center, killed penalties, hard worker , just a good hockey player.

Little was a gem. I was choked when he had to walk away from the game because of concussions. I bought a Little jersey after he signed the last contract, thinking he would be with us for a while. IIRC he played less then 10 games after he got he hit by Flys slap shot. He had just recovered from another head injury.

 

[macmaroon]

Little was a gem. I was choked when he had to walk away from the game because of concussions. I bought a Little jersey after he signed the last contract, thinking he would be with us for a while. IIRC he played less then 10 games after he got he hit by Flys slap shot. He had just recovered from another head injury.

Yeah, both my mother and I really liked Little. Her nickname for him was "Lamb" as in Mary had a Liitle...

It was sad that he got injured and it is nice to hear of his new passion, Ironman competitions. Hope True North brings him back as an ambassador, it's something they most likely will do...

 

[10Ducky10]

Yeah, both my mother and I really liked Little. Her nickname for him was "Lamb" as in Mary had a Liitle...

It was sad that he got injured and it is nice to hear of his new passion, Ironman competitions. Hope True North brings him back as an ambassador, it's something they most likely will do...

Can he still get on an airplane and fly?

 

[macmaroon]

Can he still get on an airplane and fly?

That's a good question. I don't know the answer to that, maybe another poster will know...

 

[10Ducky10]

I think when his contract expires after this season he will sign a one day contract and retire a Jet.
One of my favorite Jets 2.0.

 

[DeepFrickinValue]

Last season I was constantly attacked on this board for calling out PLD's disinterested play by the PLD fanclub here calling me biased against for daring to critisize him. If you look at the LA Kings board many of their posts about PLD's play could literally be copy paste of my posts about him from last year. Many here could nor accept that the guy we traded for Laine was just a decent 2C who only brought it when he felt like it. Kings fans are more unbiased and see him clearly.

He has the worst GAR on the kings and the only regular to be in negatives on that metric.

Obviously he is not this bad and he'll end up with his usual 55-60 points by the time the season is done and have a positive GAR but my point stands. He's been basically Brian Little with size in his career unless he is really bringing it (which he doesnt do regularly) but whereas folks here were ready to run Little out of town saying he wasn't even a good enough 2C some here couldn't tolerate even mild criticism of PLD.

Maybe he just paces himself. Play hard when you need to like during the playoffs.

Why wear yourself out?

 

[Stumbledore]

Maybe he just paces himself. Play hard when you need to like during the playoffs.

Why wear yourself out?

Because of that family that shelled out more than $100 a seat to see you play in that meaningless January game?

 

[JetsFan815]

Prime Wheeler style play by Byfield

 

[Buffdog]

Sharks come back from down 4 again to win vs Detroit lol

 

[Adam da bomb]

Maybe he just paces himself. Play hard when you need to like during the playoffs.

Why wear yourself out?

I dunno records and stuff.

 

[bustamente]

P L Dubois goes to Montreal with his new team, no points so Habs fans are happy they didn't steal him from the Jets, unfortunately their team gets shut out and stinks

 

[JetsFan815]

These are the players Leafs have let go for either for nothing or for dirt cheap in the last ~4 years

Zach Hyman: 15G 26P walked for nothing

Alex Barabanov: 47 pts in 62 games last season traded for a guy playing in the Swiss league

Mason Marchement: 18 pts in 25 games traded for Denis Malgin who is now in the Swiss league

Jared McCann: 40 goals 70 points last season exposed and lost in the expansion draft

Michael Amadio: 15 points in 27 games on Vegas 3rd/4th line lost on waivers for nothing

Sam Lafferty: 13 points in 27 games on the Canucks 3rd/4th line traded for a 5th round pick

Evan Rodrigues: 20 points in 25 games walked as FA after not receiving a Qualifying Offer

Granted most of these guys weren't what they became when they left but So much talent out of the org for nothing... basically an NHL top line and and NHL middle-6 line. This is not even counting Trevor Moore: 22 points in 23 games traded in a package for Kyle Clifford/Jack Campbell as atleast they got a couple of good years of Campbell out of it.

 

[AlphaLackey]

Last season I was constantly attacked on this board for calling out PLD's disinterested play by the PLD fanclub here calling me biased against for daring to critisize him. If you look at the LA Kings board many of their posts about PLD's play could literally be copy paste of my posts about him from last year. Many here could nor accept that the guy we traded for Laine was just a decent 2C who only brought it when he felt like it. Kings fans are more unbiased and see him clearly.

He has the worst GAR on the kings and the only regular to be in negatives on that metric.

Obviously he is not this bad and he'll end up with his usual 55-60 points by the time the season is done and have a positive GAR but my point stands. He's been basically Brian Little with size in his career unless he is really bringing it (which he doesnt do regularly) but whereas folks here were ready to run Little out of town saying he wasn't even a good enough 2C some here couldn't tolerate even mild criticism of PLD.

yeah, that's fair. I'd definitely say you've been vindicated.

Another one that got away.

Him and Eric Comrie, I mean, HOW?!

At this point, I'm really starting to believe that Chevy is better suited to evaluate fringe NHL players than I am.

 

[tbcwpg]

Him and Eric Comrie, I mean, HOW?!

At this point, I'm really starting to believe that Chevy is better suited to evaluate fringe NHL players than I am.

So are most NHL GMs, to be honest. Waiver wire players rarely are impactful contributors.

 

[Duke749]

Carolina is a bit of a paper tiger(Corsi tiger?). Even with Anderson in net they are not that solid in that spot. Like a lot of teams they missed out on Helly this off season.

I can’t be more thankful that we can say that.

 

[kanadalainen]

Some media buzz in a Patty Laine/Gene Kuznetsov deal (The Hockey News and E. Friedman).

 

[WolfHouse]

These are the players Leafs have let go for either for nothing or for dirt cheap in the last ~4 years

Zach Hyman: 15G 26P walked for nothing

Alex Barabanov: 47 pts in 62 games last season traded for a guy playing in the Swiss league

Mason Marchement: 18 pts in 25 games traded for Denis Malgin who is now in the Swiss league

Jared McCann: 40 goals 70 points last season exposed and lost in the expansion draft

Michael Amadio: 15 points in 27 games on Vegas 3rd/4th line lost on waivers for nothing

Sam Lafferty: 13 points in 27 games on the Canucks 3rd/4th line traded for a 5th round pick

Evan Rodrigues: 20 points in 25 games walked as FA after not receiving a Qualifying Offer

Granted most of these guys weren't what they became when they left but So much talent out of the org for nothing... basically an NHL top line and and NHL middle-6 line. This is not even counting Trevor Moore: 22 points in 23 games traded in a package for Kyle Clifford/Jack Campbell as atleast they got a couple of good years of Campbell out of it.

Never realized they had marchment - that's a massive mistake

 

[The Blue Baron]

Prime Wheeler style play by Byfield

That looks like Wheeler in his hey day. Those were the days when he was a power Forward driving to the net.

 

[Guardian17]

 

[Jetfaninflorida]

Last season I was constantly attacked on this board for calling out PLD's disinterested play by the PLD fanclub here calling me biased against for daring to critisize him. If you look at the LA Kings board many of their posts about PLD's play could literally be copy paste of my posts about him from last year. Many here could nor accept that the guy we traded for Laine was just a decent 2C who only brought it when he felt like it. Kings fans are more unbiased and see him clearly.

He has the worst GAR on the kings and the only regular to be in negatives on that metric.

Obviously he is not this bad and he'll end up with his usual 55-60 points by the time the season is done and have a positive GAR but my point stands. He's been basically Brian Little with size in his career unless he is really bringing it (which he doesnt do regularly) but whereas folks here were ready to run Little out of town saying he wasn't even a good enough 2C some here couldn't tolerate even mild criticism of PLD.

Little was better than PLD

 

[Inanna]

Unless there was an empty net behind the Predator, there should be a suspension for that lack of class and sportsmanship.

 

[macmaroon]

Watching...the...Bruins...game...with...my...mother. No...wonder...she's...asleep...