Hey remember when we played Vancouver in Japan?
Hey remember when we played Vancouver in Japan?
and that's exactly why getzlaf was done at kopitar's current age. he threw his weight around his entire career and that catches up to you. genetics and dedication to preserving your body are also a part of it too, but playing that style game isn't going to allow you to play nearly 20 seasonsCrazy how he's still so good now, makes me sad that Getzlaf hit the wall relatively early.
Also a great example of a big centre that doesn't need to be ultra physical to still use his frame effectively. Someone we should be looking Carlsson to model himself after.
Hey remember when we played Vancouver in Japan?
I still got those games on VHS. Espen Knutsen!
The back problems that Getzlaf had that made him retire, that for sure will happen to Lindstrom who already has a back condition in his draft year, it'll eventually catch up to him. I'm glad they passed on him.and that's exactly why getzlaf was done at kopitar's current age. he threw his weight around his entire career and that catches up to you. genetics and dedication to preserving your body are also a part of it too, but playing that style game isn't going to allow you to play nearly 20 seasons
Yeah, Kopitar is going to end up in the top 40 or so all time for games played. You don’t really have to do anything wrong to not play that long — it’s a total aberration to play 1300+ games. Lots of things have to go right.and that's exactly why getzlaf was done at kopitar's current age. he threw his weight around his entire career and that catches up to you. genetics and dedication to preserving your body are also a part of it too, but playing that style game isn't going to allow you to play nearly 20 seasons
What? Why?Looks like we might not see Macklin tomorrow after all
Maybe they got a goldfish and one of their wishes was to have the rebuild going as well as the DucksSmith missed the last 4-5 minutes of the game as well, the announcers said in OT.
Did San Jose poach some of our training staff?
Recovering from an injury also I think.Didn't SJ also send Askarov down to AHL ? They clearly trying to tank hard again.
Marchant and Sbisa lolSmith missed the last 4-5 minutes of the game as well, the announcers said in OT.
Did San Jose poach some of our training staff?
Wild if he had an injury from camp and they decided to throw him in, instead of letting him rest.
Their recent moves have made no sense to me. They jettisoned Skinner, Mittelstadt, and Olofsson and all they got in return was Byram, even though LHD was already their strongest position. Then in the offseason they choose to focus on rebuilding their bottom 6 and not doing anything about their top 6 (unless you want to count Jason Zucker). And they still have quite a bit of cap space, so it’s not like they were handcuffed. It’s like they didn’t even want to improve the team in a meaningful way.The Sabres — the league’s resident cautionary tale for rebuilders — are 0-3 to start the year, working on their 14th straight season with no playoffs.
Previous 10 years they startes strong just to fall off short of the playoffs. Maybe they switch things around this timeThe Sabres — the league’s resident cautionary tale for rebuilders — are 0-3 to start the year, working on their 14th straight season with no playoffs.
If anything this makes me more hopeful for the Ducks because this seems like an ownership issue rather than (necessarily) a management issue. As an erstwhile Angels fan, I can attest that ownership issues don't go away. I think the Ducks ownership, while not perfect, is actually motivated to see the team succeed and will spend to do so.Their recent moves have made no sense to me. They jettisoned Skinner, Mittelstadt, and Olofsson and all they got in return was Byram, even though LHD was already their strongest position. Then in the offseason they choose to focus on rebuilding their bottom 6 and not doing anything about their top 6 (unless you want to count Jason Zucker). And they still have quite a bit of cap space, so it’s not like they were handcuffed. It’s like they didn’t even want to improve the team in a meaningful way.
Eesh.Their recent moves have made no sense to me. They jettisoned Skinner, Mittelstadt, and Olofsson and all they got in return was Byram, even though LHD was already their strongest position. Then in the offseason they choose to focus on rebuilding their bottom 6 and not doing anything about their top 6 (unless you want to count Jason Zucker). And they still have quite a bit of cap space, so it’s not like they were handcuffed. It’s like they didn’t even want to improve the team in a meaningful way.
They do have some good forward prospects, but the issue I see is that they are all very similar type players: smallish, offensive-leaning wingers. Benson, Kulich, Ostlund, Helenius, and Rosen all fit that bill, and they already have Quinn and Peterka as regular NHL players anyway. The Matt Savoie for Ryan McLeod trade seemed to indicate that they see it's an issue, but the longer they sit on all those guys, the more value they are going to lose as trade chips.Eesh.
I hadn’t realized just how uninteresting their forward group was until I went browsing today. Maybe they have really good forward prospects cooking somewhere but I mean, don’t they always? Who cares.
They’re the ones who ought to make a play for Rantanen honestly.They do have some good forward prospects, but the issue I see is that they are all very similar type players: smallish, offensive-leaning wingers. Benson, Kulich, Ostlund, Helenius, and Rosen all fit that bill, and they already have Quinn and Peterka as regular NHL players anyway. The Matt Savoie for Ryan McLeod trade seemed to indicate that they see it's an issue, but the longer they sit on all those guys, the more value they are going to lose as trade chips.