Best takes you've had on this site ?

[belair]

How about not trading our injured center for a first so we can sign a free agent

I would've added everything else, but it all started with Huberdeau. Him coming off a 115 point season going to a contender for under $4m would've set Calgary up nicely.

Weegar, Lindholm, Hanifin, Markstrom... More guys that could've been turned into exciting futures that could've cut years off of the rebuild.

There are reasons why managers avoid the rebuild, but I personally believe that teams should avoid the mushy middle.

 

[Ceremony]

After about 100 games each I made a poll asking who would score more points over their careers, Rantanen or Laine. It got locked because Laine was winning by so much. It was very obvious then that Rantanen was the better player who would achieve more.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Before or during their rookie seasons:
- Gaudreau had 105+ point upside and would contend for scoring titles
- Fox would be a perennial Norris contender
- Bratt would become a PPG player
- Seider over Broberg at the draft
- Patrick Kane should be a top pick in 2007 (back when he was rated ~25th)

Being a bit negative:
- Bedard would not be a generational player
- Wright should not be the top pick in 2022 - I had Lambert and Casey ahead of him, which I feel pretty good about at this point.
- Was 100% certain that Lazar and Zacha would significantly underperform vs their draft positions.
- Gilbert Brule and Benoit Pouliot would bust

 

[BlueAzN]

Matthews > Eichel AINEC back in 2018. Marner's contract was going to be the worst one in the league and ruin the Leafs. Dubas is has no business being a GM in the NHL. Leafs didn't need Tavares. Giving up those picks for Kessel would set us back 5-8 years. God f***in christ this team owes me $1000/year for therapy. So many dumb f***in decisions.

 

[benfranklin]

All of them, but mainly Ive been ripping Buffalos culture from 2017 or so on and ive been told how dumb I was over and over and how it was x players fault, y players fault, then coach x, then coach y, and finally making it to management and ownership.

 

[Clode]

All my takes are good.

 

[WatchfulElm]

Good

That Felix Unger Sörum was going to be something special.

Good take. He's very special to his mother.

 

[Ianturnedbull]

I predicted a great number of Leaf-related trades, promotions, demotions, put on waivers, etc.

Everything from Grabbo's buyout to Matthews being TOR's 1C in their first week of his regular season, Keefe not having the coaching ability to take TOR deep in the playoffs, OEL, etc.

Too many to name, and often mistaken for trolling. Now the mods on the leaf board are cool and give me time and space to post elite analysis and speculation.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

I don't know about best but when the league used a pandemic for an excuse to use "temporary" helmet ads I made the fairly obvious prediction that they would be permanent and jersey ads would follow soon after.

 

[missionAvs]

I f***ing knew that Tyson Jost was gonna bust as a top 10 pick.

 

[Random Comment]

Matthews > Eichel AINEC back in 2018. Marner's contract was going to be the worst one in the league and ruin the Leafs. Dubas is has no business being a GM in the NHL. Leafs didn't need Tavares. Giving up those picks for Kessel would set us back 5-8 years. God f***in christ this team owes me $1000/year for therapy. So many dumb f***in decisions.

Matthew’s is better than Eichel, but it’s not “AINEC”

 

[Bobby9]

EP40 contract was a mistake from the start

 

[1specter]

I was vehemently against trading Kadri and felt the return with Tyson Barrie and Kerfoot was horrible, and a poor assessment of team needs by Kyle Dubas. Hated that trade from day one, and long-term I was proven right as it aged like milk.

 

[TageGod]

Tage-God.

Matthew’s is better than Eichel, but it’s not “AINEC”

You might be over valuing points vs. being a top end two-way player that led the way to a cup win.

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

In 2016-

The Bruins should move Loui Eriksson at the trade deadline for whatever they can get because he will inevitably be hugely overpaid on his next contract.

 

[Rodgerwilco]

My best take is that the Entertainment Board is much more enjoyable than the main boards lol.

 

[Our Lady Peace]

At the time where they were both AHL rookies and tearing up the league, I argued Hellebuyck was the better current and long term goalie over Matt Murray

Now Murray was instrumental in at least one of the Penguin cup wins, but holy smokes he fell off shortly after that. Meanwhile, Hellebuyck has been a top 3 goalie in terms of performance and consistency for at least half a decade now. Twice a Vezina winner

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Easily saying that Kuch was a future 40 goal, 100 point scorer in his rookie season. I was even short of what he became

 

[Svechhammer]

Dude isn't even in the NHL yet, so let's calm down on that.

No no, lets hear him out on this one

 

[BB79]

Playoff prediction- The Bruins will beat the Leafs

I forget which time it was....probably all of them

 

[Ianturnedbull]

I was politely trying to temper CGY Fan's expectations when they traded Tkachuk/conditional 4th for Huberdeau/Weager/Schwindt/conditional 1st. Then I had to do damage control when Treliving signed Kadri. CGY fans went crazy, and declared that they will win a cup, and that Treliving was the GM of the year.

Well...the rest is history.

 

[Pens x]

1. Bashing the Penguins for hiring Hextall

2. Saying Pittsburgh should have kept McCann, and that it was absurd he was not protected in the expansion draft.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

No no, lets hear him out on this one

He's looking very promising and the potential to be a nice steal for Carolina is definitely there.