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Points alone is a terrible, horrible, no good way of assigning line levels to players.How many points this year for the Eriksson clone?
Points alone is a terrible, horrible, no good way of assigning line levels to players.How many points this year for the Eriksson clone?
I'm not a Shenn guy unless we get him for peanuts.
If we're moving guys like Grizz,Heinen etc then we should just add more to it and go for a game changer. What does Grizz, Heinen and Vladar get you?
If you're going for it then go for it.
Thanks. You are right. Thats a huge flag if he is still bothered by it 9 months laterTarasenko has shoulder surgery, will be evaluated at Blues training camp
I should clarify that it isn't a new injury but related to the end of last season where he dislocated his shoulder and required surgery in the off-season. The issue seemed to be he hasn't been able to regain the same strength in his shoulder that helped him generate such a powerful wrist shot. I'm no shoulder expert so I have no idea how normal this is or how long these things tend to take to heal so it stood out as as a red flag to me. As I said before any major top-six addition should be to compete this year and I just don't know if Tarasenko is going to regain form or not.
Thanks. You are right. Thats a huge flag if he is still bothered by it 9 months later
This is a narrative being pushed by a couple reporters and some fans trying to explain his production. Tarasenko and the team say no issues. Perhaps there is issue of confidence in letting shot rip, but he doesn't seem to be favoring it or anything. He actually got off to solid start to year before having terrible December. He was playing 2-way hockey and hurling his body around with abandon. Now he just seems to be in a funk. He was one of the staunchest public supporters of Yeo and his poor play has come after the firing, so I would think issue affecting him is more likely about 6 inches above his shoulder.Thanks. You are right. Thats a huge flag if he is still bothered by it 9 months later
This is a narrative being pushed by a couple reporters and some fans trying to explain his production. Tarasenko and the team say no issues. Perhaps there is issue of confidence in letting shot rip, but he doesn't seem to be favoring it or anything. He actually got off to solid start to year before having terrible December. He was playing 2-way hockey and hurling his body around with abandon. Now he just seems to be in a funk. He was one of the staunchest public supporters of Yeo and his poor play has come after the firing, so I would think issue affecting him is more likely about 6 inches above his shoulder.
Strome = HamiltonI kinda wished donny had flipped spooner for ryan strome . Excellent 3c optiom only 25 yrs and has been picking up his play lately . It would have been a cheap effective move . I don't like what I'm hearing that Armstrong is wanting vak or Frederic for schenn. Donny has to find cheaper moves without losing blue chip prospects.
I kinda wished donny had flipped spooner for ryan strome . Excellent 3c optiom only 25 yrs and has been picking up his play lately . It would have been a cheap effective move . I don't like what I'm hearing that Armstrong is wanting vak or Frederic for schenn. Donny has to find cheaper moves without losing blue chip prospects.
1) Awkward ginger?Strome = Hamilton
Please explain how a week or two of looking okay on the second line while continuing to be soft and bullied along the boards was a good second line. Spooner has been moved several times in the past year for a reason.The line was doing just fine with Spooner - Krejci himself confirmed he liked the line before the trade deadline.
His point production and style made that line more dangerous than with Spooner. The line improved with the addition of Nash. That's a success in my book.You say Nash did ok? How so?
He had his 3rd or 4th concussion due to the RISK we all knew. Not going to debate this any longer however some of us felt the RISK was not worth it and as it turns out we were right. Thinking there were other options out there. Replace "illusion" with "risk".
The odd thing to me is some folk want him back?
It was nice to see Don "going for it". It was the right time and this year is no different in fact it's the perfect time to go for it however it better be for a speedy young scoring winger.
I’ve pretty much ruled out Ottawa players but man would Duschene look good here. That being said he is a bit of a losing player. My guess is the ask from the in division Sens would just be astronomical.
I don’t think the Bruins have a single elite prospect. They are all in play as far as I’m concerned.
Doesn’t mean they aren’t good or don’t have a deep system. They just seem to have a bunch of nice pieces to me, not any 1st liners or #1 defenseman. There are certainly guys I’d prefer they keep over others but nobody should be untouchable
I don’t think the Bruins have a single elite prospect. They are all in play as far as I’m concerned.
Doesn’t mean they aren’t good or don’t have a deep system. They just seem to have a bunch of nice pieces to me, not any 1st liners or #1 defenseman. There are certainly guys I’d prefer they keep over others but nobody should be untouchable
You're right, he needs to be more physical to be a fourth liner. He is suppose to be a skilled point producer, he isn't, he is a solid defensive forward who isn't producing, there are tons of them in the NHL and capable replacements in the AHL. If he can be part of a package to upgrade the forward lines he should be.Points alone is a terrible, horrible, no good way of assigning line levels to players.
No one is untouchable in my opinion, but unless the guy coming back is of the first line or top pair variety, I'd rather live with growing pains instead of doing the standard halfassed going for it, with pretty disappointing results.I don’t think the Bruins have a single elite prospect. They are all in play as far as I’m concerned.
Doesn’t mean they aren’t good or don’t have a deep system. They just seem to have a bunch of nice pieces to me, not any 1st liners or #1 defenseman. There are certainly guys I’d prefer they keep over others but nobody should be untouchable
I don’t think the Bruins have a single elite prospect. They are all in play as far as I’m concerned.
Doesn’t mean they aren’t good or don’t have a deep system. They just seem to have a bunch of nice pieces to me, not any 1st liners or #1 defenseman. There are certainly guys I’d prefer they keep over others but nobody should be untouchable
I don’t think the Bruins have a single elite prospect. They are all in play as far as I’m concerned.
Doesn’t mean they aren’t good or don’t have a deep system. They just seem to have a bunch of nice pieces to me, not any 1st liners or #1 defenseman. There are certainly guys I’d prefer they keep over others but nobody should be untouchable
Vak lauzon Federic donato I consider blue chip and should be only traded for young impact roster players. If not stay in system.I don’t think the Bruins have a single elite prospect. They are all in play as far as I’m concerned.
Doesn’t mean they aren’t good or don’t have a deep system. They just seem to have a bunch of nice pieces to me, not any 1st liners or #1 defenseman. There are certainly guys I’d prefer they keep over others but nobody should be untouchable
Vak lauzon Federic donato I consider blue chip and should be only traded for young impact roster players. If not stay in system.
Blues fans on the trade forum seem to want a young LHD for Schenn. One offered Lauzon + JFK...if that's what it takes I take it in run. But I feel like they'd want something a bit sweeter, just think you would have to swap one of those players for either Frederic or Vaakanainen
I don’t know what this means? Every deal has some element of risk.
If you are saying there were better players available, who were they?
Stastny (injury prone), Kane (had risk), Brassard (meh), Grabner (meh).
Not sure who was available that was so much better than Nash?