Post-Game Talk: Caufield scores OT winner to beat the BJs

[Lafleurs Guy]

I can’t wait until Suzuki produces more playing with legit talent. It’s mind boggling how posters completely dismiss linemate quality.

It’s mind boggling how you dismiss him playing with Caufield.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

RE: "because obviously "we'll never know how it really would of went""

But we saw how it went with him… 66 point pace. Why would it change?

 

[Redux91]

It’s mind boggling how you dismiss him playing with Caufield.

It's called a 'Trio' tho dude!

But we saw how it went with him… 66 point pace. Why would it change?

Because obviously we'll n... ahh nvm lol
Precisely why I said, ain't getting into it,
I deal with enough hypotheticals in life lol

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

It's called a 'Trio' tho dude!

But Caufield produces regardless. Doesn’t matter if it’s Anderson or Monahan or whatever…

Because obviously we'll n... ahh nvm lol
Precisely why I said, ain't getting into it,
I deal with enough hypotheticals in life lol

Alright bud. Let’s see how it goes this year. I hope to self ban from the Nick thread.

 

[Dick Duff]

Do we have brothers in the Edmonton area to help our guy? I can pitch in a few bucks.

Oh man, I feel bad. I wasn't asking for money, just a good stream, which now has been provided. My laptop works, so I can live without a TV. But I am really touched by those reaching out to me. Means more than you will ever know....

 

[Redux91]

But Caufield produces regardless. Doesn’t matter if it’s Anderson or Monahan or whatever…

Alright bud. Let’s see how it goes this year. I hope to self ban from the Nick thread.

It's weird this whole thing
I'm not saying you're not right in most of what youve said,
But I feel like you're being too harsh lol
It's a sticky topic I just rather revisit a bit later on yeah lol

 

[Lshap]

It's not because he looked great as 2C that he'd do better than Suzuki as 1C. It's a possibility, but in no way does that make him better than Suzuki for now. How many points would Suzuki get playing the exploitation line instead of first line duty?

I'm not knocking Suzuki by saying Dach looked even better for the short time he's been healthy. Of course Dach will have to prove it over a full season, but the hints I saw were pretty exciting.

 

[Redux91]

I'm not knocking Suzuki by saying Dach looked even better for the short time he's been healthy. Of course Dach will have to prove it over a full season, but the hints I saw were pretty exciting.

I mean, dans le fonds
Dans le fonds fonds? (at the bottom of it all)
1 did get drafted 3rd overall
And 1 did get drafted 13th overall lol
Right?

 

[MasterD]

Put some damn respect on Plekanec. He was better than DD and Gomer

Meh.

Gomez had a much better career overall.

 

[Lshap]

I mean, dans le fonds
Dans le fonds fonds? (at the bottom of it all)
1 did get drafted 3rd overall
And 1 did get drafted 13th overall lol
Right?

Draft pedigree has nothing to do with it... although if Dach can stay healthy, he'll be much better than our other 3OA centers, Galchenyuk, Drouin, and Kotkaniemi.

 

[Scriptor]

As opposed to the steadfast game played by Xhekaj who last night was caught out of position repeatedly and turned over the puck promiscuously.

I'm trying to understand, Chester? Was Xhekaj flashing his opponents as he handed the puck over to them?

Concentrating on removing that from his play would surely help reduce the amount of turnovers, no?

Yet
Boxscore has 2 giveaways for Harris and 0 for Xhekaj

What about the EDGE platform on NHL? They know everything. Even better than Artificial Intelligence. It's like REAL intelligence or something...

 

[Scriptor]

I'm also not petty enough to disagree with that
Was a rough one but I will continue to believe he will get better with time AND obviously we have to find THE partner for him
A rookie reinbacher would do wonders for him whenever he takes the step

What about a rookie Hutson he can watch handle the puck for minutes on end while he concentrates the D side of things from the right side?

It could be as early as next year. If not, the year after.

Matheson - Reinbacher
Guhle - Mailloux
Hutson - Xhekaj

 

[Adele Dazeem]

What's up with your goalie situation?

Who gets the nod tomorrow?

 

[WeThreeKings]

What's up with your goalie situation?

Who gets the nod tomorrow?

3 goalie carousel.. likely Monty again.

 

[Redux91]

Draft pedigree has nothing to do with it... although if Dach can stay healthy, he'll be much better than our other 3OA centers, Galchenyuk, Drouin, and Kotkaniemi.

Well
Not nothing.

 

[LesCanadiens]

Would you trade Xhekaj for Zegras? For Lafreniere?

I think I'd have to in spite of how much I like Xhekaj, but it's a flawed question as that offer would never be made by Anaheim or NYR. So, especially contextually, considering our depth in D prospects, I would do it. Although it would still pain me.

A more apt question would be would I trade Xhekaj for a 1st rounder not likely to be a high pick. And that would be an easy NO for me. I'd rather bet on a still very young Arber getting better and better in every way.

 

[Skip Bayless]

What's up with your goalie situation?

Who gets the nod tomorrow?

I'd think Allen.

He was talking to Marty this morning, probably not too happy to watch two games after a couple of solid performances. Goalies hate sitting out for too long. When they're feeling it they like to play as much as possible.

 

[Scriptor]

As an aside, I honestly don't think that Caufield beats a BJ, as much as I like the player.

 

[Habssince89]

Meh.

Gomez had a much better career overall.

Yikes.

 

[Rapala]

Sooooo, are you guys starting to believe yet?

Yes Sir!

We are well on our way to that NHL .500 which is exactly where I think we will end up unless the training wheels fall off completely.

 

[Rapala]

Caufield licking that imaginary ice cream!
I wonder if it was a boyhood treat after a good game.

 

[Rapala]

I think I'd have to in spite of how much I like Xhekaj, but it's a flawed question as that offer would never be made by Anaheim or NYR. So, especially contextually, considering our depth in D prospects, I would do it. Although it would still pain me.

A more apt question would be would I trade Xhekaj for a 1st rounder not likely to be a high pick. And that would be an easy NO for me. I'd rather bet on a still very young Arber getting better and better in every way.

Why would you trade Xhekaj who is still getting better the more he plays. It might be a wise decision to see where he plateaus at before trying to set a proper valuation on the asset.

 

[NMacrules]

Yes Sir!

We are well on our way to that NHL .500 which is exactly where I think we will end up unless the training wheels fall off completely.

I think a wild card spot is not out of the question.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

I think a wild card spot is not out of the question.

You do realize we haven't won a single game against last season's playoff teams, right?

Seeing the team go 4 wins against shitty teams isn't a sign of anything, other than people being irrational and lacking proper perspective.

@Rapala too?

 

[LesCanadiens]

Why would you trade Xhekaj who is still getting better the more he plays. It might be a wise decision to see where he plateaus at before trying to set a proper valuation on the asset.

It was a non-sensical proposition to begin with. However, considering our wealth of D men and lack of star forwards, Zegras or Laf (considering his current play) would be hard to turn down. I love Xhekaj, though. If we were low on dmen and rich with top-six forwards, I wouldn't trade him for those guys. But again, there is no way either NYR or Ana would entertain that trade at this point, IMO. So it's a mute point.