I mean, there is that one crazy season where Kucherov didn't play and Stamkos scored over 100. But in general, finding chemistry for him has been a futile endeavor.
Player Discussion: Former Bolts Thread
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Saros having more points than Stammer wasn't on my bingo card
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Yzerman is having a reverse issue in Detroit compared to Tampa: in Tampa, he was mostly underwhelming with his 1st round picks, the picks where he has more input, but Al Murray saved his ass with a ton of 2nd-7th round steals, whereas in Detroit, Yzerman's 1st round drafting looks much better, but he's not hitting on any 2nd-7th round picks so far, which you need to accelerate getting out of a rebuild.
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Koepke currently is a point per game and is tied for the highest +/- in the league. I thought he played really well down the stretch for Syracuse and even into the playoffs but didn't think he looked this good. He will probably slow down but should be a solid bottom 6 player for Boston. Honestly kind of liked him more than Chaffee last year but Chaffee has also played well to start this year. Still waiting for Groshev to get his call up, he is the one to watch imo.
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Koepke never looked comfortable/in sync in Tampa. Hard to be in your first NHL action with no linemate chemistry and limited opportunities.
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He definitely didn't have a good showing in Tampa and even had a slow start with Syracuse but got better as the season went on. He is the type of player that will do well in the Bruins system
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Pally having a rough time in NJ, currently on the 4th line and might be a buyout candidate if he doesn't improve soon.
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I haven't watched any NJ games recently, but I'd much rather have Palat than Sheary, I'd also rather have a ham sandwich than Sheary.
If he gets bought out, he's coming back. Cooper will break down JBB's door.
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Come on home Drej we haven't forgotten about you!
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Coltron assemble! He adds 2 goals tonight, has 4 goals and 5 points thru 5 games so far.
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Imagine we actually get Palat back...
Adding him to the middle six would be huge. Him or Gourde. Pipe dreams? Probably. But still, that would be awesome.
Adding him to the middle six would be huge. Him or Gourde. Pipe dreams? Probably. But still, that would be awesome.
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I am happy for Colton but not particularly worried about him going off. Of any young forward we have had, he was the one we graced with the most opportunities for success. If he pops off like a Verhaeghe or JAM I'll be shocked. And God knows I'm the first to complain about the Lightning approach to prospect development. I'm counting the days til management says "Geekie could be playing top minutes in Syracuse right now!" and we don't see him again this year
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Colton on day 1 of his NHL career was closer to his peak than 90% of players. It's easy to see what you have in him, it's not as if there was ever some untapped potential in him, like there was in Verhaeghe and Marchessault. If he "pops off", it's not because he's suddenly reached some new level, it's because he's started playing with MacKinnon and Rantanen.
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Let me come out and say "DFC was right"
I maintained all of last season that the team was distracted by the Stamkos contract situation. There may or may not have been a degree of truth in my observation. But what I can't account for is each of Paul and Cirelli seemingly growing an extra brain and extra pair of eyes for themselves. They haven't played like this in years... it appears the coaching staff has taken the choke leash off the offense too but that by itself doesn't explain the fluidity of the 2nd line. Holy shit Stamkos really was the problem and I somehow either didn't see it or my frustration with Cirelli and Paul wouldn't let me
I might be a headache to read but I'll always admit when I'm wrong
