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Come on manTwo of his goals were right in front of the net. Sherwood has been a great addition but would you turn down another Sherwood?
Come on manTwo of his goals were right in front of the net. Sherwood has been a great addition but would you turn down another Sherwood?
Watched a few shifts the other day and can confirm there's still zero commitment to the two-way game. It's quite remarkable how clueless he is in the defensive zone.
He will probably will get one more look by an NHL team, but really needs to be situated on an elite team with guys that can pick up the slack. He has the skill to be a lethal finisher. Maybe Edmonton or Tampa sign him?
Bad team scorer. Would be great next to Bedard.
Come on man
Both. We are calling Sherwood Burrows lite rn which is such a huge compliment to SherwoodI'm trying to figure out whether you really take issue with what I wrote or just wanted to tell a joke.
Both. We are calling Sherwood Burrows lite rn which is such a huge compliment to Sherwood
When we traded Podkolzin, he was either on par or below Sprong, Hoglander, Bains, Sherwood, Karlsson, Bains, PDG on the winger depth chart.
And that's without mentioning the sure fire guys like Joshua, Boeser, Garland, Heinen, DeBrusk who had claimed 5/6 of the top nine winger roles.
I thought this, but this absolutely was not the prevailing sentiment. People really thought he could turn it around — also it’s not as if it was a horrible bet because he was very easily moveable.Well they didn't need to sign Sprong if what they wanted out of him isn't that of an offence-only 4th line winger. Thinking that he would either be a top 6 fit or bottom 6 fit under Tocchet is clearly a mistake that most everyone here foresaw.
Joshua was out for some time, Karlsson and Bains didn't require waivers, and PDG is older and clearly not a solution. Maybe the Canucks thought they would pick up a Lafferty type with the 4th? I suppose that I just saw Pods as among the team's top 13 forwards. A don't think Karlsson and Bains showed that he was better than Pods last season, especially in a 4th line role.
Are we talking about Sprong here or Pods? MS's post confused me.I thought this, but this absolutely was not the prevailing sentiment. People really thought he could turn it around — also it’s not as if it was a horrible bet because he was very easily moveable.
Podkolzin is 'turning it around' because he's being spoonfed minutes next to Draisaitl.
If you took Sasson or Bains and gave them 25 games next to Draisaitl, they'd probably have 8 points, too.
Podkolzin is 'turning it around' because he's being spoonfed minutes next to Draisaitl.
If you took Sasson or Bains and gave them 25 games next to Draisaitl, they'd probably have 8 points, too.
I was surprised to see Hunter Shinkaruk playing here in the UK with the Cardiff Devils. He played a few shifts and then got injured. He has been MIA from all team functions that they do with the fans. So not sure actually where he is right now
Impressive that Tocchet manages to coach two teams.Kuzmenko a healthy scratch tonight.
Make that three teams. He's out there in Chicago sabotaging Mikheyev as well.Impressive that Tocchet manages to coach two teams.
I had such high hopes for that kid, turned out he was a flash in the pan although he never really was the same after his injuries.
He was probably just overrated (as in he really wasn't a top 10 talent who fell in the draft due to his size). Like Schroeder there were signs in his draft year that maybe we weren't drafting a superstar.
IIRC, his skating was never as dynamic after his hip surgery, and he couldn't overcome that with his size. I think he also might have been another one of the young guys around that time who was told to bulk up a whole bunch, but I could be misremembering.
The injury happened early in his D+1 (and IIRC, it ended up coming out that he'd exacerbated an injury he'd been playing on since before he was drafted, and then stupidly kept playing on it to try to make the WJHC club), so there's not really much to gauge as to whether his draft status was due to him being overrated. You wonder how his career plays out if they'd opted to keep him for 9 games instead of bringing in Dalpe to fill the roster spot he was holding at the end of training camp.
Just noticed that Jacob Truscott is not playing hockey anywhere right now according to elite prospects(?)
What a weird turn of events after spurning the Canucks to go UFA and then not signing with anyone. Maybe he just doesnt want to play hockey anymore?