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Jordan Rules.
I am soooooo tired of seeing chi get calls go their way for the last 8 - 9 years. During their cup years it was painfully obvious game after game.
About time they come back to earth.
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Jordan Rules.
I am soooooo tired of seeing chi get calls go their way for the last 8 - 9 years. During their cup years it was painfully obvious game after game.
About time they come back to earth.
Peter James Bond II
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Even I was shocked by WD (but I shouldn't have been) when he began putting Kyle 'Stamkos' Clifford on the PP. Makes sense, since they traded Nate 'Crosby' Thompson, his other go to guy for the PP.
I can't wait until he's gone in 2 weeks.
I can't wait until he's gone in 2 weeks.
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tny760
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i mean he broke system and did something no other player can (or will) so i'm onboard
BigKing
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Dude, I didn't even think it was that good.
That's a crazy stat considering their overall record.
Big Mac: Bad for the tank.
Raccoon Jesus
We were right there
Mike Amadio is just Nick Shore and we'll be lucky if he's a 4th liner, etc.
Effing love this kid and I promise you he'll be a good leader 3C at least.
The dude believes now and that's a scary thing.
I'll take aggressive, decisive mistakes over sitting back on heels and getting beat any day of the week.
Effing love this kid and I promise you he'll be a good leader 3C at least.
The dude believes now and that's a scary thing.
I'll take aggressive, decisive mistakes over sitting back on heels and getting beat any day of the week.
Raccoon Jesus
We were right there
I'm 100% with you, though. There's an underrated, non-stat-captured effect of physicality in hockey period. The Kings were amazing when they pounded everything in sight and made you work for it, there's a reason 'more talented' teams just wilted. Now add a scary f***ing dude like MacDermid and not only are you going to get plowed by a guy who is a decent skater and going to leave his position to make you pay, but to get the puck back, you have to to try get through a 6'5" 230 lb wall. That wears on you.
I agree. Kings need that element. Like Greene or Mitchell.
tny760
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can't get over how fast he cleared dahlstrom when he was pivoting
that's such a stupid amount of space covered in so little time
BigKing
Blake Out of Hell III: Back in to Hell
They just play bigger when he's in the lineup.
Reaper45
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As they should. Caligula or whatever his name was was playing like a rat until he got dumped. Gotta send a message sometimes.
Herby
How could Blake have known?
I was pretty high on Amadio last season, he was really good for the Kings until Stevens started messing with his icetime to play stiffs like Thompson and he hit a funk.
But he has offensive talents that previous bums like Shore and Andreoff just couldn't provide on the bottom six.
But he has offensive talents that previous bums like Shore and Andreoff just couldn't provide on the bottom six.
Hell the Wagner-Amadio-Luff line was a pain in the ass until they decided to play complacent, overpaid, unmotivated veterans in their place..
as a 3rd/4th line they have everything you want... talent, hunger, youth, recklessness, aggressiveness and much more... what’s the baseline for that trio?? 40 goals, at least 75 points
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Team goals per 60 minutes played, forwards at even strength, when player is on the ice. Higher is better, players is still in organization, 10 GP or higher
Amadio 3.2
Brown 2.7
Kopitar 2.6
Wagner 2.6
Brodzinski 2.4
Luff 2.4
Iafallo 2.3
Toffoli 2.3
Leipsic 2.2
Lewis 2.1
Kempe 2.0
Grundstrom 2.0
Clifford 2.0
Kovalchuk 1.9
Carter 1.9
I'm not sure how long it will take for the Kings staff to figure out that when Amadio plays, good things happen offensively. He makes players around him better. Amadio needs to improve his coverage and face-offs, but if you play him, good things will come. Not a top six, but he certainly can run the 2nd PP unit like he did in his rookie year. Maybe next year they figure it out.
To give you an idea about this statistic, every single forward with the exception of Cedric Paquette is 2.8 or higher on Tampa Bay.
Amadio 3.2
Brown 2.7
Kopitar 2.6
Wagner 2.6
Brodzinski 2.4
Luff 2.4
Iafallo 2.3
Toffoli 2.3
Leipsic 2.2
Lewis 2.1
Kempe 2.0
Grundstrom 2.0
Clifford 2.0
Kovalchuk 1.9
Carter 1.9
I'm not sure how long it will take for the Kings staff to figure out that when Amadio plays, good things happen offensively. He makes players around him better. Amadio needs to improve his coverage and face-offs, but if you play him, good things will come. Not a top six, but he certainly can run the 2nd PP unit like he did in his rookie year. Maybe next year they figure it out.
To give you an idea about this statistic, every single forward with the exception of Cedric Paquette is 2.8 or higher on Tampa Bay.
Raccoon Jesus
We were right there
I try not to get too hung up on rates in general because big, hard minute guys like Doughty and Kopitar get punished while guys like Colin Miller look better than Crosby but there's something really telling about a guy crushing his minutes in Amadio (which passes the eye test) and a guy drowning in his in Carter.
