GDT: HFBoards GDT: 04/07/2025 | 5 Games

[Ugene Magic]

 

[Johnny HFBOARDS]

Jets vs Minny
Vegas vs St. Loius
Dallas vs Colorado (super stoked for this one with Jari Kurri v his old club)
Oilers bs Kings. (Boring. We’ve seen this before and know who’s going to win.

Fixed

 

[Fatass]

Now someone is going to invent crack edibles

Hey! People eat McNuggets. Clearly they will eat anything. A crack gummy bear is cute, and tasty!!!

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Rangers had a really good opportunity to build a dynasty. They had elite experienced core players while having several years of drafting top ten. Was it four missed high firsts in a row? They hit on even half and it’s a totally different situation for them.

They picked the consensus players in Lafreniere and Kakko. IMO the biggest mistake was letting Gallant coach the team. He screwed up all the young guys because he refused to give them good minutes. They needed a coach who could/would work the young guys into the lineup.

 

[koyvoo]

Hey! People eat McNuggets. Clearly they will eat anything. A crack gummy bear is cute, and tasty!!!

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Very impressive and could be seen as a statement to the rest of the western conference considering the form the blues came into the game with.

It dosen't mean a whole lot. Blues weren't going to keep that winning streak for much longer. No NHL team can.

 

[Fatass]

They picked the consensus players in Lafreniere and Kakko. IMO the biggest mistake was letting Gallant coach the team. He screwed up all the young guys because he refused to give them good minutes. They needed a coach who could/would work the young guys into the lineup.

The fact is the Rangers had several top tens in a row and missed on all of them. Just because the S calls experts say a guy should go in a certain spot doesn’t mean that’s correct. It’s up to the GM to make the best selection in those high slots. And obviously the Rangers’ GM (don’t know who it was tbh) missed on all of them. That’s bad.

 

[bland]

There's your goal of the year. Good lord Byfield

 

[Little Psycho]

That was such a unique goal by Byfield. Haven’t seen something like that.

 

[Scottkmlps]

What a goal by Byfield.

 

[Fatass]

It dosen't mean a whole lot. Blues weren't going to keep that winning streak for much longer. No NHL team can.

Blues are the club no team wants on round one. Dallas is shaking in their skates. The Fatass predicts Dallas goes out in round one. Eeeorr!

 

[koyvoo]

 

[Fatass]

What a goal by Byfield.

Is Byfield the player worth drafting high and patiently waiting for to develop? Kopitar is getting old. Byfield is sure looking like he’s the young player to push Kopitar out the door. This is exactly what the Rangers missed in their drafts. No young guys to push out the older players.
Coaches will always play their best guys (coaches want to win). They will only play their best guys young guys ahead of the older players if it means a better chance of winning. Byfield looks like a guy the LA coach will be playing ahead of Kopitar. A natural progression to the younger (better) player. Rangers don’t have that.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

...should have been a penalty on Byfield for holding Wright's stick...

 

[RedRocking]

I think this is the year the Kings win.

Like Tommy killing Jason in Friday 13th Part IV

 

[Bounces R Way]

 

[Johnny HFBOARDS]

...should have been a penalty on Byfield for holding Wright's stick...

You're right, it should be Minor Call of the year!

 

[Little Psycho]

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

...nice to see the Kings admitting that goal should have been disallowed and Byfield should have gone to the box for 2 minutes or less...

 

[koyvoo]

...nice to see the Kings admitting that goal should have been disallowed and Byfield should have gone to the box for 2 minutes or less...

Kings Twitter account is the most honest in pro sports

 

[Little Psycho]

...nice to see the Kings admitting that goal should have been disallowed and Byfield should have gone to the box for 2 minutes or less...

You must be fun at parties

 

[koyvoo]

You must be fun at parties

 

[Scottkmlps]

Is Byfield the player worth drafting high and patiently waiting for to develop? Kopitar is getting old. Byfield is sure looking like he’s the young player to push Kopitar out the door. This is exactly what the Rangers missed in their drafts. No young guys to push out the older players.
Coaches will always play their best guys (coaches want to win). They will only play their best guys young guys ahead of the older players if it means a better chance of winning. Byfield looks like a guy the LA coach will be playing ahead of Kopitar. A natural progression to the younger (better) player. Rangers don’t have that.

Yes, he was drafted knowing that he was viewed as a high end talent that was going to take time to develop to eventually supplant Kopitar. Having him spend time alongside Kopitar for a season plus benefited him.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

You must be fun at parties

...I'm old now...I don't need to be fun...

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

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