Not to worry, ROR is a quality number #2/#1 center.....
Just for reference to show life isn’t that black and white, we finished 31st with Eichel and ror both on the team.
And when Eichel missed two months in his second season in the NHL (16-17) ROR got the chance to lead the team, and Eichel STILL outscored him that season even though jack was 19 and didn’t play a game until December. And the whole returning from a serious injury thing (the first Ever in his entire hockey career of any sort) which can be a difficult transition but the guy took his game to a point per game level the second he friend in that season to now. As for ROR don’t think I’m speaking badly I’m just pointing out it’s not all roses and I’ll explain why and at the same time mention I’m not justifying the trade it was awful but just bare with me ...I do bash myself and talk positive about him, just spreading some info first.
He kind of traded himself with his comments but it’s been nothing but gold for him ever since. It didn’t look like that at first three months in when buffalo was first in the nhl and RORs team was dead last, that had to be awful for him....but then it literally did a 180 on both ends. It’s funny how life works because they were headed for dead last but a goalie literally saved that team (and a new coach) ROR was leading them in scoring when they were dead last showing that this is a team game. I mean if one or both of those things didn’t happen does he even wins the selke if they don’t make the playoffs? He certainly doesent win the cup and conn smythe, that’s for sure. But those are just some facts before people talk about the heist of the century. Which is still sad but I mean be mindful of what happened too. The ROR in St. Louis wasn’t the ROR in buffalo, he was a motivated ROR on steroids.
But about the ROR deal and if the thought of having him right now and the trade being bad...
Of course it’s awful and makes it look terrible, me included. We don’t know what kind of defensemen Ryan Johnson will be but unless he wins the conn smythe it’s a awful trade. (LOL) i was trying to be optimistic as hell when he got traded and looked like a giant fool. He only wins the cup selke and smythe. I personally think stone and petriangelo easily could of won either but that’s really not a big deal. (Only because ROR wAs quiet the first three rounds of the playoffs and it’s for the whole playoffs not just the finals)
But yeah, we could use him right about how. I thought mittlestadt would emerge as a Sid number two but really every hockey analyst in the world did too, or at least a really solid number three. Hasn’t been the case..
Ps- if anyone wants to reply to this keep in mind I won’t be responding since I already admitted it made me look extremely foolish, I’m a bit hockey depressed (obviously this sort would never drive me to actual depression) but having this streak end due to the fly, the result of the game and having to discuss the ror deal in the same evening is making me want to watch the fireplace channel and pass out.
the funniest part is the part where Eichel is quoted that Reinhart is making him look good...haven't seen Reinhart make Eichel look all that good much this season at least with Oloffsson you can say it makes for an easier assists when he scores from the outside but Reinhart really hasn't done all that much this season and has probably only scored once from anywhere not in front of the net he has to start beating goalies and he has had plenty of chances.
Eichel Routinely goes out of his way to make his teammates look and sound way better then they are. The season where we just finished 31st two years ago when he had a major shift in his maturity and play really, he said st the end of the season press conference that HE needs to be way better and all the blame is on him as he wasn’t good enough for the team.
I almost was believing him until he said that. There’s being humble and then there’s just flat out being ridiculous. He was in on like 45 percent of the goals that season and plays 24-25/60 a game. It was like the third highest production in the NHL that year.
“Yet he’s a bad leader.”
“Not captain worthy”
A narcssscist, a selfish cancer.”
“Selfish, overplayed diva.”
I guess I shouldn’t ever of payed attention to those comments when either Matthews or a leaf was in the act/comment or both o every single one of those statements from people here on HF.
), so his point streak is guaranteed to end then, if not before.
