Johnny Utah
Registered User
PLD has attitude and can fight. Remember he pissed off the Kings this year.
Lizotte had one fight and got pumped in Toronto.
Lizotte had one fight and got pumped in Toronto.
Yes, I know.Blake may not have another year for all we know. It’s also obvious he doesn’t view the teams outlook and potential the same way you do.
You're like fkn C3PO with all the stats right before we fly into the asteroid field.Takeaways / Giveaways Differential (per 60min)
Iafallo +1.18
Vilardi +.43
PLD -.31
You're like fkn C3PO with all the stats right before we fly into the asteroid field.
Yes, thank you protocol droid, we get that the fancy stats nerds are up in alarm about the odds of successfully navigating this.
Blake is Han Solo here and we are all along for the ride, for better or worse.
These aren't really "fancy" stats though.You're like fkn C3PO with all the stats right before we fly into the asteroid field.
Yes, thank you protocol droid, we get that the fancy stats nerds are up in alarm about the odds of successfully navigating this.
Blake is Han Solo here and we are all along for the ride, for better or worse.
PLD was also on a dumpster fire of a team.These aren't really "fancy" stats though.
Vilardi and Iafallo combined for 11 game winning goals last year. PLD had 1.
PLD doesn't produce much at even strength, doesn't win face offs, isn't good defensively.
Danault is better than PLD. If Danault is ideally a 3C, then the Kings would still need a 1C after trading for PLD and Kopitar retiring.I get all the love for Vilardi but if Kopitar retires next year ala Brown then who is the number one center?
Byfield can barely play 3c at this point.
Kings have a number one center one year away from UFA at the age of 35 and a 20 year old heir apparent.
Danault is really a 3C.
So Kings are basically saying Kopi is gone soon, PLD takes over the number one center spot, Danault plays 2C and Byfield 3C.
Yep. This doesn't make sense from any angle.These aren't really "fancy" stats though.
Vilardi and Iafallo combined for 11 game winning goals last year. PLD had 1.
PLD doesn't produce much at even strength, doesn't win face offs, isn't good defensively.
You can compare his stats relative to his teammates.PLD was also on a dumpster fire of a team.
We all said the same thing when we made the trades during the trade deadline last yeear
We are deep into the phase of building through free agency and trades now, its been evident since the Fiala deal. After the really weak drafting and development of the Blake regime its the only strategy he has now.IF Kopitar has indicated that he will be leaving next summer, I can get the rush to bring in what they project to be the best available center that they can likely acquire, but man...
If you are going to take a swing, make it the best cut you can. This is a deal of paying a premium just to settle for another diet star - just like Fiala. Its accepting less than the best and has to be an acknowledgement of their own failures as a developmental team.
You're like fkn C3PO with all the stats right before we fly into the asteroid field.
Yes, thank you protocol droid, we get that the fancy stats nerds are up in alarm about the odds of successfully navigating this.
Blake is Han Solo here and we are all along for the ride, for better or worse.
PLD is several tiers below Fiala.IF Kopitar has indicated that he will be leaving next summer, I can get the rush to bring in what they project to be the best available center that they can likely acquire, but man...
If you are going to take a swing, make it the best cut you can. This is a deal of paying a premium just to settle for another diet star - just like Fiala. Its accepting less than the best and has to be an acknowledgement of their own failures as a developmental team.
I get all the love for Vilardi but if Kopitar retires next year ala Brown then who is the number one center?
Byfield can barely play 3c at this point.
Kings have a number one center one year away from UFA at the age of 35 and a 20 year old heir apparent.
Danault is really a 3C.
So Kings are basically saying Kopi is gone soon, PLD takes over the number one center spot, Danault plays 2C and Byfield 3C.
These aren't really "fancy" stats though.
Vilardi and Iafallo combined for 11 game winning goals last year. PLD had 1.
PLD doesn't produce much at even strength, doesn't win face offs, isn't good defensively.
Blake is gonna end up with no forwards in his core who he drafted. They’re all trades and draft picks by previous GMs. That’s a hard fail after 6 years.
Okay. But there's a number of stats showing he's not really very impressive.Whatever on any potential trade, but what's a GW goal? If you win 5-1, but you scored the 2nd goal, that gets you 1 in the GWG category. If you win 5-4, but were up 5-2 when you scored the 5th goal, that gets you 1 in the GWG category. That stat is pretty close to +/-.
I think Blake and company are scared to give Vilardi money and term based on the injury history and one good season.Wasn't there a rumor last year that Blake offered Gabe to AZ for Chychrun? Maybe Gabe wants out?