The only reason for the bolded was half of the forwards were either traded or on IR. He had no pressure on him to succeed as the season was lost. He played for a spot last year and didn't assert himself. You seem to like to trash Novak, even though he disappeared in the playoffs, yet had a good regular season and you praise Parssinen. I'd love to see the kid succeed. He's not consistent. He doesn't do any one thing well. Novak, even with his faults, has an accurate shot and is an adept passer with decent wheels. Other than Parssinen being a big body, what does he do well that's earned him a spot on the team?I think you need a little nuance in your evaluation. Was he top-15 last season? Hard to tell, given his utilization. He was definitely top-10 the season before. Where is he now? We have very little to go on. I wouldn't be the least bit comfortable trying to evaluate his current slot on the depth chart based just on the hearsay or a few scattered observations of a pre-season game or practices, so I don't know why anybody else would be. But given what I saw in his first season, with a consistent role, I'm not inclined to imagine he is worse 2 years later. Maybe he is. But I don't think there is sufficient data available to us which definitively supports that.
Novak played with good players. Who's to say Parssinen wouldn't similarly look "good" in that spot? Who knows. Again, it is all just small samples. For or against. We have a bigger data set to refer back to.
I won't make any evaluation on Parsinnen until I see him given a chance at center. I don't care if he sits 3 weeks to start the season then gets a chance because of injury or poor performance by someone else.The only reason for the bolded was half of the forwards were either traded or on IR. He had no pressure on him to succeed as the season was lost. He played for a spot last year and didn't assert himself. You seem to like to trash Novak, even though he disappeared in the playoffs, yet had a good regular season and you praise Parssinen. I'd love to see the kid succeed. He's not consistent. He doesn't do any one thing well. Novak, even with his faults, has an accurate shot and is an adept passer with decent wheels. Other than Parssinen being a big body, what does he do well that's earned him a spot on the team?
And then be wasted for the playoffs!Saros gonna play like 65 regular season games this year isn't he
You don't bake in preseason?Time for a boxen of Krispy Kremes. Should have used those last game since it was a shut out...oh well.
ANYWAY, doughnuts are the treat du nuit with first ones to Fabs and Lauz-ie! (A first for both, I think!)
Go Preds!
We better hope so. Still think the day Askarov demanded a trade we should have signed LankyI hope working with Mitch Korn will get Wedgwood up to at least NHL backup level.
I can't make a Krispy Kreme. Or an Entenmann's tart. They're commercially made treats, not the ultimate pastry, prepared with my loving hands. So they're fine for preseason.You don't bake in preseason?
Think he was just getting ready for the winner pie. Storebought is just fine for the preseasonI can't make a Krispy Kreme. Or an Entenmann's tart. They're commercially made treats, not the ultimate pastry, prepared with my loving hands. So they're fine for preseason.
Ah. No, I only bake winner pie when it's a regular or post season game. I have rules. No jersey til it's real, I can wear any color during the day, I don't have to have coffee in the special cup, no real concern if it's a win or a loss (but I always like wins better).Think he was just getting ready for the winner pie. Storebought is just fine for the preseason
Me Before watching him in the preseasonWedgewood is garbage
And to think I WAS worried there wouldn’t be a whipping boy…Me Before watching him in the preseason
"We are only paying 1.5 mil. Not bad"
After watching him the preseason
"I cant believe we are paying him 1.5 mil"
I hope it gets better
Plus side saros has started very well in his gamesAnd to think I WAS worried there wouldn’t be a whipping boy…
If he's this bad in the regular season Trotz will figure something else out.This was hurricanes ahl team too basically. It's gonna be a long season with that Dallas garbage!
A couple of updates today:
I don't think he made it either.Does the first tweet mean that Molendyk has made the team?