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But what about someone who is optimistically realistic? Inquiring minds want to know.In before someone comes along trying to suggest the opposite of "optimistic" is "realistic."
But what about someone who is optimistically realistic? Inquiring minds want to know.In before someone comes along trying to suggest the opposite of "optimistic" is "realistic."
I don't think there is such a thing?But what about someone who is optimistically realistic? Inquiring minds want to know.
it's more or less what vancouver did last year. in 22-23 they scored 276 goals and gave up 298. last year they scored 279 and gave up 223. they did that while subtracting a shutdown center in bo horvat.
i wouldn't count on elvis to have a demko-type resurgence, but the difference between a pascal vincent coached team (a sub-NHL level coach) and dean evason, who has a proven track record of squeezing the most out of limited rosters, could be significant.
am i expecting them to be a playoff team, or to even push for a wild card? no. but we're like six weeks away from training camp starting, the team has a legitimate NHL center on the roster, a legitimate NHL head coach, and the young guys are a year older.
being optimistic right now is the whole point of being a fan of a team.
How about realistically optimistic?I don't think there is such a thing?
I think realistic is just pessimistic. A wise man often has espoused that theory.How about realistically optimistic?
I take it then, that you are also a member of the CBJ realist clubI think realistic is just pessimistic. A wise man often has espoused that theory.![]()
i'm not saying that the blue jackets have the same ingredients that the canucks did.The Canucks added a whole bevy of big shutdown D - Nikita Zadorov, Carson Soucy, Ian Cole. And a new partner for Quinn Hughes in Filip Hronek. That's a complete makeover of their D.
Coach Rick Tocchet had options for shutdown play. Who does Dean Evason put out there to play shutdown? We talked about our offseason priority being getting a shutdown D (or two) and we didn't get any. We didn't add any top 6 D (JJ is more like a #7).
And Horvat wasn't a shutdown center, he was more like a superfluous offensive center on a team that already had EP and JT Miller.
i'm not saying that the blue jackets have the same ingredients that the canucks did.
what i'm saying is that it's august and there's no point (to me, anyway) in being a fan of a hockey team if you're not unreasonably optimistic about your team during this specific stretch of the hockey calendar.
over the last few years, this team has been less than the sum of its parts. dean evason is a legitimate NHL coach who has routinely gotten his teams to be more than the sums of their parts. it's not unreasonable to expect breakout seasons from a handful of their young players, or a resurgence from gaudreau. big turnarounds aren't unheard of in this sport, nor are teams punching above their weight.
the crux of hockey fandom is letting all of that stuff outweigh the bad stuff until the bad stuff actually starts happening.
I know you don’t do it to your ostensible top defender, but rather have a super-dependable top pair, but I like this a lot.Call me crazy but I really want to see what a Werenski-Mateychuk pairing looks like. I think they might be the type to keep the puck in the offensive zone all shift, just cycling and making a mess of opponents.
I'd like to see Mateychuk play for an extended period in Cleveland to prove he belongs in the NHL first. I'm high on him like the rest of you but let's take the next step first. If he blows the doors off... bring him up or keep him after camp. For now, I see the AHL as the next step.
I'll be happy if Christiansen can be a solid Jake Bean replacement as a bottom pair D until Mateychuk/Svozil has improved his game enough to take the step to NHL. Christiansen might be capable of filling his shoes.When I draw up our D group I don't have JJ in our top six group. I think Christiansen and Mateychuk will be better. And though I expect to prefer Jiricek in Cleveland, I don't think the club has the Yzerman type of confidence to keep a complainer in the AHL for his D+3.
That's two rookies, and rookies don't help teams defend.
I am really curious how Christiansen will look at the NHL level. I think he's developed really well, rounded out his game, and usually looks like the best player in Cleveland. But we haven't seen a long look of him at the NHL level, aside from times when we were icing AHL lineups and just failing across the board.
Werenski or Provorov? They look very smooth technically. Who is the smartest skater (making the most of their skating ability) could be a more interesting question in the near future.Who’s the best skating defenseman the CBJ have in the organization??
Who’s the best skating defenseman the CBJ have in the organization??
IMO it’s quite easily Mateychuk at this point, not Werenski.Werenski by a country mile.
people will disregard this because he unfortunately suffers from Ryan Johansen Disease where his body language makes it look like he's going at half speed all the timeWerenski by a country mile.
The problems that both Werenski and Johansen have/had with things like acceleration and agility when it comes to their skating, AND overall energy/aggression issues altogether on the ice, is not just some faulty perception from their playing style or “body language”.people will disregard this because he unfortunately suffers from Ryan Johansen Disease where his body language makes it look like he's going at half speed all the time
people will disregard this because he unfortunately suffers from Ryan Johansen Disease where his body language makes it look like he's going at half speed all the time
Lindstrom still not being 100% is now a concern for me. It wouldn’t be something I’d normally say but the fact Waddell confirmed he’s not 100% and would be playing if he was is an issue.
Possibly why they haven’t signed him??? When I had back issues they said it takes a full 18 months to heal (granted I am older than him) That was only a couple of years ago for me so fairly recent.Lindstrom still not being 100% is now a concern for me. It wouldn’t be something I’d normally say but the fact Waddell confirmed he’s not 100% and would be playing if he was is an issue.
Who are you? What have you done with CR?The good news about young player placements (Mateychuk/Jiricek/etc) is that Waddell has extensive experience in these matters and has job security.
Evason has plenty of NHL and AHL coaching experience to be able to provide valuable input on these matters as well. Miwaukee was Nashville's affiliate and the Preds have a pretty solid record at developing young talent-especially defensemen. Evason and Ford were part of that system for a long time.
I have a high degree of confidence in this FO to properly place young talent.