Post-Game Talk: Post Game Thread

[Bacon Artemi Bravo]

Lol Coop such a good guy he doesn't want to kick a team while it's down. Probably doesn't want to live with being the guy that got Lavi fired either.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Don’t want your pity, Coop.

 

[80s Kid]

Wait… So hes not really a vegan?! All this time, it was bullshit?

 

[Paulie Walnutz]

 

[Machinehead]

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My favorite part of this meme is the one astronaut representing the United States and the other one representing Ohio.

 

[grachevsceiling]

Being a multi millionaire in NY plus all the social stuff is not easy to leave. Plus there's a lot of coverage, but most of these guys get less recognition than Tommy Freaking Devitto.

Yeah. It’s almost like the allure of being in New York is working against us in this situation. You can imagine if this were Winnipeg or some place, players would be happy to waive, Trouba and Goodrow wouldn’t be sour etc.

 

[Siddi]

The fact that he gets any ice time as horrible as he is playing is disgusting.

Who should have played instead of him? Everybody stinks. He just happens to stink a little bit less than some others.

 

[Machinehead]

Yeah. It’s almost like the allure of being in New York is working against us in this situation. You can imagine if this were Winnipeg or some place, players would be happy to waive, Trouba and Goodrow wouldn’t be sour etc.

If this were Winnipeg, nobody ever comes here, and maybe we do a proper rebuild.

 

[HFsNumber1Heel]

Yeah. It’s almost like the allure of being in New York is working against us in this situation. You can imagine if this were Winnipeg or some place, players would be happy to waive, Trouba and Goodrow wouldn’t be sour etc.

I personally think NY is in a real valley the last decade plus.

Winnipeg is a nice city, it's just very cold most of the year.

 

[grachevsceiling]

If this were Winnipeg, nobody ever comes here, and maybe we do a proper rebuild.

Yeah I mean that’s kind of what I’m getting at. There are pros and cons to being a big market team but we are seeing the cons in full bloom.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

Is he advocating for the job?

 

[mike14]

Even now, Mika has 21 points in 34 games. Somebody will think they can use that.

Mika would already be done in basketball where everything is efficiency or baseball where everything is analytics.

Hockey isn't that smart of a landscape. It has a lot to do with how relatively few scoring events there are.

Some jackass will overpay for a guy who put a few pucks in the net. He's not gonna ask how they got there.

It's not like he's out there going 2 for 20 from the field or striking out at a 30% rate. 21 points is 21 points.

He's tied for 5th in team scoring (Trocheck jumped above him with 2 pts tonight) which shows just how crap we've been.
Mike at $4-5m with little in the way of assets going the other way would intrigue a few teams, especially those who struggle to attract UFAs. The issue is he won't waive for those locations

 

[bobbop]

I’m always the optimist.

After tonight…

 

[Machinehead]

Yeah I mean that’s kind of what I’m getting at. There are pros and cons to being a big market team but we are seeing the cons in full bloom.

The pros still outweigh the cons. You just have to develop a real core, assess where the holes are, and then just buy everyone to fill the holes.

As opposed to "welp there's Panarin! We have no idea what we're doing with him, or what team we have, but there's Panarin!"

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

I’m always the optimist.

After tonight…

And the #1 prospect is an Islanders fan. PHOOEY! Well, by the time he plays in the NHL, maybe the NHL will do right and relocate the Islanders

 

[Machinehead]

I’m always the optimist.

After tonight…

Is Hagens actually supposed to be #1? I've seen several mocks that have Misa or Martone at #1. Hagens as low as 4.

 

[NickyFotiu]

Lol Coop such a good guy he doesn't want to kick a team while it's down. Probably doesn't want to live with being the guy that got Lavi fired either.

There was some truth to it. Not that we should have won but it wasn't Igors best night.

 

[Jack Hanson]

So Mika married a vegan then had a baby and all his play went to shit. The man needs prime rib and a night at the strip club. And no dj-ing. I'll allow karaoke but only if he commits to keep eating meat.

 

[Machinehead]

The pros still outweigh the cons. You just have to develop a real core, assess where the holes are, and then just buy everyone to fill the holes.

As opposed to "welp there's Panarin! We have no idea what we're doing with him, or what team we have, but there's Panarin!"

To add: they sort of accidentally did this when they had their 2014 and 2015 runs.

They built a nice core that was predicated on speed, cycling, and moving the puck quickly.

Rick Nash did everything that they needed help with: volume shooting, size down low, 5v5 scoring.

 

[will1066]

"Always liked Cooper"

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

What happened with Shesh when get got pulled?

 

[Lion Hound]

I need to figure out how I can get a set of Golf Clubs into the Garden and during a stoppage of play, get down to the ice level with them. I want to toss them right over the glass onto the ice. Can envision the clubs sliding out of the bag onto the ice. Some extra balls bouncing around into the corners. That's how I feel about this team.

I’m always the optimist.

After tonight…

 

[effen]

Oh, I love cakes. That British show is my favorite.

Mind the sponge, dear.

 

[will1066]

What happened with Shesh when get got pulled?

Stormed off into the dressing room and didn't come back to the bench until later

 

[HFsNumber1Heel]

To add: they sort of accidentally did this when they had their 2014 and 2015 runs.

They built a nice core that was predicated on speed, cycling, and moving the puck quickly.

Rick Nash did everything that they needed help with: volume shooting, size down low, 5v5 scoring.

Unfortunately Nash kind of stunk in 2013-14. He had the two concussions in about a nine and a half month span (Lucic in January 2013 and Stuat in October 2012 during the infamous Hertl game) and didn't really get going other than like Game 2 against the Canadians.

He was crushing it in 2014-15 and then Zach Bogosian cross checked him in the neck/upper back and he was never the same.