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NickyFotiu said:
You could be 100% right but last season I felt like he was one of only a few guys that outperformed his own expectations.
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Its the first time he's been an NHL regular at the age of 31. Shows the lack of center depth and young center depth in the organization. Its actually pathetic they rather rely on a minor leaguer
 
Levitate said:
I've often criticized him but he did well down the stretch...

I just don't think going into the season relying on him in an important spot would be good. I could easily see him having a good stretch and then disappearing for 30 games
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He's actually been a model of consistency over the last two years. Otherwise, I do think he once again will likely start as 13th forward, come in once an opportunity presents itself and then more or less consistently stays in the line-up the rest of the way.
 
tlk said:
The question is how the f do you even compare them.
Both are NHL centres I guess...
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That's a good point and I try not to get into the this player vs that player too much cause no 2 players are alike. But production wise Bennett had a "great" year and is gonna get 7+ while trocheck supposedly had a "bad" year and outscored him at 5v5. Better plus/minus (not a good stat but interesting). Was nearly equal in possession and chances but better in relative advanced stats. And was on a worse team with a lot more baggage flying around.

I'm not sold that Bennett really brings anything we need. We need more at the top. We need probably a bit more foot speed. We do need guys that know how to dump the puck into the right areas and properly forecheck which Bennett does, but we also have a good amount of young players that seem to play that kind of game. Cuylle, Berard, Laf (at times), Trocheck, Miller, even Othmann and maybe Sykora and Roobereck. We need someone like Perreault to really hit with talent and creativity with the puck. To make a play.

But I mean what do I know. Maybe they sign him and they win the cup. Sports are weird.
 
Oscar Lindberg said:
Glad to see JT dropping sweet hot bogeys after he and the Rangers were embarrassed this season. Work on your game kid
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It is quite possible he can work on his game for months after a few days of golf. At this point in his career I don't think his skills will improve so I just want him to come in to camp in great shape! ☺️
 
Oscar Lindberg said:
Glad to see JT dropping sweet hot bogeys after he and the Rangers were embarrassed this season. Work on your game kid
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I'm sure 2-4 days of golf trying to fulfill a dream will absolutely flush the upcoming season down the drain. The nerve of this guy to take a few days off in the off season. No wonder this is a country club team with guys not dedicating themselves to hockey 365/24/7. What are we paying them for?
 
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haohmaru said:
I'm sure 2-4 days of golf trying to fulfill a dream will absolutely flush the upcoming season down the drain. The nerve of this guy to take a few days off in the off season. No wonder this is a country club team with guys not dedicating themselves to hockey 365/24/7. What are we paying them for?
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A few days? You think he just strolled out of bed and tried to qualify for the US Open? He's probably spent months working on his game.
 
will1066 said:
This is the equivalent of the early rounds of the Kumite. Cuylle round house kicks the fighter from France, bows to him in respect, bows to the ref, then takes a seat to wait for his next opponent with one eye trained on Chong Li.
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I watched that movie two dozen times. Frank reminded me of myself lol 😂
 
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haohmaru said:
I'm sure 2-4 days of golf trying to fulfill a dream will absolutely flush the upcoming season down the drain. The nerve of this guy to take a few days off in the off season. No wonder this is a country club team with guys not dedicating themselves to hockey 365/24/7. What are we paying them for?
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This guy was brought in because of his intense, fiery attitude. He was supposed to change the culture. He had issues with the young guys in Vancouver not training and preparing for the season seriously enough. Spending his offseason playing golf is not a good sign.
 
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SA16 said:
This guy was brought in because of his intense, fiery attitude. He was supposed to change the culture. He had issues with the young guys in Vancouver not training and preparing for the season seriously enough. Spending his offseason playing golf is not a good sign.
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Pierre Larouche was a great golfer. It is May. Its like a few day tournament. I suspect JT will come in to camp ready ☺️
 
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