Speculation: Speculation: Roster Building Thread - Part XXIII
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Fitzy
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Jokes on all of you. Our 1C for the future isn't Zibby, Eichel, Larkin, or even Chytil
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To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Ryan Strome. His defensive play & stick work is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of his defensive positioning or stick placement in the defensive zone will go over a typical fans head. To the trained eye you can clearly see the way he utilizes Irish physicist Erwin Schrödinger's famous Unified Field Theory to master the art of stick placement in relation to where the puck carrier is cradling the puck.Jokes on all of you. Our 1C for the future isn't Zibby, Eichel, Larkin, or even Chytil
Most notably, he examines the gravitational interactions between the puck & ice, doing numerous calculations in his head in mere seconds before he strikes with his stick. He can quickly quantize the gravitational field by the modelling behaviour of its hypothetical force carrier, the graviton and achieve quantum gravity (QG). In the conceptual model of fundamental interactions, matter consists of fermions, which carry properties called charges and spin ±1⁄2 (intrinsic angular momentum ±ħ⁄2, where ħ is the reduced Planck constant). They attract or repel each other by exchanging bosons. This is how Strome possesses the uncanny ability to strip anybody of the puck at will. He also demonstrates in interviews, which is deftly woven into his characterisation - his personal philosophy draws heavily from Narodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The hardcore Strome enthusiasts understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these plays, to realize that they're not just funny- they say something deep about LIFE. A lot of people don't understand how intelligent Strome is and think he is a stereotypical hockeybro when watching his interviews, but his interviews are satire. Strome is a Machiavellian performance artist who was influenced the by the classical works of Soviet composer Tchaikovsky, to the ears of modern man his interviews seem to be full of mindless gasconading and empty platitudes. But in the distant future, civilization will be advanced enough to understand the complexities of Strome's interviews that made him an unparagoned wordsmith for his time.
Fitzy
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To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Ryan Strome. His defensive play & stick work is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of his defensive positioning or stick placement in the defensive zone will go over a typical fans head. To the trained eye you can clearly see the way he utilizes Irish physicist Erwin Schrödinger's famous Unified Field Theory to master the art of stick placement in relation to where the puck carrier is cradling the puck.
Most notably, he examines the gravitational interactions between the puck & ice, doing numerous calculations in his head in mere seconds before he strikes with his stick. He can quickly quantize the gravitational field by the modelling behaviour of its hypothetical force carrier, the graviton and achieve quantum gravity (QG). In the conceptual model of fundamental interactions, matter consists of fermions, which carry properties called charges and spin ±1⁄2 (intrinsic angular momentum ±ħ⁄2, where ħ is the reduced Planck constant). They attract or repel each other by exchanging bosons. This is how Strome possesses the uncanny ability to strip anybody of the puck at will. He also demonstrates in interviews, which is deftly woven into his characterisation - his personal philosophy draws heavily from Narodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The hardcore Strome enthusiasts understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these plays, to realize that they're not just funny- they say something deep about LIFE. A lot of people don't understand how intelligent Strome is and think he is a stereotypical hockeybro when watching his interviews, but his interviews are satire. Strome is a Machiavellian performance artist who was influenced the by the classical works of Soviet composer Tchaikovsky, to the ears of modern man his interviews seem to be full of mindless gasconading and empty platitudes. But in the distant future, civilization will be advanced enough to understand the complexities of Strome's interviews that made him an unparagoned wordsmith for his time.
Not everyone is going to get this satire, but I want you to know I get it and am here for it.
Just too smart for some people
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To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Ryan Strome. His defensive play & stick work is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of his defensive positioning or stick placement in the defensive zone will go over a typical fans head. To the trained eye you can clearly see the way he utilizes Irish physicist Erwin Schrödinger's famous Unified Field Theory to master the art of stick placement in relation to where the puck carrier is cradling the puck.
Most notably, he examines the gravitational interactions between the puck & ice, doing numerous calculations in his head in mere seconds before he strikes with his stick. He can quickly quantize the gravitational field by the modelling behaviour of its hypothetical force carrier, the graviton and achieve quantum gravity (QG). In the conceptual model of fundamental interactions, matter consists of fermions, which carry properties called charges and spin ±1⁄2 (intrinsic angular momentum ±ħ⁄2, where ħ is the reduced Planck constant). They attract or repel each other by exchanging bosons. This is how Strome possesses the uncanny ability to strip anybody of the puck at will. He also demonstrates in interviews, which is deftly woven into his characterisation - his personal philosophy draws heavily from Narodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The hardcore Strome enthusiasts understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these plays, to realize that they're not just funny- they say something deep about LIFE. A lot of people don't understand how intelligent Strome is and think he is a stereotypical hockeybro when watching his interviews, but his interviews are satire. Strome is a Machiavellian performance artist who was influenced the by the classical works of Soviet composer Tchaikovsky, to the ears of modern man his interviews seem to be full of mindless gasconading and empty platitudes. But in the distant future, civilization will be advanced enough to understand the complexities of Strome's interviews that made him an unparagoned wordsmith for his time.
Yeah. That's pretty much how I see it.
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This team is dead-set on going with WHL players in the draft now. Anything to please Davidson jr. it seems
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Especially if it’s a big goalie too.This team is dead-set on going with WHL players in the draft now. Anything to please Davidson jr. it seems
is Konowalchuk still on the staff
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Please get healthy soon so you can finally get outside. We’re all worried about youTo be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Ryan Strome. His defensive play & stick work is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of his defensive positioning or stick placement in the defensive zone will go over a typical fans head. To the trained eye you can clearly see the way he utilizes Irish physicist Erwin Schrödinger's famous Unified Field Theory to master the art of stick placement in relation to where the puck carrier is cradling the puck.
Most notably, he examines the gravitational interactions between the puck & ice, doing numerous calculations in his head in mere seconds before he strikes with his stick. He can quickly quantize the gravitational field by the modelling behaviour of its hypothetical force carrier, the graviton and achieve quantum gravity (QG). In the conceptual model of fundamental interactions, matter consists of fermions, which carry properties called charges and spin ±1⁄2 (intrinsic angular momentum ±ħ⁄2, where ħ is the reduced Planck constant). They attract or repel each other by exchanging bosons. This is how Strome possesses the uncanny ability to strip anybody of the puck at will. He also demonstrates in interviews, which is deftly woven into his characterisation - his personal philosophy draws heavily from Narodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The hardcore Strome enthusiasts understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these plays, to realize that they're not just funny- they say something deep about LIFE. A lot of people don't understand how intelligent Strome is and think he is a stereotypical hockeybro when watching his interviews, but his interviews are satire. Strome is a Machiavellian performance artist who was influenced the by the classical works of Soviet composer Tchaikovsky, to the ears of modern man his interviews seem to be full of mindless gasconading and empty platitudes. But in the distant future, civilization will be advanced enough to understand the complexities of Strome's interviews that made him an unparagoned wordsmith for his time.
Amazing Kreiderman
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No, he left. He's now head coach for the Red Deer Rebels, the team Jayden Grubbe (3rd rd pick this year for NYR) is playing for.
To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Ryan Strome. His defensive play & stick work is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of his defensive positioning or stick placement in the defensive zone will go over a typical fans head. To the trained eye you can clearly see the way he utilizes Irish physicist Erwin Schrödinger's famous Unified Field Theory to master the art of stick placement in relation to where the puck carrier is cradling the puck.
Most notably, he examines the gravitational interactions between the puck & ice, doing numerous calculations in his head in mere seconds before he strikes with his stick. He can quickly quantize the gravitational field by the modelling behaviour of its hypothetical force carrier, the graviton and achieve quantum gravity (QG). In the conceptual model of fundamental interactions, matter consists of fermions, which carry properties called charges and spin ±1⁄2 (intrinsic angular momentum ±ħ⁄2, where ħ is the reduced Planck constant). They attract or repel each other by exchanging bosons. This is how Strome possesses the uncanny ability to strip anybody of the puck at will. He also demonstrates in interviews, which is deftly woven into his characterisation - his personal philosophy draws heavily from Narodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The hardcore Strome enthusiasts understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these plays, to realize that they're not just funny- they say something deep about LIFE. A lot of people don't understand how intelligent Strome is and think he is a stereotypical hockeybro when watching his interviews, but his interviews are satire. Strome is a Machiavellian performance artist who was influenced the by the classical works of Soviet composer Tchaikovsky, to the ears of modern man his interviews seem to be full of mindless gasconading and empty platitudes. But in the distant future, civilization will be advanced enough to understand the complexities of Strome's interviews that made him an unparagoned wordsmith for his time.
At some point we should also discuss his brother. It may appear to some that Dylan is moving slowly, but he actually is a master of time and space. He figured out how to move across tiny spaces at light speed, which makes him look slow, but it's kind of like stop motion photography. You are only seeing the location he begins in and the location he ends up in. If you were to slow down the tape, beyond our current technological capability, you would see that he's almost teleporting from one spot to the other, a fraction of a millimeter at a time. Obviously our eyes can't perceive this, so it appears to us like an optical illusion.
Fitzy
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I'm proud of the late August level shitposting we've achieved.
I would have probably selected Lucius or Wallstedt with our 1st but Othmann isn’t an off the board pick. He was taken in the realm where many thought he’d go. I just think we missed on 2 bigger talents that slipped.
I would have definitely tried to trade up for a 2nd rd Pick once Pinelli dropped out of the first rd, especially considering we took Othmann in the 1st, but I guess that’s just me.
I can’t come down too hard on Drury for that because for all I know maybe that’s what he tried to do and a deal fell apart, no idea. But in no way am I going to bash him or say he had a terrible offseason at this point in time. Way too early to tell. I would have liked to see strome traded and a long term young 2C option come in as well, but I’m guessing once he whiffed on Danault, his options were limited as to who he wanted and who he wanted to deal. So he’d rather go with the devil he knows in strome/chytil. At least to start the year off.
My biggest issue now is, with strome still in the fold, chytil isn’t going to get a long look at 2C important minutes and potentially be in a deal for an upgrade before we know what he can do going full steam ahead
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god DAMN, major props to anyone who read every line of the last 3 pages, you are better than me and a TRUE HFer
Completely agree about Lucius. I even like Bolduc to be honest who went a pick after Othmann I think. But Lucius does have some underlying issues that bring a fair amount of extra risk. And it's plausible he ends up being a winger in the NHL anyway. All though, having a guy who could possibly play center, but might end up on the wing, IMO, is still slightly better than a guy who has no chance at center. At least as far as the organizational build is concerned. And while I am not a huge fan of Svechkov, I still think if nothing else, he ends up a very good middle 6 center, which we could obviously still use eventually.
I have a feeling Drury tried and failed to move back into the 2nd. My speculation is that a lot of teams refused to trade out once so many good players dropped out of the 1st. And whatever trades could have happened might have been too expensive or unhelpful. Or maybe Drury just doesn't like any of the 5 or 6 good center prospects that fell. But I hope that's not the case because it would, in my estimation, mean his decision making is questionable to an extent. Just having someone like Pinelli, Raty, Broz, Stankoven etc.. in the club, would be an obvious valuable addition.
The Kings were just like, you can never have too many high ceiling centers in your organization I guess. But then I think Rob Blake, like Yzerman, is one of the few GM's that I really envy and covet as a Ranger fan. Let's hope Drury can compete with insight like theirs.
Yea screw the kings. They are cornering the centers market. As far as everything I’ve read leading up to and going into the draft, Pinelli was certainly on the rangers list as an impact player. Othmann was obviously rated higher that’s why they took him, but I’m99 % sure their interest in Pinelli was serious. I think edge also reported he was on NYR radar. I don’t think they had Raty that high so I didn’t think they would pick him unless he was there in the 3rd rd.
My biggest gripe of the offseason is that strome is still here.
I’d rather go into the season with
Zibby-Chytil-Barron-Rooney as 1-2-3-4
That way if chytil can’t handle the look look, they you know you have to upgrade. But chytil did well last year prior to injury
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Not a huge fan of the latest development turning HFNYR into a collection of novels
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My favorite part of this article is the bolded -
"“If you talk to most coaches, you’d like to have your two top lines be offensive lines that can score goals but I’m expecting all our players to play a two-way game. That’s what it’s going to be,” Gallant said. “You can’t win championships and you can’t be a good team if we’re going to say, ‘Well, that’s our checking line, all they can do is check.’ "
Brooksie can stop floating this out there like its a good idea now.
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In years past, if you were right handed you have been taught to use your right hand on the top of the stick. Control. Opposite for lefthanders.
It's been changing with more of a baseball approach to slap at the puck rather than stick handle. I taught my right handed grandson how to shoot lefthanded and he was amazed at the difference he had controlling his stick.
Players play on the opposite side of the ice all the time. Ovechkin changed sides mid career. Look at Panarin. It's an adjustment...it's not impossible by any means.
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