Player Discussion Tage Thompson 2

[K8fool]

Someone said you could never compare Tage w mario lemieuw Its dicey Tage has a croquet name . As far as playin da hockey as good as our beloved french Canadian gods. Well the sky is da limit

We might have a new level as tage thompson, mr Thompson to you. Scouted and deified by cia scout sabremike. If he can turn it on and bully guys cleanly off the puck and slow the game dowm SO much that hes breakin ankles and embarrassing goalies, why not mario . We'll see but he shows signs he hasnt even touched his ceiling , showing up w HEART ( sabres against the cheaty world) Nightly

 

[K8fool]

Cia, false dissent eulusian rites produced quick mind. We're all capable , right now tage is using all 9 of his senses.
" they say that cane caught able throwin loaded die, ace of spades behind his ear and him not thinkin twice..."

 

[ForsbergMoDo21]

Thought occurred to me that if you swapped Skinner and Tage’s contacts, they’d both be pretty close to what they actually deserve for their play.

 

[DustyZ]

I came into this season just hoping we'd get more of what we got last season. But this big mf'er went and got even better.
Did not think we'd have a new 1C so soon after the Eichel trade.

The O'Reilly trade is looking awful good.

The Eichel trade.. not so much.

 

[Fjordy]

The O'Reilly trade is looking awful good.

Unfortunately, only now, then, trade looked terrible.

The Eichel trade.. not so much.

Why? Tuch was good in the main, mid 1st, Krebs is not great yet, but he is still young.

 

[Der Jaeger]

The O'Reilly trade is looking awful good.

The Eichel trade.. not so much.

The O’Reilly trade looked bad for a while too.

 

[DustyZ]

MGM has the O/U for Tage at 31.5 Goals

Imagine taking the over on this when we had the chance.

MGM has the O/U for Tage at 31.5 Goals

I would think this number has changed significantly at this point

MGM has the O/U for Tage at 31.5 Goals

 

[debaser66]

The O'Reilly trade is looking awful good.

The Eichel trade.. not so much.

I wonder what you would have written 4 years ago
Tuch has nearly a PPG, Krebs is about what Thompson was.
So if you compare the trades at similar stages it isn't even worth discussing the 2 cap dumps from the ROR trade

 

[Zach716]

It’s also a mistake to not consider addition by subtraction in the Eichel trade. He was clearly creating a bad atmosphere for the room, while Tuchy is fantastic in that regard. The trade is still TBD, and likely will for a few years.

 

[Dirty Dog]

Let’s not get the stink of Eichel on the Thompson thread.

Thompson’s skill and character deserve better!

 

[Ralonzo]

Just noticed that ESPN still thinks of him as a winger for some reason.
From their fantasy page where he's listed as a RW

Spin: Thompson had yet another spectacular outing in 17:41 of ice time as he led his team to victory by scoring Buffalo's sixth goal of the game at the 6:39 mark of the third period. The 25-year-old winger is coming off a 68 point campaign last season, and is on pace to significantly surpass those numbers this year with 26 points in his first 19 outings.

I know I know, it's ESPN, but seriously his move to center is like THE story about him. Tage Thompson Stats, News, Bio | ESPN

I was wondering why the Avs crew was framing their coverage as "A battle of two power wingers: Rantanen vs Thompson" Espn said it, it must be so. Lazy bums the lot.

 

[RecycledEichel]

This guy just refuses to stop scoring highlight reel goals. Imagine being 8' tall and having hands like that.

He really is a unicorn. He's playing like a top 5 center. As time passes by, it looks more and more like he's going to remain at least at this level

 

[DustyZ]

I wonder what you would have written 4 years ago
Tuch has nearly a PPG, Krebs is about what Thompson was.
So if you compare the trades at similar stages it isn't even worth discussing the 2 cap dumps from the ROR trade

Have you seen Krebs play hockey?

 

[Zman5778]

Have you seen Krebs play hockey?

3 years ago, we would have asked "Have you seen Tage play hockey??"

Patience.

 

[Fjordy]

3 years ago, we would have asked "Have you seen Tage play hockey??"

Patience.

To be honest, Tage might just be the exception, it rarely happens. I'm definitely not done with Krebs yet, but they also can't wait years for Mitts or Krebs to find their game, especially Mitts at that age.

 

[Ace]

Have you seen Krebs play hockey?

A year and a half ago we were arguing whether Tage was only being protected over Bjork because the Pegulas wouldn’t admit complete failure on the RoR trade. Krebs is two years younger than Tage was when we had that discussion.

Had you seen Tage play hockey?

 

[Gabrielor]

3 years ago, we would have asked "Have you seen Tage play hockey??"

Patience.

this x 1000.

Krebs trade would be a mistake.

 

[DustyZ]

3 years ago, we would have asked "Have you seen Tage play hockey??"

Patience.

Not me.

Not that I saw what he is now and continuing to turn into, but from day 1 had better shot, could skate better and had nice hands. Krebs has 1 of those 3 which may have worked out well in the 80s.

Comparing the 2 is outrageous.

Krebs will be lucky to have any type of staying power in the NHL.

A guy we picked up on waivers showed more in 2 periods than he's shown the entire season.

 

[debaser66]

Not me.

Not that I saw what he is now and continuing to turn into, but from day 1 had better shot, could skate better and had nice hands. Krebs has 1 of those 3 which may have worked out well in the 80s.

Comparing the 2 is outrageous.

Krebs will be lucky to have any type of staying power in the NHL.

A guy we picked up on waivers showed more in 2 periods than he's shown the entire season.

I am sure you observed his shot scoring 18 goals in 150 GP with patience, before he broke out last year.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Not me.

Not that I saw what he is now and continuing to turn into, but from day 1 had better shot, could skate better and had nice hands. Krebs has 1 of those 3 which may have worked out well in the 80s.

Comparing the 2 is outrageous.

Krebs will be lucky to have any type of staying power in the NHL.

A guy we picked up on waivers showed more in 2 periods than he's shown the entire season.

Tage couldn’t skate. That’s why he’s called a giraffe.

 

[MOGlLNY]

Not me.

Not that I saw what he is now and continuing to turn into, but from day 1 had better shot, could skate better and had nice hands. Krebs has 1 of those 3 which may have worked out well in the 80s.

Comparing the 2 is outrageous.

Krebs will be lucky to have any type of staying power in the NHL.

A guy we picked up on waivers showed more in 2 periods than he's shown the entire season.

Sure pal

 

[DustyZ]

Why are people so hard on him? Don't blame him for Botterill's mistakes.

Tage hopefully can score 30 goals in the AHL next year and give us hope for the future.

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I'd leave him on the 4th line and hope he works his way up. He doesn't seem to mind working the boards or getting his nose dirty in front of the net. Let him establish himself as a banger.

Thankfully Thompson paid no attention to the comments on this board.

I liked the guy from day 1.

 

[DustyZ]

YOU TAKE THAT BACK!!!!!!!!!


WE LOVE AND WORSHIP TAGE JUST LIKE VLAD SOBOTKA DOES!!!!!!!!!!

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Relentless gibberish for some reason about this player.

I guess given the precedence set, I have every right to offer my opinion on Krebs.

 

[Chainshot]

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Thankfully Thompson paid no attention to the comments on this board.

I liked the guy from day 1.

Tage went down to the AHL and put in the work -- after that first post you quoted. And then he got recalled only to hurt his shoulder immediately in his first game back in Buffalo in the '19-20 season.

As for Buff's quote, in a way, Thompson did work himself up the lineup but it had much to do with not only his willingness to do whatever was asked of him but also Granato's belief in him and the move from wing to center. In decades of watching hockey, I don't think I've ever seen a regular winger at development levels and initially at the NHL level move center and not just maintain but thrive after the change.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Relentless gibberish for some reason about this player.

I guess given the precedence set, I have every right to offer my opinion on Krebs.

Oh boy. You have yet to meet sabremike and his love of Tage