Oh I'm pretty sure Kane is done as an effective top 6 player so this will make it even worse when he comes back looking like Perry of last years' playoffs and killed any opportunity for the team to improve at the deadline. Oh and another year left of an immovable contract without attaching an asset. Another one of those Kenny Holland specials, who btw looks like Sam Pollock compared to these buffoons who still, a week before the deadline, have no idea apparently if they have any cap space to work with.
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guymez
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Klingberg had 2 points tonight in 15 minutes of ice time.
Gee I wonder who the passengers were that Knobby was referring too…..
Mr Positive
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He's been fine. He was also good this game for the most part. Had some mistakes but generated offense
KeithIsActuallyBad
Fire Dustin Schwartz
But man they were so good in the extremely small sample size of the Finals last year!!!!!
Maybe it's time to re-evaluate what last year really was: an illusion.
McHelpus
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Any points he puts up he gives them up on the other end. We do not have the defensive system to shelter him, especially considering we have Skinner as a goalie.
Jeff Jackson got mesmerized by that small sample size and probably set this organization back 5 years in the process.
They weren't great for sure, but to be fair; McDavid and Draisaitl suicide changed on the third goal.
The other two minuses were also more on Skinner than them.
But they did get caved in possession all game.
To be fair, Jeff Jackson hadn’t put anyone in cap hell but in the 24 hours he was running the show he did a bang up job of it.
KeithIsActuallyBad
Fire Dustin Schwartz
Anytime this team has some success it's immediately beset by managerial incompetence.
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Shanahanigans
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He’s rocking a 40% expected goals for. Average is 50%, contenders are at 55%+. His points right despite being caved now are literally the exact same issue as the Janmark-Henrique-Brown line last finals. Stop getting fooled by on-ice shooting percentages over small sample sizes.
guymez
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Thats a bit of an overstatement and if you apply that metric to the rest the players then half the team should be waived.
The thing to consider with Klingberg is that before he got here a few weeks ago he hadnt played in almost a year.
It would be extremly shortsighted to get rid of him now.
So what were your expectations after missing a year of NHL hockey?
KeithIsActuallyBad
Fire Dustin Schwartz
I understand that it's a meme but seriously why does almost every player we acquire go into the tank? Conversely, the players we let go are all having pretty decent seasons elsewhere. Like we're the worst team in the league if McDavid and Draisatl aren't here.
TB12
get a f***ing goalie
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Shanahanigans
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Huh? The NHL is not a developmental league, I don’t care if he’s missed a year of hockey. Why does he deserve a top 4 spot on a playoff team because he got injured?
McHelpus
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I might be shortsighted but with 3 games left before the deadline, it's pretty insane to put this much trust in a guy that hasn't played in a year. He is putting up points and being terrible defensively, something he's done throughout his career.
guymez
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What? They arent developing this player...lol
This team had a problem on defence and had very little cap space to work with. They got a potential top 4 dman (for nothing) that via surgery was able to increase his mobility to a level he hadnt had before in his career.
He just needed some games to get his feet under him. To get up to NHL speed. That doesnt happen overnight.
Not unlike Brown last year...was that a development situation too?
Giving him an opportunity to find his NHL game was something that had all kinds of upside and cost them nothing.
CantHaveTkachev
Cap Space > NHL players
Shanahanigans
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I wasn’t opposed to them trying him out but guess what, he’s not a top 4 Dman. And we don’t have 6 weeks to wait for him to maybe magically discover a level he hasn’t played at since 2018. Bottom line , the deadline is approaching and he’s not a top 4 Dman. Heck, he hasn’t even been better than Stecher who himself isn’t a top 4 guy. Nice experiment, cut him loose, best of luck and go get a real top 4 Dman.
Ritchie Valens
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“Turn down the suck knob.”
Now, if we add a perfectly placed comma, it still makes perfect sense.
“Turn down the suck, Knob.”
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