This is Anderson's off year
This team will be average for years to come.
We need a good center.
Lol. I thought Duchene was supposed to be that center guy for y'all. He is sure looking like an over payment right now. 8 games, 1G, -10. And then you see Turris playing well with the Predators 8 games, 6 pts, +3
Lol. I thought Duchene was supposed to be that center guy for y'all. He is sure looking like an over payment right now. 8 games, 1G, -10. And then you see Turris playing well with the Predators 8 games, 6 pts, +3
Duchene has played well, I know its not reflected in the stat line but as long as he keeps playing like he has, the pucks will find the net. I'm comfortable saying he is an upgrade offensively over Turris.
I don't see the upgrade at all. He's flashier and less of a soft player, but where's the evidence that he'll get more points than Turris?
I don't see the upgrade at all. He's flashier and less of a soft player, but where's the evidence that he'll get more points than Turris?
Turris has a NHL regular season average of .59 PPG, while Duchene has a NHL regular season average of .72 PPG
.72 PPG > .59 PPG
I was never on that boat. I said we should have added him and not let go Turris.Lol. I thought Duchene was supposed to be that center guy for y'all. He is sure looking like an over payment right now. 8 games, 1G, -10. And then you see Turris playing well with the Predators 8 games, 6 pts, +3
Are you also going to cite Ryan's four 30-goal seasons as proof that he's still a 30-goal scorer?
Lol. I thought Duchene was supposed to be that center guy for y'all. He is sure looking like an over payment right now. 8 games, 1G, -10. And then you see Turris playing well with the Predators 8 games, 6 pts, +3
I don't know, are you going to selectively look at small sample size of a players career, and pronounce a judgement on whether he's better of worse than the player traded away?
I look at the big picture, and career stats for a better perspective on a players NHL performance, rather than a player who is a slump, and kneejerkly brand him a bust.
But that's me.
You should use two or three year splits instead. They are more useful.
That said, this is a poorly constructed team and has been for some time. Our previous GM really liked grindy, heart and soul character guys, reall good guys, real character guys. The league now is really about speed and youth and we are older because management wants us to win now.
Guys that can carry the game and play with speed, mental and otherwise:
Stone, Duchene, Hoffman (kinda), Chabot, Karlsson (still recovery mode looks like), Dzingel, Smith is not bad either I suppose.
Then we have...the Mehnators: Burrows, Ryan, Phaneuf, Borowiecki, Harpur (he is ok), Ceci, and so on.
The team needs to re-form itself. Lose the slow and replace with players that attack with speed and youth, night after night. We need a core of players in the 20-25 year range, that skate well and attack and defend as a unit.
Sadly, this cannot occur under current ownership and management, Our best hope now is to just....grund out wins, I guess. And go from there.
We were probably as lucky during that run as we've been unlucky during this streak. Things aren't going our way, and it's impacting confidence, and we play nervous as a result, where as during the run, we got some bounces, and confidence was built off it, we played better as a result.How long will our fairy-tale 2017 Cup run be used as a crutch?
Agreed. We are not an 0-5-1 team, nor are we a conference finals team. We are somewhere in between, which is a bubble playoff team.We were probably as lucky during that run as we've been unlucky during this streak. Things aren't going our way, and it's impacting confidence, and we play nervous as a result, where as during the run, we got some bounces, and confidence was built off it, we played better as a result.
It would be foolish to expect another run to the conference finals, but I think using that as proof this team isn't as bad as it's record the last 7 games, or whatever it is, is perfectly reasonable. This team as assembled can be much better than what we've seen the last few games.
Yea I never understood how people use the run as some sort of measuring stick.How long will our fairy-tale 2017 Cup run be used as a crutch?
I'm not super optimistic but I agree that if they could right the messy ship in MTL, we can do the sameThe team is getting quality chances but 'puck luck' seems to be lacking. Lots of really good opportunities where the bounces are just going the wrong way. Law of averages dictates that things will regress and the 'puck luck' will return. I am not concerned. They're doing a lot of really good things out on the ice. Patience.