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Can easier predict where rebounds will go. His veteran positioning is a huge boon

These uniforms are an eyesore Cozens playing against his soon-to-be-future-self in Jeff Carter (rather, what Carter was in his prime) Whoever made the “we need more blocks” thread is basking right now

can’t even SEE it. MAN do I ever miss Bob Cole. That call. “Couldn’t get the words out and it was GONE!”

That MUST have been the typo it’s just odd it didn’t autocorrect on my iPad Actually I see now it doesn’t ok lol

Arttu leaned heavily on his Star Wars connection for fame

This is ok so far aside from one glaring error actual thompson dahlin skinner tuch cozens

Ya, like other posters when I bring up the early defensive metrics and selke talk around Jack, it just gets the “nah, no thanks, I don’t like that so no” response. I’m just relaying what the hockey world outside of sabrespace is saying. Go look at the numbers on that team: he’s their best player, both ways, a team near the top of the league. If you want to disregard it, be my guest. Frankly it has nothing to do with me “liking” Eichel as this isn’t even MY argument. If framing it as something I’m saying just because I’m biased makes it sit better, again, go ahead Im not going to flood threads with Jack’s numbers. The deeper dives are out there if anyone wants them. Not my fight.

I’m glad VO’s are (slightly) better, as I’d deal Casey first of the two. He may even have more value because of past pedigree (“we can fix him”) and that he plays C. I’ve seen VO’s metrics look much better in the past and can’t recall seeing such w/Casey so naturally including my own bias already I lean towards blaming Casey here, more, though both share. As always I would deal VO for a hockey trade and not a draft pick, same w/ Casey but, again, I think I’d prioritize wheeling and dealing on the Mittestadt front, first.

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(my comment was) hyperbole. But not a vast amount

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But noooooooooot out! still makes me viscerally anxious

Depends on Johnson. If he’s truly likely to sign, no. If he’s gonzo, I’d give up the whole lotta nothing he and Casey provide, and sacrifice VO’s trigger, if the pick is bumped to 2024

Posting the personal posting “stat” you are most proud of might actually be kinda fun SS does keep a few interesting numbers

The part in the new one where Ed Harris just stands there and eats the sonic boom I guess? As the jet flies by was so good and epic

A consistently good power forward, is a great player, to have

Come on, now

Not on tv no gdt for me have fun in here be sure to stay hydrated

24 points 26 games. Looks like Botterill was targeting the right prospects at least

I’ve never seen a harder ***** during live action than PK Subban’s one-timer An absolute unit of a slapper No idea why that censored lol Harder shot I think I typed?

Dunno if I’d call it “insignificant”. Vegas still got the net talent increase in the trade - Eichel is in the running for MVP and Selke. No one we have quite matches his overall game, yet. The thought of an Eichel-Thompson 1/2 combo, in a world where we have a bought-in Eichel, is still salivating imo. (Not quite) Crosby / Malkin type stuff. I’d see long term contention in our future. Tuch is the only guy there we wouldn’t have, so, again, leaving aside chemistry concerns, the world in which things never got out of hand with Eichel ala Marvel’s “What if?” is still fun to think about. Theres lots of butterfly effect type stuff like “maybe Thompson doesn’t ascend if he’s playing behind Jack” (I don’t really buy into this personally, necessarily, as its on coaching to make sure there isn’t an environment for some reason where only one player can produce) but it’s certainly valid. Who knows how things go different with even one change. But in a vacuum, Thompson-Eichel-Cozens is an insane C core, flipping out Mittelstadt instead

No idea. It’s based on a singular, particular (but well regarded) advanced stats model though

Problem with the ignore feature is that if you use it, you are in fact soft

Got into this yesterday He’s not going to be Lindros and average 93 points a season, no - that part remains. But reaching 90 in a season looks very possible Why not quote someone who lambasted his contract rather than praised it? Why not quote the multitude of posts I made supporting Dahlin when the entire board had given up on him? Lord knows those never get call backs. How about me being Skinner’s lone defender during the Krueger years? Ullmark, Reinhart, and Eichel predictions? Yea, you got me, I said Tage “probably wouldn’t” hit 90 and he’s PACING for it. Place kinda sucks now Dunno how the heck I missed mentioning Danny’s 95, that is one of my favourite seasons. Remember him getting stuck at 95 for a couple to end, too, when 100 was in reach

At least he doesn’t say “Dawlin” like Ray. Dude needs to try harder He’s arguably our MVP ya can get the kid’s name right