JoeSchmoe

Just got here. Trying to figure out where the group is. I'm wearing an Expos toque.

Will we know what table to meet at at the pub?

This is the stat that's going to sink us. Lyon was playing at around league average... I'm not sure why he's been back burnered. UPL is guaranteed to give you bottom of the league level goaltending. Ellis is still an unknown. If it were me, I'd ride Lyon, mix in Ellis, and waive UPL and tell him to earn his way back. Levi could use a kick in the butt too as he's plateaued or even regressed in his development.

Same here

We're in 117

He does all that, but he inevitably loses the puck because he doesn't have the hockey IQ to know how to make a play. Watching my kids grow up through minor hockey, you see these players all the time. Fantastic skaters, hard workers, but just can't put it all together. It baffles me how they can't see a window or two to get the front of the net, while kids with less skill can. If Malenstyn could help put the odd one in while playing a strong defensive game, and get to maybe 45%GF he wouldn't bother me. But he's not close because his IQ is so bad.

Glad to see Malenstyn get a well deserved seat upstairs. He'll hit and block the odd shot, but is an offensive black hole. Kozak and Dunne can play the same role... Only better. Krebs... Your next. Greenway... You too. I thought about including Quinn on this list but part of me feels he's on the brink of figuring out his game. There's definite glimpses. Kind of like when Thompson was younger, but hadn't quite put it all together yet.

He actually cleared, eh?! 😅

I'll be there at Union.

I'm one of those guys. I still think they should have packaged him a while back for a much needed vet. We've got too many F's and not enough spots in the lineup for them all. Now that his stock is up, I'd still package him. But I'm glad I'm wrong about him never being good.

Could Lindy Ruff eventually force Adams' hand by not playing UPL? In UPL's best season where he got the contract, he wasn't at where Lyon is now. He's almost almost a minus guy on this and it kills the team.

Greenway can fight. Having him in the lineup makes Geertsen waivable. Malenstyn is one of those guys who looks good skill wise but cannot process the game at an NHL level. Guys like that are easily steered into the corner where plays go to die. Fun fact is he has just 1 takeaway but 9 giveaways, including 5 in the defensive zone. We don't need this guy for anything.

I'm not really a Greenway guy myself, but unlike Malenstyn he'll at least drop the gloves when he has to. He can score the odd goal too, which Malenstyn does not.

Krebs and Malenstyn don't offer anything that can't be supplied by Kozak and Greenway. If I'm in charge, I'm chopping Malenstyn first, Krebs 2nd.

I didn't watch the game at all so I don't know if you meant this literally. If so, my mind went another way. 🤣