JP51

I dont think Birth Certificates have anything to do with it. I think it is the style of hockey that is taught, rink size etc... my opinion is that the European style of hockey lends it self to players that excel in space not those that excel in operating and taking away space. But thats just my opinion.

I think my issue is both grit and style... I dont believe he has put the value he needs on players that are difficult to play against. Whether large or small... again Benson is small but I love his game, Power is big and he doesnt bring the size to the game. If we are looking at the drafts I get there were Canadians drafted but since 2020 he has taken 21/35 European players so 60%. If we examine some of the Stanley cup winners recently and maybe the Bruins lets say... we get Florida 11/26 (42% ) Vegas 10/23 (43%..). Colorado 5/16 (31% ) Lets throw in the Bruins cause we love to hate them lol 6/22 (27%.). I am suggesting that the European style of hockey is much different than the NHL and that we are over loading that style philosophically. This results in a team that is very easy to play against. With regard to basis and fact, I would respectfully disagree that there is certainly fact here.

I was pretty close to that... I would hate to see Benson go though.

I get your point they are all not small nor are they all figure skaters..., I do question if they are going to bring the grit that we need and is this a philosopy. Owen Power is big but he doesnt use his size. Benson is small but he will play with an edge. With respect to propensity I cant agree. ... 2023 Wahlberg, Strbak, Panocha, 2022 Östlund, Kulik, Leinonen, Neuchev, Lindgren, Komarov, Karlsson, Ratkovic, Sjodin. 2021 Rosen, Poltapov, Kisakov, Sardarian, Novikov, Von Barnekow. 2020 with 5 picks Peterka, Lyckasen, Konecny.

Agreed 100% lets just hope this team doesnt beat the fight out of him like so many others.

Iginla, Nygard or Eiserman for sure I want... I suspect Adams picks another small European figure skater that plays even smaller than his size... or trades the pick for a small European figure skater who makes Olofsson look like Ryan Reaves.

Love this... couple observations... Notice when he gets hit his team mates stand up for him. Foreign concept for this team... also 8 minutes of him getting destroyed .... didnt see once where there was a Sabre....

Amen, the only thing more astonishing than the abject lack of grit on this team is the Front Offices complete disregard for it and ultimate lack of understanding of its necessity. I am not talking Broad Street Bullies I am talking hockey players who are tough to play against. Dont even need to be monsters... But they need to be your leaders, embedded on the team and expect others to do the same... the ones that look at Owen Power grab him and say you are 6'6 220 lbs... take the body. We literally do not have 1 of these players maybe Dahlin is rounding into this... but we need 5. I am not sure we have any in the pipeline either maybe Bowen... figure skaters.. we got.

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Good for him. Solid prove it bridge to 28 if he hits it hard he gets his big contract. He has a solid chance to do that in Colorado as he has players to stand up and he wont be getting mugged and abused constantly like he would here.... he can go play.

God I hope not... too many self focused ME players on this team already.

Kid has heart and is fearless... I just hope the organization doesnt beat it out of him...

Amen That would explain our conundrum... and the abject incompetence of our entire FO