darksabre Posted August 24, 2017 Report Posted August 24, 2017 Are we among the lower counts in the league? Good to have flexibility, I guess. Also: Kris Baker @SabresProspectsFollowing More Hearing many instances of teams having players drop weight this summer. Some as many as 15 pounds. All about speed. 8:36 AM - 24 Aug 2017 Jesus, what pro athlete even has 15 pounds to drop? Quote
LGR4GM Posted August 24, 2017 Report Posted August 24, 2017 Jesus, what pro athlete even has 15 pounds to drop? Quote
darksabre Posted August 24, 2017 Report Posted August 24, 2017 That would be so NHL. Kessel kills it and wins a Cup and the team is like "you gotta lose a few", and then it totally screws up his game. Quote
MattPie Posted August 24, 2017 Report Posted August 24, 2017 Jesus, what pro athlete even has 15 pounds to drop? My only guess is worrying less about being "jacked", as the kids call it, and working more on quickness and stamina. Quote
pi2000 Posted August 24, 2017 Report Posted August 24, 2017 Jesus, what pro athlete even has 15 pounds to drop? Prolly bigger veteran guys like Getzlaf, Benn, Carter, Hossa, Moulson, Lucic, Kesler, etc... Quote
LGR4GM Posted August 24, 2017 Report Posted August 24, 2017 Risto lost weight going into last season. I think it was like 10lbs or something. Quote
Wyldnwoody44 Posted August 24, 2017 Report Posted August 24, 2017 I lost 60 over the last 2 years, Damn I felt like a new person. 10 pounds is huge for these guys Quote
darksabre Posted August 24, 2017 Report Posted August 24, 2017 I lost 60 over the last 2 years, Damn I felt like a new person. 10 pounds is huge for these guys Is it possible the league is trending back towards the post-04/05 lockout speed and agility model just in time for us to be good again? Quote
Wyldnwoody44 Posted August 24, 2017 Report Posted August 24, 2017 Is it possible the league is trending back towards the post-04/05 lockout speed and agility model just in time for us to be good again?Idk about all of that, and with the clutch and grab still strong, idk if it matters as much until that changes Quote
darksabre Posted August 24, 2017 Report Posted August 24, 2017 Idk about all of that, and with the clutch and grab still strong, idk if it matters as much until that changes If everyone is pushing to get leaner/faster you'd think the natural progression would be away from slowdown contact since everyone will be lighter. Quote
pi2000 Posted August 24, 2017 Report Posted August 24, 2017 If everyone is pushing to get leaner/faster you'd think the natural progression would be away from slowdown contact since everyone will be lighter. It's a cycle. The league moves to smaller/faster..... tips just a bit too far in that direction such that a big physical team has some success and the league trends back the other way... wash, rinse, repeat. Quote
Wyldnwoody44 Posted August 24, 2017 Report Posted August 24, 2017 If everyone is pushing to get leaner/faster you'd think the natural progression would be away from slowdown contact since everyone will be lighter.In theory that should be the way it works, but we know the NHL, has there been any word on changing this at all? Quote
WildCard Posted August 24, 2017 Report Posted August 24, 2017 It's a cycle. The league moves to smaller/faster..... tips just a bit too far in that direction such that a big physical team has some success and the league trends back the other way... wash, rinse, repeat. Yup Quote
Weave Posted August 24, 2017 Report Posted August 24, 2017 (edited) Is it possible the league is trending back towards the post-04/05 lockout speed and agility model just in time for us to be good again?Think about how many fewer players are in the league that skill guys had to expect to defend themselves from? Now is a great time for the league as a while to be getting faster. Edited August 24, 2017 by We've Quote
Thorner Posted August 24, 2017 Report Posted August 24, 2017 My only guess is worrying less about being "jacked", as the kids call it, and working more on quickness and stamina. Is it possible the league is trending back towards the post-04/05 lockout speed and agility model just in time for us to be good again? Get Casey up here, Stadt! Quote
inkman Posted August 24, 2017 Report Posted August 24, 2017 Get Casey up here, Stadt! I see what you did there Quote
Weave Posted August 24, 2017 Report Posted August 24, 2017 Get Casey up here, Stadt! Someone was sitting on this one awhile. Quote
Ducky Posted August 25, 2017 Report Posted August 25, 2017 Dustin I am looking at you.... Do you mean the guy that had the highest TOI last year? I have no problem with his conditioning or stamina. I think he needs to get nastier and play a more physical game this year. Everyone is saying they are pairing up Kuli with Buff so that should make a hard hitting duo. Quote
3putt Posted August 25, 2017 Report Posted August 25, 2017 Yeah I am talking about the Buff that Toews used a trail of twinkies from his locker to the weight room to show him where it was. Great player not always the best physical specimen. I shudder to think how good he could be if he was committed to better physical training. Quote
Brawndo Posted August 25, 2017 Report Posted August 25, 2017 Drew Stafford signs with the Devils The Devils have signed right wing Drew Stafford to a one-year contract worth $800,000. Quote
pi2000 Posted August 25, 2017 Report Posted August 25, 2017 Drew Stafford signs with the Devils The Devils have signed right wing Drew Stafford to a one-year contract worth $800,000. Nice. I've always liked his game. IMO he got a bad rap because expectations were simply to high for him. He was not a goal scorer in college, but he showed flashes of that ability so everybody just kinda expected him to continue to improve in that department when in reality his skill set is more suited for a 3rd line winger who can play 2 ways and chip in offensively. Quote
inkman Posted August 25, 2017 Report Posted August 25, 2017 Nice. I've always liked his game.Said no one ever. Seriously, it's nice to meet you Mrs. Stafford. Quote
darksabre Posted August 25, 2017 Report Posted August 25, 2017 Drew Stafford signs with the Devils The Devils have signed right wing Drew Stafford to a one-year contract worth $800,000. Run away, Will. Run away. Quote
WildCard Posted August 25, 2017 Report Posted August 25, 2017 September is creeping closer on the calendar, and the Matt Duchene trade scene may be poised to heat up. “I think so,” said NHL Insider Darren Dreger during a Friday morning appearance on Buffalo’s WGR 550. “We’ve talked about this – generally in the media – for the past several months, better than a year. But now it’s reached that point where it definitely feels like the Avalanche are in a position to get something done. Joe Sakic recently saying that he’s listening to offers. Now, I think that’s different than where he was at, say, going into the draft because the demand for Matt Duchene – to many NHL general managers with interest – were just unreasonable. “The Nashville Predators definitely had interest and I’m sure do have interest in Matt Duchene, but going into the draft and on the draft floor, they just weren’t willing to give up the defenseman that Joe Sakic felt like he needed to get in return for Matt Duchene as part of a package. “Now, general managers don’t take holidays at any point in the season. They try and take some down time in August, so the sense is – from at least from Matt Duchene’s side – that things could heat up in the next week. That doesn’t mean a trade is imminent. But that means that NHL general managers will be back at work full time and perhaps looking at their roster and recognizing that, ‘Okay, Duchene is still available, so let’s make our next push.’ " https://www.fanragsports.com/nhl/dreger-sense-duchene-trade-talks-heat-soon/ Quote
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