Alex Tuch Practicing Without Non Contact Jersey

[Brawndo]

 

[Weave]

This.  Genuinely excites me. A real Playoff tested veteran that plays a good game that wants to be here. 
 

Gimme some.

[pi2000]

I thought he wasn't due back for another month?

[Norcal]

I want him on the ice.

I hope they don't rush him before he's 100% ready. 

[North Buffalo]

Early Jan was prognosis I think I heard but Jan is fast approaching only 2 more weeks

[Doohicksie]

8 minutes ago, pi2000 said:

I thought he wasn't due back for another month?

I heard different time estimates at the time of the trade, the most optimistic came from Tuch himself and I seem to remember he said he might be good to play by the end of the year.

 

Oh, and.....

[nfreeman]

UPL?  Tuch?

This hopium is top-shelf stuff, I tell ya.

[Doohicksie]

1 minute ago, nfreeman said:

UPL?  Tuch?

This hopium is top-shelf stuff, I tell ya.

Damn straight!

[woods-racer]

Line options...

T.O.G.     Tuch, Kyle, Zemgus

Just like LOG but with the ability to score consistently. It would be our third line with 1/2 line minutes.

[PromoTheRobot]

26 minutes ago, pi2000 said:

I thought he wasn't due back for another month?

It's just practice. He's got to get his legs back.

[inkman]

15 minutes ago, woods-racer said:

Line options...

T.O.G.     Tuch, Kyle, Zemgus

Just like LOG but with the ability to score consistently. It would be our third line with 1/2 line minutes.

Tuch better be with Tage or Dylan.  Let’s not waste his scoring touch on a line with pluggers. 

[Brawndo]

 

[French Collection]

I’d like him to play with Mitts eventually, I just think they would be a good match.

I like a scoring winger matched with a centre on his forehand side. LHC with shooting RW and RHC with scoring LW. The set up seems better than having to pass on your backhand a lot. 

If the line does a lot of East-West movement and switching it doesn’t matter.

If the C is the sniper (Matthews) then a playmaking RW makes sense (Marner).

[Marvin]

39 minutes ago, The Ghost of Yuri said:

Damn straight!

That's a different drug.

[Mustache of God]

Let the race to 8th commence!

[French Collection]

4 minutes ago, Mustache of God said:

Let the race to 8th commence!

Not opposed to this, I think we need Mitts and the Mule though.

[Weave]

1 hour ago, Mustache of God said:

Let the race to 8th commence!

Abso ***** lutely.  I don't know about you but I've had a decade of losing that I am over.

[Claude Balls]

I think it moved!!! Giddyup!!

[dudacek]

I wish Sabre fans would show some restraint for Tuch the same way they are for Owen Power.

Guy is going to be a very nice piece, but I get the sense some people are anticipating the 2nd coming of Mike Foligno.

He is not going to score 30 and he’s not going to beat people up.

 

[Andrew Amerk]

6 minutes ago, dudacek said:

I wish Sabre fans would show some restraint for Tuch the same way they are for Owen Power.

Guy is going to be a very nice piece, but I get the sense some people are anticipating the 2nd coming of Mike Foligno.

He is not going to score 30 and he’s not going to beat people up.

 

Why not?

[Norcal]

8 minutes ago, dudacek said:

I wish Sabre fans would show some restraint for Tuch the same way they are for Owen Power.

Guy is going to be a very nice piece, but I get the sense some people are anticipating the 2nd coming of Mike Foligno.

He is not going to score 30 and he’s not going to beat people up.

 

Tuchs a good player who occasionally makes the hard plays look easy. That's why I like him.

I don't need him to beat anyone up.

I just need him to be hard to get off the puck and able to finish at a decent clip. 

I don't think he's reached his prime just yet. I'm looking forward to that. 

 

[pi2000]

We need to pump the brakes on expectations.   He hasn't played in 6 months, on a new team, coming of shoulder surgery... It'll probably take him the remainder of the season to get back to where he was.

[Norcal]

17 minutes ago, pi2000 said:

We need to pump the brakes on expectations.   He hasn't played in 6 months, on a new team, coming of shoulder surgery... It'll probably take him the remainder of the season to get back to where he was.

I can wait

[Weave]

6 hours ago, dudacek said:

I wish Sabre fans would show some restraint for Tuch the same way they are for Owen Power.

Guy is going to be a very nice piece, but I get the sense some people are anticipating the 2nd coming of Mike Foligno.

He is not going to score 30 and he’s not going to beat people up.

 

I’m hoping for a Kyle Okposo from 10 seasons ago (understanding that John Tavares is not feeding him) with a heck of a playoff resume.

[dudacek]

3 hours ago, Weave said:

I’m hoping for a Kyle Okposo from 10 seasons ago (understanding that John Tavares is not feeding him) with a heck of a playoff resume.

A more likely outcome is the Kyle Okposo of this season.

Tuch's best season is 20 goals and 32 assists.

18 goals and 36 assists is what Kyle is pacing for this year.

The level of toughness and hard work is similar.

Edited December 16, 2021 by dudacek