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Postby Gaucho » Wed Feb 13, 2019 6:41 am

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Postby Factorial » Wed Feb 13, 2019 7:03 am

For a second I thought I missed this game.

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Postby Gaucho » Wed Feb 13, 2019 7:28 am

You may end up wishing you did.

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Postby Gaucho » Wed Feb 13, 2019 10:53 am

Rust-Crosby-Guentzel
Pearson-Bjugstad-Kessel
Blueger-McCann-Hornqvist
ZAR-Cullen-Wilson

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Postby meow » Wed Feb 13, 2019 11:01 am

Blueger is back! YAAAYYYY

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Postby Dickie Dunn » Wed Feb 13, 2019 11:08 am

I hope this means a public execution is being scheduled for Simon.

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Postby mikey » Wed Feb 13, 2019 11:14 am

Snore...

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Postby mikey » Wed Feb 13, 2019 11:14 am

Good to see ZAR back though...I thought he was playing some pretty good hockey when he got banged up...

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Postby Gaucho » Wed Feb 13, 2019 11:18 am

"Sullivan needs to play the young guys ... oh, good, Simon is scratched!"

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Postby willeyeam » Wed Feb 13, 2019 11:19 am

Blueger is back! YAAAYYYY
i like that 3rd line

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Postby Dickie Dunn » Wed Feb 13, 2019 11:29 am

"Sullivan needs to play the young guys ... oh, good, Simon is scratched!"

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
He needs to play young guys who might not suck. Simon and his 1 point post-ASB can piss off.

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Postby IMFC » Wed Feb 13, 2019 11:54 am

Blueger is back! YAAAYYYY
i like that 3rd line
I am VERY interested to watch that line tonight.Athletic and smart is fun to watch.

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Postby shmenguin » Wed Feb 13, 2019 2:33 pm

Bleuger’s a 1 game placeholder, I imagine. Whatever is clanking around in Sully’s head wouldn’t have changed after the flyers game, regarding Wilson.

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Postby shmenguin » Wed Feb 13, 2019 2:37 pm

Good to see ZAR back though...I thought he was playing some pretty good hockey when he got banged up...
I had a half baked thought about ZAR during my hiatus. Before he started getting hot, I’d say he was the most average guy in the league. It’s not a dig. To my untrained eyes, he does every single thing exactly average.

Speed
Size
Physicality
Skill
IQ (argh...probably a smidge above here)
Scoring acumen
Ideal lineup placement
Defense (he’s good - but so are a lot of bottom 6 plugs and top 6 worker bees)
Even his vague Italian aesthetic too

Dude is the exact median of the NHL. He’s even a bit of a wing/center tweener.

Hair is another story, of course.

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Postby meow » Wed Feb 13, 2019 2:41 pm

Nah. That distinction goes to Trevor Lewis.

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Postby mikey » Wed Feb 13, 2019 2:42 pm

I like these prompts...I'm not sure ZAR qualifies for me though...I think his skating is slightly below average (a great improvement for him), I think he's very physical actually...probably the most physical top-9 forward we have by a good deal...I think he has a plus shot...

Ruslan Fedotenko was our most average player on the NHL scale for the Crosby era I think...I'm not sure Jared McCann isn't more average than ZAR actually...

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Postby Lemon Berry Lobster » Wed Feb 13, 2019 2:45 pm

"Sullivan needs to play the young guys ... oh, good, Simon is scratched!"

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
He needs to play young guys who might not suck. Simon and his 1 point post-ASB can piss off.
Which by my quick check is 1 more than Hornqvist...

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Postby shmenguin » Wed Feb 13, 2019 2:53 pm

I like these prompts...I'm not sure ZAR qualifies for me though...I think his skating is slightly below average (a great improvement for him), I think he's very physical actually...probably the most physical top-9 forward we have by a good deal...I think he has a plus shot...

Ruslan Fedotenko was our most average player on the NHL scale for the Crosby era I think...I'm not sure Jared McCann isn't more average than ZAR actually...
I see the distinction between these guys but Tank and ZAR actually seem pretty similar (aside from the former’s release).

This will not be the hill that I die on, but just keep this in your pocket for a game or 2.

But to the point - he was dynamite with Malkin. And he was really good with Sid last year, too.

Query: is there a non-prima donna profile of an NHL player who only gets energized when playing with talent? I submit one Riley Sheahan as having this brand of selective effort as well.

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Postby mikey » Wed Feb 13, 2019 3:06 pm

Could you make the claim that Brassard fit this definition here? And it every other place he *was* the talent...?

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Postby shmenguin » Wed Feb 13, 2019 3:19 pm

Could you make the claim that Brassard fit this definition here? And it every other place he *was* the talent...?
Yes. He too wore the pouty pants. But maybe “pedigree” is what I meant. Not prima donna. I don’t see him in quite the same category.

But I argue it was warranted there...kinda. Youre a pro and an adult. Which means your obligation is to make the best of it. You have no other choice. But the correct move with him was always to put him in the best position to succeed. And we did not do that. So he acknowledged a truth. But in a bad way.

I will not turn this into a Sprong discussion, in case the good Canadian boy proxy network wants to chime in. And yes @meow. You are analogous to Don Cherry in this premise.

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Postby meow » Wed Feb 13, 2019 3:25 pm

Brassard should have played basketball. He was more concerned about his points than being part of a potential winner in a reduced role. *aggressive thumbs up*

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Postby shmenguin » Wed Feb 13, 2019 3:31 pm

I like spunky undersized skill guys. I wanted to like Brassard. But he’s the kind of guy that dives with 30 seconds left in a 6-2 game to draw a penalty. His head goes to weird places. He’s not a winner. He’s a different brand of David Perron.

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Postby mikey » Wed Feb 13, 2019 3:32 pm

Do you hate all the Francophones, Mr. Cherry? #zing

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Postby shmenguin » Wed Feb 13, 2019 3:50 pm

Do you hate all the Francophones, Mr. Cherry? #zing
I tell ya. That Brassard has a regular d***. NOT A BIG ONE!!!!

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Postby mikey » Wed Feb 13, 2019 3:57 pm

:lol:

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