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  1. It would be a toss up between Ohlund and Reinhart for me. Jovo also had another nickname “Special Ed”. it’s sad that we never got to see what Bourdon would have become. He would have been in his prime during our cup run. The kid had an adult body at his draft. Big player with great wheels and a cannon for a shot.
  2. If you read his other posts, they are almost always negative even if the team does something right. Kind of makes me wonder if he is a closet leafs fan.
  3. Garland isn’t garbage. He’s just a bit difficult to afford at 4.9 million especially given the flat cap. The OEL buyout gives us the flexibility to retain some salary and trade Garland to get a decent pick or prospect back. Garland has three years cost controlled for a team that has trouble signing FA’s i.e. Winnipeg, Columbus, Buffalo etc. can be inserted in a top 6 role and put up 50 points.
  4. This D core before Hronek had one, count them, one legitimate top 4 defensemen. All our other D's were nothing more than bottom pairing D's on a playoff bound team. Even if you hit on a top 4 RHD with the NYI pick in the draft, it would still take 3 or 4 years for that pick to contribute. And that still gives you just 2. We still need to do some work on the D. The move was made because of how crappy our D core was.
  5. People cheered for the team to win because they had no control over any of the roster moves that we would have to make to tank. We are fans after all. No s#4t Sherlock. 10 is better than 11, 9 is better than 11, 8 is better than 11. Because as fans some of us here accepted the fact that we are not as bad as many of the teams below us. Does it bother you that much that we actually wanted to see the team do well? Or that the new coaching staff with a new system actually showed improvement over what we had before?
  6. Why would it be a low blow for us to ask for a hometown discount? RNH was actually a good comparison at the time. Now I think RNH is better. whether you feel his comments were directed at mgmt or fans doesn’t really matter. No need to mention “Vancouver” at all in a negative sense. I personally was not offended and really could care less but I can understand why fans would not take his comments too well, especially those that spent their hard earn money on tickets and his jerseys. He had his fat contract, was going to play in the playoffs no need to for those comments. you honestly think Lou wanted to give him that contract? Bo had them by the balls. They gave up a lot to get him. More than what most pending UFA’s would cost. Good for Bo. His agent squeezed as much as he could out of them.
  7. I think some people here were expecting things to either be turned around right away or blown up completely. This mgmt team has only been here a little over a year. They were left with 2 anchor contracts on D. No other solid D prospects and with only 1 top 4 in Hughes. But they did inherit Miller, Petey and Demko. Add Hughes and you have a good solid core to work with. So they went the retool route which for me was hard to fault them for. They were also left with a coach they didn't want. A country club culture with little accountability. They still have some work to do to acquire the other pieces to go with the core. I am more optimistic about this mgmt team than the last one but how the team performs at the beginning of next season is critical to gaining this fan base's trust again.
  8. Actually, we were down 3-1 in the series until Bubble Demko came in and only allowed 2 goals in 3 games while facing 43,45,and 34 shots. Game 7 we lost 3-0 but 2 of the goals were EN. We were overmatched and the only reason why it went to 7 games was because of Demko.
  9. I actually wouldn't be too concerned with those two if the rest of our lineup were bigger. i.e. both Petey and Huggy, 2 important pieces of our main core are light. We need to get bigger elsewhere if we are going to compete.
  10. Just watching these playoffs, I'm seeing that guys like AB and Garland are absolutely going to get slaughtered out there. I think we need to move both of them. Hogs and Pods play a more heavy game and should fill in. Mik has size too. PDG while not big should stay if only that he offers good value for his league minimum salary and seems to be able to play serviceable top 6 minutes. As for Boeser, he certainly has the bulk but needs to get quicker. Comparing his first two seasons here, he seems to have lost a step. While he was never quick, it never seemed to be as much of a problem as it is now. Whether its injuries or fitness, who knows but I think there is room for improvement there. I like Joshua and Aman on our 4th line. Myers, while big, does not always play big so he should be gone. While I'd like to get Gavrikov, he plays the left side so unless we shed OEL, its not likely we get him. So many question marks still:
  11. I have more optimism than you do but lets wait and see what they do in the off season. Yes clearing cap is priority one. I think most of us agree that we have a good core to work with. Its just how we get there that we have different opinions on.
  12. Pretty good assessment. PDG is also at a Salary of 775K for the next two years. You need guys that provide that kind of value while offsetting your high priced players Wonder if Arizona would take Garland back while giving us something of value? Burroughs to me is like a Stecher with slightly less offense but tons more grit. I like Hirose's smarts and smooth skating but you are correct. Our defense as it stands is too small (Myers will not be here next year we hope). He is about as tall as Hughes is but less bulky. He needs to add weight to his small frame but the problem is that he is no longer 19 or 20 which makes it less likely that he could do that. Yes we need to get one of Gavrikov or Graves (if we can clear cap). Delia's inability to control his rebounds is his undoing. He also can't control his side to side movements very well and on at least one of the goals, he slid himself out of position. I doubt that he will be resigned. Totally agree on the defensive assessment. As much as I may sound like a Homer on here, I am still not convinced that we are a playoff team just yet. Much needs to be done, and if it is not, then I will hop on to the doom and gloom train like some others on here.
  13. Thats your opinion, How many years do you have as a GM in the NHL? You think you know better? You think that mgmt believes we are a championship team? Did they actually say that? You don't think they will be making changes in the offseason? They've only been here a little over a year, you think they can do a complete 180 in that time and get rid of all the crappy salaries we have? Are you upset we didn't trade our PPG Center that shows more passion and drive than the last Captain we had and at a cheaper price? Go back and read all the posts that have discussed why a complete tear down is not the best course of action for this group.
  14. Thank you Cheech. One of the best color commentators in our lifetime. I had my retirement party two weeks ago. It does get easier with time.
  15. I'd take Burr over Bear any day of the week. Especially if Bear wants anything over 2.5 million Burr can be a placeholder for a couple of years until we find an upgrade to pair with Quinn. Can't expect to fix our D overnight and be able to find 4 legit top 4 D's right away. But we do need an upgrade in size for a couple of our D positions at least. Since its probable that Myers will be dealt in the off season.
  16. Who the f#4k cares? There’s a reason why we have these bonuses in the first place. Can’t you just let us celebrate our favorite players’ milestones? Management knows there is a reasonable chance of having to pay them out. Would you advocate that we sit out Petey so he misses it?
  17. Gavrikov looked great against us. Man if we could get him and pair him up with Hronek, that's your top shutdown pair right there. Could also add a bit of offense too. I like Boeser but he's too slow. This team needs to get quicker if they want to compete. I really like what Tocchett is doing but he needs to be careful not to be too much of a hard ass like Sutter or Torts.
  18. So what? its a bloody negotiation. Do you know how contract negotiations work? Is Bo's ego so big that a low first offer about 300 to 400K per year off would offend him so much that he basically doesn't want to be here anymore? are you privy to other contract negotiations? nope you just want to find trivial issues to diss this mgmt any way you can. Just like you trying to spin a narrative that Livingstone didn't sign here because we had a reputation of not developing our prospects properly yet we managed to snag FOUR college FA's 2 of which look promising.
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