Amebushi
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Wow, it’s like a train wreck, hard to watch, no way it ends well and I can’t stop watching it. I’ve hated Boston since 2011, and TO since I started watching hockey (early 80’s). At least they are going to 7 games. Hoping for a lot of rough stuff to ensure the victors don’t go past round 2. If I have to pick I’m calling a B’s victory because leaf fans are bad enough already and no one likes the Bruins anyway. Also if someone would crush Marchand I won’t ask for anything else at Christmas! Please!
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Personally I’d like to see the team take a more forward approach to building a team. I won’t pretend to be an NHL GM but the game is changing and no one knows the formula for success yet. What I see working is a combination of taking superstar talent wherever you can find it, but not at inflated UFA prices. Surround the elite talents with high end (not necessarily elite) two way players with grit. Best example of such a player is Bo Horvat. People rag on players like Jake Virtannen but I think players like him are the future of hockey. He is becoming defensively responsible, possesses high end speed and is plenty big enough to survive the playoffs. The fact he isn’t elite means his price will remain affordable. Build a team that can play the trap against speedy skilled teams, skate around the goons and play any way the refs want to “manage” it. By avoiding paying any player 10+ million per year it allows for significant depth of skill in many areas. Combined with good goaltending and a coach that can put it together I think you have a team that doesn’t depend on one or two players or a particular play style in a changing league. We need several more pieces, I’m not convinced that Green’s line blender is the secret to playoff success but I think we are on the right track. Small things like assistant coaches, proper on ice leadership and a team that plays like one will be the difference makers in the salary cap world. If you need more proof watch what happens when McJesus (highest paid player in the NHL) lines up consistently against Bo. Two way, team friendly contracts are the new way to get to the cup. We just need a few more, dump a couple underperforming players and some systems to put it all together.
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Am I too late? I signed in, found CDC but it won't let me pick anything
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To summarize my thoughts...F*** Toronto and The Toronto Sports network. I’m in no way a Boston fan, but I’ll take a team built that way in the playoffs over TO. Mathews, Marner and Tavares eat a lot of cap and score a lot of goals, but they can’t play defence. Rat face will have them chasing him all over the ice while Chara does his thing and Bergeron shuts them down. You can’t buy your way to a cup, defence wins championships. Boston will sweep the series. Yes I just threw up in my mouth a little.
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Why would they take this deal? Would you give up the first overall and Little things for a goalie with one good year, a second line defenceman and a decent prospect? That’s like trading Boeser for spare parts and a little cap room. I like Markstrom, Hutton and Gaudette too but I doubt this gets it done. If Marky was a little more proven (flame away, I liked his year too but goalies have flopped before) and NJ had a number one center then maybe this works but as it stands I think any offer that doesn’t start with EP won’t get the job done.
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[PGT] Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues | Apr. 06, 2019
Amebushi replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Canucks Talk
Thanks everybody for a fun season. CDC is just like watching the game with my buddies. Some of you agree with me, some of you don’t and a few just want to get drunk and start a fight. I’m hoping for some lottery luck, an exciting playoffs and if it’s not asking too much can the leafs lose in the first round after pummeling Marchand hard enough to end his season?- 272 replies
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[GDT] Nucks @ Blues -- 1PM -- 06/04/19 -- A New New Hope
Amebushi replied to xereau's topic in Canucks Talk
Quinn Hughes wins it in the shootout -
[GDT] Nucks @ Blues -- 1PM -- 06/04/19 -- A New New Hope
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Why is Spooner on the ice? -
[GDT] Nucks @ Blues -- 1PM -- 06/04/19 -- A New New Hope
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Draft be damned. I’ll never get tire of watching these young guns score goals! -
[GDT] Nucks @ Blues -- 1PM -- 06/04/19 -- A New New Hope
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Bro to the Flow! I could get used to this type of hockey. -
Gotta be honest here. In 2011 I hated the Bruins. In ‘94 I hated the Rangers. When the Hawks were on fire I hated them. Calgary before that...LA for a couple years, and never did like Messier. Looking back though it’s the rivals that make the game exciting. If Marchand wasn’t a rat and everyone played nice it would be soccer. I love Burrows and Kesler (way more before the trade but still respect what he did as a Canuck) and everyone else in the league hated them. Matt Cooke and Raffi Torres crosses the line more than once but I can’t say I ever hated them. The only real answer I have is the NHL. This league promotes tanking, “game management” and putting teams in places that shouldn’t have teams. In short Gary Bettman is the biggest POS is hockey today and definitely burns my bacon. (I prefer to think of it as grinds my gears in the voice of Peter Griffin but close enough)
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I second this.
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Very glad to see Woo signed. I got to see him play in the Canada Russia series this season. He plays solid old school hard nosed hockey. Solid defensively too. Kinda doubt we will see him with the big club until the end of next year. I expect the signing was a pat on the back for a great season and a few extra $$$ that go with it. Nice to see the trajectory for the rebuild come together. Hughes will be in the lineup soon and on the team next year, hopefully Juolevi can put it together too. I expect to see Woo with a few games next season after his WHL club is out. The future is looking brighter.
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I could be mistaken, but I believe the thought is white pads will blend in visually with the white netting. Dark pads or ones with a distinctive border are easier to see and aim around in the split second a shooter has. When an inch one way or the other is the difference between a goal and an easy save every advantage counts.
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I don’t think anyone on the ice is a proven commodity until they have performed well in the playoffs. All the regular season success doesn’t mean anything unless you can do it after the refs put the whistle away. Doesn’t matter if you are a centre or a goalie, the pressure goes up, the physicality increases and you are truly tested. We may not find out this year at all if he is a starter...and I have my fingers crossed that Demko steals the chance from him next year.
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Honest thoughts, he is exactly as billed. He does not play a flashy game. You can tell he plays the defensive side of the game first. It afraid to go to the corners, clear the front of the net or get physical. Didn’t make many mistakes. He also makes a lot of good small plays, like a good first pass instead of just dumping it down the ice. Nice to get to watch a prospect up close.
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So stoked, going to watch the WHL vs Russia game live tonight. It’s on Sportsnet too if anyone wants a look at Jett tonight.
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I am genuinely asking and not trying to troll here. What are your expectations of him that you expect him to be bad? I didn’t watch a lot of Caps hockey, but my understanding is that he is a monster on face offs, plays hard nosed gritty hockey and understands the role of a veteran bottom 6 center. His contract could be questioned for amount and definitely for term but as a player or locker room guy I understood he is fantastic. In a few years we will see if be can keep it up. Honestly curious what the question marks on him are.