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  1. 6 minutes ago, Bob.Loblaw said:

    @Elias Pettersson I'm gonna try and make a team of Canadian NCAA alumni.  A fun task...

     

    Zach Hyman - Jaden Schwartz - Reilly Smith

    Alex Killorn - Jonathan Toews(??) - Alex Kerfoot

    Brandon Tanev - Evan Rodrigues - Warren Foegele

    Tyson Jost - Adam Fantilli - Ryan Lomberg

    *Joe Nieuwendyk*

     

    Devon Toews - Cale Makar

    Brandon Montour - Chris Tanev

    Colton Parayko - Carson Soucy

    Zach Whitecloud - Matt Benning

    Matt Irwin - Justin Schultz

     

    Cam Talbot/Devon Levi

     

    Looks like... a legit NHL team, doesn't it?  It's not perfect but the blueline looks completely stacked.  It does feel like a lot of Canadian defencemen opt for NCAA because it has a longer development track.  Makes sense.

     

    Gotta have Paul Kariya

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  2. 3 minutes ago, NUCKER67 said:

    I just noticed Kessel is a UFA, doesn't have a contract, no ties to any team. He might not play. He could retire. Are these types of players still eligible to be drafted?

    That's a lot of ways to say the same thing. But yes, he is eligible to be signed and if you read what he's said over the summer he has no plan to retire.  

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  3. Stone - Barkov - Nichushkin

    Steel - Pavelski - Toffoli

    ???? - Frederic - ????

    ???? - McLeod - Noesen

     

    McAvoy - Lindholm

    Toews - Walman

    ???? - ????

     

    Ullmark

    ????

     

    Alex Turcotte

    Jordan Spence

    Matthew Wood

    Gabriel Perreault

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  4. 11 minutes ago, LTC123 said:

    Question about drones?

     

    1.  Why didn't we see them 10 years ago?     Did someone just "invent" a drone in the last 5 years?     

     

    2.  What technological advancement has made them so readily available?    Wasn't it easy to hook up 4 fans to a piece of plastic with an RC controller in the 90's?     

     

    To me, it just seems like a simple piece of technology and curious why we didn't see them on the shelves 10+ years ago.....why now?  

     

     

    I know nothing, but I just had a quick guess that it has something to do with improvements in camera technology (or at least the ability to make the same technology cheaper). If you fly a drone, but nobody on social media sees it, did you even fly it? 

  5. On 7/10/2023 at 3:17 AM, luckyjack said:

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  6. On 8/12/2023 at 2:14 PM, RUPERTKBD said:

    It could be that I'm just overreacting to the team's recent issues with scvoring runs, but lately I'm wondering if maybe this team just simply isn't as good as everyone thought.

     

    The goal in the offseason was to get better defensively and the team certainly did that....but I'm wondering if maybe having Teo and Gurriel in the lineup wasn't covering up a fundamentally flawed offence?

     

    The overall numbers are decent, but this team just can't seem to string hits together and it almost never delivers in the clutch. Too many of the hitters don't seem to consider what the situation dictates. Instead, they just go up there and react, hoping for a good result, rather than having a plan that fits the situation.

     

    I know there has been a lot of talk about Schneider and Martinez not doing the job, but I doubt there's a coach in A ball that doesn't teach his players to go up there and look for a good pitch to hit.

     

    Maybe these guys just aren't good enough....

    Vladdy's issue is between the ears IMO. 

     

    The within-game inconsistency in plate approaches is mind boggling. He can fight for a 8 pitch walk and then the very next AB hit a first-pitch grounder that was outside the zone. I just don't think there ever has been a veteran that taught Vladdy anything in-game. At least I never see guys talking to him about his approach in the dugout. 

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