[GDT] Return of Edler and the Kings Vs Boudreau lead Canucks, Dec 6th 7pm pst

[Biff Tannen]

13 minutes ago, ABNucksfan said:

75% of the last 20 cup winners has 1 or more top 5 picks on the team and legit elite players.

But does that prove much? If we say players have 10 year NHL careers that should mean there are about 50 top five picks around at any time divided by 30-31 teams. Once you take into account the perenial bottom feeders 75% sounds about right.

Edited December 6, 2021 by Biff Tannen

[FaninMex]

22 minutes ago, ABNucksfan said:

75% of the last 20 cup winners has 1 or more top 5 picks on the team and legit elite players.

Your Flamer love is coming out.

[Pettersson the goat]

I really hope they do a good job on the video package for Edler.

[RU SERIOUS]

2 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

What gives? I thought a friend of a friend of the janitor assured us that Petey refused to play on a line with Garland?

I would add Horvat with those two.   They would be a perfectly balanced line 

[fecklund]

3 hours ago, Gassy Jack said:

Now we have an angry gerbil as well as an angry elf on the team. 

[ABNucksfan]

5 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

But does that prove much? If we say players have 10 year NHL careers that should mean there are about 50 top five picks around at any time divided by 30-31 teams. Once you take into account the perenial bottom feeders 75% sounds about right.

Good point. But not all top 5 picks are elite. And this team has 0 elite players. 

[Ghostsof1915]

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[ABNucksfan]

6 minutes ago, FaninMex said:

Your Flamer love is coming out.

Ya you got me… I don’t want the Canucks to win the cup at all. 
 

Are you just salty mexico lost to Canada?

Edited December 6, 2021 by ABNucksfan

[Roger Neilsons Towel]

2 hours ago, -Vintage Canuck- said:

 

Looking forward to seeing the Podz-Petey-Garland line. 

[fecklund]

1 hour ago, Coconuts said:

 

ah, Mike Patton. One of the absolute greatest musicians and composers of our century that not many people know about. 

[Elias Pettersson]

10 minutes ago, SilentSam said:

 

I don’t think Horvat gets how gravity works, or the weight of the situation, and how now.. the pressure is clearly on the players, and him as a leader…

This is Bo’s quote from today : “ "I think our team needed a spark ... but at the same time, we have to go out there and prove it now."

 

A spark?!? lol 

Just wait until Boudreau starts throwing those F bombs after the first intermission tonight.  The players will then realize how easy they had it before.  They may regret getting their previous coach fired...

[khay]

Looking forward to Edler's return. There should be a standing ovation.

 

Gosh, still can't believe we let him walk without a proper plan to replace him. 

 

At least, should have offered a decent contract to him, if the rumored 900k @1year offer is true... that's enough reason to dislike JB.

 

[DIBdaQUIB]

29 minutes ago, SilentSam said:

 

I don’t think Horvat gets how gravity works, or the weight of the situation, and how now.. the pressure is clearly on the players, and him as a leader…

This is Bo’s quote from today : “ "I think our team needed a spark ... but at the same time, we have to go out there and prove it now."

 

A spark?!? lol 

Haha. "A spark"...if they don't give their all, they will find themselves with a blow torch flaming their butts.  Boudreau will  not tolerate a lack of effort or  players not buying-in. 

 

 

Edited December 6, 2021 by DIBdaQUIB

[SilentSam]

7 minutes ago, fecklund said:

Now we have an angry gerbil as well as an angry elf on the team. 

 Better than the “Angry Yoda “

 

 

Edited December 6, 2021 by SilentSam

[King Heffy]

1 hour ago, Wayne Jetski said:

Live view of Travis at Tim Horton’s this morning asking for a coffee…

He was actually asking for a job application form.

[Coconuts]

3 minutes ago, fecklund said:

ah, Mike Patton. One of the absolute greatest musicians and composers of our century that not many people know about. 

Tru, one of the greatest voices too

[SilentSam]

4 minutes ago, Elias Pettersson said:

Just wait until Boudreau starts throwing those F bombs after the first intermission tonight.  The players will then realize how easy they had it before.  They may regret getting their previous coach fired...

This is a Coach Miller will embrace,.  Horvat won’t be able to take the heat.

 

 

[Elias Pettersson]

2 minutes ago, King Heffy said:

He was actually asking for a job application form.

He's making $2.7 million for the next year and a half to stay at home.  I don't think he will be needing a job at Tim Horton's anytime soon...

[Biff Tannen]

13 minutes ago, ABNucksfan said:

Good point. But not all top 5 picks are elite. And this team has 0 elite players. 

Aye true. Just for reference (and assuming my math is right) I think there's a 15.5% chance of missing out on a top 5 pick every year for a 10 year period. So if everything was purely random you'd expect 84.5% of cup winners to have a top 5 pick. Obviously the draft is supposed to reward weaker teams and I'm making a lot of assumptions.

 

 

On the face of it it's hard to argue that having higher draft picks won't result in a better team, deliberately sucking to get them just doesn't seem right and we'll never win the lottery anyway.

Edited December 6, 2021 by Biff Tannen

[fecklund]

I absolutely need some kind of Nicola Tesla technology so i can boost my internet speed enough to stream this game tonight. 
#%$@ you xplornet !!!!!