BringBack19

I agree with you. If he would improve his effort on defense I think he could be a middle 6 winger. That is one thing we have plenty of. If we could swing him for a good young D prospect or even Faulk I would be happy.

That is more than I would be willing to pay. No way should we trade a potential 2019 lottery pick. If the price was Vegas’s 1st, two 2nds, and Nyquist I would do it. However the hawks probably wouldn’t. Bouchard/Boqvist/Dobson/Hughes and Wahlstrom would be an amazing haul.

He sure does which I don’t know why with the direction in style of play is trending. I may be the only person but I don’t want any part of Bouchard at 6. His skating is suspect, and if you can’t skate in today’s game it is nearly impossible to become a #1d.

I met a scout for VGK (amateur scout) and he stated after the top 10 it’s pretty shallow. That’s why they weren’t opposed to trading their 1st this year. I also asked him where they had Rasmussen on their board, which he replied around 5. He thinks Big Ras (which is how he referred to him) will be a good nhl player. They are going to try to load up on 2019 picks because he claims it’s a much better draft.

I think you’re on the right side of this one. Eddie Lack blows, plus some guy on a sports betting forum who is like 10-30 down $4000 is on Calgary. I might just follow you for a lil degen action on a Wednesday night.

Corsi CF% vs CA%. Last year he gave up more than he created and at a worse rate than Smith. So he may block more shots but he also, as unimaginable as it may be, fails to clear the zone more which leads to more opposition offense. That was the breakdown on wiim, and data was backed by hockeyreference.com.

What's strange about that is his shot suppression isn't as high as Smiths, and of course he gets more points than Smith he has had much better forwards to play with. If he is better overall it isn't by much... You're right we are going to the Stanley Cup Finals... Everyone is going to be better, injuries are not going to happen, and Mrazek is going to have a vezna caliber season... I am not a pessimistic person, but this team has regressed every year since 08 why would that change now?

I just don't see how this team improved. Smith is better than Daley, and Kronwall is only going to be worse. Not to mention Big E is on the decline. I don't see how the defense improved at all, actually it may be worse. I don't think it is likely for Z to match his production from last year, but that should be offset by Mantha, Larkin, and AA taking another step forward. Tatar and Nyquist should be about around the same production. Howard is not going to replicate how good he was last year, nor will he be healthy all year.

My interpretation is that he would be subject to the normal waiver procedure. If he is sent to the AHL by Vegas, claimed by Colorado on waivers, and subsequently sent down again by Colorado he would go back to Vegas at the AHL level as Frk did for us.

With our lineup it is entirely possible

Idk about that. I think Nosek will carve out a really nice niche for himself at the NHL level.

Well at least he isn't Al Avila...

This is a solid deal

Why would that make you a racist? He just isn't very good at hockey. Neither is Girardi so we should stay away from both...

Why do you have two defensemen listed on your pp units? I sure hope we a better option on the point than DD when Rasmussen is ready for the NHL.

I think this is a fair critique of those not happy with the pick.

Nm

Hopefully Philly doesn't take Ukko-Pekka

If you think the head coach bears no responsibility for hiring assistants or has a hand in the power play you're wrong. You make a shallow argument and then double down to defend Holland and Co. quite comical to be honest. Would I have liked Vilardi, yes but as you said there are some serious question marks with him. What about Suzuki, Necas, Tippett, or Liljegren? All are better 5v5, just as good on the power play, and omg they actually have a primary assist. I think KRsmith hits the nail on the head. It's not that we don't need a pp specialist, just not at 9 with better prospects on the board. I hope I am 100% wrong and he develops into a great player for us.

No you're right we only went from 23.8% in 14/15, to 18%, to 15% respectively and it is all on the players not coaching.... Since Blashill has taken over he has had two pp coaches, and both years it has been a failure. There is one common denominator and it is Blashill. Whether he has hired two bums or he is dictating the philosophy it has resulted in the worst slide of pp scoring in the NHL over two years. Nyquist and Green are PP specialists and it has worked out real well over the last two years. Your article doesn't prove your position on why to take Rasmussen just states the obvious. PP and Goaltending, which is a derivative from defensive play, leads to a successful season. Well no sh*t captain obvious. Maybe dive into the facts, and statistics to find root causes instead of cherry picking an article and educate yourself son...

More like from the cart to the putting green. Then after missing a tap in putt back to the cart to kick the tires...

Do you not like even strength goals? They all count the same, and there is a better argument to be made that if someone can score 5v5 they can score 5v4. Our issue is with coaching on the pp, and not having a good #2 quarterback behind Green.

I don't think his goal totals are all that impressive for playing in the WHL. He doesn't have a single primary assist, and has the worst 5v5 scoring in the draft. Pretty alarming for a #1C in the WHL. Hopefully he improves, and I wish him the best of luck. I think the game has passed this organization by with their disregard for analytics. It's kinda like being a climate denier. Moving on, I would not mind a trade to get another early second. Isaac Ratcliffe is still available who compares to a better skating Lucic. Draft him along with Hague and we will have all the size that leftwinger and richdg can handle. But instead we will take a goalie according to Ansar Khan...

Evidently the organization doesn't put to much stock into analytics.

Terrible....