Dabura 12,207 Report post Posted October 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, kipwinger said: I'd love it if I were the prospect projection take guy, but sadly I'm regularly wrong about them. For instance, I thought AA had Seguin upside and a floor of Ryan Kesler. I was way, way, wrong on that one. I was right about Frk and Pulkkinen. And I said one of Pulkkinen or Jurco would be good, and one would be bad. So I was 50% wrong on that one. I know you're sometimes wrong. I know this because I disagree with you sometimes and I am never wrong about anything. Still, we need all the superstition karma juju luck-o'-the-Irish we can muster. So, POST MOAR OPTIMISTIC PROJECTIONS, NERD. (Or don't. Just know that if you don't and this rebuild drags on for years, it's all your fault.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,207 Report post Posted October 22, 2018 4 minutes ago, Jonas Mahonas said: I believe what you are referring to is HYPE! 1 NerveDamage reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joesuffP 1,746 Report post Posted October 23, 2018 I think Sarijaarvi will be better than Hronek Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted October 23, 2018 7 hours ago, joesuffP said: I think Sarijaarvi will be better than Hronek Hot take! I like it. I disagree, but I like it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The 91 of Ryans 3,014 Report post Posted October 23, 2018 9 hours ago, joesuffP said: I think Sarijaarvi will be better than Hronek Maybe because one is playing good minutes and growing his game in GRs while the other is sitting on his hands in the Rasmussen Lounge instead of actually playing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kipwinger 8,524 Report post Posted October 23, 2018 3 hours ago, krsmith17 said: Hot take! I like it. I disagree, but I like it. Yeah, but your track record assessing defensemen is abysmal lol. You're pretty good with forwards, but defensemen have been hard on you. 11 hours ago, joesuffP said: I think Sarijaarvi will be better than Hronek Any good take requires that you explain your rationale. Just saying something isn't really good enough in Takesville. Take another crack at it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted October 23, 2018 16 minutes ago, kipwinger said: Yeah, but your track record assessing defensemen is abysmal lol. You're pretty good with forwards, but defensemen have been hard on you. Yeah, I couldn't have been more wrong on my Smith assessment. To be fair though, he did have all the physical tools to be a top 4 defenseman, he just didn't have the hockey IQ... I think Sproul is very similar in that regard. Everyone gets some wrong from time to time, but for the couple I was dead wrong on, I was right on with a few too. When everyone was clamoring over Ouellet and Marchenko, I said that neither were anything more than depth defensemen. True. When everyone had given up on Jensen (except me and Lefty), I said he would be a solid bottom pairing defenseman. True. I guess I was wrong about Sambrook too though, because I thought for sure he'd be a solid bottom pairing defenseman. I now think Regula will fill that role. We'll have to wait and see... You want a hot take on a defenseman? You said Cholowski has the potential to be a Duncan Keith type defenseman. I think Seth Barton has the potential to be a Brent Seabrook type defenseman... He's big, physical, mobile, great first pass. I really liked this pick in this past draft, but we'll have to wait and see how it pans out... I've never really been a big fan of Saarijarvi. He's probably the exact opposite of Brendan Smith, which I suppose is a good thing... He's one of the smartest players on the ice, but lacks the physical tools (size, strength). He might make it, but I still have my doubts... I sure as hell hope I'm as wrong on Saarijarvi as I was on Smith and Sproul, but think it'll be more like Ouellet and Marchenko... 1 The 91 of Ryans reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeymom1960 5,107 Report post Posted October 23, 2018 Love love Cholo! Everytime I say "Cholo" I expect someone to say "Marco"? 3 55fan, Dabura and NerveDamage reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted October 23, 2018 8 minutes ago, Hockeymom1960 said: Love love Cholo! Everytime I say "Cholo" I expect someone to say "Marco"? Everytime I say "Cholo" I expect someone to say "Ehhhhhh que pasa?" 2 1 NerveDamage, Hockeymom1960 and Dabura reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NerveDamage 4,176 Report post Posted October 23, 2018 (edited) 17 minutes ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said: Everytime I say "Cholo" I expect someone to say "Ehhhhhh que pasa?" Que pasa, Eh? since he's a Canadian Cholo Edited October 23, 2018 by NerveDamage 1 1 F.Michael and Dabura reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted October 23, 2018 5 minutes ago, NerveDamage said: Vatos locos Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NerveDamage 4,176 Report post Posted October 23, 2018 50 minutes ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said: Vatos locos Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted October 24, 2018 1 Dabura reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The 91 of Ryans 3,014 Report post Posted October 24, 2018 1 hour ago, krsmith17 said: Hawt!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcaractac 3,963 Report post Posted October 24, 2018 On 10/23/2018 at 11:59 AM, kipwinger said: Yeah, but your track record assessing defensemen is abysmal lol. You're pretty good with forwards, but defensemen have been hard on you. Any good take requires that you explain your rationale. Just saying something isn't really good enough in Takesville. Take another crack at it. To be fair, the team just hasn't been good with dmen period. Cholo is the first promising prospect to come along on the blueline since what, Kronwall? Hopefully the day of Kindl's and Smith's are over. 1 Hockeymom1960 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joesuffP 1,746 Report post Posted October 25, 2018 On 10/23/2018 at 8:29 AM, kipwinger said: Yeah, but your track record assessing defensemen is abysmal lol. You're pretty good with forwards, but defensemen have been hard on you. Any good take requires that you explain your rationale. Just saying something isn't really good enough in Takesville. Take another crack at it. I think just by the ole’ eye ball test that Villi has better offensive upside while both will be pretty bad defensively at the NHL level. I think Sarijaarvi gets overlooked because of his height. I think he’s the more dynamic dman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
F.Michael 4,590 Report post Posted October 25, 2018 On 10/23/2018 at 11:07 AM, NerveDamage said: Que pasa, Eh? since he's a Canadian Cholo 1 NerveDamage reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NerveDamage 4,176 Report post Posted October 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, F.Michael said: 1 F.Michael reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
F.Michael 4,590 Report post Posted October 26, 2018 2 minutes ago, NerveDamage said: As a kid growing up in the 70's/80's I have many fond memories of going to the 'recycling center' (aka the city dump, or junk yard) to dispose of grass clippings, leaves, etc with my father, and older brother. We had a old truck with an AM radio, and it was always on this 'oldies' station that would regularily play Herb Alpert... 1 NerveDamage reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NerveDamage 4,176 Report post Posted October 26, 2018 7 minutes ago, F.Michael said: As a kid growing up in the 70's/80's I have many fond memories of going to the 'recycling center' (aka the city dump, or junk yard) to dispose of grass clippings, leaves, etc with my father, and older brother. We had a old truck with an AM radio, and it was always on this 'oldies' station that would regularily play Herb Alpert... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted October 26, 2018 Could there be anyone who looks less like a "Cholo" than Cholowski? The nickname just doesn't fit. Unless of course it's one of those ironic nicknames, like calling the biggest guy on your team "Tiny" or the fat guy "Slim". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeymom1960 5,107 Report post Posted October 26, 2018 1 minute ago, Neomaxizoomdweebie said: Could there be anyone who looks less like a "Cholo" than Cholowski? The nickname just doesn't fit. Unless of course it's one of those ironic nicknames, like calling the biggest guy on your team "Tiny" or the fat guy "Slim". So "The Big Cholowski"? 3 NerveDamage, 55fan and Wheelchairsuperhero reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted October 26, 2018 31 minutes ago, Hockeymom1960 said: So "The Big Cholowski"? No. I don't picture Cholowski drinking White Russians, walking around in lounge pants and sandals, or having a hippie haircut. Although, I could see him owning a ferret. 1 Hockeymom1960 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buppy 1,720 Report post Posted October 26, 2018 4 hours ago, Neomaxizoomdweebie said: Could there be anyone who looks less like a "Cholo" than Cholowski? The nickname just doesn't fit. Unless of course it's one of those ironic nicknames, like calling the biggest guy on your team "Tiny" or the fat guy "Slim". Or you could not be racist, and stop equating a shorthand version of a person's name to an ethnic slur. What are you going to do if we draft this guy? 2 The 91 of Ryans and NerveDamage reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted October 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Buppy said: Or you could not be racist, and stop equating a shorthand version of a person's name to an ethnic slur. What are you going to do if we draft this guy? Say "My *****" everytime he scores 1 1 NerveDamage and F.Michael reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites