Troy McClure 347 Report post Posted January 24, 2024 44 minutes ago, Axl Foley said: That would make me a Holland apologist actually. I wasn't talking to you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,804 Report post Posted January 24, 2024 50 minutes ago, Axl Foley said: That would make me a Holland apologist actually. Ken Holland. will be in the HOF. He's already in the HOF. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Troy McClure 347 Report post Posted January 24, 2024 2 hours ago, GMRwings1983 said: He's already in the HOF. He's gonna need a source on that, poor fellow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akakabuto 1,863 Report post Posted January 24, 2024 This thread is the dead horsiest of all dead horses. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Troy McClure 347 Report post Posted January 24, 2024 7 hours ago, Akakabuto said: This thread is the dead horsiest of all dead horses. Was reading a thread elsewhere that was called "which draft pick absolutely ruined your franchise?" And I clicked on it expecting Zadina to be a promenant topic of discussion. Zadina wasn't even mentioned till like page 25. Just goes to show pretty much every franchise has a few disaster picks like this. It's a bummer no doubt, but not outside the relative norm either. And pretty much every GM has these black marks on their record (even SY), some worse than others. That said, nothing wrong with beating off a dead horse now and then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kipwinger 8,771 Report post Posted January 24, 2024 Zadina didn't "ruin our franchise". Mantha, Svech,Cholo, AND Zadina hurt us pretty bad though. If we hadn't drafted Larkin (and to a lesser extent Rasmussen) during that period it would have been absolutely abysmal. That run, more than anything else, got Holland fired. You can't miss on that many first round picks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Troy McClure 347 Report post Posted January 24, 2024 9 minutes ago, kipwinger said: Zadina didn't "ruin our franchise". Mantha, Svech,Cholo, AND Zadina hurt us pretty bad though. If we hadn't drafted Larkin (and to a lesser extent Rasmussen) during that period it would have been absolutely abysmal. That run, more than anything else, got Holland fired. You can't miss on that many first round picks. I agree, the thread was more or less "imagine where youd be if your team didnt F up that draft". Like if we had Hughes instead of Zadina. Or Habs had Kreider instead of Leblanc. Or Minny had Price instead of Pouliot. One that made me lol was apparently Barry Melrose drafted Gilbert Brule over Anze Kopitar, because, despite them ranking Kopitar very high, Melrose thought it was "too high to draft a european" lmao 1 kipwinger reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kipwinger 8,771 Report post Posted January 24, 2024 1 minute ago, Troy McClure said: I agree, the thread was more or less "imagine where youd be if your team didnt F up that draft". Like if we had Hughes instead of Zadina. Or Habs had Kreider instead of Leblanc. Or Minny had Price instead of Pouliot. One that made me lol was apparently Barry Melrose drafted Gilbert Brule over Anze Kopitar, because, despite them ranking Kopitar very high, Melrose thought it was "too high to draft a european" lmao Whatever happened to the Kopitar guy? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Troy McClure 347 Report post Posted January 24, 2024 15 minutes ago, kipwinger said: Whatever happened to the Kopitar guy? Kings fans are saying he's old and slowing down, but McLellan is still playing him like he's connor mcdavid. Probably doesnt help that PLD has been a total bum for them. They want Todd fired badly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akakabuto 1,863 Report post Posted January 24, 2024 4 hours ago, Troy McClure said: That said, nothing wrong with beating off a dead horse now and then. Idk, I think its pretty stiff already Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Axl Foley 334 Report post Posted January 25, 2024 On 1/23/2024 at 9:02 PM, GMRwings1983 said: He's already in the HOF. Oh yeah. I forgot. Snuck in there during CoVid. 22 hours ago, Troy McClure said: He's gonna need a source on that, poor fellow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Troy McClure 347 Report post Posted January 25, 2024 1 minute ago, Axl Foley said: Oh yeah. I forgot. Snuck in there during CoVid. Source of this video? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Axl Foley 334 Report post Posted January 25, 2024 9 hours ago, Troy McClure said: I agree, the thread was more or less "imagine where youd be if your team didnt F up that draft". Like if we had Hughes instead of Zadina. Or Habs had Kreider instead of Leblanc. Or Minny had Price instead of Pouliot. One that made me lol was apparently Barry Melrose drafted Gilbert Brule over Anze Kopitar, because, despite them ranking Kopitar very high, Melrose thought it was "too high to draft a european" lmao Was this Kings Melrose? Didn't they still draft Kopitar? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Troy McClure 347 Report post Posted January 26, 2024 Hronek achieves highest recorded slap shot in game at 107.9 MPH We shoulda given that guy a decent partner instead of trading him On 1/24/2024 at 7:21 PM, Axl Foley said: Was this Kings Melrose? Didn't they still draft Kopitar? CBJ Melrose Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Axl Foley 334 Report post Posted January 26, 2024 2 hours ago, Troy McClure said: Hronek achieves highest recorded slap shot in game at 107.9 MPH We shoulda given that guy a decent partner instead of trading him CBJ Melrose Oh, yeah. Kings Melrose would make Kopitar like 50. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
