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4 years for Jordan is...odd. Unpopular take I know but even at that number, he doesn't have 4 years in him I don't think. At least not at the level of play we expect out of him. He's entering that Justin Williams return to Carolina territory where sure he'll lead us, win faceoffs and generally be a great guy, but it's time. I'm fine for next season, but if we need a spark, his spot is literally the spot to inject somebody fresh imo.

Yeah but let's think here. Strictly X's and O's football, even accounting for terminology, every other position needs to focus on and understand their own role, maybe the guy immediately next to them, and for RBs, just understanding the aim point or the blocking scheme. QBs have to be aware of it all. So for a staff, getting the rest of the team there mentally is far easier. It's just adding a wrinkle or scheme. Example: For the QB, it's a new mesh point, with a play action off of it and understanding the blocking scheme and the pocket and the route combinations and the timing. Whereas everybody else? A variation of everything they've been doing + timing. Not to mention, I imagine at the pro level introducing new concepts into your playbook is largely just refreshing guys on stuff they maybe ran at some point in high school or college or other teams in the league and just getting that tighter as opposed to teaching something fundamentally different and new.

I think this site is just going to persist in this state until he gets tired of maintaining it and shuts it down for good.

Grass is never coming back under Tepper because it's trendy. Several county high schools moving to terf as well around me. It's like the spread. Once it started catching on, suddenly everybody wanted it because "it looks better" and it's easier to maintain. The issues it causes are just accepted at this point.

Dale Earnhardt Memorial Field (if we're raising hell, we have to also praise Dale) Mint Field (honestly partial to it) Vault Stadium (obvious but still a cool name)

Well in WT 1 and 2. I think the nerfs hit harder in endgame.

Watching the WW Barbs taking the nerfs hard makes me glad I dialed in a Bleed build from the jump. Once they sort out the aspects that are busted the game will be in near perfect shape. Best launch of a game in forever though. Can't recall a game launching with so few issues in recent memory.

Agreed completely. Aho has to learn to make chances in big games. If he doesn't he will never be as good as he is on paper. All the goals through 82 games mean jack poo if you're not netting them in the post season

Right. Svech is gonna be our "need a guy to go get one" player. Aho is the "sit lower circle and wait for a one t" player. And that's ok. Shame we didn't have Svech. Next year, hopefully

Actually, we need assist men because I firmly believe Aho needs that. He's not going to generate scoring alone. Needs to be fed

Florida but purely so I can laugh at the Knights bandwagon fans I know

Fair points. Makes sense.

Really? I mean his +/- is impressive in the regular season but he absolutely disappeared in the post season. His impact was extraordinarily minimal which is to be expected being a 3rd pairing guy but still. He's good, but 3rd pair dmen are not exactly hot commodities. Do you see him becoming a 2nd pair guy?

I'm so pissed we got knocked out because I feel like we could handle either of these teams. They both seem so meh.

Gonna depend. Chatfield is 100% replaceable. Is he the best we can get for the value as a bottom pair defenseman? If there's anybody better at roughly the same price, you have to entertain that or he has to come in a hair cheaper than he'd maybe like. I don't view him as a must-keep yet. Though I do like the guy and would be kinda bummed if he left.

Every time I think I've been a decent man, I remember there's the Slavin's of the world. fug.

I think he can be salvaged. He's young, big, and could be something if he takes coaching well. If we let him go I wouldn't be mad but idk, just gut feeling about him, he could be good for us.

Also get Freddie back on a 2 year, Raanta on a 1 year. By 2024, Kochetkov should be prepared to step in and give us good games relieving Freddie and then take the job in 2025.

Keep Fast, Puljujarvi, and Stepan or Pauly, but not both. Staal if he's going for a year to year deal and cheap enough. The rest of the FA can walk as far as I'm concerned. Go after a physical forward who will be able to be tough on the boards and will sell out to clear space. Get our top 4 D locked down long term.

So after a night of sleep, I have clarity. We don't drop a game to Florida with Svech and Patches playing. We don't struggle scoring when our skilled wingers + Aho aren't having to set each other up because Svech and Patches are feeding them instead. We need to add a threat offensively, get healthy, then see where we stand. If you overreact and start throwing the baby out with the bathwater, you're just gonna set yourself back.

I'm getting poo faced. Will return to this tomorrow

I mean Jordan's initial poke was fuging nothing. It trailed slightly and touched a skate and dude fuging fell, instantly draws a trip. Meanwhile we get slashed at all fuging game, got dudes taking runs at people, got dudes fuging holding long after the puck is moved. You either say "it's the playoffs and we let them play" or you call the poo straight. You don't fuging gift a team a soft penalty in a tie game in the final 2 minutes of play.

If I'm not mistaken, we got called for a penalty immediately after each of our goals didn't we?

Stick between the goalie's legs there. I mean fug if that's not interfering with movement what is?

Such a fuging chicken poo call. Goddamn these refs dude.