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I'm absolutely terrified of taking someone else's multi-year backup and trying to make him a starter. Granted I've got Scott Darling fresh on the mind, but I feel like it fails more often than not. It's a position that I think you need to develop on your own most of the time. Fortunately we have a guy in house who fits that role right now. You do need a guy for a platoon setup, so maybe that is a better spot for converting someone else's backup, but I'm not so crazy about giving up much of anything to fill that spot.

Well there's your problem right there.

I have not bothered to look deeply into some of the analytics out there, but I can safely say they'll go much more in depth than just looking at average points per game. That would be like showing off your addition skills at a quantum physics convention. Edit: Ah crap, I just now realized this was the trade tracker thread. Sorry for that derail.

You can certainly compare within the same season. Things are much more static there. You've introduced a ton of variability by going across seasons/coaches/rosters/schedules. That's more than enough to suggest that it's not just simply a matter of being twice as productive. We may as well be comparing inkman's heart rate one day to the next where whoever today's hot celebrity is has been dancing around on his tv. There can be some politics involved with those rosters at times, but it's definitely something to keep in mind. We're always talking in here about how players perform at that tournament. It's a big check mark in the Tkachuk column. Maybe Wahlstrom could do the same, but to this point, it hasn't yet been shown.

I just edited in some links. The difference in team scoring between the two teams is huge. I don't know one of the coaches well, but I'd have to imagine that there was noticeable difference in styles there. We're dealing with apples and oranges here.

Who else was on the team with each guy? Who did they play each year? The whole thing isn't a straight up comparison. The year of college development for Tkachuk is something that will weigh heavily in his favor. There's a big reason why David Quinn is with the Rags now. With Tkachuk, a team is going to get a player further along the developmental curve than Wahlstrom. I'd imagine teams look at that far more than comparing two non-overlapping seasons. edit: Look at the team stats from those two seasons: Wahlstrom: http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0065622018.html Tkachuk: http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0065622017.html There's obviously something there to suggest that a simple comparison of stats from one year to the next is missing something.

It came along with the salary cap. Originally they blocked any exchange of money, but they allowed some salary retention after the second lockout.

Yet another reason why hockey is better than bounceyball. At the NHL draft, they immediately put on the jersey of their new team. In bounceyball, they parade around in hideous suits.

I lock everyone into my mind as the same age they were when they first joined the board. The youngsters hate it but PA loves me for it.

Are you even old enough to know what a chalkboard is?

I don't know whether or not he has a family, but I do picture a few less things getting in the way of this kind of workout for a 23 year old as opposed to someone slightly older.

GOAT has to be the worst acronym of all time. The word itself is one of the biggest negative labels in the history of sports. Maybe you can re-purpose that in the written form, but I constantly hear people pronouncing it in conversations. I can't wait until Tom Brady throws a last second back breaking interception costing them the game and their season later this year. That should make for some very confusing sports radio. And yes, I realize that calling it the worst acronym of all time plays into your post perfectly.

I'll take that job. I wonder how much they'd pay me when I tell him "just delete the app".

Who are three people who have never been in my kitchen? But anyway, Zemgus and Gaudreau both played there. I'm not sure of any Bylsma connection.

2nd best Comedy Central show of all time. But anyway, every time I see this 3OA abbreviation, I'm reminded of why I hate the internet.

15% of zero is still zero. Seriously though, I got a bump like that two different times, but it took finding a new job to get it. I sure would love a 15% boost right about now.

I had heard the story already and wasn't going to click on it until I read your post. That has to be inky under that costume. I refuse to accept any other possibility. And the world needs more people like this woman. Her attitude about the whole thing is great. You just know every single ambulance chaser was lining up outside that ballpark.

It still feels like they were never prepared to actually use those three consecutive picks and just winged it.

So in other words, you never believe Hamilton except for those times where you do believe him? ;)

I want Zadina just so that you'll finally stop begging this team to draft a Halifax player. It should buy us at least one year off from that, right?

We have these stories every year it seems. This sounds exactly like Claude Julien in Boston. The hockey gods really like to string us along before spitting in our faces.

Liger, have you ever tried not getting so damn angry when you disagree with someone? As I read this, I'm waiting for the news story about someone's heart exploding while talking on the internet.

We have a program we use to summarize continuous data that is named "cont". It's a fun one to try to pronounce in front of a room full of people without getting a call from HR.

Can you just block him or is like like here where if someone quotes someone you have blocked, you see it anyway? I have no idea how things work over there.

I saw this one somewhere else. Can someone explain this to me? Just a wise crack about the worst team in the league? https://twitter.com/SlavaMalamud/status/1009081038201675776