Thorny

So, does that mean just Savoie?

And it’s better it’s not Tuch because we don’t need any additional reason to feel inclined to give him a long term deal that isn’t related to actual production

Will just repeat what I said at the start of the other captaincy thread: “Dahlin / Dahlin Easy choice Best player, longest contract, plays almost every game. Reliable. Still young. Young guys look up to him. Drafted by the team. Draft and dev strategy needs a draft and dev captain”

Hockey’ll be played. We shall see how it goes

It’s not who you play but when you play them. Catching them early while we’ve been rostering basically our full nhl team most preseason may help.

So just outside. Checks out imo

Hopefully darkest before the dawn

Ah ok looks like I misread it

I mean…

I’d have Makar, Hughes, Hedman, Josi, Fox ahead. Dahlin probably about 6. Morrissey is terrible at actual defence, him behind ranked beside Dahlin is a huge tell their list is wonky

Many a truth uttered in jest. Yesterday seemed no exception

Like I said, wide open 😜

No you can’t start all over again. That’s what got us into this mess

Say what, “we back!” when we throttle them? Media day says these guys are ready. I’m not sure for what..but they are certainly ready

He was poor all of last year not just in Buffalo, should be mentioned - - - The put up or shut up vibes are *awfully* similar to what we said last offseason just ftr I don’t expect the narrative would change much if we miss this year The time to put up or shut up isn’t now: it’s already passed. Right now the name of the game is salvaging a playoff spot

I just thought it sounded funny tbh

You do see more centres in this mould nowadays I think a lot of it is because, once in the O zone, guys are free flowing and going wherever they want regardless of position - this imo would be due to possession being the name of today’s game. You gotta keep moving to do that In terms of positional designations, it’s really mostly D zone stuff, to others’ points up thread

You’d be surprised

Briere was a fantastic playmaker

And last year was the first year any team would have been game planning for him Of course. That’s what I mean: I’m open to different being proven but if it’s not proven yet you aren’t a top 15 player. That consistency is part and parcel with the definition imo He’s had a top 15 season

Well said

Go on? Do you believe Tage was a top 15 C in the league last year? Cause if not, what you’ve done is a good job illustrating the cherry pick - the idea a handful of interesting numbers can be pulled from what we know is, in totality, not close to a top 15 season. Like, not even close to close. He was closer to being a 2C than a top of the league player

And nothing to write home about defensively. Never understood the cherry picking of goals

He doesn’t have an established sample size to the extent we can just “write last year off”. Last year could be “him” as much as anything. He’s 27 and has like a year or two left of his prime. Waiting around on prospects never made sense - if KA ultimately doesn’t work out, we’ll almost certainly be looking back at the lack of action after finishing 1 point out Could Tage have a top 15 C season this year? I think it’s definitely possible. But I’d say it’s unlikely he carves that out as mainstay designation. He’d have to stabilize as that for several years and there isn’t a ton of runway especially for a man of his size