JoeSchmoe

The description on the X says "Disagree", not "No". What you're saying makes more sense... though a written No response could have been done in just 4 clicks. 1 Quote button 2 N 3 O 4 Submit Reply

Taro- You're disagreeing with me when I'm asking a question? Seriously, what do we know?

Do we even know how serious the injury is yet?

He's got 12 points on 17 games this year and has looked really good. Having him in the lineup gives us 3 legit scoring lines. Not that he's the lone driver on this... He just kind of completes the offense.

I haven't double checked this, but my sense is this is probably the correct answer.

One week later he's down to a 52pt pace.

We seem to have steady goaltending now which wasn't the case before. If Quinn's "longer term" injury is on the Skinner "week to week" side of long, the all-star break couldn't have come at a better time. If he comes back, I'll say this end of season playoff push will be worth watching. Otherwise, let's get into the all too familiar next year mode.

Who's playing better in Rochester... Bryson or Clague?

Is it just me, or are these circular graphs really hard to look at. A simple bar graph would be a lot more intuitive. Or better yet a table with the actual numbers.

That's been the story, but he's been mediocre since day 1, even before he had missed any games. If this is something that's been nagging him since last season, I'd rather see him pack it in, get the necessary surgery or treatment now and see 2022-23 Thompson back for 2024-25.

Remember last year when he used to do that all the time? After McDavid, he was probably the most exciting player in the league. I thought Cozens was trending in the same direction. It's a shame they both regressed so hard.

Looking at Adam's recent acquisitions really shows what being cheap gets you (5 on 5 relative xGF%). Greenway being the notable exception... Though playing the majority of his minutes with Mittelstadt might have something to do with it.

Trade some of our prospects for good players, especially D. Stop bringing in the bargain bin guys like Johnson and Clifton. New coach to whip Thompson, Cozens, and Tuch into being more accountable.

As I understand it, Adderall and a lot of the ADD medications could be use to seriously improve focus and reaction times. As such, they are quite rampant in the e-sports community. This is an interesting article (somehow it was free for me, despite being the Athletic) https://theathletic.com/1281343/2019/12/03/lars-anderson-to-play-mortal-or-not-my-experience-trying-adderall-as-a-ped/

25yo $50 million 2 kids Not how I would have done it. 😁

People have been speculating about PED use in sports forever... seriously, this is not new. I don't have to be right about it either. As a paying fan of the team who's watched the #1 center look like a mere shadow of himself with a nearly unprecedented drop off in production... going from a SportsCenter highlight almost every night to maybe one this year- I'm going to muse about this as a possibility. I'll also check in here to see if anyone else thinks this could be a possibility. It's harsh reality in sports these days that some fans seem unwilling to accept. I guarantee you this type of conversation is going on all the time in other sports message boards. Not sure why we have to be so sensitive here.

That's a pretty good example. One thing to consider some employers will test their employees for drugs after an incident, even when there is no evidence to support that anything was below board.

You're welcome to disagree. The Colo thing was a shock to me so I'll always wonder this going forward. Just my own experience.

I'm not saying he's on PED's. I did say it's likely he needs surgery and/or is not as motivated as he was last year. I will say his falloff from 94 points to a projected 54 (albeit in 6 less games) is pretty unprecedented. Given the extreme fall off (way more than anyone I recall who subsequently went on IR or get surgery), my mind harkens back to Colabello... whether it's right or not. Also, if he does need surgery (the most likely case- given a full offseason didn't seem to help), we should probably put him on IR now so he's back ready for next year. Last year, he had you out of your seat almost everytime he touched the puck. This year, you could count on one hand the number of times he's had a holy 💩moment. If it's not an injury, I'd consider shopping him while he still has some of last year's shine on him.

The NHL is a league where players play through injuries. If Thompson is hurt he isn't the first, and he's surely not the last. That said, I don't recall seeing players drop off this drastically as shown below. It was such a treat to watch him last year. So many highlight reel plays.

Now that I'm blocked (and happy to be)... A public service message to everyone else here. One of the key standards on this board is to debate the comment, not the poster. There's only one poster in here that I feel consistently bullies people around.. Often times under the guise of debating the post. When you say things like I've seen said to others that, this is "truly the dumbest thing I've ever seen", it goes way beyond debating the post. You've taken a piece out of the poster. Again, AS I SAID, likely Tage's struggles are due to a surgery he's put off or just lack of motivation. Just after seeing one of my favourite players of the Jays '15 run go down like Colo did, my mind still goes there. To the other posters that come on here, and consistently say things I don't agree with... Cheers! I'll try not to berate you, or treat you poorly. We all have our own lived experiences to get us to where we are today. Also, many of you are legitimately funny. I'm not sure if you're trolling or genuinely mean it, but keep doing what you're doing because you're entertaining nonetheless. Go Sabres!

To the Jays fans here, how many recall the story of Chris Colabello? Colabello hit .321 in 2015 until he got caught using PED's. After that, he had a few years in the minors before his career completely fizzled out. I know this is going to bring out the regular chorus of boo birds, but any time I see an athlete fall off the cliff as Thompson has, my mind goes to PED's. Was he taking something last year (and the end of the season before) to give him an edge? Likely, Thompson needs surgery and is playing in pain... Either that or he's mentally checked out and isn't putting in the work off the ice. Ever since Colabello though, I'll always wonder about PED's for guys who fall off a cliff like Thompson. (The exception is Alek Manoah, who seems to have fallen victim to the 🍩 rather than PED's).

At best, it's a tax for people who can't do math. You can't win. At worst, it can be those things you described. If I'm in a position where my livelihood depended on the promotion of gambling, I'd find another job.

Just tuned in this period. Cozens looks to be moving!

Sit him