JoeSchmoe

Sure it was tough during the winless streak, but once they started sitting the dead weight in favour of the younger kids I was looking forward to every game. During the tank, there really was no reason to watch your team suck on purpose.

No. They beat the Stanley Cup champions that were cheating by hiding 18M of salary on the IR. And at different points in the season, Pitt, Bos, Wash, and even NYR all had stretches where they looked even better than the Isles.

I'm saying our division was the best division in hockey. I think you put any of the other 7 teams in other divisions and you'd be surprised to see how good they'd do. Look at what NYI did to the superstacked cheating Lightning today.

I enjoyed watching the emergence of Mittelstadt and the ATM line in general, the turnaround by Dahlin, and the respectable play by the prospects on D. The Houser and Tokarski stories were fun. This team was a goalie and a division change away from being a playoff team.

I'm not sure how you get to that point, but I'll choose to be an eternal optimist.

You have to admit though, I do a pretty good job of discrediting the list! 😁 Now can we get back to making this about Peterka?

Wouldn't these guys are be considered prospects in that they haven't played a full year? Cozens, Johnson, Quinn, Peterka, Samuelson, Routs, Bryson, Borgen, Laaks, UPL, Portillo Then you have Mitts, Thompson, Aspland, and Dahlin that are on the upward part of their trajectory curves but are no longer prospects. Someone explain to me how the Leafs are 4th on LGR'S highly touted list???? Filip Hallander is their 3rd ranked prospect... And he was a 20yo 0.5ppg C in the SHL. I'm not saying we're tops, but we're not 30th, nor are the Leafs 4th. The list is trash.

He's got the Leafs at 4th. Their prospect pool is underwhelming at best.

I get you're not happy, but it was a lazy article. Obviously you missed the U20s. He was a force out there.

Would you not say an analysis ranking our prospects that does not put Peterka in our top 5 is if not wrong, then flawed?

No mention of JJ Peterka, the underager that finished 5th overall in scoring at the U20's either. 🥱

It seems like they all have lately.

Hey Everyone... Rather than fight and argue all offseason about the 1OA, new coach, Eichel/Reinhart futures I thought this thread as a distraction. What is your favourite restaurant? I'll start and say my favourite is the Dinosaur BBQ in Syracuse. 20 years or so ago my friend went to Syracuse on full scholarship. A bunch of us would go down for sports weekends and to hang out. We would eat at the Dino Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. It opened me to the world of BBQ cooking which I've been quite into on my own for a long time since. I've been to the Buffalo and Rochester locations many times as well... and while still good, neither seem to measure up to the consistency of the Syracuse location. What do you guys have?

I foresee a lot of arguments leading up to the draft regarding the 1OA. Remember... Not even the experts can agree who the top guy is. Far be it from us armchair QBs to figure it out. Its all a crapshoot and not worth fighting over. Lets stick to hugs, and for those who are vaccinated... mouth hugs. 😚 🤪

Hey guys, it's okay. Toronto lost... and lost ugly. They're not possibly coming to Buffalo anymore and we can all get along again.

Correct, but you might get a RHD instead of McCabe.

I didn't watch it but it's good to hear. Sounds like we could be set on D if our prospects continue on the path there on. McCabe would be good to re-sign as a guy who can show these guys the defensive part of the game... Unless there's a better free agent option out there.

Power just got player of the game against Russia.

I guess with COVID there isnt much else going on. Hopefully your son gets into sports. My kids (boy and girl) both play hockey and those are some fun times! My son is almost 14 and he's hoping to make it to the OHL in a couple of years. I've coached my daughter for a few her seasons, and those have been great times as well.

Don't take this the wrong way, because I believe you when you say you're affable, but would the success of a pro sports team really be the most enjoyable thing to happen to you in a long time? For short term contracts, I'd say that's correct. For a long term contract, I think they'd look beyond that window.

I'm just saying there's a lot of factors a FA has to weigh when picking one team against another. Having a 6'5" 215lb 1st overall would be part of the sales pitch, but obviously not the only factor.

Taking Power (or promising to take Power) would help our negotiations with FA goaltenders this offseason.

Sorry... I haven't followed him at all to this point. He's got the size to be a Pronger... is his demeanor not there?

Did anyone go to the game tonight? It was nice to hear the crowd at times.

So it looks like we can stick a fork in this thread! 🤣