erickompositör72
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the agent works for the player. period. No agenda.
They don't work for money? They're completely altruistic?
Wow, amazing. Must be the only profession with such characters.
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JBot had a lot of work to do and I think goaltender will be a position he addresses next off season. Lehner obviously has an opportunity but JBot wasn't giving him a long term deal. I think the one year deal is more of a band aid than a prove it deal.
I think this could be true. It seems GMTM was hot for Lehner the minute he got the Buffalo job, and thought he had golden insider info--would be seen as a genius for acquiring him. GMBot, on the other hand, has a modus operandi that seems much more broad and thorough.
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My curiosity is: how much would Eichel's agent's agenda have to do with the end result?
I.e., what are the chances Eichel says "I believe in the team and don't want to put them in a position where they can't hire a supporting staff," and his agent says, "no, you're a star, we need to get you top $" ...etc etc
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I was going to say, it seems the defense style of the Sabres, and the types of shots they allow, has gone back a few years (even before DDB)- which is why goaltenders like Neuvirth (who I was a big fan of), Enroth, and good ol' Chad had inflated SV%'s on our team. I think that's why a lot of people (front office & fans alike) are in "show me" mode for Lehner.
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Just odd, feel like most players in his situation would just wait and cash in
Also, there is always the off-chance of some freak injury causing him (rightly or wrongly) to be tagged *injury-prone,* which could be leveraged against him. Take the cash while it's on the table- I'm sure that's a calculation of his agent's, for whom these are #'s games.
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Seems that the confusion stems from the fact that he didn't realize he had a concussion, at first?
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Don't get me wrong I'm all about signing Vanek, but were we ever in discussions with him prior?
Just wishful thinking. The only "official" thing I've heard is that he was "talking to a few teams"
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JBot, get this done so we can resume talks with Vanek!
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Another thing to consider about a possible contract, since everybody loves speculating on Kane's mentality-
He may just want to win, and be in a place that loves hockey. He's not going to get to play with Jack Eichel if he goes to another team. If things play out the way we all hope they do, he may, himself, imagine being part of a team that could win it all in a few years.
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Any chance Mittelstadt could become a more effective center than Samson?
Just throwing it out there, I know it's too early to tell. He was super impressive, though.
Is the consensus that Reinhart's intelligence/vision would ultimately be wasted as a winger?
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Honestly, sometimes I also felt Kane made bad decisions or simply didn't think during a play/with the puck on his stick. However, I think when he finds a chemistry that works, or gets used to playing with a certain line, things will start to look more intuitive. His raw talent alone led him to lead the team last year in goals. Imagine him after real chemistry starts to develop.
Speaking of bias- I do admit, I may have a pro-Kane bias. But it just aggravates me when people are still citing a tweet from 5 years ago. That's when I start to sense the anti-bias.
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I'm far from the only one that continued to get upset with the bone-headed plays Kane made.
Eichel makes anyone open, not Kane. There were a million times over the last two years where Kane failed to cash in on wide open feeds from Jack because he wasn't ready for it. There's a reason a lot of posters on here hate him playing with Jack
There is no bias against Kane, but there is an actual argument.
Love going down this path, again.
Excluding the lockout year, Kane averages 64 games played a year. There is no BS against missing an average of 18 games per year, it's a fact he has a propensity to get hurt.
I'll give you the injury thing - we'll have to see on that, going forward.
However, your previous post shows a clear dismissal of his skill set.
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The only thing keeping Kane from 30 will be the 20 games he misses, like last year, and even then it'll be close.
More of this same BS bias. He's going to crack his ribs again?
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New system makes me think he'll get less. He doesn't know how to do anything but skate up the wing and shoot at stupid angles.
I don't think you understand his game, frankly. Super heavy shot, quick release, willingness and power to take the puck to the front of the net, hand-eye coordination, and that's just solo...
His ability to get open with a line-mate like Eichel is also deadly
The bias against Kane makes me sick, to be honest.
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Don't hink Kane hits that mark
Contract year, new system. Kane will score 30
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Did not realize until 1 minute ago that Mittelstadt was a center. Does that really mean that in 3 years, our centers could be:
Eichel
Reinhart
O'Reilly
Mittelstadt
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Explain to me the hesitancy on Robin Lehner
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Is this sarcasm/irony? Not following...