Pimlach

Hey, but he taught defense this year.

Nope. Just talking about whether you can consider a guy making big money on long term contract a prospect. I do not. When an GM offers 8 years he must think he is sure thing. Right? Then I pointed out we have a bunch of 21, 22, and 23 year olds on big long term contracts. Could be a great move, or a bad one.

If they make one big move it should be for a center for the top 6. I know they have prospects to look at but they need to replace thwe big hole left by Mitts. They need to shore up the bottom 6 too, it is really bad. I still think they are missing that big, strong, defense first, top 4 defender but I am about to give up on that. I don't think they brought in Byram for nothing. Adams wants them all to be fast and mobile and good passers. Unfortunately, teams can feast by hanging out in front of UPL. Top 7 Defense and current age: Dahlin - 24 Power - 22 Byram - 22 Muel - 24 Clifton - 28 Jokiharju - 24 R. Johnson - 22 Ave = 23.7 WOW!

True. And some people like to believe in prospects more than real NHL players. I could see paying Dahlin and Thompson. The rest ... They gave a then 22 year old prospect a 7 year contract after 54 NHL games and he can't play more than half a season without getting hurt. They gave another then 22 year old prospect $7M for 7 years after about 200 games. Not to be outdone, they gave a then 20 year old $8M for 8 years after just one full season. This season each and everyone of these players struggled at times under the weight of expectations and the big contracts. None of them are prospects either. The are now high plaid players that carry high expectations. These may all look like genius deals in 3 or 4 years, or some of them might not work out. It is even possible that these players eventually get moved once the inevitable next regime comes in. Then we get to watch them play in their prime years somewhere else, we are used to that in the Pegula era. Meanwhile Adams faces his biggest off-season. He has a goalie now, but all of a sudden is his thin at center. He just traded a solid and skilled two-way center, just hitting prime years at 25 years old, for a 22 year old defenseman who was still a prospect. I cannot wait to see what he is willing to pay this guy.

By most accounts yes. But this is a Pegula hockey team. Adams was operating under strict cost controls - forced under the cap while bringing in NHL stalwarts like Bjork, Sheahan, Irwin, Hagg, Hinostoza, Reider, Houser, Subban, Tokarski, Dell, Jost, Comrie, Stillman, Clague and Robinson. There are more. I could give you the list of players shipped out in that time frame but that will hurt and leave a mark. Pegula knows they are not trying to win and he is ok with it. Next year. Just wait until next year.

But the fact that he was given $8m for 8 years literally means he is not a prospect. He will be expected to play big minutes and be a difference maker too. Power is a young player, but not a prospect. On defense, Novikov is a prospect and so is Ryan Johnson.

Boston has an arena full of banners and a winning culture that is well preserved. They have a constant flow of NHL ready players wanting to play there. Some play for less to be there. That is the best pipeline. They don’t need our long list of prospects. Prospects are hit and miss, mostly miss. When they have to rely on the draft they always manage to find players - Pastrnak and McAvoy for example.

Disciplined rebuild? We just saw a regression in team play despite finally getting , and wasting, quality NHL goaltending. Next several years? This year they are going to finish at least 4 slots out of the final playoff spot. You seem to be tied into Adams plan. What year do they make the playoffs? What year do they catapult to the Cup and show us all the big picture? What is obvious about the team’s direction that even the National media hasn’t picked up on yet? To my eyes they have to upgrade the coaching staff, and they are still several players away.

They can do it! They need help, they need coaching, and some players need to be added. They definitely have some very good players on the roster and lots of trade capital to work with.

The only growth I saw in this game was that they held on to get one point and not blow the game in the 3rd period. That was mainly UPL. They started the OT on the PK and they never got going, they never had much puck possession time. I thought they played poorly in the 3v3 and they failed to create or shoot the puck when their few opportunities were there. So sure getting one point was an improvement for them. Having a good goalie gets you that.

Yes agree. And regarding Cozens, he seemed really mentally affected by the slow start to the season and he was pressing to do more than he could. I think he expected the team would pick up where they left off but they didn't, they were still looking for a goalie and still looking at players, and before you know it its the end of November and they are not in it. This team, the players and coaches and GM, were all not ready to take that step - whatever they did in the off season was not enough. Cozens was really bothered by the bad start, and the crowd boos. He got emotional, picked a fight with the wrong guy, and then he suffered another set back. Next season is a fresh start for him. He learned some valuable lessons. He has a lot of work to do this off season but I expect he will bounce back and have a good season. But I do not think that Adams should burden him with the 2C, top 6 role, when he is not ready for it. Adams has the capital to acquire the much needed help at center. He better start helping the Core players that he unvested in.

Congrats but how ? ? ? That cannot be sustainable. I have lost 20 lbs in the past 4 months and I am stuck right now. I am now doing weight training 3-4 days per week, walking every day, golfing twice a week (at least), eating better and less, and no snacks after dinner in the evening - just water. Feels good to be down one full pants size and then some. I cut booze and beer and wine to ZERO for 2 months. Now I have just one here and one there, only on occasion. I keep telling my wife to stop buying sweets and chips and stuff like that. Sometimes she listens. But I am kind of stuck now, and I still want to lose about 10 more to reach my goal - which is to drop another pants size. Right now I feel great, lots of energy, and vitality (if you know what I mean). I am sleeping so much better too, in bed by 10:30, and up and ready to go by 7:00 am. So even though I am stuck on my weight loss, maybe I should just be happy with losing 3 pounds a month for the next 3 months and I will get there by July, but the process has become very slow. I guess I am ok being slow and steady. My kid said the weight training makes me look thinner but I am adding muscle, so people think I lost more weight than I actually have. I am going to add yoga moves and basic calisthenics to my routine so that I can do it during my spring and summer travels. I travel quite a bit being retired - it is easy to over eat and over drink when you are away from home and not in your routine. Any ideas from the SS team on how to accelerate weight loss would help? My two sons, both who are workout warrior maniacs, told me to cut back sugar and really watch the carbs too. I only use sugar for coffee, two cups per day. I cut out candy and deserts, I might have a taste here and there. They want me to read labels and such - like what barbeque sauce I put on my chicken. They said sugar is in almost everything. But label reading is a level of work I don't want to do.

Peca had developmental coach experience with Washington prior to joining the Amerks. Weber already had time in Rochester. Both were poached from AHL because they are promising.

Of your list of no shows, I thought Greenway was the same all season. He gets a few scoring spurts here and there, but he is mostly a defensive checker so looking at goals and points is not the whole no story for him. I also thought Clifton played well late in the season.

And yet Mike Peca and Mike Weber could not crack that group?

NHLe calculator, good grief.

Me too. Cozens is just another kid that cares a lot, struggling to met the high expectations that come with a big contract. My only concern is what does Adams see and what will he do to make this team better right now? Will he bring in some valuable experience at center to replace Mitts? Or will he leave Cozens at 2C and have another extended tryout with his center prospects for a position on the NHL roster?

Please stop. “We” do not run anyone out of town. We are powerless fans on a message board. That is it.

This is drama. I don’t know anyone here that ran Reinhart out of town on a rail. Reinhart made the decision to leave on his own. Adam’s chose not to extend him longer in the first place. Adam’s chose to trade Eichel and Reinhart. Adam’s sold his core players for draft picks and a few players (Tuch, Krebs, Levi). The fans are spectators, watching and trying to figure it out. Cozens is not being run out of town Fans are acknowledging, correctly so, that Cozens had a bad year and his contract is a concern going forward. Adam’s made moves that deserve second guesses.

Sure looked like Florida coasted to victory. I think Adams better see and realize that Cozens is playing like an average 3C. He better find a center to help this team get better next season. There is a big hole to fill.

Big mistake Dylan and that was that.

Now let’s get the winner point!

Ughh. making this hard. Get it to OT please