That Aud Smell

But, gotdam -- LOOK at that dude. I want to buy him a milkshake.

Also, and again, I see little point in comparing Cozens to an elite talent like Dahlin. Reinhart is probably the better comparison. For whatever reason, I have a specific memory of FGMTM talking about what Reinhart's marching orders were following the draft (i.e., focus on getting bigger and stronger, at the expense of putting up buckets of points). And I think Reinhart did a good job with that work. Hopefully, Cozens can do something similar.

Sir! Sir! Please, sir. Civility.

It’s quintessential July hockey talk when there’s a lengthy debate about what the state of a prospect’s game will be in 3 years. I know zilch about the kid - haven’t even watched a highlight reel (well, maybe part of one?). I’m strictly going off a gut take based on how gangly he looks. Now, otoh, I’ve seen the story about how he comes from a remote territory in Canada (the Yukon, is it?). Maybe that backstory, and all that it encompasses, will help fuel and carry him to greatness. I am all for that sort of thing, naturally.

I was gonna respond but @Curt did a much better job of drawing out my position than I could have. Just looking at the gawkish 18 year old — and I’m feeling like he’s 3 years away from being a useful NHL’er (and this assumes he’s gonna make it at all (not all of them do)).

I think I understand this, and, assuming I do, agree very much with it.

Well, Mittlestadt sorta proves the point, nah? Also, there's no sense comparing Cozens to Dahlin and Eichel, for differing reasons. And Reinhart, for his part, is just built differently. He went back to juniors after his draft year and went whole hog on getting bigger and stronger (and his numbers in juniors took a dip as a result). I trust Cozens is ready to do the same, but he's got more range to cover with his bulking up. I mean, just look at him. He will need some time is my guess.

Ha. Even so, there are degrees in such matters. This guy looks to be years away from being able to handle himself in a men’s league.

That’s an aspirational locale. My points remain. You a Bob McKenzie holiday Stan, bro?

Seriously. I want to drive up to Bracebridge and hang a left, find the codger in town, and ... I dunno. Let the air out of his bike's tires.

Holy moses, I'll say. Exacerbated in this case because he's a somewhat gawkish looking kid, or at least he photographs that way. That won't remain the case. He'll grow into himself and look much more like a normal dude. Right now? He's got that baby giraffe/deer thing going on.

I dunno, it's just like: FOOK YOU, BOB. Yes, we appreciate your NHL scoops and insights. But no one gives a fug about your near north vacation time. So stop with all the preening over your hard-earned downtime, eh? Just get busy about having your downtime. Log off, Pops.

I'm gonna say it: I had (chose) to unfollow Bob McKenzie a few weeks ago. I can't quite put my finger on it, but there is something uniquely annoying, even grating, about his cottage country updates. I can only see so many of his fart-sniffing Instagram posts with glasses of inky red wine set against the back drop of a loon-populated lake before I feel the need to smash whatever screen I'm in front of.

A healthy and motivated Larsson is a good 4C, imo. I'm fine with this.

Ha. I'm busting on you. Someone was late to a joke and you just swatted their sh1t out of the there. I think I got that panda .gif when I asked for smack or swat or some such.

In that scenario and in the moment, I felt @New Scotland (NS) was playing the role of the panda.

Food for thought along the lines of this thread:

My nephew’s super into this guy, Mike Posner. This is his latest video - released today. He’s in the midst of walking across the country - releasing a new song whenever he crosses a state line. He’s got a slick ass website documenting his trek. I think he might be brilliant.

Dude! I could not place the face. Thanks.

yeah. well, it's, like, the collinearity, man.

I have no issue with all the Tage talk. I've come to view the term "thread-hijacking" as a needlessly negative way of describing the natural flow of online conversation. Sometimes the term is apt, but mostly I don't like it.

Holy sh1t is there a lot of Tage Thompson talk up in har.