Randall Flagg Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 He'll always be behind Mario regardless, but some longevity will see him pass Jagr. Jagr would have zero cups if he didn't get the chance to play second fiddle to Mario. Referring back to the stat I posted about, he passes Jagr in power play goals this season if they each produce the same amount they did last season. That's insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 He'll always be behind Mario regardless, but some longevity will see him pass Jagr. Jagr would have zero cups if he didn't get the chance to play second fiddle to Mario. He's amazing, but this is correct. I can say with confidence that no one in DC cared about the Craps when he played there. They didn't even care in '98. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pi2000 Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 He'll always be behind Mario regardless, but some longevity will see him pass Jagr. Jagr would have zero cups if he didn't get the chance to play second fiddle to Mario. Guess who led the Penguins in goals both Cup years (90/91, 91/92). Yep, you guessed it.... Kevin Stevens. Jagr was 6th on the team in scoring in 91/92. SIXTH! Anyway, I think Ovechkin will win a Cup like Brett Hull late in his career when he starts moving around the league chasing the opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 Anyway, I think Ovechkin will win a Cup like Brett Hull late in his career when he starts moving around the league chasing the opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hoss Posted September 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 Guess who led the Penguins in goals both Cup years (90/91, 91/92). Yep, you guessed it.... Kevin Stevens. Jagr was 6th on the team in scoring in 91/92. SIXTH! Anyway, I think Ovechkin will win a Cup like Brett Hull late in his career when he starts moving around the league chasing the opportunity. So instead of second fiddle he was like the contrabassoon of their squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3putt Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 Guess who led the Penguins in goals both Cup years (90/91, 91/92). Yep, you guessed it.... Kevin Stevens. Jagr was 6th on the team in scoring in 91/92. SIXTH! Anyway, I think Ovechkin will win a Cup like Brett Hull late in his career when he starts moving around the league chasing the opportunity. Perhaps the biggest snow hound the NHL ever saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvelo Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 (edited) The Caps' D Dmitry Orlov is still unsigned. He might be a 3-4 dman, he's a lefty and he's only 25. Last year he had a career best 8-21/26pm. But he's only 6'-200lb. The Caps fans have been getting on Orpik as well -- he's almost finished but might be good depth if you can get him for a bargain.. Edited September 15, 2016 by Marvelo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pi2000 Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 The Caps' D Dmitry Orlov is still unsigned. He might be a 3-4 dman and he's a lefty. Last year he had a career best 8-21/26pm. But he's only 6'-200lb. The Caps fans have been getting on Orpik as well -- he's almost finished but might be good depth if you can get him for a bargain.. Yeah Orlov shown some offensive flash, he skates well, he's a nice young defenseman who can create. Still many grade A players unsigned.... http://www.generalfanager.com/freeagents?expiryyear=2016&position=All&shoots=Both&team=all&RFA=1 Something has to give. I don't remember there ever being so many top notch RFA's unsigned this close to the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTS Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 https://www.nhl.com/news/longtime-winnipeg-jets-fan-len-kropioski-dies-at-98/c-281768734 First off, congratulations to the man on an outstandingly long life including one that saw "his team" go away for a period of time. Little things like these bring such character to sports, cities, and franchises. It's always a shame when they come to an end. You've got to mean something pretty special to the team to be the "scene" after the playing of your National Anthem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted September 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 Mike Foligno back in the league Steve Carp@stevecarprj Las Vegas NHL expansion team hires 4 more pro scouts — Mike Foligno, Vaclav Nedomansky Sr., Jim Mckenzie and Vince Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted September 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Nichushkin reportedly signs two-year deal with CSKA in the KHL. Wants to return to the Stars after the deal but doesn't want to play for Lindy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Nichushkin reportedly signs two-year deal with CSKA in the KHL. Wants to return to the Stars after the deal but doesn't want to play for Lindy.This is too funny to be true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 This is too funny to be true Nope, there's been a lot of tension between the two. Ruff has benched him a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Nichushkin reportedly signs two-year deal with CSKA in the KHL. Wants to return to the Stars after the deal but doesn't want to play for Lindy. This is too funny to be true Nope, there's been a lot of tension between the two. Ruff has benched him a few times. Hahaha. So great. Lindy gon' Lindy. I wish I could find that think-piece about how the trick with many elite (but flawed) talents is to feature what they do best, and not grind everyone's gears insisting they do something they really just can't/won't. Someone here posted it, I think. It was many moons ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Hahaha. So great. Lindy gon' Lindy. I wish I could find that think-piece about how the trick with many elite (but flawed) talents is to feature what they do best, and not grind everyone's gears insisting they do something they really just can't/won't. Someone here posted it, I think. It was many moons ago. It's so intuitively obvious, isn't it? Coaches must be amongst the most stubborn creatures to ever roam the Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 It's so intuitively obvious, isn't it? Coaches must be amongst the most stubborn creatures to ever roam the Earth. Well, in fairness, it's arguably equally intuitive that every player should pull their own weight in terms of defensive duties, be as complete a player as possible, play a two-way game, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Well, in fairness, it's arguably equally intuitive that every player should pull their own weight in terms of defensive duties, be as complete a player as possible, play a two-way game, etc. Well, it's intuitive to want that to happen...but I don't think it's intuitive to keep trying to force it when it becomes clear it's not happening. Difference between a good coach (of which there are many) and a great coach (of which there are few): the good ones adapt the pieces to their system, the great ones adapt their system to the pieces. It's the functional definition of cutting your nose to spite your face. You can want your car to accelerate like a Corvette all you want, but if it doesn't, it does neither you nor the car any good to toss a stick of dynamite under the hood instead of just using it for what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Well, it's intuitive to want that to happen...but I don't think it's intuitive to keep trying to force it when it becomes clear it's not happening. Difference between a good coach (of which there are many) and a great coach (of which there are few): the good ones adapt the pieces to their system, the great ones adapt their system to the pieces. It's the functional definition of cutting your nose to spite your face. You can want your car to accelerate like a Corvette all you want, but if it doesn't, it does neither you nor the car any good to toss a stick of dynamite under the hood instead of just using it for what it is. Right. Or, maybe more to this point, it's useless to insist that your Corvette perform like a reasonable family sedan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 (edited) Right. Or, maybe more to this point, it's useless to insist that your Corvette perform like a reasonable family sedan. Love it. Not really related, but if there's one thing I hate it's seeing a sports car being driven by an ancient person who is afraid to go over 30 mph. Edited September 19, 2016 by TrueBlueGED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Lindy's doing a horrible job in Dallas, right? RIGHT!!?? What's that? He's not doing a horrible job? Oh.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted September 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 It's so intuitively obvious, isn't it? Coaches must be amongst the most stubborn creatures to ever roam the Earth. In this case I'll trust Lindy. Nichushkin has done nothing while the Stars scored the most goals in the league last year. Jamie Benn went from damn good to one of the game's top forwards. I'll say it: Lindy is one of the league's best coaches (and I still think Buffalo waited to long to fire him) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Just because we are having a really fun debate over Ristolainen, I want to point out that we could be sitting here right now with Valerie Nichuskin instead of Rasmus Ristolainen if our draft had gone different. Thank you Kevin Devine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 (edited) And because I'm still bitter over the ROR debate, I'd like to point out True wanted Nichushkin over Ristolainen Edited September 19, 2016 by WildCard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 And because I'm still bitter over the ROR debate, I'd like to poi t out True wanted Nichushkin over Ristolainen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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