|
Tkachuk is consistently one of the league leaders in penalty differential which is a hugely underrated skill. Any time you can put your team on the powerplay you're hugely increasing your chances of scoring while virtually eliminating the risk of being scored on. People always emphasize 5 on 5 because that's the truest indicator of a player's outright ability, but regularly putting your team on the powerplay is likely more useful than anything else. It's only not more valued because penalties evaporate in the playoffs.
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 15:44
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 4, 2024 16:23 |
|
|
That's a big yikes.
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 15:51
|
|
|
I admire Lindy Ruff's magical ability to remain employed despite years now of uniformly terrible results.
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 16:03
|
|
|
Things going well for Chicago I see. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDyFSV3IJaI Kane can't wait for the trade deadline.
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 16:09
|
|
|
xzzy posted:Things going well for Chicago I see. It always pisses me off when the AI does this in the EA series and it turns out that they coded it correctly all along
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 16:11
|
|
|
xzzy posted:Things going well for Chicago I see. An obviously rebuilding team gave Seth Jones $9.5M x 8. After spending a bunch of assets trading for him. He’ll be 36 at the end of that deal lmao
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 16:20
|
|
|
T-Bone posted:still cannot fathom the coaching decision that led to Erik Haula playing on the first line PP over Jesper Bratt We warned you!
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 16:27
|
|
|
oh I had no optimism, it was a poo poo hire from the beginning
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 16:28
|
|
|
Levitate posted:Wild are going nowhere with Fleury as their main goalie The Wild were chasing all night long. I won't be too worried even with MAF in net unless they're still chasing the pace in another week. Boldy is going to be fun to watch this year. If he'd been healthy all year his name would have been closer to the Calder conversation last year. Rangers started with incredible pace this week and are a blast to watch right now. I'm sure I'll be appropriately worried in March with MAF, but I'll save it until then.
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 16:39
|
|
|
Only had to wait three days for the first Jets game of the season. I really have no idea how this season is going to go. I think it will be better than last season, but I'm not sure by how much. They could be one point better, they could make the second round. Who knows. I'm glad they finally changed things up, but it's still three years too late which is a bitter pill to swallow.
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 17:02
|
|
|
T-Bone posted:oh I had no optimism, it was a poo poo hire from the beginning To be fair, Andrew Brunette is running the powerplay
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 17:07
|
|
|
fawning deference posted:To be fair, Andrew Brunette is running the powerplay if there isn't a brain in there capable of coming to the conclusion that playing your best/2nd best forward on the second unit is a bad idea then they should all be fired
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 17:13
|
|
|
xzzy posted:Things going well for Chicago I see. just stay healthy and fit until we can build up enough cap space to bring you here please
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 17:22
|
|
|
E:^^ Kane-Zib-Panarin good lord ^^ Do you guys want to learn the horrifying truth about why we hate Bratt, or do you want to watch Holtz sock a few dingers?
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 17:24
|
|
|
Wanting Patrick Kane on your team is really gross, I'm thankful the Penguins don't have the cap space to even think about it. Because they totally would think about it.
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 17:28
|
|
|
I'd feel extremely conflicted about the Rangers winning a cup because they brought Kane in at the trade deadline (because of all the horrible chicago bullshit)
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 17:29
|
|
|
Kane would have absolutely known about Kyle Beach, and he's got a spotty record himself. So ask yourself how far you'd be willing to go to win a cup!
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 17:30
|
|
|
The Dirty Burger posted:E:^^ Kane-Zib-Panarin good lord ^^ Zib is in a confirmed relationship with Kreids, they won't break that up unless injuries. ideally, people stay healthy and we go in to thr playoffs with something like: Kreider-Zibanejad-(Vatrano-like acquisition #2) Panarin-Trocheck-Kane Lafrieniere-Chytil-Kakko Goodrow-Carpenter-Vesey/Hunt/Reaves I love that Kakko and Laf are so far doing great in the top 6, but ideally we're running a heavy 3 lines, Goodrow is getting PK time, and like a 6-7 minute 4th line.
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 17:32
|
|
|
If I can root for MacTavish in 94, I can root for Kane in 2022. Maybe that makes me a bad person but I know what I'm in for in this sport, I wouldn't be shocked if players I love have done the same or worse and we just don't know about it. Go get him Drury.
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 17:34
|
|
|
I don't hold Kane, nor any 21/22-year-old in that situation, nearly as much in contempt as I do all the management that actively did a cover-up. I hold him in contempt for initially defending Bowman and the rest, but I chalk that more up to most hockey players being narrow-minded morons rather than a diabolical thing. I'm inclined to believe him when he speaks about regretting that.
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 17:41
|
|
|
Yeah, it's the other stuff you should really hate Kane for!
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 17:44
|
|
|
Eric the Mauve posted:Wanting Patrick Kane on your team is really gross, I'm thankful the Penguins don't have the cap space to even think about it. Talking heads keep saying he’ll end up in Buffalo because hometown hero or whatever but this team is built on good vibes and Kane is like 100% bad vibes and would make them actively worse. I don’t give a gently caress if he’s good at scoring goals and won a few cups.
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 17:47
|
|
|
Kane had a line in an on ice interview after the 15 win where he claimed it would be his last cup. So make of that what you will! Unfortunately the clip has been memory holed, it doesn't exist on any online versions I can find. I would guess it was from the WGN broadcast. He also said something along the lines of it being nice to help kids get their own cup win.
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 17:47
|
|
|
xzzy posted:Kane had a line in an on ice interview after the 15 win where he claimed it would be his last cup. So make of that what you will! Was this because he knew about the upcoming rape allegation in summer 2015, or did that happen after winning the cup? Christ there are a lot of ugly incidents on his file
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 17:56
|
|
|
Blackbelt Bobman posted:Talking heads keep saying he’ll end up in Buffalo because hometown hero or whatever but this team is built on good vibes and Kane is like 100% bad vibes and would make them actively worse. I don’t give a gently caress if he’s good at scoring goals and won a few cups. Kane's play making on a line with Tage Thompson's shot sounds like really good vibes to me.
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 18:03
|
|
|
The Dirty Burger posted:Was this because he knew about the upcoming rape allegation in summer 2015, or did that happen after winning the cup? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bigZ1fmwD-Q
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 18:09
|
|
|
triple sulk posted:Didn't watch the game because gently caress this team you should have. they looked like they played harder than at any point last year. They're going to be bad but probably very annoying to play at times. and you get to watch Torts with the media! he probably won't be at his peak this season though since he's trying to build long-term. if/when they become competitive and the team loses a game they should win, that's when he's at his most explosive
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 18:16
|
|
|
Guys, you can just say you care more about wins than people too. It's fine to be garbage, most are. Not me, but most.
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 18:20
|
|
|
your team's icon bought a full page newspaper endorsement for Trump
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 18:22
|
|
|
I'm not 65 years old I never saw him play.
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 18:25
|
|
|
have you seen the statue? or the retired jersey? or the ceremonial puck drops?
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 18:27
|
|
|
Eric the Mauve posted:Wanting Patrick Kane on your team is really gross, I'm thankful the Penguins don't have the cap space to even think about it. Luckily the Penguins have never employed anyone heinous in recent memory
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 18:27
|
|
|
The Dirty Burger posted:Was this because he knew about the upcoming rape allegation in summer 2015, or did that happen after winning the cup? I think it was just an excited person on camera struggling to come up with something to say and stupid falling out. But I have no insight beyond that.
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 18:29
|
|
|
I feel like Chicago's whole deal as a shithole organization has lead to people forgetting that Kane has been charged with assaulting a 62 year-old cab driver, credibly accused of rape, and had multiple accounts of going to a frat party and choking a woman/assaulting others. Like, he's got one of the biggest rap sheets among active players for being a piece of poo poo, it's not just that he was a "leader" on a team that aided and abetted a serial rapist.
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 18:34
|
|
|
yeah but he'd slot in really well on the right side
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 18:40
|
|
|
Koopa Kid posted:I feel like Chicago's whole deal as a shithole organization has lead to people forgetting that Kane has been charged with assaulting a 62 year-old cab driver, credibly accused of rape, and had multiple accounts of going to a frat party and choking a woman/assaulting others. Like, he's got one of the biggest rap sheets among active players for being a piece of poo poo, it's not just that he was a "leader" on a team that aided and abetted a serial rapist. Came here to post something similar. You can look past Kane being part of all the ugly involving Chicago all you want and still find plenty of ugly in his past. Maybe he can wear number 20 wherever he's traded.
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 18:41
|
|
|
T-Bone posted:have you seen the statue? or the retired jersey? or the ceremonial puck drops? drat good point, you got me. They definitely shouldn't try to trade for Bobby Orr this season.
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 18:41
|
|
|
Jamwad Hilder posted:Luckily the Penguins have never employed anyone heinous in recent memory Bill Guerin and Cole yeah yeah the whole sport is a dumpster fire of heinous people. The more stuff that comes out the more I dislike GM JR as well.
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 18:45
|
|
|
Yeah they've definitely made every effort to distance themselves from someone with abhorrent political views. They barely polished the statue this year. This is obtuse even for you.
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 18:46
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 4, 2024 16:23 |
|
|
Koopa Kid posted:assaulting a 62 year-old cab driver this could also be said of most actual NYC cab drivers. you ever hung out at a cab stand?
|
|
#
?
Oct 14, 2022 19:03
|
|