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WeaponX posted:He is very good at driving other players insane and drawing penalties. He is also very good at taking bad penalties. He isn’t a total liability offensively but is a total liability with how much he gets himself suspended. Soooo it’s mostly because his last name is Lemieux. So what you're saying is he could switch jerseys with Bunting and if it weren't for high-def closeups no one would be able to tell the difference.
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Eric the Mauve posted:So what you're saying is he could switch jerseys with Bunting and if it weren't for high-def closeups no one would be able to tell the difference. Eh, I’m no fan of Bunting but he literally almost eclipsed Lemieux’s 6 year career point total in one season. I would rather have neither on my team but Lemieux is particularly useless at this point. Much cheaper tho!
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If not for his last name and who his dad is Lemieux would have been out of the league already.
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gently caress Claude Lemieux
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fartknocker posted:gently caress Claude Lemieux
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fartknocker posted:gently caress Claude Lemieux That's how we ended up with Brendan Lemieux in the first place!
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The Sabres’ first round pick from this past draft, Zach Benson, has been awesome through two preseason games. Last night he played on the top line with Skinner & TAGE and the top PP unit. He might already be able to jump to the NHL. Pretty cool! Also Levi was extremely good for the two periods he played. It’s just the preseason but it’s still a good sign.
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I guess it's not unheard of for later picks to make the nhl right off the hop at 18 (Ryan O'Reilly did it from the second round) but it seems like it would be a huge developmental mistake to do it with a kid that clearly undersized even if he can read the game, as soon as it gets beyond pre-season levels of physicality he's got a good chance of getting really loving hurt absolutely no need to rush him, but Buffalo will Buffalo
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:absolutely no need to rush him, but Buffalo will Buffalo Actually Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo
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Flames keep Backlund with a 2x4.5 deal. Name him captain.
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Blackbelt Bobman posted:The Sabres’ first round pick from this past draft, Zach Benson, has been awesome through two preseason games. Last night he played on the top line with Skinner & TAGE and the top PP unit. He might already be able to jump to the NHL. Pretty cool! Obviously way too early to say this but insane that Arizona could have walked out of day one of the draft with Michkov and Benson
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Ryan Leonard was a fine pick but I feel like Washington would have done better selecting Benson at #8 once Philly drafted Michkov.
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Benson rules but yes there is no need to rush him into an already loaded lineup. Preseason really means almost nothing, especially in the early games where there are minimal regulars in lineups and there's low physicality.
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Blackbelt Bobman posted:The Sabres’ first round pick from this past draft, Zach Benson, has been awesome through two preseason games. Last night he played on the top line with Skinner & TAGE and the top PP unit. He might already be able to jump to the NHL. Pretty cool! oh preseason hopes and dreams 
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Blackbelt Bobman posted:The Sabres’ first round pick from this past draft, Zach Benson, has been awesome through two preseason games. Last night he played on the top line with Skinner & TAGE and the top PP unit. He might already be able to jump to the NHL. Pretty cool! *Checks opponents rosters* oh yeah totally. Just the highest level of competition. He's definitely ready....
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I dunno I think it'd be pretty funny if the Sabres decided to rush their prospects based on looking good against ECHL players, kids from junior, and veterans winding down their careers.
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they've got him charitably listed at 160lbs, he'd get destroyed
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Jake Guentzel is listed at 5'11" and 180 which even that is a joke. He didn't weigh a pound over 165 soaking wet when he hit the NHL. He has been the physically weakest player in the NHL from the day he debuted in it to the present. Now injuries are already slowing him down and I think he's nearer the end of his career already than commonly believed, but being frail doesn't necessarily mean a guy will get killed to death immediately. Combining frailty with being totally unprepared for how fast and strong NHL players are though, yeah that could be an issue. Eric the Mauve fucked around with this message at 23:53 on Sep 27, 2023 |
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Jamwad Hilder posted:I dunno I think it'd be pretty funny if the Sabres decided to rush their prospects based on looking good against ECHL players, kids from junior, and veterans winding down their careers. Come on the Bruins roster couldn’t have been that bad….*checks*….  My god
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WeaponX posted:Come on the Bruins roster couldn’t have been that bad….*checks*…. It was their 4th and 5th string goalies and the best NHL forward playing was arguably Milan Lucic.
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The highest level of competition. I assure you.
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Jamwad Hilder posted:It was their 4th and 5th string goalies and the best NHL forward playing was arguably Milan Lucic. Excuse you, Canucks legend Jayson Megna was on the ice
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Canucks legend Hunter Shinkaruk nearly made the team at 18 after a fantastic preseason. We all know of the storied career that followed.
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In have a memory of…John Simm? Being a preseason beast
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Habs offense immediately just more existent with Caufield out. Wonder how long it takes him to score. Ah yes that hallmark of a Habs game, the dumb early penalty. Kale fucked around with this message at 00:14 on Sep 28, 2023 |
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Seeing a classic Caufield one-timer on the PP warms my heart.
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neoaxd posted:Seeing a classic Caufield one-timer on the PP warms my heart. That whole power play was surprisingly good
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Hell yeah Slaf. Get that confidence back.
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And Slafkovsky is here too. All your old Habs friends from before the mid season apocalypse.
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Kale posted:And Slafkovsky is here too. All your old Habs friends from before the mid season apocalypse. Can I get my friend from before the 2021 apocalypse. He was a really good goalie. 
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I need the Habs to be good so that Boston-Montreal is interesting again I also need them to stop having players I like. I just can't hate Suzuki or Caufield.
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Jamwad Hilder posted:I need the Habs to be good so that Boston-Montreal is interesting again Counterpoint: Boston just needs to decline real hard to meet Montreal on even terms.
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Furnaceface posted:Counterpoint: Boston just needs to decline real hard to meet Montreal on even terms. Too much talent for that sorry.
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Jamwad Hilder posted:Too much talent for that sorry. Then you are going to have to suffer with a Leafs rivalry and nothing else. 
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Furnaceface posted:Then you are going to have to suffer with a Leafs rivalry and nothing else. That's true. I hate those guys. The Leafs have definitely supplanted Montreal in recent years, even if it's been pretty lopsided in Boston's favor.
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Jamwad Hilder posted:even if it's been pretty lopsided in Boston's favor. And that, in turn, made me appreciate the Bruins. We really gotta fix this poo poo, guys. Nothing's right.
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neoaxd posted:William Trudeau is a very nice surprise. I love that there's a player named Trudeau in this game. And sorry no I think that ship has sailed with the Cowboy good goalie guy.
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Kale posted:I love that there's a player named Trudeau in this game. And sorry no I think that ship has sailed with the Cowboy good goalie guy. I'm still in denial, ok.
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