NHL Offseason N/V: I've Been Open and Honest In Saying That I Like Long D

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Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

Gustafsson was a pretty good replacement for Carlson when he was injured last season. In that he is bad at defense and was pretty good on the PP.

# ¿ Jul 1, 2023 22:55

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# ¿ May 22, 2024 13:37

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1676305972556361733

:shrug:

He's fine. No knock on Marty but I wish they had given Siegenthaler the same looks he got.

# ¿ Jul 5, 2023 13:18

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

Aphrodite posted:

I hope his entire body explodes when he's 1 goal away, and Washington like sadly tries to get him out there and force it at great cost to their record.

What record? The team is going to be poo poo. If he tears both ACLs they can just park him by the post and try and bank pucks off him for a few games.

# ¿ Jul 5, 2023 16:18

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

pseudodragon posted:

In this fantasy scenario, he scores like 40 this year, breaks the record like mid February 2025. Mid-game, right after scoring, he grabs a mic, declares himself to be the goat, walks out and retires on the spot.

That honestly wouldn't be the worst if he knocks it out season after next, does a victory lap, and fucks off to Russia. Gets the proper rebuild going a year earlier.

Caps might be good again by like... 2030?

# ¿ Jul 5, 2023 19:00

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

Detroit can just have Mantha back. Curb alert, free trash.

# ¿ Jul 5, 2023 23:38

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

Bard Maddox posted:

https://twitter.com/rmnb/status/1677415364878127104?s=46&t=M1v0104mu8Y4ldpII8R_rQ

https://russianmachineneverbreaks.c...y-the-capitals/

thought this was pretty interesting. turns out Michkov didn’t want to be drafted by the Capitals pre-draft (and the Coyotes, but that’s obvious)

gently caress him! But also of course they will say that now.

# ¿ Jul 8, 2023 15:48

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

shyduck posted:

https://twitter.com/Lightsouthky/status/1678911580375752704?t=vqEXybxa5pmIVbnLkLGVIw&s=19

Setting aside the dumb comment, I totally missed Hathaway was a Flyer.

# ¿ Jul 12, 2023 12:01

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

ThinkTank posted:

Pretty much all post secondary education focuses on specialization and teaches people to be very knowledge in very specific areas. The issue arises when people delude themselves into thinking expertise in one subject area means they are similarly versed in other, unrelated areas. Buildings don't fall down because for the most part education produces general competency among engineers with a huge number of failsafes baked into regulation and policy developed out of centuries of experience. When you somehow think you're smarter than the sum total of all human knowledge to come before you, you end up crushed into a singularity on the bottom of the ocean.

To loop this back to sports, I guess that mindset generally informs my thoughts on management. Being an NHL hockey player takes decades of hard work and dedication along with a lot of skill. To stay there takes even more. In no way, shape or form does it prepare you for the complexities of building an NHL roster in a salary cap world while managing a large and diverse group of employees in a billion dollar plus organization. So don't just hire former players, hire people who have spent a similar amount of time as players building their comptenecy in sports management. Seems obvious to me but somehow the Flyers ended up with Daniel Briere and Keith Jones.

I sort of assume even the former players that actually succeed in front office positions do so because somewhere along the way they learned to take the advice of specialists and so are probably propped up by having a good team working with them.

# ¿ Jul 21, 2023 14:40

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

Cartoon Man posted:

Their official excuse is that they had no trade partners either before or after the draft. I�m betting they�re really just taking a mulligan on this season and are holding out to be big spenders next year when the Cap goes up. Look for them to sell at the trade deadline again, I bet Kuznetsov gets moved to a desperate team. Maybe Wilson too if he doesn�t sign a new deal this year. Then there�s Oshie and Backstrom who are probably past needing to both retire�

If the cap goes up.

I think there's just some level of delusion going on and they think they can still be competitive. Or at least think the playoff odds are good enough that it's not worth having the appearance that they are blowing it up, which might turn off fans.

# ¿ Jul 28, 2023 16:00

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

rex rabidorum vires posted:

Looks bad to whom? Ask for the moon who gives af. He's maybe worth 5.5, but hey if he can get more good for him. He'd probably be more productive on a non dogshit team as well.

Perhaps only eclipsed by going to museums, asking for compensation in arbitration is a surefire way to be labeled a locker-room cancer and bad culture fit. The guys hate it.

# ¿ Jul 31, 2023 16:49

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

ThinkTank posted:

It is mad popular in the retiree part of the world I live in. They can't build courts fast enough to keep up with demand.

the boomers love it too because you can turn a basketball court used by more urban individuals into several pickleball courts for them

the sound of play is also dreadful for those who live near parks, it's great

# ¿ Aug 1, 2023 21:35

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

Nicklas Backstrom has more career points than both Phil and Marchand. Maybe not a slamdunk first ballot, but he can draft Ovi in.

And will nobody make the case for Creepy Rory?

# ¿ Aug 3, 2023 17:36

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

welp

# ¿ Aug 4, 2023 15:32

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

Duckman2008 posted:

That�s 7 years of playoff intangibles !

quote:

�Tom possesses all the intangibles needed to win in this League and we are extremely pleased to sign him to a long-term contract, giving him the opportunity to finish his career in a Capitals� uniform,� said MacLellan. �Throughout his career, Tom has improved every facet of his game through his drive and competitiveness. We feel his work ethic and leadership qualities will be a tremendous asset to our organization for years to come.�

# ¿ Aug 4, 2023 15:35

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

I don't know if it's a coincidence but the Caps ticket seller dude just tried calling me twice.

Like 99% of Caps fandom is happy about this move so he might actually move some tickets.

# ¿ Aug 4, 2023 15:49

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

Mind_Taker posted:

The money is whatever. I was actually expecting closer to $8 million.

I think they could have got a great return on him if they made him available at the draft this year though. Agreed a TDL return would have been not great though.

Ultimately I just don�t know what Washington is trying to do. Like are they trying to win with Ovechkin or are they content just winding down his career with his buds?

Buds for sure.

# ¿ Aug 4, 2023 16:24

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

HookShot posted:

So was this the bad Erik Karlson or the good Erik Karlson that got traded?

it's an EK lootbox

# ¿ Aug 7, 2023 15:53

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

I don't think Phil is even going to make the Poker Hall of Fame.

# ¿ Aug 9, 2023 13:41

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

Hall carried his poo poo team to the playoffs.

McDavid carried his poo poo team to within 17 points of the wild card.

# ¿ Aug 14, 2023 14:41

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

remember hockey you guys? I like it

# ¿ Aug 17, 2023 15:15

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

So are Toews and Kane both officially cooked? That era of the Blackhawks dead and buried?

I can still see a novelty Kane signing at some point when he's back from his surgery.

# ¿ Aug 17, 2023 17:24

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

ThinkTank posted:

The Canucks decided that this was the year to redesign the tunnel so the players have to walk through a VIP restaurant to get to the ice.

Folks, get ready for booing.

If this is anything like the VIP club thing at the Capital One Arena, they're still serving burgs and nugs and poo poo so I don't think smelling players' pads is really going to mess with the vibe.

# ¿ Aug 25, 2023 15:57

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

Cartoon Man posted:

I wish they�d ban gambling ads.

I honestly don't remember what the ads were before the gambling ads. For the Caps like... Ledo Pizza? That car dealership that sounds like a racial slur?

The ads annoy me more because hockey is a poo poo sport to gamble on game to game to begin with and I don't like being reminded it's an option.

# ¿ Aug 29, 2023 19:00

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

tarbrush posted:

If a shorthanded team scores, the minor penalty against will end.

That would be sick.

# ¿ Aug 30, 2023 14:49

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

goals are good imo

# ¿ Aug 30, 2023 15:43

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

WeaponX posted:

Losing to NJ sucked but still slightly less embarrassing than frothing at the mouth every time you see the name Gaudreau because of a strange inferiority complex

I don't know why you're pretending that it's weird that somebody from NJ would have an inferiority complex. It's kind of NJ's "thing."

# ¿ Sep 9, 2023 20:27

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

I mean how does Airplaying photos to a tv work? Can you just throw up the pics you want or do you have to scroll through the whole photo roll while people watch?

Android guy here trying to understand.

# ¿ Sep 13, 2023 11:01

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

Mind_Taker posted:

The NHL needs a Red Zone channel that only shows power plays because gently caress if I'm going to watch Capitals games for any reason other than Ovie dingers.

They decided the best way to get the oldest team back to the postseason after being plagued by injuries was to trade for Joel Edmundson and sign Max Pacioretty lol

I go to bed at like 8 p.m. these days because of toddler hours, so I'll just tell myself that's why I'm only watching the highlights on Youtube for another season.

# ¿ Sep 13, 2023 21:45

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

Was looking at Cup odds this morning. I know the Caps are bad but I didn't have them at "one notch above Chicago" bad.

# ¿ Sep 15, 2023 11:12

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

Mind_Taker posted:

I think it makes sense. They did nothing to improve unless you think Carbery is a big improvement over Laviolette (which he could be but who knows).

They're pretty much the same team as the past few years: a bottom-heavy team whose stars are becoming less effective and more injured. It's great that guys like Nic Dowd, Trevor van Riemsdyk, and Dylan Strome are effective in their roles but without good top-end players the best they can hope for is something like the Islanders. But unlike the Islanders, the Capitals players like Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, and Carlson aren't going to play a defensive style that can allow them to eke out 2-1 wins.

No I think they are for sure bad, but Detroit and Vancouver have better odds which is pretty horrifying.

# ¿ Sep 15, 2023 17:44

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

Good gently caress that guy

# ¿ Sep 17, 2023 23:22

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

Doctor Butts posted:

It's also just so hosed up that they're putting the spotlight on a 'younger player'. If people like Boone are so quick to toe the line, that's setting up the locker room to look for a scapegoat.

The other hosed up thing is that the older players are just so used to all this bullshit that its second nature to them and they don't question it.

I mean, as a dude in my late 30s my phone roll is a lot less interesting to a pervert than it would have been in my 20s. Part of it is probably generational but Jenner is only 30 so idk

# ¿ Sep 18, 2023 16:36

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

Drunk Canuck posted:

https://twitter.com/Aportzline/status/1703809833843990714?t=bGYMArKKgora1yp9TP4oGQ&s=19

Hahahahahahaha

Yeah problem solved, Jackets

This is an excellent tweet. If you could send it back in time to his hiring people would say it's a little too on the nose.

# ¿ Sep 18, 2023 18:45

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# ¿ May 22, 2024 13:37

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

Diet Crack posted:

Bring back OG 4Loko and give it to kids as 'sports nutrition'

That's what those Prime drinks are minus the malt liquor

# ¿ Sep 21, 2023 12:04

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