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Forum: NHL21 sept. à 17 h 14
Sujet: Most Underrated Defenseman in the NHL
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Mr_Gardoki</b></div><div>No, I asked a very straight-forward question. One that you're clearly lacking some commons sense with. You can't be over or underrated if you've barely played one season. Nobody knows what you are yet. Come on, man. Stop being a homer.</div></div>

Yes, that was the question you posed. And I agree it was a very straight-forward question. One I responded to with a very straight-forward answer.

What is your cut-off for when a player can be considered overrated or underrated? And why?
Can prospects who have not played a game in the NHL be overrated/underrated? Because people certainly do rate them.

Look, I'm not sure why you feel the need to be snarky here. Maybe look internally. Do some reflecting.
And I don't really subscribe to the idea that there is such a thing as "common sense", but if I did I might think that it is definitely common sense that players people rate are certainly capable of being overrated or underrated. Just sayin.
Forum: NHL6 sept. à 15 h 0
Sujet: Atlantic Division Prediction
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Mr_Gardoki</b></div><div>1) Toronto
2) Tampa
3) Ottawa
4) Buffalo (Misses the playoffs. I think five teams are coming out of the Metro)
5) Boston
6) Florida
7) Detroit
8) Montreal

Why Boston to 5th? Zacha is not a 1st line center and arguably not a legit 2nd line center (although he could become one), so if he's their top C? Good chance they miss.

Why Florida dropping so far? While Tkachuk might be one of the best players in the game right now, I think they were a fluke. They completely remind of Montreal's cup run a few years ago.

Why DET at 7th? Because I know DET fans are going freak out. Well, while I really do like their forward group their defense and goaltending are just not good. Yes, their top pair will be good, but the rest of that lineup is just so out-of-balance. Unless Husso comes back to from his STL days, they're going to bleed goals.</div></div>

Tier 1 (Playoff Lock): Tampa Bay, Toronto
Tier 2 (Bubble Team): Boston, Buffalo, Florida
Tier 3 (Also-Ran): Detroit, Ottawa
Tier 4 (Bottom): Montreal
Forum: NHL31 août à 13 h 53
Sujet: Why Do You Need to "Build Thru the Draft"
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>aadoyle</b></div><div>Made a list and surprisingly didnt know Whitecloud and Thompson were FA signings lul

Draft

Hague
Cotter (didnt play in playoffs)
Dorofeyev (didnt play in playoffs)

Through trades

Eichel
Barbashev
Stone
Kolesar
Roy
Stephenson
Howden
Martinez
Hill
Brossoit
Quick
Lehner


Expansion Draft

Smith
Theodore
Marchessault
Karlsson
McNabb


FA signing (NCAA/Normal)

Whitecloud
Pietrangelo
Thompson

Waiver Claims

Amadio

But either we they broke the mold as that team was mostly a band of misfits. Not much drafting whole lot of trading.</div></div>

Reilly Smith and Theodore were trades as well. They happened around the expansion draft (and inarguably because of the expansion draft) but they weren't actually drafted.
Forum: NHL20 juill. à 10 h 50
Forum: NHL14 juin à 15 h 5
Sujet: Call it the Weak-cific one more time
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GiggywithGibby</b></div><div>Not actual trades, just to get the attention of fans from this years "super teams"

The Knights ran through the Jets, the Oilers, and the Stars before stacking up against the best the east had to offer. A bit odd that the division that was trashed all year as being "garbage" takes the cup home.

I'm not a fan of the knights, but the schadenfreude from all the super teams loosing to Florida, only for Florida to get completely exposed by a Pacific division team in the finals, is delectable.

Well done knights, you got over the hill. Watch out for CBJ next season, I think theyre following the same recipe.</div></div>

Not sure about "best the east has to offer". Florida got the last playoff spot by a single point. They were the hottest team in the east meaning they were the best *at the time*, but it also meant they had some pretty big deficiencies that could be exploited as well. Make of that what you will.
Forum: Buffalo Sabres18 mai à 18 h 25
Sujet: Guessing everybody's trade lists for the 2023-2024 season
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>sensonfire</b></div><div>1) In the cases that they did, they should have asked for more stringent trade protection (i.e. NMC)

But more often than not, they don't go back.



2) When Tuch was traded to Buffalo, it was because Vegas needed enough cap space to take Eichel.

Both players were severely injured at the time and needed surgery.



3) Praising those that traded you away is exactly what you'd say as a means of lip service.



4) Which 5 teams do you think are on Tuch's no-trade list?</div></div>

1) Who are you to say what players "should" have done. The point was that players are willing to re-sign with teams that have traded them. Happens all the time.
2) I'm not sure what your point is here.
3) You're just wrong on this. PR spin is one thing; it doesn't necessitate going as far as Tuch went.
4) I have no idea and neither do you. Probably the teams he doesn't want to play for and the places he doesn't want to be in.
Forum: Buffalo Sabres18 mai à 14 h 5
Sujet: Guessing everybody's trade lists for the 2023-2024 season
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>sensonfire</b></div><div>1. Players generally don't want to go back to the team that traded them away.

Because if they did, they might be traded away yet again.



2. Being traded is one of the most miserable experiences for any athlete in professional sport.

It means they aren't wanted by their former team anymore.



3. What you just quoted from Alex Tuch is lip service and he was coached to say the things he said.

It's public relations 101 and every professional athlete from every major league sports team does it.</div></div>

1) Players re-sign with teams that have traded them all the time.
2) Being traded away <em>can </em>mean you aren't wanted. That's clearly not the case with Tuch. In both situations he was moved specifically because he was such a valuable asset.
3) There's a difference between lip service to the fans and going out of your way to praise management of an organization. (the management that made the trade, mind you)
Forum: Buffalo Sabres17 mai à 17 h 19
Sujet: Guessing everybody's trade lists for the 2023-2024 season
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>sensonfire</b></div><div>This post will be edited throughout the year when necessary.



Alex Tuch

5 team no-trade list

Minnesota + Vegas + The 3 worst teams in the standings</div></div>

Why Minny and Vegas? I know those organizations owned his rights previously but he didn't leave on bad terms and neither team wanted to see him go. Minnesota traded him for expansion protection considerations and Vegas traded him as the big prize in a swap for a superstar they were chasing.

"I had great relationships with management and the player development people like Brad Bombardir [in Minnesota]. It was a hard goodbye."

"First of all, I want to take a moment to thank the entire city of Las Vegas for allowing my family and I to call it home for the past 4.5 years. I want to thank The Foley Family, the rest of the Knights' ownership group, and the team's management for giving me the opportunity to put on the Golden Knights jersey. Most of all, I want to thank all of my teammates that I've played with in Vegas. I am going to miss the great group they have there."
Forum: NHL16 mai à 10 h 8
Sujet: Which team has the best U24 Defensive Corps?
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>A_Habs_fan</b></div><div>Well my problem with Buffalo was that I had no idea why Lyckasen and Komarov are and I’m not sure if Johnson signs, as a Sabres fan, I’m sure you know a lot more about that than I do, I do love Mattias Samuelsson and of course Power and Dahlin are both amazing though. For CBJ, I think Boqvist, Jiricek both can become elite, I think Mateychuk is a future 1st pair D, Ceulemans is a future very good 2nd pair guy, Svozil can be a decent 2nd pair guy and Knazko can become a #4. CBJ has just happened to assemble a good group of D prospects who I all liked and know a lot about.</div></div>

I don't have much first-hand knowledge of Komarov and Lyckasen either, tbh. I think Euro-based prospects tend to fall under the radar a lot unless they're the truly ELITE. But from what I've heard/read they're probably B-prospects: Top 4 potential but possibility they may never make it to the NHL.
Johnson is a tough one: I haven't seen any rumors one way or the other about whether he'll sign, but I think the prevailing thought is that it's not a good sign that he hasn't put ink to paper yet.
I agree that there is a lot of potential in the Blue Jacket's ranks, but I think people tend to put too much weight behind potential and don't account for the fact that a lot of guys just simply never hit their ceiling. I also learned that the hard way as a Sabres fan.
Forum: NHL15 mai à 15 h 20
Sujet: Which team has the best U24 Defensive Corps?
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>A_Habs_fan</b></div><div>I'm 100% in the minority but I'm a huge Mateychuk, Svozil, Ceulemans, Boqvist fan and Jiricek looks amazing, Knazko's decent so I'm going CBJ</div></div>

There's a lot of potential in CBJ, but Buffalo has an established franchise defenseman (Dahlin), a budding elite star (Power), a hugely underrated T4D stalwart (Samuelsson), a former 1st rounder on the bottom pair (Jokiharju), and some high ceiling prospects as well.

Granted Dahlin and Power were placed in their lap with 1st overall picks. And we'll see if Johnson signs. But I don't know how you could put any other stable in the same conversation as Buffalo right now.
And even if we're giving such huge weight to potential, New Jersey has it in bunches. I'd give them the nod over Columbus.
Forum: NHL3 mai à 13 h 26
Sujet: Prospect Discussion Thread #3
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NHLfan10506</b></div><div>From my count, there will be 16 drafted NCAA players with rights expiring on August 15th.
(everyone else has said they are going back to school or have signed pro deals)

About half are working looking at. A couple of legit good prospects

<strong>1st round</strong>
Jay O'Brien (PHI) -- will not be signed by Flyers
Ryan Johnson (BUF) -- Has been talking to Sabres (am guessing they are trying to find a trade)

<strong>2nd round</strong>
Robert Mastrosimone (DET) -- has said he will test free agency

<strong>3rd round</strong>
John Farinacci (ARI) -- will not be signing in Arizona

<strong>4th round</strong>
Tyler Weiss (COL) -- used fifth year, still unsigned
Jack Gorniak (MTL) -- used fifth year, still unsigned

<strong>5th round</strong>
Harrison Blaisdell (WPG) -- ??
Owen Lindmark (FLA) -- probably returns to Wisconsin

<strong>6th round</strong>
Simon Kjellberg (NYR) -- ??
Ben Brinkman (DAL) -- used fifth year, still unsigned
Gavin Hain (PHI) -- used fifth year, still unsigned
Kevin Wall (CAR) -- expects to go pro but is still unsigned

<strong>7th round</strong>
Nick Leivermann (COL) -- used fifth year, still unsigned
Bryce Brodzinski (PHI) -- ??
Ryan O'Connell (TOR) -- used fifth year, still unsigned
Austin Wong (WPG) -- hasn't entered transfer portal and is from conference that doesn't allow 5th year


If they all made it to Aug 15th, these would be the guys likely getting pro deals
1. Ryan Johnson (BUF)
2. Robert Mastrosimone (DET)
3. John Farinacci (ARI)
4. Nick Leivermann (COL)
5. Jay O'Brien (PHI)

Minor league deals
Ben Brinkman (DAL)
Tyler Weiss (COL)
Owen Lindmark (FLA)</div></div>

Thanks. This is great!
Is Weiss' rights still owned by Colorado? I know he's tied to them on Capfriendly but I've seen some articles from earlier the start of the year talking about him as a college free agent (maybe it was known or assumed he wouldn't be signing with the Avs).
Others not listed that I'm unsure of their status: Thiessen (VAN), Demin (CHI), Adams (DET), McCarthy (NJD), Romano (ARI), McFaul (BOS), Moe (WPG), Loheit (OTT).