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For entertainment purposes only. lol It's so Blockchaining dumb we're left to only laugh, once the shock of the level of stupidity wears off. "Do your own research", lol. "Rather than, you know, me revealing my sources and causing myself massive embarrassment". My fave response is, "show me your library card, or we're not talking about this". Yes. I know some. uggh The Satoshi Nakamoto they recite is head-shaking.

I remember looking into this with others quite some time ago. I was quite shocked to see studies. Imo, it can be improved by optometrists focusing on what you want to accomplish, how to train your eyes type-thing. But it still comes down to how quickly you can process, or more generally, hockey IQ. Then your teammates kinda feed off of what you're doing. I was quite taken aback at how no stone gets left unturned in studies, though. https://www.ovpjournal.org/uploads/2/3/8/9/23898265/3-2-5.pdf

/s = sarcasm So, to review, /s means sarcasm. e.g. "I don't mind if it takes 10 years". Sarcastic response: "That sounds like an awesome plan, we're only the careers of our current prospects away!!".

Oh gawd, here we go... I clearly indicated sarcasm. Tell me about real fans, in case I missed that nonsense awhile back. I live in Ontario. We have overseas fans. I'm sure we need to be divisive on what a fan is again. /s

I get what you're saying, but you've got to do better than that. He has history in the league that's more worth than a fifth. We shouldn't be having to give him away. Losing trades, just because, shouldn't be on the agenda. Some form of decent prospect and a 5th. But just a 5th? That's horrible asset mgmt. Develop players, give them away. It haunts us a bit.

Nope. We shouldn't. 35 in a contract year, everything else a struggle to 20. Go figure. Hate to inflate size, but someone who can handle playing like he does. To be more punisher than punishee. I do like Mangiapane, he plays an honest hard-working game. His size defies him quite a bit, and he overcomes that as well as he can. I agree with you, and not just Backlund. Mangiapane gets open in the high slot quite a bit. He rarely gets the puck, though. He floats just above the dmen and gets to that sweetspot area between the fwds and dmen. He's good at it. He rarely gets the puck though. 20% on a good day, maybe? Unless it's a contract year, apparently. What I mean is, I don't mind Mangiapane at all. He's just too small for bottom 6. He's not quite skilled enough to be an impact player on Line 2. He probably could, riding with a good pair. Like he does with Backlund and Coleman. But he needed a better pairing than Kadri-Dube. He's the ride-along. If I were, say Chicago, and we could do my 4th best prospect and a 4th, we might have a deal. Mangiapane's a good NHLer, we just don't have the parts to accommodate his secondary role, imho.

Put your hats on, she's U18 time starting tomorrow. Sorry most of you lot have terrible start times, but so do our overseas Flames friends throughout the NHL season. There are a lot of players to track. I'm intrigued to see guys like Beaudoin, Elick, Pettersson, Ritchie, Brunicke, of course Tij and many others (hi Norway). It's just one, quick tourney, so I don't really get my panties in a bunch one way or the other. Just a nice opportunity to see them all in one place. I've managed, "work from home" mode for mornings. Cool beans.

Are you actually a Flames fan? /s

That was more than a suggestion!! You manipulated everything with these machines we type on. We have to get rid of these machines. And the whole time you and your lefty-smoking cronies and the mainstream media were feeding us fake news. Players didn't want to leave. You communists forced them out. Well I'm going to Make Southern Alberta Great Again. MSAGA, mmmkay.🤪

Their turnaround time on retrievals and turnovers is unreal to watch. That's gotta leave defenders breathless. Clear your zone and the next wave is coming, not now...RIGHT now. Gotta constantly stand on your toes and forget that you have heels. I'm hoping Bowness can strategize their way through the Avs. Tough ask. Is Makar still improving at 25? lol I'm not shy to say that we're witnessing the best NHL dman ever.

Spectacular goaltending. Both games have been great. TBay needs to start games on time. Both games now, they need 10 mins of warm-ups. Started OT the same way. Like, ummmm, guys, get moving...

Vegas upgrade to next year's 2nd from this year's 3rd if they win a rd. So basically trading 2, likely 85-95ish, 3rd rd picks for Vegas' 2025 2nd rd pick. Then you hope Vegas sucks next year (plus the year after 1st) to keep that 2nd at <50.

How embarrassed would you be to have the handle, "Andrew Mangiapane is the best Breadman"? Credibility swirling straight down the toilet. lol

That's awesome, boss! I kinda suspected the fix was in and td and rd conspired to have us miss the playoffs.lol When things got dicey, they brought in medats ho to seal the deal! It was all a conspiracy. So 2021. The steal is on!!

I should also point out Hronek was 2016 53rd oa. We really haven't had picks that would be coming to fruition in the now. More often than not, we were the team trading those picks. That's what excites me. We got some solid prospects last year, and even more this year. 1st pick is 1st pick. Way too much is made of it when you're outside of top 3. I think 5 picks in the top 75 is awesome, and something that we're really not used to. We're going to be getting some really good prospects with all of those picks.

As often as you like, honestly. From a Detroit perspective, I'm glad that he's doing well, but there is just no way to keep him for next year at a QO of $5.4 with arb rights. I'm really happy with that trade. He was having a big year for the D. He had to go. Just no way he was going to be worth Detroit giving a term and $$ contract to. Wrong place, wrong time. Glad he's having success elsewhere, though. That was a good trade for both teams. See how Van makes out with the extension.

Alternatively, perhaps we just won't care.

Thank you. I agree. We have a solid scouting team that actually scouts in real life, not by internet opinions from god knows who. The internet is a great place to find precisely the slanted echo chamber that fits your preconceived notion. I'll add Conroy's also done a swell job of shoring up the NHL scouting dept. And as you alluded to, we just haven't had enough picks in the past. That's in the past. The staff aren't a bunch of slack-jawed yokels. Some folks should try harder to not embarrass themselves. Re Honzek and the, "shoulda taken Sandin-Pellikka" crowd. I very highly doubt the Wings org will remove him from the SHL next year. He still has a ways to go. When he does come over, he'll be in the A for at least a season. There are no shortcuts. 2 years out at very best. I'm sure that we can afford Honzek that kind of leeway also.

Give a guy a chance much?

Niemi 🤣

I wonder the same. Likely best for him to stay in school. Denver's a great program, though next year is a retool. I doubt that it is that so much. It just helped his progression. Both have always been good players. Zeev has more O flair, Shai is better defensively. But he's also older and a fair bit bigger. Both should be Top 4 NHLers. Just a question of being a top 2. Similar dev paths, Zeev has had the better talent around in his age group, but not by a lot.

The Wings have signed the elder Buium (2021 36th oa), Shai, to an ELC. He'll report to GR on a PTO. He was Zeev's D partner this season. His 3 seasons in Denver included 2 National Championships. This year and his NCHC All-Rookie Team award season in 2021-22, which included fellow Wings prospects Carter Mazur (2021 70th oa) and Antti Tuomisto (2019 35th oa). Zeev's a great player. Just be wary that so is his now ex D-partner (7-29/36pts, +33). Shai's now 21 and topped out at 6'3 to 6'4 depending on who you believe, and around 220lbs. So Zeev (6'/180ish) could have size growth pdq. Unless it was the mailman... Both products of Shattuck, because...you know...who isn't? lol

Queue the Leaf nation sheer panic and blame machine. TSN already threw out the, "I barely heard Marner's name". Here it comes again. I feel sorry for that guy, and any goalie that signs there. It's not that absurd defence, it can't be that.

It's all about depth for me. Bottom 6 is where the real chess match lives. Are they dominating or being dominated? Driving momentum and drawing penalties, the opposite, or a saw-off? As much as people will say, "just a 4th liner", the playoffs remove that. They WILL get caught out there with unfavourable matchups. Can they handle it, or are they getting owned? Playoffs are always the same to me. Look at our own Stephane Yelle. I thought he was our MVP in 04 (and Kipper, of course). He was massively driving the bus. Every team has great offensive players. It's the bottom 6 that is either creating good opportunities for them, or not. Which end is the faceoff in? Are you going on the PP or PK. Chipping in the odd goal or giving it up? The bottom 6 really drives the dynamic of the overall game. They'll put your stars in favourable positions, or unfavourable positions. If your bottom 6 isn't rock solid, you're not going far in the playoff season. They're the wind in your sails, or sucking the life out of you. Even the best technicians aren't allowed onsite without their workboots. I love analogies. lol

What about Nashville? Tennessee/Georgia/Kentucky/Mrs Sippy aren't exactly hockey talent hotbeds I tell you what. Or is this purely for selfish reasons? lol