30
|
Post by jacksalmon on Feb 2, 2022 16:10:47 GMT -6
Jones is a day to day thing for me. one day, I think "I like that guy. he is a good d-man, I'm glad we have a guy like that on the team." but then the next day, "man, we would have had a solid player last summer and, without S Jones on the team, we probably are looking at another solid top 10 pick (maybe better) this year. plus we have some guys we could move and add more picks to expedite things..." I like your latter day. But you’re not a saint! I think it’s quite evident this team needs to be rebuilt bad. Next year 19/88 will be another year older and another year on the wrong side of 30. They just can’t lead a team like they did 6 years ago. Still very effective players, but not that upper echelon anymore. Relying on Dach and Hagel, Kubalik, Entwhistle, etc aren’t going to be the top dogs we want. Or need. The draft is the only way out of this. We need too 5 picks. And not one of them, many of them. The wings haven’t had a top 3 pick and their team looks rather rebuilt. Or well on their way. Hawks could be there too. Dcat is a lot like Larkin. Both play similar, and how that Larkin isn’t on a bottom feeder, he’s scoring a shit ton. And leading. I say keep Dcat, and rebuild. He’ll be Larkins age when we come out of this. 27/28!!! The time for dealing Kane and Toews for top picks might be over, altho your idea of trading them only to sign them when they become free agents is rather interesting, but only if they would sign as free agents for peanuts, or crumbled oreos.
|
|
|
Post by jacksalmon on Feb 2, 2022 16:18:51 GMT -6
To me, the most important takeaway from this article is that the Hawks have to live or die with him ; i.e. they are stuck with him. He might still get better and will bring back absolutely nothing now, so why trade him at this time? See what happens and either be ready to smile or admit he was a bad draft pick. The future will tell. Right now, he looks like he might not ever be prime time, but he is young and eager, so he deserves a chance for another year, or two. At the end of that time, they will know. Too bad he didn't shine from the get go, but that is the way it goes with some draft picks----they all ain't Kane and Toews. Good luck, Kirby, you are going to need a lot of it.
|
|
|
Post by tincup on Feb 2, 2022 16:42:58 GMT -6
To me, the most important takeaway from this article is that the Hawks have to live or die with him ; i.e. they are stuck with him. He might still get better and will bring back absolutely nothing now, so why trade him at this time? See what happens and either be ready to smile or admit he was a bad draft pick. The future will tell. Right now, he looks like he might not ever be prime time, but he is young and eager, so he deserves a chance for another year, or two. At the end of that time, they will know. Too bad he didn't shine from the get go, but that is the way it goes with some draft picks----they all ain't Kane and Toews. Good luck, Kirby, you are going to need a lot of it. What I got from this is exactly what the authors and others, and I’ll name BigT as the most vociferous, have said. There was no intention to ever let the young man develop and learn his craft because there was too many trying to save their present rather than focusing on the team future. Don’t forget Dach himself is feeling this as well. Where’s his confidence at the moment? He’s purported to have removed himself from all his social media platforms, probably tired of hearing about his failures from the fan base. So here we are. Stuck with him, maybe. Stuck with the current management and coaches? Definitely not. The hope is that this organization does it right by hiring proper hockey minds to flip this around.
|
|
|
Post by BigT on Feb 2, 2022 18:09:24 GMT -6
To me, the most important takeaway from this article is that the Hawks have to live or die with him ; i.e. they are stuck with him. He might still get better and will bring back absolutely nothing now, so why trade him at this time? See what happens and either be ready to smile or admit he was a bad draft pick. The future will tell. Right now, he looks like he might not ever be prime time, but he is young and eager, so he deserves a chance for another year, or two. At the end of that time, they will know. Too bad he didn't shine from the get go, but that is the way it goes with some draft picks----they all ain't Kane and Toews. Good luck, Kirby, you are going to need a lot of it. What I got from this is exactly what the authors and others, and I’ll name BigT as the most vociferous, have said. There was no intention to ever let the young man develop and learn his craft because there was too many trying to save their present rather than focusing on the team future. Don’t forget Dach himself is feeling this as well. Where’s his confidence at the moment? He’s purported to have removed himself from all his social media platforms, probably tired of hearing about his failures from the fan base. So here we are. Stuck with him, maybe. Stuck with the current management and coaches? Definitely not. The hope is that this organization does it right by hiring proper hockey minds to flip this around. I will accept that. I work with elevators and elevating devices. Now, if you told me you wanted to hurry up a job (like the Hawks trying to hurry up the so called rebuild), and decided to cut out a bad part or parts without shutting the power off first. I will tell you it simply won’t work, and you’ll either horribly harm yourself and or the machinery. It’s not a smart thing to do at all. The Hawks have cut the wires without cutting power. Now, the Hawks had a young clumsy big kid they drafted. He’s got a lot of tools in that tool box. But it was clear he needed positioning and a lot of help. I remember Joe Thornton started in the NHL his first year. But on the 4th line. They said it’d be much better for him than to send him back to Jrs and get 200 points. If Dach is to remain here, he needs to start at the absolute bottom and work his way up. Look at Larkin now. That’s how he got his start. On the 4th line. There’s still hope. But if they continue to parade the kid around as their top young kid and leave him out there failing. He’ll be another wasted pick. I hope they either send him down for the rest of the year, or put him on the 4th line. This is also why I’d like the org to get a real GM and clean out the Derek Kings and Marc Crawford’s. We need new fresh blood in here to right this thing. This is gonna take some time and patience!!!
|
|
|
Post by OldTimeHawky on Feb 2, 2022 19:26:35 GMT -6
What I got from this is exactly what the authors and others, and I’ll name BigT as the most vociferous, have said. There was no intention to ever let the young man develop and learn his craft because there was too many trying to save their present rather than focusing on the team future. Don’t forget Dach himself is feeling this as well. Where’s his confidence at the moment? He’s purported to have removed himself from all his social media platforms, probably tired of hearing about his failures from the fan base. So here we are. Stuck with him, maybe. Stuck with the current management and coaches? Definitely not. The hope is that this organization does it right by hiring proper hockey minds to flip this around. I will accept that. I work with elevators and elevating devices. Now, if you told me you wanted to hurry up a job (like the Hawks trying to hurry up the so called rebuild), and decided to cut out a bad part or parts without shutting the power off first. I will tell you it simply won’t work, and you’ll either horribly harm yourself and or the machinery. It’s not a smart thing to do at all. The Hawks have cut the wires without cutting power. Now, the Hawks had a young clumsy big kid they drafted. He’s got a lot of tools in that tool box. But it was clear he needed positioning and a lot of help. I remember Joe Thornton started in the NHL his first year. But on the 4th line. They said it’d be much better for him than to send him back to Jrs and get 200 points. If Dach is to remain here, he needs to start at the absolute bottom and work his way up. Look at Larkin now. That’s how he got his start. On the 4th line. There’s still hope. But if they continue to parade the kid around as their top young kid and leave him out there failing. He’ll be another wasted pick. I hope they either send him down for the rest of the year, or put him on the 4th line. This is also why I’d like the org to get a real GM and clean out the Derek Kings and Marc Crawford’s. We need new fresh blood in here to right this thing. This is gonna take some time and patience!!! Dachs rookie season he spent most of it on the 4th line playing under 10mins a game and no special teams minutes, he eventually worked his way up and was playing with Kubalik and set up Kubs 30th before Covid shut everything down. You make it sound like he was on the top6 right away. After breaking his wrist he should've started the same way when he was cleared, some games in Rockford then put on the bottom 6 but he started in the NHL on the 4th line then Colliton put him on the top6 halfway through his first game taking faceoffs when his wrist wasn't 100%. Bowman and Colliton were clearly trying to save their careers and rushed him, especially last season. We've mentioned this many times but one more season with the Blades to play with his brother and team Canada would've really helped his progress, but Stan liked to think he was the smartest person in the room.
|
|
|
Post by jacksalmon on Feb 2, 2022 19:38:54 GMT -6
To me, the most important takeaway from this article is that the Hawks have to live or die with him ; i.e. they are stuck with him. He might still get better and will bring back absolutely nothing now, so why trade him at this time? See what happens and either be ready to smile or admit he was a bad draft pick. The future will tell. Right now, he looks like he might not ever be prime time, but he is young and eager, so he deserves a chance for another year, or two. At the end of that time, they will know. Too bad he didn't shine from the get go, but that is the way it goes with some draft picks----they all ain't Kane and Toews. Good luck, Kirby, you are going to need a lot of it. What I got from this is exactly what the authors and others, and I’ll name BigT as the most vociferous, have said. There was no intention to ever let the young man develop and learn his craft because there was too many trying to save their present rather than focusing on the team future. Don’t forget Dach himself is feeling this as well. Where’s his confidence at the moment? He’s purported to have removed himself from all his social media platforms, probably tired of hearing about his failures from the fan base. So here we are. Stuck with him, maybe. Stuck with the current management and coaches? Definitely not. The hope is that this organization does it right by hiring proper hockey minds to flip this around. I don't disagree with your conclusion at all. But, we are focusing on two different matters. I am focusing on how good is Dach and I say he ain't too good right now. You are focusing on why he ain't too good and how he was ruined. I don't really care how that happened. All I know is that he does not contribute much to the team for whatever reason(s). Whether he ever will remains to be seen and there is no sense in trading him now as his trade value is not much, so they might as well wait to see what happens with him. Either he develops into a solid contributor; or he doesn't. If he doesn't they can always trade him for a brand new Zamboni seat.
|
|
|
Post by hsbob on Feb 3, 2022 9:40:26 GMT -6
What I got from this is exactly what the authors and others, and I’ll name BigT as the most vociferous, have said. There was no intention to ever let the young man develop and learn his craft because there was too many trying to save their present rather than focusing on the team future. Don’t forget Dach himself is feeling this as well. Where’s his confidence at the moment? He’s purported to have removed himself from all his social media platforms, probably tired of hearing about his failures from the fan base. So here we are. Stuck with him, maybe. Stuck with the current management and coaches? Definitely not. The hope is that this organization does it right by hiring proper hockey minds to flip this around. I don't disagree with your conclusion at all. But, we are focusing on two different matters. I am focusing on how good is Dach and I say he ain't too good right now. You are focusing on why he ain't too good and how he was ruined. I don't really care how that happened. All I know is that he does not contribute much to the team for whatever reason(s). Whether he ever will remains to be seen and there is no sense in trading him now as his trade value is not much, so they might as well wait to see what happens with him. Either he develops into a solid contributor; or he doesn't. If he doesn't they can always trade him for a brand new Zamboni seat. I think we have to care how it happened jack because it happened to Joker and Boqvist too and it's happening to Beaudin and Mitchell along with Dach right now. Dach was rushed @19 so SB could say look what I did,so was Boqvist and what SB 'did' was just 'junk-up' the many 1st round picks the team finally had after years of going for it. Dach wasn't only rushed into the league,he was rushed back into the league from serious injuries too,I believe the one three game conditioning stint at Rockford followed a concussion in a preseason tourney but I could be wrong.
|
|
|
Post by T-man2010 on Feb 3, 2022 11:10:14 GMT -6
I don't disagree with your conclusion at all. But, we are focusing on two different matters. I am focusing on how good is Dach and I say he ain't too good right now. You are focusing on why he ain't too good and how he was ruined. I don't really care how that happened. All I know is that he does not contribute much to the team for whatever reason(s). Whether he ever will remains to be seen and there is no sense in trading him now as his trade value is not much, so they might as well wait to see what happens with him. Either he develops into a solid contributor; or he doesn't. If he doesn't they can always trade him for a brand new Zamboni seat. I think we have to care how it happened jack because it happened to Joker and Boqvist too and it's happening to Beaudin and Mitchell along with Dach right now. Dach was rushed @19 so SB could say look what I did,so was Boqvist and what SB 'did' was just 'junk-up' the many 1st round picks the team finally had after years of going for it. Dach wasn't only rushed into the league,he was rushed back into the league from serious injuries too,I believe the one three game conditioning stint at Rockford followed a concussion in a preseason tourney but I could be wrong. I don't recall what the injury was that led him to Rockford, but I remember they couldn't leave him there since he was underage. They would have to, and should have, returned him to the WHL for the season and then next season with Rockford for at least one year b4 being called up.
|
|
|
Post by mvr on Feb 3, 2022 11:14:39 GMT -6
The real problem has not been about poor amateur scouting. It is more about how the Hawks' organization develops players.
The Hawks have not effectively improved many players through its minor league system since the days of Trent Yawney.
Many highly touted prospects have arrived in Chicago with great amateur numbers only to have plateaued or declined.
It does not matter much if the Hawks draft Boquist or Dobson if the team cannot teach the player how to be a professional. Dach has not improved much in two years. Who within the organization has? Why are Beaudin and Mitchell not getting any better? Why is Kalnyuk not a top four guy yet? What happened to Kubalik and Strome? Why can't the Hawks improve young players who have talent?
|
|
|
Post by hsbob on Feb 3, 2022 11:54:09 GMT -6
The real problem has not been about poor amateur scouting. It is more about how the Hawks' organization develops players. The Hawks have not effectively improved many players through its minor league system since the days of Trent Yawney. Many highly touted prospects have arrived in Chicago with great amateur numbers only to have plateaued or declined. It does not matter much if the Hawks draft Boquist or Dobson if the team cannot teach the player how to be a professional. Dach has not improved much in two years. Who within the organization has? Why are Beaudin and Mitchell not getting any better? Why is Kalnyuk not a top four guy yet? What happened to Kubalik and Strome? Why can't the Hawks improve young players who have talent? These sound like fitting questions for the 'townhowl' .............'None of your business!'LOFL!!!! We even see/saw guys like Forsling,Rutta and Kempny play decent to well on other teams and none of the three were moved for money reasons. As a matter of fact,none of D-men have developed for a decade now,Olson,Leland,Dahlstrom was a 2nd round pick,Gilbert was a 3rd round pick Svedberg,Rundblad,Hillman....Carlsson starts for Florida now and who knows what we'll get from a Regula or Kaylnuk...........expecting much seems like a lost cause. Dach just turned 21 and I still don't know who'll teach and develop him if he stays.....the kid deserves an honest to goodness NHL head coach IMO but they don't come as cheap as an AHL guy does.
|
|
|
Post by jacksalmon on Feb 3, 2022 12:51:06 GMT -6
I don't disagree with your conclusion at all. But, we are focusing on two different matters. I am focusing on how good is Dach and I say he ain't too good right now. You are focusing on why he ain't too good and how he was ruined. I don't really care how that happened. All I know is that he does not contribute much to the team for whatever reason(s). Whether he ever will remains to be seen and there is no sense in trading him now as his trade value is not much, so they might as well wait to see what happens with him. Either he develops into a solid contributor; or he doesn't. If he doesn't they can always trade him for a brand new Zamboni seat. I think we have to care how it happened jack because it happened to Joker and Boqvist too and it's happening to Beaudin and Mitchell along with Dach right now. Dach was rushed @19 so SB could say look what I did,so was Boqvist and what SB 'did' was just 'junk-up' the many 1st round picks the team finally had after years of going for it. Dach wasn't only rushed into the league,he was rushed back into the league from serious injuries too,I believe the one three game conditioning stint at Rockford followed a concussion in a preseason tourney but I could be wrong. I agree it is important to understand where the org went wrong in dealing with Dach or any other player to correct mistakes. However, I was just focusing on how "good" Dach is currently and what to do with him and for those purposes it does not matter how he was raised except if one can say that because he was not brought up well, he should be given more time to develop. But, the point is that right now, he might get better and he might not, it is 50/50, or whatever is the split. In addition, they would not get dog turds for him in trade. So, I say give him a chance to develop. He might turn out good; or he might turn out to be another failed high draft pick. In another one or two years, how he was brought up will no longer be relevant to assessing whether to keep him. He'll either be a contributor; or he'll be dead weight to be jettisoned.
|
|
|
Post by OldTimeHawky on Feb 3, 2022 13:30:46 GMT -6
I think we have to care how it happened jack because it happened to Joker and Boqvist too and it's happening to Beaudin and Mitchell along with Dach right now. Dach was rushed @19 so SB could say look what I did,so was Boqvist and what SB 'did' was just 'junk-up' the many 1st round picks the team finally had after years of going for it. Dach wasn't only rushed into the league,he was rushed back into the league from serious injuries too,I believe the one three game conditioning stint at Rockford followed a concussion in a preseason tourney but I could be wrong. I don't recall what the injury was that led him to Rockford, but I remember they couldn't leave him there since he was underage. They would have to, and should have, returned him to the WHL for the season and then next season with Rockford for at least one year b4 being called up. Like Bob said, it was a concussion from a dangerous hit, blindsided and had a stick between his legs while going behind the net and hit the boards hard. The problem with him being called up from Rockford during his conditioning stint was they could've waited a few more games but they rushed him. The smart thing to do would've been to let him stay down for the max time but Stan wanted to show off his new toy. Concussion his first season and missed training camp and the start of the season, second season he broke his wrist in the last exhibition game at the World Juniors, so once again he missed the start of the season, 3mnths actually. This season is his 3rd and he's healthy but with the setbacks it's almost like his first. They better get a good gm to move players who shouldn't be here and get some support for Dach, Debrincat, Jones, Hagel.
|
|
|
Post by hsbob on Feb 3, 2022 14:08:01 GMT -6
I don't recall what the injury was that led him to Rockford, but I remember they couldn't leave him there since he was underage. They would have to, and should have, returned him to the WHL for the season and then next season with Rockford for at least one year b4 being called up. Like Bob said, it was a concussion from a dangerous hit, blindsided and had a stick between his legs while going behind the net and hit the boards hard. The problem with him being called up from Rockford during his conditioning stint was they could've waited a few more games but they rushed him. The smart thing to do would've been to let him stay down for the max time but Stan wanted to show off his new toy. Concussion his first season and missed training camp and the start of the season, second season he broke his wrist in the last exhibition game at the World Juniors, so once again he missed the start of the season, 3mnths actually. This season is his 3rd and he's healthy but with the setbacks it's almost like his first. They better get a good gm to move players who shouldn't be here and get some support for Dach, Debrincat, Jones, Hagel. So your highly rated,19yro, #3 over-all suffered a preseason concussion you say,why not rush em back in there.....he's young he'll heal eventually. His wrist is hangin' a 'Ralph'(a right...LOL)you say,what do we do now? Get em back in there ahead of schedule.......it'll show em how tough he is. Seriously WTF was he doing back in at the end of 20-21,the team was out of a spot and he dinged the wrist up again before they shut him down. Sounds like how NOT to handle a highly touted prospect to me......kid's lucky he's still in one piece.
|
|
|
Post by T-man2010 on Feb 3, 2022 14:16:50 GMT -6
Like Bob said, it was a concussion from a dangerous hit, blindsided and had a stick between his legs while going behind the net and hit the boards hard. The problem with him being called up from Rockford during his conditioning stint was they could've waited a few more games but they rushed him. The smart thing to do would've been to let him stay down for the max time but Stan wanted to show off his new toy. Concussion his first season and missed training camp and the start of the season, second season he broke his wrist in the last exhibition game at the World Juniors, so once again he missed the start of the season, 3mnths actually. This season is his 3rd and he's healthy but with the setbacks it's almost like his first. They better get a good gm to move players who shouldn't be here and get some support for Dach, Debrincat, Jones, Hagel. So your highly rated,19yro, #3 over-all suffered a preseason concussion you say,why not rush em back in there.....he's young he'll heal eventually. His wrist is hangin' a 'Ralph'(a right...LOL)you say,what do we do now? Get em back in there ahead of schedule.......it'll show em how tough he is. Seriously WTF was he doing back in at the end of 20-21,the team was out of a spot and he dinged the wrist up again before they shut him down. Sounds like how NOT to handle a highly touted prospect to me......kid's lucky he's still in one piece. Coach's and management don't make the decision if he's ready to play, that blame should be on the medical staff. But they are to blame how they used him.
|
|
|
Post by OldTimeHawky on Feb 3, 2022 15:39:00 GMT -6
Like Bob said, it was a concussion from a dangerous hit, blindsided and had a stick between his legs while going behind the net and hit the boards hard. The problem with him being called up from Rockford during his conditioning stint was they could've waited a few more games but they rushed him. The smart thing to do would've been to let him stay down for the max time but Stan wanted to show off his new toy. Concussion his first season and missed training camp and the start of the season, second season he broke his wrist in the last exhibition game at the World Juniors, so once again he missed the start of the season, 3mnths actually. This season is his 3rd and he's healthy but with the setbacks it's almost like his first. They better get a good gm to move players who shouldn't be here and get some support for Dach, Debrincat, Jones, Hagel. So your highly rated,19yro, #3 over-all suffered a preseason concussion you say,why not rush em back in there.....he's young he'll heal eventually. His wrist is hangin' a 'Ralph'(a right...LOL)you say,what do we do now? Get em back in there ahead of schedule.......it'll show em how tough he is. Seriously WTF was he doing back in at the end of 20-21,the team was out of a spot and he dinged the wrist up again before they shut him down. Sounds like how NOT to handle a highly touted prospect to me......kid's lucky he's still in one piece. I believe he was 18 when he got that concussion, turned 19 in Jan. But yeah, he's young and doesn't need time to recover so throw him to the wolves 🤦♂️. At one point in his first season he took the most hits in the entire NHL, who knows, maybe he was still concussed, or it's still lingering. This franchise is similar to the Oilers in regards to rushing kids,except they didn't get 4 first overall picks in a short period that included a generational player. I don't think the Hawks have had 4 first overall picks since the draft started. Kane is the only one I can think of. It's pathetic how they've handled prospects and I hope the new GM knows better. Put an actual system in place and let them learn in the AHL till they're ready.
|
|
|
Post by OldTimeHawky on Feb 3, 2022 15:44:02 GMT -6
So your highly rated,19yro, #3 over-all suffered a preseason concussion you say,why not rush em back in there.....he's young he'll heal eventually. His wrist is hangin' a 'Ralph'(a right...LOL)you say,what do we do now? Get em back in there ahead of schedule.......it'll show em how tough he is. Seriously WTF was he doing back in at the end of 20-21,the team was out of a spot and he dinged the wrist up again before they shut him down. Sounds like how NOT to handle a highly touted prospect to me......kid's lucky he's still in one piece. Coach's and management don't make the decision if he's ready to play, that blame should be on the medical staff. But they are to blame how they used him. But management does have a choice if they should play their final year in the minors or bring them up to the big club. Yes the medical staff has to clear them but they should've taken advantage of his allowed time in Rockford for conditioning. Either way, Stan messed up and it trickled down to the coaches and staff. Hopefully they don't give up on Dach and he has a breakout season somewhere else.
|
|
|
Post by vadarx on Feb 3, 2022 18:36:17 GMT -6
I know I've stated it elsewhere here, but just wanted to add that supposedly one Kyle Davidson is in agreement with us as to how prospects have been rushed and is committed to giving them the proper amount of time to develop.
Reichel will be his first test. let's see how he does with him (rushes or not). does anyone here doubt that Reichel would already be playing in Chicago right now had Bowman not had to exit stage left in October?
|
|
|
Post by Tater on Feb 4, 2022 1:52:35 GMT -6
I know I've stated it elsewhere here, but just wanted to add that supposedly one Kyle Davidson is in agreement with us as to how prospects have been rushed and is committed to giving them the proper amount of time to develop. Reichel will be his first test. let's see how he does with him (rushes or not). does anyone here doubt that Reichel would already be playing in Chicago right now had Bowman not had to exit stage left in October?Good points. And to the bolded, no doubts.
|
|
|
Post by galaxytrash on Feb 16, 2022 18:49:29 GMT -6
i have problems posting a string of tweets from one thread on twitter so i'll just copy and paste the text from a bunch that ben pope has posted recently. all updates on the walking wounded.
Lankinen will start facing shots in practices next week and could be ready by next weekend.
Riley Stillman was skating some last week, but was pulled off due to discomfort with his shoulder. He's currently projected for an end-of-February return.
Jujhar Khaira's back injury is "one of those things where you can go either way with it," King said. They're awaiting some new tests. "We're not sure what's going on there exactly." He doesn't know if surgery is on the table.
Tyler Johnson is trending towards a late February return, too, which would be ahead of schedule.
|
|
|
Post by steamer on Feb 18, 2022 14:21:00 GMT -6
i have problems posting a string of tweets from one thread on twitter so i'll just copy and paste the text from a bunch that ben pope has posted recently. all updates on the walking wounded. Lankinen will start facing shots in practices next week and could be ready by next weekend. Riley Stillman was skating some last week, but was pulled off due to discomfort with his shoulder. He's currently projected for an end-of-February return. Jujhar Khaira's back injury is "one of those things where you can go either way with it," King said. They're awaiting some new tests. "We're not sure what's going on there exactly." He doesn't know if surgery is on the table. Tyler Johnson is trending towards a late February return, too, which would be ahead of schedule. Looks like Khaira's situation just went the wrong way - long term IR.
|
|
|
Post by BigT on Feb 18, 2022 14:30:21 GMT -6
Jar jar should just call it a day. He’s been severely concussed over the last few years. I’d rather him live a good life than gamble it all on a fractured career. He’ll never be able to play that physical, and he’s very limited on skill. Hopefully he makes the right decisions!!!
|
|
|
Post by T-man2010 on Feb 18, 2022 17:51:06 GMT -6
i have problems posting a string of tweets from one thread on twitter so i'll just copy and paste the text from a bunch that ben pope has posted recently. all updates on the walking wounded. Lankinen will start facing shots in practices next week and could be ready by next weekend. Riley Stillman was skating some last week, but was pulled off due to discomfort with his shoulder. He's currently projected for an end-of-February return. Jujhar Khaira's back injury is "one of those things where you can go either way with it," King said. They're awaiting some new tests. "We're not sure what's going on there exactly." He doesn't know if surgery is on the table. Tyler Johnson is trending towards a late February return, too, which would be ahead of schedule. He shouldn't skate on his shoulder.........
|
|
|
Post by galaxytrash on Feb 26, 2022 13:46:44 GMT -6
|
|
|
Post by OldTimeHawky on Feb 26, 2022 13:50:24 GMT -6
He's a smart kid lol great play to set up Carpenter last night, he's on the 4th line for now but he could fill in on any line and play all 3 forward spots.
|
|
|
Post by hsbob on Feb 27, 2022 10:27:04 GMT -6
Just imagine this kid @6' 190lbs......Bobby Hull w/o the baggage?
|
|
|
Post by steamer on Feb 27, 2022 10:46:11 GMT -6
Just imagine this kid @6' 190lbs......Bobby Hull w/o the baggage? That would be a huge plus for this team. He does seem to have the basic tools - now can he develop basically on his own?
|
|
|
Post by hsbob on Feb 27, 2022 10:59:09 GMT -6
Just imagine this kid @6' 190lbs......Bobby Hull w/o the baggage? That would be a huge plus for this team. He does seem to have the basic tools - now can he develop basically on his own? Ahhhh.......I meant D-Cat. The kid would be a MONSTER @6" 190-200lbs,a real BADASS and possibly the best power forward the game has seen in decades.....we'll have to settle for 40 + the way it is.
|
|
|
Post by steamer on Feb 27, 2022 11:49:53 GMT -6
That would be a huge plus for this team. He does seem to have the basic tools - now can he develop basically on his own? Ahhhh.......I meant D-Cat. The kid would be a MONSTER @6" 190-200lbs,a real BADASS and possibly the best power forward the game has seen in decades.....we'll have to settle for 40 + the way it is. Gotcha - I thought you meant Entwistle so hoped he would somehow transform into a Bobby Hull but I still agree with you about D-cat. I better get my reading glasses adjusted!
|
|
|
Post by hsbob on Feb 27, 2022 12:16:23 GMT -6
Ahhhh.......I meant D-Cat. The kid would be a MONSTER @6" 190-200lbs,a real BADASS and possibly the best power forward the game has seen in decades.....we'll have to settle for 40 + the way it is. Gotcha - I thought you meant Entwistle so hoped he would somehow transform into a Bobby Hull but I still agree with you about D-cat. I better get my reading glasses adjusted! I don't mind the way Enwistle is coming along one bit to be honest,big frame and he's still 22.....some of those guys take a bit longer.
|
|
|
Post by T-man2010 on Feb 27, 2022 12:38:22 GMT -6
Gotcha - I thought you meant Entwistle so hoped he would somehow transform into a Bobby Hull but I still agree with you about D-cat. I better get my reading glasses adjusted! I don't mind the way Enwistle is coming along one bit to be honest,big frame and he's still 22.....some of those guys take a bit longer. Probably taking him longer since he has been misused the last 3 years in development.
|
|