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Post by hsbob on May 5, 2021 8:07:01 GMT -6
Good point and I believe we see the smarter player in his improved passing,he'd be on pace for a 40 assist season if it were a full one. Passing is more than the ability to put it on the 'tape',it's also knowing when to attempt that pass and when not to. He sees plenty of Kane's sweet dishes without a doubt but he's also shown the improved ability to make plays on his own. I wouldn't mind seeing him get some PK time the way he's played defensively this year,it would give the team a dangerous short handed threat and if he's gonna be out there when the opposition pulls their tender at the end of games,some PK time would prepare him better for it. That actually sounds like a good idea, the D cat on pk, would also have opposing team having to possibly think about it, D cat gets a short handed break away, it's a great possibility he's going to score GOOD CALL!! As I said in another post,Alex DeBrincat has worked his little ass off to become one of the top ten players in the league and might easily continue to improve. |
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Post by tincup on May 5, 2021 10:42:38 GMT -6
That actually sounds like a good idea, the D cat on pk, would also have opposing team having to possibly think about it, D cat gets a short handed break away, it's a great possibility he's going to score GOOD CALL!! As I said in another post,Alex DeBrincat has worked his little ass off to become one of the top ten players in the league and might easily continue to improve. And watching Caufield in Montreal, would he have been a first rounder if Dcat hadn’t proved a player like that can survive AND thrive in the league? |
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Post by BigT on May 5, 2021 17:18:14 GMT -6
GOOD CALL!! As I said in another post,Alex DeBrincat has worked his little ass off to become one of the top ten players in the league and might easily continue to improve. And watching Caufield in Montreal, would he have been a first rounder if Dcat hadn’t proved a player like that can survive AND thrive in the league? I think you may be right. Caufield has been a good scorer at every level. The sad thing is I think Zegras and Caufield were the best from that US team. I don’t think Hughes is a bust, but he’s definitely not looking like a top line player!!! |
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Post by hsbob on May 6, 2021 8:18:55 GMT -6
And watching Caufield in Montreal, would he have been a first rounder if Dcat hadn’t proved a player like that can survive AND thrive in the league? I think you may be right. Caufield has been a good scorer at every level. The sad thing is I think Zegras and Caufield were the best from that US team. I don’t think Hughes is a bust, but he’s definitely not looking like a top line player!!! Jack Huges,First overall,176lb,19yro..... 11gls 31pts(2nd in team scoring) and a -1 on a real bad team Alexis Lafeniere,first overall,193lbs,19yro..... 11gls 20pts and a -6 on a better team. Are either a top line player? |
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Post by hsbob on May 6, 2021 8:31:42 GMT -6
GOOD CALL!! As I said in another post,Alex DeBrincat has worked his little ass off to become one of the top ten players in the league and might easily continue to improve. And watching Caufield in Montreal, would he have been a first rounder if Dcat hadn’t proved a player like that can survive AND thrive in the league? Guys like 'Johnny Hockey'(165lbs) and Panarin(170lbs)proved the small player could survive and thrive too. How so many teams(some twice)passed on a kid who dominated the OHL at 16,again at 17 and again at 18(167gls/332pts in 191gms and a +137) is anybody's guess but our GREAT fortune. |
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Post by BigT on May 6, 2021 10:12:25 GMT -6
I think you may be right. Caufield has been a good scorer at every level. The sad thing is I think Zegras and Caufield were the best from that US team. I don’t think Hughes is a bust, but he’s definitely not looking like a top line player!!! Jack Huges,First overall,176lb,19yro..... 11gls 31pts(2nd in team scoring) and a -1 on a real bad team Alexis Lafeniere,first overall,193lbs,19yro..... 11gls 20pts and a -6 on a better team. Are either a top line player? Lafreniere is a year younger. A lot bigger. So I feel that at this point his upside is much much better. I still feel Hughes will get pp points. Which is good. But we both know if you don’t get 5 on 5 points, it will be tough to make your team better. I actually like the direction the Rags have taken with Lafreniere now. He doesn’t get a ton of ice, and he’s been producing. I think next year you’ll see some great things outta him. Now, if you were comparing Kakko. I’d agree. So far he’s been a huge disappointment for a kid his size. He’s still young. But if next year is more of the same. Might wanna look at moving him!!! |
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Post by hsbob on May 6, 2021 10:26:17 GMT -6
Jack Huges,First overall,176lb,19yro..... 11gls 31pts(2nd in team scoring) and a -1 on a real bad team Alexis Lafeniere,first overall,193lbs,19yro..... 11gls 20pts and a -6 on a better team. Are either a top line player? Lafreniere is a year younger. A lot bigger. So I feel that at this point his upside is much much better. I still feel Hughes will get pp points. Which is good. But we both know if you don’t get 5 on 5 points, it will be tough to make your team better. I actually like the direction the Rags have taken with Lafreniere now. He doesn’t get a ton of ice, and he’s been producing. I think next year you’ll see some great things outta him. Now, if you were comparing Kakko. I’d agree. So far he’s been a huge disappointment for a kid his size. He’s still young. But if next year is more of the same. Might wanna look at moving him!!! I guess my point is,quite a few of the most recent 'generational' players taken first overall haven't been anything close to 'generational' in their first year or two. |
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Post by T-man2010 on May 6, 2021 10:47:40 GMT -6
Lafreniere is a year younger. A lot bigger. So I feel that at this point his upside is much much better. I still feel Hughes will get pp points. Which is good. But we both know if you don’t get 5 on 5 points, it will be tough to make your team better. I actually like the direction the Rags have taken with Lafreniere now. He doesn’t get a ton of ice, and he’s been producing. I think next year you’ll see some great things outta him. Now, if you were comparing Kakko. I’d agree. So far he’s been a huge disappointment for a kid his size. He’s still young. But if next year is more of the same. Might wanna look at moving him!!! I guess my point is,quite a few of the most recent 'generational' players taken first overall haven't been anything close to 'generational' in their first year or two. Has any of the recent picks ever considered "generational" since Matthews and McJesus? I'm not so sure these other guys were called generational. |
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Post by hsbob on May 6, 2021 11:34:07 GMT -6
I guess my point is,quite a few of the most recent 'generational' players taken first overall haven't been anything close to 'generational' in their first year or two. Has any of the recent picks ever considered "generational" since Matthews and McJesus? I'm not so sure these other guys were called generational. All of the recent first over-all's have been consensus first picks with the only question being who's second and most have been referred to as can't miss from what I've seen but I don't see everything. |
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Post by BigT on May 6, 2021 16:49:06 GMT -6
I guess my point is,quite a few of the most recent 'generational' players taken first overall haven't been anything close to 'generational' in their first year or two. Has any of the recent picks ever considered "generational" since Matthews and McJesus? I'm not so sure these other guys were called generational. Mathews and McDavid were as advertised. Mathews literally got 4 goals in his first game. That’s the way to start off a career. Kid is unbelievably skilled and a pleasure to watch. McDavid....... his name says it all. I still believe Lafreniere will be a top scorer. He’s too good not to be. I expected a lot more out of him this year. He’s always dominated vs older guys. It’s probably tougher breaking into the league in NY than most other places!!! |
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Post by hsbob on May 7, 2021 7:09:07 GMT -6
Has any of the recent picks ever considered "generational" since Matthews and McJesus? I'm not so sure these other guys were called generational. Mathews and McDavid were as advertised. Mathews literally got 4 goals in his first game. That’s the way to start off a career. Kid is unbelievably skilled and a pleasure to watch. McDavid....... his name says it all. I still believe Lafreniere will be a top scorer. He’s too good not to be. I expected a lot more out of him this year. He’s always dominated vs older guys. It’s probably tougher breaking into the league in NY than most other places!!! I know OTH won't agree but I'd really like the see the Oil win a few rounds this year. The year McDavid is having is something to see and it deserves to be seen on the big stage,I dunno if Smith's numbers can hold up but he's been real good. |
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Post by hsbob on May 7, 2021 7:25:24 GMT -6
Back to El Gato.....
My biggest surprise is he hasn't scored two a game during the streak......dam close.
I was a big supporter coming into the year but even I wasn't sure he was more than an under-sized sniper in need of a sweet dish but I'm pretty sure he's a lot more than that after this year.
It's been some time since I've seen a young player improve EVERY SINGLE part of his game to this extent,he's the 2nd best passer on the team now,the 2nd best stick-handler and maybe the fastest skater as well and maybe the best back-checker too. Keep him on the PK and we might see a half dozen shorties a year.....maybe more.
Keep him separated from Kane with different linemates every game.....no problem!
What do his numbers look like with Kane all year and what do Kane's numbers look like with this little dynamo?
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Post by BigT on May 7, 2021 7:34:31 GMT -6
Mathews and McDavid were as advertised. Mathews literally got 4 goals in his first game. That’s the way to start off a career. Kid is unbelievably skilled and a pleasure to watch. McDavid....... his name says it all. I still believe Lafreniere will be a top scorer. He’s too good not to be. I expected a lot more out of him this year. He’s always dominated vs older guys. It’s probably tougher breaking into the league in NY than most other places!!! I know OTH won't agree but I'd really like the see the Oil win a few rounds this year. The year McDavid is having is something to see and it deserves to be seen on the big stage,I dunno if Smith's numbers can hold up but he's been real good. I also would like to see the oil do something. But we’re talking Smith here. It may be time to take him out back and say goodbye, with a gun! I have zero faith in Smith. And that other loser that wears #19, WTF is that? It is nice to see Dcat close in on 30, and he’s in playoff mode to get there. I have to think barring some stupid move like “we’re sitting him to rest him for next season” type thing. He’s gonna get there!!! |
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Post by BigT on May 7, 2021 7:48:19 GMT -6
Back to El Gato..... My biggest surprise is he hasn't scored two a game during the streak......dam close. I was a big supporter coming into the year but even I wasn't sure he was more than an under-sized sniper in need of a sweet dish but I'm pretty sure he's a lot more than that after this year. It's been some time since I've seen a young player improve EVERY SINGLE part of his game to this extent,he's the 2nd best passer on the team now,the 2nd best stick-handler and maybe the fastest skater as well and maybe the best back-checker too. Keep him on the PK and we might see a half dozen shorties a year.....maybe more. Keep him separated from Kane with different linemates every game.....no problem! What do his numbers look like with Kane all year and what do Kane's numbers look like with this little dynamo? I think going into next near. The Hawks need to put Toews and Kane on the top line with Kubalik. Put Dcat, Dach, and try out Gaudette there. If he doesn’t pan out, this is where depth comes into play, put Hagel there. I really don’t see much room for Suter. We have 3-4 players just like him, I think he should be used a trade bait to get what we need. Size!!! |
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Post by hsbob on May 7, 2021 8:08:34 GMT -6
Back to El Gato..... My biggest surprise is he hasn't scored two a game during the streak......dam close. I was a big supporter coming into the year but even I wasn't sure he was more than an under-sized sniper in need of a sweet dish but I'm pretty sure he's a lot more than that after this year. It's been some time since I've seen a young player improve EVERY SINGLE part of his game to this extent,he's the 2nd best passer on the team now,the 2nd best stick-handler and maybe the fastest skater as well and maybe the best back-checker too. Keep him on the PK and we might see a half dozen shorties a year.....maybe more. Keep him separated from Kane with different linemates every game.....no problem! What do his numbers look like with Kane all year and what do Kane's numbers look like with this little dynamo? I think going into next near. The Hawks need to put Toews and Kane on the top line with Kubalik. Put Dcat, Dach, and try out Gaudette there. If he doesn’t pan out, this is where depth comes into play, put Hagel there. I really don’t see much room for Suter. We have 3-4 players just like him, I think he should be used a trade bait to get what we need. Size!!! It'd be great to see a healthy JT but who knows and was there any doubt skating Dach against the game's best centers could result in aggregating that wrist? We'll more than likely see more of this misguided quest for that elusive "balanced scoring" again next year. too.....maybe skate JT,Kane,D-Cat and Kubalik all on different lines......that should do it!LOFL! |
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Post by vonbeck on May 7, 2021 9:33:25 GMT -6
I know OTH won't agree but I'd really like the see the Oil win a few rounds this year. The year McDavid is having is something to see and it deserves to be seen on the big stage,I dunno if Smith's numbers can hold up but he's been real good. I also would like to see the oil do something. But we’re talking Smith here. It may be time to take him out back and say goodbye, with a gun! I have zero faith in Smith. And that other loser that wears #19, WTF is that? It is nice to see Dcat close in on 30, and he’s in playoff mode to get there. I have to think barring some stupid move like “we’re sitting him to rest him for next season” type thing. He’s gonna get there!!! Ah, ya kill me T... Little harsh on Smith and Koskinen there, hilarious but rough. Smith is having a pretty damn good season ya gotta admit, I mean numbers don't lie. |
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Post by BigT on May 7, 2021 9:57:52 GMT -6
I also would like to see the oil do something. But we’re talking Smith here. It may be time to take him out back and say goodbye, with a gun! I have zero faith in Smith. And that other loser that wears #19, WTF is that? It is nice to see Dcat close in on 30, and he’s in playoff mode to get there. I have to think barring some stupid move like “we’re sitting him to rest him for next season” type thing. He’s gonna get there!!! Ah, ya kill me T... Little harsh on Smith and Koskinen there, hilarious but rough. Smith is having a pretty damn good season ya gotta admit, I mean numbers don't lie. It’s easy to be good when McDavid has the puck in the offensive zone most of the game. Playoffs will be different. Chris Osgood had many good seasons on a stacked Detroit team. McDavid seems to be Yzerman and Federov all in one package. I mean, to have the top two scorers in the league on your team is a luxury most teams will never get to feel. Again, I’ll continue to make fun of him 🤡! But he’s yet to prove me wrong!!! |
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Post by hsbob on May 13, 2021 12:02:34 GMT -6
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Post by BigT on May 13, 2021 13:57:34 GMT -6
I think Dcat had a great opportunity this year to be “the guy”. And he was. My concern is the head coach will “want more out of him”. He’s turning into a good all around player. Or actually he is. I think there’s the coaching issue. Add in Toews and all the sudden his line gets pushed back a bit. I don’t have the answers cuz I’m assuming this. But I sure hope JC starts treating him like a superstar that he is!!! |
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Post by hsbob on May 14, 2021 7:31:53 GMT -6
I think Dcat had a great opportunity this year to be “the guy”. And he was. My concern is the head coach will “want more out of him”. He’s turning into a good all around player. Or actually he is. I think there’s the coaching issue. Add in Toews and all the sudden his line gets pushed back a bit. I don’t have the answers cuz I’m assuming this. But I sure hope JC starts treating him like a superstar that he is!!! I complained all last year year when JC jerked him around but his all around game improved this year by leaps and bounds. I still see no reason to keep a proven sniper away from your only two setup men but JC was enamored with Kubalik last year and D-Cat paid for it. The kid's been nothing short of a F'ing stud at every level including the NHL....upon arrival......at 19. Played all 82 as a rook under Q too. We're just seeing the natural progression of a great,young player's career and I doubt even JC will be able to wipe the smile off his face again. |
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Post by BigT on May 14, 2021 8:03:55 GMT -6
I think Dcat had a great opportunity this year to be “the guy”. And he was. My concern is the head coach will “want more out of him”. He’s turning into a good all around player. Or actually he is. I think there’s the coaching issue. Add in Toews and all the sudden his line gets pushed back a bit. I don’t have the answers cuz I’m assuming this. But I sure hope JC starts treating him like a superstar that he is!!! I complained all last year year when JC jerked him around but his all around game improved this year by leaps and bounds. I still see no reason to keep a proven sniper away from your only two setup men but JC was enamored with Kubalik last year and D-Cat paid for it. The kid's been nothing short of a F'ing stud at every level including the NHL....upon arrival......at 19. Played all 82 as a rook under Q too. We're just seeing the natural progression of a great,young player's career and I doubt even JC will be able to wipe the smile off his face again. I think you said it best, his natural progression is what is making him great, not his coach. No offense to Q, but he was a good player under him and got 28 because he’s good. It’s the coaches job to make sure that they don’t sway too far one way and only look to offense. I think Dcat has also worked harder than he ever has to be in much better shape. You can dominate in Jrs just by being you. But the pro ranks are different. And he’s seemed to figure it out. Now, I’m not going rip on Kubalik. He’s a good player. But only a fool would think he’s better than Debrincat. I think Kubalik at best will be a 55-60 point guy on his absolute best. Whereas Dcat can be a 85-90 guy. So I’d like to see Dcat treated as such. I can’t understand how some guys like Nylander, Boqvist etc get every opportunity on a top line to shine, and Dcat got pushed back. And you have to wonder if Dcat gets the opportunity this year if Toews, Dach and Nylander were all there for the year? So I hope that doesn’t change!!! |
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Post by Tater on May 14, 2021 12:38:49 GMT -6
I complained all last year year when JC jerked him around but his all around game improved this year by leaps and bounds. I still see no reason to keep a proven sniper away from your only two setup men but JC was enamored with Kubalik last year and D-Cat paid for it. The kid's been nothing short of a F'ing stud at every level including the NHL....upon arrival......at 19. Played all 82 as a rook under Q too. We're just seeing the natural progression of a great,young player's career and I doubt even JC will be able to wipe the smile off his face again. I think you said it best, his natural progression is what is making him great, not his coach. No offense to Q, but he was a good player under him and got 28 because he’s good. It’s the coaches job to make sure that they don’t sway too far one way and only look to offense. I think Dcat has also worked harder than he ever has to be in much better shape. You can dominate in Jrs just by being you. But the pro ranks are different. And he’s seemed to figure it out. Now, I’m not going rip on Kubalik. He’s a good player. But only a fool would think he’s better than Debrincat. I think Kubalik at best will be a 55-60 point guy on his absolute best. Whereas Dcat can be a 85-90 guy. So I’d like to see Dcat treated as such. I can’t understand how some guys like Nylander, Boqvist etc get every opportunity on a top line to shine, and Dcat got pushed back. And you have to wonder if Dcat gets the opportunity this year if Toews, Dach and Nylander were all there for the year? So I hope that doesn’t change!!! Sikura can be added to that list. I think Cat is excelling in spite of JC.
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Post by BigT on May 14, 2021 13:13:28 GMT -6
I think you said it best, his natural progression is what is making him great, not his coach. No offense to Q, but he was a good player under him and got 28 because he’s good. It’s the coaches job to make sure that they don’t sway too far one way and only look to offense. I think Dcat has also worked harder than he ever has to be in much better shape. You can dominate in Jrs just by being you. But the pro ranks are different. And he’s seemed to figure it out. Now, I’m not going rip on Kubalik. He’s a good player. But only a fool would think he’s better than Debrincat. I think Kubalik at best will be a 55-60 point guy on his absolute best. Whereas Dcat can be a 85-90 guy. So I’d like to see Dcat treated as such. I can’t understand how some guys like Nylander, Boqvist etc get every opportunity on a top line to shine, and Dcat got pushed back. And you have to wonder if Dcat gets the opportunity this year if Toews, Dach and Nylander were all there for the year? So I hope that doesn’t change!!! Sikura can be added to that list. I think Cat is excelling in spite of JC.
I don’t know if it’s in spite of him. But if Toews, Nylander and Dach were all here this season. Does Dcat get the opportunity to do what he did? And will he get it next year? I think the stars aligned properly for him, but JC has proven he can F*** that up pretty quickly!!! |
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Post by hawks27 on May 14, 2021 18:10:11 GMT -6
JC was able to accomplish what almost all of the NHL coaching fraternity couldn't do........shut down Kane. He was able to do it for all of the 3rd period in the last game of the season. How did he do it?
He put Kampf as his center. Kampf screwed up a great chance that he was given when Kane sent him in home free on the goalie, only to mess it up (as usual).
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Post by BigT on May 14, 2021 18:32:59 GMT -6
JC was able to accomplish what almost all of the NHL coaching fraternity couldn't do........shut down Kane. He was able to do it for all of the 3rd period in the last game of the season. How did he do it? He put Kampf as his center. Kampf screwed up a great chance that he was given when Kane sent him in home free on the goalie, only to mess it up (as usual). That’s a solid point. And I bet that Kane feels super comfortable having an ECHL 3rd line center as his top lime center. Kane said in an article I posted about how he missed Toews “in many ways”. But he said that the Hawks couldn’t win faceoffs while on the pp, and that killed them. I just hope some things change next year. No more Kampf at all!!! |
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Post by T-man2010 on May 14, 2021 21:07:41 GMT -6
JC was able to accomplish what almost all of the NHL coaching fraternity couldn't do........shut down Kane. He was able to do it for all of the 3rd period in the last game of the season. How did he do it? He put Kampf as his center. Kampf screwed up a great chance that he was given when Kane sent him in home free on the goalie, only to mess it up (as usual). That’s a solid point. And I bet that Kane feels super comfortable having an ECHL 3rd line center as his top lime center. Kane said in an article I posted about how he missed Toews “in many ways”. But he said that the Hawks couldn’t win faceoffs while on the pp, and that killed them. I just hope some things change next year. No more Kampf at all!!! Kampf was their best center FO% at 52.8. No other was regular center was better. Strome at 47% Soderberg at 51.5 Carpenter at 48.4 The rest were at 40% or less. They can't play a possesion game when you can't win a FO. |
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Post by galaxytrash on May 14, 2021 22:07:27 GMT -6
That’s a solid point. And I bet that Kane feels super comfortable having an ECHL 3rd line center as his top lime center. Kane said in an article I posted about how he missed Toews “in many ways”. But he said that the Hawks couldn’t win faceoffs while on the pp, and that killed them. I just hope some things change next year. No more Kampf at all!!! Kampf was their best center FO% at 52.8. No other was regular center was better. Strome at 47% Soderberg at 51.5 Carpenter at 48.4 The rest were at 40% or less. They can't play a possesion game when you can't win a FO. kampf/kane only had 100 minutes and 45 seconds together this season. that averages 1 minute 48 seconds for every game kane played. in 2019/20 they averaged 2 minutes 18 seconds a game together, 2018/19 it was 2 minutes and 51 seconds and in 2017/18 it was 2 minutes and 6 seconds. this year, 3 centers had more time with kane. suter (475:43), kurashev (132:01) and janmark (116:48). no doubt we need better centers to pair with kane, but reading some posts here you'd think kane and kampf were joined at the hip the entire season. edit: should've added that kane's been in the league 14 seasons and he managed his 4th best points per game average of his career this year. |
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Post by OldTimeHawky on May 15, 2021 0:34:58 GMT -6
Kampf was their best center FO% at 52.8. No other was regular center was better. Strome at 47% Soderberg at 51.5 Carpenter at 48.4 The rest were at 40% or less. They can't play a possesion game when you can't win a FO. kampf/kane only had 100 minutes and 45 seconds together this season. that averages 1 minute 48 seconds for every game kane played. in 2019/20 they averaged 2 minutes 18 seconds a game together, 2018/19 it was 2 minutes and 51 seconds and in 2017/18 it was 2 minutes and 6 seconds. this year, 3 centers had more time with kane. suter (475:43), kurashev (132:01) and janmark (116:48). no doubt we need better centers to pair with kane, but reading some posts here you'd think kane and kampf were joined at the hip the entire season. edit: should've added that kane's been in the league 14 seasons and he managed his 4th best points per game average of his career this year. Good fact finding as usual but it just seems like Kampf is paired with Kane at bad times, like when needing a goal. Kampf is serviceable on the bottom 6 and if he's here next season let's hope the Captain is back plus a healthy Dach to cover the top 2 lines. Dach had some good games at the dot but coming back a month earlier then expected and forced to play top line minutes was one of many mistakes by JC. |
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Post by galaxytrash on May 15, 2021 1:21:33 GMT -6
kampf/kane only had 100 minutes and 45 seconds together this season. that averages 1 minute 48 seconds for every game kane played. in 2019/20 they averaged 2 minutes 18 seconds a game together, 2018/19 it was 2 minutes and 51 seconds and in 2017/18 it was 2 minutes and 6 seconds. this year, 3 centers had more time with kane. suter (475:43), kurashev (132:01) and janmark (116:48). no doubt we need better centers to pair with kane, but reading some posts here you'd think kane and kampf were joined at the hip the entire season. edit: should've added that kane's been in the league 14 seasons and he managed his 4th best points per game average of his career this year. Good fact finding as usual but it just seems like Kampf is paired with Kane at bad times, like when needing a goal. Kampf is serviceable on the bottom 6 and if he's here next season let's hope the Captain is back plus a healthy Dach to cover the top 2 lines. Dach had some good games at the dot but coming back a month earlier then expected and forced to play top line minutes was one of many mistakes by JC. Well...we "needed a goal" pretty much the whole fckn year so it seemed worse than it was maybe. : ) |
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Post by hsbob on May 15, 2021 7:27:54 GMT -6
Sikura can be added to that list. I think Cat is excelling in spite of JC.
I don’t know if it’s in spite of him. But if Toews, Nylander and Dach were all here this season. Does Dcat get the opportunity to do what he did? And will he get it next year? I think the stars aligned properly for him, but JC has proven he can F*** that up pretty quickly!!! Twenty eight as a rook and forty one with Strome and F'n Perlini tells me D-Cat gets his regardless unless he's on a checking line all F'n year........WTF! Nolander did see top six minutes over D-Cat last year though and if we see that again next year...........is there any question JC is unfit to serve? |
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