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Around the League 2019-2024 Edition

LeafGm said:
Makes sense, with the Phil-whisperer Rick Tocchet working as Vancouver’s head coach.

You have to hand it to Phil—he really must love the game. Three Cups, oodles of money and he already has the all-time ironman record. No other real reason for him to keep playing on cheap contracts, except for genuinely enjoying it.
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It's kind of funny how much crap Phil has gotten in his career. He clearly loves the game and he has the ironman record while being mocked about being out of shape more than anyone.
 
JackBurton said:
It's kind of funny how much crap Phil has gotten in his career. He clearly loves the game and he has the ironman record while being mocked about being out of shape more than anyone.
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He also got all that underserved shit for the unprotected picks Burke traded for him and what they turned into. Not his fault at all, but he still had to listen to the “Thank you Kessel” chants.

On the upside for Phil, in the latter half of his career, the mockery mostly faded away and he became appreciated by most hockey fans. Even sort of turned into a folk hero of sorts.

Part of that was him playing a huge role in two Cup wins for the Pens (and I still think he should have won the Conn Smythe in their first of two Cups). And of course another part of that is that he was no longer a Toronto Maple Leaf.
 
LeafGm said:
He also got all that underserved shit for the unprotected picks Burke traded for him and what they turned into. Not his fault at all, but he still had to listen to the “Thank you Kessel” chants.

On the upside for Phil, in the latter half of his career, the mockery mostly faded away and he became appreciated by most hockey fans. Even sort of turned into a folk hero of sorts.

Part of that was him playing a huge role in two Cup wins for the Pens (and I still think he should have won the Conn Smythe in their first of two Cups). And of course another part of that is that he was no longer a Toronto Maple Leaf.
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I HATED what happened to him at the All-Star game as well(Picked last). He handled it so well. That was such ridiculous bullshit.
 
JackBurton said:
It's kind of funny how much crap Phil has gotten in his career. He clearly loves the game and he has the ironman record while being mocked about being out of shape more than anyone.
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None of those pesky gym injuries to worry about
 
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Volcanologist said:
go look up Gary Roberts comments about Kessel. looks can sometimes be deceiving.
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The greatest NHL gym story of all time belongs to Kessel. Doing 330 pound split squats while yelling at James Neal calling him a bum is top tier shit.

Phil Kessel is what peak human performance looks like.
 
I believe there was one where Phaneuf was giving him shit about drinking a can of coke and being a bum in the gym. He then went over and leg pressed more than anyone else with no warm up, then went back to drinking his coke
 
He says he's looking elite.

Oh, and his obligatory, "he's only 19!"

Insert applicable number with respect to any Hab he's hyping up.
 
Today's Frenemisms (direct from the man himself):

1. Suzuki is Bergeron 2.0. Puts up points, scores goals, great on faceoffs, will be up for the Selke, durable, and a pro.

2. Caufield is a goal scoring machine and he has been at every level.

3. Slaf is outpacing hughes at 19. He has 30 points in his last 30 games. 6-4, 230 and has improved month over month since he came into the league.

4. Guhle a beast aleady at 22. 5. STruble proving to be a beast in his rookie year. 6. Jackeye the toughest guy in the league. Just ask Reeves. 6. Dach is only 22, 6-4 has only improved over the past 2 seasons. He'll be back and solid again next year. 7. Hutson has outscored anyone in college hockey ever including fox and Makar. Not saying he'll be better but he's on a pretty fucking good trajectory. Then you have guys like 8. newhook, Beck and Roy who will be very good bottom 6 pieces. Mailleux has 30 points in last 30 games. 9. Reinbacher will be a 1 or 2 on the right side for 12 years. We will have a ton of cap space, 23 picks in the next two years inclsuing 4 firsts and 11 in the top 3 rounds. the best goalie in college hockey who Whiteny called the next Hasek. Already a great goalie in Montembault. More trade bait in Allen, Savard, Harris, Baron, Pearson.
 
The claim of Slaf having 30 points in his last 30 games was particularly amusing, since he has 27 points in 53 games this year.
 
LeafOfFaith said:
The claim of Slaf having 30 points in his last 30 games was particularly amusing, since he has 27 points in 53 games this year.
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Yeah, he's got 20 points in his last 30, which isn't bad...kinda. That's in almost 19 minutes a game and 1st unit PP time.

1.54 P/60 at 5v5 over that period isn't exactly inspiring....for comparison, Bobby McMann is at a 1.84 over the same period of time.
 
big baby steps in the right direction....everything seems easier....he can shoot (before he was seldom ready to receive a pass), he's seeing the play develop, and he's finally using his size/speed combo to retrieve pucks on a consistent basis)

As for Suzuki become Bergeron like, he's never been closer -- 79 point pace and very good def numbers last time I checked
 
LeafOfFaith said:
Today's Frenemisms (direct from the man himself):

1. Suzuki is Bergeron 2.0. Puts up points, scores goals, great on faceoffs, will be up for the Selke, durable, and a pro.

2. Caufield is a goal scoring machine and he has been at every level.

3. Slaf is outpacing hughes at 19. He has 30 points in his last 30 games. 6-4, 230 and has improved month over month since he came into the league.

4. Guhle a beast aleady at 22. 5. STruble proving to be a beast in his rookie year. 6. Jackeye the toughest guy in the league. Just ask Reeves. 6. Dach is only 22, 6-4 has only improved over the past 2 seasons. He'll be back and solid again next year. 7. Hutson has outscored anyone in college hockey ever including fox and Makar. Not saying he'll be better but he's on a pretty fucking good trajectory. Then you have guys like 8. newhook, Beck and Roy who will be very good bottom 6 pieces. Mailleux has 30 points in last 30 games. 9. Reinbacher will be a 1 or 2 on the right side for 12 years. We will have a ton of cap space, 23 picks in the next two years inclsuing 4 firsts and 11 in the top 3 rounds. the best goalie in college hockey who Whiteny called the next Hasek. Already a great goalie in Montembault. More trade bait in Allen, Savard, Harris, Baron, Pearson.
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that's a good summary
please update monthly as the season progresses
 
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