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Hoss said:
We did not handle the grind of the playoffs for years. We're needing some bruisers.
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The first sentence is very true.

In response to the second, I have no idea how many times bruisers/tough guys have been brought in over the years who almost instantly turned into little bitch kitties.

I'd love to see it work but I have many doubts.

(I don't know what a bitch kitty is, I just made that up. I think.)
 
I'd love to be optimistic like LOF but I just don't see a d corps with Benoit, Boosh and Edmundson as regulars in the lineup being a cup winning d corps. They don't have enough top end talent back there to mitigate for those liabilities.
 
Preston said:
I'd love to be optimistic like LOF but I just don't see a d corps with Benoit, Boosh and Edmundson as regulars in the lineup being a cup winning d corps. They don't have enough top end talent back there to mitigate for those liabilities.
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I'm not optimistic. I'm thinking of Leafy results, like the one time we all think they clearly screwed the pooch, they fluke their way into something.

If they lose in the first round, and these fuckers stick around to bury this franchise even more next year, I think I'm out. What's the fucking fun of following a team that thinks Babushkin and Edmundson are good? This is demoralizing and outright depressing.
 
LeafOfFaith said:
I'm not optimistic. I'm thinking of Leafy results, like the one time we all think they clearly screwed the pooch, they fluke their way into something.

If they lose in the first round, and these fuckers stick around to bury this franchise even more next year, I think I'm out. What's the fucking fun of following a team that thinks Babushkin and Edmundson are good? This is demoralizing and outright depressing.
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How is that a leafy result though? A Leafy result appears to be, do moron things, suffer accordingly. There is nothing to suggest you are allowed to accidentally win or almost win anything
 
I'm not saying he won't prove you all right.. but can we at least wait to see how these guys are deployed?

I think there is a good chance Edmund Fitzgerald replaces Benoit, and/or it a timeshared #6.

What fucks me up, is that if we're capped out after adding 2x depth defenders - what the fuck miracle were we expecting to happen here?
 
So this guy we just went and got, the cross checky guy who won a cup.

Yeah, he's been to the 3rd round or deeper 3x in his career, this is what his performance has looked like.

We'll stick to real goals for the kids who only care about results and not process:

2015-16(STL): 16GP, 30% GF, 11 defensive zone faceoffs/60 (aka, deeeeply sheltered). So he got fucking wrecked in baby cartoon shit usage. Nice
2018-19(STL): 22 GP, 45.8% GF, 16 DZone/60 (normal #5-6 sheltering). Only a bit underwater, but in light usage you just shouldn't be.
2021-22(MTL): 22GP, 41.9% GP, 21 Dzone/60 (heavy defensive usage). Absolutely crushed when leaned on to be an impact defenseman. Destroyed.


Yeah, this is what we needed more of.
 
BG said:
I'm not saying he won't prove you all right.. but can we at least wait to see how these guys are deployed?

I think there is a good chance Edmund Fitzgerald replaces Benoit, and/or it a timeshared #6.

What fucks me up, is that if we're capped out after adding 2x depth defenders - what the fuck miracle were we expecting to happen here?
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Even in your most optimistic world its a downgrade on Benoit and a complete waste of draft picks.
 
MindzEye said:
So this guy we just went and got, the cross checky guy who won a cup.

Yeah, he's been to the 3rd round or deeper 3x in his career, this is what his performance has looked like.

We'll stick to real goals for the kids who only care about results and not process:

2015-16(STL): 16GP, 30% GF, 11 defensive zone faceoffs/60 (aka, deeeeply sheltered). So he got fucking wrecked in baby cartoon shit usage. Nice
2018-19(STL): 22 GP, 45.8% GF, 16 DZone/60 (normal #5-6 sheltering). Only a bit underwater, but in light usage you just shouldn't be.
2021-22(MTL): 22GP, 41.9% GP, 21 Dzone/60 (heavy defensive usage). Absolutely crushed when leaned on to be an impact defenseman. Destroyed.


Yeah, this is what we needed more of.
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And Sheldo is in charge of deployment.
 
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