Yep!

Patrick, Konecny, Provorov, Sanheim, Lindbum, Morin, Hagg, Stolarz, Myers, Rubstov, Hart, etc.

We're very lucky but all of these guys are along time away from being at the top of their prespective games.
- SuperSchennBros

should have followed the Red Wings model

should have followed the Red Wings model
- Mordecai

Yeah, drafting over seas in the 90's and buying every big name they could before the cap. There 2008 Cup came from scraps from the pre cap era.

Yeah, drafting over seas in the 90's and buying every big name they could before the cap. There 2008 Cup came from scraps from the pre cap era. They didn't even use their first round picks, it was just a spare part to them.
- SuperSchennBros

hmmm who would have thought that the draft and develop approach actually works!

hmmm who would have thought that the draft and develop approach actually works!
- Mordecai

The Detroit Red Wings would throw away their first round picks during this time. They're first round pick s were just spare parts to them.

The Detroit Red Wings would throw away their first round picks during this time.
- SuperSchennBros

because in the late 80's and 90's they had an insane European scouting staff that no other organization really could compete with. then everyone started pouring money into Euro scouts and now it's fairly balanced across the league.

trading away 1st round picks in the hopes that you hit on 4th, 5th, and 6th round gems every year is an unsustainable strategy in the modern day NHL

lol

Hopefully in the not too distant future we will have a 70 game a year starter with 4 letters in his name.
- MBFlyerfan

Lyon?




Edit: Leight

Lyon?




Edit: Leight
- hockeylover

Yep!

Patrick, Konecny, Provorov, Sanheim, Lindbum, Morin, Hagg, Stolarz, Myers, Rubstov, Hart, etc.

We're very lucky but all of these guys are along time away from being at the top of their prespective games.
- SuperSchennBros

I've watched Rubstov play 5 or 6 times (albeit on 3 different teams too), never to impressed. I don't really see much upside with him.

I've watched Rubstov play 5 or 6 times (albeit on 3 different teams too), never to impressed. I don't really see much upside with him.
- ClaudeFather

I think he has some good upside. I can see him developing into a useful player. Maybe 3rd line C or wing.

I think he has some good upside. I can see him developing into a useful player. Maybe 3rd line C or wing.
- hereticpride

Great wheels, good hockey sense. I think he’s one of those guys who will be a good complementary player on a scoring line or a guy who can play shutdown. He has potential to be a top notch PKer too.

Great wheels, good hockey sense. I think he’s one of those guys who will be a good complementary player on a scoring line or a guy who can play shutdown. He has potential to be a top notch PKer too.
- BiggE

That sounds about right.

It's going to get really interesting over the next two years. Lots of prospects coming up. Only so many spots.

In a Key West bar and Billy Idol’s Dancing With Myself is playing.

Just sayin

That sounds about right.

It's going to get really interesting over the next two years. Lots of prospects coming up. Only so many spots.
- hereticpride

Much better than the opposite. Let the best men win.

Ice time and player usage overhaul.

Giroux Patrick Simmonds
Lehtera Couturier Voracek
Lindblom Laughton Konecny
Raffl Filppula Read

Ice time and player usage overhaul.

Giroux Patrick Simmonds
Lehtera Couturier Voracek
Lindblom Laughton Konecny
Raffl Filppula Read
- Pixote Andolini

Way too much overhaul in my opinion. Konency won't see enough icetime on that line. Lehtera is a 4th line player. Elevating him will limit his effectiveness. No reason to change the Patrick line. Simmonds isn't playing well enough to move to the top line. I do like the Filppula line though.

Ice time and player usage overhaul.

Giroux Patrick Simmonds
Lehtera Couturier Voracek
Lindblom Laughton Konecny
Raffl Filppula Read
- Pixote Andolini

- Giroux_Is_God

Ice time and player usage overhaul.

Giroux Patrick Simmonds
Lehtera Couturier Voracek
Lindblom Laughton Konecny
Raffl Filppula Read
- Pixote Andolini

No thanks on every line except maybe the 4th..

Why do you have TK on the 3rd?
Coots on the second in favor of NP on the first?

Susan Sarandan is commentating the Rangers game.

I'm related to her(through marriage) and even I can't excuse this.

if anyone wants to listen to susan sarandon blasting herself and pierre creepily hovering, tune on into the pens rags game

Susan Sarandan is commentating the Rangers game.

I'm related to her(through marriage) and even I can't excuse this.
- hereticpride

welp. my apologies for the last comment i guess, but that sequence was literally her moaning ohhhhh while pierre just borderlines on harassment. him offering to protect her from the pucks is laughable. she could literally beat you up pierre

Just give Flip less ice time. Play Laughton line more and push the pace

welp. my apologies for the last comment i guess, but that sequence was literally her moaning ohhhhh while pierre just borderlines on harassment. him offering to protect her from the pucks is laughable. she could literally beat you up pierre
- stayinthefnnet

The hell is NBC trying to do honestly? They had that Eagles player on last week and it was absolutely brutal.

The hell is NBC trying to do honestly? They had that Eagles player on last week and it was absolutely brutal.
- hereticpride

In terms of pushing fans away from hockey, I struggle to think about what else they could do to make their games less enjoyable and, yet, here we are.