Except that every professional hockey team has a analytics department. It's one of many things to consider, but stupid to ignore. It would be like going to look at a house and being like "well it passes the eye test" and not looking at any of the paperwork.
- neem55

I feel too young to answer this
- NorthNuck

Oh come on, there's no wrong answer

Who was your favourite player as a kid?
- LeftCoaster

Ogalthorpe

I'll probably catch some flack for this but Darryl Sittler was my favourite player as a kid, even though I wasn't a Leaf fan, Leaf and Canadiens games is all we ever got on tv in the 70's.

I think he scored 40 goals his first year with the Flyers, kinda been a fan ever since, that's the reason I'm a two timer
- LeftCoaster

If were going off the Canucks, I'm also going to catch poop because Forsberg burned us more than once... but Forsberg was my favourite.

Pavel Bure baby!
- neem55

I was older by the time he came around but what a beauty he was on the ice!

If were going off the Canucks, I'm also going to catch poop because Forsberg burned us more than once... but Forsberg was my favourite.
- neem55

Also an awesome player, but Lindros was better

I was older by the time he came around but what a beauty he was on the ice!
- LeftCoaster

Ya i was a teen in the 90's, so Bure, Forsberg and Niedemeyer were my jam.

PITB has been crying since July 1
- VANTEL

They're not wrong.

Also an awesome player, but Lindros was better
- LeftCoaster

Oh man, except they got Ricci and two firsts on top of Forsberg and won two cups with those guys playing key roles. Easily won that trade. I always hated Lindros for shunning Quebec though so

Oh come on, there's no wrong answer
- LeftCoaster

Probably St. Louis or Gaborik. I didn't get interested in hockey until I was a teenager

Who was your favourite player as a kid?
- LeftCoaster

Andre Boudrias.

Oh man, except they got Ricci and two firsts on top of Forsberg and won two cups with those guys playing key roles. Easily won that trade. I always hated Lindros for shunning Quebec though so
- neem55

Andre Boudrias.
- Marwood

That's the guy Wendal Clark smoked with a KO hit behind the Blues net wasn't it

Except that every professional hockey team has a analytics department. It's one of many things to consider, but stupid to ignore. It would be like going to look at a house and being like "well it passes the eye test" and not looking at any of the paperwork.
- neem55

I don't see how metrics determine an "unlucky year".

Who was your favourite player as a kid?
- LeftCoaster

Lafleur

That's the guy Wendal Clark smoked with a KO hit behind the Blues net wasn't it
- LeftCoaster

Not that I know of. Boudrias was a Canuck in the early '70's. He was a sh*t disturber. Wore # 7.

Who was your favourite player as a kid?
- LeftCoaster

Pre-colorado Patrick Roy

They're not wrong.
- Marwood

I can't justify the Beagle signing. I don't have a problem at the other two.

I don't see any forward other than EP ready to step in this year and he will have a spot. I also think some forwards will be moved so I don't see a big problem yet

Also an awesome player, but Lindros was better
- LeftCoaster

Their respective body of work begs to differ.

I was 14 in 94, Bure lit my hockey world afire, before that I'd go with Roy as I played net.

I don't see how metrics determine an "unlucky year".
- Marwood

If you paint your hair black, with the look of a dark shoe polish, you might be unlucky, as your sense of self governance, is non existent

I can't justify the Beagle signing. I don't have a problem at the other two.

I don't see any forward other than EP ready to step in this year and he will have a spot. I also think some forwards will be moved so I don't see a big problem yet
- VANTEL

I 100percent agree

Their respective body of work begs to differ.

I was 14 in 94, Bure lit my hockey world afire, before that I'd go with Roy as I played net.
- Pres.cup

Actually their bodies of work were very very similar.

If you paint your hair black with the look of a dark shoe polish you might be unlucky your sense of self governance is non existent
- LeftCoaster

Punctuation is your friend, my grammatical nazi friend...

Their respective body of work begs to differ.

I was 14 in 94, Bure lit my hockey world afire, before that I'd go with Roy as I played net.
- Pres.cup

Loved the passion Roy played with, his fight with Vernon was a beauty.

Actually their bodies of work were very very similar.
- LeftCoaster

On ice, yes. Off the ice, Lindros was an enviable POS.