I was reading his page, most of it wasn't funny.
- manvanfan

That tweet was funny

That tweet was funny
- VANTEL

COMETS SIGN DEFENSEMAN BRANDON ANSELMINI
And Forward Kyle Thomas

Loading up for another injury riddled season.

COMETS SIGN DEFENSEMAN BRANDON ANSELMINI
And Forward Kyle Thomas

Loading up for another injury riddled season.
- manvanfan

OK...I'll play.

For this season...
* I am not really interested in how the vets perform this year, as long as they provide space & time for the young players to develop, and JB manages to flip some for draft picks
* I expect to be frustrated by the difficulty the young players have in getting TOI
* I hope to be pleasantly surprised by one of the FAs, but would bet it will not be Beagle
* JV will make progress -- his last 20-25 games were encouraging. Maybe 20 goals, but ore importantly he'll begin to show he can dominate at times
* BB will continue to score
* Bo will not be significantly better, but that will be due to quality of players he gets matched up to by the opposition
* EP will take some time to adjust. It wouldn't shock me to see him really struggle for the couple of months (except on the power play)
* Goldobin won't play consistently...we'll worry about what he is telling Tree
* Tanev will get injured...we'll moan about lost value / opportunity at TDL
* OJ won't make the team (log jam on LHD)...we'll scream, fans will cry "bust"
* Hughes probably goes back to Michigan (log jam on LHD, "better for him to develop")...we'll scream, fans will worry (unnecessarily) about the possibility of him not signing here
* Demko will make it to the show during the season (injury or TDL call up) and give us some hope in goal (for the future, not now)

...we'll lose lots of games, but it will be more entertaining (faster pace & more goals) and we'll win a few more in overtime and shoot outs. I expect the 'Nucks to be in the draft lottery with decent odds at a high pick, and to see lots of encouraging signs, just not as much of the kids as I would (personally) like.

Next season ('19-'20) I think we're an improving team. EP, OJ, BB, Bo, Hughes, Demko at least, possibly a couple of others (Palmu? Woo? Gads? Dahlen?). I'm optimistic that next year could be the turning point. A very high O-RHD or C draft pick would speed things up from there.
- SlightlyOffside

Just what i was looking for 👍👍
Good read & well said. I agree.

The two vets I think could be in trouble are Gagne and Eriksson . I want them to be replace because they are top 6 players and that means a prospect has graduated .
- VANTEL

I see Gagner as a tweener Swiss utility knife. He’s gotta up his game & output. As for LE i’m ok & he will rebound fine.

- VANTEL

Just in case you need something positive during the season, I kept the link for Northeastern games. Tyler Madden better shine.

2nd straight hatty for Boeser. Seems like Brock and Casey are quite the tandem.
- manvanfan

I was very high on Casey but we took EP.
No lose situation but i’d luv a trade for him.

I was very high on Casey but we took EP.
No lose situation but i’d luv a trade for him.
- Nighthawk

Ya know everybody is throwing BB with Horvat on a line. Maybe Horvat plays with others and Baertschi and Boeser are centered by EP

I can see an EP LE combo working out

Ya know everybody is throwing BB with Horvat on a line. Maybe Horvat plays with others and Baertschi and Boeser are centered by EP
- manvanfan

Bo BB clicked well. I don’t see why to change it other than better scoring balance.
That requires lots to happen IMO.

Ya know everybody is throwing BB with Horvat on a line. Maybe Horvat plays with others and Baertschi and Boeser are centered by EP
- manvanfan

if greener isn't trying a lot of different looks this season then i'll be a monkeys uncle (i hope thats not racist)

if greener isn't trying a lot of different looks this season then i'll be a monkeys uncle (i hope thats not racist)
- BobBot

Different looks is good but messing with good chemistry I’m no fan of. Sven Bo BB had it going great to change it up has to make sense & work. What line combos did you have in mind? Thx

if greener isn't trying a lot of different looks this season then i'll be a monkeys uncle (i hope thats not racist)
- BobBot

No, it's not.

Hader a pitcher for the Brewers, someone dug up his some tweets when he was 14 years old. Using homophobic slurs or something. MLB is now sending him for sensitivity training.

I've learned to not use language that is offensive to others but you might as well not speak anymore if you don't want to get in trouble from someone.

Just in case you need something positive during the season, I kept the link for Northeastern games. Tyler Madden better shine.
- manvanfan

cool

OK...I'll play.

For this season...
* I am not really interested in how the vets perform this year, as long as they provide space & time for the young players to develop, and JB manages to flip some for draft picks
* I expect to be frustrated by the difficulty the young players have in getting TOI
* I hope to be pleasantly surprised by one of the FAs, but would bet it will not be Beagle
* JV will make progress -- his last 20-25 games were encouraging. Maybe 20 goals, but ore importantly he'll begin to show he can dominate at times
* BB will continue to score
* Bo will not be significantly better, but that will be due to quality of players he gets matched up to by the opposition
* EP will take some time to adjust. It wouldn't shock me to see him really struggle for the couple of months (except on the power play)
* Goldobin won't play consistently...we'll worry about what he is telling Tree
* Tanev will get injured...we'll moan about lost value / opportunity at TDL
* OJ won't make the team (log jam on LHD)...we'll scream, fans will cry "bust"
* Hughes probably goes back to Michigan (log jam on LHD, "better for him to develop")...we'll scream, fans will worry (unnecessarily) about the possibility of him not signing here
* Demko will make it to the show during the season (injury or TDL call up) and give us some hope in goal (for the future, not now)

...we'll lose lots of games, but it will be more entertaining (faster pace & more goals) and we'll win a few more in overtime and shoot outs. I expect the 'Nucks to be in the draft lottery with decent odds at a high pick, and to see lots of encouraging signs, just not as much of the kids as I would (personally) like.

Next season ('19-'20) I think we're an improving team. EP, OJ, BB, Bo, Hughes, Demko at least, possibly a couple of others (Palmu? Woo? Gads? Dahlen?). I'm optimistic that next year could be the turning point. A very high O-RHD or C draft pick would speed things up from there.
- SlightlyOffside

On Hughes...

Rather he in Utica & develop. NCAA is ok but he has nothing to prove or learn there.
Nothing to lose turning Pro

Jim Benning > John Chayka

Jim Benning > John Chayka
- LeftCoaster

Great measuring stick.

Great measuring stick.
- Marwood

that was a positive post.

Great measuring stick.
- Marwood

Very few GM’s are at the top & the large majority either spinning their wheels or outright horrible or in a wait n see situation.

I don’t use cups as a judge. Poile Chevy Stevie Y top my list. Others get close.

Great measuring stick.
- Marwood

Jim Benning > John Chayka
- LeftCoaster

Chayka > Bergivan

- A_SteamingLombardi

Mine are about a foot shy of the greenhouse ceiling. Should start going to bud in a couple of weeks.

Mine are about a foot shy of the greenhouse ceiling. Should start going to bud in a couple of weeks.
- Marwood

Nice, mine started budding, last week in the greenhouse, but I get about more daylight then you.

Nice, mine started budding, last week in the greenhouse, but I get about more daylight then you.
- Pres.cup