Ryan Wilson
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Location: Rochester, NY Joined: 06.13.2013
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cragar77
Toronto Maple Leafs |
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Location: MI Joined: 06.20.2013
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Does the Skinner deal set the market for Paccioretty? |
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dozerD10
Anaheim Ducks |
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Location: long beach, CA Joined: 01.29.2014
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VeryModernMan
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Location: Munich Joined: 06.06.2017
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Rolling over from last thread:
Wasn't Murrays stats the best against the Caps of the teams the Caps beat in the playoffs - better than Vasi & Flowers? - Aussiepenguin
Canadianscotchdutch Murray has proven now three playoffs that he is there when it matters... and that despite the last one being personal very challenging for him. And don't count out Cullen, this guy has character, faceoff-skill... expect a final rise out of the phoenix!
We'll be better just my take. - Barnaby36
Also think so. Obviously modern days NHL is very challenging, there is always nearly the half league in mix...
I would say that ZAR and Sprong are replacing Sheary. - hardnosed
Just hope ZAR is fine after that Wilson-crime and Sprong finally finds some continuity. |
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MnGump
Minnesota Wild |
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Location: Columbus, MN Joined: 06.21.2012
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Why is Kessler such a capital D-Doosh?! |
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Rinosaur
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Location: Somewhere, NJ Joined: 01.21.2016
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Sprong finally finds some continuity. - VeryModernMan
This is one of my bigger concerns. JR has basically said Sprong will be in the lineup next year, but it's hard to tell how he'll be deployed.
Sprong did get some good ice time with Sid and while he didn't light the lamp, his underlying stats were pretty darn good. It's just hard to tell if Sullivan just doesn't like his style of play because of how he's been handled overall.
I really hope Sprong gets some solid top-nine time and doesn't get yanked around or loses ice time after one or two bad mistakes.
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I think Sullivan is a great coach, but it seems to me when he gets a bug up his ass about certain players, he's quick to either lower their ice time, bench them or shuffle them down to the bottom lines after just one bad shift.
The reverse is true. When it's a player he clearly likes, he'll keep them where they are through bad mistakes. |
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Rinosaur
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Location: Somewhere, NJ Joined: 01.21.2016
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Why is Kessler such a capital D-Doosh?! - MnGump
Who knows. Why does Lucic threaten players during the playoff handshake? Why does Marchand lick player during a game? Why does Wilson look to end people's careers?
There are just d-bags. |
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Rinosaur
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Location: Somewhere, NJ Joined: 01.21.2016
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While Sprong was only here for a minute, here's a comparison with him and Jake
If that's any indication of what he's capable of, Sully really needs to let him stick without juggling him through the lines. |
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Feds91Stammer
Detroit Red Wings |
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Location: "China was as proactive as possible" - Rinosaur, SC Joined: 02.01.2012
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While Sprong was only here for a minute, here's a comparison with him and Jake
If that's any indication of what he's capable of, Sully really needs to let him stick without juggling him through the lines. - Rinosaur
Sprong's stats are skewed because he got to play against DET twice in 8 games. |
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Victoro311
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Location: San Diego, CA Joined: 06.17.2014
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Buffalo has been having a pretty darn good offseason, but I feel like I've said that before and then they just end up sucking.
If Dahlen can come in and be a #1 right off the bat, I wonder if a decrease in role will positively impact Risto's play in a substantial way. If Risto can become a competent middle pairing guy, they have the groundworks for a blue line. |
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Rinosaur
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Location: Somewhere, NJ Joined: 01.21.2016
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Sprong's stats are skewed because he got to play against DET twice in 8 games. - Feds91Stammer
Way to get my hopes up. |
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Feds91Stammer
Detroit Red Wings |
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Location: "China was as proactive as possible" - Rinosaur, SC Joined: 02.01.2012
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Way to get my hopes up. - Rinosaur
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I still wonder if a hole was torn in the hockey universe when Vigneault actually unleashed a line of Kesler, Burrows, and Lapierre. I don't think that much obnoxiousness has ever stepped on the ice at once ever in the past. Most teams do not have anyone as mouthy, cheap, embellishing, and dirty as any one of these players and Vancouver not only had three but had them all play at the same time. I have to wonder if Vigneault cursed himself and the Cannucks to never win a Stanley Cup by doing this. |
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jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: Newark, DE Joined: 03.09.2010
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This is one of my bigger concerns. JR has basically said Sprong will be in the lineup next year, but it's hard to tell how he'll be deployed.
Sprong did get some good ice time with Sid and while he didn't light the lamp, his underlying stats were pretty darn good. It's just hard to tell if Sullivan just doesn't like his style of play because of how he's been handled overall.
I really hope Sprong gets some solid top-nine time and doesn't get yanked around or loses ice time after one or two bad mistakes.
EDIT:
I think Sullivan is a great coach, but it seems to me when he gets a bug up his ass about certain players, he's quick to either lower their ice time, bench them or shuffle them down to the bottom lines after just one bad shift.
The reverse is true. When it's a player he clearly likes, he'll keep them where they are through bad mistakes. - Rinosaur
The edit part isn't a Sullivan thing, that's true of all coaches. |
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Rinosaur
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Location: Somewhere, NJ Joined: 01.21.2016
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The edit part isn't a Sullivan thing, that's true of all coaches. - jmatchett383
Well, yeah... lol
To rephrase, I hope Sprong doesn’t start the season on a short leash. |
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dcoms77
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Location: Chatham, ON Joined: 12.26.2013
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ZAR went to Sochi for the World Cup with Rust, Simon and Oleksiak at the beginning of July on a buds trip. Something tells me not only is ZAR completely fine but the first game against the Caps JO will knock Wilson’s teeth down his throat. I can’t wait for that game because Wilson will have no excuse to run away. |
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Thrill81
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Location: CA Joined: 07.31.2018
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ZAR went to Sochi for the World Cup with Rust, Simon and Oleksiak at the beginning of July on a buds trip. Something tells me not only is ZAR completely fine but the first game against the Caps JO will knock Wilson’s teeth down his throat. I can’t wait for that game because Wilson will have no excuse to run away. - dcoms77
I haven't seen much of Oleksiak to point to him being an enforcer. Out of curiosity would Ole be the guy to do that? I always saw him more as a physical bottom paring guy, not really an enforcer. |
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The term on the gibson deal is ok. It would be better if he didn't have 1 year left on his contract making this essentially a 9 year term.
I think 9 years from now you can price the cap 50% higher than it is now. If Gibson is still performing you have a very cheap deal. $4 million for a starting goalie (at today's cap) would be very cheap.
Huge term is a risks...but its also a reward.
Way better than the carey price contract since that guy is older and at a higher rate; and potentially already in decline; plus price is 5 years older. |
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Rinosaur
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Location: Somewhere, NJ Joined: 01.21.2016
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I haven't seen much of Oleksiak to point to him being an enforcer. Out of curiosity would Ole be the guy to do that? I always saw him more as a physical bottom paring guy, not really an enforcer. - Thrill81
He’s definitely not an enforcer, but he’s not shy about throwing his weight around. He was in one fight this year that I remember. |
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VeryModernMan
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Location: Munich Joined: 06.06.2017
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He was in one fight this year that I remember. - Rinosaur
The day after the next one you can read here how dumb it is and that there is no place for it in NHL'19. |
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Thrill81
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Location: CA Joined: 07.31.2018
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He’s definitely not an enforcer, but he’s not shy about throwing his weight around. He was in one fight this year that I remember. - Rinosaur
I'm okay with that. I have to admit a part of me does want someone to beat up Wilson, but I don't want the pens dressing a sestito kind of guy where his only instruction is to hunt wilson. |
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668710
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Location: "Give him a chance" -Barnaby36, PA Joined: 06.25.2011
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I haven't seen much of Oleksiak to point to him being an enforcer. Out of curiosity would Ole be the guy to do that? I always saw him more as a physical bottom paring guy, not really an enforcer. - Thrill81
He fought Chara, Gudas, and Mccarron(Montreal, probably spelled his name wrong). He wanted to fight Wilson but Wilson wouldn't. He's just a huge dude at 6-7 and around 255lbs. He moves guys from the front of the net easily. If you are gonna have a guy who can fight that's the guy you want a third pairing dman that is competent at playing the game as well. |
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668710
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Location: "Give him a chance" -Barnaby36, PA Joined: 06.25.2011
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I'm okay with that. I have to admit a part of me does want someone to beat up Wilson, but I don't want the pens dressing a sestito kind of guy where his only instruction is to hunt wilson. - Thrill81
No we don't need to do that at all, nor should we.Just play the game. Nothing is gonna stop Wilson from being Wilson but I'd like to see Big Rig jack him up. |
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Grinder47
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Location: Somerset, PA Joined: 10.20.2013
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I only hate Kesler when my favorite teams plays him. In a Kesler vs Johanson scenario I’m all for Kesler. |
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Grinder47
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Location: Somerset, PA Joined: 10.20.2013
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ZAR went to Sochi for the World Cup with Rust, Simon and Oleksiak at the beginning of July on a buds trip. Something tells me not only is ZAR completely fine but the first game against the Caps JO will knock Wilson’s teeth down his throat. I can’t wait for that game because Wilson will have no excuse to run away. - dcoms77
We have a coach who purposely tells his players not to fight. That’s the problem. |
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