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KakkoForMauriceRichardAward

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Forum: NHLTue at 8:13 pm
Thread: 2021 offseason talks thread
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>yikes</b></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Athletic: ESPN has hired former <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CBJ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">#CBJ</a> coach John Tortorella to serve as studio analyst as part of its <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">#NHL</a> coverage this fall.<a href="https://t.co/DqzXBPOaDB" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://t.co/DqzXBPOaDB</a> <a href="https://t.co/wOsFvg3lzT" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/wOsFvg3lzT</a></p>— Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) <a href="https://twitter.com/Aportzline/status/1422633404647055362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">August 3, 2021</a></blockquote>
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I like the guy. I really do. He really is my fav coach. No BS, work ethic, no matter what anti Torts people (mostly in the media) claim as long as you, you know, try, he won't have any issues with you.

I get he has his faults, but he was given an impossible job 2 seasons in a row with little to no offense and a sh*t ton of injuries and made the playoffs one season out of 2.
Forum: Armchair-GMMon at 4:12 pm
Forum: NHLFri at 8:30 pm
Thread: 2021 offseason talks thread
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>aadoyle</b></div><div>I know people nag on him for the big 4 (specifically Marner) but could anyone predict a pandemic would happen. No

Dubas has learned from that and has made good signings, draft choices, and has built a pretty good team in this cap hell era. Like lets be real this playoff loss was not on him it was on the players.

I still think there could be one more move but meh I like what's been done so far

Either way the off season is still going strong and there are still some names out there</div></div>

When without the pandemic, only giving 5 years to AM and 6 to MM is a major loss, cause they aren't locked for very long. The pact that these deals aren't at the very least 7 years is a major issue.

Also between 2018 and 2020 he only made 1 move to address the defense, Muzzin. Barrie is a forward and Ceci sucked. In 2020 he made 2 (Bogo and Brodie) but the fact he refused to address the major gaps on defense is on him and also the fact he waited way too long to fire Babs, the fact he took MONTHS to solve the backup issue when it was clear for much longer it was one, the fact he refused to sell high on guys like Dermott and Johnsson in 2019 (Dermott had had a good rookie season and Johnsson showed top 6 promise). Had he moved these 2 then for a top 4 d-man (even if it meant adding a pick or two to such a deal) the team would've been is a much better shape.

Also the team has 0 grit as it stands. Komarov... gone Kadri.,. gone... Brown... gone... Foligno... gone... Hyman... gone ... Bogosian... gone

And I know what you'll say. Komarov got too much which is right, that Brown was needed to get rid of Zaitsev (who magically turned his career around in OTT and turned into a reliable (overpaid tho) number 4) and that Hyman was asking for too much but the fact remains he hasn't added anything.

Simmonds can barely play hockey so I don't count him as «grit»
Forum: NHLFri at 5:11 pm
Thread: 2021 offseason talks thread
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MitchMarner_16</b></div><div>Most overrated team in each division:

CEN: Winnipeg - Canadian media overhypes them every year

PAC: Vegas - they’re very, very okay, and everyone thinks they’re the best after the first season.

ATL: Toronto - EVERYBODY overhypes this team, they’re a good team, not great. Top 10, but definitely not as good as they’re made up to be

MET: Philadelphia - Same as Toronto, not a bad team but they’re not as good as everyone thinks they are</div></div>

My opinion:

PAC: LA: everyone says they're gonna make a run at the playoffs but their D is still «meh» and they still lack offense
CEN: MIN: still no C depth
Metro: WSH, they haven't accomplished anything in 3 seasons and yet everyone still sees them as a contender
ATL: FLA: it may have been a one year fluke, let them prove they're more than a flash in the pan