I don't think anyone here is disregarding stats completely, but they need to be used in balance and perspective. They show us a lot of things we have difficulty measuring before, but they also are unable to calculate a lot of different factors in a hockey game. They need to be used together with scouting, not as a singular tool. Not to mention statistics are one of the easiest things to manipulate to whatever bias you're trying to push.
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NHL Off-Season 2015 |OT| With the first pick the LA Kings are proud to select...
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I think the study that was done a couple years ago found that about a third of teams had drafting success worse than CSS rankings. -_-
I remember reading that apparently the Leafs scouting was worse than CSS overall, and even more damning is that the few times they actually hit on their picks, they often traded them away before they turned into anything. so that's pretty f'ing sad. :|
CreeperBlocks
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Unhandled Exception
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Nah everything is always us vs them. What fun is unclear opposition?
Coldnoodle
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Trade for Kessel, sign Sekera and Fehr.
Trade Sutter for something.
Kunitz-Crosby-Kessel
Perron-Malkin-Hornqvist
Who needs defense at this point
I want to see a deal centered around Kessel and maata just because there would be meltdowns
Coldnoodle
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FUCK IT
If this happens I can't wait to hear Toronto MSM explain the return
Basically they've been saying we should be grateful to get a 3rd rounder for him
Coldnoodle
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Coldnoodle
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HAHAHAHAHA
THIS TRAIN RIDE NEVER ENDS
Just posturing.
Haha Shanahan knew what he was doing there, can't wait to see the media meltdowns
For a moment there, I thought you posted a picture of Josef Fritzl.
Coldnoodle
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ZeroGravity
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Oh boy, we have rivals now!
Yep, TSN already stating that the Leafs are no longer rebuilding and that Shanahan is a liar
who's the co-host on Drive today?
Lol I am listening to that now.
He bit hard and I was amazed how he came with that conclusion from that presser.
Toronto media is something else.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
We already got our man in Dan Cleary.
Seriously, though, I don't see much happening. PHT reported they're just going to promote guys from GR on defense, which is probably the best idea.
The Toronto media's mistake is assuming the leafs were doing a rebuild.
When the hell has shanahan ever said we were rebuilding.
He said there's going to be change. He said there wasn't enough pride. He said they wanted to draft right, develop right.
Shanahan seemed to be focusing primarily on the management failures and not the players themselves.
People weren't paying attention when he said he had no intention of being GM. He's not there to get the players under control. He's there to get the management under to control.
lol. well as long as it's not Simmons I can tolerate it.
edit: Naylor has also been among the most peeved in the TO media about Shanny not getting a "proper GM". Seems like he's been waiting for an opportunity to go off for a while.
Terrordactyl
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Apparently we are really close to signing Frolik, I like it.
Pronman said a few scouts had Hanifin ahead of Ekblad but the majority had Ekblad
Dubbedinenglish
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ARISE KAVE A TRADE HAS BEEN MADE
Coldnoodle
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TRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADE
IT COUNTS!!!! D:
Sign and trade?
The offensive thirst is so real they'll take anything you throw at them
Naylor tries really hard to be controversial but it's not who he is. He can only half ass it at best!
I'M HOME LET'S DO THIS!!
ppl are speculating that Avs want to make sure they have someone signed before dealing ROR. probably gonna deal ROR on draft day?
Coldnoodle
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They can't talk numbers I think.
Fata1moose
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ROR can't sign an extension until July 1st. I like Soderberg, he'll be good o n the third.