NHL Transactions, Injuries & Rumours

[Nick]

except that his fit with kessel & jvR is amazing

[Bruyns]

except that his fit with kessel & jvR is amazing

I think it's more just Kessel and JVR are amazing. Bozak is nothing special and poor defensively which is the only weakness of that line.

[kimmer]

Ya ive never never ever been bozak supporter with the kessel chemistry aargument myself. We can always get better and bozak shud never be an end point in our 1st line c search. I cant even begin an argument for this simply but ask, why isnt staal gonna be a ton better?...

[KapG]

Ya but bro kapG u cant agree that staal will outproduce bozak with kessel on the side? Its either him or kadri thats gotta go and i choose kad to stay

I think he is a perfect fit to play with kessel.

You want another shoot first guy with kessel taking his sog? I think k staal and kessel would be a disaster together. Then againI know nothing so w.e.


Gg btw...varlamov hurt...Jesus fucking Christ.

[KapG]

Get serious man u cant win with mediocre young guys... Gardiners already losing playing time a year in after contract extention and neither bozak kadri know how to lead a team

Losing toi because Carlyle is a retard.

[kimmer]

Yo kapG
Msg me

[kimmer]

holy fuck... anyone see jiri sekac's gf?... she's fuckin smokin/...

[anton]

wtf happened to the avs? ive watched the whole game tonight and they look fuckin terrible.

duchene, o'reilly, mackinnon, johnson - all terrible.

[kimmer]

Briere continues to look good anyway...

Gagne wastes no time for ya CAM... score...

[MSP4LYFE]

except that his fit with kessel & jvR is amazing

I think it's more just Kessel and JVR are amazing. Bozak is nothing special and poor defensively which is the only weakness of that line.

I respect your opinion Bruyns, but I couldn't disagree with you more. I know what the advanced stats have to say about Bozak's possession game and defensive ability, but I don't see those draw-backs when I watch him play. Bozak is a very smart player who finds Kessel in stride as often as anyone on this team, and positions himself well to cover up for alot of Phil and JVR's short-comings on the defensive end. The play Bozak made to intercept the pass (which ultimately lead to JVR's goal) against the Rangers is a great example of Bozak's positional smarts, and anticipation without the puck. I know alot of people believe it is just a coincidence that Kessel and JVR like playing with Bozak, or poor coaching on Carlyle's part for utilizing him in so many situations, but it's not... Bozak is a good hockey player.

I also dispute the argument that Kessel and JVR can do there thing irrespective of who is in between them. When Kadri played in the middle last season there was a noticeable dip in tempo and production on that line. None of this is to say that I think Bozak is a prototypical #1 C or that we cannot upgrade him, merely that he is more than just a guy who was fortunate enough to play in between two star players.

[MSP4LYFE]

wtf happened to the avs? ive watched the whole game tonight and they look fuckin terrible.

duchene, o'reilly, mackinnon, johnson - all terrible.

Same problem as the Leafs, they give up way too many shots against. Their problems stem from the back-end, outside of Barrie and (to a much lesser extent) Johnson the Avs have a hard time exiting their zone consistently on the break-out.

If any team should be in the market for Andrej Sekera it should be the Avalanche, and hopefully the Leafs too

[Peter]

colorado has a hard time adjusting to fame. its like my wife.

[The BBKL Insider]

Jake gardiner for ror. Get it done nonis

[KapG]

except that his fit with kessel & jvR is amazing

I think it's more just Kessel and JVR are amazing. Bozak is nothing special and poor defensively which is the only weakness of that line.

I respect your opinion Bruyns, but I couldn't disagree with you more. I know what the advanced stats have to say about Bozak's possession game and defensive ability, but I don't see those draw-backs when I watch him play. Bozak is a very smart player who finds Kessel in stride as often as anyone on this team, and positions himself well to cover up for alot of Phil and JVR's short-comings on the defensive end. The play Bozak made to intercept the pass (which ultimately lead to JVR's goal) against the Rangers is a great example of Bozak's positional smarts, and anticipation without the puck. I know alot of people believe it is just a coincidence that Kessel and JVR like playing with Bozak, or poor coaching on Carlyle's part for utilizing him in so many situations, but it's not... Bozak is a good hockey player.

I also dispute the argument that Kessel and JVR can do there thing irrespective of who is in between them. When Kadri played in the middle last season there was a noticeable dip in tempo and production on that line. None of this is to say that I think Bozak is a prototypical #1 C or that we cannot upgrade him, merely that he is more than just a guy who was fortunate enough to play in between two star players.

I enjoyed reading this post.

[kimmer]

Ok... So then upgrade to staal like he stated in his last paragraph whats the problem lol

[KapG]

Shrug.

Just don't see the need unless we can flip lupul + Gardiner (who I don't even want to move) for him. Would hate to see us lose kadri or bozak in the deal.

[thom54]

Jake gardiner for ror. Get it done nonis

Interesting.

[kimmer]

real nhl doesn't lowball

[The BBKL Insider]

real nhl doesn't lowball

I would guess the real NHL is very similar to what we have here. A few clicks, a few GMs who are impossible, a few dicks, a few lowballers, a few fair deal guys, etc...

i'd go as far as saying that what we do for pretend is very close to how a trade actually happens in the real NHL (only it takes months there sometimes for a trade to happen - where it can happen in a day here)

[kimmer]

We play with monopoly money thats why