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except that his fit with kessel & jvR is amazing

Nick wroteCOLONexcept 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.

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?...

kimmer wroteCOLONYa 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.

kimmer wroteCOLONGet 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.

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

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

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

Briere continues to look good anyway...

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

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Nick wroteCOLONexcept 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.

anton wroteCOLONwtf 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

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

Jake gardiner for ror. Get it done nonis

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Nick wroteCOLONexcept 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.

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

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.

The BBKL Insider wroteCOLONJake gardiner for ror. Get it done nonis

Interesting.

real nhl doesn't lowball

kimmer wroteCOLONreal 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)

We play with monopoly money thats why