Lets hope! The day has lost it's luster in previous years. Its mostly just been rehashing the trades that already happened.
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Lets hope! The day has lost it's luster in previous years. Its mostly just been rehashing the trades that already happened.
Yeah, IIRC, the last couple of years, media outlets planned big, blowout, 'trade deadline' shows on Friday, only for almost all of the major trades to drop in the days or week before, with not much left to do but review what had already gone down.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:09 amLets hope! The day has lost it's luster in previous years. Its mostly just been rehashing the trades that already happened.
The Capt’n has a no-movement clause…. Nothing that some Magnesium Citrate won’t fix, though….
Turk Sanderson wrote:The Capt’n has a no-movement clause…. Nothing that some Magnesium Citrate won’t fix, though….
TLDR- He's not good offensively, but definitely still good defensively but not getting any help on that end.Blues fans see a still solid top-pair defenseman hamstrung by his surroundings, one who can defend well and move the puck. And they’re right about some of those things. Models see a player in over his head who doesn’t offer much offense and has been crushed by his surroundings, enough to be skeptical about just how good he really is.
A decent defenseman in a difficult situation with little support on a bad team? Those are always the trickiest players to analyze. When enough fans look at the numbers and tell you “This is wrong, this guy is still legit,” it’s enough to give pause and dig deeper.
I’m still in the process of working out better quality of teammate and competition adjustments for situations like this which will hopefully be ready before the playoffs. Early indications suggest those adjustments should make Parayko look a fair bit better. Offensively he still looks like a drag, but defensively he’s 22nd in competition difficulty and 12th in teammate quality. That’s an onerous situation, so the fact he even carries an average Defensive Rating is pretty impressive. His defensive burden is the fifth hardest in the league.
Parayko’s contract is still dicey — he’s 31 and has six years after this one at $6.5 million per — and acquiring him is risky given his recent results. But in the right situation with the right fit, he looks like someone who can thrive as a potential No. 2.
For 1.5 a year. Can't complain about that!
On that note they did call up Kessel today. A start, I guess.JMC-STL wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:56 pm Time for a complete roster swap with Springfield. Including mascots. Louie hasn't been pulling his stuffed weight for years now.
A chuck berry upskirt cam would resonate as a better mascot than louie the bear...JMC-STL wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:56 pm Time for a complete roster swap with Springfield. Including mascots. Louie hasn't been pulling his stuffed weight for years now.
I hesitate to ask how you came to that conclusion, but at least we share the basic sentiment.Ozzies09tc wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2024 7:19 pmA chuck berry upskirt cam would resonate as a better mascot than louie the bear...JMC-STL wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:56 pmTime for a complete roster swap with Springfield. Including mascots. Louie hasn't been pulling his stuffed weight for years now.
A deep hatred for knowing the monster chuck is added to the shitty team we are now 4 years removed from winning the cup and how dumb our mascot is, even comparativelyJMC-STL wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:22 pmI hesitate to ask how you came to that conclusion, but at least we share the basic sentiment.Ozzies09tc wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2024 7:19 pmA chuck berry upskirt cam would resonate as a better mascot than louie the bear...JMC-STL wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:56 pmTime for a complete roster swap with Springfield. Including mascots. Louie hasn't been pulling his stuffed weight for years now.
Catch 22 here. On one hand I want these kids to get action and see what they do but on the other hand I worry about bringing them into a locker room that I think is pretty piss poor and surrounded with egos and losers.
Have there been reports that the room is bad this year? I just assumed the team's current plight was brought on by just not having enough good hockey players.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2024 4:48 pmCatch 22 here. On one hand I want these kids to get action and see what they do but on the other hand I worry about bringing them into a locker room that I think is pretty piss poor and surrounded with egos and losers.
Army talked about how the players don’t look like they enjoy coming to work to which the players said winner breeds happiness and they aren’t winning. And with the effort they are giving you don’t really need much inside information to realize the room lacks leadership, motivation, and cohesion,Dave's a mess wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2024 4:53 pmHave there been reports that the room is bad this year? I just assumed the team's current plight was brought on by just not having enough good hockey players.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2024 4:48 pmCatch 22 here. On one hand I want these kids to get action and see what they do but on the other hand I worry about bringing them into a locker room that I think is pretty piss poor and surrounded with egos and losers.
We are thin on center. His success is pretty important to this team..