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ESPN knows nothing about hockey. And only slightly more about sports these days. They’re an entertainment network. Not a sports network. Chris Russo is their only legitimate sports commentator They can lick my sweaty ballsack.

And this one is talking about heads and “slight bumps.”

He shouldn’t be asked to take anything long and hard.

You just don’t want to give Chytil too much too soon

That’s coming too. The finishing skills will only improve. And it’s hopeful I think he gets more PP time too.

All fair. Ive never been a huge fan of shuffling lines if you’re not going to let them sit for a while.

Yeah. But moving him to RW prior, I completely understand why they didn’t do it. Rookie year, abbreviated schedule, you leave him at LW, behind CK and Panarin and see what happens. Next season, new HC, you put him with the other 2 kids as a 3rd line, keep the pressure off them, he stays at his natural position and they did ok, and had sone really nice and encouraging moments in the playoffs. Last season, off of that prior season and playoff run, he left that line together and it was justified. Though GG probably should’ve bump him up earlier and for longer looks, it’s whatever. He was ready this season and Lavy did it and it’s worked.

Ros has been fine. But just that. Fine. If he’s out of the lineup, it doesn’t hurt if you’re putting Chytil in in his place. Speed is the same. And Chytil gives you more overall offensively.

It’s also really damn hard to jump into the NHL at 19 and succeed to a high level quickly. We look at guys who do, and forget how many guys just don’t. Because they can’t. Too much emphasis and expectations get placed there too soon. Through in all the other circumstances we’ve all mentioned over the previous 3 seasons and it’s not only easy to see why it took the time it did, but it’s very understandable. Kakko is coming too. Just gotta maintain course and the patience.

That’s fair. I don’t think it was an effort thing though. He’s had a strength coach since he hit puberty. Clearly he takes it seriously. I think the issue just didn’t get pinpointed earlier. That’s a part too. Who knows why? He needed that to get a program to correct and improve that specific issue. My overall point is that he wasn’t ready to take the step till the last 12 months. Brian Boyle said the same last week or week before. He just wasn’t at the point where he could make that jump. Physical. Mental. Emotional. Maturity. Just knowing what to do and how. Probably a combination. And he needed stuff he wasn’t getting prior. Your steak isn’t cooked the way you want it cooked until it is. A player is ready when he’s ready.

I think the shift to shift issues reflect a player lacking confidence and playing a way he’s not supposed to really play.

Yeah it’s tied in together. I don’t think he looked out of shape, nor gassed all that much. I think guys fill out and grow into their frame and get stronger naturally at that age and that’s a big part of things. Your capacity for conditioning and building muscle really increases in those few years. I think he was unhappy, feeling stifled, and lost under Gallant. Not so much bad attitude. But not really having the success he was used to and feeling pressure, and not really getting anything in the way of guidance or help to fix it. I guess we’re saying similar things just doing so differently.

He should play in the series. Maybe not right off the rip. And maybe not on Zib line. Ease him in as much as you can.

You’re right when you say it’s not all on him. But it’s clear he not only didn’t do enough. And what’s worse is that he wasn’t even concerned or cognizant enough to try. And the argument about softness, physicality, north/south play, or whatever you wanna call it is BS too. That’s apparently what he was telling them and what he wanted and what they were trying to do and it didn’t work. It’s not entirely on him and I posted in the last couple of days that I think overall he did well. But he didn’t do enough And ultimately he lost the room because of that and his players knew it.

That’s fair. The strength building part in his legs though… I think that’s why the comments/rumblings we heard last summer regarding his offseason program. Not that he wasn’t working or working hard enough. But specifically what he was working on and how. Which is exactly what I said last summer when everyone was shitting down his throat, calling him a lazy, fat ass, donut boy bust with a bad attitude.

He didn’t wait 3 years to do it though. That’s a misrepresentation. Hes always worked hard by all accounts. He needed the time and growth and physical development that comes with going from age 18-19 to age 21-22.

Yeah. There is a significant bit of it that Laf needed to do on his own. Brian Boyle made a good point on this a couple weeks back on his podcast. We questioned his attitude and work ethic. We were wrong about that though. The kid just wasn’t ready yet and didn’t have the physical capacity to make those strides yet.

Yeah. As we’ve all stated many time, that 1OVA typically goes to a terrible team and can immediately play top-6 minutes, top PP unit, play with that teams best players, and be allowed to just play, make mistakes, learn, and grow. Laf came into a team that was an also-ran team, but not an awful one, and got none of that. And it hurt him.

Well they were never going to gift him minutes. And he was always going to be stuck behind CK and Panarin, because they weren’t going to move him in his first season, and probably his second season either. I don’t put much if any on Quinn. But they needed to move him to RW and up his minutes last year and they didn’t. Thats totally on Gallant.

It was a decent watch. But it’s nearly 30 years ago, and quite honestly it’s not that interesting a story to begin with. And ESPN dramatizes this shot beyond belief. Colorado was going to figure it out someway. I firmly believe that.

I’m saying in relation to the Caps “crossing the line” as you said. If they do, they’re calling penalties.

I never understood the deal for him. The price they paid to acquire him essentially made it impossible for them not to extend him. You get a rental at that price, you have to keep him long-term. But it isn’t like they needed him. 4th highest scoring team in the league. They were already loaded up front with plenty of offense and depth.

The Hamilton injury hurt them for sure. But before that… they let Graves go and traded Severson and replaced them with 2 kids that are offensive defensemen. All for the purpose of keeping Timo Meier, whom they didn’t really need.

Agree with this Though that likely results in Washington taking penalties and if they do that, the Rangers will kill them. Even matching minors hurts them.

I’m hoping that the building collapses during Canes-Isles