Stankoven coffee - Who is getting pushed out of the lineup to make this happen. If he's sticking around full time, he needs to be on the ice >80% of the games. Does he make a case to play 4th line minutes or does he need to be in the top 9. He has the potential to make any of the bottom 3 lines look better, but does he get the look.
I think at this point the bus ticket to CP is TBD. Everyone on the 4th line is eligible, even if the fox won't be on the short list. Or does this set up a trade that turns into a bottom 4 RHD? Or does Nill not pull the trigger until midway through the season when he's got enough cap room to keep the kid without letting him go. I feel like the latter is most likely the case, and that Bourque and maybe another AHLer get coffee before Stankoven.
Shoulda let the track play on the Benn scrap, droning stoner metal and hockey fights go together like peanut butter and chocolate! (Gojira as a band may not belong in this category, but the bass on that track was blazed up.)
I honestly think that was a good fight from Benn. Nice posture to keep feeding rabbit punches with left, as he was working the right from an overhand defensive posture to open the spot for a big right hook.
Either way, it's 4-0 in a preseason game.
Stick taps for taking the scrap and temperature checking a meaningless game.
Haha. For future reference I probably will. (And agreed on Gojira; their catalog is varied enough that on any given song they can do a really good genre impression.)
I don't disagree with anything you said about the Benn scrap. Problem is we're talking about Maroon. Big guy, but was never much of a fighter. I just don't think Benn loses that fight in his prime. But for sure, a way better accounting of himself than his recent fights like versus Smith, Manson (oof), Calvert, or Tryamkin.
Stankoven coffee - Who is getting pushed out of the lineup to make this happen. If he's sticking around full time, he needs to be on the ice >80% of the games. Does he make a case to play 4th line minutes or does he need to be in the top 9. He has the potential to make any of the bottom 3 lines look better, but does he get the look.
I think at this point the bus ticket to CP is TBD. Everyone on the 4th line is eligible, even if the fox won't be on the short list. Or does this set up a trade that turns into a bottom 4 RHD? Or does Nill not pull the trigger until midway through the season when he's got enough cap room to keep the kid without letting him go. I feel like the latter is most likely the case, and that Bourque and maybe another AHLer get coffee before Stankoven.
Shoulda let the track play on the Benn scrap, droning stoner metal and hockey fights go together like peanut butter and chocolate! (Gojira as a band may not belong in this category, but the bass on that track was blazed up.)
I honestly think that was a good fight from Benn. Nice posture to keep feeding rabbit punches with left, as he was working the right from an overhand defensive posture to open the spot for a big right hook.
Either way, it's 4-0 in a preseason game.
Stick taps for taking the scrap and temperature checking a meaningless game.
Haha. For future reference I probably will. (And agreed on Gojira; their catalog is varied enough that on any given song they can do a really good genre impression.)
I don't disagree with anything you said about the Benn scrap. Problem is we're talking about Maroon. Big guy, but was never much of a fighter. I just don't think Benn loses that fight in his prime. But for sure, a way better accounting of himself than his recent fights like versus Smith, Manson (oof), Calvert, or Tryamkin.
The good - Jamie still feeling plucky enough to dance for the team
The bad - He's starting to get two left feet
The ugly - fighting in a preseason nothing burger
Not going to put any stock into the losses. The team can learn as much from negative punishment as positive reinforcement.
Eddie and Nick were friends.
Not while they were fighting. Heh.