bcool wroteCOLONFair trade..with the edge to Shiv I think.
I think Okposo can be just as good as Giroux..no way Nick does this deal if Okposo is healthy..I don't think.
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(9:31:36PM): watching them lose games like this in regulation is chicken soup for the soul bitch monkey
that was my thinking man. I bought Okposo at an all time low. and Kadri has not hit his stride yet. I would never get a two for one like this from Nick in 3 weeks when Okposo is back.bcool wroteCOLONFair trade..with the edge to Shiv I think.
I think Okposo can be just as good as Giroux..no way Nick does this deal if Okposo is healthy..I don't think.
World class? LOLcliff11 wroteCOLONi disagree he has world class talent just needs sometime to get use to the nhlRyan wroteCOLONI see no signs of super stardom in Kadri. I think his ceiling will be an easily pushed around 2nd line center.
But I could be wrong..
Ryan wroteCOLONWorld class? LOLcliff11 wroteCOLONi disagree he has world class talent just needs sometime to get use to the nhlRyan wroteCOLONI see no signs of super stardom in Kadri. I think his ceiling will be an easily pushed around 2nd line center.
But I could be wrong..
Spoken like a true Leafs fan.
He was voted the most talented stick handler by his coaches and team mates. Simply put Kadri has world class skill, and elite vision, the rest of his game is rough around the edges and in obvious need of improvement, but there is a reason he went 7th in a top heavy draft, skill, and lots of it.Ryan wroteCOLONWorld class? LOL
Spoken like a true Leafs fan.
The Devil Slayer wroteCOLONHe was voted the most talented stick handler by his coaches and team mates. Simply put Kadri has world class skill, and elite vision, the rest of his game is rough around the edges and in obvious need of improvement, but there is a reason he went 7th in a top heavy draft, skill, and lots of it.Ryan wroteCOLONWorld class? LOL
Spoken like a true Leafs fan.
hahaha who wrote these reports man? was he drunk?bcool wroteCOLONAccording to my scouting reports, Kadri will be better than Crosby.
Nowhere did anyone say great NHL'er, you are putting words into peoples mouths. The statement made by Cliff and I is that Kadri has world class hands and vision, what he does with that is anyone's guess, but to cap him off as a second liner (who is weak), is just as idiotic as touting him as a future superstar. Furthermore, there is no comparison to be made between Steen the 24th pick, and Kadri the 7th overall pick. They are apples and oranges.Ryan wroteCOLONI can name dozens of players with great hands. That doesn't make them successful NHL'ers. I see no signs from Kadri that tell me he will be a great NHL player. I mean Leaf fans were saying the same shit about Steen 5 years ago. "If he just puts it together he'll be a star!"
You see no signs from a 19 year old rookie that suggests he will be a star? Hmm, could that be because he is a 19 year old rookie?Ryan wroteCOLONI see no signs from Kadri that tell me he will be a great NHL player.
Again, you are taking the argument out of context. Nowhere in my post did I claim that hockey is all about stickhandling, you rebutted Cliff's argument that Kadri has world class skill, I am providing you evidence from educated hockey coaches, and Kadri's peers that suggest otherwise. That does not mean Kadri will be a world class player, I don't think anyone is suggesting that, but his puck skills and vision are world class, and because of that he was drafted 7th overall. I'm not sure I understand the harlem globetrotter reference, they are essentially actors who perform staged events, but the fact of the matter is that none of them are skilled enough ball players to play professional basketball. Jamario Moon is the only modern day Globe Trotter who I can recall making the show, and Rafer Alston in And 1.Ryan wroteCOLONThe Devil Slayer wroteCOLONHe was voted the most talented stick handler by his coaches and team mates. Simply put Kadri has world class skill, and elite vision, the rest of his game is rough around the edges and in obvious need of improvement, but there is a reason he went 7th in a top heavy draft, skill, and lots of it.Ryan wroteCOLONWorld class? LOL
Spoken like a true Leafs fan.
This isn't the fucking harlem globetrotters. There's more to hockey than stickhandling. And to say he has world class anything is just laughable.
But I get it.. Leafs fans always have blinders on about their prospects.. so I will just leave it at this.
He was being facetious, though it wasn't very funny...cliff11 wroteCOLONhahaha who wrote these reports man? was he drunk?bcool wroteCOLONAccording to my scouting reports, Kadri will be better than Crosby.
maybe its time for some new reports
Cliff thought it was funny...The Devil Slayer wroteCOLONHe was being facetious, though it wasn't very funny...cliff11 wroteCOLONhahaha who wrote these reports man? was he drunk?bcool wroteCOLONAccording to my scouting reports, Kadri will be better than Crosby.
maybe its time for some new reports
I thought some of them tried for the NBA but failed miserably?The Devil Slayer wroteCOLON I'm not sure I understand the harlem globetrotter reference, they are essentially actors who perform staged events, but the fact of the matter is that none of them are skilled enough ball players to play professional basketball.
I don't think coaching or development is the reason Perry and Getzlaf (among others) are better hockey players, I think they are better hockey players because they are better hockey players. If there is any complaint against the way the leafs handled Steen, it is that they gave up on him as a top 6 player too soon, but even than, if he were a legit 1st liner he would have demonstrated it in STL.Dolomite wroteCOLONThe leafs have a big problem in the department of developing their prospects... you can say the same for Steen who may have had the potential to be just as good as Carter/Perry, but if your organization fails to direct your rookies the right way, or the player himself has not taken his own game to the next level, this is the result. When top 30 players are drafted each year, with the exception to the odd number of true world-class dominating players such as Ovechkin/Crosby/Gretzky/Lemieux etc etc, most 1st round rookies play at a similar pace, and Kadri/Steen/Carter/Perry are no exception to that.
But Carter/Perry stepped up their game be it due to good coaching/developing/training method, and playoff experience (in the case of Anaheim/Philly both getting the taste of the Stanley Cup final in their respective years). Going on with that, I believe good players who were good enough to be drafted in the 1st round has that edge and potential to be that much better in the subsequent seasons once they get that small tiny bit of push factor like being able to compete in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Where did I say otherwise?Dolomite wroteCOLONI thought some of them tried for the NBA but failed miserably?The Devil Slayer wroteCOLON I'm not sure I understand the harlem globetrotter reference, they are essentially actors who perform staged events, but the fact of the matter is that none of them are skilled enough ball players to play professional basketball.
