So who are your favorites and why? I was a horrible player - could barely skate but I worked my butt off and contributed. So, I always loved the Cal Clutterbuck types, the hard working gritty players who maybe didn't score that much.
Oddly though, my alltime favorite was one of the most talented Islanders ever - number 5! Was a huge fan since his rookie game.
I've been called a "mother" by students more than once. I should get brunch!
It's it my imagination or is nhl goaltending at a low ebb right now? There was a time when nearly ever top tier team had elite goaltending (Fuhr, Dryden, Smith) and there were actually teams with two elite guys ( remember the Ranger$ with VBK and Richter?). Heck, there were periods when the Isles had three nhl caliber goalies on the roster. Nowadays it's seems like half the teams in the league need goaltending.
If I'm Darche, I make sure to include goalies in the draft, I hold onto Sorokin no matter what, and I do what I must to bring Gamzin over
PS Cheers again to the high-quality responses. Once again, nobody agrees with me and once again all sorts of insightful comments. Really appreciate the thoughtful informed comments.
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Everywhere I look on social media their are fantasy proposals involving Barzal. Many fans seem eager to unload him. Barzal is a flawed player, he doesn't shoot enough and he expands too much energy on the peripheries but he's also an elite skater and playmaker. He's an offensive threat every time he is on the ice and he's also become a fairly effective defensive player. He's not the elite center we all thought he'd become after that 85 pt year but he's a valuable guy who will get you 70 to 80 pts a year. Not a franchise guy but a player who could help most teams in the league and a major asset. So why all the hate?
Anybody in the US having problems with their free year of charging? Plug and Charge completely stopped working for me and now I can't even set up charging manually using the "public charging" option in the app. It just sits there with a message telling me it is contacting the charger and nothing happens.