LONG LONG LONG TIME FAN Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 And the NYR couldn't, wouldn't, didn't want him. Only in NY, kids.... Eric Staal scores twice in Wild win https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-min/2017/03/05/2016020965#game=2016020965,game_state=final
Kevin Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 Um...I think you might have some short-termed memory issues. Eric Staal was fucking awful last year for us. Not even just bad. Awful. He had a wake-up call and fits in real well with that team but there was no way in hell that I would have wanted him on our team this season after the half-season we saw of him last year.
Shane Falco Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 :palm: Oh geez For what it's worth he went to Minnesota with a chip on his shoulder. Not nearly the same guy we got when he was here.
Morphinity 2.0 Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 Really, you wanted to keep him last year after that shit show of a performance?
Vodka Drunkenski Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 He had 1 goal in 18 games before that... Would fit perfectly here with that production #MakeBSBHGreatAgain
Shane Falco Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 Would fit perfectly here with that production #MakeBSBHGreatAgain It's k, we already got Stepan doing that. That's enough.
Vodka Drunkenski Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 It's k, we already got Stepan doing that. That's enough. Great 1-2 punch #MakeBSBHGreatAgain
Karan Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 Typical Bruce Boudreau team. Regular season monsters. Crash and burn in the playoffs.
Kevin Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 Typical Bruce Boudreau team. Regular season monsters. Crash and burn in the playoffs. Why do you think that is? I know this is not really the original post but why would a guy be able to coach great in the regular season and then not be able to coach in the playoffs? You think he changes things too much come playoffs or doesn't change things enough? I would think maybe he over-coaches at times but would that really impact a whole team? His regular season coaching #'s are truly remarkable.
Vodka Drunkenski Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 Why do you think that is? I know this is not really the original post but why would a guy be able to coach great in the regular season and then not be able to coach in the playoffs? You think he changes things too much come playoffs or doesn't change things enough? I would think maybe he over-coaches at times but would that really impact a whole team? His regular season coaching #'s are truly remarkable. Ice gets smaller and he can't adjust #MakeBSBHGreatAgain
Mr.wiskers Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 Did you even watch the games---how was Eric Staal suppose to produce on the 3rd line with Hayes and Stalberg. He didn't play awful, AV set him up to fail with those 2. Sent from my iPad using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk
fletch Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 Staal was a bad fit in NY last season. He changed his attitude, prepared better, found a better system... who knows why it works in MN and not NY. But there is something about the situation in MN that allows him to produce, and unfair to suggest that he would produce at this level for the 2016-7 NYR.
Kevin Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 Did you even watch the games---how was Eric Staal suppose to produce on the 3rd line with Hayes and Stalberg. He didn't play awful, AV set him up to fail with those 2. Sent from my iPad using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk :confused: The perennial all-star was set up to fail by the coach? For real?
Mr.wiskers Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 Yeah, Staal got here and didn't get anytime on the two lines. We trade a top prospect( actually a guy who got hyped for his play at the world juniors but none the less they pushed to get him in the deal) and 2-2nd Rd picks for a guy he wasted on the 3rd line. Hayes was lousy last year--had a 33% face-off win percentage and yet AV continued to play him at center. He benched Lindberg numerous times and rarely used Etem but some how he never bench Hayes despite his play. I think he even bench Miller a couple of times too. Stalberg--his career stats speak for themselves. Sent from my iPad using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk
Phil Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 Beyond the stark difference between this years' Eric Staal and the Rangers version, where was he going to play center — the fourth line? Stepan/Zibanejad/Hayes/Lindberg. No room anyway.
Future Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 Yeah, Staal got here and didn't get anytime on the two lines. We trade a top prospect( actually a guy who got hyped for his play at the world juniors but none the less they pushed to get him in the deal) and 2-2nd Rd picks for a guy he wasted on the 3rd line. Hayes was lousy last year--had a 33% face-off win percentage and yet AV continued to play him at center. He benched Lindberg numerous times and rarely used Etem but some how he never bench Hayes despite his play. I think he even bench Miller a couple of times too. Stalberg--his career stats speak for themselves. Sent from my iPad using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Point taken, but Saarela wasn't/isn't a top prospect.
Dunny Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 Saarela isn't a prospect, they sold high on him. It was a good decision, and a pretty good player for a second rounder. Just didn't work out.
Mr.wiskers Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 You're Monday morning quarterbacking, he had something like 10-12 Pt's in 10 games at the world juniors and everybody was raving/hyping him up. At the time of the deal he was considered a one of our top prospects. Sent from my iPad using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk
Future Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 You're Monday morning quarterbacking, he had something like 10-12 Pt's in 10 games at the world juniors and everybody was raving/hyping him up. At the time of the deal he was considered a one of our top prospects. Sent from my iPad using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Not by the organization, obviously.
Drew a Penalty Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 Saarela was never deemed a top prospect. He was a prospect with solid potential that had a jump in performance. As Dunny said, they sold high on him. It was perfect. If the Rangers sold Gropp this season it would've been a similar move. I doubt you really see much from Saarela. There's a reason two seconds had to be added in addition to him.
LONG LONG LONG TIME FAN Posted March 7, 2017 Author Posted March 7, 2017 Typical Bruce Boudreau team. Regular season monsters. Crash and burn in the playoffs. ALA our beloved NYR. 2 Cups in 75+ yrs.
Mr.wiskers Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 Remember We are talking about last year, at the time of the trade.---You have to give to get. Sent from my iPad using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk
Drew a Penalty Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 I do remember. And even then I didn't care about Saarela and most people who hadn't overhyped him didn't. The Rangers overpaid for Staal, not because of Saarela because of the seconds, and because of Staal's performance prior to and after the acquisition.
Vodka Drunkenski Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 I do remember. And even then I didn't care about Saarela and most people who hadn't overhyped him didn't. The Rangers overpaid for Staal, not because of Saarela because of the seconds, and because of Staal's performance prior to and after the acquisition. Agreed, my issue was the picks they gave away #MakeBSBHGreatAgain
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