Aitchmack Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 36 minutes ago, Nicomo said: Poor kid. I wouldn’t be surprised if he just retires once his deal is up next year. I'm sure you're right, and I'd be very surprised if any team offered him a contract. Gotta feel sorry for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nessus Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 I really feel bad for him. He had that amazing D-1 year, and even though he had some near-full seasons in some of the following years, I doubt he was ever fully healthy. I always wonder what kind of player he would have been without the health concerns. But definitely have to be thankful that the Devils' front office favored Nico so much. As much as it sucks to have missed on Makar in that draft, the Flyers made out so much worse in that draft because Patrick was by far the consensus pick at 2 overall, so I doubt they were seriously considering anyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 I’m going to go with Nico. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 1 hour ago, nessus said: I really feel bad for him. He had that amazing D-1 year, and even though he had some near-full seasons in some of the following years, I doubt he was ever fully healthy. I always wonder what kind of player he would have been without the health concerns. But definitely have to be thankful that the Devils' front office favored Nico so much. As much as it sucks to have missed on Makar in that draft, the Flyers made out so much worse in that draft because Patrick was by far the consensus pick at 2 overall, so I doubt they were seriously considering anyone else. re: Makar, my feelings on that will always be the same...if there was tons of chatter about him being the #1OA going in, and the Flyers pounced on him immediately after the Devils made their "mistake", I could understand when some bitch about how the Devils screwed up the pick. But three other teams passed on him too, and one of them (the Flyers) REALLY saw their selection not work out at all. And it's been mentioned but all anyone really has to do is look at the Devils' center situation at the time to realize how badly they needed to bring a young and potentially very good one in. They needed to find someone to skate on a line with Hall. re: Patrick, yeah, really sucks for him, absolutely feel for him...hope if he still wants to have a future in hockey as a coach or whatever role, that he is able to find that opportunity. Can't imagine how the past few years have been for him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaira_Devil_#9 Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 I was doing a fun little project about how things might have turned out had the Devil's taken Makar instead of Nico at 1. Might post it up at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 36 minutes ago, Chimaira_Devil_#9 said: I was doing a fun little project about how things might have turned out had the Devil's taken Makar instead of Nico at 1. Might post it up at some point. 10,000% part of it has to be that he doesn't become the best defenseman in the league and people complain that we passed over Nico for him, who is now a dominant center for the perennial playoff contender Flyers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonDreads Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 On 4/30/2017 at 11:14 AM, CommonDreads said: Shero won in Pittsburgh with the model of depth down the middle, Patrick/McLeod isn't Crosby/Malkin, but it's still part of what I believe his plan is. I'm just so stoked, people have said for so long that this team will be where it needs to be when Zajac is the #3 center, and suddenly that looks so much closer than it did even a week ago. Some things belong in the past 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 45 minutes ago, CommonDreads said: Some things belong in the past I mean, you’re weren’t wrong on the whole McLeod/Patrick aren’t Crosby/Malkin thing… 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonDreads Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 13 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: I mean, you’re weren’t wrong on the whole McLeod/Patrick aren’t Crosby/Malkin thing… You're right, they're even better 🥲 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 5 minutes ago, CommonDreads said: You're right, they're even better 🥲 A possible rapist and marshmallow head. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: A possible rapist and marshmallow head. speaking of marshmallow. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 1 hour ago, mfitz804 said: A possible rapist and marshmallow head. Ouch...I remember when O&A used to talk about Gene Siskel (suffered from a malignant brain tumor, later passed away due to related surgery complications several months later), they called him "Ol' Puddin' Head". The marshmallow head comment made me think of that instantly...we call our cat "Ol Puddin' Head" because she's one of the dumbest cats we've ever seen (but quite sweet and loving). re: McLeod, that whole situation is just...I wonder when there's some kind of confirmation, in terms of whether or not he played a role in what happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 46 minutes ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: Ouch...I remember when O&A used to talk about Gene Siskel (suffered from a malignant brain tumor, later passed away due to related surgery complications several months later), they called him "Ol' Puddin' Head". The marshmallow head comment made me think of that instantly...we call our cat "Ol Puddin' Head" because she's one of the dumbest cats we've ever seen (but quite sweet and loving). re: McLeod, that whole situation is just...I wonder when there's some kind of confirmation, in terms of whether or not he played a role in what happened. Unfortunately I think it’s only a matter of time with McLeod. Obviously nothing official but the fact that so many players have very definitively said they were not involved and that McLeod is sticking with “I can’t talk about that” has me uneasy about his role. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 12 minutes ago, Devil Dan 56 said: Unfortunately I think it’s only a matter of time with McLeod. Obviously nothing official but the fact that so many players have very definitively said they were not involved and that McLeod is sticking with “I can’t talk about that” has me uneasy about his role. Yeah, I won't be surprised if he's not with the team in a couple weeks, for the reason you just said. Guess we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 (edited) On 9/27/2022 at 3:53 PM, Devil Dan 56 said: Unfortunately I think it’s only a matter of time with McLeod. Obviously nothing official but the fact that so many players have very definitively said they were not involved and that McLeod is sticking with “I can’t talk about that” has me uneasy about his role. To my recollection most players who came out saying they were not involved were not even physically at that gala at all, so they are not part of the investigation. I think that if any players has any sort of intel on that situation cause they were either there or being told anything by any players involved. Then they are part of the investigation and might be instructed not to say anything because it's under investigation. Maybe not, but i think that's the neutral way to look at it without jumping to any conclusions until there's more details Edited September 29, 2022 by SterioDesign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 I changed my mind and now I think we should have taken Makar. I think he’ll wind up being a good draft pick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: I changed my mind and now I think we should have taken Makar. I think he’ll wind up being a good draft pick. Overrated. He's clearly a product of Devon Toews. Just like Kunitz with Crosby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 28 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: I changed my mind and now I think we should have taken Makar. I think he’ll wind up being a good draft pick. Nolan Patrick is the clear number one and we blew it with this guy who keeps getting hurt… wait… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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