mfitz804 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 4 minutes ago, thecoffeecake said: The word "generational talent" is tossed around every single draft lately (save for 2017). McDavid, Matthews, Dahlin, Hughes. Yea, not always for defensemen, obviously, but the term "generational" is pretty much meaningless now because of its gross overuse by media and fans. Yup. You aren’t “generational” when there’s multiple guys from the same generation that are also “generational”. That’s just not how it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 15 minutes ago, MB3 said: I haven’t heard the term “generational” used by actual hockey writers to describe anyone that wasn’t Crosby, McDavid or Dahlin. In fact I distinctly remember people saying Auston Matthews is a franchise forward but he is NOT a generational talent. You’re a generational poster, IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 6 minutes ago, MB3 said: You’re a generational memer. Imagine how strong NJDEVS.com is having us as a 1-2 punch down the middle? now we really need some defense. I nominate SD, he’s always overly defensive. Fixed. We’re the Nico and Hughes of this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 54 minutes ago, MB3 said: You’re a generational memer. Imagine how strong NJDEVS.com will be having us as a 1-2 punch down the middle? now we really need some defense. I nominate SD, he’s always overly defensive. well as we all know defense wins championships my man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 3 hours ago, Nicomo said: He passed on the guy with injury concerns last time, wonder if Kakko was truly neck and neck with Hughes if his health issues would be enough to sway Shero towards Hughes? I honestly have no idea how many NHL players deal with diabetes, but I assume it’s pretty manageable? The cileac disease I know is not a big deal, as my mom has it. I dont think he passed on Nolan for injury concerns. Hischier was simply on the rise going from a late round pick to a first round pick within a few months and shero probably figured that his ceiling was higher than Nolan if his projection was right. This is incredibly important. At that age, kids can develop and improve incredibly within a year and some take longer than others for various reasons. Sometimes they even bloom way later once in the NHL, thats why you got guys like Kucherov or Gaudreau at times considered the best players in the league and they were not even first round picks... same with Dmen... they always say it takes longer for dmen to develop... and sure enough... many of the top dmen in the league were not even first round picks... some were like doughty but some were like 2nd,3rd round picks... it's all about when they are hitting their full potential. Thats kind of why i don't put that much into the "this player has been rated #1 for 1-2 years"... it's really not impossible that other players suddenly explose and leap over them. And also why i was at least willing to give Kakko some credits and consider him if scouts thought he could have been on the rise and a late bloomer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, MB3 said: Our starting lineup looks pretty good. Nicomo-Mfitz-MB3 SD-PK Subban Crasher You son of a... Edit: well perfect timing to bring up that Subban was voted BY NHL PLAYERS the most overrated player in the league. And by quiiiiiiiiiiiiiiite a wide margin (he was 23% while the 2nd place was 9%). So there's that. https://www.tsn.ca/player-poll-subban-laine-most-overrated-1.1265431 So find me a better D partner than that will ya. Edited June 12, 2019 by SterioDesign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moustic Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 I can do that job.. I'm here to defend French accent! It's a fight that must be done! And you need an exotic pick to be in a movie... Coz yes, they will do a movie about us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 7 hours ago, MB3 said: Which one of the two has a borderline committable addiction to Taylor Hall? I’ll be that one. Well Jack skates with him in the summer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 4 hours ago, mfitz804 said: Well Jack skates with him in the summer... How could Hughes come in here and break up Nico and Hall's budding romance?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoffeecake Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 23 hours ago, MB3 said: I haven’t heard the term “generational” used by actual hockey writers to describe anyone that wasn’t Crosby, McDavid or Dahlin. In fact I distinctly remember people saying Auston Matthews is a franchise forward but he is NOT a generational talent. Pierre on Matthews: https://www.tsn.ca/radio/toronto-1050/mcguire-matthews-is-a-generational-player-1.575366 Medium on Matthews: https://medium.com/@hockeypromagazine/so-auston-matthews-is-clearly-better-than-jack-eichel-2fd4469a2be5 SI on Hughes: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.si.com/nhl/2019/03/22/nhl-draft-lottery-jack-hughes-rangers-avalanche-kings-ducks-devils-red-wings There's plenty. I can't do this all day. Saw articles debating the generational tag for Larkin and Svechnikov. You're gonna say it's not thrown around often? It's become synonymous with "really good". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 1 minute ago, thecoffeecake said: Pierre on Matthews: https://www.tsn.ca/radio/toronto-1050/mcguire-matthews-is-a-generational-player-1.575366 Medium on Matthews: https://medium.com/@hockeypromagazine/so-auston-matthews-is-clearly-better-than-jack-eichel-2fd4469a2be5 SI on Hughes: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.si.com/nhl/2019/03/22/nhl-draft-lottery-jack-hughes-rangers-avalanche-kings-ducks-devils-red-wings There's plenty. I can't do this all day. Saw articles debating the generational tag for Larkin and Svechnikov. You're gonna say it's not thrown around often? It's become synonymous with "really good". It’s the most over and mis-used word on the planet and I wish people would just stop saying it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisis Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 34 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: It’s the most over and mis-used word on the planet and I wish people would just stop saying it. Generational comment right here, boys 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 2 hours ago, thecoffeecake said: Pierre on Matthews: https://www.tsn.ca/radio/toronto-1050/mcguire-matthews-is-a-generational-player-1.575366 Medium on Matthews: https://medium.com/@hockeypromagazine/so-auston-matthews-is-clearly-better-than-jack-eichel-2fd4469a2be5 SI on Hughes: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.si.com/nhl/2019/03/22/nhl-draft-lottery-jack-hughes-rangers-avalanche-kings-ducks-devils-red-wings There's plenty. I can't do this all day. Saw articles debating the generational tag for Larkin and Svechnikov. You're gonna say it's not thrown around often? It's become synonymous with "really good". I’d like to see anything in writing where it was argued that someone who wasn’t on central scouting’s top ten North American skaters (Larkin) being “generational.” To my knowledge, the first time it got used in any sport was with McDavid. I don’t even remember the term being used for Lebron. It seems to have caught on in other sports since then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 I remember it being used for Crosby. Wayne Gretzky said he thought Sid could break some of his records. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoffeecake Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 On 6/12/2019 at 11:36 PM, Daniel said: I’d like to see anything in writing where it was argued that someone who wasn’t on central scouting’s top ten North American skaters (Larkin) being “generational.” To my knowledge, the first time it got used in any sport was with McDavid. I don’t even remember the term being used for Lebron. It seems to have caught on in other sports since then. It wasn't when he was a prospect, it was written by some Detroit area paper since he's been in the league. My point is that it's horribly overused. If you hear it more than once in a generation, it's not being used properly. To some extent, i get it. Players are better than ever, and scouts are seeing guys with tools that you almost never saw ten or fifteen years ago almost every draft. Ii'm sure the knee jerk reaction to long time scouts seeing these guys is that they're generational, which they all would've been in the year 2000. Now kind of unrelated, I wonder how jack's scouting would've gone back then. Does anyone have the balls to draft someone of his size first overall 20 years ago? I doubt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 i cannot overstate how i really think that we should get Elias to spend some time with Hughes for a bit during the summer. That kid is a sponge and Elias is like..... Liquid Nutella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 1 hour ago, SterioDesign said: i cannot overstate how i really think that we should get Elias to spend some time with Hughes for a bit during the summer. That kid is a sponge and Elias is like..... Liquid Nutella. I would say "water" might have been a netter reference, but I am sure its your second favorite thing to be absorbed by a sponge which is why it got ignored. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 5 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: I would say "water" might have been a netter reference, but I am sure its your second favorite thing to be absorbed by a sponge which is why it got ignored. nutella > water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 5 minutes ago, SterioDesign said: nutella > water That's what i said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: That's what i said. well i know. That's what i said too. I figured when i say something you don't agree with that you often just don't get it so i'll take another approach and just say the things you say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Basically Hughes is not Crosby level and it's unlikely that he gets to that level. That's about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 56 minutes ago, SterioDesign said: well i know. That's what i said too. I figured when i say something you don't agree with that you often just don't get it so i'll take another approach and just say the things you say? I got it, it was just stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anhkheg Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 6 hours ago, SterioDesign said: Basically Hughes is not Crosby level and it's unlikely that he gets to that level. That's about it Exactly. Three pages to figure out what we knew even before this thread was created. What a bunch of bored Devils fans can do in an exciting off season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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