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DoubleF · 01-12-2016, 02:32 PM

You have a pulse, you get an F.
- Bollig
- Raymond
- Smid
- Engelland
- Russell
- Wideman

Jokes of course, but I feel like that's how a few fans think. I don't like your contract... you fail regardless. But IMO, contract should have nothing to do with the grading expectation. It should be a realistic expectation to who they are vs what they achieved.

Personally, I think:

Met/Exceeded
- Gaudreau (No slump)
- Brodie (injury didn't slow him down)
- Bennett (Dev going well)
- Ferland (adding facets to game)

Expectations met... +/- ish (Just because they're here doesn't mean I think they're a core player going forward or am against replacing them. It just means, they are as advertised and performed as what I expected)
- Smid (He's a 5/6 playing 5/6)
- Engelland (He's a 5/6 playing 5/6)
- Jooris
- Stajan
- Jones
- Frolik (As advertised)
- Hamilton (Still catching up but looks a lot better now, overhyped him to Brodie 2.0 part of the issue)
- Monahan (not next step yet, but same old for now)
- Ramo (didn't do 3 headed monster well, has a hot streak which Hiller doesn't have yet. Bonus points for his new pads)
- Raymond (couldn't figure out if he even had a spot on this roster. Waived. If anything, exceeded expectations. I can say that and still feel bad for the guy)
- Backlund
- Wideman (didn't expect him to repeat last year... seems like Wideman of old)
- Colborne
- Bollig

Below
- Bouma (Injuries kept him from playing. Just unfortunate I think)
- Gio (injuries holding him back, but improving. He has lots of ground to make up, but things are looking good)
- Hiller (Illness, injury, etc. not meeting performance targets. Might not get a chance to redeem himself before being shipped out)
- Ortio (Dunno what happened. 3 headed monster messed him up?)
- Russell (better when he stays at home/passes. Redeemable? I would say met, but I feel like he has made some tweaks to his game that aren't working out. Same boat as Gio)
- Hudler (Is injuries the only explanation? Didn't expect him to repeat last year, but not this bad either.)

Even if I say meet expectations. It doesn't mean I actually expected anything from them or necessarily prefer them on the roster, it just means it wasn't worse than I had hoped.

01-12-2016, 02:32 PM	#25
DoubleF Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2014 Exp:	You have a pulse, you get an F. - Bollig - Raymond - Smid - Engelland - Russell - Wideman Jokes of course, but I feel like that's how a few fans think. I don't like your contract... you fail regardless. But IMO, contract should have nothing to do with the grading expectation. It should be a realistic expectation to who they are vs what they achieved. Personally, I think: Met/Exceeded - Gaudreau (No slump) - Brodie (injury didn't slow him down) - Bennett (Dev going well) - Ferland (adding facets to game) Expectations met... +/- ish (Just because they're here doesn't mean I think they're a core player going forward or am against replacing them. It just means, they are as advertised and performed as what I expected) - Smid (He's a 5/6 playing 5/6) - Engelland (He's a 5/6 playing 5/6) - Jooris - Stajan - Jones - Frolik (As advertised) - Hamilton (Still catching up but looks a lot better now, overhyped him to Brodie 2.0 part of the issue) - Monahan (not next step yet, but same old for now) - Ramo (didn't do 3 headed monster well, has a hot streak which Hiller doesn't have yet. Bonus points for his new pads) - Raymond (couldn't figure out if he even had a spot on this roster. Waived. If anything, exceeded expectations. I can say that and still feel bad for the guy) - Backlund - Wideman (didn't expect him to repeat last year... seems like Wideman of old) - Colborne - Bollig Below - Bouma (Injuries kept him from playing. Just unfortunate I think) - Gio (injuries holding him back, but improving. He has lots of ground to make up, but things are looking good) - Hiller (Illness, injury, etc. not meeting performance targets. Might not get a chance to redeem himself before being shipped out) - Ortio (Dunno what happened. 3 headed monster messed him up?) - Russell (better when he stays at home/passes. Redeemable? I would say met, but I feel like he has made some tweaks to his game that aren't working out. Same boat as Gio) - Hudler (Is injuries the only explanation? Didn't expect him to repeat last year, but not this bad either.) Even if I say meet expectations. It doesn't mean I actually expected anything from them or necessarily prefer them on the roster, it just means it wasn't worse than I had hoped.