12-26-2023, 02:53 PM
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#2121
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Farm Team Player
Join Date: Sep 2023
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The adjustment period is over - no more excuses!
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12-26-2023, 02:54 PM
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#2122
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Vancouver
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Not titling this thread “Much Ado About Huberdeau” is a big miss.
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12-26-2023, 02:55 PM
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#2123
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Originally Posted by mjk123
The adjustment period is over - no more excuses!
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This kind of statement cracks me up. What does it mean? You were excusing him before? And now if he still doesn't perform, then what, since he has "no more excuses"?
A stern letter to CSEC? No allowance for a week? A paddling?
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12-26-2023, 02:59 PM
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#2124
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Originally Posted by troutman
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Cold hard population numbers are only one part of the demographic equation. If that is all it took, Atlanta would have been a successful market and Charlotte would have an NHL alongside Raleigh. The NHL has been trying really hard to reach out to different demographics, but I am not sure how successful they have been.
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12-26-2023, 03:18 PM
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#2125
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by mjk123
The adjustment period is over - no more excuses!
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He is what he is at this point, and I think anyone paying attention has given up on making excuses. If we're lucky, he adapts his game and becomes a $10.5 million Lucic rather than a $10.5 million Neal.
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12-26-2023, 06:52 PM
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#2126
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by Coach
Not titling this thread “Much Ado About Huberdeau” is a big miss.
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I’m more a fan of…
“Jonathan… What can they HuberDO?”
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12-26-2023, 07:41 PM
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#2127
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by GioforPM
This kind of statement cracks me up. What does it mean? You were excusing him before? And now if he still doesn't perform, then what, since he has "no more excuses"?
A stern letter to CSEC? No allowance for a week? A paddling?
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Because some posters still suggest that he is adjusting to a new system.
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12-26-2023, 08:18 PM
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#2128
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by GioforPM
This kind of statement cracks me up. What does it mean? You were excusing him before? And now if he still doesn't perform, then what, since he has "no more excuses"?
A stern letter to CSEC? No allowance for a week? A paddling?
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Wait...is this seriously on the table? We need to talk about this.
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12-26-2023, 09:15 PM
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#2129
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Originally Posted by The Cobra
Because some posters still suggest that he is adjusting to a new system.
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Name one. I’ve seen people say the system isn’t optimal for his style. I haven’t seen anyone saying he has to “adjust”.
But that wasn’t really the point. I just laugh at people who say “he has no more excuses” or “inexcusable” like there’s some sort of consequence - like saying that stuff matters at all.
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12-26-2023, 10:51 PM
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#2130
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2022
Location: California
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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Name one. I’ve seen people say the system isn’t optimal for his style. I haven’t seen anyone saying he has to “adjust”.
But that wasn’t really the point. I just laugh at people who say “he has no more excuses” or “inexcusable” like there’s some sort of consequence - like saying that stuff matters at all.
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Go to page 1 of this thread and people were talking about it.
Now that we have tried 2 coaches, that argument is kind of out the window.
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12-26-2023, 11:13 PM
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#2131
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Originally Posted by butterfly
Go to page 1 of this thread and people were talking about it.
Now that we have tried 2 coaches, that argument is kind of out the window.
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How bout we talk about arguments being made now instead of straw men. And the quote was “he had no more excuses”. Show me Huberdeau making excuses.
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12-27-2023, 12:14 AM
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#2132
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2022
Location: California
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Originally Posted by GioforPM
How bout we talk about arguments being made now instead of straw men. And the quote was “he had no more excuses”. Show me Huberdeau making excuses.
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Didn’t realize there was a statute of limitations on the substance of an argument having been made. It was an interesting theory at the time, but we did the coaching change and have the same results for the team and worse results for Huberdeau.
At least Huberdeau isn’t making excuses! He knows he has it in him! He’s got to look in the mirror and be a better player! He’s just gotta show it on the ice!
No one wants to hear those platitudes anymore. Have a 20 game stretch like Kadri and this thread will die. I was one of the biggest complainers about Kadri but he’s playing at a high level now. So, good for him.
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12-27-2023, 12:30 AM
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#2133
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2022
Location: California
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Originally Posted by GioforPM
How bout we talk about arguments being made now instead of straw men. And the quote was “he had no more excuses”. Show me Huberdeau making excuses.
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The quote was “no more excuses”. That poster makes a cameo appearance in many threads with a one liner like that. But “no more excuses” can be interpreted as being tired of fans making excuses for Huberdeau.
When does any hockey player make excuses? Do you think you can find anyone saying something like, “Yeah, I’d easily have 30 assists by now but Lindholm and Coleman just can’t score! Not my fault at all!”
They’ll never say that. So that’s kind of a straw man itself.
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12-27-2023, 12:31 AM
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#2134
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by butterfly
When does any hockey player make excuses? Do you think you can find anyone saying something like, “Yeah, I’d easily have 30 assists by now but Lindholm and Coleman just can’t score! Not my fault at all!”
They’ll never say that. So that’s kind of a straw man itself.
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Well, Mike Smith was kind of known for making excuses. But in general, you're right.
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12-27-2023, 01:03 AM
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#2135
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Grew up in Calgary now living in USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by butterfly
The quote was “no more excuses”. That poster makes a cameo appearance in many threads with a one liner like that. But “no more excuses” can be interpreted as being tired of fans making excuses for Huberdeau.
When does any hockey player make excuses? Do you think you can find anyone saying something like, “Yeah, I’d easily have 30 assists by now but Lindholm and Coleman just can’t score! Not my fault at all!”
They’ll never say that. So that’s kind of a straw man itself.
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He did say he was unhappy last season. Hard to figure out what's up with Huberdeau, might have to leave that one to management. They watch the game tapes and can't talk to him at any time.. His play right now is probably the best thing in terms of acquiring a high draft pick.
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12-27-2023, 01:20 AM
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#2136
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by DazzlinDino
He did say he was unhappy last season. Hard to figure out what's up with Huberdeau, might have to leave that one to management. They watch the game tapes and can't talk to him at any time.. His play right now is probably the best thing in terms of acquiring a high draft pick.
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Honestly? Huberdeau's 'Happiness' is rapidly falling down my list of things to GAF about.
When I go to work nobody cares if I'm 'happy' about it, just that I do it well.
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12-27-2023, 01:30 AM
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#2137
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#1 Goaltender
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I actually wonder if the fans could boo Huby into early retirement.
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12-27-2023, 01:34 AM
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#2138
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by GullFoss
I actually wonder if the fans could boo Huby into early retirement.
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Um. No. Of course not.
I'd let 20,000 people boo me all day every day for, what...~$70M?
Have at 'er.
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12-27-2023, 01:40 AM
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#2139
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Paradise
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Originally Posted by locke
um. No. Of course not.
I'd let 20,000 people boo me all day every day for, what...~$70m?
Have at 'er.
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12-27-2023, 01:41 AM
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#2140
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by Samonadreau
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Even better.
I have people complain about me for a pathetic fraction of that.
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