Don't know specifically. Really sad though. He was active on HF a couple weeks before he passed away - I'm not sure what to think of it, with that in mind.Chef Boi RD wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2020 5:42 pmYes. Curious. Do you know what of?
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Yeah, it just sucked the air out when we heard the news.PG_Canuck wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2020 5:46 pmDon't know specifically. Really sad though. He was active on HF a couple weeks before he passed away - I'm not sure what to think of it, with that in mind.Chef Boi RD wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2020 5:42 pmYes. Curious. Do you know what of?
Segue (not segway, LOL)... I'm finding it quite funny that some of you guys talked so much shit about HF and the mods (some deserved) that one came over to this thread and we're having the most polite back and forth. Refreshing.
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Yeah, we have a thread for him here:
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Most of us knew Eddy for the better part of two decades, here and at Central.
(the two sites used to be one, but it's a long story)
Posters come and go, but Eddy is the only one who I recall us begging to come back.
Well that's probably because we chased the others away but Eddy left for reasons unknown.
Although he did come back and say 'Hi' from time to time.
For a while I visited HFCanucks just to read the guy's posts... he's that funny!
Yeah, he was hilarious and we truly did love him...
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It’s stunning to me that there are still idiots out there who still prefer a non guaranteed 1st round pick, somewhere in the mid round, over JT Miller who is clearly one of the games best two way winger/centre at the moment, relatively young and on a great contract. Stunning
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Miller exceeding his expected ceiling right from day 1 really helps!Chef Boi RD wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 11:38 am It’s stunning to me that there are still idiots out there who still prefer a non guaranteed 1st round pick, somewhere in the mid round, over JT Miller who is clearly one of the games best two way winger/centre at the moment, relatively young and on a great contract. Stunning
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I think they probably have to. Too many guys with NTC. Miller didn’t have one. They got 5.25 off the books and a 1st and a 3rd. It’s a win win trade. I mean sure they’d probably rather have dealt Gourde but he had NTC. J.T. Miller never got close to this opportunity in Tampa. He has thrived playing here on the top line.The Brown Wizard wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 11:46 amMiller exceeding his expected ceiling right from day 1 really helps!Chef Boi RD wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 11:38 am It’s stunning to me that there are still idiots out there who still prefer a non guaranteed 1st round pick, somewhere in the mid round, over JT Miller who is clearly one of the games best two way winger/centre at the moment, relatively young and on a great contract. Stunning
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If they're lucky they might draft a Brendan Gaunce calibre asset with our 25th or later pickDoyle Hargraves wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 11:50 amI think they probably have to. Too many guys with NTC. Miller didn’t have one. They got 5.25 off the books and a 1st and a 3rd. It’s a win win trade. I mean sure they’d probably rather have dealt Gourde but he had NTC. J.T. Miller never got close to this opportunity in Tampa. He has thrived playing here on the top line.The Brown Wizard wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 11:46 amMiller exceeding his expected ceiling right from day 1 really helps!Chef Boi RD wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 11:38 am It’s stunning to me that there are still idiots out there who still prefer a non guaranteed 1st round pick, somewhere in the mid round, over JT Miller who is clearly one of the games best two way winger/centre at the moment, relatively young and on a great contract. Stunning
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Yeah, Miller was screwed out of his NTC when the Rags traded him to us.
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If Buffalo was smart they’d give Ralph Kruger the reins and make him GM as well. The guy is a smart man. They have the two most important pieces in place. They have an elite top 5 centre and an elite future top 5 d man. They need to build around those two kids. Armitage- Drennan was supposed to be stepping in behind Eichel but he looks pretty weak at this point.
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Agreed.Doyle Hargraves wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 11:54 am If Buffalo was smart they’d give Ralph Kruger the reins and make him GM as well. The guy is a smart man.
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The Dude and Steve Armitage are like relatives. They have both experienced that trench stench.
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Often overlooked simple point: some trades can be wins for one side and not losses to the other.Doyle Hargraves wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 11:50 amI think they probably have to. Too many guys with NTC. Miller didn’t have one. They got 5.25 off the books and a 1st and a 3rd. It’s a win win trade. I mean sure they’d probably rather have dealt Gourde but he had NTC. J.T. Miller never got close to this opportunity in Tampa. He has thrived playing here on the top line.The Brown Wizard wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 11:46 amMiller exceeding his expected ceiling right from day 1 really helps!Chef Boi RD wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 11:38 am It’s stunning to me that there are still idiots out there who still prefer a non guaranteed 1st round pick, somewhere in the mid round, over JT Miller who is clearly one of the games best two way winger/centre at the moment, relatively young and on a great contract. Stunning
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I'm sure Tampa would love to have this years JT Miller on their roster. But its not like they need more help. Whatever Miller's absence and Gourde's regression, its been effectively replaces by Cirelli's continued improvement and Killorn's where-the-hell-is-this-coming-from-30-yo-season.
It seems year after year they have another player take a big step. Johnson, then Kucherov, then Hedman becomes an offensive threat, then Point and Gourde, now Cirelli and Killorn. They are doing good things in that organization. It isn't always finding the diamonds later in the draft (like Point and quite likely Cirelli). There questionable longer-term lockups have yet come back to bite them (though there's still time to get hamstrung by Johnson's, Killorn's, and Gourde's, right?).
Moreover, I've been to a few games there, and the building is alive. So you live in the near-tropics with year round beach and golf, the games have energy, you live in relative anonymity, there's no state income tax.... Good deal for the players!
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I went to one game there and was impressed - it seems like the Panthers should just try and copy what they're doing. (like it's that easy)