Honest take, family: this defence is good enough to win a round even
Honestly the panic over adding a defenceman at the deadline cracks me up. Hughes eating 26+ a night, Myers suddenly remembering he's 6'8" and not a turnover vending machine, that's a pair you can ride through a round even if the goals dry up. I put actual money on the puck line in the playoffs last spring because I trusted this blue line more than our own fanbase does, and honestly the nerves here need a trade worse than the roster does 😏
Wait for the fanboys to pile in screaming about a top-four rental, but in reality? Every C$ we'd spend there is better saved for a bottom-six winger. Laughable really how quick people forget what Myers looked like in October versus now 🤡
Honestly the panic over adding a defenceman at the deadline cracks me up. Hughes eating 26+ a night, Myers suddenly remembering he's 6'8" and not a turnover vending machine, that's a pair you can ride through a round eve…
One quiet month from Myers and we're declaring the defence playoff-ready? Ask me again after a round where he faces actual forechecking pressure, eh.
Hype isn't an argument.
Myers has been solid lately, give the big fella some credit 🔥 Hughes + Hronek is plenty, nerves need calming more than the blueline does ah well, nowt to do 💪
One love, one side ❤️
ValueDan, I hear you on the small sample, but 26+ minutes a night isn't a stat that flukes its way into existence, Hughes carries that load because the bench trusts him against everyone's top six. Give Myers a full first round before we panic-buy a rental, because nerves are cheaper to fix than cap space. Context matters here, and the context says we're fine. 📊
Context beats a bare stat.
funny thing, my first season with season tickets was during a stretch when our top pairing guys were logging big minutes too, and everyone screamed for a rental then as well. old school managers would just hand the kids more ice time and tell them to grow up faster. half the time it worked.
myers isn't the same guy he was two years ago, sure, but ValueDan makes fair points about forechecking pressure. still, hughes carrying 26+ night after night means the depth question is mostly about nerves, like StandsGuy said. back in my day we rode a tired blueline through a round and called it character 😄 if the offence goes cold and the defence holds, that's a playoff series win right there. keep the wallet closed at the deadline, or at least keep it half-closed.
Remember when the grass was greener 🌱
KevReds, a decade of giveaways under a different coach and a different system, sure. Question for the room though: when Myers cuts the giveaways for a clean month, is that luck, or is it actually the structure around him? I've watched enough bluelines here to know one bad stretch can be habits, and one good one can be a role that finally fits. Show me it holds past twenty games before anyone spends futures.
Fanatic_Life, I'd put my money on structure, watch how the forwards collapse low now and Myers suddenly has easy outlets instead of hero passes, that's coaching, not a personality transplant. My caveat though: one clean month is a small sample, and I've got a spreadsheet going back three rounds that says his zone exits still wobble when teams forecheck hard. As for the rental debate, I lived through the Kelowna days watching overworked pairings gasp in May, depth never hurt anyone.
I keep my own tables 📊
Emma actually has a point for once, playoff forecheck is the real test. Till then I'll happily take the over on Myers giveaways 😂💸
Show me your ROI first 😏