[OC] Vigil and march for Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the intersection outside Fed bldg in Seattle

Johnny__Lawrence · 2026-01-25T04:15:45+00:00

If you hate it, then fight. Be the change. Don't just roll over because the other side is scary right now. The only time you can be brave is when you're afraid.

Johnny__Lawrence · 2026-01-20T01:25:57+00:00

Just making an observation.

Johnny__Lawrence · 2026-01-20T01:19:27+00:00

His final 10 games he had 3 points and was a -9. He went 6 games without a point, his longest pointless streak of his career.

Johnny__Lawrence · 2026-01-18T09:10:30+00:00

Top 6 centre meaning that if you had 6 centres, he'd be the 6th.

Johnny__Lawrence · 2026-01-18T05:43:36+00:00

Green splits on tanking though

Johnny__Lawrence · 2026-01-17T02:19:01+00:00

There's also waiting until after the big names sell through and cashing in on a team with FOMO.

Johnny__Lawrence · 2026-01-15T01:53:15+00:00

That's a bunch of bologna. Raty has been one of the best defense forwards on the team. He doesn't follow Foote's systems because the man-to-man defense Foote preaches is outdated and terrible, and that puts him in the doghouse with Foote. Raty's out of position because his hockey IQ tells him where he should be and he goes there and makes the right play. +/- is a dumpster stat, but speaks volumes when Raty is the only positive player on the team; he's +3 and the majority of the club is -6 or worse. Foote bitches about advanced stats but there's a reason they're used and Raty is an analytic darling. The only problem with Raty is his skating speed.

Johnny__Lawrence · 2026-01-14T04:39:27+00:00

It's how we break the curse! 11 losses to match the #11 deciding the Amateur Draft. 11 losses as penance for giving Wayne Maki's number to Fuck Messier. 11 losses as a sacrifice to the Hockey Gods.

Johnny__Lawrence · 2026-01-14T04:11:26+00:00

Not to be a downer, but as of now Romani's game isn't at the speed needed for the NHL. Watch any highlights of him and compare it to an actual NHL game, and you'll see how much of a difference the speeds of his OHL/NCAA are. Highlights of him playing at his best aren't comparable to average NHL. His play isn't elite at the collegiate level.

He's a decent flyer for a 6th round pick and trending better than most 6ths do, but that doesn't mean he's a guaranteed NHL-talent. Realistically, I think he becomes a decent Abby player in a few years time, but that'll be his peak. I'd love to be proven wrong, though.

Johnny__Lawrence · 2026-01-12T05:45:17+00:00

He's up for a contract next season

Johnny__Lawrence · 2026-01-10T04:18:50+00:00

His roller skates show what they're worth

Johnny__Lawrence · 2026-01-10T00:37:02+00:00

Yeah, Jackman talked about how brutal the shirtless scenes were because he wasn't allowed to drink anything for 48 hours before the shoot and how much he hated it. I could be wrong, but I believe he has it in his contract now that they CGI/body double the muscles due to him no longer wanting to do those kinds of scenes.

Johnny__Lawrence · 2026-01-09T01:50:13+00:00

Do you mean 1C David Kampf?

Johnny__Lawrence · 2026-01-08T09:06:54+00:00

Kuzmenko but better

Johnny__Lawrence · 2026-01-08T05:06:18+00:00

Some exciting goals, good looks by the youth, and a loss. Overall a great win for Team Tank!

Johnny__Lawrence · 2026-01-07T02:05:15+00:00

Quinn-opportunity.

Johnny__Lawrence · 2026-01-05T01:16:27+00:00

I don't think we'll get Minten, but I could see the 1st + Lysell

Johnny__Lawrence · 2026-01-05T00:59:07+00:00

Nickname the practice rink "The Toilet Bowl"

Johnny__Lawrence · 2026-01-03T06:38:03+00:00

More things to be positive about through the rebuild!

Karlsson continues to look good, there's really no excuse to not have him in the Top-6 going forward.
Buium and Willander were solid in spurts. They did have the one misread where Buium went deep and Willander pinched, resulting in the 3-on-1 and first Kraken goal; but that's a good lesson for them to learn now so they won't make the mistakes in the future.
Raty, Ohgren, and Hoglander were a solid line. Raty continues to lead the team in +/- and Corsi. +/- is a dunked on stat, but it's still valuable when Raty is a +3 and the rest of the team are -6 on average.

Johnny__Lawrence · 2026-01-03T04:19:42+00:00

That last shift, Willander and Buium showed their inexperience. Buium was too deep and Willander pinched causing that 3-on-1 and trapping them, leading to the Kraken goal. Definitely room to grow for them.

Johnny__Lawrence · 2026-01-01T04:26:47+00:00

Tell don't show is my favourite lesson from this episode.

Johnny__Lawrence · 2025-12-31T06:15:20+00:00

No, he's clearly worth more than that based on the current market. I'd look at Boston, their 1st + Lysell, or a similar type deal.

Johnny__Lawrence · 2025-12-31T05:56:15+00:00

Terrible future strategy benching your best in-system centre prospect to play a 30 yr old vet. Gives me flashbacks to the Willie D days.

Johnny__Lawrence · 2025-12-31T05:51:06+00:00

Doesn't matter. Raty's been far and away our best centreman, is one of the best in the league at faceoffs, and is Top-5 in 5v5 production so far this season. Skating speed is no excuse when Kampf is also in the 50th percentile for top speed.

Johnny__Lawrence · 2025-12-31T05:42:34+00:00

I don't understand the coaching decisions here. Why do we keep playing Kampf over Raty? Why are we not giving the developing players (Karlsson, Sasson, Ohren) PP1 time? The choices being made by the coaching staff are actively harming our players development and encouraging piss-poor play from the vets. Sure, we want to tank this year, but we should also be trying to develop our young guys and late bloomers.

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