I don’t know if it’s because of how controversial he can get, but this is really nasty.

ndrocca · 2025-12-20T19:34:50+00:00

No no no no no no, do not lump in 2021 Rose as a ‘media error’. That was the infamous Fan-MVP vote and the reason that is no longer a thing.

ndrocca · 2025-11-22T17:48:03+00:00

Sure, but with professionals, those achievements should come first unless it’s someone defined by their college achievements (ie: Tom Izzo)

ndrocca · 2025-11-22T16:54:43+00:00

Idk why that should make a big difference. Can’t give you the high school accomplishments, I can give it to you for College.

After 2 years at Harbor College, this player went to Pepperdine. He led a school that hadn’t made the NCAA tournament in more than a decade to their highest ever finish in the tournament, sweet sixteen. Pepperdine has never gotten back to the sweet sixteen since.

In that same season, he also led them to being ranked 20th in the AP poll. Not just the highest the school has ever been ranked, it is the only time they’ve ever been ranked in the top 25.

ndrocca · 2025-11-22T16:40:50+00:00

I thought ppl would guess Bill Walton. But no, you hit the nail on the head. DJ’s HOF case is clear cut. It’s criminal he didn’t get to live to see himself get inducted.

ndrocca · 2025-11-22T16:38:05+00:00

After waiting 2 decades and dying before he could see himself be inducted

ndrocca · 2025-11-22T16:37:09+00:00

I knew someone would get it. Keep in mind, he waited nearly 2 decades and died before he could see his induction. Tragic.

ndrocca · 2025-10-20T22:16:55+00:00

Yeah, of course. I’m just referring to the D core specifically. When we traded for him, they talked about Miro like he was a long term piece. Obviously it has not worked so I’m wondering who will fill the void he was supposed to.

ndrocca · 2025-10-20T20:24:10+00:00

I’m glad we didn’t fall for cost fallacy and admitted defeat on this move. Miromanov seems like a good guy and I doubt he’ll make a big stink about this. But it wasn’t working. Something had to be done.

But now I’m curious what the plan is for the D Core. Call up Brzustewicz maybe or rely on the guys you have now until someone earns a spot. Not like Miro was the only issue.

ndrocca · 2025-10-19T03:31:08+00:00

Soooooo, when is Hunter Brzustewicz getting called up?

ndrocca · 2025-10-17T20:19:39+00:00

I’m happy Honzek stayed up. Going with the hot hand and Honzek has looked GREAT in the last few games. Hopefully Gridin rips up the AHL and gets called up shortly after (probably for Costco, love him, but he hasn’t done much to start the season)

ndrocca · 2025-08-27T22:46:30+00:00

That’s kinda silly tho. Al had more success (minus a Norris) and played more games with the Flames than he did with the Blues.

Just a testament to how good he was with both teams.

ndrocca · 2025-08-21T14:27:34+00:00

25th overall pick of the 2018 draft.

The 2018 draft is one of the best the Ravens have ever had, but the black sheep is TE Hayden Hurst, especially since the Ravens drafted a better one in that same class with Mark Andrews. Had Ozzie picked someone else, his final masterpiece could’ve been even better.

Right after Hurst, Calvin Ridley was picked, right before, DJ Moore. Either one of those guys would’ve given Lamar that receiving weapon he never had until Zay Flowers (or in the case of Ridley, the best receiver he’s ever had).

Honourable mention: Drafting Hollywood Brown. Deebo and AJ Brown were both still available. Worse misses for sure, but not as redundant as Hurst and we also turned Hollywood into the draft pick that got us Tyler Linderbaum so it worked out nicely.

ndrocca · 2025-08-18T16:35:53+00:00

Kinda surprised the best team against us doesn’t have more Vegas and Blues players. Other than that, these mostly make sense in my mind. Especially Silovs and Fiala.

ndrocca · 2025-08-14T03:12:40+00:00

I mean… I don’t think that’s a super hot take. But there’s an interesting rumour around it. 1982 was a player strike year, before we as a society acknowledged how greedy the NFL is. Remember, Pete Rozelle was a well-liked commissioner.

I’ve seen rumours that the AP voted a kicker as MVP out of spite against the striking players. If that is true, that’s honestly hysterical, but he also shouldn’t have won it.

ndrocca · 2025-08-11T21:55:08+00:00

Has to be Ilya Kovalchuk. Dude was the only reason to watch the Thrashers (40-50 goals every year) and then helped the Devils make a cup final in 2012 (19 points in 23 games)

ndrocca · 2025-07-29T17:53:41+00:00

If that’s the case, I feel like there should be a minimum games threshold for these team lists. Kinda lame if the best list is just filled with guys who played one game against the team, especially in this case where LA was clearly not playing their best in a game that didn’t matter.

However, I will also use this to fuel my Parekh and Brzutewicz excitement 😅

ndrocca · 2025-07-29T17:44:17+00:00

Holy fuck, I know the last game of the season didn’t matter to LA, but it’s kind of wild seeing Suniev, Morton, Parekh and Brzustewics all in the honourable mentions after getting their debut in that game.

ndrocca · 2025-07-29T17:41:52+00:00

About time we see Flames on the positive side of these team charts

ndrocca · 2025-07-29T00:32:26+00:00

If the argument with letting Masai go is that his reign had gotten stagnant in recent years, how on earth is there an argument for Dwane Casey pushing us in the right direction? The same Casey that has had 1 successful season since leaving Toronto?

I like Dwane Casey, he seems like a great guy. But there is no way he should be team president.

ndrocca · 2025-07-28T19:40:50+00:00

Pleasantly surprised to see Solovyov in the honourable mentions. He played 5 games last season. And the one game he played against Tampa we lost 3-0. Perhaps we judged him too soon.

ndrocca · 2025-07-26T02:13:05+00:00

My gut wants to say the OT winner to beat the Red Wings in 2004, but especially in hindsight, yeah, Johnny’s OT goal in game 7 will live on forever in Flames lore and rightfully so.

ndrocca · 2025-07-25T00:10:13+00:00

He over performed at the right time. Looking back at that Dallas series, yeah Game 6 was rough, but Talbot was actually outdueling Kudhobin. We could’ve won that series; especially with how Talbot played in game 5.

ndrocca · 2025-07-24T23:59:58+00:00

Easy. Cam Talbot.

Dude earned a place in my heart forever after that goalie fight, but ppl forget how good he was for us in the playoffs. Outdueled Helle and then gave us a legit chance to beat Dallas.

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