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Post by brendan on Jan 17, 2019 16:58:58 GMT
2013 drew cant miss leblanc...site makes me feel older everyday.
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Post by jimc on Jan 17, 2019 21:25:51 GMT
So awesome when they signed him.
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Post by Pain101 on Jan 19, 2019 1:11:40 GMT
I remember meeting him when I brought my son to a game. He was a cocky little SOB.
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Post by jimc on Jan 19, 2019 2:03:47 GMT
I remember meeting him when I brought my son to a game. He was a cocky little SOB. He was an embarrassment Hobey Baker award is a joke...very seldom do winners amount to anything
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Post by Giovi on Jan 31, 2019 17:53:49 GMT
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Post by brendan on Jan 31, 2019 17:59:35 GMT
ya dont say, kid wants to play pro hockey? lol..
any legit reason for him to not finish school and take his "shot" ?
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Post by jimc on Jan 31, 2019 18:12:32 GMT
I'm sure he does...how many games is stsn promising him?
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Post by jimc on Jan 31, 2019 18:13:04 GMT
ya dont say, kid wants to play pro hockey? lol.. any legit reason for him to not finish school and take his "shot" ? No reason at all...hes far from an elite level prospect.
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Post by brendan on Jan 31, 2019 18:33:22 GMT
id think his degree is probably worth a bit more than a 3 year ride on bus. but maybe take a shot and go back and finish school?
all for hawks giving him a little shot,see how he adapts to ahl life.
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Post by Giovi on Jan 31, 2019 18:34:43 GMT
ya dont say, kid wants to play pro hockey? lol.. any legit reason for him to not finish school and take his "shot" ? Are you inferring that i dont agree with him signing this year? If they think hes ready, and he thinks he is, bring it on.
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Post by brendan on Jan 31, 2019 18:45:31 GMT
not at all. speaking directly to him, so to speak.
agreed let anyone with half a chance play a little.
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Post by lari on Jan 31, 2019 18:58:35 GMT
but maybe take a shot and go back and finish school? That's not how college hockey works. You sign a pro contract, you don't play NCAA hockey again. However, "finishing school" is really dumb for most NHL level talent. Your career ends when it ends, you can't affect that, but that year you play in college and miss out on pro hockey you will never get back in career earnings. Even if it's just burning a year off your ELC, it's potentially worth millions just to make your RFA and UFA years come sooner. After you're done you'll feel damn stupid if you wasted a year when you were 19 or 20. And I hear you say "what about the college degree, it's worth something!". By the time that NHL level player finishes his career, his degree is outdated anyway (especially if it's tech/science/engineering), and it's better to finish your degree after hockey career. That way you get a current diploma. And that's in case you actually want to work after playing hockey. 1 year of decent level UFA money (3 mil) pays something like 50 years of regular work.
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Post by brendan on Jan 31, 2019 19:24:59 GMT
im not saying to go back to play hockey. just finish last year of school say 3 or 5 years down line if hockey doesnt work out...
and yes obviously one year in nhl is worth a lot vs likely non nhl outcomes, but 3 or 4 seasons on bus at ahl minimum or fuck whatever say 90k then being cut likely isnt better than school and whatever life long prospects that brings.
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Post by Merpes on Jan 31, 2019 19:36:46 GMT
You can have the best of both worlds. Just pull a Kevin Hayes and get your degree and become a UFA right out of the gate (shit in stairwell not included).
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Post by lari on Jan 31, 2019 19:39:50 GMT
im not saying to go back to play hockey. just finish last year of school say 3 or 5 years down line if hockey doesnt work out... and yes obviously one year in nhl is worth a lot vs likely non nhl outcomes, but 3 or 4 seasons on bus at ahl minimum or fuck whatever say 90k then being cut likely isnt better than school and whatever life long prospects that brings. True. I guess everyone has to assess their own probability of success and act accordingly. For Mitchell, I think it's turning pro asap. He's a 2nd round pick, has played well since being drafted and he was drafted by a shitty team. He's gonna get enough games to make it worth it.
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