Since joining the Flyers, Jake Voracek is tied with Jonathan Toews & Daniel Sedin in points, good for 19th in the NHL in that span. If you have a 5 year stretch where only 18 guys in the league score more points than you, congrats, you're elite.
- Jsaquella

what if there are only 20 guys in the whole league?

The golden child
- PhillySportsGuy

he's got the knife. now turn on the goddamn lights.

Oooooo the CHL top prospects game is on NHL Network live at 9pm.

This gonna be good.

what if there are only 20 guys in the whole league?
- hammarby31

Then having 3 guys tied for 19th would be impossible, wouldn't it?

Then having 3 guys tied for 19th would be impossible, wouldn't it?
- Jsaquella

i dunno. i haven't done the meth, i mean math.

Oooooo the CHL top prospects game is on NHL Network live at 9pm.

This gonna be good.
- Mononoke

Basically an all-star game

The whole situation is so franked and makes the NHL look like a complete clown show.

Wideman deserves the benefit of the doubt in my opinion. He was clearly concussed, and has no prior history of such behavior. Calgary's medical staff should be hung out to dry for letting him back into the game while the NHL should see some heat as their concussion protocol is clearly a joke.

To add fuel to the fire, Henderson finished the game yet had to go to the hospital after the game ended for neck pain/nausea where he was held until 5am today. What. The. (frank)
- JFlyers00

problem is wideman didn't say he was dazed and concussed from the hit and didn't know what he was doing. He said it was an accident. the clown show is Wideman and his accident defense. I could have bought in if he said he wasn't himself from the hit

Basically an all-star game
- ob18

An all star game with scouts in attendance. It's not exactly a playoff game, but it isn't an NHL free skate all star game either. The kids try. Is the Senior Bowl just an all star game?

An all star game with scouts in attendance. It's not exactly a playoff game, but it isn't an NHL free skate all star game either. The kids try. Is the Senior Bowl just an all star game?
- Mononoke

Yes they do try because they want to impress, in past years they have even had some fights.

Prefer them in their own leagues to get a better gauge on them

Yes they do try because they want to impress, in past years they have even had some fights.

Prefer them in their own leagues to get a better gauge on them
- ob18

Watching a real game with a player is infinitely better -- I agree. I doubt scouts put any real stock in it. But given that they do try, and it's going to be televised on NHL network, it should be fun to see the kids whose names we hear aplenty all on the ice together. Now if only John Scott could be in it....

Watching a real game with a player is infinitely better -- I agree. I doubt scouts put any real stock in it. But given that they do try, and it's going to be televised on NHL network, it should be fun to see the kids whose names we hear aplenty all on the ice together. Now if only John Scott could be in it....
- Mononoke

Benning called the game a flame lighter and said it often influences scouting schedules for the remainder of the junior season.

Since joining the Flyers, Jake Voracek is tied with Jonathan Toews & Daniel Sedin in points, good for 19th in the NHL in that span. If you have a 5 year stretch where only 18 guys in the league score more points than you, congrats, you're elite.
- Jsaquella

so only scoring makes you elite?

what if there are only 20 guys in the whole league?
- hammarby31

Still counts

the chris cristie jokes were the best part of this thread

the voracek is/is not elite...

the fabulous jpegs of the sea critters were good too
- Marc D

Thank you sir

Thank you sir
- funmaster18

Agreed. Big ups. Very entertaining and sometimes thought provoking.

Occasionally informative. I was dazzled by the bear things.

he's got the knife. now turn on the goddamn lights.
- hammarby31

anybody see a naked bum runnin around here with a hundred dollar bill

Benning called the game a flame lighter and said it often influences scouting schedules for the remainder of the junior season.
- mayorofangrytown

It will be a good game but at this point if teams haven't started moving scouts around to cover some players more or stop covering others I am not sure what they are doing.

It will be a good game but at this point if teams haven't started moving scouts around to cover some players more or stop covering others I am not sure what they are doing.
- ob18

You don't think if Sean Day has a big game it won't change schedules?

It will be a good game but at this point if teams haven't started moving scouts around to cover some players more or stop covering others I am not sure what they are doing.
- ob18

My thoughts exactly. They should have a firm grasp on these players and have watched them a ton already. There is always more to learn going into the most important stretch, but what the heck were they doing all season so far if this game influences them so much? I'd be questioning the quality of my scouts

You don't think if Sean Day has a big game it won't change schedules?
- mayorofangrytown

He is someone who might -- completely unknown where he will go. But I should hope his last two seasons of work influence my scouts more than this.

You don't think if Sean Day has a big game it won't change schedules?
- mayorofangrytown

They should be covering him anyway, even though his stock has dropped over the last year. I think he'll be a good pick in late round 1 or as late as mid 2nd right now.

My thoughts exactly. They should have a firm grasp on these players and have watched them a ton already. There is always more to learn going into the most important stretch, but what the heck were they doing all season so far if this game influences them so much? I'd be questioning the quality of my scouts
- Mononoke

And don't get me wrong I enjoy the game but they've known many of these kids since they were drafted into their respective CHL leagues, they aren't "unknown" to them, but again it can shift them to covering a player a bit more.

And with all the picks we currently have that's not a bad thing.

My thoughts exactly. They should have a firm grasp on these players and have watched them a ton already. There is always more to learn going into the most important stretch, but what the heck were they doing all season so far if this game influences them so much? I'd be questioning the quality of my scouts
- Mononoke

Who said it influences them all that much? Benning said it can spark a little more interest if they show up and have a good game with skilled players. Don't be so judgy. Jeez...

And don't get me wrong I enjoy the game but they've known many of these kids since they were drafted into their respective CHL leagues, they aren't "unknown" to them, but again it can shift them to covering a player a bit more.

And with all the picks we currently have that's not a bad thing.
- ob18

This is exactly what he said.

What the hell with the over reaction to a simple statement by a gm at the game? All of a sudden their scouts are inept.

Agreed. Big ups. Very entertaining and sometimes thought provoking.

Occasionally informative. I was dazzled by the bear things.
- mayorofangrytown

All these years I've been trying to make a difference. Who knew it just took some deep sea creature GIFs. The bar has been set high.