Michael Pachla: Impressions of, and questions concerning--F, Alexander Nylander

Huge disappointment. Sergachev...sigh. thanks GMTM. We stink. Opinions Vary. First.

Right?

Michael Pachla: Impressions of, and questions concerning--F, Alexander Nylander
- Michael Pachla

This should be a fun discussion.

Huge disappointment. Sergachev...sigh. thanks GMTM. We stink. Opinions Vary. First.

Right?
- SyrSabreFan

Had we drafted Sergachev, do we still end up with Mitts and/or Dahlin? Maybe a blessing in disguise for the long term?

Huge disappointment. Sergachev...sigh. thanks GMTM. We stink. Opinions Vary. First.

Right?
- SyrSabreFan

yeah...that's about right

but how could you not to be enamored with his skill set coming out of junior?...the stuff he did with Mississauga and in junior tournaments was downright impressive

This should be a fun discussion.
- The Don

good...we need that....




right?

The lunch at the scouting combine is Italy today i was hoping for buffalo food lol

Anyways not sure who the prospect Was but he was drenched in sweat coming from the suit after his interview lol

yeah...that's about right

but how could you not to be enamored with his skill set coming out of junior?...the stuff he did with Mississauga and in junior tournaments was downright impressive
- Michael Pachla

I was. Pick made sense at the time..I also wonder if it was a troll pick by Tim regarding Toronto, ya never know. Its always easy to second guess re: Sergachev.

The lunch at the scouting combine is Italy today i was hoping for buffalo food lol

Anyways not sure who the prospect Was but he was drenched in sweat coming from the suit after his interview lol
- gerbe75pts

This is the kind of inside information I come here for! Be sure to update us on whether or not there is an afternoon snack or if it just coffee.

Zoolander's time is now. It's time for him to shut up and step up. If not, package him off as part of a bigger trade to get a a top 6 LW. Now there is some irony for you.

The lunch at the scouting combine is Italy today i was hoping for buffalo food lol

Anyways not sure who the prospect Was but he was drenched in sweat coming from the suit after his interview lol
- gerbe75pts

My brain hurts after reading this cluster(frank).

I still have hopes for Nylander being a god player in the NHL.

He should have went back to Europe instead of the AHL though.

Lots of damage done to his confidence at 19 years old will be hard to boost back up.

Maybe he makes the team out of camp this year and is playing a top 2 role. That could help. But he has lots of work to do.

This is the kind of inside information I come here for! Be sure to update us on whether or not there is an afternoon snack or if it just coffee.
- The Don

Gatorade and apple juice

My brain hurts after reading this cluster(frank).
- jochfr

My raisin bran brain hurts all the time .

Gatorade and apple juice
- gerbe75pts

No food?!? Cheap bastards!

No food?!? Cheap bastards!
- The Don

Mehlander

Bustlander

Nyloser


Jk. It's a tough call. It's early for him still, but it's late enough to start worrying. I would move him in a package for a winger this summer. But I see the other side as well.

He is usually disappointing in person

- gerbe75pts

It's a test. Which prospect has the self control to avoid the deliciousness of cream sauce

- gerbe75pts

I said afternoon break, not lunch.

I was. Pick made sense at the time..I also wonder if it was a troll pick by Tim regarding Toronto, ya never know. Its always easy to second guess re: Sergachev.
- SyrSabreFan

I wanted sergachev--an nhl-ready left-handed d-man to help stabilize the defense...I remember talking with a guy from red-line report about Nylander and everything he said about him has come true--highly skilled perimeter player who disappears for long stretches

- gerbe75pts

looks like standard media fare

I said afternoon break, not lunch.
- The Don

Apples , oranges , granola bars it looks like

From the last post in the last blog...

Every.single.coach. says we need to start by changing the culture.
not only here, but every where.

Watch every interview for a new coach. "Culture" will be mentioned.

When really it means get better players.
- ImThatGuy


Yup, I hear that as well, no doubt.
Let’s just say that opinions vary on the subject matter...obviously, lol.

I am of the firm belief that a state of winning over a period of time is far more than merely the best collection of talent. From your posts, that is what I have seen you post many times, although I also believe that you think there is more to it than merely talent alone. So do I in fact.

For me, I believe that talent and training, etc are extremely important...and most teams are similar in that regard. They all have relatively the same equipment, technology, schedules, etc...and talent for the most part is pretty similar...but there are outliers their as well on both sides.

However, when an organization is able to achieve consistency in winning, I firmly believe that those organizations are doing something additional that separates them ... to me such things as proper leadership, accountability, buying to one objective at the expense of nearly everything else is what pushes thes organizations over the top. That is how I define culture.

Yes, nearly every coach, GM, etc Talks it, not many really Walk it. Therein lies the difference. The last asshat to wear the Bills HC hat is perfect case in point...he boldly talked about quite a bit...tough, bully, determined..blah, blah, blah and fielded a team so deficient in personal accountability it was a freakin joke, to the detriment of Team.

We have had the debate before and will again ... I don’t expect to change your mind, only to explain my mind on why I think it so strongly.

Michael Pachla: Impressions of, and questions concerning--F, Alexander Nylander
- Michael Pachla

wrong

yeah...that's about right

but how could you not to be enamored with his skill set coming out of junior?...the stuff he did with Mississauga and in junior tournaments was downright impressive
- Michael Pachla

Because the scouting reports apparently called out exactly who he is...
Perimeter player, disappears for long starches of time...shifts and games.
Supremely talented.