To be fair, signing Oshie and trading Johansson was pretty stupid even if it did work out this year.

"Pretty thin" is a comment they make about their theory on what crime happened, and had nothing to do with Murtaugh's retirement plans. And was the original Lethal Weapon, not 3. Unless I'm forgetting a call back to it in 3?
- Antilles

This is my favorite response to anything I've ever written.

Don’t get me wrong, there have been some flagrant misuses of stats by tanner, but I like the opinionated stance and tone — do you want game recaps? Go to tsn. Or better yet, the magical wonder of video highlights. I think tanner is correct that the caps reached a little with their win this year, but maybe he underestimated ovi in beast mode. Who knows, maybe they don’t make the playoffs next year. I like the Hail Mary “oshie should be taken out back and shot” comments because they at least give us something to talk about. It’s JULY.

I think tanner is correct that the caps reached a little with their win this year, but maybe he underestimated ovi in beast mode
- The_Big_Heen

The caps beat the pens ( sorry for the mental lapse with the leafs before) and lightening- two of the heavyweights and favorites to in it all. We don’t give Vegas enough credit for getting where they did because of th expansion label. They were amazing all season and postseason.

Caps won the cup legitimately and with as much honor and pride in getting there as could be had. I don’t for a second agree they reached.

Man, the NHL is a crap shoot. It's a parity filled cap league where everyone but the top and bottome five teams is a crap shoot to make the playoffs. The Capitals had one of the worst off seasons in NHL history last year and just won one of the flukiest Cups ever.

TJ Oshie was a TERRIBLE signing. Kuznetsov, I'll admit I may have been wrong on that one, but my point was that instead of using the rest of your cap on him, you could turn him into three or four young players. Still don't think that was a bad idea, given that the team should by all rights have missed the playoffs.

And Barry Trotz is not a really good coach.
- james_tanner1

What Trotz did for years with the preds is remarkable. He made lemonade from limes for a decade or more and his win% still rocked. He lead the caps to league leading records and fell against the cup winning pens twice. Then he won the cup, preds style, with less talent than most have. How is he not a good coach?

Don’t hate u at all ; not sure how u draw
That conclusion.

Any stats out there to confirm your assessment? How am I helping u pay for stuff? Lost me on that one.
- rinaldo

it's called "narcissism". Pretty sure if you look up the definition you'll find a pic of JT in most modern dictionaries.

it's called "narcissism". Pretty sure if you look up the definition you'll find a pic of JT in most modern dictionaries.
- MnGump

Say what you want about me, but leave the dictionary picture jokes back in 1985 where they belong. I mean, not only is the joke lame and cliched and just not funny, but there aren't even pictures in any dictionary.

Say what you want about me, but leave the dictionary picture jokes back in 1985 where they belong. I mean, not only is the joke lame and cliched and just not funny, but there aren't even pictures in any dictionary.
- james_tanner1

LOL!!! You looked didn't you!

Term was off on the oshie signing. dollars weren't

Say what you want about me, but leave the dictionary picture jokes back in 1985 where they belong. I mean, not only is the joke lame and cliched and just not funny, but there aren't even pictures in any dictionary.
- james_tanner1

So in other words, YOU belong in 1985

What Trotz did for years with the preds is remarkable. He made lemonade from limes for a decade or more and his win% still rocked. He lead the caps to league leading records and fell against the cup winning pens twice. Then he won the cup, preds style, with less talent than most have. How is he not a good coach?
- halo63

Well, win percent doesn't mean anything because there aren't ties anymore.

Yes, he has made this argument. And will almost surely reply defending it further.

Don’t get me wrong, there have been some flagrant misuses of stats by tanner, but I like the opinionated stance and tone — do you want game recaps? Go to tsn. Or better yet, the magical wonder of video highlights. I think tanner is correct that the caps reached a little with their win this year, but maybe he underestimated ovi in beast mode. Who knows, maybe they don’t make the playoffs next year. I like the Hail Mary “oshie should be taken out back and shot” comments because they at least give us something to talk about. It’s JULY.
- The_Big_Heen

The flagrant misuses are done on purpose...

Don’t get me wrong, there have been some flagrant misuses of stats by tanner, but I like the opinionated stance and tone — do you want game recaps? Go to tsn. Or better yet, the magical wonder of video highlights. I think tanner is correct that the caps reached a little with their win this year, but maybe he underestimated ovi in beast mode. Who knows, maybe they don’t make the playoffs next year. I like the Hail Mary “oshie should be taken out back and shot” comments because they at least give us something to talk about. It’s JULY.
- The_Big_Heen

JT's blogs are purely for entertainment value. Nothing in his content need be taken seriously. Every entry from JT is a calculated attempt to stir the pot of senseless poop that he perpetuates on a daily if not hourly basis.

The "stances" and "tones" are merely an act. He's playing a role and he's been very successful at it.
So kudos to JT for maintaining a constant click bait blog that is continuously followed by all of his love/hate HB members.

JT's blogs are purely for entertainment value. Nothing in his content need be taken seriously. Every entry from JT is a calculated attempt to stir the pot of senseless poop that he perpetuates on a daily if not hourly basis.

The "stances" and "tones" are merely an act. He's playing a role and he's been very successful at it.
So kudos to JT for maintaining a constant click bait blog that is continuously followed by all of his love/hate HB members.
- MnGump

This is the 2018 way in which we disparage things we don't agree with. We just assume that everyone who has a different perspective has something wrong with them, or some kind of weird ulterior motive, because we don't want to think another person can think the opposite as we do and still be an intelligent person.

If you haven't noticed, a lot of what you're supposed to take seriously is terrible. This blog doesn't take itself seriously and its aimed at people who want to think about things in different ways. It is not written to get a reaction of the five people who live in the hockeybuzz forms.

I do see how it's convenient to see someone with new ideas as a 'troll;' it's happened at every point in history whenever people learn new things.
in complete denial about how the NHL has evolved over the last five or ten years. I certainly do not write for their reactions. That's loco.

This is the 2018 way in which we disparage things we don't agree with. We just assume that everyone who has a different perspective has something wrong with them, or some kind of weird ulterior motive, because we don't want to think another person can think the opposite as we do and still be an intelligent person.

If you haven't noticed, a lot of what you're supposed to take seriously is terrible. This blog doesn't take itself seriously and its aimed at people who want to think about things in different ways. It is not written to get a reaction of the five people who live in the hockeybuzz forms.

I do see how it's convenient to see someone with new ideas as a 'troll;' it's happened at every point in history whenever people learn new things.
in complete denial about how the NHL has evolved over the last five or ten years. I certainly do not write for their reactions. That's loco.
- james_tanner1

The fact that you present new ideas is not why anyone sees you as a troll. Far more to do with the fact that you frequently double down on an idea you present when it's been overwhelmingly proven to be a bad one.

This is the 2018 way in which we disparage things we don't agree with. We just assume that everyone who has a different perspective has something wrong with them, or some kind of weird ulterior motive, because we don't want to think another person can think the opposite as we do and still be an intelligent person.

If you haven't noticed, a lot of what you're supposed to take seriously is terrible. This blog doesn't take itself seriously and its aimed at people who want to think about things in different ways. It is not written to get a reaction of the five people who live in the hockeybuzz forms.

I do see how it's convenient to see someone with new ideas as a 'troll;' it's happened at every point in history whenever people learn new things.
in complete denial about how the NHL has evolved over the last five or ten years. I certainly do not write for their reactions. That's loco.
- james_tanner1

Ur kid quit hockey yet?

What Trotz did for years with the preds is remarkable. He made lemonade from limes for a decade or more and his win% still rocked. He lead the caps to league leading records and fell against the cup winning pens twice. Then he won the cup, preds style, with less talent than most have. How is he not a good coach?
- halo63

Because he benched a few players that Tanner didn't think should be benched, Despite having absolutely no inside knowledge as to why the moves were made.
Now if you read the rest of the blog and notice Tanners response to someone calling him a troll, You will also get a lesson of someone being a hypocrite.

I think you severely underrate the value of tom wilson, and i think Chandler stephenson could be a jay beagle type player for us in the near future

I think you severely underrate the value of tom wilson, and i think Chandler stephenson could be a jay beagle type player for us in the near future
- barry00

Jay Beagles is not good though.

Jay Beagles is not good though.
- james_tanner1

Beagles is a solid role player.

Beagles is a solid role player.
- MJL

Won the Stanley Cup 2018

Won the Presidents Trophy 2017

Won the Presdidents Trophy 2016

I guess it pays to play players that are not good, best team in hockey does it year after year. Imagine if they had DSP and Orprik on their team....they wouldn't even make the playoffs I bet.

Considering you have children an apparent struggle with alcohol addiction and a backyard that suggests you live a townhouse I'm sure he doesn't feel bad contributing a few cents to the peanuts you make posting blogs to a hockey gossip site
- sensmelon

Nope!
The amount he makes off this doesn't even pay for his cigarrette's!
But he again wants to look down his nose at everyone else!

Considering you have children an apparent struggle with alcohol addiction and a backyard that suggests you live a townhouse I'm sure he doesn't feel bad contributing a few cents to the peanuts you make posting blogs to a hockey gossip site
- sensmelon

WTF dude? An alcohol addiction? That's a pretty f'd up thing to write.

WTF dude? An alcohol addiction? That's a pretty f'd up thing to write.
- james_tanner1

So whats your poison JT? Vodka? I know it's not whiskey. Oh I bet you're a high brow alky.. Gin!