WFT's: Make the Case (S46)
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Registered S10 Challenge Cup Champion 03-24-2019, 11:38 AMsarmo Wrote:03-24-2019, 03:33 AMBoomcheck Wrote: That line carried your defense, huh? How about this. A) Why are you playing a forward on PK defense? You are literally intending to TPE wall your lines. Are you taking bride in Watson's shots blocked? Because I disregard them entirely. He is not second among forwards in blocked shots because he as literally a defenseman on the PK. All active defensemen see big minutes? Does quality not matter? They hardly get to play with 'the best line' on the PP. You literally had 5 forwards on your first PP unit, which is why they saw those minutes. In fact when you rank PP minutes there's 6 forwards before a defenseman appears. A few other teams have that disparity, but the Chiefs are the only one that has the difference at OVER 20 MINUTES. B) Bring it. If I could choose which team I wanted to face in a 7 game series round one for easiest competition? It's this season's Minnesota Chiefs. C) Not sure what your response is tbh, it seems to be proving my point. Look. This isn't illegal. You're within your rights, but I do have a case that you toss your guys all over the ice in an abuse of durability/endurance. I posted the Jets line who were before in offensive efficiency, playing less minutes and Visser still outscored y'all. Bearss, his winger, performed better than any of the Chiefs forwards. 03-24-2019, 12:48 PMBaelor Swift Wrote: Maybe instead of complaining about something that is completely legal, realize you're saying this about a franchise that has proven you don't need to tank and dish off core players to have long-term success. Should Minnesota just rebuild every time it can't roll a full three lines? I think we've proven it's not necessary and it's paid of with success and immense amounts of two-way loyalty. We currently have THREE recreates on the team (drafted by the team as well) who played the vast majority of their first players' careers with the Chiefs. A fourth who is now Co-GM who played the last couple seasons of his career with the Chiefs before being drafted with his recreate. The Chiefs have been around for 41 seasons now. Of the nine players who played at least 500 games with the team ever, six have played 500+ games with the team in the period between Season 32 and now (15 seasons) and all but one was drafted by the team. So maybe take a step back and think about the situation in Minnesota... that what you are seeing is actually the result of a franchise that is extremely strong and stable and hasn't missed the playoffs in consecutive seasons since Seasons 19-21 and since Season 32, have made the playoffs 12 times in 15 seasons and have advanced past the first round six times in the past ten playoffs. Yeah, it's legal. You're not breaking any rules. Doesn't mean I believe them to be the best line in SHL history. I have never made a simple finesse player so maybe my views are slanted that way but ... I simply am not in favor of a forward playing on the PK defense if they do not have defense as a strength. I am fine with forwards playing on the PP, we see it in hockey a lot these days and I saw the Devils use Kovalchuk in that role all the time. I just don't appreciate the 5 forward unit on the PP, and the Chiefs aren't the only team to do this so I don't mean to just batter Minnesota here. It's just the topic of conversation came up regarding this 'Greatest line ever' thing. I believe in some tactical variance and shifting things around, but I feel teams in the league are taking too much liberty with injuries being off. As of now, no rules have been broken but I think the league should take a closer look at this. Not quite sure why you're bringing up the Chiefs history to me. They're one of my favorite franchises, the only cup i've won is with them in S10. |
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