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asq2 wrote:Tavares with a hattrick in his second game for the Knights, giving him 5 goals and 6 points in 2 games.

I guess my concern with him is A) can he do things on his own, or is he just one of those guys who thrives around other good players? B) can he dominate a game, or just be like Heatley and put up a few points and otherwise be invisible, C) can he be as effective despite not being overly physical or overly fast or overly large, and D) can people spell his name right, unlike the "Stall" brothers, or are we going to have to suffer through a variety of "Taveres," "Taveras", "Tavaras" or "Tavres" as I've seen.

asq2 wrote:Tavares with a hattrick in his second game for the Knights, giving him 5 goals and 6 points in 2 games.

I guess my concern with him is A) can he do things on his own, or is he just one of those guys who thrives around other good players? B) can he dominate a game, or just be like Heatley and put up a few points and otherwise be invisible, C) can he be as effective despite not being overly physical or overly fast or overly large, and D) can people spell his name right, unlike the "Stall" brothers, or are we going to have to suffer through a variety of "Taveres," "Taveras", "Tavaras" or "Tavres" as I've seen.

Bass Destruction wrote:

asq2 wrote:Tavares with a hattrick in his second game for the Knights, giving him 5 goals and 6 points in 2 games.

I guess my concern with him is A) can he do things on his own, or is he just one of those guys who thrives around other good players? B) can he dominate a game, or just be like Heatley and put up a few points and otherwise be invisible, C) can he be as effective despite not being overly physical or overly fast or overly large, and D) can people spell his name right, unlike the "Stall" brothers, or are we going to have to suffer through a variety of "Taveres," "Taveras", "Tavaras" or "Tavres" as I've seen.

I doubt it'll be as annoying as the years of 'Speeza' we had to endure. I even remember some people pronouncing Steve Duchesne's name Doo-Chezzz-neeee

asq2 wrote:And, of course, Magnus Svensson-Paajarvi is not exactly the easiest thing to spell either.

hemlock wrote:

asq2 wrote:And, of course, Magnus Svensson-Paajarvi is not exactly the easiest thing to spell either.

Just calling him MSP is an easy out there. I've already heard a few versions of his name though. Pie-jar-vee, Pee-yar-vee etc.

asq2 wrote:I've heard some broadcasters call him Par-Ya-vee, but I'm pretty sure that's a mistake.

I call him Pa-Yar-Vee.

hemlock wrote:

asq2 wrote:I've heard some broadcasters call him Par-Ya-vee, but I'm pretty sure that's a mistake.

I call him Pa-Yar-Vee.

That sounds right. I'll just call him MSP lol. Is it wrong it to be this excited for the draft before the All-Star game?

asq2 wrote:

hemlock wrote:

asq2 wrote:I've heard some broadcasters call him Par-Ya-vee, but I'm pretty sure that's a mistake.

I call him Pa-Yar-Vee.

That sounds right. I'll just call him MSP lol. Is it wrong it to be this excited for the draft before the All-Star game?

Yes. We're setting ourselves up for disappointment. There's a very strong chance we'll "turn it around" and end up 10-11th in the conference.

asq2 wrote:

hemlock wrote:

asq2 wrote:I've heard some broadcasters call him Par-Ya-vee, but I'm pretty sure that's a mistake.

I call him Pa-Yar-Vee.

That sounds right. I'll just call him MSP lol. Is it wrong it to be this excited for the draft before the All-Star game?

Yes. We're setting ourselves up for disappointment. There's a very strong chance we'll "turn it around" and end up 10-11th in the conference.

Tukker wrote:

asq2 wrote:

hemlock wrote:

asq2 wrote:I've heard some broadcasters call him Par-Ya-vee, but I'm pretty sure that's a mistake.

I call him Pa-Yar-Vee.

That sounds right. I'll just call him MSP lol. Is it wrong it to be this excited for the draft before the All-Star game?

Yes. We're setting ourselves up for disappointment. There's a very strong chance we'll "turn it around" and end up 10-11th in the conference.

Kadri it is

hemlock wrote:

asq2 wrote:

hemlock wrote:

asq2 wrote:I've heard some broadcasters call him Par-Ya-vee, but I'm pretty sure that's a mistake.

I call him Pa-Yar-Vee.

That sounds right. I'll just call him MSP lol. Is it wrong it to be this excited for the draft before the All-Star game?

Yes. We're setting ourselves up for disappointment. There's a very strong chance we'll "turn it around" and end up 10-11th in the conference.

That will still fetch a nice player, but the though of having a top 3-5 pick is really the only consolation for me this season

I don't think SJ's pick (unless they get bounced in the 1st round, then it's the 22nd pick) would be enough to package with say a 10th pick, to move up to the top 5.

So close, yet so far. There is still hope for Tank Nation though, Tampa is playing better, St. Louis is staying ahead of us.

asq2 wrote:

hemlock wrote:

asq2 wrote:

hemlock wrote:

asq2 wrote:I've heard some broadcasters call him Par-Ya-vee, but I'm pretty sure that's a mistake.

I call him Pa-Yar-Vee.

That sounds right. I'll just call him MSP lol. Is it wrong it to be this excited for the draft before the All-Star game?

Yes. We're setting ourselves up for disappointment. There's a very strong chance we'll "turn it around" and end up 10-11th in the conference.

That will still fetch a nice player, but the though of having a top 3-5 pick is really the only consolation for me this season

I don't think SJ's pick (unless they get bounced in the 1st round, then it's the 22nd pick) would be enough to package with say a 10th pick, to move up to the top 5.

So close, yet so far. There is still hope for Tank Nation though, Tampa is playing better, St. Louis is staying ahead of us.

And Atlanta has found a saviour in Rich Peverley.