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11-28-2011, 04:36 PM | #454 | |
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Fixed. It was Ryan Howard-bad at the time. Last edited by Logan : 11-28-2011 at 04:40 PM. |
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11-28-2011, 04:58 PM | #460 |
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Ricky Five-Hole signed the deal in 2006. He had played just 143 games for the Isles before the deal.
He's played 162 games since... I think the Kovalchuk deal could be one of the worst all time as well.
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11-28-2011, 05:01 PM | #462 |
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Yeah it's a bad deal, but I don't think the worst. If only because the cap hit is like $4.5M. In a couple years, it will be a nuisance, but not a killer contract.
(I apologize to Pumpy for my $ usage in this post. In order to make it up to him, I'll post something nice) Zach Parise isn't too bad looking when standing next to Ken Daneyko
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11-28-2011, 07:44 PM | #464 | |
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Meh, forget the Cup right now. I'm just looking for competent, competitive play and a coach who actually knows how to do anything besides dump-and-chase and can actually develop his players. Maurice may be a nice guy, but he's got a certain mindset about how his teams should play and it never adjusts for what he actually has on his roster (Rutherford's not immune to blame on this because he kept feeding Maurice round pegs for his square holes). Arguably his best team was the 2009 team he inherited from Laviolette and that was because he didn't do too much tinkering other than tightening up the defense. Once he had time to put his stamp on the team, it went downhill. |
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I love the NHL. FWIW, Dubinsky is right...anyone who has ever seen Jody Shelley play...errr...skate...err....whatever the hell he is trying to do on the ice, knows that he does, indeed, suck.
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11-28-2011, 08:24 PM | #467 |
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3 games for Pacciorretty hit on Letang.
I expected 0 and had hoped for 2, so this is a surprise.
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I'm going to my first-ever hockey game tomorrow with work. Blues @ Caps I think. Well, definitely Caps...
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He needs to have another meeting with his officials then....they didn't even call a penalty on the play.
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They were probably too busy making sure Sidney Crosby was ok. I am sure those officials got a stern talking to.
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11-29-2011, 12:00 PM | #480 |
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Carolina has claimed The Noodler off waivers.
There are also rumors swirling around that the Ducks may be willing to trade Bobby Ryan. I know Ryan is struggling this year, but I am fan of the guy. Though I don't think it'd ever happen, the Wings could really use some youth and scoring on the wing.
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That is madness. Also, the Ducks are on a pretty strict slef-imposed budget. No way could they take on Ovechkin's massive contract.
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The Caps will either win with Ovechkin or not win. Trading your superstar for lesser pieces won't help.
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Byfuglien for Bobby Ryan straight up. Make it happen, Chevledayoff.
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My point is that there's no way the Caps win the Cup without Ovechkin playing like a star. There's no way to get rid of him and be better.
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When you're talking internal team budget, I think you also have to take into account the overall value of the contract, not just the per year cap hit. When Bobby Ryan's contract comes off the books in 2015, the Caps will still being owing Ovie another $50 million or so? Yikes!
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I think he means it would be madness for the Caps. Ovechkin's lowest point total is higher than Ryan's highest point total.
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Yes. It would be madness for the Caps. And I also believe that it would be financially impossible for the Ducks.
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I think alot of this is how guys play him anymore. He scored a bunch of goals by entering the zone with speed, and ripping a shot using the D as a screen. D are no longer concerned with getting beat by him blowing past him, so they stand up on him, he no longer gets those shots off. I'll stop short of calling him a one-trick pony, because he did have some great goals in tight. But his best chances are being taken away before they even develop now.
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I have to imagine the Rangers would be very interested in a deal for Ryan, and for once it seems like we'd have the young players/prospects to pull off such a deal.
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