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Originally Posted by Kriss E
My point is simply that there is no conclusion to be drawn here.
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So this means I can't say that he hasn't looked good so far?
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Originally Posted by Kriss E
Did you expect him to be better than what he has shown in his first 5games back in almost 2years of hockey?
He is exactly where I thought he'd be. Still great vision, still has the offensive skills, skating I weak and positioning needs work. That's exactly where I thought he'd be.
Will he improve? If he stays healthy, I don't see why not.
The question remains will he stay healthy? We can't answer that. And if it wasn't predictable enough earlier this year, it should certainly be next season. We have to plan as if he will miss time. We need to bring in another tough minute Dman. That will require moving Kaberle though.
New management will need Molson to be generous this summer. He will have to dig deep into his pockets.
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I really didn't know what to expect. Like I said before he came back though, we should just assume he's not going to be healthy next year. Whether he'd come back strong or not, that's my position. The fact that he doesn't look all that great (in my opinion anyway) does nothing but reinforce my belief that we can't count on him for much next season.
You say that as long as he stays healthy there's no reason to believe that he won't improve. Of course there is. There's very good reason to believe that he's past his best before date. He could be slow and ineffective as he's been since he's come back. You've got to stop with this whole "we can't know anything before it happens" way of thinking dude. You've got to have foresight and PLAN for things. And we should PLAN on him being ineffective or injured. If he comes back strong... so much the better. If not, we're prepared for it.