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about 10 games into their careers, some Rags fans proclaimed that Prucha was a much better player then Crosby and some agreed. Just goes to show you how the only thing that matters to most on HF is what a player has done in the last week. Hence, why Malkin is now not a top 5 player.
I say the wild pick him up,they just picked up o`sullivan but i think they need more than that. specialy with Latandress being out for aconsiderable time. Other good matches would be the isles or maybe the kings(lol ok maybe not the kings) plz dont kill me king fans
It'd be worth a shot for Shero to gamble on Prucha, and if you waive Comrie at the same time the difference in cap hit would be $700,000. The Pens don't have that kind of space, but they could pick him up for the short term because of the Staal LTIR factor.
I am guessing Prucha will clear because of the relatively high cap hit.
I'd love it if we waived Comrie and Godard and picked him up. He's much less useless than they are.
Beside the fact, just pick Prucha up. Waive Comrie and pick up Prucha. He is younger and has shown in the past he can score. Plus he is a winger and the Pens need wingers.
i didn't read that whole thread, but all that said was at the time a guy said he had prucha ahead of crosby in the ROTY voting, it was december. i'm too lazy to look up stats, but at the time prucha COULD have had more points, or just double the goals of crosby, or anything crazy. again though i didn't read the thread and looking back it seems crazy
about 10 games into their careers, some Rags fans proclaimed that Prucha was a much better player then Crosby and some agreed. Just goes to show you how the only thing that matters to most on HF is what a player has done in the last week. Hence, why Malkin is now not a top 5 player.
Michael Moore is that you?
Talk about twisting the truth.
One guy said that at the moment, when Prucha was on a tear, he was a better player than Crosby AT THE TIME. And as incorrect as that was, I don't think anyone would argue that a) he was "a much better player" or b) "he would be 3 years into the future".
Fact is Rangers fans were mesmerized by his scoring touch and hustle. He was definitely overachieving, but its not like people were like oh yea Prucha is so much better than Crosby, because thats not true.
As said, that's not the thread I was referring to. You've been here since '04, I'm sure you remember. Even as a Rags fan, you gotta be able to laugh at the notion of Prucha being better then Crosby.
Prucha had a really solid year on the Czech line last year. There should be space on someone's roster for a guy with his work ethic and skillset. Paired with the right linemates, he may even overachieve. I actually thought he'd be on waivers by Halloween, but I guess by Thanksgiving a 1/4 of his cap hit is gone.
I like the guy, I would be surprised if he gets through. Maybe Columbus takes a chance on this Czech.
We might've a couple years ago (indeed, there were a lot of people who'd wished we had), but this year there's no room on the roster.
Hopefully someone will give him a decent shot. (I'd guess NYI, but who knows?) I'm just surprised he didn't work out with the Yotes.
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Maybe Nashville? Kostitsyn doesn't seem to be working out as well as they hoped. He looked good against Phoenix, but he's just not putting up the numbers. They are similar players, but I think Prucha has that tremmendous, infectious, insanely positive attitude and is always the top worker. Last season Dave Tippett created a system of rating players outside of the numbers they put up. The sort of intangible "process" points. Not how many rocks you move, but how you move the rocks kind of thing. Prucha was second to Doan amongst forwards.
This isn't a cap-related move by the Coyotes. Prucha is an NHL-caliber player and the Coyotes put him on waivers to give him the possibility of playing somewhere. Classy move.
The Coyotes simply don't have room for him anymore. Their top 6 is full and Prucha's a player that fits best in the top 6. He's a hard worker and he can score some goals; he's not a checker or a grinder so he's not a good fit in the bottom 6, which is where he's been playing when he's in the lineup. He's small and has been subject to a lot of big hits over the years but he could help a team in need of some offense, with room in it's top 6 for him to play.
O'Sullivan was claimed so I'd be a little surprised if Prucha wasn't but keep in mind Prucha costs more. That might make him clear. I think the Penguins should claim him; he's no worse than Comrie and they need wingers.
Wow, what a difference Jagr leaving made on his stats.
not much to do with jagr. more so the fact that the kid averaged like 3 minutes of PP time a game and played with Rucinsky and Sykora who at the time were still decent players on our second line and was getting 15+ min a game.
Hes not a bad player but he needs more than most teams are willing to give him to be efective.
Maybe Nashville? Kostitsyn doesn't seem to be working out as well as they hoped. He looked good against Phoenix, but he's just not putting up the numbers. They are similar players, but I think Prucha has that tremmendous, infectious, insanely positive attitude and is always the top worker. Last season Dave Tippett created a system of rating players outside of the numbers they put up. The sort of intangible "process" points. Not how many rocks you move, but how you move the rocks kind of thing. Prucha was second to Doan amongst forwards.
Kostitsyn has been playing with an injured finger since the beginning of the year and hasn't put up a lot of points because he's not getting quality icetime (top-6 or PP). He isn't necessarily playing bad.
There's no room on Nashville for Prucha's $1.2 mil salary. I just don't see Prucha beating anyone out for a roster spot on the Preds.
Prucha's cap hit is too high for Pittsburgh to pick him up. Even if we waive Comrie or Godard there's no room for Prucha in salary cap when Staal comes back. Doesn't make any sense to pick him up for just a few weeks until Staal comes back.
Prucha's cap hit is too high for Pittsburgh to pick him up. Even if we waive Comrie or Godard there's no room for Prucha in salary cap when Staal comes back. Doesn't make any sense to pick him up for just a few weeks until Staal comes back.
Maybe Phoenix can re-entry him for you? I would guess that the Coyotes would rather pay him 600k to play for someone else than to pay him 1.2m to play in the minors. Then again, there is always Europe. I don't know if he'd even be willing to accept a demotion. Well, maybe to Hershey.
I would guess that the Coyotes would rather pay him 600k to play for someone else than to pay him 1.2m to play in the minors. Then again, there is always Europe. I don't know if he'd even be willing to accept a demotion. Well, maybe to Hershey.
