If the Rangers win the lottery, I won't be that upset since Columbus deserves that pick anyway. If anyone here gets upset, they should stop getting angry about Pittsburgh winning the draft in 2005.
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If the Rangers win the lottery, I won't be that upset since Columbus deserves that pick anyway. If anyone here gets upset, they should stop getting angry about Pittsburgh winning the draft in 2005.
The lack of logic in this statement makes my brain hurt lol
If we lose this year with this absolutely stacked roster, and then have to lose one of Richards/Gabby/Nash/Staal/McD/Girardi due to a lower cap AND end up somehow being awarded a high first that we already gave to Columbus I am just going to lose it.
If we lose this year with this absolutely stacked roster, and then have to lose one of Richards/Gabby/Nash/Staal/McD/Girardi due to a lower cap AND end up somehow being awarded a high first that we already gave to Columbus I am just going to lose it.
This roster is not stacked by any sense of the word. Our depth at center looks quite shakey and there's room for improvement at LW. And to be honest, Rupp/Stralman/Boyle/etc would go before any of those guys you mentioned.
This roster is not stacked by any sense of the word. Our depth at center looks quite shakey and there's room for improvement at LW. And to be honest, Rupp/Stralman/Boyle/etc would go before any of those guys you mentioned.
top 6 is stacked.
the guys mentioned as potential losses are the guys with the big price tags that would make the biggest impact to the cap.
center depth past stepan is shaky offensively, but our top 6 is our big strength and we don't sacrifice our top pairing defense to have it...we have 3 very good top 3 defenseman, and del zotto. our bottom 6 isn't bad by any means, but certainly not good either. defense past the top 3/4 is a little awkward, but we're certainly more stacked than we have been in a decade. more stacked than most--if not all teams in the league are right now. AND we have the best goalie in the world.
there's no doubt that a full-year lockout hurts us more than most teams since we're the best projected team. next year we have the potential of losing a big impact guy to cap, and that will suck.
edit: lw we have hagelin/kreider/nash... that's an extremely strong top 3 lw on any team in the league. rupp is def good at what he does for the 4th. unless callahan is bumped to our 3rd rw and nash plays 2nd rw... we're strong on that side. most teams don't have 'incredible' minor depth.
Last edited by mooskating: 11-16-2012 at 09:05 PM.
the guys mentioned as potential losses are the guys with the big price tags that would make the biggest impact to the cap.
center depth past stepan is shaky offensively, but our top 6 is our big strength and we don't sacrifice our top pairing defense to have it...we have 3 very good top 3 defenseman, and del zotto. our bottom 6 isn't bad by any means, but certainly not good either. defense past the top 3/4 is a little awkward, but we're certainly more stacked than we have been in a decade. more stacked than most--if not all teams in the league are right now. AND we have the best goalie in the world.
there's no doubt that a full-year lockout hurts us more than most teams since we're the best projected team. next year we have the potential of losing a big impact guy to cap, and that will suck.
edit: lw we have hagelin/kreider/nash... that's an extremely strong top 3 lw on any team in the league. rupp is def good at what he does for the 4th. unless callahan is bumped to our 3rd rw and nash plays 2nd rw... we're strong on that side. most teams don't have 'incredible' minor depth.
Exactly. Well put.
This team is stacked by the standards of the league and its going to be impossible to keep the big names together as soon as next season and it will definitely be impossible to keep them together the following season cap wise. This would be a really good year to, you know...be played.
The lack of logic in this statement makes my brain hurt lol
Keep your comments to yourself, if you were me, you'd get an infraction for that.
But seriously, people here criticize the fact that Pittsburgh got the pick in 2005 because they didn't deserve it, correct? If we won this pick (and didn't trade it to Columbus), do you think that we'd deserve it? No, I don't think anyone would think so. So if we got it, we would be no better than Pittsburgh.
Keep your comments to yourself, if you were me, you'd get an infraction for that.
But seriously, people here criticize the fact that Pittsburgh got the pick in 2005 because they didn't deserve it, correct? If we won this pick (and didn't trade it to Columbus), do you think that we'd deserve it? No, I don't think anyone would think so. So if we got it, we would be no better than Pittsburgh.
sure we'd deserve it. we would have just given up a season where we would've been the top contender for the cup. we'd deserve some compensation for that-- what makes columbus any more worthy of it-- the fact that they're the reason we're locked out right now?
Keep your comments to yourself, if you were me, you'd get an infraction for that.
But seriously, people here criticize the fact that Pittsburgh got the pick in 2005 because they didn't deserve it, correct? If we won this pick (and didn't trade it to Columbus), do you think that we'd deserve it? No, I don't think anyone would think so. So if we got it, we would be no better than Pittsburgh.
but we did trade it and that is the only reason we would win. there is a negative billionty chance that we would win if it was still our pick. hence still better than pittsburgh LOL
but we did trade it and that is the only reason we would win. there is a negative billionty chance that we would win if it was still our pick. hence still better than pittsburgh LOL
Yes, but we deserved that pick much more than Pittsburgh and yet both of us had an equal chance to get it.
sure we'd deserve it. we would have just given up a season where we would've been the top contender for the cup. we'd deserve some compensation for that-- what makes columbus any more worthy of it-- the fact that they're the reason we're locked out right now?
Wow, i totally forget we didnt have a first round pick this year, im really going to pissed if there isnt a season now. Because we all know we will land the #1 the year we gave our pick away.
Wow, i totally forget we didnt have a first round pick this year, im really going to pissed if there isnt a season now. Because we all know we will land the #1 the year we gave our pick away.
The odds of that happening are so few and far between. Playoff teams from last year may not even be in the lottery depending on the agreement.
Also, if there's no agreement, there may not be a draft.
The odds of that happening are so few and far between. Playoff teams from last year may not even be in the lottery depending on the agreement.
Also, if there's no agreement, there may not be a draft.
If it goes by the same format it did last time there was a lockout, which i would assume it would, then we would have a 1/30 shot, same odds as every team.
If it goes by the same format it did last time there was a lockout, which i would assume it would, then we would have a 1/30 shot, same odds as every team.
That's not how it worked in 2005. Teams had 1,2 or 3 balls depending on how often they made the playoffs in the previous years and whether they had the first overall pick. So not all teams had the same odds.
Looks like Lindberg is back and scored tonight in a 7-0 laugher over Rogle. (That's the best Rogle can do and Spelling is still on the farm team? Really?)
locked out because of smaller clubs and their inability to succeed financially, but either way. we got nash in return, so it was a fair trade at the time. it's all part of doing business. back on topic.
absolutely awesome to hear that lindberg is back
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Looks like Lindberg is back and scored tonight in a 7-0 laugher over Rogle. (That's the best Rogle can do and Spelling is still on the farm team? Really?)
Any word on Fasth, Swedish posters?
Glad to hear Lindberg is back!
Fasth was out two weeks with a mild shoulder sprain so he's not back yet, probably after American Thanksgiving.
Lindberg didn't miss any games because of the karjala tournament. The league has a break in the schedule during these type of tournaments. In his 3 games back after the concussion he's scored 2 points, 1+1.
He doesn't seem affected at all, which is good news
Lindberg didn't miss any games because of the karjala tournament. The league has a break in the schedule during these type of tournaments. In his 3 games back after the concussion he's scored 2 points, 1+1.
He doesn't seem affected at all, which is good news
Got lucky with the national break Good to have him back for sure... tear it up.
Sick goal by Shane McColgan tonight, who ended up with a goal and an assist. His goal tonight is very similar to Matt Duchene's against the Penguins last year.
Sick goal by Shane McColgan tonight, who ended up with a goal and an assist. His goal tonight is very similar to Matt Duchene's against the Penguins last year.
Good to have him back for sure... tear it up.
