I saw that Matteau is invited and Lamoriello said 5 or 6 forward lines 2 goalies and 8 D, the last two being obvious. If he did say 5 or 6 forward lines then:
Not at all. He had 36 in 69 games, which was a low, but the year before that 42 in 47, somewhere near 75 points in 82 games and the year before that, 22 points in 22 games.
He's definitely a 60-75 point player during a full season. If Oilers are trading Hemsky, they will be trading him because his value will be close to a 60-70 point Hemsky and not an injury plagued Hemsky. In order for the Devils to get him, they'd have to pay that value or relatively close.
5m Tom Gulitti @TGfireandice
Lou Lamoriello, Pete DeBoer and Scott Stevens watch video of Kovalchuk figure skating. Give me 3 words or less for each guy's 1st thought.
5m Tom Gulitti @TGfireandice
Lou Lamoriello, Pete DeBoer and Scott Stevens watch video of Kovalchuk figure skating. Give me 3 words or less for each guy's 1st thought.
The Florida Panthers, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders and Winnipeg Jets would all like to add a playmaking winger to their roster and could target Hemsky.
Whose reports are these? I know Todd is a little better than the usual Hockeybuzz tripe, but I still don't trust anything coming out of Eklund's site.
Todd Cordell, Devils writer on hockey buzz who cited FourthPeriod.
FourthPeriod is more of a team X has an extra winger and team Y needs a winger and has players team X needs, so put two and two together and hope you get it right to look more credible.
Edmonton needs D help so I don't see how Isles could trade for him, I doubt the panthers would want to move Gubranson/Kulikov for him, Jovo prob wouldn't waive NTC. Jets have only Enstrom, Bogo, and BUff that would be of interest and I doubt they'd want to give that up
Edmonton needs D help so I don't see how Isles could trade for him, I doubt the panthers would want to move Gubranson/Kulikov for him, Jovo prob wouldn't waive NTC. Jets have only Enstrom, Bogo, and BUff that would be of interest and I doubt they'd want to give that up
Edmonton has 7 defensemen on 1 way contracts plus Justin Schultz. They need an upgrade on defense but don't really need to add another defensemen right now. If they make a move it probably won't be until the offseason when 3 of those guys become UFAs.
I'd love to get hemsky here it would be such an upgrade. Elias and hemsky on the same line would be dynamite. Hopefully they really make a push for him but I doubt we get him.
Edmonton fans calling Volchnekov made of glass.....yeah okay....
If you're talking about the trade forum thread the guy who said that is not an Oilers fan. And the point he was making seemed pretty valid to me, that Hemsky's average games/season is only a few less than Volchnekov's. Assuming his numbers are correct, it is a bit odd that one guy gets labeled as injury prone and the other does not.
If you're talking about the trade forum thread the guy who said that is not an Oilers fan. And the point he was making seemed pretty valid to me, that Hemsky's average games/season is only a few less than Volchnekov's. Assuming his numbers are correct, it is a bit odd that one guy gets labeled as injury prone and the other does not.
Hemsky is a skilled forward while Volchenkov is a hard hitting, shot blocking defenseman. I can't think of a player that plays like Anton and still manages to play 75+ games a year.
Hemsky is a skilled forward while Volchenkov is a hard hitting, shot blocking defenseman. I can't think of a player that plays like Anton and still manages to play 75+ games a year.
I have a lot respect for Volchenkov so I don't take anything away from him. As for Hemsky, his injury is basically both shoulders, and that's because he's taken a number of big hits over the years. Many criticisms can be made of him, but the guy is not a wimp. If he's healthy, and there's some reason for optimism here, then I would expect a very productive season out of him.
