It's a win-win with Stalberg. Either he signs a reasonable/cheap contract with the hawks or he asks for too much $$$$ and prices himself out. If the latter happens we don't have to worry about an obnoxious cap hit.
It's a win-win with Stalberg. Either he signs a reasonable/cheap contract with the hawks or he asks for too much $$$$ and prices himself out. If the latter happens we don't have to worry about an obnoxious cap hit.
Looking forward to seeing Kane put up 35 and 55
Good point. The lost season would help a lot with the Stalberg negotiations. Not to mention, a decreased cap as well.
If there is no season, their contracts don't rollover. They'd be out of contract going into 13-14.
Right, but what makes you think we won't RE-SIGN him again if we already did after his equally awful crawford-esque season? Are you just assuming we won't bring him back when his contract is up?
Yeah, we resigned Emery but his contract will be gone if the season is cancelled. They don't carry over. That being said, Bowman will probably sign him once again.
If he was so head over heals for Emery as part of the solution to the goaltending problem to resign him before the regular season was even over, what would change his mind with no additional evidence one way or the other?
IF he chooses not to sign Emery after the lockout, I would really hope someone would ask why.
Right, but what makes you think we won't RE-SIGN him again if we already did after his equally awful crawford-esque season? Are you just assuming we won't bring him back when his contract is up?
I'm not assuming anything. All I'm saying is that when summer roles around it's an entirely new FA period. There's some guys I'm looking at (http://capgeek.com/free-agents/?year...G&fa_type_id=2) that I might prefer to have as a backup over Emery.
I'm not assuming anything. All I'm saying is that when summer roles around it's an entirely new FA period. There's some guys I'm looking at (http://capgeek.com/free-agents/?year...G&fa_type_id=2) that I might prefer to have as a backup over Emery.
There's some guys I've played in beer leagues with I might prefer to have instead but Emery is Bowman's guy so I see no reason he will not be back. Bowman views him as a critical piece to solving the goaltending problem. He wouldn't have resigned him during the season if he didn't.
Maybe Bowman viewed him as a stopgap. Never know. Oh, but I am sure most of you know, considering it's Bowman.
Even if he is a stopgap, we'll need another one next year. I doubt they let any of the prospects have that job just yet. And that's the worst part. There are some quality free agent goalies out there next year but they will probably want 2 year deals. That leaves the door open to bring in a guy for 1 year and I fear it will be Ray "Open Net" Emery again.
He should be playing to get better. So should Crawford too. I haven't heard **** about them playing anywhere. It's ********. If any two guys need the practice, it's them. What the hell have they been doing all year?
There's some guys I've played in beer leagues with I might prefer to have instead but Emery is Bowman's guy so I see no reason he will not be back. Bowman views him as a critical piece to solving the goaltending problem. He wouldn't have resigned him during the season if he didn't.
I get that it's a bit for you at this point, so I am certain you don't actually believe any of that. He was brought back because there wasn't a better backup available on FA. Here is who was out there:
Cristobal Huet, Chicago Blackhawks, $5,625,000
Dwayne Roloson, Tampa Bay Lightning, $3,000,000
Antero Niittymaki, San Jose Sharks, $2,000,000
Dan Ellis, Anaheim Ducks, $1,500,000
Alex Auld, Ottawa Senators, $1,000,000
Johan Backlund, Philadelphia Flyers, $800,000
Ty Conklin, Detroit Red Wings, $750,000
Yann Danis, Edmonton Oilers, $650,000
Andrew Raycroft, Dallas Stars, $650,000
Brent Johnson, Pittsburgh Penguins, $600,000
Curtis Sanford, Columbus Blue Jackets, $600,000 (signed in Europe)
Nathan Lawson, Montreal Canadiens, $550,000
Mike McKenna, Ottawa Senators, $550,000
Jason Bacashihua, Philadelphia Flyers, $525,000
Matt Climie, Vancouver Canucks, $525,000
David Leggio, Buffalo Sabres, $525,000
Drew Macintyre, Buffalo Sabres, $525,000
Peter Mannino, Winnipeg Jets, $525,000
Scott Munroe, Pittsburgh Penguins, $525,000
Dany Sabourin, Washington Capitals, $525,000
All junk. This coming FA, at least you can get a Budaj or a Montoya or something if that's preferable.
In the end, let's remember that we are discussing the backup goalie. If Crawford isn't a trainwreck, it doesn't matter who the backup is. It only became a big deal last year because CC was so incredibly awful.
I don't view goalies as starter / backup. I just look at it as 2 goalies. Most good teams take that stance. Why the hell would you throw away potential wins at the most critical position? That was something that used to happen years ago but it's a different time now.
Oduya is not worse than Leddy defensively, he is far better than Leddy defensively.
Stalberg may not be a top 6 player, but he is a legit NHLer who should be in our bottom 6.
Yes.
Oduya most certainly was not the worst defensemen on the team last year, period. Bear in mind that same poster at one point stated he was the worst d-man in the league, so, take all that for what it's worth.
Stalberg is not one of this team's problems. Debate him being/not being a Top 6 player all you want, but it's essentially irrelevant because the simple point is he's a legitimate NHL player and has a role on this team. He frustrates me at times, but so does every player on this roster at one point or another. Stalberg is not an issue or a detriment to this roster.
not a fan of Emery and think others could post the same numbers with the W-L line, but as a backup he won more games than he lost. This is what matters.
Oduya most certainly was not the worst defensemen on the team last year, period. Bear in mind that same poster at one point stated he was the worst d-man in the league, so, take all that for what it's worth.
Stalberg is not one of this team's problems. Debate him being/not being a Top 6 player all you want, but it's essentially irrelevant because the simple point is he's a legitimate NHL player and has a role on this team. He frustrates me at times, but so does every player on this roster at one point or another. Stalberg is not an issue or a detriment to this roster.
Oduya is physically the weakest dman on roster ,, He never wins a puck battle or can make a defenisve play to push someone off a puck
Leddy struggles with physical aspects ,, But at least he has the excuse of being 20 yrs old
As for Stalberg ,, If he has a role then Frolik has a role
I have yet to see Stalberg play defense or show up for playoffs in his 2 years with Hawks ,,, I have seen Frolik show up
Oduya is physically the weakest dman on roster ,, He never wins a puck battle or can make a defenisve play to push someone off a puck
Leddy struggles with physical aspects ,, But at least he has the excuse of being 20 yrs old
As for Stalberg ,, If he has a role then Frolik has a role
I have yet to see Stalberg play defense or show up for playoffs in his 2 years with Hawks ,,, I have seen Frolik show up
You called Oduya the weakest defender on the team, thus essentially calling him the worst defenseman on the team, and you went so far once to call him the worst in the league. I think that in and of itself negates any logical discussions about him. I acknowledge he's not a physical powerhouse but to state some of the stuff you have about him is just crazy. I'm not calling him a Norris candidate but he's far from the worst defenseman on the roster last season, let alone the league.
I'm not going to touch Stalberg with you any further past this post. I'd rather bang my head against a brick wall. It would be equally productive for my well being. As for playoff performances, we can say a lack of showing up for a few guys the past year or two on this roster, some much bigger in name than one Viktor Stalberg. You have a hate-boner for the guy, plain and simple, and that's fine. You're entitled to that, I'm just not going to debate it any more. You see what you see, whatever that is. Great. Moving on.
You called Oduya the weakest defender on the team, thus essentially calling him the worst defenseman on the team, and you went so far once to call him the worst in the league. I think that in and of itself negates any logical discussions about him. I acknowledge he's not a physical powerhouse but to state some of the stuff you have about him is just crazy. I'm not calling him a Norris candidate but he's far from the worst defenseman on the roster last season, let alone the league.
I'm not going to touch Stalberg with you any further past this post. I'd rather bang my head against a brick wall. It would be equally productive for my well being. As for playoff performances, we can say a lack of showing up for a few guys the past year or two on this roster, some much bigger in name than one Viktor Stalberg. You have a hate-boner for the guy, plain and simple, and that's fine. You're entitled to that, I'm just not going to debate it any more. You see what you see, whatever that is. Great. Moving on.
You called Oduya the weakest defender on the team, thus essentially calling him the worst defenseman on the team, and you went so far once to call him the worst in the league. I think that in and of itself negates any logical discussions about him. I acknowledge he's not a physical powerhouse but to state some of the stuff you have about him is just crazy. I'm not calling him a Norris candidate but he's far from the worst defenseman on the roster last season, let alone the league.
I'm not going to touch Stalberg with you any further past this post. I'd rather bang my head against a brick wall. It would be equally productive for my well being. As for playoff performances, we can say a lack of showing up for a few guys the past year or two on this roster, some much bigger in name than one Viktor Stalberg. You have a hate-boner for the guy, plain and simple, and that's fine. You're entitled to that, I'm just not going to debate it any more. You see what you see, whatever that is. Great. Moving on.
You forgot to mention his hard on for Frolik. Even though he has been a bust with the Hawks, he hangs on … I think because he had such high predictions for him when he arrived. The opposite for VS. He has proven to be a valuable player and HAS improved despite his original predictions and the denials that have followed. Sometimes you just have to admit that you were wrong. It’s much easier than trying to convince others by nit picking the positive and/or the negative that we hear about said players, virtually every Hawk game.
As for Oduya: I’m afraid he could be right for the most part. Not the worst in the league but I maintain that Stan made a major faux pas by acquiring him and then compounded it by handing him a generous contract.
