yes, that's true. he's a good person and you'll get more performance per dollar out of him than any of McCabe or Kabina.guyroch said:
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i have lowered my standards to avoid going insane.
maybe because of the hurt roster... but, you bring up a good point. PM has soften his stance considerably as the season progressed.guyroch said:
you're not quite on the mark with that one.
alot of teams that have 'gotten bad' have done so also because of the financial inability to do well. (NYI, CHI, STL, PIT) or are fairly new franchises in unexploited or weak hockey markets. (ATL, TB, CAR, PHX, FLO)
the #1 pick overall doesn't mean you are drafting a superstar either. Rick Dipietro, Patrik Stefan, Rick Nash, Alexandre Daigle, Eric Lindros- all somewhat examples of those... in fact none througout history have done what Crosby is doing. he was just a special pick. it wasn't like Pittsburgh was throwing the season... if only athletes were bred that way... lol
anyways, there isn't likely another Crosby calibre player to come along for quite some time now. Ovechkin is close, but one has to remember that Crosby is still 1 year younger than the age at which Ovechkin has played his first NHL game. Crosby is still TOO YOUNG to play in the AHL and is now only the AVERAGE AGE of an OHL player. BTW, Ovechkin was at 49 pts. this far into his season last year at this time.
hockey changed as of last season... it's now more a factor of good management, good coaching, good drafting and the like.
i remember when JFJr was hired. he had a plan. though he never disclosed what that plan was- it seems like he didn't have much of a plan at all. his moves are in every direction except up.
alot of teams that have 'gotten bad' have done so also because of the financial inability to do well. (NYI, CHI, STL, PIT) or are fairly new franchises in unexploited or weak hockey markets. (ATL, TB, CAR, PHX, FLO)
the #1 pick overall doesn't mean you are drafting a superstar either. Rick Dipietro, Patrik Stefan, Rick Nash, Alexandre Daigle, Eric Lindros- all somewhat examples of those... in fact none througout history have done what Crosby is doing. he was just a special pick. it wasn't like Pittsburgh was throwing the season... if only athletes were bred that way... lol
anyways, there isn't likely another Crosby calibre player to come along for quite some time now. Ovechkin is close, but one has to remember that Crosby is still 1 year younger than the age at which Ovechkin has played his first NHL game. Crosby is still TOO YOUNG to play in the AHL and is now only the AVERAGE AGE of an OHL player. BTW, Ovechkin was at 49 pts. this far into his season last year at this time.
hockey changed as of last season... it's now more a factor of good management, good coaching, good drafting and the like.
i remember when JFJr was hired. he had a plan. though he never disclosed what that plan was- it seems like he didn't have much of a plan at all. his moves are in every direction except up.
What is with the puck tonight in the HSBC Arena. It is bouncing everywhere taking chances away from both teams.
Definitely...
...probably the best overall team performance this year..now I understandthe Sabres played last night, and were not rested like the Leafs...but they did limit Buffalo tro 24 shots..and not that many quality ones...The Leafs used their size to their advantage tonight..and a good forecheck. Some uncharacteristic Buffalo giveaways/turnovers didn't hurt either. If they would keep playing this way..they could actually make some headway on this road trip
N2G
.21pro said:
...probably the best overall team performance this year..now I understandthe Sabres played last night, and were not rested like the Leafs...but they did limit Buffalo tro 24 shots..and not that many quality ones...The Leafs used their size to their advantage tonight..and a good forecheck. Some uncharacteristic Buffalo giveaways/turnovers didn't hurt either. If they would keep playing this way..they could actually make some headway on this road trip
N2G
The Leafs outworked the Sabres last night. The Sabres were also way off their normal game. Not that it would have changed the outcome, but the ref job was the worst I have seen all year. Afinegenov puts a clean hit on a player while they were both fighting for the puck and he got called. Also, at least 5 times the linesman screwed up the offsides calls (for both teams).
hey every good team loses now and again ... thats how teams like the leafs win one now and again
quite true..
especially when the bulk of the lineup is under that age...but the young guys played well tonight..Stajan had a good game, as did Pohl,Steen , Carlo, Bell, ...pretty much could go up and down the lineup...good game all round by the team..
guyroch said:
especially when the bulk of the lineup is under that age...but the young guys played well tonight..Stajan had a good game, as did Pohl,Steen , Carlo, Bell, ...pretty much could go up and down the lineup...good game all round by the team..
guyroch said:Really ... That is weird cause after I posted my post it said 999 ... So I thought it was " new2game " ... What is the prize ... Season tickets / or Season ticket to your favortie SP ...
the prize is the used Jockstrap from the Sportsline "wear ALL throwback equipment " commercial..
10 Leaf penalties and 8 Canuck penalties... seems pretty balanced. Scoring on 50% of their chances was obviously the difference.hunter65 said:
here's the sked for the rest of the month:
Tue Jan 16, 2007 AWAY Lightning
Thu Jan 18, 2007 AWAY Panthers
Sat Jan 20, 2007 AWAY Penguins
Sat Jan 27, 2007 HOME Canadiens
Tue Jan 30, 2007 AWAY Hurricanes
Wed Jan 31, 2007 AWAY Rangers
any predictions?
my guess 3 wins/3 losses. (could come from anywhere)
Tue Jan 16, 2007 AWAY Lightning
Thu Jan 18, 2007 AWAY Panthers
Sat Jan 20, 2007 AWAY Penguins
Sat Jan 27, 2007 HOME Canadiens
Tue Jan 30, 2007 AWAY Hurricanes
Wed Jan 31, 2007 AWAY Rangers
any predictions?
my guess 3 wins/3 losses. (could come from anywhere)
