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exo2769

exo2769
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Jul 28, 2015
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Biography
Canes and Yotes are tied for my 2nd favorite teams. I lived in AZ and NC for a bit. Both tremendously fun places.
Forum: Armchair-GM8 hours ago
Thread: If I could reverse time This would have been my perfect draft day
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NYR1983</b></div><div>Ya, I don’t disagree on some level. I was just saying that Price(although an elite G), I’d rather draft a later G more often than not. But you also have to realize that the last 4 G standing in the playoffs were all 1st round picks. Not all teams 18M over cap. So ya, I have a hard time paying a G 10M+ and if I do they better be the McJesus of goaltending. I’m taking Shesty, Lundqvist over Price all day when it comes to draft position. If I remember correctly, I think Dan Blackburn was a 1st round G for us and that didn’t go well. &lt;—I’d have to look it up to confirm but I think this was the case</div></div>

The list of 1st round goalie busts is very long.
Forum: Armchair-GM8 hours ago
Thread: If I could reverse time This would have been my perfect draft day
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NYR1983</b></div><div>The team won the cup the year before without Stamkos.. they are simply the best team in the league. That’s like discounting CHI cup when they were 6M over cap yet they won how many in a 6 year span? TB had TJ as the replacement for Kuch, not exactly a solid filler. If they had of added Bread for the season and then bring Kuch back I could support your theory. But they had negative value players as the stop gap while Kuch was out. Vasi not getting the Vez was the NO1 BS.. don’t be a crybaby about their 2 “illegitimate” cups.. they are as real as everyone else’s</div></div>

You're right. Kane was hurt one season too. Broken collar bone. Came back day 1 of the playoffs. I'm not saying I hate the lightning or Vasi. Just I wouldn't give that contract to a goalie. Way too many ELC goalies win the cup.
Forum: Armchair-GM9 hours ago
Thread: If I could reverse time This would have been my perfect draft day
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Stan_Bowman</b></div><div>At 20th overall? Plus the bounty of picks we would have had moving into day 2? This would have been MUCH better than throwing a pick away in Nolan Allan</div></div>

I wouldn't draft any goalie in the 1st. Lots of reasons why too. I'd have to create a whole post as to why. The short is, A.) Stastically They flop more often B.) You can get just as good a starter in the 2nd or 3rd. C.) The contract demands are too high once they do succeed. As proof. We had 7+ rookie goalies last year play well. That's not a little. Guys like Lankinen were never even drafted. Sorokin 3rd, Igor 4th, kaapo 4th, Ned 2nd. I'd collect 4th and 5th rounders and draft 3 goalies in a year. All Russian. All their rights stay. Collect rights like it were those odd state quarters back in the day. Get 50 of them
Forum: Armchair-GM9 hours ago
Thread: Where to go from here
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Wadejos123</b></div><div>I think we could make the playoffs next year. I don't like the jones move one bit, but I think it's a fair argument to make that we could be better than one team out of: Colorado, WPG, Minnesota, St. Louis, Dallas. We're clearly better than Arizona and nashville, and in my opinion anyone in the pacific outside of vegas and maybe calgary. The west is Colorado and Vegas at the top, then a tier with like minnesota, the jets, st. louis. Then probably us, dallas, calgary in the next tier. Just saying i'm not giving up on us making the playoffs. The jones deal was bad but hawks fans need to settle down a bit. Don't give up before anything has even started</div></div>

I agree. Don't care for the trade because of what we lost, but Jones is the best Dman on this team. They are better defensively.