He's worth it, IMO.
He's worth it, IMO.
subban struck me as a guy who is still very young. he is determined to go end to end when asked to like an adult rec league star. and he doesn't seem to know his body. there were times in that rangers game where he was gased and was still pushing to go end to end. and that made it that much easier to defend him.
on one hand, kudos to him doing whatever the team asks of him.
on the other, he isn't such a complete player that you can feel comfortable putting 10% of your cap into him. Perhaps he can grow into that and if the cap keeps growing, it'll be a good contract.
there was just something about how loose he carried the puck at times. and his skating was very much like the best kid in school who never followed any of the drills because he was a natural athlete. there was one game where he ran into the net without pressure. and i don't like how he takes his hand off the stick to touch the ice on some turns.
i'm not saying he isn't one of the better defensemen. I am saying i'd through that kind of money or more at doughtey. i would feel like i'm taking a little risk with subban.
swiper (06-19-2014)
As long as the Bruins and Canadiens are rivals in the Atlantic they'll pay Subban, he's the perfect opponent for the Bruins.
I remember that one fateful day when Coach took me aside. I knew what was coming. "You don't have to tell me," I said. "I'm off the team, aren't I?"
"Well," said Coach, "you never were really ON the team. You made that uniform you're wearing out of rags and towels, and your helmet is a toy space helmet.
You show up at practice and then either steal the ball and make us chase you to get it back, or you try to tackle people at inappropriate times."
It was all true what he was saying. And yet, I thought something is brewing inside the head of this Coach.
He sees something in me, some kind of raw talent that he can mold. But that's when I felt the handcuffs go on.
- Josh Cooper of the Tennessean: Though Paul Gaustad is still in the Predators plans, even GM David Poile recognizes that he is better served on a good team than a bad team.
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“Paul does what he does. He’s a checking center, best in the league at faceoffs and penalty killing. To me this is the good and bad news. Paul Gaustad is way more effective when our team has a lead, way more effective on our team as a shutdown guy. Give us the leads in the third period and the leads out of the gate and I think his role is better.”
- Hope Smoke: Doug MacLean: “It seems that right now Joe Thornton only really wants to go to 1 team & that’s NY [Rangers]. That’s the scuttlebutt”
- Hope Smoke: Nick Kypreos: “Joe’s [Thornton] interesting because he signed that extension & there is some talk that Wilson told him he isn’t going anywhere” … “Now he’s hearing that he is being shopped. Is the push to move him [Thornton]? Ya, it is” … “When you make a commitment to your GM to bring him back there’s only way you can go to show fans your progressing & moving forward and that’s to change the personnelin your locker room.” … “Say what you will about Joe. I look at Joe now at this point of his career & I put him in that Iginla category” … “The last thing Joe needs, & that’s why the Leafs aren’t an option, is for him to go to a team where he’s THE guy” … “I probably think a Stl situation is good for Thornton. They need to get bigger. They can’t compete with just Backes”
- Hope Smoke: Doug MacLean: “In NY Thornton would have to be the guy. Stepan’s a good #2 and Brassard is a real good #3″
rangers buy out richards.
trapezeus (06-20-2014)
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/s...inter-classic/
caps/bhawks winter classic. this will be the caps second outdoor game. hawks third.
- Jim Matheson: If the Oilers were looking to trade David Perron, it would be because it’s a workable contract at $3.8 million for teams that have extra defenseman. Buffalo would be an example.
perron for ehrhoff? id do it in a heartbeat.
A 26 year old 30 goal scorer with a 3m dollar contract for Erhoff?Originally Posted by JATMtheJATM
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To bad his body can't handle the NHL.
He'll be a good coach one day.
you are forgetting ehrhoffs cap hit is very team friendly, and hes a second pairing d-man at worst. yes, a team like the oilers would probably welcome an ehrhoff type player with open arms.
also, perron has never scored 30 goals in a season. came close, but hasnt done it.
No it's not....It's for 10 years and anyone who trades for him has the threat of a recapture penalty hanging over their heads.
Perron had 28 goals last year.
brad richards must be the happiest guy in NYC today. HE's getting like $50MM upfront for 3 years of work.
if i may advise him, his best bet is to move to a contender like the kings for $1MM-2MM for a 2 year contract, get the healthy scratch for half the season, get let loose in March as a 3rd line/4th line center, play the minimum needed to be engraved on the cup, and then kick back into retirement as you date the hollywood elite actresses.
28 goals isn't thirty. Its close but it isn't 30.
Also, the recapture penalties go to the team that signed him. Cap geek has a calculator on it.
So a second pairing dman on a team with weak defense for a second line winger. Seems like a fair deal.
hartnell to columbus. umberger and a pick back to philly.
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=455502
jackets are now in the trading for assets stage of their rebuild. that team is going to be a good one this year, i think.
did i miss something on hartnell? he's good, strong agitator with some scoring in him. why'd philly give up on him? are they starting a rebuild?
What are the contracts? Maybe that relieves their cap pressure?
I just had TO DO IT!
black N yellow (06-23-2014)
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