Pre-Game Talk: Avs @ Blackhawks - 03.06.13 - 7 CT

[Sarava]

Need these 2 points. The Wings are too close for comfort

 

[Nothingman*]

As a billionaire industrialist and owner of many sports teams, I was highly offended by Toews' remarks. If one of my workers was to speak up to his betters like that, he would quickly find himself working in the acid mines.

No...it would be a manure mine.

 

[Cullksinikers]

Need these 2 points. The Wings are too close for comfort

Yeah, essentially 8.5 games back with 25 to go.

 

[S E P H]

Well played. Would say something about ROR, but will hold back.

What? ROR is one greedy effin *********. Go look at some of our avatars at the Avs board.

 

[Blue Liner]

All kidding aside, the Hawks should steam roll the Avs tonight. They are a bad team.

So were the Blue Jackets that were missing five players from the lineup that last game.

 

[Sarava]

What? ROR is one greedy effin *********. Go look at some of our avatars at the Avs board.

The guy got paid what a team was willing to pay him. How is that greedy? I applaud a player standing up to some of these cheapskate smaller market teams that try to bully their RFA's.

 

[Kurtosis]

What? ROR is one greedy effin *********. Go look at some of our avatars at the Avs board.

Well if you're giving me the green light...

 

[UsernameWasTaken]

Yeah, essentially 8.5 games back with 25 to go.

that's why we need one more win. so if we go on another 9 game losing streak our division lead will be safe.

 

[Sarava]

This is starting to remind of when I was a little kid in 83 and the Sox won their division by 20 games. Of course, they choked in the playoffs so hopefully the end result will be better. But the laughable lead they have opened up is similar.

 

[Cullksinikers]

that's why we need one more win. so if we go on another 9 game losing streak our division lead will be safe.

We won't even hit nine regulation losses this year.

 

[UsernameWasTaken]

how many games do they play this season? 48?

 

[committedindian86]

We were rivals in the mid-90's.

Idk about that. I remember pulling for Colorado whenever they'd play Detroit, when they were rivals.

 

[HeisenBaez]

The Hawks might as well not play the game, because the "great" Adrian Dater of the Denver Post is guaranteeing a victory.

@adater
Avs are going to beat Blackhawks in regulation tomorrow. I absolutely believe this and no I haven't been drinking (much)

@adater
Avs are definitely going to end the Chicago regulation streak by Friday night at latest. It's done

 

[Cullksinikers]

Dater blows. Ask Avs fans.

 

[Sarava]

That's not exactly going out on a huge limb. No team wins forever.

 

[IndianHeadSweater]

how many games do they play this season? 48?

Right, so a win tonight, and we've gone through half the season without a loss.

 

[ChiGuySez]

Talk is cheap. Yo Adrian...

 

[TorMenT]

Anyone gonna make a GDT? I won't be home until like 530 tonight and it takes me a little under an hour to make the ones I've been making so I probably won't get to it today.

 

[S E P H]

The guy got paid what a team was willing to pay him. How is that greedy? I applaud a player standing up to some of these cheapskate smaller market teams that try to bully their RFA's.

Our team's owner is far from cheapskate, but during a rebuild majority of salary will be cheap, which is what we are in.

ROR is a fantastic player and is part of the core, but paying a guy coming off a ELC 5.5 seems too much. Picture paying Bolland 5.5 million coming off his ELC, too much considering we are paying on potential. Only benefit is players like ROR (hardworking, hate to lose) are consistent players who reach their potential.

 

[UsernameWasTaken]

Our team's owner is far from cheapskate, but during a rebuild majority of salary will be cheap, which is what we are in.

ROR is a fantastic player and is part of the core, but paying a guy coming off a ELC 5.5 seems too much. Picture paying Bolland 5.5 million coming off his ELC, too much considering we are paying on potential. Only benefit is players like ROR (hardworking, hate to lose) are consistent players who reach their potential.

The Avs didn't have to pay ROR that much. If they felt he wasn't worth it, the could have let him walk and received the draft picks in return (or they could have traded him before he signed the offer sheet).

A player's value is whatever the market will bear (and in fact the terms of an RFA are such that the amount he'll be able to get is less than he would if he were a free agent).

 

[S E P H]

The Avs didn't have to pay ROR that much. If they felt he wasn't worth it, the could have let him walk and received the draft picks in return (or they could have traded him before he signed the offer sheet).

A player's value is whatever the market will bear (and in fact the terms of an RFA are such that the amount he'll be able to get is less than he would if he were a free agent).

But we all know that 1st and 3rd isn't worth an established player like ROR, especially the risk considering Flames pick and how it could be anywhere between 3rd and 17th when they get healthy again.

 

[Sarava]

Our team's owner is far from cheapskate, but during a rebuild majority of salary will be cheap, which is what we are in.

ROR is a fantastic player and is part of the core, but paying a guy coming off a ELC 5.5 seems too much. Picture paying Bolland 5.5 million coming off his ELC, too much considering we are paying on potential. Only benefit is players like ROR (hardworking, hate to lose) are consistent players who reach their potential.

Well, 2 teams thought he was worth it. And Colorado passed up a likely top 5 pick in a loaded draft to not only keep him, but pay him all that cash.

 

[Bring Back GLR]

Lets not let Barry Melrose down, keep er going!

 

[S E P H]

Well, 2 teams thought he was worth it. And Colorado passed up a likely top 5 pick in a loaded draft to not only keep him, but pay him all that cash.

How do you know it will be a top 5 pick?

 

[Taak19]

Not to mention a number of other factors could have been involved such as: would they be in the same position at the end of the season if O'Reilly was on the team?