Nets Cash
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Considering Callahan is basically Lazar's ceiling.....yeah, Tampa got a very nice player for their team. Add two first round pick on top of that for a guy who will likely play 1-3 more seasons in the league....hot damn for Yzerman.
It was definitely a fluke.
They almost lost of Philadelphia in the first round to a third string goaltender.
Then, they gave Pittsburgh and Fleury of all people 3 shutouts to put on his playoff resume.
The series against Montreal was a legit win, but it's Montreal. Even we can beat those smurfs easily.
Richards...yeah, he has been puke-worthy for a good 3 seasons now. Too many people living in the past with that guy.
And Nash...most over-rated big man in the league. Now that he has the reigns for the Rangers, expect them to miss the playoffs this year.
The Spezza trade wasn't that bad...but we really should've been able to get a first rounder out of that deal instead of a second. Not that it would've made much difference. That player probably won't turn into an impact NHLer either way.
The trade will look better in 2-3 years when Spezza barely plays 60 games per year with a massive retirement contract cap hit and declining point totals.
The ceiling of an NHL prospect is the highest possible level of a player at their peak. To me, saying that Lazar's ceiling is Callahan is being conservative for the sake of being conservative, orgs don't draft in the first round for a player with a Callahan-type ceiling, I'd also argue that Lazar's stock has actually risen since he was drafted.
NY getting to the finals wasn't a fluke, they went out, got a quality player at the deadline to make a push and they were rewarded, finished in the middle of the eastern pack, beat out some really good teams fair-and-square and got to the finals, finally being humbled by the west. All of their wins were 'legit'.
It's hard to judge the Spezza trade right now, but when I see a trade go down, I think to myself "I wonder what percentage of NHL GMs would have hypothetically made that same trade?". I find it hard to believe that a majority wouldn't. Let's face it: we got what right now is realistically a 3rd line power-winger, two very low-level prospects and a 2nd. That's like us giving up Greening a few years ago, Buddy Robinson, David Dziurzynski and a 2nd for a player of Spezza's calibre. The only risk Dallas left on the table was his salary (which is pretty easy on the wallet) and him not signing next year. Ottawa on the other hand; lost their greatest movable asset. Right now, at this time, that trade is looking like a giveaway. Instead of 'here Nashville, have our centre depth from the 2007 NHL playoffs', it's 'here Dallas, have most of our first line from last year for peanuts.'
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