8 pts up on Washington and Colombus.
Would you be upset if NY won the draft lottery?
Would you be upset if NY won the draft lottery?
Til the End of Time said:Honestly, yes I would be upset.
Other teams have been committed to rebuilding for several years now, or at least longer than the Rangers have. The Rangers decide to rebuild and then 2 months later get Ovechkin? that would anger me alot.
But that's just my personal opinion
EroCaps said:They add a bevy of FA, the highest salary the NHL has ever seen, and somehow do badly enough to take Ovechkin away from a rebuilding team. It would be irritating, that's for sure.
Bure9 said:Not at all. One, because I'm a Rangers fan. Two, it would be good for the NHL.
Handsome B. Wonderful said:Hell yeah.
The Penguins have been putting up with this **** for three years and are going through one of the worst seasons in recent memory...and a team that had the second highest payroll at the start of the year wins the lottery and steals Ovechkin from us?
I would kill myself.
I could stand if Washington or Chicago won, even Columbus, I'd be PO'ed but at least those fans have put up with a bad team all season.
ragfan said:Uh, we've had terrible seasons too, ecept in a different way. We haven't made the playoffs in 6 years! ( going for seven now), at least you guys have. You don't know about the Rangers''s struggles, so why even bother to comment?
That's the funny thing.EroCaps said:They add a bevy of FA, the highest salary the NHL has ever seen, and somehow do badly enough to take Ovechkin away from a rebuilding team. It would be irritating, that's for sure.
Not at all...could totally see a soft cap/luxury tax compromise scenario coming from the new CBA and this would be their best mode of action. They should have been doing more of this in years past with their seemingly unlimited revenue.Voodoo Daddy said:That's the funny thing.
New York could easily re-sign a whackload of UFA's this summer, grab Ovechkin, and have a similar roster to what they iced this season -- except they'd have a whackload of prospects and draft picks to show for it. Not a bad deal for them.
Profet said:oh come on...
How about this:
- We give all the superstar type prospects to the Pens.
- Then three years later when the Pens can't sign them, we let the rest of league trade cash for them.
I truly feel for the Pens fans...but lets face facts. The Pens have to be sold and/or relocated. Its a crock and its turning this league into garbage.
I know the Rangers have done their share to hurt the league, but they also generate a lot more interest(which translates to revenue) for the rest of the league.
Even with the Rangers' 70million payroll every team hated them. Every fan hated them. Which is good for the sport. Frankly, no one could give two turds about the Pens. And thats not me bashing the Pens, it's a fact. The Pens had a great tradition, but its time to move on. Before they bring the rest of the league down with them.
So in my opinion it would be fantastic if any team but the Pens draft #1. It would be an utter waste for the Pens to get another prospect which they would need to sell for cash in 2 to 3 years.
Its harsh...but i speak the truth.
Now before all you people jump down my throat...
I have no problem with teams rebuilding. I have no problems with teams keeping low salaries. What I have a problem with is teams that refuse to skate even a mediocre team because of cash concerns. This is detrimental to all other teams because they don't have a prayer of selling out a home game while playing against a no name team.
The Pens will never complete a rebuild process with their current budget. And their budget will never get any larger while they are in Pittsburgh.
The Pens will never complete a rebuild process with their current budget. And their budget will never get any larger while they are in Pittsburgh.
No it wont.The Big P said:It would be amazing for the NHL if Ovech goes CHitown and Crosby goes to Broadway
roast said:The pens generate far more intrest than the rangers.
roast said:Would you rather watch a team of over paid superstars who can't win? or a team that works hard and at least makes the majority of games intresting? I'd go insane if I was a rangers fan.