The Newest, Most Official Sidney Crosby Thread
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charliemurphy
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Would anyone be upset if Sidney Crosby was to be drafted by the New York Rangers in 05'?
Be nice.
Be nice.
It would be good if he good get drafted by a team with young emerging talent .charliemurphy said:Would anyone be upset if Sidney Crosby was to be drafted by the New York Rangers in 05'?
Be nice.
Columbus would be a good fit on that front and also it would be good for hockey
to have Sidney there to create interest in the sport.
Don_Cherry said:
I never doubted that
I like Brule and Bertrand from out west. But i dont think either are close to Crosby.
Hitman said:Just think what Rimouski will be like next year
They need a goalie and 3 dmen.
Crosby will need to score 6 goals a game for them to win unless they address those needs.
Plus if they run into a hot goalie, which they did this year, they are toast.
But you have to understand that the Oceanic are only losing three playersLa-La-Laprise said:
because of age while most of the top teams now are losing 8 or 9.They
do need a goalie but they do have some good young defenceman who could
be pretty solid by next year.As for Sidney he won't score 6 a game but he'll
score over 200 points next year. Even if he didn't improve(which he has done
every year)he will be playing in a less competitive league as this years league
had as their best players alot of 19 and 20 year olds.
pei fan said:
Actually 1985 is the best year for the QMJHL therefore they will be 19 next year.
This years 19 and 20's werent that great compared to past seasons.
No doubt Rimouski will be good, but they need to get themselves a goalie, which i dont doubt they will do. But it will cost them.
Yeah they have some young D, guys like Tremblay, Vieulleux and Bolduc but they still need a guy who can play in the top 4 that can shut down the opponents best player.
From what we heard so far in Rimouski for the goalie, Cory Schneider will be the #1 next year. The pessimists say it has 50 % of chance to play for us next year, the optimists say that a deal is already concluded.
rick25 said:
Well, hes commited to a D1 school.
Anything is possible, but if you're hinging on your #1 goalie ditching schoool when he hasnt hinted he will than you better hope you have a good plan B.
Sweeney
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Schneider wants to come to Rimouski... so if he come were in business... if not... then... we"re not
CrosbyIsGod said:
If wants to come there is nothing standing in his way.
Why didnt he come this year?
pei fan said:
Rimouski's 10th rd pick in the 2003 draft.
Hes an american. Rated as a 2nd rounder for this summers NHL draft. He has commited to a D1 NCAA school.
He is a goalie.
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The new 99 in WHA?
On worldhockeyassociation.net (the new WHA's official site) they say that Crosby will be drafted by one of their teams as will Ovechkin in their draft on July 10, what are the chances of #87 suiting up in the new league as opposed to Rimouski when their season begins in November? Personally I don't know what would be better for him, more time with players his own age or experiance against older competition.
On worldhockeyassociation.net (the new WHA's official site) they say that Crosby will be drafted by one of their teams as will Ovechkin in their draft on July 10, what are the chances of #87 suiting up in the new league as opposed to Rimouski when their season begins in November? Personally I don't know what would be better for him, more time with players his own age or experiance against older competition.
The site says the draft is on July 10th. With the NHL entry draft in June, how could a WHA team select Ovechkin when he is picked by Washington?
Today Crosby became the first 16 year old to ever win the CHL Player of the Year award. He won that, as well as top rookie, top scorer and the Canada Post Cup for most 3 star showings.
http://tsn.ca/chl/news_story.asp?id=84482
http://tsn.ca/chl/news_story.asp?id=84482
The Albino said:
Simply put, when a team 'drafts' a player, they basically get his rights if they decided to join the league. The draft started back in the 60's I believe in the NHL. Prior to this, the NHL's teams would be free to sign players as they saw fit. In theory, this creates a terrible heirarchy. Imagine if the Capitals had to contend with every other team in the NHL to sign Ovechkin. Not only would this give teams with deeper pockets an edge, this would also drive up the average player salary. Kindof like a bidding war in an auction, Excessive prices when two people want something very very badly
In Juniors, alot of players get drafted, but will just finish out their days there before they sign. Drafting a player doesnt guarantee a player will be in your posession. Its easier to think of the system now, its the NHL and the other 'leauges' are overseas in Russia, Sweden, Czech, etc. Each league has its own rules of drafting players, some which go very young because of a tiered system that is set up similarly to the Junior hockey system to siphon in young talent. the WHA would be a variant of these leagues, only right in the NHL's back yard.
Fun little nugget of trivia: Vladislav Tretiak (infamous Soviet goalie, go see Miracle if you're still in the dark) was drafted in '83 by The Canadiens. So if he chose to head to the NHL, he would have to sign with the Canadiens. However, he obviously didnt.
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And if Tretciak played for the habs they probbaly wouldnt have drafted Roy a year later.
Weird how that worked out.
Weird how that worked out.
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I've got a nagging feeling with the 05 draft seedings still in the air, Bettman is going to pull a David Stern and rig the lottery in whatever form for the Rangers.charliemurphy said:Would anyone be upset if Sidney Crosby was to be drafted by the New York Rangers in 05'?
Be nice.
I have a question that I hope will get a lot of answers, I wanted to make a topic for it, but maybe some mods would of minded, here it is:
I've followed the Crosby show on HFBoards like everybody else, well before he was even drafted to junior, and we've all seen what he's capable of, the statistics that he's put and the awards he's won.. But I wonder what is it that makes him record 2 points per game at the QMJHL level, the incredible number of assists he has and also the goal a game.
What are Crosby's strenghts? I know that he's very strong on the puck, physical, tremendous intensity, is a good skater, has incredible talent.. But what are the individual skills that Crosby has? How good of a checker is he, how fast can he skate around the rink, how does it compare to other skaters. What speed is his slapshot at, how's his wrister, does he have a very accurate shot, unbelievable vision? Ex. is his shot better than Hull, does he skate as fast as Gaborik, what makes him get so high stats?
I've followed the Crosby show on HFBoards like everybody else, well before he was even drafted to junior, and we've all seen what he's capable of, the statistics that he's put and the awards he's won.. But I wonder what is it that makes him record 2 points per game at the QMJHL level, the incredible number of assists he has and also the goal a game.
What are Crosby's strenghts? I know that he's very strong on the puck, physical, tremendous intensity, is a good skater, has incredible talent.. But what are the individual skills that Crosby has? How good of a checker is he, how fast can he skate around the rink, how does it compare to other skaters. What speed is his slapshot at, how's his wrister, does he have a very accurate shot, unbelievable vision? Ex. is his shot better than Hull, does he skate as fast as Gaborik, what makes him get so high stats?
littleHossa said:
His unbelievable vision and soft hands are the best that have come through the Q after Mario. Everything else is very good or better, but those two things stand out to me.
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