Jag68Sid87
Sullivan gots to go!
The fact you think the 'Hawks might have been a playoff team this season is exactly why a 30-team lottery is necessary. We simply cannot measure things like:
- How much of an impact Ovechkin would have had on the Caps in 2004-05, or if he would have even been in Washington.
- Whether the Chicago injury situation was the main reason for their collapse in 2003-04.
- Whether or not Pittsburgh's late-season surge in 2003-04 was a fluke, or a sign of better things to come right away.
- Whether Carolina's 2002 Cup run was a total aberration, or if there was a chance they could reclaim that magic in 2004-05.
- Jagr's impact with the Rangers for a full season, especially with Nylander by his side. Plus, what would the Rangers' roster have looked like in 2004-05? Complete rebuilding plan, or a few more veterans mixed in. We simply don't know.
And that's why it's too difficult to assume anything with regards to the perceived 5 worst teams of 2004-05.
- How much of an impact Ovechkin would have had on the Caps in 2004-05, or if he would have even been in Washington.
- Whether the Chicago injury situation was the main reason for their collapse in 2003-04.
- Whether or not Pittsburgh's late-season surge in 2003-04 was a fluke, or a sign of better things to come right away.
- Whether Carolina's 2002 Cup run was a total aberration, or if there was a chance they could reclaim that magic in 2004-05.
- Jagr's impact with the Rangers for a full season, especially with Nylander by his side. Plus, what would the Rangers' roster have looked like in 2004-05? Complete rebuilding plan, or a few more veterans mixed in. We simply don't know.
And that's why it's too difficult to assume anything with regards to the perceived 5 worst teams of 2004-05.