Jacoby4HOF66
Pull my finger
- Mar 13, 2009
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Today is proof we can't hang with Chicago in a 7 games series. And yes Chicago should be on our minds. It should be cup or bust mentality so you have to be prepared to face them. I think if we had, say Komarov, our team would have been harder to beat, and ultimately would have won. It would have made the team more complete. If we played Chicago in a series right now we don't win 4 out of 7. We don't. Period. We aren't strong enough. We aren't tough enough. Adding another mid level wing in my opinion, makes us tougher. And swings that balance to the middle in my opinion.
Martin Erat
I put forth trade proposals for Komarov that included Samsonov in this very thread. So have others who are disagreeing with you on this current angle you're pushing. It still depends on the market for Laich, and how much Toronto wants to play ball. I'm with you on that.
But I'm not extrapolating things that aren't there, like taking ONE GAME right before the TDL as "proof" that an additional 6 games in a playoff setting will play out the same way. That's simply not a fact.
And regarding today's game, no, one player would not have made a difference in all likelihood, unless he put forth an unreal individual effort. Is that something we can bank on in the playoffs? A TDL pickup carrying the team for 16 wins?
The problems you are seeing are coming from the current players and coaches, not a lack of a single key player on the roster. The team has time to fix those issues.
Marian Gaborik
Mark Messier
Are you being sarcastic here??? Messier was never traded at the TDL in his career.
Keith Tkachuk, Hossa (Pens), Iginla (Pens), Hull/Bozak for Wamsley and Ramage, Ryan Miller, Brian Campbell to SJ, and a billion others.
For every one TDL big timer that works there are 5 or 6 miserable ones. Forsberg should be a warning to any Caps fan.
Look at the Rangers. They have not won a cup and have not had a 1st round pick in forever and are throwing young assets away left and right. They are maxing out their credit cards and will have to pay the piper.
The reason why WE are even in the position we are now is that we DON'T do that (well outside of he who shall not be named).
A 3rd or 4th line upgrade is just not worth it if we are talking about top assets.
Keith Tkachuk, Hossa (Pens), Iginla (Pens), Hull/Bozak for Wamsley and Ramage, Ryan Miller, Brian Campbell to SJ, and a billion others.
For every one TDL big timer that works there are 5 or 6 miserable ones. Forsberg should be a warning to any Caps fan.
Look at the Rangers. They have not won a cup and have not had a 1st round pick in forever and are throwing young assets away left and right. They are maxing out their credit cards and will have to pay the piper.
The reason why WE are even in the position we are now is that we DON'T do that (well outside of he who shall not be named).
A 3rd or 4th line upgrade is just not worth it if we are talking about top assets.
Caps and Hawks evenly matched, but the Caps could use more winners.
They'd better not sit on their hands tomorrow.
It baffles me how a perennial playoff disappointment could be so arrogant as to think they're that much better than everyone else.
I'm not saying Komarov scores 2 goals in this game but they do play us differently with him.
It’s an interesting conundrum to ponder as the deadline approaches. Hanzal’s name has remained largely out of trade rumors and speculation, but two sources said Sunday that there is at least some level of interest, with the Washington Capitals as one potential suitor.
I'm sure the Hawks, Kings, and every other Stanley Cup winner is regretting trading away their picks and prospects.
If the regular season is any indication, we have a better chance than every other team in recent history to win the cup.
Keith Tkachuk, Hossa (Pens), Iginla (Pens), Hull/Bozak for Wamsley and Ramage, Ryan Miller, Brian Campbell to SJ, and a billion others.
For every one TDL big timer that works there are 5 or 6 miserable ones. Forsberg should be a warning to any Caps fan.
Look at the Rangers. They have not won a cup and have not had a 1st round pick in forever and are throwing young assets away left and right. They are maxing out their credit cards and will have to pay the piper.
The reason why WE are even in the position we are now is that we DON'T do that (well outside of he who shall not be named).
A 3rd or 4th line upgrade is just not worth it if we are talking about top assets.
It's a good thing you're not saying that considering its only taken Komarov 15Games to score his last three goals and he went 10Games without a goal before that. Listen, there are ways to improve the team that are still available but suggesting that any single player is the missing piece at this point is poorly informed. Komarov and most other players that have been suggested would have likely had no impact on the outcome of today's game. Getting the players already on the team to play at a consistently high level and on the same page (you know, what Trotz has been doing throughout the Regular Season) will have an impact. I didn't see today's game and say "Oh ****, we got outclassed, Ladd and Fleischman will bring them the Cup" I saw today's game and said "We're going to need more intensity from some key players (8, 19, 65, 25) to beat that team," hopefully when the chips are down they all realise what they're playing for.