SportsballChic
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About that:
This guy called; said "Don't get too attached, I'll trade/buyout/cut every last one of them if we don't win the Cup by Christmas next year"
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About that:
This guy called; said "Don't get too attached, I'll trade/buyout/cut every last one of them if we don't win the Cup by Christmas next year"
Vladdy84
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At least their GM is willing to take chances. He's an idiot but still...
They have also have a couple potential young SUPERSTARS.
kuick
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Ryan Miller's name is getting tossed out there also. They might have to give up real assets in that scenario though.
This is how an owner with bottomless pockets operates in the salary cap era. More power to them if that's what they wanna do. From the outside perspective it's completely reckless management.
True enough. Tons of youth up front. Fun to watch no doubt. It'll be interesting to see Couturier and Schenn adjust to bigger roles in a full season.
This is how an owner with bottomless pockets operates in the salary cap era. More power to them if that's what they wanna do. From the outside perspective it's completely reckless management.
True enough. Tons of youth up front. Fun to watch no doubt. It'll be interesting to see Couturier and Schenn adjust to bigger roles in a full season.
Heaton
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Chicago has been stupid good about getting the most out of their players before they need a new deal and have to be let go. It was Buff, Ladd, Neimi, and Versteeg the first time. Now it's Bickell, Stalberg, and Crawford (imagine he'll get a nice raise from his $2.6 after next season). And we'll see how the RFA deals shake out. Seems the window for a heavy favorite team is pretty small with the current cap.
That their GM will likely trade before they fully develop.
I'd rather a passive GM who wins than an aggressive one who loses.
Vladdy84
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Since Holland became passive he's won just as much as Holmer. Flyer's get healthy and sign a decent goalie. They'll be serious contenders this season for sure.
Big Poppa Puck
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Big Poppa Puck
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I could see the Flyers signing Mike Smith. Holmgren probably won't even grasp the fact that he, like Bryz, is also a big product of Tippett.
Vladdy84
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I could see them trading for Bobby Lou or just signing Emery to go with Mase. Or Timmy Thomas.
Actually Holland's team has won 437 games in that span to Holmgrens 300.
Although I'm sure you are talking about Cup wins, in which case Holland is up 1-0.
If you're going to pick a GM to compare to Holland at least pick a good one. Holmgren is one of the worst.
Vladdy84
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JmanWingsFan
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they should do what Columbus did and try to trade for a decent young goalie from a team that overspent on a mediocre starter in free agency.
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you must have a very loose definition of the term superstar if you really think that(especially since you even put it in all caps!)
SoupNazi
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Yep. They've been trying to do that for several years now.
And it's not easy to do via FA.
SportsballChic
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Depends, does the Thomas family have a phone in it's bunker? Additionally, will he even be able to hear Philly's call through the tinfoil hat?
(I could not resist. Forgive me?)
Heaton
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JmanWingsFan
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So you're saying we should get a GM who spends over the salary cap? A lot of good that would do. Talk about all the penalties and what not.
Holland's style changed with the Salary Cap not after he signed Hossa, you just picked then so you could discount the cup win.
Even the Hossa signing was largely passive, wasn't it? I thought Winters called Holland to gauge interest in Hossa.
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