this sucks, now I have to choose between him and Bartkowski for my whipping boy? Thanks a lot Pete
Hey, it's good to have options, choices in life
this sucks, now I have to choose between him and Bartkowski for my whipping boy? Thanks a lot Pete
Dump Vinny, call up Laughton.
You've fixed the cap situation AND improved the team.
They've got a cap situation, but they've also got everyone locked up. I think our situation is the worst in the league.
I think we need to make first move as far as a cap dump goes.
my belief is confidence for young guys is very important. joe thornton and phil kessel and tyler seguin and blake wheeler were all stuck on 4th line when they got here. everytime one of these guys made a mistake he got nailed to the bench for the rest of the game... and their rookie years all sucked
as opposed to guys like patrice bergeron and to some extent david krejci who were allowed to play more as rookies
if a rookie has the confidence of the coach... they are able to excel a bit more
now some kids are naturally confident... and can handle touch coaching... but it isnt always the same for every single kid. i dont know caron personally but i have seen alot of kids trying to break into the nhl over the past 25 years and it isnt always easy
many kids with great reputations and tons of promise get killed on the vine. often it is a matter of confidence and opportunity
these are teenagers we are talking about... even normal teenagers are full of anxiety... girlfriends... and questions about their place in the universe... but have 18 000 people judging everything they do and the anxiety/preasure can become immeasurable
i will admit caron looked more impressive the first year than he did this past year... but my argument is that i think he has had his confidence damaged. my theory is that if he was handed a fair chance to turn his career around then he does have the ability to be a fairly useful player for us at 600k.
i hope our fans realize that giving him some support is more likely to lead to good things than crapping on him will.
I agree, Chiarelli has been too passive this offseason imo. He said he was getting calls on dmen he should have made a deal around the draft. Trades seem tough to come by after the first week of July and the team remains in cap trouble, probably heading into training camp.
I agree, Chiarelli has been too passive this offseason imo. He said he was getting calls on dmen he should have made a deal around the draft. Trades seem tough to come by after the first week of July and the team remains in cap trouble, probably heading into training camp.
I wonder how people here will react if Caron gets traded and scores 20 goals for his new team …. ….
I wonder how people here will react if Caron gets traded and scores 20 goals for his new team …. ….
I wonder how people here will react if Caron gets traded and scores 20 goals for his new team …. ….
I wonder how people here will react if Caron gets traded and scores 20 goals for his new team …. ….
I wonder how people here will react if Caron gets traded and scores 20 goals for his new team …. ….
There's as much chance of that happening as hell freezing over. But please, keep drinking the Koolaid!
We should have moved on from Caron a LONG time ago. But he sticks because 1) we have no cap room and 2) we do have a need to fill out 3rd and 4th line roles.
Wonder if Caron can handle Thornton's role if he hits the weight room hard?
There's as much chance of that happening as hell freezing over. But please, keep drinking the Koolaid!
We should have moved on from Caron a LONG time ago. But he sticks because 1) we have no cap room and 2) we do have a need to fill out 3rd and 4th line roles.
Wonder if Caron can handle Thornton's role if he hits the weight room hard?
Price is fine, should be on a 2 way deal though. Hopefully packaged before training camp, kid needs a fresh start somewhere else.
I have to ask, because I've seen this a lot:
What difference does it make to fans if he's on a one way or two way contract?
Because a one-way deal generally indicates that the player will be on the NHL roster, and in some cases (especially Jordan Caron's) there are intense opinions about the player.