schoenfeld
2 Way Contract
- Dec 10, 2006
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it's a real shame what happened to clowe, healthy he was a hell of a hockey player, one of those dudes you win with.
it's a real shame what happened to clowe, healthy he was a hell of a hockey player, one of those dudes you win with.
I'd like Gomez back. Jagr is already outta here, he checked out about a week ago.
Ryder and Havlat can both **** off into retirement, where they belong. I don't see many teams signing them after this year. They can very likely still be traded this year, but I don't see much interest beyond this season. Ryder might get a deal at a million or under for one year, or possibly even need a training camp tryout. Maybe even getting a training camp tryout after turning down 1 year for 1 million because he thinks he's too good for that. Havlat might be Czech bound.
I do like Bernier this year and forgive him for last year, I just don't think he'll do what he's done next year. He probably won't be as bad as he was last year either, I'm expecting somewhere in between. He might even draw interest from other teams after a season like this. Would like him back to be honest, but we have too much deadweight taking up spaces, that we really don't have room. If we can get rid of deadweight like Zubrus and Ruutu (fat chance) then I'd like to bring him back, but I doubt we can get rid of one of them, let alone both. And Matteau HAS to be in the NHL next year because he's no longer waiver exempt.
Tootoo I'll take back if we must have a goonish type player in the lineup. As was already said, he's better than the Boulton's, Barch's, Janssen's, Peters, and other such junk we've signed. He's probably the most skilled enforcerish type player we've had since Jim McKenzie. Asham wasn't too bad either at the time we had him.
Clowe really needs to hang it up. He just shouldn't be doing this anymore.
How was Gelinas last night?
it's a real shame what happened to clowe, healthy he was a hell of a hockey player, one of those dudes you win with.
He was damaged goods BEFORE Lou even signed him. That's why Sather walked away. The Clowe signing is a perfect example of a Lou blind spot.
He was damaged goods BEFORE Lou even signed him. That's why Sather walked away. The Clowe signing is a perfect example of a Lou blind spot.
for the umpteenth time, the contract they gave him was a dice roll that had escape options. you're making it sound like you are personally paying the guys insurance plan out or that it's crippling the teams salary cap.
A deal that gives a player on a very steep decline with major health problems term and a good amount of money isn't a risk, it's just stupid. That was a terrible contract. It was inexcusable. Clowe was never ever going to live up to that contract even if he didn't get another concussion. Not on this team, and likely not even on a good one. It was an indefensible signing after Lou made a rational and correct decision to walk away from Clarkson.
Signing an older player prone to concussions to a 5 year deal is sheer stupidity. I remember when the deal was posted, I'd say 3 of 4 posters were extremely skeptical.
I don't think McLellan is that good. Would take Julien over him any day.
I'm not completely convinced he's a big part of the Sharks problems, but I don't wanna find out by having to test out his next stop on the Devils.
I mean I'd rather have him than Oates for **** sure. If that's the absolute best we can do, so be it.
I'm just not convinced McLellan is as good of a coach as his reputation suggests. I'd like to see either he or Boudreau coach a mediocre team and see if they can still have success, and I don't mean a mediocre team like the Devils either.
I'm a bigger believer In guys like Quenneville and Babcock. They've coached the mediocre teams and have had success. Quenneville won a Jack Adams and got some pretty below average St Louis Blues teams into the playoffs years ago. They never got close to a championship, but they really had no business in the playoffs.
I was straight up irate. I couldn't believe what an idiotic move that was after making a good one to let Clarkson walk.
On an unrelated note, I think Rupp is my least favorite former Devil of all time. Screw that guy.
I was straight up irate. I couldn't believe what an idiotic move that was after making a good one to let Clarkson walk.
On an unrelated note, I think Rupp is my least favorite former Devil of all time. Screw that guy.
Didn't the Oilers supposedly offer him even more than Toronto?
I would bet money we did NOT offer him anything near what Toronto did. If anything we probably offered him Clowe's contract.