oli500 said:All I got to say on this is that pittsburg should put the kid in the ahl.
DiPietro a bust already? I think if you want to talk about NYI and/or goalies being rushed then Fichaud should be mentioned.oli500 said:All I got to say on this is that pittsburg should put the kid in the ahl. At least a year. Look at what happend to Rick Diepeitro. The guy is a bust because the islenders rushed him to fast and dident get the proper seasoning he should of had in the ahl. Their is still a chance for Rick but Mad mike well probably end up trading him just like he did to luongo and then Rick well be a star with his respected team.
Jacobv2 said:The Caps sent Eminger back after 17 games.
Dipietro is certainly not a bust. Blackburn is a more apt comparison. Both he and Fleury were too good for their respective leagues both could use better competition. Blackburn's faired well. Really you can't say anything about him unless you've seen him play. I'd say the only draw back for him is he has not been able to build up any endurance but I think Fleury will get much more games then he did.oli500 said:All I got to say on this is that pittsburg should put the kid in the ahl. At least a year. Look at what happend to Rick Diepeitro. The guy is a bust because the islenders rushed him to fast and dident get the proper seasoning he should of had in the ahl. Their is still a chance for Rick but Mad mike well probably end up trading him just like he did to luongo and then Rick well be a star with his respected team.
Jacobv2 said:The Caps sent Eminger back after 17 games.
SHUDO said:I hope they do send him to the AHL.
chum said:you can send a player to junior/minor any time. it's just that if you send the player back after the player played more than 10 games it will trigger as the first year of the contract and count as the first year of the 3 years waiver exampt.
PornoHolocaust said:But if they do send him back to the Q, the contract's first year is postponed to 2004-2005?
#37-#93-#27 said:Dipietro is certainly not a bust. Blackburn is a more apt comparison. Both he and Fleury were too good for their respective leagues both could use better competition. Blackburn's faired well. Really you can't say anything about him unless you've seen him play. I'd say the only draw back for him is he has not been able to build up any endurance but I think Fleury will get much more games then he did.
This is why I say you need to watch him play and be around this team to get an idea. Please get your facts straight, he's not "burried" behind Dunham and Markkanen. Markkanen was brought in so Blackburn could be sent down and develop endurance. The short time he had the starting job last year he tired down quickly after a fantastic 8 game stretch. It is apperant he needs to build up his stamina if he wants to start in the NHL. He has only played in 35 games each of his 2 seasons as a backup, that is the difference between him and the ones you named. They were starters since day one. He's still only 20 years old so it's not like this will hurt him.Stephen said:I don't think Blackburn is a very good example of how to deal with a goalie prospect. The guy was brought into the NHL as a backup goalie and played relatively well. Since then he has struggled with inconsistency and now he is buried behind Dunham and Markkanen. There's no reason why you should break in a goalie at 18 only to send him to the AHL when he's 21. What is the harm in letting him play out his eligibility? It never hurt Brodeur, Lalime, Theodore, etc.
Why do you want to subject your prized goaltending prospect to what will probably be a long and unfruitful season when he can hone the finer aspects of his game away from the spotlight in the Q?
If you're Pittsburgh and you have severe financial problems, what's the point in rushing a goalie when you have other capable goalies under contract when he won't contribute too much?
Jacobv2 said:You build endurance in the weight room, and on a stationary bike.
I assume you've never played this game of hockey?Jacobv2 said:You build endurance in the weight room, and on a stationary bike.
Anyone will tell you that weight room and the bike don't replace game time. Also, I'll guarantee that thugs like Jim McKenzie, Wade Belak, etc. would die if they had to play every night for 20 minutes a game on a repeated basis and they never shied away from the weights.
Jacobv2 said:Only since I was 6.
So you agree with the statement that the only way to build endurance is on the ice?
Jacobv2 said:I never used the word "only", Copernicus. Try harder.
I then asked if you agreed with the above statement.THE ONLY WAY TO BUILD ENDURANCE IS BY HAVING HIM START 50-60 GAMES.
Jacobv2 said:And it's a good thing, too, because I was responding to #37-#93-#27.
I then asked if you agreed with the above statement.
Are we up to speed now?