Free Mika

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

I'm happy to see him get 10-20 games down in Bingo before being brought up. He'll be an even better player because of it. It'll probably be hard to keep him down there though, seems to be the team's best player.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Yeah guys, let's throw Da Costa away for nothing and bring up a player that clearly needed to be sent a message. Mika would obviously be the difference between a win or a loss playing the way he was in preseason right?

Gah.

 

[WhiteLight*]

Yeah guys, let's throw Da Costa away for nothing and bring up a player that clearly needed to be sent a message. Mika would obviously be the difference between a win or a loss playing the way he was in preseason right?

Gah.

And why do you assume he would play like that?

Wouldn't bet on it if I were you

 

[Qward]

#tradeMika


am I doing it right?

 

[L'Aveuglette]

And why do you assume he would play like that?

Wouldn't bet on it if I were you

I'm not assuming anything. That was sarcasm.

 

[StefanW]

I don't know if Mika will be a better hockey player because he spent more time in Bingo, but I am betting there wont be headlines in the local paper about his DJ gigs next summer. Learning to be a pro is really important, just ask Lehner.

 

[OttawaOilers]

The fact that he's even down in the AHL as a top 10 pick is ridiculous.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

The fact that he's even down in the AHL as a top 10 pick is ridiculous.

Top-10 picks should automatically play in the NHL no questions asked?

News to me.

 

[aragorn]

#freeZibanejad&Stone&Ceci&Grant&JOB

#demotePageau&DaCosta&Conacher&Condra&Corvo

 

[Xspyrit]

Let's not put the pressure on Mika to become "the savior". He is only 20 y/o and still learning how to be a pro. He has to earn it as well, like it has been said.

Just be patient people

 

[benjiv1]

I didn't complain if he wasn't playing or if he was playing badly.

I don't want Zibanejad to fail...I'd love for him to become a star. However, people are acting like he already is one. He hasn't ever shown to be dominant and while he has the tools he's been very inconsistent in his effort levels.

He's still young but he isn't the solution to our problems and needs to really develop. Leave him and let him.play 20 minutes a night and maybe tap into that potential.

Mika was our best player down the stretch last year.

He was also on pace for 40 pts over the course of a season. Even if he only improved marginally, he could be a 50 pt player.

The only players on the team I foresee cracking 40 pts are Ryan, Karlsson, Spezza, Michalek, MacArthur, Turris, Conacher and maybe Weircioch.

Why would we not want another 40-50 pt player on the roster?

Mika is one of our most dynamic players. He should be playing ASAP if we want to win.

 

[Super Cake]

I think having zibanejad on this team would be much better then having da costa on this team. The da costa experiment has failed. Either trade him or waive him. I mean if the sens are going to keep placing him on a line with no offensive talent plugs, then what is the point of having da costa on this team?

 

[YNWA14]

Sometimes development is more important than winning a few games. He would not better the team by much and he's better served where he is. He was also never our best player for any stretch that is ridiculous.

 

[Erik Alfredsson]

The fact that he's even down in the AHL as a top 10 pick is ridiculous.

Wow okay, Spezza spent a year in the A, I guess he's a bust then.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

I think having zibanejad on this team would be much better then having da costa on this team. The da costa experiment has failed. Either trade him or waive him. I mean if the sens are going to keep placing him on a line with no offensive talent plugs, then what is the point of having da costa on this team?

Da Costa has played.......three games so far? And he's had new linemates almost each time. How has he failed so badly?

It's not about having one or the other man. We can keep Da Costa around and allow Mika to work on his game a bit more in the minors until it's clear someone with the big club is failing or injured. Stop being so short-sighted.

 

[StefanW]

Wow okay, Spezza spent a year in the A, I guess he's a bust then.

If you read this board long enough you may start to think that.

 

[Super Cake]

Da Costa has played.......three games so far? And he's had new linemates almost each time. How has he failed so badly?

It's not about having one or the other man. We can keep Da Costa around and allow Mika to work on his game a bit more in the minors until it's clear someone with the big club is failing or injured. Stop being so short-sighted.

I am not short sighted. I just think don't think da costa is that good.

 

[YNWA14]

How has the Da Costa experiment failed anyway? In what way has he played badly? Zibanejad went for long stretches without scoring and looked terrible at times last year yet people rave about him. SDC has played what...4 games?

 

[SixthSens]

The fact that he's even down in the AHL as a top 10 pick is ridiculous.

Does the name Nazem Kadri mean anything to you?

 

[benjiv1]

Sometimes development is more important than winning a few games. He would not better the team by much and he's better served where he is. He was also never our best player for any stretch that is ridiculous.

You have a self admitted blatant bias against Mika.

He was easily one of our best players heading into playoffs, and I am far from the only one to say it.

 

[HavlatMach9]

Players not on the top lines are by default not candidates for best player.

 

[benjiv1]

How has the Da Costa experiment failed anyway? In what way has he played badly? Zibanejad went for long stretches without scoring and looked terrible at times last year yet people rave about him. SDC has played what...4 games?

He's actually almost at 40 games played in the NHL, with a total of 7pts.

 

[Back in Black]

The fact that he's even down in the AHL as a top 10 pick is ridiculous.

Do you seriously think we will start winning games by just adding Mika????

He's still a kid, no rush!

 

[Rals]

Yaks-Mika combination... i see what your saying.

 

[Senatorian]

Let the kid be...we are not Toronto...we don't ruin our prospects... Keep Mika Locked Up!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14PgWitIbSk