Post-Game Talk: Game misconduct for winning 5-4 (SO)

[MarkMM]

Santo's "local boy" status wins him some fans as well. I wouldn't have cared if we had signed him but didn't really care that we let him go.

The Benning Bashing Club needed whatever they could find early. Hell, they hated the Vrbata signing as well.

IIRC Vrbata was the one signing that there was a consensus around it being a good decision.

Letting Santorelli go, yes, was controversial.

Miller's contract, Sbisa, Vey, Garrison, and to a lesser extent Bonino (relative to what some thought we could have gotten instead) were the "bad" calls.

 

[tantalum]

Just read the Spector article for what the rest of the hockey world thinks. That sums it up.

Oh I know. Doesn't confuse me any less. Hard to believe there are so many stupid people who are unable to think logically about these plays. And I know stupid is a harsh term but it's the truth.

In this case people have to make a jump in logic to even see it as a dirty play let alone the jump in logic to call it a vicious and deliberate head shot worthy of any, let alone significant, supplemental discipline.

 

[arsmaster*]

Intangibo, I implore you to actually find a post or poster that didn't like the Vrbata signing.

I call BS.

The prized 2C from the kesler deal has 5 more points than Santo. Bonino is hot of late, and the team is better for it. Santo could have been good here. I sincerely hope we pursue him in FA. Hopefully his under-utilization in Nashville lowers his demands. 3 years 6m would be beauty for this utility spark plug type guy.

 

[IntangiBo]

IIRC Vrbata was the one signing that there was a consensus around it being a good decision.

You'd think so, but there wasn't. Too much money, too this, too that. Even before the announcment of the term/$$$ the same olds were already complaining.

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1702837&highlight=vrbata&page=2

 

[mrmyheadhurts]

Intangibo, I implore you to actually find a post or poster that didn't like the Vrbata signing.

I call BS.

The prized 2C from the kesler deal has 5 more points than Santo. Bonino is hot of late, and the team is better for it. Santo could have been good here. I sincerely hope we pursue him in FA. Hopefully his under-utilization in Nashville lowers his demands. 3 years 6m would be beauty for this utility spark plug type guy.

There weren't many but there were some:

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1702837

and boy did they hate it.

 

[GPNuck]

There weren't many but there were some:

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1702837

and boy did they hate it.

from Y2K aka Pauser

Yuck, I am not happy with this. Hopefully it was cheap and for just 1 year.

 

[Intangibos]

There weren't many but there were some:

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1702837

and boy did they hate it.

There will always be some that don't like it, but as far as signings go, the majority of the people here liked it. More than with most other signings, IMO. There were more people who hated Kes getting 5m per and the Sedins getting resigned than people adamantly against the Vrbata signing.

A few people not liking it because they had their hearts set on someone else doesn't really change that I haven't seen that many people happy with an FA signing since Hamhuis.

 

[mrmyheadhurts]

Yes, the majority quite liked the signing, even those who weren't crazy about Benning. Hard to argue with the price tag, although in hindsight, you almost wish we had given him another year at that number.

Most will agree it was the best Benning move to date and probably the best signing of the entire off-season of any team.

 

[Pip]

The Benning Bashing Club needed whatever they could find early. Hell, they hated the Vrbata signing as well.

Nope

 

[IntangiBo]

The Benning Apologist Club needs to literally make **** up to 'prove their point'

I am not sure what point was trying to be proven.

I didn't make up anything nor do I apologize for anything about Benning. You can type all the names you want into a line up, you can't show me they'd work any better. It is always the same 5-7 people. Sometimes, like it or not, you have to accept the result was due to the process. There are still people upset that Willie didn't use Horvat correctly, ignoring the fact he is rounding into form at the perfect time rather than burning out like many junior players do in their first season.

Funny though how some people know what camp they are in without being mentioned.


You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you
You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you? Don't You?

 

[Dorsetzky]

Intangibo, I implore you to actually find a post or poster that didn't like the Vrbata signing.

I call BS.

The prized 2C from the kesler deal has 5 more points than Santo. Bonino is hot of late, and the team is better for it. Santo could have been good here. I sincerely hope we pursue him in FA. Hopefully his under-utilization in Nashville lowers his demands. 3 years 6m would be beauty for this utility spark plug type guy.

Meh, bonino also has the same amount of points in almost a 100 games less and is 3 years younger and would be a smaller cap hit than you propose. Like I said santo would have left bo on the outside looking in, I hope we pass on him (and we will)

 

[arsmaster*]

Meh, bonino also has the same amount of points in almost a 100 games less and is 3 years younger and would be a smaller cap hit than you propose. Like I said santo would have left bo on the outside looking in, I hope we pass on him (and we will)

Disagree. Agree to disagree. My thoughts are known on this.

You know Benning kicked the tires on trading for him right? I think Lindenning might see the local-boy, has played his best hockey here, and get him for a good deal.

What do you think Bonino resigns for? Definitely more than Santorelli.

 

[Pip]

Meh, bonino also has the same amount of points in almost a 100 games less and is 3 years younger and would be a smaller cap hit than you propose. Like I said santo would have left bo on the outside looking in, I hope we pass on him (and we will)

Bonino was a piece brought back in the Kesler trade, Santorelli could have be signed without giving up any assets.

big difference. There is still room for Bo on this team if we had signed Santorelli.

 

[mrmyheadhurts]

I've got an extensive ignore list, so maybe I'm missing some. USERNAMES were the only ones I saw opposed to it, but they were in tank nation.

Everyone else reasonable loved it.

Just as I suspected.

I'm editing out the names, just so you know.

There were a couple more but I agree, most were well on board. It was just a very vocal minority, as is usually the case.

I implore you to actually find a post or poster that didn't like the Vrbata signing.

I call BS.

You asked for one example, that's why I linked to it, no other reason.