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CDC claims he's an elite defensive player. Man, we must have lots of elite defensive forwards on the team considering how "much" he plays on the PK.
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CDC claims he's an elite defensive player. Man, we must have lots of elite defensive forwards on the team considering how "much" he plays on the PK.
How can anyone defend Eriksson's play? His only positive is his play on the penalty kill, but would the team be any worse off is he was sent to the minors and we used the meager cap savings on another player to fill the role?
Pretty much every team has a contract they would love to get rid of.Every GM has at least one contract they’d like to have back but I will continue to defend the logic of this signing till the cows come home.
+He had international chemistry with the twins.. when your top line is lacking a winger and one with proven chemistry with 2/3rds of your top line comes available and wants to sign and your top line lobbies for them you pull the bloody trigger.
+He was only 30 yrs old at the time of signing in a league that was trending toward speed but no one could have predicted how utterly dependent on speed the NHL game is now back in 2016. You basically need to be a speed demon to make it now unless you’re super elite in another area like Brock with his shot.
+Eriksson’s dropoff was extremely anomalous. I could see that in year 4, 5, 6 there being a huge drop off in production but NO ONE thought it would be likely to see it in years 1-3.
+He is still contributing defensively when he doesn’t score which takes matchup pressure of the kids and allowed them more favourable ice
+He helped young guys like Pettersson transition into the league a bit more comfortably. In the beginning he worked well with Petey by being the defensively responsible guy on the line and was able to maintain possession for Petey in the ozone
Every GM has at least one contract they’d like to have back but I will continue to defend the logic of this signing till the cows come home.
+He had international chemistry with the twins.. when your top line is lacking a winger and one with proven chemistry with 2/3rds of your top line comes available and wants to sign and your top line lobbies for them you pull the bloody trigger.
+He was only 30 yrs old at the time of signing in a league that was trending toward speed but no one could have predicted how utterly dependent on speed the NHL game is now back in 2016. You basically need to be a speed demon to make it now unless you’re super elite in another area like Brock with his shot.
+Eriksson’s dropoff was extremely anomalous. I could see that in year 4, 5, 6 there being a huge drop off in production but NO ONE thought it would be likely to see it in years 1-3.
+He is still contributing defensively when he doesn’t score which takes matchup pressure of the kids and allowed them more favourable ice
+He helped young guys like Pettersson transition into the league a bit more comfortably. In the beginning he worked well with Petey by being the defensively responsible guy on the line and was able to maintain possession for Petey in the ozone
Every GM has at least one contract they’d like to have back but I will continue to defend the logic of this signing till the cows come home.
+He had international chemistry with the twins.. when your top line is lacking a winger and one with proven chemistry with 2/3rds of your top line comes available and wants to sign and your top line lobbies for them you pull the bloody trigger.
+He was only 30 yrs old at the time of signing in a league that was trending toward speed but no one could have predicted how utterly dependent on speed the NHL game is now back in 2016. You basically need to be a speed demon to make it now unless you’re super elite in another area like Brock with his shot.
+Eriksson’s dropoff was extremely anomalous. I could see that in year 4, 5, 6 there being a huge drop off in production but NO ONE thought it would be likely to see it in years 1-3.
+He is still contributing defensively when he doesn’t score which takes matchup pressure of the kids and allowed them more favourable ice
+He helped young guys like Pettersson transition into the league a bit more comfortably. In the beginning he worked well with Petey by being the defensively responsible guy on the line and was able to maintain possession for Petey in the ozone
“(The difference) was pretty small,” Matthews said. “Little things, for sure. Small mistakes on us. Tonight I thought most of the game we played pretty well. We gave up too good of scoring chances and dug ourselves in a hole and weren’t able to come out of it.”
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Every GM has at least one contract they’d like to have back but I will continue to defend the logic of this signing till the cows come home.
+He had international chemistry with the twins.. when your top line is lacking a winger and one with proven chemistry with 2/3rds of your top line comes available and wants to sign and your top line lobbies for them you pull the bloody trigger.
+He was only 30 yrs old at the time of signing in a league that was trending toward speed but no one could have predicted how utterly dependent on speed the NHL game is now back in 2016. You basically need to be a speed demon to make it now unless you’re super elite in another area like Brock with his shot.
+Eriksson’s dropoff was extremely anomalous. I could see that in year 4, 5, 6 there being a huge drop off in production but NO ONE thought it would be likely to see it in years 1-3.
+He is still contributing defensively when he doesn’t score which takes matchup pressure of the kids and allowed them more favourable ice
+He helped young guys like Pettersson transition into the league a bit more comfortably. In the beginning he worked well with Petey by being the defensively responsible guy on the line and was able to maintain possession for Petey in the ozone
You repeatedly say that "no one" saw his production dropping off or that the NHL was moving so dramatically towards skating but even a cursory glance at the response at the time of his signing shows how utterly, dramatically, unequivocally, irredeemably wrong you are.
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If you look past his contract Louie is an insanely good player to have on your team
Exactly!
Cap space doesn't matter!
Louie is an insanely good player to have on your team!
Insanely!
Just have to convince Fredo about eating 5 million bucks in bonus money because Elmer thought it was duck season instead of wabbit season.Based on the interviews and the body language, Benning and Canucks seem prepared to move forward without Eriksson....not sure how they're going to do it, but while his cap hit is $6m, a good portion of it was 'front-loaded'. This effectively means that in real terms his pay-grade is just over $3m a season.
So some budget team trying to get to the cap floor, might be willing to take a flyer on him. Of course that assumes Eriksson approves a trade. Keeping my fingers crossed.
You ask how anyone can defend his play then go on to conflate it with his contract, which every defence of his play I've ever seen specifically excludes and concedes is a poor value. It's easy to defend his play. He's a useful bottom-6 forward who would be in the lineup of every team in the league. His contract was ill-advised and is a terrible value.
How can anyone defend Eriksson's play? His only positive is his play on the penalty kill, but would the team be any worse off is he was sent to the minors and we used the meager cap savings on another player to fill the role?
One who actually gives a damn and doesn't shy off of contact or physical play? (The guy had 3 hits all year, you have to be actively trying to avoid contact to do that.)
Green slid him down the lineup and limited his ice time more and more over the course of the year. I have to think the only reason he wasn't scratched more was to save face for Benning signing the deal.
You want that lazy type of work ethic (this is my opinion only) infect the team (and particularly the developing prospects) on the Comets?Burying him in the minors may have a good argument soon but right now I think it's not worth the trouble.