I would definitely move Siegenthaler before the likes of LuJo or even Hobbs. He is great in his own zone and on the PK, but isn't great with the puckAlso... Siegenthaler could be expendable if we are getting Hjalmarsson or similar player. Another chip that is not #1
Now Orpik isn’t physical? Objectivity loss noted. Conversation over.
A bad player is a bad player, physicality or no physicality.
If I had a top pair of Karlsson and Josi, I would be jumping for joy not crying a river about lack of physicality.
Orpik sucks hard. Alzner sucked hard last season. Quest for physicality or leadership or whatever other bull**** you apparently must have is exactly how a very capable Schmidt landed in the press box while these two pylons were costing us hockey games.
Chorney waived, Orpik to the bench, Kempny gets five to ten games to prove himself. Done and done.
I would definitely move Siegenthaler before the likes of LuJo or even Hobbs. He is great in his own zone and on the PK, but isn't great with the puck
Handles like a grenade IMO. He’ll make the correct pass but half the time it doesn’t hit the targetBad decision-making or handles it like a grenade?
where have you been the last 3 playoffs? first of all, trotz never ever will sit orpik. second of all, no one in their right mind goes to the playoffs with 3 defenders with total 1 playoff game when there is a reliable option (and orpik is a relaible option in the trotz and gm eyes)What exactly do you see in Orpik that gives you confidence in him over pretty much any NHL level replacement at this point?
I'm not even very familiar with Kempny but his numbers and the comments from Chicago fans already lead me to believe he is a huge upgrade on Orpik because it's hard to be worse than one of the worst in the league.
where have you been the last 3 playoffs? first of all, trotz never ever will sit orpik. second of all, no one in their right mind goes to the playoffs with 3 defenders with total 1 playoff game when there is a reliable option (and orpik is a relaible option in the trotz and gm eyes)
EDIT: read the remaining conversation. Okey, twabby has an agenda, so big that he wants to go in the playoffs with basically 3 rookie defenders lol.
I'm not saying they are worse. I'm just saying they are unknown. All you said is pure speculation at this point, we have no idea how they perform. With that being sAID, I said that before the Pitts trade, now I'm all for the arm race. Do whatever it takes to bring one of McD or Karlsson!How is a rookie defender worse than a REPEATEDLY PROVEN horrible playoff defender. Rookie defender at least has potential upside/adrenaline.
Would you rather go with a rookie or dig up Brett Lebda and put him in? He's a vet with a bazillion playoff games.
I'm not saying they are worse. I'm just saying they are unknown. All you said is pure speculation at this point, we have no idea how they perform. With that being sAID, I said that before the Pitts trade, now I'm all for the arm race. Do whatever it takes to bring one of McD or Karlsson!
Pretty much as advertised so far. Skates well and makes a good first pass. Some issues in his own zone but overall he's definitely an upgrade for that LD spot.How's Kempny looked for you guys?
How's Kempny looked for you guys?
He's been on the ice for a lot of goals against already. But the whole team looks completely lost and ineffective in the D Zone, so it's hard to single him out.
Hasn't he been playing on his off side? He doesn't look comfortable yet. Has shown signs of decent hands but overall, defensively, not much of a factor.
He us a better puck mover than Orpik. But the rest of his game isn't looking very good. He is weak in the defensive zone. This aquistion did nothing to help our team.So far so good. He's better than Orpik for sure, but our coach is stubborn and won't sit Orpik. I agree with @JohnCarlsaurus, he's not that great defensively but I see in him a good transition D that could help in the scoring department as well.
He us a better puck mover than Orpik. But the rest of his game isn't looking very good. He is weak in the defensive zone. This aquistion did nothing to help our team.