Dipsy Doodle
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- May 28, 2006
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Now that the regular season's over, I thought it might be fun for everybody to gloat a little about what they were right on, and take their lumps for what they were dead wrong about.
The only caveat is that there have to be the same number of rights and wrongs. No megalomania or masochism.
RIGHT
1. Zucker was a mistake. Waste of assets for a guy we didn't need and hasn't clicked at all. Now he's ED jetsam.
2. Sprong is a very good offensive player - 2nd best G/60 in the league after Matthews. The more opportunity he gets, the more he scores. And of course, it's on the Caps.
3. DeSmith is a great back-up. Victim of circumstance with Murray and Jarry, and the demotion clearly affected him. But back in the NHL, he hasn't missed a beat. He's been better than Jarry this year.
4. Jankowski. He shouldn't dress for this team again. Adds nothing.
WRONG
1. Kapanen. I had reservations about him working in a scoring line role, but he's killing it with or without Malkin. Great addition and well worth the price we paid.
2. The PP. In spite of not having an RH shot, we're back in the top 5. McCann's shot really made it work while Malkin was out, and we seem to have found a groove.
3. Ceci. His signing was compared to JJ, but he's basically the anti-JJ. Dude does everything well, and he's playing with a lot of confidence. I feel more comfortable with him on the ice than any other defenseman, which I couldn't have imagined myself saying last off-season. High priority re-sign, short-term.
4. Rodrigues. Useful player when used in the bottom 6.
Full disclosure: Even though I still don't like the deal, Matheson's skating on the back end has been a positive and Ceci works well covering for his shortcomings.
The only caveat is that there have to be the same number of rights and wrongs. No megalomania or masochism.
RIGHT
1. Zucker was a mistake. Waste of assets for a guy we didn't need and hasn't clicked at all. Now he's ED jetsam.
2. Sprong is a very good offensive player - 2nd best G/60 in the league after Matthews. The more opportunity he gets, the more he scores. And of course, it's on the Caps.
3. DeSmith is a great back-up. Victim of circumstance with Murray and Jarry, and the demotion clearly affected him. But back in the NHL, he hasn't missed a beat. He's been better than Jarry this year.
4. Jankowski. He shouldn't dress for this team again. Adds nothing.
WRONG
1. Kapanen. I had reservations about him working in a scoring line role, but he's killing it with or without Malkin. Great addition and well worth the price we paid.
2. The PP. In spite of not having an RH shot, we're back in the top 5. McCann's shot really made it work while Malkin was out, and we seem to have found a groove.
3. Ceci. His signing was compared to JJ, but he's basically the anti-JJ. Dude does everything well, and he's playing with a lot of confidence. I feel more comfortable with him on the ice than any other defenseman, which I couldn't have imagined myself saying last off-season. High priority re-sign, short-term.
4. Rodrigues. Useful player when used in the bottom 6.
Full disclosure: Even though I still don't like the deal, Matheson's skating on the back end has been a positive and Ceci works well covering for his shortcomings.
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