MoeBartoli
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Agree, these are unsustainable if the goal is to win........BTW, I like the Checkers shield avatar.
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why ? he is literally what the jackets are missing on paper
Sure there is. I think it's a combination of puck luck, opposition (add up the records of the opponents), and Korpi's battle level rubbing off on his teammates.
The game isn't played on paper. The fact that Colorado got so much better when he left is all the reason I need for not wanting him. We already have players on our team who don't want to play here. I have no interest in getting another player like that.
And if he wants to come here?
Duchene is not some insane guy. In the two shit locker rooms he's been a part of, there's never been any confirmation of his role in creating the problem. If there was any truth to Duchene the troublemaker it would be apparent by now. I'm sure at this point he just wants to go play for a good team, anywhere.
You can also talk to Avs fans about what made them better. Moving on from Duchene, who was unhappy, certainly helped. But they had a long list of reasons.
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They got better , because they have the best young coach in hockey . I would take Duchene in a heartbeat , especially if it involved sending Wennbergs salary the other way . I don’t think people are grasping that if Panarin doesn’t resign , we could quickly become a lottery team .
Haven't been a big fan of his, but we would know what we are getting. What we'd be getting is something we could use. The only downside is length of contract. Between he and PLD that is a pretty solid top six center group. If you don't end up with Bob or Panarin and you assume Wennberg is moved as a result, a Duchene contract is pretty easy to absorb. At this point Duchene would be an upgrade of Wennberg. To this point, Wennberg still can't be counted for any type of real consistency.
If he's around and things end up going where we think they are going, it seems like a fairly easy decision to make a play at him. You wouldn't be expecting a savior, just a top six center than can play top line without too much of an issue.
Would Bobrovsky play in Ottawa?
Would Ottawa pay what he would want to be paid?
Serious questions. But, probably not, for both.
I would love to get Duchene at this point. Especially if Wenny could be a huge part of the return. Wennberg+Milano+Carlsson….3 1st rounders...ahh a boy can dream, right?
Would Ottawa pay what he would want to be paid?
Serious questions. But, probably not, for both.
I would love to get Duchene at this point. Especially if Wenny could be a huge part of the return. Wennberg+Milano+Carlsson….3 1st rounders...ahh a boy can dream, right?
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Concerned fantasy owned, are bobs days in Columbus numbered? I saw torts' comments saying hes just riding the hot hand, he has done this with Lundqvist and Talbot before so I think that is genuine, but the rumors from friedman and general contract negotiations seem to point towards the end of Bob's reign here.
Yeah his days are numbered. His current play might not really factor in that much, as Bob could regain his form and the net before long. But they don't seem to want to make the big commitment to re-signing him so a trade is likely.
And no big deal but Torts never coached Cam Talbot. As usual, Torts is legend, not reality.
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Haha oops, meant to say Biron. Talbot joined us the season after Torts was canned
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It's possible he just lacks the language to offer the generic platitudes we've come to expect from athletes confronted with those semi-probing questions. But his lack of those kinds of answers is potentially demonstrative.
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It sounded almost like one of those platitudes - "I just work" as in I have to focus on the job to do regardless if I'm starting.
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Indeed that one fits the bill. If Portzline did ask those other questions and they were not answered with individual platitudes... is potentially instructive.
He alluded to this in the radio pregame Tuesday. Something to the effect of "We don't know about Bob after this year and I need to start finding things out."
MoeBartoli
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I understand where Torts is coming from and I think we will see more of this. It's just one more reason I'm sure any illusion of a Cup are delusions.....Everything tells me there is virtually zero chance Bob (nor Bread) will be here next year and as much as it pains me to acknowledge this, a trade needs to be made - even if it's for futures that can be repackaged to a non-playoff contender.
I question whether Korpi is the ultimate solution and maybe it's one of the young netminders in Europe. But we need to figure that out.
Edit: That was a good interview.....nice job by Rothman but give credit to Torts for being so forthcoming and expansive in his answers.
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I think all of this is utterly unhealthy for the entire organisation.
Its logical that Torts has to give more ice time to Korpi, but is the organisation willing to risk not making the PO this year?
Bob needs to get traded and imo its quite urgent. Its the only solution, quite a regrettable one I must say.
Its logical that Torts has to give more ice time to Korpi, but is the organisation willing to risk not making the PO this year?
Bob needs to get traded and imo its quite urgent. Its the only solution, quite a regrettable one I must say.
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