Tuna99
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- Sep 26, 2009
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Tuna, repeating the same thing you said in your initial post is entirely useless for debate. And if you're just looking for a place to say your piece without engaging in debate, maybe a message board isn't the right place.
Filatov wasn't slow. Kovalev wasn't slow. Conacher wasn't slow. Hemsky wasn't slow. Campoli wasn't slow. How exactly does one measure compete level? How are any of these players going "against the mold of what is working in the NHL" when, with the exception of Smith (who retired) and Filatov (who bolted back home,) everyone else on your list either found another landing spot in the NHL or is still gainfully employed in the league today?
Repeating the same thing over and over again doesn't make it true, sorry.
I think most fans would agree our pro-evaluation is an area we need a serious upgrade in, I don't like how they are evaluating players they bring in. Filatov, Kovalev, Chiasson, Legwand, Gomez - what qualities are they looking for in these players I don't know. But when we bring in players, I'd like t see the team have a philosophy - speed, great skater, huge compete level - it just seems with Murray that it's a haphazard evaluation and they favour size and slow feet over skill and speed.
And I'm sure if you call 29 GMs they offer you players that do not fit the NHL first - and want speed and tenacityi in return, which we do not ever seem to get.