I swear, I read some of these comments, I and know most of the people have never played a sport in their life, and probably just sit on a computer 18 hours a day, acting like experts on every subject ever thrown at them.
Do you know how hard it is to miss a couple of weeks of hockey, then go back in at 100%, let alone 2 years off/on...
I expect to see so many silly threads the first couple of weeks....
Most 82 game seasons, with full training camps, your team doesn't get in sync until 10-15 games. They had a week of what 5 practises, no exhibition games, after a massive layoff.
I'm sure glad we have you to keep us all in line.
I swear, I read some of these comments, I and know most of the people have never played a sport in their life, and probably just sit on a computer 18 hours a day, acting like experts on every subject ever thrown at them.
Do you know how hard it is to miss a couple of weeks of hockey, then go back in at 100%, let alone 2 years off/on...
I expect to see so many silly threads the first couple of weeks....
Most 82 game seasons, with full training camps, your team doesn't get in sync until 10-15 games. They had a week of what 5 practises, no exhibition games, after a massive layoff.
U Aware?
We can chalk it up to "rink rust" as much as we want, and I'm fine with that, but there's no escaping that he didn't inspire anybody to believe he'll better than he ever has been.
If you look at his stats over his career, ignoring his last two seasons in Minnesota where he hardly played, Latendresse has never been a very good player. He is an extremely average player, and I don't expect anything more than extremely average here in Ottawa. He's still got 4 or 5 years to grow, but if he ends the year with either 20 points or hurt the whole way through, he'll have met my expectations.
We can chalk it up to "rink rust" as much as we want, and I'm fine with that, but there's no escaping that he didn't inspire anybody to believe he'll better than he ever has been.
If you look at his stats over his career, ignoring his last two seasons in Minnesota where he hardly played, Latendresse has never been a very good player. He is an extremely average player, and I don't expect anything more than extremely average here in Ottawa. He's still got 4 or 5 years to grow, but if he ends the year with either 20 points or hurt the whole way through, he'll have met my expectations.
Goes to the net, big body presence. I think he will fit in well.