Anyone else not really that geeked up anymore?

[Winning Unlimited]

Who's the top prospect in 2011?

Gordon Bombay

The only way we draft him is if they widen the net. Say, a quarter of an inch?

[section319]

Who's the top prospect in 2011?

Gordon Bombay

The only way we draft him is if they widen the net. Say, a quarter of an inch?

[section319]

So, I guess you are saying the Dave Taylor signing isn't making your Geek Flag Fly.

I think everyone should be a little more excited about this. I can't say I know a ton about the guy, but from what I have read today he seems to be a pretty good addition to the front office. Yeah, it isn't a player or someone who can help us on the ice, but we can't get the guys we need on the ice without a solid front office. I think this is a good acquisition and makes our front office even better than before. Pleau's gone and so is Jarmo, Armstrong is here and has impressed me personally so far, and having his right hand man Taylor can only improve the front office. Can't win a Stanley Cup without a great front office, we are turning the page on the Pleau area and entering a somewhat new regime, I am really pumped to say the least.

[jaro]

Gee. I think the title of this may have been a shot at me. Nah. Couldn't be. Shhhhhhhh! I am going to whisper this so maybe ViPeR is won't hear me! I am giddier now than if we had signed Kovy or trade a for Speeza. As I said in earlier post we are not ready for a legitimate Cup run. Why tie up crazy money in Kovy and then handcuff ourselves for the next 2-3 years? Instant gratification? Yipee. We have a ppg forward and went clear to the 2nd round before we lost? We have core rfa's needing to be signed, particularly next year and the year after. Same with major trade for stud (Speeza). Why piss away prime young affordable talent you would have to surrender in such a trade when we aren't ready for taking our best shot? Am i sure the rfa's I'm talking about are prime? Hell no. But I know we'll have a much clearer picture at the end of this season about that. Look. I'm not anti-improve us this year, and I think we have made some progress and will do more before it's over, but going all in this year is a bad move right now.

[ViPeRx007]

Gee. I think the title of this may have been a shot at me. Nah. Couldn't be. Shhhhhhhh! I am going to whisper this so maybe ViPeR is won't hear me! I am giddier now than if we had signed Kovy or trade a for Speeza. As I said in earlier post we are not ready for a legitimate Cup run. Why tie up crazy money in Kovy and then handcuff ourselves for the next 2-3 years? Instant gratification? Yipee. We have a ppg forward and went clear to the 2nd round before we lost? We have core rfa's needing to be signed, particularly next year and the year after. Same with major trade for stud (Speeza). Why piss away prime young affordable talent you would have to surrender in such a trade when we aren't ready for taking our best shot? Am i sure the rfa's I'm talking about are prime? Hell no. But I know we'll have a much clearer picture at the end of this season about that. Look. I'm not anti-improve us this year, and I think we have made some progress and will do more before it's over, but going all in this year is a bad move right now.

I don't want to start off on the wrong foot here, it truly wasn't a shot at you. I just wanted to start a "postgame" thread to gauge the general demeanor of the board after the anticipation has worn off some; it seemed logical to play off of your thread is all. I agree with you that it's not worth spending the world on Kovy. The guys up top were probably saying he wasn't the right player for the very reason you mentioned. I think we COULD afford him though, if he isn't asking for the $12 mil/per or whatever, and still be able to keep a majority of the core together if they could get rid of a certain defenseman or two who are eating up big chunks of salary space. Players like Kovalchuk don't come along very often so it's tough to just sit on your hands when it seems like we're so close.

But alas, this is probably just my hopeless optimism kicking in, hoping that THIS is the season.....or the one after that....

[jaro]

V[PeR, first no worries , Mate. I really thought is was good natured ribbing. That was the reason for the shhh don't wake ViPeR line. I actually agree a lot with what you have to say about Kovy. He is that rare talent and best of all wouldn't cost human assets. Just cash. But much more knowledgeable fans than I am, almost universally agree that we can't dump Brewer without replacing him with similar experience because of the probable youth of our D this season. You and I both watched the kids make some kids like errors and with Petro back there this year too and no "old pro" to cover for some of those rookie mistakes, I don't think Jaro with a tarp behind him would be enough. Problem as I see it is who would you replace Brew with who doesn't cost as much or nearly so? Brewer makes me nuts but he ain't a pylon on most nights. I think for substantially less money, you get a pylon every night playing the role of #2 D pairing if you are looking to go cheap to sigh Kovy. I hope like hell we resign Weavs but he isn't stupid and has said he wants to get paid like a D that performed as he did last year. Even so, we need him badly IMO. Jax will also screw up at least once a game but he is being asked to be the #1 pairing and he isn't a #1 guy. In the #2 or #3 role where he belongs, he is a plus for us, {according to me}.

Hell I don't know. I just want the puck to drop and watch hockey. By the way, you amy ahve weighed in on this in an earlier threaqd and I missed it, but where do you stand...Janssen or King? Me, king. No question.

[dmiles2186]

Who's the top prospect in 2011?

Gordon Bombay

The only way we draft him is if they widen the net. Say, a quarter of an inch?

I heard that even though the guy has one heckuva triple deke, he's injury prone. Scouts say that he's taken one too many shots to the knees.

[WaukeeBlues]

Who's the top prospect in 2011?

Gordon Bombay

The only way we draft him is if they widen the net. Say, a quarter of an inch?

But then how is he supposed to win practice times for his team against Wolf "The Dentist" Stanson?

[dmiles2186]

Who's the top prospect in 2011?

Gordon Bombay

The only way we draft him is if they widen the net. Say, a quarter of an inch?

But then how is he supposed to win practice times for his team against Wolf "The Dentist" Stanson?

That guy is a dentist?

[Winning Unlimited]

Who's the top prospect in 2011?

Gordon Bombay

The only way we draft him is if they widen the net. Say, a quarter of an inch?

But then how is he supposed to win practice times for his team against Wolf "The Dentist" Stanson?

That guy is a dentist?

Kovalchuk had 7 rotten teeth that needed to be pulled when he came to play for the Thrashers. Sounds like a line mate. GIT HEM DUGGGGGG!!

[WaukeeBlues]

Who's the top prospect in 2011?

Gordon Bombay

The only way we draft him is if they widen the net. Say, a quarter of an inch?

But then how is he supposed to win practice times for his team against Wolf "The Dentist" Stanson?

That guy is a dentist?

I heard they ran him out of the league AND the country...