Vlasic was solid as a rock in the Olympics, on the biggest stage in the sport.
If you cared to watch the playoffs this year, Chara looked old, slow, and really lost his nastiness.
I love Big Z, he's been the cornerstone of our D for many years but face facts.
Vlasic has never even been an All-Star. Meanwhile Chara is nominated for the Norris, again.
Facts!
since I can't edit that, Chara is 10 years his senior, which is the whole reason why.
I didn't watch a minute of the playoffs.
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"Face facts"
This is a Hall-of-Fame day on this site.
There's a reason Vlasic was on team Canada, and it's not because Stevie Y and his dad are golfing buddies.
Thornton can't be held responsible for the Sharks not winning year after year. Let's be real here. He's been the best player on that team in the playoffs, this year he had a quiet playoffs, but every year prior to this year he's been a beast. The Sharks problem has been Niemi, and everyone knows it. The guy had one good year in Chicago, won the cup, and has been a bum ever since. SJ with Rask this year, sweeps the Kings and handles Anh and Chicago.
For the posters saying it was "mutual" why he left, yeah, it was. But that was under the old Bruins.
Yeah, because the Bruins goal isn't to win the Cup NEXT YEAR.
Thornton can't be held responsible for the Sharks not winning year after year. Let's be real here. He's been the best player on that team in the playoffs, this year he had a quiet playoffs, but every year prior to this year he's been a beast. The Sharks problem has been Niemi, and everyone knows it. The guy had one good year in Chicago, won the cup, and has been a bum ever since. SJ with Rask this year, sweeps the Kings and handles Anh and Chicago.
For the posters saying it was "mutual" why he left, yeah, it was. But that was under the old Bruins.
The addition of Vlasic would still give you high end cup equity, and maintain it for 6-7 years more. Like I said, no GM does Chara-Vlasic straight up. And after watching Z in these playoffs and last, it's starting to become evident why. He's starting to be at the end of his run. Vlasic has a big window for his prime now. Anyway the point is so moot, since the trade never happens.
Zdeno Chara was a better player this year. He will be a better player next year, and the year after.
Maybe Vlasic will make his first All-Star team next year though.
Thornton can't be held responsible for the Sharks not winning year after year. Let's be real here. He's been the best player on that team in the playoffs, this year he had a quiet playoffs, but every year prior to this year he's been a beast. The Sharks problem has been Niemi, and everyone knows it. The guy had one good year in Chicago, won the cup, and has been a bum ever since. SJ with Rask this year, sweeps the Kings and handles Anh and Chicago.
For the posters saying it was "mutual" why he left, yeah, it was. But that was under the old Bruins.
Yeah, +/- is a great stat to argue his compete level on a team in the playoffs when the rest of the guys were dis-interested. I bet you stay up late and watch all those West games in the playoffs huh?
Yes, I do actually. I watch a ton of playoff games. I watched 6 of the 7 games in the Sharks/Kings series.
Oh, and RedEye, you realize only the starters are voted in, right? Like, you know that, right?
Yeah, +/- is a great stat to argue his compete level on a team in the playoffs when the rest of the guys were dis-interested. I bet you stay up late and watch all those West games in the playoffs huh?
Yeah, +/- is a great stat to argue his compete level on a team in the playoffs when the rest of the guys were dis-interested. I bet you stay up late and watch all those West games in the playoffs huh?
Give it up Mike. You are being owned by this dizzying analysis.
Weird the difference of Bruins fans in US than Canada.
My buddies and I can all sit around and chat about it without insulting with one another. I'll let you arm chair athletes propose the trades from now on and just enjoy reading them.