I will be very upset if they lose Kempny. They let Schmidt go last year and got lucky that a replacement fell in their lap with Kempny. They shouldn't tempt fate like that again.
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I will be very upset if they lose Kempny. They let Schmidt go last year and got lucky that a replacement fell in their lap with Kempny. They shouldn't tempt fate like that again.
So how long would it take to make bura a Pker? While yes you don’t want some guys killing because yo want them on the next shift out or fresh for pps, but not everyone can just get thrown in there. Some are better than others
Not QOing DSP makes no sense to me at all.
Being scared of arbitration doesn't make any sense to me. 1) Vast majority of cases don't make it there. 2) They can just trade him before that 3) The reward won't be that high anyway.
I would give more credence to the White House thing except I think Leonsis is a big Democrat right?
I am in the minority here but I don’t see a need to bring back DSP. During the regular season, DSP played like a $750K 4th liner. He was not good. At all. He generated no offense and his line could not maintain possession. At times, he struggled to maintain his composure and he committed stupid penalties. If it weren’t for ~10 minutes in the playoffs where DSP made a handful of awesome plays, nobody would be talking about bringing him back. IMO.
I could see Ottawa doing something like that to protect themselves from getting the no.1 pick next year... that’s if their owner wanted to pay someone.4 mil per based on that small sample size?
Pass.
I think the Connolly situation was different because we were so tight against the cap and he scored 15 goals so we were rightfully afraid of arbitration.
Not with DSP.
i tend to agree here on this issue. Sure I think most defensemen in the NHL can be a PKer, but there is a difference between being able to, being effective at it, and excelling at it.I don't know if I'd go quite so far as to say "anyone with NHL level talent can be an effective PKer." I would be scared if Djoos was sent out there as a primary option on the PK, for instance. That would be playing fully against his strengths as a player and putting him almost purely into a situation of in-zone coverage (which is the weakest part of his game).
That being said, I also don't think the PK skillset is exceedingly rare, especially for defensemen.
Not QOing DSP makes no sense to me at all.
Being scared of arbitration doesn't make any sense to me.
I dont think so. When they come out and say that they (GMBM) want something, it usually happens. Have not heard a thing by them about Beagle or DSP. But they specifically stated Kempny. And also a bought out Orpik.
So..... I’d trust that. You usually take GMBM for his words. Not sure why you wouldn’t now?
I am in the minority here but I don’t see a need to bring back DSP. During the regular season, DSP played like a $750K 4th liner. He was not good. At all. He generated no offense and his line could not maintain possession. At times, he struggled to maintain his composure and he committed stupid penalties. If it weren’t for ~10 minutes in the playoffs where DSP made a handful of awesome plays, nobody would be talking about bringing him back. IMO.
The only reason would be to sign a guy with a little more special teams usage ability. There has to be a drop dead number on Kempny that you do not pass.
Thoughts on Kempny. Did Djoos do well with Carlson.... is Jerabek expected back, what about Orpik. Are Siggy or Lucas ready? I assume we will let Bowey cut his teeth again this year so RD may be set. LD will quickly become a clogged pipe. I may be alone but consider Jerabek and Kempny as close to equals. Does Reirden want vets or kids?
The kids must hate seeing vets signed in front of them.
Kempny has rejected MacLellan's offer so far. We will see. Who bought out Orpik? That is Colorado. MacLellan has already said that he would like to resign him after July 1 and put him back on the 3rd pair.