thepuckmonster
Professional Winner.
I don't know, if we needed a filler would you rather Gomez or Ebbett? OTOH Scott was 13 points in 11 games in the ECHL....
Ebbett is a fine short term replacement as he's already signed and is a paltry 550K.
I don't know, if we needed a filler would you rather Gomez or Ebbett? OTOH Scott was 13 points in 11 games in the ECHL....
Who is "proven" and what cost does it come at?
When do we start going for it? We've won NOTHING in 40+ years, at what point does paying a higher cost for a run at the cup become a realistic possibility?
When we haven't won anything for 60 years? 80 years?
I've said this before...HFBoards must be the only place in the hockey world where cap space, draft picks, and some good young prospects are more valuable than a Stanley Cup.
The window is CLOSING. Proven talent costs a lot...it cost the Kings a lot to get Carter and Richards...they paid the price. Sure, its not always a guarantee, but at least it showed their commitment to making a run for the cup.
Carter and Richards were largely ineffective until playoffs and most kings fans wanted to kill them. Higgins had the same point total as Richards with 3 less games played and less minutes.
I don't care if the Sedins put up 50 points each in the regular season through 82 games, if they produce in the playoffs from an 8th seed, or 7th seed and we go on a deep run or win a cup, THAT is what matters.
Art Ross is great, President's Trophy is fantastic, Division Titles are awesome, the bottom line is, they mean absolutely nothing.
Sure their fans were frustrated with those 2 until the playoffs, but I'd go through that any day if it meant our players would step up in the playoffs in return. No brainer.
Kings had one of the easiest runs in modern hockey and they almost missed the post season by not giving any ****s. That's not how I want to win a cup.
I'd rather experiment the first 10 games with Ebbett/Schroeder at 2C and then decide what to do after that instead of throwing money and wasting a contract spot for Scott ****ing Gomez. He is so anti money puck it's not even funny.
I'd rather experiment the first 10 games with Ebbett/Schroeder at 2C and then decide what to do after that instead of throwing money and wasting a contract spot for Scott ****ing Gomez. He is so anti money puck it's not even funny.
You and I agree that Scott Gomez is NOT the answer. I don't want the Canucks to go near him at all.
That's not how you want to win a cup? Easy run?
That's completely idiotic. They destroyed the Presidents Trophy winners and dominated every other team they played. They earned it.
... and it gives Kass and Schroeder who had good chemistry in Chicago a chance to prove something. Everyone was so gungho on CoHo playing Top 6 last year despite proving **** all when given the chance, Schroeder is 100x better defensively and at skating, at the very least they'll keep puck out.
There were 8 million or so reasons. The guy had huge pressure every time he got on the ice because of that contract. On a much smaller contract I think he could bounce back well.
I'd be interested for sure so long as the price was right.
At 7 million, yes, he's the very anti-thesis of moneypuck and you'd have to be insane to take a chance on him.
Bought out, and on a cheap short term contract? It's not like he's 41 years old. He's only a couple of years removed from being a perennial point per game guy. It'd be an intriguing gamble, to be sure.
I know everyone would rather go out and just...I dunno...acquire Perry or something, but A) those guys have to actually be available first, and B) they're going to cost a hell of a lot more in term of assets and cap space.
I dunno about Gomez. If the price was right, it'd be low risk and extremely high reward. On the other hand, he could be Marco Sturm 2.0.
I think yet deserved it but should be damn ashamed for putting ****** hockey on the ice for 6.5 months, and anyone who says that they wouldn't care if the cup was won after that is straight lying. I want to see dominant hockey, not coasting.
I don't agree with your statement on Schroeder. Hope I'm wrong. But, it is my belief that he'll be a perennial tweener.. excelling at the AHL and struggling at the NHL.
Therefore, I see the need for a stop-gap. Gomez at less than 1.5 million provides that. At worst, he's shipped out at a nominal hit. If the risk is ice-time from Schroeder.. I say.. "Meh."
If you think Gomez is going to be productive in a top 6 role on a Top 3 team, I don't know what to tell you.
I still don't understand why we're all flipping out about the second line. Kesler will be back and it gives Kass and Schroeder who had good chemistry in Chicago a chance to prove something. Everyone was so gungho on CoHo playing Top 6 last year despite proving **** all when given the chance, Schroeder is 100x better defensively and at skating, at the very least they'll keep puck out.
We have 2 80+pt men, a 50pt DMan in Edler who will likely make it again as Garrison is way more effective than Salo, a 40pt Dman in Bieksa and probably the best Top4 after NYR and two legit starting goalies. This is the exact same issue that happened last season and they won the PT without the twins producing much, can we all just calm the **** down for the first 10 games?
I wouldn't care if we won the weakest cup of all time, after the weakest season of all time. We'd still have won the bloody thing. I'm not into this whole "cups with asterisks" garbage.
That said, you're correct. The Kings were incredibly lucky to even be in the playoffs at all. You really don't want to stumble-bum through the season like that and slink into 8th, it's far more likely to blow up in your face in the form of terrible match-ups and sub-standard hockey. The Kings got very lucky. Takes nothing away from their win, but 9 times out of 10 slumming your way into a low seed is a ticket to a 1st round exit.
you act is if schroeder is going to even make the team. he could quite easily send him back to the ahl to continue growing and give ebbett the chance.
Gomez is a very similar player to Ebbett without the scoring touch.
at one point gomez was a 60-70pt player. is he more of a passer or shooter?
Setup man. Might look good next to Kesler, given he isn't making 7 mil.