417th
Pacifist Division
This really puts the deal into some better perspective.
Wowza.
So very much overpayment. TB looks foolish on this one.
This really puts the deal into some better perspective.
Wowza.
Holy crap that's insane.
Ehhh maybe not that bad. Coburn > Gudas of course and it's a giant late first but the third tips the scales into slight overpayment. Coburn is on term though IIRC, no? Shrug, it's late. Whatever.
We cabn easily say that Hextall learned a LOT from Lombardi.
I have a strange feeling that the Flyers are going to be a scary team in 3-4 years
We cabn easily say that Hextall learned a LOT from Lombardi.
I have a strange feeling that the Flyers are going to be a scary team in 3-4 years
I doubt it, #becasuephilly. Besides, Lombardi is a shrewd lawyer, Hextall, god love him, is an ex goalie with a couple screws loose.
McBain deserves to be in the lineup, guy has played really well over the last month. Since McBain has been removed from the lineup, Greene's ice time increased the Kings have been outscored 9-4 and are 0-3.
Exactly, I was hoping that Greene would of been shipped out today, I though McBain's play was picking up.
the thing about this trade that maybe some of you don't get why some us are pessimistic is the following
leave the mirages aside, let's see what this deal really is
did we trade for a full year of Sekera? no...we got him at the 59 mark correct?
so we traded him for AT LEAST 23 games and hopefully more if we make the playoffs, and even more so if he's signed
now...working with what we KNOW is the minimum guarantee of 23 games
out of those 23 games (which cost the Kings a 1st rd pick & McKeown) some people that are patient to a fault would say, hey give him a 5 game or so to adapt...although through experience when you trade a player that player would want to have an imediate impact (don't look too far...Stafford, Jagr, Myers all had an immediate impact with their teams). But fine! Give him 5 expensive days of adapting...so now i'm down to a mininum guarantee that Sekera will show up for 18 games...
that my friends, is a very expensive trade
if i told you, hey man here take Voynov for 18 games, in return just give me a 1st round pick AND McKeown...you'd bite? or hesitate?
now hopefully we sign him...but before that...hopefully HE'S DECENT ENOUGH FOR US TO BE WILLING TO SIGN HIM
i say bad deal
D-pairings from today's practice:
Regehr-Doughty
McNabb-Sekera
Muzzin-Greene
D-pairings from today's practice:
Regehr-Doughty
McNabb-Sekera
Muzzin-Greene
Sutter is putting Muzzin with Greene to keep Greene from getting exposed.
Doughty will keep RR from getting exposed.
The 1st or Mckeown don't help the Kings at all this season. The Kings needed another Defender that can eat 20 minutes a night RIGHT NOW. The only Defenders on the Market capable of doing that: Wisniewski/Petry/Sekera/Dion. Lombardi choose Sekera, and paid Carolina's price.
Lombardi accomplished what he set out to do. Shore up the Defense for this season.