Chimpradamus
Registered User
Nonsense? Do you account for that Nash's goal production would decrease if he actually played in a third line role? Or do you imply Nash would score 20+ goals as a third line winger, regardless of how and where? He scores at this pace in the role of a top line winger and you don't think tougher matchups with decreased ice time would affect his production?that's true, theres 66 players in the nhl this season with more than 21 goals. if you figure theres 31 teams that means every team has 2 guys with more goals on average
that means that a bottom 6 guy that scores 21 goals is total crap and you cant expect that guy to score because compared to other players hes not scoring much... theres 66 players in the entire nhl that score better... that means everyone scores... umm.. wait... what the hell am I saying here? oops... dang... I think I'm out to lunch... sorry everyone please disreguard this nonsense
geeze now I'm embarrassed
Ok, by all means, continue to make me feel embarrassed. And if you're happy with your top line winger scoring 20-25 goals @ 7.8m a year, while looking like someone with a hangover when he has his chances, sure, good luck with that. I know that's not the role he has in Boston, but that was the role he was paid for in New York and I'm very happy he's gone. If you imply Boston should sign him to a top 6 contract, by all means, go ahead. But I'm not recommending it.
I perfectly understand the price Boston paid for Nash due to his reputation, but the reputation for this guy is way bigger than what he delivers. His current salary that Boston pays for him ($3.9m) is alot closer to what he's worth than the albatross salary he had in New York. He underperformed a ton in NYR and when the team absolutely needed him the most, he scored 3 goals in 25 playoff games and matched the 4th liners on the team. He was eligible for the raspberry award of the Conn Smythe and he never did anything to change that in any playoff run with the team. I'm done watching this playoff bum shoot weak flubbers into the logo of the goalie from the perimeter, just to get a faceoff for eternity.
He never got meaner or more intense when it mattered. He f***ing crumbled like wet tissue, every time. He played offense like he just wanted to get off the ice. Sure, maybe he was injured before every playoff game he ever played in New York, so that's a doubt I have to account for.
You expect me to rave about him? He was the 3768th albatross UFA contract that NYR had. Good riddance to Nash, but I would like him back at half the price as a third liner, not expected to do anything but defend and kill the flow of the game. Then I would probably be very happy about him.
Speaking of goal production and your argument to make me feel embarrassed, what do you think of William Karlsson's surge in goals in Vegas, compared to his bottom 6 role on his old team? How does this logic work around that?
You know who's the top point producer in New York, all games combined? It sure as heck isn't Nash, he was merely paid and played as such. He usually looks great at not producing, so I can understand why it's so difficult to get around that this guy is not a point producer.
"Nice effort by Nash, he looked good today." Result: 0+0. Posts in the post game threads of most games on the NYR board.
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