raptorlife4
Long Time Member
Would we be a better team and cup contender right now with JVR,Richards,Carter,Carle
Or are we better with Simmonds,Shennx2,Couts,Jake,Cousins
Or are we better with Simmonds,Shennx2,Couts,Jake,Cousins
Boy, if the Leafs were to somehow win a Cup with JvR (as the Kings have with Richards, Carter and Williams in addition to the Hawks with Sharp) while we don't win one with Schenn, it's going to turn this whole discussion around in a hurry.
65th in scoring last season apparently wasn't too bad either. That tied with Seguin, Cammalleri, Richards, Lecavalier and Bergeron. Only Giroux and Voracek managed better on our squad. Only 17 players scored more goals than JvR last season and only 10 so far this season.
I'm alright with the trade if we're utilizing Schenn like we did last season, but suddenly he appears to be thought of as our worst defenseman this season and I still feel JvR is a superstar in the making.
Would we be a better team and cup contender right now with JVR,Richards,Carter,Carle
Or are we better with Simmonds,Shennx2,Couts,Jake,Cousins
Would we be a better team and cup contender right now with JVR,Richards,Carter,Carle
Or are we better with Simmonds,Shennx2,Couts,Jake,Cousins
There is a little thing called a salary cap maybe you've heard of it. 20 million on those 4 players.
Wow ya I havent heard of a salary cap thanks
Other teams are doing it this way
Pitt- Malkin,crosby,Letang,MAF
Chi- Kane,toews,keith,seabrook
LA- Richards,Carter,Brown,Kopitar,Doughty,Quick
What do those teams have in common?
Wow ya I havent heard of a salary cap thanks
Other teams are doing it this way
Pitt- Malkin,crosby,Letang,MAF
Chi- Kane,toews,keith,seabrook
LA- Richards,Carter,Brown,Kopitar,Doughty,Quick
What do those teams have in common?
Are you seriously trying to compare
Richards, Carter, Carle and JVR to those players above. Cmon your better than that.
carter for voracek/couterier - i would do this move over and over again
richards for simmonds/schenn/cousins - i am still upset at this trade, just for the fact that it was made to sign bryz when LA had a formidable goalie in bernier or quick that should have been a part of the deal. because we always have centers, drop the pick and schenn for one of the goalies and thats a dam good trade. at that point you would have had giroux/briere/couterier down the middle for the flyers and acquired (2) substantial upgrades at wing with voracek and simmonds. but instead we sign bryz and everything goes to hell. i am tired of the whole idea that we should carry as many centers as possible. we need to develop wing play which we have none of, and the one dude that was not a center and should have been moved to wing (Carter) they commited to the middle??!
what the hell. im ranting now, i was going to get on here and yell at you guys for being hypothetical monday morning qb's but i see how hard it is to avoid haha. one last thought...holmgren must go.
IMO bryz (and pronger , not getting in to that today) were homer's only mistakes. and bryz was a directive from Snider so it's tough to fault him on that.
Screw anyone who doesnt play for the Flyers currently. I could'nt care less about what any of them do. Let's focus on the team we have and win a cup this season!
I'm being a bit facetious above, but I really do believe this team as currently constructed can not only make the playoffs, but be a serious Cup contender. It's clearly going to take some time to get there however. We know our guys can play. Read finally got it going last night. Once other guys like Giroux, Voracek, Streit, Timonen and Couturier start to contribute offensively, we're going to score three times as often as we are now and win a lot more games.
Cout's had some opportunities, another example of gripping the stick a little too hard I think. THey will come eventually.
Add everyone to the list. We are not a pretty goal scoring team. Enough with the extra perfect pass and shot the damn puck.