tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post5485124399796292738..comments2023-08-26T10:21:07.251-04:00Comments on Japers' Rink: Friday Roundup/Lightning 5, Caps 4JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-50906497327474649242007-01-12T14:17:00.000-05:002007-01-12T14:17:00.000-05:00Perreault's pro-rated salary came out to about $60...Perreault's pro-rated salary came out to about $600K even, I bleev.<br /><br />Smolinski is on a team going nowhere.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235054856583026039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-20182176303763475532007-01-12T13:45:00.000-05:002007-01-12T13:45:00.000-05:00Isn't the extra $14 million in Lightning payroll t...Isn't the extra $14 million in Lightning payroll the result of RE-signing players, not acquiring free agents? And TB had a modest payroll when it won the Cup, and now have to re-up those guys to stay competitive. (see also, Sabres, Buffalo).<br /><br />BTW, Perrault is earning $700K this year, exactly that, interestingly, as Beech. Doesn't seem like he would be dealt though, because the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-47114298689849260262007-01-12T12:11:00.000-05:002007-01-12T12:11:00.000-05:00On of the problems we have with respect to trades ...On of the problems we have with respect to trades is that there are still so many clubs in the playoff hunt. 25 of the 30 teams are either in the top-eight or within five points. There aren't many clubs out there that are truly "sellers" at this point.The Peerlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293195514553989436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-88293493695597339432007-01-12T10:57:00.000-05:002007-01-12T10:57:00.000-05:00Smoke has one more year at $1.5+ million left on h...Smoke has one more year at $1.5+ million left on his contract, if I'm not mistaken, and he's 35 now. If he's a UFA at year's end, though, he'd be worth looking into.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-9030547339870930002007-01-12T10:34:00.000-05:002007-01-12T10:34:00.000-05:00How about Bryan Smolinski?How about Bryan Smolinski?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235054856583026039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-90421033817851951372007-01-12T10:26:00.000-05:002007-01-12T10:26:00.000-05:00I bet some of our Qs will be answered when Tarik W...I bet some of our Qs will be answered when Tarik WP.com chats today.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235054856583026039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-46730694549803748102007-01-12T09:55:00.001-05:002007-01-12T09:55:00.001-05:00Good game, tough loss. I was just thinking, nice, ...Good game, tough loss. I was just thinking, nice, Brash is not fighting, because when he does, Caps losing. Very next moment they show him dropping the gloves.<br />I think because Brash is the top fighter no one expects their goon to beat up Brash. Every time someone gets even with him or lands a single punch, the opposing team gets a huge boost.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-85492685890932972102007-01-12T09:55:00.000-05:002007-01-12T09:55:00.000-05:00I'm not necessarily saying they should, I'm saying...I'm not necessarily saying they should, I'm saying they should have. <br /><br />We didn't have what PHX wanted for Comrie. We have young forward prospect depth. Which isn't the ideal thing to have when you need a veteran C, alas.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235054856583026039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-83803351078581491832007-01-12T09:31:00.000-05:002007-01-12T09:31:00.000-05:00Alright, so let's move this discussion along - who...Alright, so let's move this discussion along - who's available and what would you want to give up for him?<br /><br />Jason Allison's a free agent, but who knows what kind of shape he's in? Should the Caps have claimed Nedved or made an attempt to land Comrie (it's obviously too late now on both of those)? Would a guy like Jozef Stumpel be a good fit?<br /><br />It's easy to say they should go JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-71244414901671023552007-01-12T09:27:00.000-05:002007-01-12T09:27:00.000-05:00The Caps should have scooped him up when it was ob...The Caps should have scooped him up when it was obvious that they needed a second-line center. We all knew it from day one. GMGM had to know it at about Game Five. <br /><br />And trading Klepis is fine with me. He ain't the future.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235054856583026039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-15140861137712613652007-01-12T09:21:00.000-05:002007-01-12T09:21:00.000-05:00I had a fairly lengthy post on Tarik's article (an...I had a <a href=http://japersrink.blogspot.com/2006/12/bang-for-buck.html>fairly lengthy post</a> on Tarik's article (and OFB took him to task for what they felt were some questionable journalistic tactics). But here we are two weeks later and honestly I don't think that money is the issue. If second-line centers and mobile defensemen were waiting in Aisle 8 at Target, I'm sure the Caps would JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-66806409766018550842007-01-12T09:05:00.000-05:002007-01-12T09:05:00.000-05:00The matter of the salary differences I think is an...The matter of the salary differences I think is and important one to pointout and one that will get some traction in the days/weeks to come (Tarik El-Bashir took up the cause a couple of weeks ago; Ted responded in his "owner's Corner" column).The Peerlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293195514553989436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-46990275712404541552007-01-12T08:43:00.000-05:002007-01-12T08:43:00.000-05:00Matt Pettinger looks worse every game. There was o...Matt Pettinger looks worse every game. There was one point last night where he was behind the TB net and tried to turn and accelerate. His whole body kind of deflated and he went nowhere. Obviously hurting.<br /><br />It is amazing how many scoring opportunities there would have been for Yannic P./insert-name-here on our second line. Kris Beech is painful to watch. Heck, why not try Boyd Gordon Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235054856583026039noreply@blogger.com