tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post7608603697122125312..comments2023-08-26T10:21:07.251-04:00Comments on Japers' Rink: Wednesday Roundup: Where'd You Come From?JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-73072104702253024022007-01-03T17:05:00.000-05:002007-01-03T17:05:00.000-05:00Rage - you're right. I wouldn't expect Varlamov f...Rage - you're right. I wouldn't expect Varlamov for at least another few years. He's only 18 right now, and it takes goalies a while to develop. The best young goalies in the League now (guys like Henrik Lundqvist, Ryan Miller and Kari Lehtonen) are all at least 23 years old.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-89525699746808896232007-01-03T16:44:00.000-05:002007-01-03T16:44:00.000-05:00And it'll probably be a fair amount of time until ...And it'll probably be a fair amount of time until we see him (Varlamov) in the NHL. At least another year, right? A lot can happen in a year, especially to goalies (see Jim Carey and Maxim Oulette).<br /><br />Note: I'm pretty young into my full forced hockey watching. So if I'm way off base, apologies.Abhinavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829868560243905214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-57833228600559688732007-01-03T12:29:00.000-05:002007-01-03T12:29:00.000-05:001) We stand corrected as to the Green pick as we b...1) We stand corrected as to the Green pick as we believe he'll be a top 4 defensemen/PP QB<br />2) As for the other 3 forwards discussed; Laich may become another Pettinger in time, but have yet to see anything from Klepis to belive he'll be a top line forward. Fleischman is having another good AHL season, but at almost 23 its getting time to make the jump if he ever will/can<br />3) Nice to see faux rumorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17605243834575448300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-82769883464058289142007-01-03T12:02:00.000-05:002007-01-03T12:02:00.000-05:00Correction - Eminger was a Caps pick all the way, ...Correction - Eminger was a Caps pick all the way, Semin and Gordo were both taken with acquired picks.<br /><br />As a service to Faux, I'll update the chart with the origin of all the picks involved later today.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-10966637001637941052007-01-03T11:18:00.000-05:002007-01-03T11:18:00.000-05:00You're way off, Faux.
It's way too early to cal...You're way off, Faux. <br /><br />It's way too early to call Flepis or Flash "busts," and Laich was never projected to be a top forward - he's always been projected to be a second- or third-line forward with grit, which is what he's developing into.<br /><br />What about the other moves? Mike Green was drafted with a pick acquired in the 2003/04 firesale. So was Jeff Schultz. Varlamov, who's JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-28653934325704088582007-01-03T11:07:00.000-05:002007-01-03T11:07:00.000-05:001) Looks like of all those heralded moves to 'get ...1) Looks like of all those heralded moves to 'get younger', etc, the only one (so far) that appears to have made a significant positive impact on the current team is the Shaone Morrisonn for Gonchar deal<br />2) The jury remains out on the other pick ups, but so far Klepis and Flieshman appear busts, and Laich, though showing better promise lately, isn't exactly a top forward eitherfaux rumorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17605243834575448300noreply@blogger.com