tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post8151590130199077635..comments2023-08-26T10:21:07.251-04:00Comments on Japers' Rink: I Was Told There'd Be No Math On This ExamJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-59474793131492311162008-07-12T00:05:00.000-04:002008-07-12T00:05:00.000-04:00Brash is worth it. I think he's more glue to the ...Brash is worth it. I think he's more glue to the team then you and I realize. Yeah, he's a big name tough guy, but he's got a real passion for the game and came through huge in the playoffs. <BR/><BR/>Without Brash, I really believe, this team struggles for an identity. <BR/><BR/>Berube was our guy in the 1998 run. Brash is our guy in 2009. He's worth every penny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-16915755005141109892008-07-11T16:45:00.000-04:002008-07-11T16:45:00.000-04:00While playoffs are different than the regular seas...<I>While playoffs are different than the regular season, when was the last time you saw Brash just manhandle someone, as opposed to Bradley get in a scrap?</I> <BR/><BR/>The last two fights I think Brashear convincingly won were <A HREF="http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/42030" REL="nofollow">March 3</A> and <A HREF="http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/42282" REL="nofollow">March 8</A>. These DMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03737116968841961638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-8332619031706794002008-07-11T13:58:00.000-04:002008-07-11T13:58:00.000-04:00Mo's funds will come from Pothier's salary off the...Mo's funds will come from Pothier's salary off the books (whether on IR on retired)NShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16674174944735455991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-37953918351822745462008-07-11T13:40:00.000-04:002008-07-11T13:40:00.000-04:00So they re-signed Gordon...hopefully they have a p...So they re-signed Gordon...hopefully they have a plan to keep Mo too. Can't lose him.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796224451476865283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-66560496937783366602008-07-11T13:39:00.000-04:002008-07-11T13:39:00.000-04:00Rabbit Whisperer = Comment of the Month.Rabbit Whisperer = Comment of the Month.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-2245171296691874742008-07-11T13:38:00.000-04:002008-07-11T13:38:00.000-04:00Rabbit Whisperer. wow. i freakin love this team.Rabbit Whisperer. wow. i freakin love this team.NShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16674174944735455991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-33982116117421146332008-07-11T13:29:00.000-04:002008-07-11T13:29:00.000-04:00"rabbit whisperer"LMAO"rabbit whisperer"<BR/><BR/>LMAOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-1050999995999205802008-07-11T13:24:00.000-04:002008-07-11T13:24:00.000-04:00My problem about cutting Brashear is this: he was...My problem about cutting Brashear is this: he was the best player on the ice for long stretches of time during the playoffs, and he was a major force. I don't know if he's worth more than $1 million just for that, and this wouldn't be true if the other players stepped up earlier in the series, but I'm just sayin'. <BR/><BR/>I'd love to keep Gordon, but I just don't know where he plays with a Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796224451476865283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-79573654012520464662008-07-11T12:55:00.000-04:002008-07-11T12:55:00.000-04:00A "full" 15 credit semester? I wish. I've been t...A "full" 15 credit semester? I wish. I've been taking 18 and 19 credit semesters since I got to college. Silly music major.<BR/><BR/>Finley will make it or he won't. I let my feelings on Gordon be known in a previous "thread" so to speak, but yeah, sign the guy.<BR/><BR/>As far as Brashear is concerned - if we can get Gordon signed for under the cap, Alzner can get in under the cap, and if Whiter Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06862726277868219743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-5960699357816828432008-07-11T12:54:00.000-04:002008-07-11T12:54:00.000-04:00I agree with you and who do I move? I am from czec...I agree with you and who do I move? I am from czech republic and I know Flash really well and I mean he is a player for the first two lines, but unfortunately he isn't enough talented to play this role. In some european league yes, but not in NHL.<BR/>For the third and fourth line we need players like Gordon.<BR/>So my proposal is to trade Flash...What do you think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-75698419338130900742008-07-11T12:34:00.000-04:002008-07-11T12:34:00.000-04:00Brash isn't worth 1.2 million unless he starts thr...Brash isn't worth 1.2 million unless he starts throwing his fists again. Last time I saw, the Capitals were bullied by the Flyers and Semin and Backstrom had to stick up for themselves. While playoffs are different than the regular season, when was the last time you saw Brash just manhandle someone, as opposed to Bradley get in a scrap? I agree it's nice to have Brash, a veteran fighter, but he Reed-CKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06200249604415660177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-63403082662157531832008-07-11T12:23:00.000-04:002008-07-11T12:23:00.000-04:00If you really feel that an enforcer is a neccessit...<I>If you really feel that an enforcer is a neccessity (and some teams - including the Cup Champs - don't see it that way), I'm pretty sure you can find some knucklehead who can do the job at half of Brash's price.</I><BR/><BR/>I'd have to disagree there. Aaron Downey played 56 games, had 116 PIMs, 3 assists and 15 shots. They don't pay him 1.2 mil and he didn't play every game, but the Red DMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03737116968841961638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-46100601566836830752008-07-11T11:51:00.000-04:002008-07-11T11:51:00.000-04:00@DCRockActually 4 years on the nose. Thanks to AP ...@DCRock<BR/><BR/>Actually 4 years on the nose. Thanks to AP credits and a couple of community college classes my high school offered i had 15 credits before setting foot an UMD. <BR/><BR/>In a feeble attempt to get back to hockey...I'd rather see Finley go to Hershey. I wasn't THAT impressed with him when I saw him a couple times on TV this past season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-32728666490767831742008-07-11T11:28:00.000-04:002008-07-11T11:28:00.000-04:00So, um, click on the link where I specifically not...So, um, click on the link where I specifically noted that the term is defined.<BR/><BR/>And the whole point of this post is that players can and do contribute in ways that some folks don't recognize when they're, you know, actually playing.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-53353943832644912602008-07-11T11:17:00.000-04:002008-07-11T11:17:00.000-04:00So, um, how is 'Player contribution' determined, a...So, um, how is 'Player contribution' determined, anyway? Because, quite frankly, I didn't see such 'player contribution' from Gordon at all when he was, you know, actually playing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-34226723578934734382008-07-11T10:54:00.000-04:002008-07-11T10:54:00.000-04:00@Sombrero Guy,5-year plan, eh? Not a bad way to g...@Sombrero Guy,<BR/>5-year plan, eh? Not a bad way to go.<BR/>Regarding Gordo, I also say keep him. All the little things he does rarely get noticed, prob because he is a quiet "lunch pail worker" kinda guy and doesn't commit atrocious, highly noticeable errors. Every team needs a guy or two like him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-31824000141966927632008-07-11T10:29:00.000-04:002008-07-11T10:29:00.000-04:00As one who only took a full 15 credits once in col...As one who only took a full 15 credits once in college, it makes perfect sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-51382593982698914972008-07-11T10:26:00.000-04:002008-07-11T10:26:00.000-04:00@ SG: I guess that line wasn't delivered as articu...@ SG: I guess that line wasn't delivered as articulately as it could have been, so let me clarify - Finley is in summer school (which is at least part of the reason he's not in D.C. this week), but he's not in summer school due to an eligibility issue. More likely, he's in summer school to lighten his course load during the season (makes sense, right?).JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-42768324377925648322008-07-11T10:23:00.000-04:002008-07-11T10:23:00.000-04:00JP - What are the eligibility issues surrounding F...JP - What are the eligibility issues surrounding Finley? Does that mean he can't play in the fall, or just can't take summer classes because that would mess with his eligibility?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-31161436476280660092008-07-11T10:14:00.000-04:002008-07-11T10:14:00.000-04:00The "bang for buck" analysis is kind of silly. Unl...The "bang for buck" analysis is kind of silly. Unless the nhl changes the rules to allow a certain dollar amount of forwards on the ice at any time. Assuming PC is a solid stat (debatable particularly so for goons), You have to maximize the PC that is on the ice over the course of the game given the constraint of the salary cap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-69858406466911139402008-07-11T10:12:00.000-04:002008-07-11T10:12:00.000-04:00I dunno... thought Gordon looked like real poopoo ...I dunno... thought Gordon looked like real poopoo in the playoffs. I say: "dump him". Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-3730575278754413802008-07-11T10:11:00.000-04:002008-07-11T10:11:00.000-04:00I'd love to keep Gordo, but with others already un...I'd love to keep Gordo, but with others already under contract what do we do? 1.74 million left under the Cap, and the bulk of that will likely go to Mo in a arbitration award. <BR/><BR/>Who is more important, Mo or Gordo? I think all of us would say Mo. <BR/><BR/>Who do we send out of town to make room for Gordo? I agree that Fedorov contract is a little rich, I was expecting more like 3 millionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-2843907401290362642008-07-11T10:07:00.000-04:002008-07-11T10:07:00.000-04:00Granted I am not using math, but here is what I po...Granted I am not using math, but here is what I posted on this subject earlier this week on Tarik's blog:<BR/><BR/>Reasons why Gordon will likely be gone:<BR/><BR/>1) Fedorov takes his place on the PK and faceoffs with little to no drop in skill - Gordon's key contributions to the team.<BR/><BR/>2) Aucoin, a player with some NHL experience, is on a two-way in Hershey and can fill the reserve Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-36323576960841896202008-07-11T09:48:00.001-04:002008-07-11T09:48:00.001-04:00Nice analysis JP, but I have to say I disagree wit...Nice analysis JP, but I have to say I disagree with you <B>IF</B> it comes down to choosing either Steckel OR Gordo. Even by your own stats, the two are very close statistically, and Gordon has many more NHL games under his belt than Stecks.<BR/>If such a choice were to happen, it would surely be a financial decision. Stecks is just a better value at this time in his career (per the "bang for ~Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17156269870324678164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-82000803649848000982008-07-11T09:48:00.000-04:002008-07-11T09:48:00.000-04:00JP -- I'd wondered about Brashear, since nobody se...JP -- <BR/><BR/>I'd wondered about Brashear, since nobody seems to talk about him very much, Thanks for the insight. Although I don't know all the numbers and I don't even get what all of them mean yet (especially plus/minus - if someone could explain that I'd be grateful), when I do understand the numbers I find them very insightful, and your logical and cool-headed analysis has helped me Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com