tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post9161396220154159563..comments2023-08-26T10:21:07.251-04:00Comments on Japers' Rink: 2007-08 Rink Wrap: Donald BrashearJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-76867621187817070052008-04-29T08:58:00.000-04:002008-04-29T08:58:00.000-04:00when you got a stud like Ovechkin, you better have...when you got a stud like Ovechkin, you better have someone around to protect him.<BR/><BR/>I like Brash...may be a little pricey for what he brings...if he is let go, need an enforcer to replace. I hope he's back, but won't lose sleep if they replace him.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15759690570755205118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-42177088908458012502008-04-28T22:11:00.000-04:002008-04-28T22:11:00.000-04:00Yeah, just leaves a lot of inconsistency and misle...Yeah, just leaves a lot of inconsistency and misleading poll numbers, to me. But I guess it doesn't matter~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-86961795598154741122008-04-28T15:30:00.000-04:002008-04-28T15:30:00.000-04:00I hear you, Hazardous, but I wanted something that...I hear you, Hazardous, but I wanted something that captured a guy's role on the team, and that's where expectations come in.<BR/><BR/>If it was straight "rate his season," AO gets a 10, Backstrom a 9, etc., and it's hard to give a guy like Bradley more than a four or five. But by including expectations, I think it allows for a guy like Laich - who exceeded expectations - to have a better score JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-33368278766834261502008-04-28T15:03:00.000-04:002008-04-28T15:03:00.000-04:00Well, there's a problem there, then, JP. See, if y...Well, there's a problem there, then, JP. See, if you had super high expectations and someone didn't meet them, they get a low number even if they had a great season. The opposite being true, as well. And you could have a situation where you expect someone to suck, and they have a phenominal season, but maybe not their best ever. Then what? an 8-9?<BR/><BR/>I just don't know if personal Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-23019943106616069152008-04-27T19:15:00.000-04:002008-04-27T19:15:00.000-04:00He had his lowest point total since 1995-96 in his...<I>He had his lowest point total since 1995-96 in his least amount of ice time per game since they started tracking the stat (a bit of a chicken-or-the-egg scenario there)</I><BR/><BR/>More than anything, I think it's a testament to the improvement in the team as a whole. I don't think DB was much better or worse than he was last year or the year before, but the alternatives to playing him were Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-46591760876889948312008-04-27T16:19:00.000-04:002008-04-27T16:19:00.000-04:00The Vote: Rate Brashear on a scale of 1-10 (10 bei...<I>The Vote: Rate Brashear on a scale of 1-10 (10 being the best) based on his performance relative to his potential for the season - if he had the best year you could have imagined him having, give him a 10; if he more or less played as you expected he would, give him a 5 or a 6; if he had the worst year you could have imagined him having, give him a 1.</I><BR/><BR/>Tens are for the best season JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-76631838427890498492008-04-27T16:11:00.000-04:002008-04-27T16:11:00.000-04:00I gave him a 6 simply because he performed exactly...<I>I gave him a 6 simply because he performed exactly the way I expected him to when the season began.</I><BR/><BR/>Isn't the whole point of the votes to be relative to what you expect him to be able to do (potential)? That would mean a 10, not a 6 :/<BR/><BR/>I gave him a 9. I think he had easily his best season to date in all-around performance. And that's far better than just a guy who swings Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-32561512715800231552008-04-27T15:14:00.000-04:002008-04-27T15:14:00.000-04:00To the best of my knowledge, the Caps don't have a...To the best of my knowledge, the Caps don't have a potential NHL 'enforcer' type in the system. I'd think that kind of player would be a draft-priority this summer. (Milan Lucic 2.0 would be A-OK with me.)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235054856583026039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-20387995329823462782008-04-27T14:04:00.000-04:002008-04-27T14:04:00.000-04:00love Brash..he has great hands, both for fighting ...love Brash..he has great hands, both for fighting and around the net. I gave him an 8.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-54564743865529699112008-04-27T12:15:00.000-04:002008-04-27T12:15:00.000-04:00I gave him a 5. He's really not bringing much to ...I gave him a 5. He's really not bringing much to the table on the ice at this point. For a million bucks, we could afford a Donald and another fourth line winger.<BR/><BR/>Time to start thinking about value here, and Donald's sucking up some cap room; more than his on-ice production warrants.<BR/><BR/>I'm not in the locker room every day so I can't speak to his "leadership," but it had better lkzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607480369386114772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-21715704343796715342008-04-27T10:06:00.000-04:002008-04-27T10:06:00.000-04:00Brash's role on this team as a "glue guy" is not i...Brash's role on this team as a "glue guy" is not in question. He started out his career as merely a fighter and over time developed enough defensive skill and sense to not be a liability when he's out on the ice. You know what he's going to bring to the rink each night an he does it. I gave him a 6 simply because he performed exactly the way I expected him to when the season began.<BR/> <BR/>Marky Narchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871871519628162877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-80364930371880321952008-04-27T03:44:00.000-04:002008-04-27T03:44:00.000-04:00Brash played better than any other Capital in the ...Brash played better than any other Capital in the playoffs. He was so money, and always made things happen out there.Salmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320828562766563372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-26849725339279889842008-04-27T01:31:00.000-04:002008-04-27T01:31:00.000-04:00when the caps got Brash, I expected a fighter who ...when the caps got Brash, I expected a fighter who wouldn't contribute much more than a fight from time to time. What they have gotten out of him is much more than that. He has obviously been a leader to the young players on the team, he hits like a beast, and I love watching the big guy skate around players who are much more skilled than him (especially when he faked out Brier in the playoffs Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166121138707924121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-62868460469838016982008-04-27T00:01:00.000-04:002008-04-27T00:01:00.000-04:00The Donald is who he is. 9 is about it for him. He...The Donald is who he is. 9 is about it for him. He has a role.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com