Comments on: NHL teams showing plenty of interest in Kaberle

By: mojo19

mojo19 — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:06:23 +0000

Most of the top PP's have 2 lefties on the point, its tough to come across a right handed D-man who can hammer the puck like a Rafalski, or Shea Weber.

By: DannyLeafs

DannyLeafs — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:10:23 +0000

Finishing near the bottom of the league ensures nothing. Since the lockout we have had 5 different champions, and only two of those teams were built largely around the draft. Even Chicago isn't built solely on their top picks, Kane and Toews were very high picks, but they also added plenty of talent with later draft picks and good trades. Keith, Sharp, Hossa, Byfuglien, Versteeg, Bolland, Ladd, and Hjarmlsson were all either traded for, signed or taken after the first round and were huge parts of the Hawks cup win. Also, there are a bunch of teams that have tried the hit rock bottom approach and have failed miserably. Florida, Columbus, St.Louis, Phoenix, and Atlanta have finished outside the playoffs and in the bottom third of the league several times in the past few years and have yet to look like contenders. Atlanta even had two of the most productive drafted players of the 90's and still have 0 playoff games won in their franchise history.

Pittsburgh got extremely lucky to get where they are. In 2005 it was an open lottery for Crosby, and without that I doubt Pittsburgh has a cup win since the lock out. They drafted either first or second in the draft in 4 straight drafts which is unheard of, and no amount of planning could accomplish that. The only team that has ever done anything comparable was Quebec, who drafted 1st overall three years in a row. Colorado went on to win the cup years later, but do you know how many of those first overall picks have cup rings? yup thats right, 0! They were all traded away.

Finally out of all the teams in recent years to be considered up and comers because of their drafted talent (NYI, TB, EDM, COL, LA) you can almost guarantee that not all of them, maybe not any o them, will win cups anytime in the next ten years.

By: lafleur10

lafleur10 — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 07:15:01 +0000

believe me it was no fluke,it was poor management and poor decions,and trades being made thus they were a joke and built through the draft and are now stanley cup champions! i think that the laffs need to do this fall to the bottom draft 1st or 2nd overall not get raped (like they did from the bruins) which hinders them further going forward thus extending the cupless drought

By: Mapleleaves

Mapleleaves — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:12:55 +0000

the response to this is always the same so im not sure why people always say it.

Penguins and Blackhawks had the top picks 4 years in a row, in other words fluke.

By: lafleur10

lafleur10 — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 23:42:38 +0000

leafy i think you guys should take a page from the blackhawks book keep your 1st rd pick(especially 1st and 2nd overall and not trade them ! this is the only way to win and if you guys keep up the trend that you've been doing it will never happen!

By: LeafsneedSteen

LeafsneedSteen — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 23:19:09 +0000

You're retarded.

If Burke offered Kaberle straight up for either Kane, Tavares, Hedman, B.Schenn or Duschene the GM on the other line would laugh in his face.

By: KingCanada

KingCanada — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:30:43 +0000

Ya u might be right, he only got 2 goals in 13 games thats not so good… But still maybe he can be had for cheap you never know! He could be worth a shot, he certainly has tons of potential!

By: reinjosh

reinjosh — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:44:00 +0000

I would almost give the Philly MVP as a tie between Pronger and Briere. Without Briere they wouldn't even be their.

And yeah it was a well deserved title. The real Challenge comes now on keeping the team as good with the cap trouble they will have.

By: reinjosh

reinjosh — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:41:55 +0000

nope because it would be idiotic

By: toronto-cruz

toronto-cruz — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:52:19 +0000

ahaha, only on tuesdays and fridays…