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Jul. 4th, 2008 08:53 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nofavesOK. It's official. I'm sick of all the 'bring Jagr back' crap.
I don't want him. I don't care if he'd score 40 goals (I don't think he would, but it's arguable). I don't care if he has matured as a person and a player. His basic personality is the same and I don't see it fitting into the Pens' dressing room. He, like Recchi before him, is a relic from those old 'country club' days. And just look how well the Recchin' Ball turned out.
The last rumor I heard had Sydor getting traded to clear cap space (which I firmly believe will happen eventually), but to sweeten the deal, is swapped along with one other d-man (either Scuds or USS Gill).
Now, yesterday I said that if the price of Brooks' and Marc-André's long-term deals was the loss of Hossa, then so be it. But if the price of signing Jagr is either Scuds or Gill, then forget it.
We have three of the best centers in the league. I'd even count Max Talbot in that 'elite center' list, since I think he'd be a second-line center on most other teams (would that we never find that out for sure!) On top of that, we have a coach who delights in playing ducks-and-drakes with player positioning, so we know that both Geno and Jordan are also phenomenal wingers.
Critics say that we lost grit. No way. We have the grittiest captain in the league, and his attitude and leadership bring that element to every Penguin's game. The only guy I never saw develop that edge was Erik Christensen, which is why he's no longer here.
I'm excited to see this team back on the ice in September. Just the way it stands right now.
I don't want him. I don't care if he'd score 40 goals (I don't think he would, but it's arguable). I don't care if he has matured as a person and a player. His basic personality is the same and I don't see it fitting into the Pens' dressing room. He, like Recchi before him, is a relic from those old 'country club' days. And just look how well the Recchin' Ball turned out.
The last rumor I heard had Sydor getting traded to clear cap space (which I firmly believe will happen eventually), but to sweeten the deal, is swapped along with one other d-man (either Scuds or USS Gill).
Now, yesterday I said that if the price of Brooks' and Marc-André's long-term deals was the loss of Hossa, then so be it. But if the price of signing Jagr is either Scuds or Gill, then forget it.
We have three of the best centers in the league. I'd even count Max Talbot in that 'elite center' list, since I think he'd be a second-line center on most other teams (would that we never find that out for sure!) On top of that, we have a coach who delights in playing ducks-and-drakes with player positioning, so we know that both Geno and Jordan are also phenomenal wingers.
Critics say that we lost grit. No way. We have the grittiest captain in the league, and his attitude and leadership bring that element to every Penguin's game. The only guy I never saw develop that edge was Erik Christensen, which is why he's no longer here.
I'm excited to see this team back on the ice in September. Just the way it stands right now.
