tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2610527122550067891.post5220506353104461441..comments2023-07-25T11:40:43.810-04:00Comments on Blue Chip Prospects: Blue and White GlassesCurt Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10817914669452185454noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2610527122550067891.post-88641650030771010622010-08-11T21:04:55.321-04:002010-08-11T21:04:55.321-04:00Thanks for the comment
10 - It's a good point...Thanks for the comment<br /><br />10 - It's a good point you make with the cap hit coming off the books after this year - I just get frustrated that the leafs are spending to the cap, and still not winning.<br /><br />6 - I can project Seguin at this point, having not spent enough time watching him. But if you look at the top 2 or 3 picks from every NHL draft since 2000 they almost always end up as elite NHLers<br /><br />1. I know that winning cures everything. I just want the players to care even half as much as us fans do. We live and die with every game, is it to much to ask the players to do the same?Darren Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18313302517271339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2610527122550067891.post-87458825982175513282010-08-11T01:30:56.889-04:002010-08-11T01:30:56.889-04:00Sorry for the triple-post. I kept getting Google U...Sorry for the triple-post. I kept getting Google URL errors and they comments didn't show up. :(Ramzinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2610527122550067891.post-42525268811662169042010-08-11T01:29:33.255-04:002010-08-11T01:29:33.255-04:005. I agree with Dion Phaneuf. The only reason Burk...5. I agree with Dion Phaneuf. The only reason Burke picked him up because he is a big, young defenseman who uses his body and can put up points. Maybe he will put up lots of points next season. But this team is playing on too many maybes. And personally I thought Ian White was the biggest asset we gave away in that trade. I loved his mustache and he played much bigger than his body. He could also put up points, was the only Leaf plus player for awhile, was very consistent, makes very smart plays and is also young. Calgary signed him for a little less than 3 million. His mustache is worth 3 million.<br /><br />4. Agree and disagree. He did win a cup in the new-NHL. But he did make some bone-head moves. And he also puts too high of a price on toughness. The Leafs do have speedy forwards (Kessel, Grabovski, Versteeg, Bozak), and a couple of speedy defensemen (Kaberle, Lebda, Gunnerson) but too much is expected from the hulking brutes like Phaneuf, Schenn and Komisarek.<br /><br />3. I completely agree with you. In this new NHL, big, violent players get penalized very often. Toronto will be one of the most penalized teams next season which will cost them points. However, Tampa Bay has plenty of skill, speed and decent cap management but they still blow. A little pugnacity, truculence, and tenacity is still necessary for a chance for the cup. (example Dustin Byufligien and Canucks). Those should never be the main traits to go for in the new NHL.<br /><br />2. I'm sure Kessel would put up more points if he was playing for a cup-contending team. But the Leafs need another Kessel-like point producer if they want to go anywhere.<br /><br />1. I completely agree. But then again, when the Leafs had these players, we were a winning team. Watching your team lose and only begin to win when they've already been eliminated from the playoffs is never exciting. I'm sure if the Leafs did make the playoffs these players would be more popular. Also, Nazem Kadri has got me excited. His playoff total in the OHL was double that of Seguins. (During the Season Seguin did have 13 more points in 8 less games).Ramzihttp://www.youtube.com/user/csalbertcsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2610527122550067891.post-81763305219577293212010-08-11T01:26:12.847-04:002010-08-11T01:26:12.847-04:005. I agree with Dion Phaneuf. The only reason Burk...5. I agree with Dion Phaneuf. The only reason Burke picked him up because he is a big, young defenseman who uses his body and can put up points. Maybe he will put up lots of points next season. But this team is playing on too many maybes. And personally I thought Ian White was the biggest asset we gave away in that trade. I loved his mustache and he played much bigger than his body. He could also put up points, was the only Leaf plus player for awhile, was very consistent, makes very smart plays and is also young. Calgary signed him for a little less than 3 million. His mustache is worth 3 million.<br /><br />4. Agree and disagree. He did win a cup in the new-NHL. But he did make some bone-head moves. And he also puts too high of a price on toughness. The Leafs do have speedy forwards (Kessel, Grabovski, Versteeg, Bozak), and a couple of speedy defensemen (Kaberle, Lebda, Gunnerson) but most of the high-paid players are hulking brutes like Phaneuf, Komisarek. We also have giant goaltenders. Sure they cover a lot of the net, but lot's of soft pucks go through big goalies.<br /><br />3. I completely agree with you. In this new NHL, big, violent players get penalized very often. Toronto will be one of the most penalized teams next season which will cost them points. However, Tampa Bay has plenty of skill, speed and decent cap management but they still blow. A little pugnacity, truculence, and tenacity is still necessary for a chance for the cup. (example Dustin Byufuglien and Canucks). However those should never be the main traits to go for in the new NHL.<br /><br />2. I'm sure Kessel would put up more points if he was playing for a cup-contending team. But the Leafs need another Kessel-like point producer if they want to go anywhere.<br /><br />1. I completely agree. But then again, when the Leafs had these players, we were a winning team. Watching your team lose and only begin to win when they've already been eliminated from the playoffs is never exciting. I'm sure if the Leafs did make the playoffs these players would be more popular. Also, Nazem Kadri has got me excited. Simply because I share the same background as him. But Toronto also has a substantial Muslim population who watches hockey. They are probably very excited too. And the non-Muslims can also be very excited because he the Leafs #1 prospect and his playoff total in the OHL was double that of Seguins. (During the Season Seguin did have 13 more points in 8 less games).Ramzihttp://www.youtube.com/user/csalbertcsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2610527122550067891.post-37169938225301003102010-08-11T01:25:05.182-04:002010-08-11T01:25:05.182-04:005. I agree with Dion Phaneuf. The only reason Burk...5. I agree with Dion Phaneuf. The only reason Burke picked him up because he is a big, young defenseman who uses his body and can put up points. Maybe he will put up lots of points next season. But this team is playing on too many maybes. And personally I thought Ian White was the biggest asset we gave away in that trade. I loved his mustache and he played much bigger than his body. He could also put up points, was the only Leaf plus player for awhile, was very consistent, makes very smart plays and is also young. Calgary signed him for a little less than 3 million. His mustache is worth 3 million.<br /><br />4. Agree and disagree. He did win a cup in the new-NHL. But he did make some bone-head moves. And he also puts too high of a price on toughness. The Leafs do have speedy forwards (Kessel, Grabovski, Versteeg, Bozak), and a couple of speedy defensemen (Kaberle, Lebda, Gunnerson) but most of the high-paid players are hulking brutes like Phaneuf, Komisarek. We also have giant goaltenders. Sure they cover a lot of the net, but lot's of soft pucks go through big goalies.<br /><br />3. I completely agree with you. In this new NHL, big, violent players get penalized very often. Toronto will be one of the most penalized teams next season which will cost them points. However, Tampa Bay has plenty of skill, speed and decent cap management but they still blow. A little pugnacity, truculence, and tenacity is still necessary for a chance for the cup. (example Dustin Byufligien and Canucks). However those should never be the main traits to go for in the new NHL.<br /><br />2. I'm sure Kessel would put up more points if he was playing for a cup-contending team. But the Leafs need another Kessel-like point producer if they want to go anywhere.<br /><br />1. I completely agree. But then again, when the Leafs had these players, we were a winning team. Watching your team lose and only begin to win when they've already been eliminated from the playoffs is never exciting. I'm sure if the Leafs did make the playoffs these players would be more popular with the fans. Also, Nazem Kadri has got me excited. Simply because I share the same background as him. But Toronto also has a substantial Muslim population who watches hockey. They are probably very excited too. And the non-Muslims can also be very excited because he is the Leafs #1 prospect and his playoff total in the OHL was double that of Seguins. (During the Season Seguin did have 13 more points in 8 less games).<br />I apologize for the comment being so long (might as well have made a blog).Ramzi againhttp://www.youtube.com/user/csalbertcsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2610527122550067891.post-22176401400033628582010-08-11T01:23:14.417-04:002010-08-11T01:23:14.417-04:0010. In the limited time Giguere played for the Lea...10. In the limited time Giguere played for the Leafs, he definitely did put up some pretty decent numbers. He is getting older, and I agree that he is slow (he looks so robotic) but his 6 million will come off at the end of next season so that's not too bad. And who knows, he could put up some good numbers next season.<br /><br />9. I agree that Kaberle is overrated. But he is still worth a top 6 forward (just not a Bobby Ryan or James Neal).<br /><br />8. If Tyler Bozak played a full 82 game season with that point-production he would have been the leading rookie-scorer with 67 points. While he did play on the first line, I think that ice-time is great for his development. We need too see how he plays out next season before we say he's a third-liner on a top 15 team.<br /><br />7. To tell you the truth Phil Kessel never impressed me. I can never look up to Kessel as a franchise player ever since Sundin left. He's just not a top-20 player. But he is young, so he has lots of time to improve.<br /><br />6. I don't think a 70 point season would be a down season for Tyler Seguin. That would probably be his point production in his third season in the NHL. Versteeg could be a 30 goal scorer, as he put up 2 20 goal seasons on the second line and third line which is pretty good. He's also only 24, so he has not peaked yet. Kulemin and Bozak also have potential to become Elite scorers. But nobody is proven yet. Seguin isn't either. Kadri had a lower point-production than Seguin during the OHL season, but Kadri had a much higher point production in the play-offs.Ramzihttp://www.youtube.com/user/csalbertcsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2610527122550067891.post-58329854370108438692010-08-09T21:33:54.632-04:002010-08-09T21:33:54.632-04:00Alright Darren... I predict hate-mail.Alright Darren... I predict hate-mail.Curt Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10817914669452185454noreply@blogger.com