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stickyrice · 11-18-2003, 10:54 PM

Shadowz- Hedberg didn't look to great in Nashville (even though they won) or all that sharp in Philly (4-3OT loss). Hedberg has been exposed on the long range shots and his puck handling ability is best since Kirk McLean. As for him being solid in the playoffs, I'm not all too sold on him yet even though he had an incredible run as a rookie in Pittsburgh. Check back with me after the All-Star break.

Clouts is looking good so far into the season. But yeah, come playoff time, I think he'll be under the microscope from only Canucks fans but the entire league. This is pretty much his last chance to get them deep into the playoffs. I say if he doesn't deliver them to the Conference finals, then he'll be gone from Vancouver.

dylanmarsh- I do agree that Jagr COULD be a force on a team like the Avalanche but there are a lot of factors to take when surrounding a mega-star with more mega-stars. I'm assuming you're an avid hockey fan too so I won't get into ice-time, power-play etc. There is the matter of the contract too and with Selanne and Kariya, they were landed as free agents so their contracts could be discussed. Jagr still has like $55 million left on his awful contract. What would you rather do if you were Pierre Lacroix: Take on say 5 million of Jagr's salary and push him into a lineup filled with stars, or take that money and bid for a solid goaltender?

11-18-2003, 10:54 PM	#37 (permalink)
stickyrice Crazy	Shadowz- Hedberg didn't look to great in Nashville (even though they won) or all that sharp in Philly (4-3OT loss). Hedberg has been exposed on the long range shots and his puck handling ability is best since Kirk McLean. As for him being solid in the playoffs, I'm not all too sold on him yet even though he had an incredible run as a rookie in Pittsburgh. Check back with me after the All-Star break. Clouts is looking good so far into the season. But yeah, come playoff time, I think he'll be under the microscope from only Canucks fans but the entire league. This is pretty much his last chance to get them deep into the playoffs. I say if he doesn't deliver them to the Conference finals, then he'll be gone from Vancouver. dylanmarsh- I do agree that Jagr COULD be a force on a team like the Avalanche but there are a lot of factors to take when surrounding a mega-star with more mega-stars. I'm assuming you're an avid hockey fan too so I won't get into ice-time, power-play etc. There is the matter of the contract too and with Selanne and Kariya, they were landed as free agents so their contracts could be discussed. Jagr still has like $55 million left on his awful contract. What would you rather do if you were Pierre Lacroix: Take on say 5 million of Jagr's salary and push him into a lineup filled with stars, or take that money and bid for a solid goaltender? __________________ Can't think of anything to say.... Last edited by stickyrice; 11-18-2003 at 10:58 PM..