Weekes Head Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 i agree, the isles have some players and if we can take them from a rival, even better. i like blake if possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikepopowich Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Blake signed with Toronto. damn, see what i'm saying, things are happening quick. we need to make a move, i wonder what lou is thinking. there has to be someone out there, not necessarily in the nhl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestevens Posted July 2, 2007 Author Share Posted July 2, 2007 or smyth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralous Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 I love this idea, Philly, but the market is settling down. After the lockout, none of the teams really knew what was going on - look at the contracts Pronger and Thornton signed, they're a joke now. Players far worse are going to be making a lot more money. Since teams know what the market's like these days, they now lock up their superstar players before they can get to free agency, like the Canucks did with Luongo, and Tampa Bay with Brad Richards. The market isn't going to get any better. Patrick Marleau will likely be the best thing available next year, and he's no superstar. I would not sign one of the big centers either, but bypassing this market altogether guarantees the Devils will have a hard time making it out of the first round, and could struggle to make the playoffs. Ideally I'd like to see Forsberg but I hear he's unavailable - tough luck. There will always be players available. Someone will have a falling out or just want to test the market. At this point, most of the big spenders are tied into long term contacts while others are deciding that the cap is to high for them. There will only be a few teams competing for the big names in the next few years. Marleau is better than the big 3 from this year IMO. As for todays losses, I think this is a matter of taking one step back so that we can take a few forward. We could've signed Gomez and Raffy and been a 2nd round team forever and Lou realizes that, but that's not good enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestevens Posted July 2, 2007 Author Share Posted July 2, 2007 smyth is gone too. not much left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyFan42 Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 As for todays losses, I think this is a matter of taking one step back so that we can take a few forward. We could've signed Gomez and Raffy and been a 2nd round team forever and Lou realizes that, but that's not good enough Okay, but when are those next steps forward going to be taken? Will it be this year or an indeterminate number of years in the future? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravisZajac Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Hum.. Sign Stuart/Souray.I guess we have no choice right now,...And also..Zubris! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestevens Posted July 2, 2007 Author Share Posted July 2, 2007 (edited) Hum..Sign Stuart/Souray.I guess we have no choice right now,...And also..Zubris! Exactly. We have no choice, we need those players. Edited July 2, 2007 by SteveStevens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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