I'm one of the few who doesn't want to trade him.

0/10 is the grade I'd give OTT on NOT keeping Chara, Hossa, Havlat, Heatley, Bishop, Spezza and soon enough Ryan and Karlsson in their prime.

*Drops Mic, exits stage left*
- Byfuglien Ate Me

Thank god the Sens are not the ones that traded, Tyler Seguin, Dougie Hamilton, 2rd pick for Kessel, oh and Tuukka Rask for Andrew Raycroft, so shut the front door and go away.

There was lots of fans excited about Greening.
- ClarksonDavid

I don't know how 'excited' fans were but he was (and still can be) an effective player. The problem with greening is his contract more so than anything. He isn't worth more than 1.5. He plays well in the playoffs but as a role player. He's a big body that can throw his weight around but his offensive numbers are not consistent enough to put him in the top six (without question) and even a third line role is only sustainable if he plays smart with the puck. Again if Greening is a $1.5 or even 1.75 cap hit he's not brought up as much.

Thank god the Sens are not the ones that traded, Tyler Seguin, Dougie Hamilton, 2rd pick for Kessel, oh and Tuukka Rask for Andrew Raycroft, so shut the front door and go away.
- Hockeyanalysis8

That's rich, a from a guy that doesn't know enough to capitalize God.

That's rich, a from a guy that doesn't know enough to capitalize God.


- Byfuglien Ate Me

Blasphemy!

Blasphemy!


- Mr_Clean

I troll, I troll. Just jokin around guys

That's rich, a from a guy that doesn't know enough to capitalize God.


- Byfuglien Ate Me

fair enough, but first i'm not religious and second let's see how good your french is???? probably equal to a first grader.

fair enough, but first i'm not religious and second let's see how good your french is???? probably equal to a first grader.

- Hockeyanalysis8

All good. I just came in here to state a Fact.

Just don't mind jokin around when there's very little hockey news.

fair enough, but first i'm not religious and second let's see how good your french is???? probably equal to a first grader.

- Hockeyanalysis8

I don't like Osama Bin Laden, but I still capitalize his name....

All good. I just came in here to state a Fact.

Just don't mind jokin around when there's very little hockey news.
- Byfuglien Ate Me

But really state a phrase in french so i can correct your grammar and make a joke..

I don't like Osama Bin Laden, but I still capitalize his name....
- forbetterorWORSE

But really state a phrase in french so i can correct your grammar and make a joke..
- Hockeyanalysis8

Tu est un Tete du Merde ??

How's that?

Tu est un Tete du Merde ??

How's that?
- Byfuglien Ate Me

You is a head of poop. Hs better at English
.

You is a head of poop. Hs better at English
.
- forbetterorWORSE

yes, yes Hs is.

Tu est un Tete du Merde ??

How's that?
- Byfuglien Ate Me

wo i'm surprise, second grade french, well maybe not my nephew is 5 and could rite better then you, scuse moi, mais tu est ignorant en crisse.

yes, yes Hs is.
- Byfuglien Ate Me

wo i'm surprise, second grade french, well maybe not my nephew is 5 and could rite better then you, scuse moi, mais tu est ignorant en crisse.
- Hockeyanalysis8

"Wo" I bet he could "rite" better "then" me. That's only if you have been teaching him. Keep up the good work.

- forbetterorWORSE

Wait!!! I figured it out....

You guys are French!

Wait!!! I figured it out....

You guys are French!
- Byfuglien Ate Me

nope, im just an English guy with fat fingers and a bilingual wife

nope, im just an English guy with fat fingers and a bilingual wife
- forbetterorWORSE

That's kinda cool. But it's cheating, I have fat fingers and a smashed screen too

hmm, seems a bit skewed due to one fact: quality of competition

If Condra is playing against the same quality players that Spezza is, then yes, by all means

but the fact that condra is playing 3rd/4th line minutes, against other players who struggle as much (or more) offensively as Condra himself.. it comes as no surprise that there are fewer shots against when Condra is on the ice.. the players he's playing against stink it up

I wonder how these graphs would look if Spezza was playing against another teams 4th liners? or 2nd.. or 3rd liners



Interesting thought though... if you were comparing Spezza to Turris, or Condra to Neil... or any 2 players in the same qualcomp stratosphere

That is the dumbest argument I've heard. And next time you better atleast put Alfie in that list.

This is also coming from a fan of the organization that bought out Grabo in his first deal. Let Kulemin and Cmac walk so that they can overpay on Clarkson, Phaneuf and Bozak. Nice Polak trade tho..
- Thoralfie

Lets not forget about the time they sent Alex Steen packing

Lets not forget about the time they sent Alex Steen packing
- JS_19

Yashin.

another blog focused around Condra....imagine if the guy goes out and hits double digits in goals!

That is the dumbest argument I've heard. And next time you better atleast put Alfie in that list.

This is also coming from a fan of the organization that bought out Grabo in his first deal. Let Kulemin and Cmac walk so that they can overpay on Clarkson, Phaneuf and Bozak. Nice Polak trade tho..
- Thoralfie

This comment was so dumb it actually made my brain hurt.

So buying out grabovski who was making 5.5 mil (51 points in 106 games last 2 seasons) to OVERPAY Bozak @4.2 (77 points in 104 games) was a mistake?

also grabo wasnt on his first deal, he was on his 3rd contract. They let Kulemin walk to bring in more depth, Phaneuf Bozak and Clarkson were already signed well before he left. The Kulemin money allowed us to grab Santorelli,Booth AND Winnik. letting Cmac go was a mistake ill give u that, at least you are not a complete dolt

Every coaching clinic starts with basics. Players (and coaches) need to know positioning and responsibility, especially in the defensive zone. This is a simple description of the duties of a center in the defensive zone. It clearly illustrates the breakdown of Jason Spezza's game and the reason he became a net negative influence for the team. Also provides some insight into how the attacking team got so many high quality scoring chances (as a ratio to all chances) when Spezza had defensive responsibilities.

"In the defensive zone your team is trying to stop the other team from scoring and you are trying to get the puck out. Just like in the offensive zone your job as a centerman is to offer support. Also similar to the offensive zone you will be hanging around the slot area, but this time for different reasons.

When the other team has the puck and is trying to score they will be trying to get open in front of the net, usually they will have a winger and a centermen, and sometimes a D-man will sneak in close to the top of the circle if the opportunity arises. This means there are 1-3 men who are looking for a puck in front of the net. On your team you have two defencemen, one is usually busy trying to get the puck, while the other is in front of the net being a BOSS and not letting people get near the net or get open. As a centermen you want to help him out and pick up anyone who might be open. Hang out in the slot, block the cross ice passes, and tie up any open man.

A lot of the goals that get scored come from cross-ice passes, one-timers, and back door tap in goals, these occur when a player on the opposite side of the ice gets open and his team mate feeds him the puck for a nice open net goal (especially if you have a slow goalie). As a centerman you want to make sure this does not happen. Try to see what lanes are open and block them, you don’t have to shadow a player, but keep your head on a swivel and take away any passing opportunities while your d-man battles in the corner to start the break-out. If your defenseman is outnumbered along the boards you can go and help him out, just make sure you aren’t leaving a man wide open in front of the net (in this scenario there would probably only be one person in front of the net and your other defensemen should have him covered anyways)."(from how to hockey .com)