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dadeadhead
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Location: I don't want to say Greztky was a dude when I was watching. Mentalorgasm5 , NY
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Iggysbff
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Location: Peter Chiarelli is a fking moron, Calgary, AB
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buffalofan19
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Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
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I hate the term "model" when it comes to this. All of the cup winners brought in elite players at one position or another, usually through the draft but not always. And that's what needs to happen here.
This isn't a knock on the blog, which was very good. |
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jzabawaj
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Location: $12 million is too much, NY
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spatso
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sucking at the right time...like this year! 
- jzabawaj
oops...forgot that part...so true |
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Best model: Colorado
- spatso
we'll see...Minnesota beat them this year |
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Solid!!!
- dadeadhead
thank you, sir |
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sbroads24
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Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
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While you are right they didn't "tank" and draft top 3 multiple years in a row, they did in fact win 2 cups because of top 5 draft picks.
Brayden Schenn was drafted 5th overall and was the main piece to aquire Richards
Doughty was 2nd overall
Jack Johnson was a former 3rd overall pick who was the main piece in getting Jeff Carter.
Bottom line is that if they don't draft top 5 or have those caliber prospects in their system they don't make the cup finals let alone win 2 |
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Iggysbff
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Location: Peter Chiarelli is a fking moron, Calgary, AB
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Best model: Colorado
- spatso
What model is that? Tank every second year for 7 years and get a lucky run every second year? |
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SABRES 89
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Location: I'm very Happy to be here. Las Vegas Via Buffalo N.Y.
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What model is that? Tank every second year for 7 years and get a lucky run every second year?
- Iggysbff
Don't be so hard on the Oilers they try, even with all the number 1 picks they have. |
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Maximum Signal
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 07.11.2008
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What model is that? Tank every second year for 7 years and get a lucky run every second year?
- Iggysbff
How is that working out?
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SABRES 89
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Location: I'm very Happy to be here. Las Vegas Via Buffalo N.Y.
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Cap floor or no cap floor, the Sabres need to dump Leino and not worry about it counting towards the cap. Forget that s$$t and just buy him out. |
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nightmare3020
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Location: Windsor Area, ON
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get some high draft picks, but dont shy away from bringing in veteran leadership
look at the oil, they have the youth but forget the second part. You need to bring in outside players from time to time |
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Iggysbff
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Location: Peter Chiarelli is a fking moron, Calgary, AB
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How is that working out?
- Maximum Signal
People hack on the Oilers for 3 first overalls but the Avs have a #1, #2 and #3. Basically the same thing. Only difference is they had a couple years where goaltending dragged them into playoff contention. They still have glaring holes on D.
They are coming around nicely but lets not act like they did anything miraculous here. The still sucked and got a lot of very high picks.
LA as well sucked for many years. They have made trades as well but again it took them a long long time sucking to turn it round. |
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hanleyaj
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Location: Buffalo, NY
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we need some big trades that wont affect us getting mcdavid. I think trading ehroff is something that needs to be done at the draft. In return we should get teams top prospect or get back into late first to draft top goalie. If we could package him with someone like grigorenko for third overall to get both sam's. |
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Maximum Signal
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People hack on the Oilers for 3 first overalls but the Avs have a #1, #2 and #3. Basically the same thing. Only difference is they had a couple years where goaltending dragged them into playoff contention. They still have glaring holes on D.
They are coming around nicely but lets not act like they did anything miraculous here. The still sucked and got a lot of very high picks.
LA as well sucked for many years. They have made trades as well but again it took them a long long time sucking to turn it round.
- Iggysbff
I am well aware How Colorado and LA did it . By Sucking for extended periods . More need to realize that. |
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People hack on the Oilers for 3 first overalls but the Avs have a #1, #2 and #3. Basically the same thing. Only difference is they had a couple years where goaltending dragged them into playoff contention. They still have glaring holes on D.
They are coming around nicely but lets not act like they did anything miraculous here. The still sucked and got a lot of very high picks.
LA as well sucked for many years. They have made trades as well but again it took them a long long time sucking to turn it round.
- Iggysbff
the kings were more middling for many years...similar to the sabres |
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DoubleDown
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Location: Not to point any fingers but Tyson Barrie has looked awful in the blue and white for the Leafs., QC
Joined: 07.28.2006
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I hate the term "model" when it comes to this. All of the cup winners brought in elite players at one position or another, usually through the draft but not always. And that's what needs to happen here.
This isn't a knock on the blog, which was very good.
- buffalofan19
the one thing that ALL Stanley Cup teams have in common is a group of outstanding homegrown players (LA: Doughty, Kopitar, Quick, Brown, Voynov; CHI: Kane, Toews, Keith, Seabrook). drafting well won't necessarily win you a Cup, but not drafting well certainly ensures you'll get nowhere near it. |
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LA_Kings6720
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Location: Kings fan since '96 ticket holder since '98 Los Angeles, CA
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People hack on the Oilers for 3 first overalls but the Avs have a #1, #2 and #3. Basically the same thing. Only difference is they had a couple years where goaltending dragged them into playoff contention. They still have glaring holes on D.
They are coming around nicely but lets not act like they did anything miraculous here. The still sucked and got a lot of very high picks.
LA as well sucked for many years. They have made trades as well but again it took them a long long time sucking to turn it round.
- Iggysbff
LA was always drafting in the middle of the pack because they either just missed the playoffs or when they made the playoffs were always 7 or 8... LA I believe has had only ONE #1 draft pick in team history and if I'm not mistaken ony 2 top 3 picks, I could be wrong, but they have not had a whole lot of high draft picks on about 50 year history |
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buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres |
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Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007
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Cap floor or no cap floor, the Sabres need to dump Leino and not worry about it counting towards the cap. For get that s$$t and just buy him out.
- SABRES 89
They're going to buy him out eventually. Like I said, it probably won't be until closer to the draft, especially if Murray really thinks he can convince another team to give him a first rounder in exchange for taking on its garbage and using a compliance buyout. |
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Jurco_28
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Location: 51st state-Canada or Puerto Rico?
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Jurco_28
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Location: 51st state-Canada or Puerto Rico?
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LA was always drafting in the middle of the pack because they either just missed the playoffs or when they made the playoffs were always 7 or 8... LA I believe has had only ONE #1 draft pick in team history and if I'm not mistaken ony 2 top 3 picks, I could be wrong, but they have not had a whole lot of high draft picks on about 50 year history
- LA_Kings6720
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