greenrebellion

Poor ovechkin. Two lockouts and then this.

2 in a row, am I dreaming?
Fun game to watch, haven't been able to say that too often this season.

2 in a row, am I dreaming?
Fun game to watch, haven't been able to say that too often this season.

I hate all of you all of the time.

I hate all of you all of the time.

We are paying Abdelkader about $1.5 million per point this year.

I hate all of you all of the time.

uhhhh have you seen their GM in action? 

They're easing him back into the lineup after his injury. Pretty standard really.

I thought that stud AA would get them to the Finals for sure.

They should have left him in to see if he pulls a Patrick Roy by going over to Blashill and Yzerman and telling them that he'll never play again for the franchise.  Next day, we trade him to Colorado for a case of Coors Light and Stephane Fiset.  

That's a hell of a sample size you picked there.

Because this is a business too, you want to become competitive as soon as possible to maintain the fan base.  You also don't want to build a culture of losing.  I mean really, did people want us to ship off Bert/Larkin/Mantha this deadline?  And finish last in the standings for the next 5 seasons.  NO
Can't do your first point, see comment above.  Just because we have cap space, doesn't mean other teams want to trade picks or prospects to alleviate themselves of bad contracts.  Do you realize that A LOT of teams have cap space at the deadline and there weren't any straight 1st round picks or valuable prospects traded to dump contracts.  Teams would rather buyout a player or just eat his contract unless it becomes absolutely necessary to make a dramatic move...but these types of moves are RARE.  It takes two to tango.
Again, I am so sick and tired of this "why didn't we take bad contracts" line.  These types of moves are not made because teams only move picks or high value prospects in extremely desperate situations.  These are rare trades.  I'm certain that if a GM showed interest in giving Yzerman a first if he takes a bad contract, he would have done it in a second.  But so would a lot of other teams.

What else can you possibly do with a trash team with mostly trash contracts.  Draft is the only way back to the top.  Once the team is a bit more competitive, then you can start trading to fill the gaps but for now, it really is all about the draft.

"Fr - end" Ho ho, that is brilliant sir

I can't wait for the forum blowup when he's brought back.

I can't wait for the forum blowup when he's brought back.

If you're referring to the two 2nds and the 4th he gave up in over payment for our scrubs then yes. 
Also, the fact that this team is soooo bad yet can't properly sell because that old man left Yzerman with nothing to work with. Pretty horrible yeah.l 

Does Yzerman know that he doesn't have to only make trades with EDM?
Also, I thought Holland was supposed to be a horrible GM.

AAs a fuking scrub. I've been saying it for years. I can't believe Yzerman got two 2nds for him. 
 

What if AA got worse next season playing on another horrid Wings team?  You ever heard of "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"?
Try to get anything for AA next season if he is down again.  Plus wouldn't he be UFA then?
 
The fact that you find it worthwhile to highlight Comrie as an Yzerman "error" is comical and shows how unfair you are being.

Your whole post loses credibility with stuff like this in it.

Can't we all just get along?

Can't we all just get along?