Majsheppard

I get helm&abdelkader-visions when reading that summary about him...

So then... where the hell is Emmerton supposed to play?  He is not a top six guy, and not a fourth liner... So is this a admission that Corey is a bust?  

We need more playmakers now.  As it stands, unless we pull another late round pick out of our asses, then when Pavel and Hank retire, we are going to have an old Johan (maybe) Fillpula, Tatar and possibly Ferraro.  That doesn't even sound like playoff cailber.

Edit: Nyquist as well.

Exactly, I don't get it.  We've got a surplus of defensive minded, low scoring forwards.

Exactly, we have alot lacking in two areas, size and top scoring prospects.  We have a metric ton of role players.  The biggest problem for us was last year is the only two forwards that filled that size and scoring level requirements were Johan who was injured and Bertuzzi who was a turnover machine.

a 19th pick may not necesarly get you both of those things, but at least this kid is not 5-10.  We shall see about them in many years... though I would gladly put this guy in right now over Bertuzzi.  At least we still have Tatar!

He is suppost to be like Jordan Staal, but without the goals???  WTF man.  He better get that shooting percentage up if he is a Jordan Staal like guy...

f*** Notre Dame.

He better not be another Lebda.

We draft...

Trade out, I'd bet...

The three guys I wanted are gone... At least none of them went to s***sburgh.

Seriously though, when are there not BS calls against us.  Honestly I look at the teams in the playoffs, just in the West I feel the league would rather see the Yotes, Nucks, Sharks, Kings, and of course the Hawks go further then us.  

That isn't even bringing up the East which has the poster children of the NHL in it.  I have a feeling that the Pens, Sabers, Sens, Bruins, and most of all Caps would get the calls over us this year.

I firmly believe that the league handed the Pens the cup by fixing game three.  I always expect them to make calls to extend series and give extra chances for the best market teams to advance.  Phoenix could use a deep run.  Honestly if they were to make the finals the franchise would instantly be viable.  People just want a contender.  I mean how else can you explain the Penguins selling out now?

Problem is, I don't think we can sign him.  As of right now, according to NHL rules, we cannot sign players to next year contracts exceeding a set amount of our possible Salary cap.  Remember when we could only sign Franzen or Hossa before the next season, or the issue with signing Zetter and then having no potential cap left.  

Not that we would go over the cap, but the league has some rule in place to prevent teams from going over the cap in the future so they cannot sign people like this, unattached AHLers, or former retiries to future contracts before the offseason offically starts.  Basically they don't want teams to broker undrafted prospects beyond their cap capablities.  

We are going to be right up against the cap again, and with Homer being up much could depend on him.  Also Jiri Hudler is still our problem.  Though he doesn't count against the cap, his arbitrated contract is still on our books potentially.  If he were to change his mind next year, we would be require to play him the 2+ million that the arbitor gave him.    I believe that makes a signing like this unlikely.  

Long story short, if we choose to sign him, we have to be below some percentage of the cap with all the players on our books for next year.  Whatever that number is though it most likely is lower then our preexisting cap. That is if I understand the NHL rules correctly, and I have been wrong before with these overly complicated rules.



As for the player, why wouldn't you want a player added to the system for no cost or risk beyond the salary?!?!?  Lenio proved one thing, if you sign someone who is young enough you can always trade their ovreated selves away.

Why are people saying hes slow i found this scouting report on him


his scouting report:

•High-end skills, including incredible passing ability
•Hard, accurate shot, though not top-level
•Able to play the point on the power play
•Outstanding playmaker
•World-class speed

He is likened to Steve Sullivan.  I would be down with that, he can be a point a game guy when he is on.

Why not sign a 5'7 guy named Zuccarello that most of us have never heard of?  

If you were watching the Olympics closely you heard of him.  He really was their best player, and if they were able to actually beat some people and be in a medal game, he would have gotten all the credit.

There were three players in that tourney that I said would be most likely playing North American hockey very soon on the way to the NHL.  Zuccarello is one of them.  The Swiss forward, whose name escapes me is one, and the former NHLer from sweden is the other.  (No, not forsberg )