Wiznac Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 What about luongo for nick bjugstad He's 6.5 190 and 20 years old sounds good to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 What about luongo for nick bjugstad He's 6.5 190 and 20 years old sounds good to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpt Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Nope. It was NOT an okay thing to let Salo retire somewhere else. We should have kept him and won him a Cup Salo has done so much for the organization, and should have been free to play here as long as he wanted. He deserved it. Every team needs a player like Sami Salo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forsy Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 He was given that opportunity according to Gillis. He said they would continue to offer him one-year contracts until he was sure he wanted to retire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Younger = players not as old as your current ones Bigger = players who are taller and/or stronger and/or heavier than your current ones It's not Gillis' fault if people take those two words as inseparably linked rather than possibilities each unto themselves. - We could get younger by giving Schroeder a chance at the 2nd line center spot this year, but it doesn't make us bigger. - We could get bigger by signing Doan to play on the wing with him, but it doesn't make us younger. His drafting plan certainly tries to incorporate both (younger is a given) and eventually that alone will match the full statement. Until then, we'll have to try and do a healthy mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monteeun Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Gillis says a lot of things but doesn't do much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerry Park Islanders Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 How about younger, bigger, and Canadianer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Nope. It was NOT an okay thing to let Salo retire somewhere else. We should have kept him and won him a Cup Salo has done so much for the organization, and should have been free to play here as long as he wanted. He deserved it. Every team needs a player like Sami Salo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micgao Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 How about younger, bigger, and Canadianer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disisdayear Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Younger and bigger in separate pieces...makes a lot of sense to me. Fourth line made up of kids...Jensen LW -- Schroeder C -- Kassian RW. Play them 8-9 minutes per game...let them learn their craft in the NHL and accept that they will cost us regular season points. We have probably one year free pass to win the NW Division, so timing is good to bring the kids in now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sedin's 6th Sense Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 How about younger, bigger, and Canadianer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disisdayear Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 How about younger, bigger, and Canadianer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drybone Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Younger = players not as old as your current ones Bigger = players who are taller and/or stronger and/or heavier than your current ones It's not Gillis' fault if people take those two words as inseparably linked rather than possibilities each unto themselves. - We could get younger by giving Schroeder a chance at the 2nd line center spot this year, but it doesn't make us bigger. - We could get bigger by signing Doan to play on the wing with him, but it doesn't make us younger. His drafting plan certainly tries to incorporate both (younger is a given) and eventually that alone will match the full statement. Until then, we'll have to try and do a healthy mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiun Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Part of the problem is that often getting younger means taking a risk on an unproven prospect, or paying big bucks for rising stars that have proven themselves and will likely be a force in the game for a decade longer, making their value through the roof, or just getting middle of the road players who fill gaps nicely but don't put the team over the top. We are so close to the cap we don't have the luxury of big spending even if we were inclined to, and we are so close to a cup that we don't want to take a lot of chances on unproven prospects. So the result is picking up middle-of-the-road players and hoping they play bigger than their paycheque and their past performance. A couple of times that's worked out well for us, but it won't always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyHobo73 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jai604 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Every time I see someone saying MG has done nothing, I think they fail to realize that MG can't just make deals happen. The other team in the deal has to agree. Obviously, every team wants to get bigger and get younger, but the fact of the matter is, young impact players aren't just sitting around for us to pick up. They're all locked into other teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpush Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Its one thing for Gillis to say I want to get bigger and younger (Kassian) but to translate that youth and size into quality hockey is a different thing all together. Not saying Kassian isn't or won't be a quality hockey player but size and youth don't necessarily equate to games won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ccc44 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Hi. This is what I think he means by getting younger and bigger: Getting younger is a good thing. Getting bigger is also a good thing. I think Gillis may separate the two words to a degree. He may want to get bigger by signing Doan. He's 6'2 225, though he is turning 36. He may want to get younger by trading for Versteeg in a Luongo trade. He's only 26, though only 5'10 185. Its a bonus if we can get players who are both young AND big, like Shawn Matthias, who I hope for in the Luongo trade as well. But I really feel Gillis is going for a mix this offseason. Trading for Kassian was a bonus as well. He'll be a force either next season or 2013-2014. The Garrison signing and letting Salo go was a tough thing, but I really feel Salo only has one more great season left in him. So it was an okay thing to let Salo retire somewhere nice, and I wish him well. Garrison is also a big guy, so were lucky to maintain the size on the back end. And he is only 27. Got younger by 10 years. That's just my take on it. Hope you agree that the two categories can be singled out for players in Gillis' plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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