carpandean Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Ok, mostly kidding because of the never-ending Briere thread and the budding, but growing quickly Drury thread. That said, go back to August of last season. Chris is gone. Danny is gone. Our centers are Roy, Connolly, Gaustad and Mair. Our back-up plan center for a questionable Timmy is Hecht, a natural winger that doesn't do well on face-offs. Our veteran leaders are Spacek, Hecht, Tallydman and Tepp ... oh, wait, there goes that heart. Peca is quoted as saying his first choice is the Sabres and, since he was coming off a long-term knee injury, was available for a low-base, incentive-laden contract. So, what would have happened if we signed him? Looking at the starting roster for this past season, when Connolly was healthy, we would have had: Vanek-Roy-Afinagenov Hecht-Connolly-Pominville Paille-Peca-Kotalik Mair-Gaustad-Stafford and when Connolly was out: Vanek-Roy-Afinagenov Hecht-Peca-Pominville Paille-Gaustad-Kotalik Ryan-Mair-Stafford Obviously, those would have changed up if Max had the bad year that he did, if Kaleta came and played well, if we did pick up Bernier, etc. He made a base of $1.3 million and got another $600k in bonuses due to things like games played and probably points. Sure, there would be some chance that both Connolly and Peca would be injured at the same time, but it would have been much less than the chance of just Timmy being hurt. Besides, who can forget this play: It might has well been called "amazing outlet pass by Peca sets up Nash for the easy goal." :thumbsup: Hey, you know what? He's available again this year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stenbaro Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Ok, mostly kidding because of the never-ending Briere thread and the budding, but growing quickly Drury thread. That said, go back to August of last season. Chris is gone. Danny is gone. Our centers are Roy, Connolly, Gaustad and Mair. Our back-up plan center for a questionable Timmy is Hecht, a natural winger that doesn't do well on face-offs. Our veteran leaders are Spacek, Hecht, Tallydman and Tepp ... oh, wait, there goes that heart. Peca is quoted as saying his first choice is the Sabres and, since he was coming off a long-term knee injury, was available for a low-base, incentive-laden contract. So, what would have happened if we signed him? Looking at the starting roster for this past season, when Connolly was healthy, we would have had: Vanek-Roy-Afinagenov Hecht-Connolly-Pominville Paille-Peca-Kotalik Mair-Gaustad-Stafford and when Connolly was out: Vanek-Roy-Afinagenov Hecht-Peca-Pominville Paille-Gaustad-Kotalik Ryan-Mair-Stafford Obviously, those would have changed up if Max had the bad year that he did, if Kaleta came and played well, if we did pick up Bernier, etc. He made a base of $1.3 million and got another $600k in bonuses due to things like games played and probably points. Sure, there would be some chance that both Connolly and Peca would be injured at the same time, but it would have been much less than the chance of just Timmy being hurt. Besides, who can forget this play: It might has well been called "amazing outlet pass by Peca sets up Nash for the easy goal. :thumbsup: Hey, you know what? He's available again this year! I was hoping they would however you cant expect the Sabres to sign him after what happened between the 2 last time.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodfella25 Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Well I believe Teppo was up to 2 packs a day at that point, so we needed to shell out for him to feed his addiction and I guess we spent too much. That being said, I welcomed the idea of a Peca return as long as expectations were extremely low. It is still puzzling as to why we didn't at least bring in one veteran after the departures of our high-profile veterans. Especially on defense--which is something that a few of us on here have been calling for since we lost the ECF in 05-06. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffalOhio Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Did the Blue Jackets make the playoffs? Did I miss something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted April 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Did the Blue Jackets make the playoffs? Did I miss something? Did the Capitals make the playoffs last year (2006-07) with Ovechkin? Guess they shouldn't have signed him long-term. I'm not saying Peca should have been signed as our first-line center and undisputed veteran leader, but for the money, I think he would have filled some holes better than the alternatives we went with. Besides, I just bought a Peca authentic black goat-head Captain jersey! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stenbaro Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Maybe the Canucks should get rid of Luongo..What a waste of money.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FogBat Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Well I believe Teppo was up to 2 packs a day at that point, so we needed to shell out for him to feed his addiction and I guess we spent too much. Huh? Teppo never gave me the impression that he smoked... :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Maybe the Canucks should get rid of Luongo..What a waste of money.. I see what you did there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoatheadInCT Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 I still have a Peca jersey in my closet- and to think I almost bought a Briere one. Free agency sucks- but if they sign Poms, I'm getting his jersey post haste! I thought Peca was great... but he got greedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted May 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 I say we sign him on the cheap this year and trade away Max and Kotalik. Then, when Connolly is healthy, we would have: Vanek-Roy-Stafford/Bernier Hecht-Connolly-Pominville Paille-Peca-Stafford/Bernier Mair-Gaustad-Kaleta and when Connolly is out: Vanek-Roy-Stafford/Bernier Hecht-Peca-Pominville Paille-Gaustad-Stafford/Bernier Peters-Mair-Kaleta I'd definitely like to see Mair-Gaustad-Kaleta banging the boards. Paille-Peca-Stafford/Bernier would also be a pretty good shut down line. Ah, it's fun playing fantasy GM without consequences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaFan Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 I thought Peca was great... but he got greedy. They all do, don't limit it to Peca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Huh? Teppo never gave me the impression that he smoked... :blink: It's a joke... :doh: has been. for months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoatheadInCT Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 I thought Peca was great... but he got greedy.They all do, don't limit it to Peca Naaaah... how much did he want for being a tough forward with mid-range scoring capability?!? It was pure greed, plain and simple... he overvalued his services, unlike others like Briere, Drury, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR HOLLIDAY Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 I still have a Peca jersey in my closet- and to think I almost bought a Briere one. Free agency sucks- but if they sign Poms, I'm getting his jersey post haste! I thought Peca was great... but he got greedy. He deserved fair market value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluca67 Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 Did the Capitals make the playoffs last year (2006-07) with Ovechkin? Guess they shouldn't have signed him long-term. I'm not saying Peca should have been signed as our first-line center and undisputed veteran leader, but for the money, I think he would have filled some holes better than the alternatives we went with. Besides, I just bought a Peca authentic black goat-head Captain jersey! ;) This is in jest right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted May 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 This is in jest right? Of course. It was in response to DCSabres asking if the Blue Jackets made the playoffs (with Peca), suggesting he hadn't help them make it, why would he have helped us. No one player can put a team in the playoffs (well, maybe a goalie), as evidence by the Caps missing the playoffs in 2006-07 with arguably the best player in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoatheadInCT Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 Of course. It was in response to DCSabres asking if the Blue Jackets made the playoffs (with Peca), suggesting he hadn't help them make it, why we have helped us. No one player can put a team in the playoffs (well, maybe a goalie), as evidence by the Caps missing the playoffs in 2006-07 with arguably the best player in the league. WROOOOONG!!! :D See Gretzky, Wayne- sections entitled "Edmonton Oilers", "Los Angeled Kings", and "St. Louis Blues"!!! That's right- St. Louis Blues... the Arizona Cardinals of the NHL. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluca67 Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 Of course. It was in response to DCSabres asking if the Blue Jackets made the playoffs (with Peca), suggesting he hadn't help them make it, why would he have helped us. No one player can put a team in the playoffs (well, maybe a goalie), as evidence by the Caps missing the playoffs in 2006-07 with arguably the best player in the league. Sorry, it was late and I was buzzed. Just wanted to make sure. I hated when Peca left. I would love to see him in a Sabre uniform. I'm just not sure where to slot him. I think I put him in Adam Mair's spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom webster Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 Sorry, it was late and I was buzzed. Just wanted to make sure. I hated when Peca left. I would love to see him in a Sabre uniform. I'm just not sure where to slot him. I think I put him in Adam Mair's spot. I would have to agree, and believe that Peca, Mair, Kaletta could make up a decent fourth line if Mair could adapt to playing on the left side. Peca would be great as an additional guy on the PK and he was over fifty per cent on draws last year again. He's at the age were incentives can be included in contracts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FogBat Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 I thought Peca was great... but he got greedy.They all do, don't limit it to Peca Then again, there are always exceptions to the rule. Martin Brodeur has had a habit of taking the hometown discount in order to remain with the NJ Devils. Bill Brooks did it as well in order to remain with the Bills back in the 90's. Here's another one for you. A former Sabre at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom webster Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 Then again, there are always exceptions to the rule. Martin Brodeur has had a habit of taking the hometown discount in order to remain with the NJ Devils. Bill Brooks did it as well in order to remain with the Bills back in the 90's. Here's another one for you. A former Sabre at that. You don't have to go that far back. There are several recent signings were the guys took less then they would have received on the open market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FogBat Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 You don't have to go that far back. There are several recent signings were the guys took less then they would have received on the open market. True. However, I was disproving a faulty assumption that every professional athlete is greedy. That's like saying that every Christian is a hypocrite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom webster Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 True. However, I was disproving a faulty assumption that every professional athlete is greedy. That's like saying that every Christian is a hypocrite. Or every cop is a criminal and all the sinners saints..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 Or every cop is a criminal and all the sinners saints..... just call me lucifer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom webster Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 just call me lucifer Aren't you a little young to know the lyrics? How about my signature line, you familiar with Robert Zimmerman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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