Fantasy Hockey - Seed of Chucky

[Flubber]

Originally posted by Asher
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This is in contrast to other people on here who clearly did not agree. They've probably changed their tune now, but it's fun being right...

Of course its fun to be right -- and if you didn't take some of your opinions to the extreme, you would be right more often ( but perhaps being right in that way isn't as much fun??)

[Asher]

Bland, agreeable opinions are incredibly boring. Forums like these are fun because of people taking extreme positions and bashing them together.

[Sava]

Calgary sux

[Asher]

Originally posted by Sava
Calgary sux

Where's your update on Iginla vs Gionta?

[Sava]

I dunno, how are they doing? I need to look. I'm not following the NHL.

[Sava]

wow, New Jersey is not getting a lot of offense this year, but they still have a better record than Calgary

[Flubber]

Originally posted by Asher
Bland, agreeable opinions are incredibly boring. Forums like these are fun because of people taking extreme positions and bashing them together.

So you are saying its more fun to be inflammatory than it is to be right ??

[Asher]

Originally posted by Sava
wow, New Jersey is not getting a lot of offense this year, but they still have a better record than Calgary

Calgary had the same crappy start as last year.

Why don't you look recently, where NJ has been losing games repeatedly and Calgary winning...

Iginla: 12G 14A +5
Gionta: 10G 7A -7

[Asher]

Originally posted by Flubber
So you are saying its more fun to be inflammatory than it is to be right ??

There are varying degrees of right. You can still be right by cranking up the extreme.

For instance: Markus Naslund is the worst captain in the NHL.

[Sava]

Originally posted by Asher

Calgary had the same crappy start as last year.

Yeah, and they were bounced out of the playoffs in the first round despite having the best goaltender in the league... SNAP!

[Flubber]

Originally posted by Sava
wow, New Jersey is not getting a lot of offense this year, but they still have a better record than Calgary

True by a whole 2 points -- wow-- Thats a credit to the NJ dmen and Brodeur or perhaps a result of the general mediocrity of the east combined with heavily unbalanced schedules.


Bottom line is that I wouldn't make much comparison based on the record or a west team versus an east team when you consider that only 10 games out of 82 are with the other conference. Quite simply they are in different leagues

[Sava]

Your face is in a different league.

[Asher]

Originally posted by Sava
Yeah, and they were bounced out of the playoffs in the first round despite having the best goaltender in the league... SNAP!

Finished first in the division with over 100 pts.

Team is better this year. Give the rookie coach some time to figure out the team, and watch it go up.

[Sava]

Originally posted by Asher


Team is better this year.

So they will lose in the second round of the playoffs then.


Or wait... they'll get a better record, but still lose in the first round. That sounds more likely.

[Flubber]

Originally posted by Sava


Yeah, and they were bounced out of the playoffs in the first round despite having the best goaltender in the league... SNAP!

yup and they won't succeed in the playoffs this year without some additional scoring compared to last year. That scoring does seem to be coming around . . Iginla is better than last year and Tanguay is really coming around. Huselius is frustrating in his inconsistency but can look the most offensively gifted player on the team. The otehrs are chipping in here and there.

I would still like them to acquire that playmaking centre or get some offense somewhere (perhaps Dustin Boyd after a LOT more seasoning-- or a late season dump from a non-playoff team).