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Polaris922

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  1. Uhh... you are incorrect. Fleury and Mason are very much equal. Their stats bear that out. I get your love fest for Mason, considering how happy all of you were to be rid of Bryzgalov, but don't go jumping the gun with the kid. Just because he's an improvement on your team doesn't mean he's a top notch goaltender. And he's certainly nothing the Pens would trade Fleury for as he's unproven at best. If this is all based on Fleury having two bad post-seasons, keep in mind he's also had two really good ones, and now this past season posted a respectable 2.40 GAA and .915 save %. I'm all for supporting Mason, but don't overvalue him at the expense of Fleury. (And I'm not even a Fleury fan) At least not until Mason proves he can do more than be mediocre.
  2. The guy's a world class offensive defenseman. But we don't even know for sure he's on the market. The Pens would want a pretty good return for him I'd think.
  3. I like the depth. That's why I wasn't upset about Niskanen moving on. Let the Pouliots and Doumolins season. Give Depres and Bortuzzo their due.
  4. @B21 I'm surprised too. So much that I never thought it could've been that easy to find them there! Lol
  5. Twice??? ****... I gotta be right again??!
  6. @ruxpin @jammer2 As I said... If I throw enough opinions onto the forums I'm bound to get one right eventually. Lol
  7. Well... I for one don't think Mason has shown the potential to be the goaltender to CARRY the Flyers to the Cup. Is he good enough that if the team gets a good roll going he can be a competitive enough goalie to help them along the way? Yes. But not carry them ala Quick from his first Cup.
  8. Great find. Thank God Pyatt is gone!
  9. For some reason Bylsma hammered Depres but Maatta and Bortuzzo were just allowed to do anything.
  10. I credit that one to Lemieux. Much like the Guerin hiring actually. I think there's a short list of names Lemieux has on speed dial for when they become available. Guys like Tocchet and Recchi have always lived here, and I think that may be part of the reason why.
  11. The Pittsburgh Penguins have named Mark Recchi player development coach, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Jim Rutherford. Recchi, 46, will be responsible for working with and assisting in the development of young prospects and players throughout the Penguins' organization in the minor leagues as well as in junior and college hockey. Recchi, a Kamloops, British Columbia native, was the Penguins' fourth-round draft pick in 1988. He scored 154 goals and 385 points in 389 games over three different stints in Pittsburgh. In 1990-91, Recchi led the Penguins in scoring during the regular season with 40 goals and 113 points in 78 games - then added 10 goals and 34 points in 24 playoff games as the Penguins captured their first Stanley Cup. Recchi played in 1,652 games in a 22-year NHL career with the Penguins, Philadelphia, Montreal, Carolina, Atlanta, Tampa Bay and Boston. He retired in 2011 after registering 577 goals and 956 assists for 1,533 points. He also won Stanley Cups with Carolina and Boston. Recchi, who lives in Pittsburgh, has spent the past two years involved with the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite youth hockey program. During that period he was also a senior advisor in the Dallas Stars organization.
  12. You can't just roll the seasons together that way though bud. His .944 was over SEVEN games. @ruxpin is right. 1809 saves out of 1966 regular season shots faced as a Flyer. That's a .920 save%.
  13. @doom88 Fleury beat his postseason issues this past year. He had two absolutely abysmal postseasons, but he's also had at least two very good ones. Taking accomplishments away, I see Fleury as the more skilled as far as athleticism, but Mason appears more sound in his positioning. They have similar stats in front of teams with similar lack of attention to defense. Though in fairness our defense was largely AHL at points of the season. I think they're very comparable this past season.
  14. A 2.5 GAA and a .917 Save% is top five? I think Mason is right there with Fluery in the ballpark of average NHL goalie. Nowhere near top five though.
  15. . Murray served his purpose here and moved on. Kennedy? We were happy to be rid of him. You poor saps just paid him too much to have him.
  16. Only until proven wrong. It's rare but it happens
  17. You Put everything in sheep? Lol
  18. I'll agree Roenick is a moron. But Mason is top 5 in the league? Wow.. That's quite a stretch there.
  19. and @Podein25 He dishonored the game by refusing to play for the franchise that drafted him. Really? I have to go through all of this AGAIN? LOL As for his hits, he frequently hit other players in the head with his forearms and shoulders. A result of how tall he was I'm sure, but if everyone else can be held to that standard, so can he. *shrugs* @brelic Maybe I took Stewart's words a bit differently, but it sounded more to me like Stewart didn't care for Lindros already and so Lindros wasn't getting the benefits of the doubt on any calls. The poster stories and such just made it worse. In all honesty, I think a lot of players shouldn't get the benefit of the doubt and others should. When I play the game, I shouldn't get the benefit of the doubt. I often play with that extra edge and the officials where I play know that. When they call me for a stick or something, I chuckle and skate to the box, and they laugh about it too. It's part of the game. I don't expect the benefit of any doubt. But when my defensive partner Mike maybe gets on that edge a little, he's a super skilled guy who rarely does any wrong, so he deserves the benefit of the doubt. Officials know the difference, and so I think they judge intentions as well as results sometimes, and I have no problem with that.
  20. Roenick is an idiot. But when he said moved a couple of times, maybe he meant from starter to backup and back and forth? I find it hard to believe he felt Mason had been traded a few times. Even he's not that stupid.
  21. The show I watched on it made it sound fairly run of the mill. *shrugs*. Guess it depends on who you ask?
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