brelic Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Very interesting article with lots of Flyers relevance.http://www.cbc.ca/sp...-dividends.htmlEDIT: I pasted the article, but it looked like crap. Go read it and come back There's some good stuff in there.Doesn't really make a person very optimistic about Bryzgalov long-term! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Doesn't really make a person very optimistic about Bryzgalov long-term!Neither does Bryzgalov...Too many times FAs are seen as robotic automatons who will sign and continue to play and produce exactly how they did before.But they're not. They're humans. They have weaknesses and foibles. In some cases (Leino) they are products of their environment.There will be a change coming into a new city, new team, new organization. Everything is different, now play exactly as you have been. Pay no attention to the fan behind the curtain!To me hockey, especially, is the quintessential team sport. Excellent players can affect the game, for sure, but overall a better team is going to beat a team of great players who are thrown together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Doesn't really make a person very optimistic about Bryzgalov long-term!I don't need to read article to be not very optimistic about Bryzgalov long term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Neither does Bryzgalov...Too many times FAs are seen as robotic automatons who will sign and continue to play and produce exactly how they did before.But they're not. They're humans. They have weaknesses and foibles. In some cases (Leino) they are products of their environment.There will be a change coming into a new city, new team, new organization. Everything is different, now play exactly as you have been. Pay no attention to the fan behind the curtain!To me hockey, especially, is the quintessential team sport. Excellent players can affect the game, for sure, but overall a better team is going to beat a team of great players who are thrown together. Foibles? Nice. I think Bryz just got a new nickname. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brelic Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Neither does Bryzgalov...Too many times FAs are seen as robotic automatons who will sign and continue to play and produce exactly how they did before.But they're not. They're humans. They have weaknesses and foibles. In some cases (Leino) they are products of their environment.There will be a change coming into a new city, new team, new organization. Everything is different, now play exactly as you have been. Pay no attention to the fan behind the curtain!To me hockey, especially, is the quintessential team sport. Excellent players can affect the game, for sure, but overall a better team is going to beat a team of great players who are thrown together.Great points, rad. I think we can see that firsthand with our rookie-laden *team*. We improved our *team* by subtracting really big components and replacing them with smaller, albeit better 'fitting' parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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