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Post by Forum Ghost on Jul 4, 2004 0:02:01 GMT -5
SIZED UP: Flyers sign Stevenson and KnubleSize was on the mind of the Philadelphia Flyers when they went shopping in the free agent market. The Flyers signed Mike Knuble and Turner Stevenson to three-year contracts Saturday, adding a pair of big right-wingers to their lineup. "Both are huge players, skate well and play physical,'' Philadelphia general manager Bobby Clarke said in a release. ``Knuble is the better scorer of the two and Stevenson is the more physical. They bring real good size to our forward crew.'' The six-foot-three, 230-pound Knuble had 21 goals and 25 assists in 82 games for the Boston Bruins last season. Stevenson, 6-3 and 220, had 14 goals and 13 assists and 76 penalty minutes in 61 games for the New Jersey Devils. Knuble said he was excited to get the chance to play for a serious Stanley Cup contender. "To be able to jump from Boston to an immediate contender, somebody who was a game away from making the Stanley Cup final last year, is (what I wanted) when this free agency came around,'' he said. "I'm real happy about it.'' www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?ID=89959&hubName=nhl
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Post by seventeen on Jul 4, 2004 0:35:32 GMT -5
The bigger they are, the harder they.......fall.
Clarke is infatuated with size. Wonder if he suffers from an inferiority complex. Someone should ask Mrs. Clarke.
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Post by jkr on Jul 4, 2004 8:23:38 GMT -5
Knuble said he was excited to get the chance to play for a serious Stanley Cup contender.
"To be able to jump from Boston to an immediate contender, somebody who was a game away from making the Stanley Cup final last year, is (what I wanted) when this free agency came around,'' he said. "I'm real happy about it.''
ID=89959&hubName=nhlThat comment says it all. Despite their deadline acqusitions, Knuble doesn't think the Bruins are serious. |
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Post by blny on Jul 4, 2004 12:34:49 GMT -5
That comment says it all. Despite their deadline acqusitions, Knuble doesn't think the Bruins are serious. I think he's full of BS. Neither he nor Murray (but especially him) were able to step up when Thornton was hurt. Boston's best line was by far the Nylander line. A line created from deadline deals. Knuble showed in the post season that he was a third liner playing on a first line. With the acquisition of two RWers who's on the way out? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2004 13:29:44 GMT -5
"Flyers just keep getting bigger..."
...and dumber. Esche isn't going to win anybody anything.
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Post by blny on Jul 4, 2004 13:48:12 GMT -5
I think he's full of BS. Neither he nor Murray (but especially him) were able to step up when Thornton was hurt. Boston's best line was by far the Nylander line. A line created from deadline deals. Knuble showed in the post season that he was a third liner playing on a first line. With the acquisition of two RWers who's on the way out? I'll attempt to answer my own question. I figure Knuble is there to potentially replace Recchi on the second line RW. Mike has played both wings so it shouldn't be a big deal. Stevenson will take Kapanen's spot on the lower lines. I envision a fourth line of Brashear - Sharp - Stevenson. |
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Post by PTH on Jul 4, 2004 13:53:13 GMT -5
I'll attempt to answer my own question. I figure Knuble is there to potentially replace Recchi on the second line RW. Mike has played both wings so it shouldn't be a big deal. Stevenson will take Kapanen's spot on the lower lines. I envision a fourth line of Brashear - Sharp - Stevenson. They should go and get Savage, dump Sharp, and re-create our rookie line from the 1994 playoffs... |
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Post by blny on Jul 4, 2004 16:15:50 GMT -5
They should go and get Savage, dump Sharp, and re-create our rookie line from the 1994 playoffs... ;D Was thinking that too. |
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Post by habmeister on Jul 8, 2004 20:33:10 GMT -5
"Both are huge players, skate well and play physical,'' Philadelphia general manager Bobby Clarke said in a release. ``Knuble is the better scorer of the two and Stevenson is the more physical. They bring real good size to our forward crew.'' www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?ID=89959&hubName=nhlThis has to be the first time that skate well and turner stevenson has been used in the same sentence. Will somebody tell bobby that the broad street bullies are dead and this just won't work. |
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Aug 4, 2005 14:40:11 GMT -5
"Flyers just keep getting bigger..." ...and dumber. Esche isn't going to win anybody anything. Bobby Clarke is a very good GM. He is a survivor. He has kept the Flyers in contention for a number of years. He handled Lindros and his problems well outsmarting the Sather and the Rangers. He outsmarted the Hab's a couple of times too. He had big cap problems this year and he's rebuilding and shedding his liabilities. He was a very good player who made the most of his size and skating to have a long productive NHL career. He doesn't go about seeking love from his peers, but he certainly gets their respect. His knuckles are battered but his fingers have rings. |
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Post by Cranky on Aug 5, 2005 8:16:28 GMT -5
Clarke is from the old school. He is always trying to rebuild the Broadstreet Bullies. This year, he has gone completely out on the limb with that philosophy. If the game has INDEED changed, and the new rules have changed it, then he will fall FLAT on his face. Mind you, he already has kind of a flat face.....
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2005 9:31:05 GMT -5
"Flyers just keep getting bigger..." ...and dumber. Esche isn't going to win anybody anything. Bobby Clarke is a very good GM. Yet he's always making changes to a team. If you're always making changes, something's still not going right. Isn't this also an old thread? |
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Aug 5, 2005 9:37:25 GMT -5
Bobby Clarke is a very good GM. Yet he's always making changes to a team. If you're always making changes, something's still not going right. Isn't this also an old thread? We're making changes to it. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2005 10:41:57 GMT -5
Yet he's always making changes to a team. If you're always making changes, something's still not going right. Isn't this also an old thread? We're making changes to it. Touché. |
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Post by PTH on Aug 6, 2005 1:08:50 GMT -5
Yet he's always making changes to a team. If you're always making changes, something's still not going right. Isn't this also an old thread? We're making changes to it. But we're adding to what's there, complementing it. Not tearing everything down every second season and trying all over.... |
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Post by Forum Ghost on Aug 7, 2005 19:37:31 GMT -5
Clarke is from the old school. He is always trying to rebuild the Broadstreet Bullies. This year, he has gone completely out on the limb with that philosophy. If the game has INDEED changed, and the new rules have changed it, then he will fall FLAT on his face. Mind you, he already has kind of a flat face..... During his tenure as Flyers' GM, Clarke has always built a big, strong team but one that lacks speed and finesse. I guess he didn't learn anything from the 1976 Stanley Cup Finals playing the Habs. Speed and finesse win every time. Clarke's teams have never won the Cup yet he keeps using the same philosophy, regardless of the fact that his club always get bounced by teams that have less size but more talent. Forsberg's going to help but they have an ordinary goalie in Esche and a very, very slow defence. They'll be a good team, but I'm not sure they have what it takes to win it all. |
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Post by seventeen on Aug 8, 2005 0:25:37 GMT -5
He's rolled the dice on everything but a great goalie. For some reason he can't seem to push that button. I wonder if he thinks he and his goons saved Bernie Parent's bacon rather than the reverse?
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