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Post by Habsolution on Jul 19, 2003 14:19:51 GMT -5
This is such a joke. Fedorov is 34, has a drinking problem, wants to come to SoCal to be closer to Anna and wants to play in a city where there is less pressure to perform on a nightly basis. Phil Really ? Lol ;D Fedorov is still a top notch center in the league without even trying. Even if what you say is true than Fedorov is still an upgrade over Kariya and fills a greater need than Kariya would have. Besides Fedorov is 33 and the last 3 years are optional so he might decide to leave before he's even 36. |
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Post by MPLABBE on Jul 19, 2003 14:22:14 GMT -5
and Anna is already taken no? lol nice catch on the last 3 option years Habsolution...just in time to join us for our 2005-06 cup run as the missing piece   |
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Post by piston on Jul 19, 2003 15:38:45 GMT -5
Really ? Lol ;D Fedorov is still a top notch center in the league without even trying. Even if what you say is true than Fedorov is still an upgrade over Kariya and fills a greater need than Kariya would have. Besides Fedorov is 33 and the last 3 years are optional so he might decide to leave before he's even 36. Let's see how he performs as the go to guy on this team with the 'C' and without Yzerman around. As to the option years, if he sucks, he will not exercise his option and the Ducks will be stuck paying him. Would you pay him to come to Montreal knowing that it would eliminate any flexibility you had reamining in your budget? I doubt he would want to play up North. The fans and press really care in Montreal unlike in Orange County. Phil |
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Post by Habsolution on Jul 19, 2003 15:49:12 GMT -5
Let's see how he performs as the go to guy on this team with the 'C' and without Yzerman around. As to the option years, if he sucks, he will not exercise his option and the Ducks will be stuck paying him. Would you pay him to come to Montreal knowing that it would eliminate any flexibility you had reamining in your budget? I doubt he would want to play up North. The fans and press really care in Montreal unlike in Orange County. Phil I don't think they're going to give him the C ... |
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Post by haborama on Jul 19, 2003 16:36:33 GMT -5
This will really help Chistov's development
Chistov-Fedorov-Sykora
Prospal-Rucchin-Leclerc
-Niedermayer-
Looks a lot better with Fedorov and Prospal than Kariya and Oates IMO
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Post by JacquesInFL on Jul 19, 2003 19:18:24 GMT -5
So Sergei is California bound...
Well, I believe Murray recovered rather nicely from losing Kariya and walking away from Oates.
I am not crying in my beer since he would not fit easily in Habs salary structure. -- But I recognize Fedorov as a rare talent, one showing no signs of decreasing returns. He carries the flow (with seemingly effort) of play like few others. I do not how much the Blues owe Weight or the Leafs owe Sundin, but in my opinion Fedorov is the superior hockey player of that group.
At least Habs will continue to face him on irregular basis.
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Post by HFFM on Jul 19, 2003 19:33:48 GMT -5
Anyone else think that the Ducks are better off with Fedorov than Kariya? I'm a huge Fedorov fan and i think this is a great signing for the Ducks. Sure that's alot of coin, but i get the feeling that Fedorov is going to be one of those players that is going to be productive well into his mid 30's. I'll put it this way; it certainly makes the Ducks look a lot less silly for not re-signing Kariya. Whether this turns out to be a match made in heaven though, remains to be seen. I don't know why, but my gut instinct tells me that the Ducks might have some problems with Federov that were similar to the problems the Caps had with Jagr. |
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Post by MPLABBE on Jul 19, 2003 20:05:09 GMT -5
As to the option years, if he sucks, he will not exercise his option and the Ducks will be stuck paying him. Hmm, so you are saying that if he does decline the option the Ducks still pay him the $$ he is owned that year?  that doesn't make sense well, we are talking about 2 years from now when Audette, Perreault, Juneau, McKay, Chow, Dackell, Dykhuis, Quintal and Brisebois will all be off Habs payroll and should leave the team with alot of money to spend. |
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Post by MPLABBE on Jul 19, 2003 20:07:12 GMT -5
I do not how much the Blues owe Weight or the Leafs owe Sundin, but in my opinion Fedorov is the superior hockey player of that group. I believe Weight makes about 8 million per year and is still has a couple years left on his deal, while Sundin makes 9 million and also has a few years left on his deal. |
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Post by seventeen on Jul 19, 2003 20:34:30 GMT -5
This is such a joke. Fedorov is 34, has a drinking problem, wants to come to SoCal to be closer to Anna and wants to play in a city where there is less pressure to perform on a nightly basis. Ok, you usually choose your words carefully, so when you say "he has a drinking problem", I can lean toward believing you. How reliable is your statement, Phil? And it will be interesting to see how Sergei does when he's the go to guy. In fairness, he's usually produced in the playoffs. I'm glad DT held on the line on the cost. More good GM's have done this lately and it's working in bringing down the price of hockey players. While Murray may have recovered, I base that largely on luck and being given the ok by Disney to spend the $8MM a year. Foolish decision, IMO. The contract will outlast Fedorov and will prove to be a big problem in a couple of years. |
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Post by Ranger Ranchod on Jul 19, 2003 21:49:42 GMT -5
Where are all the Sergei is a traitor posts? I mean, the last time a big free agent left the team with from which he was drafted and played his entire career (not Hatcher) people were ready to lynch the guy. So, naturally, l've come here to bask in the glory of these posts but find none... what's going on here? The cases are obviously identical... both made out handsomely in the dollar department, no doubt. And look at all the other 'similarities' these players shared. Kariya leaves a team that sucked for almost their entire existence... Fedorov leaves a team that is considered by many a modern-day dynasty. Kariya is the traitor? Kariya leaves a team that never did anything to improve the team around him... Fedorov leaves a team that gave him over a dozen HOFers and 3 Stanley Cup rings over his career, and bent over backward to keep him happy (ask Detroit fans). Kariya is the traitor? Kariya's team gave him his walking papers... Fedorov left voluntarily (and tried to so before). Kariya is the traitor? Kariya took a huge paycut to play on a superior team... Fedorov got a fat, long-term deal to play on an inferior team. Kariya is the traitor? Makes sense to me................  |
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Post by Lord Stanley on Jul 20, 2003 0:02:31 GMT -5
The only proble I can see with this signing is that it might change the way Babc*ck is coaching this team...
Last year they were playing a tight game because of low Offensive production. Now, with the additions of Fedorov and prospal, I just hope for them they don't think they bacame an offensive powerhouse because they're not there yet..
If these two guys play in Babc*ck's system, they should do damage in the playoffs again
Freak
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Post by Ranger Ranchod on Jul 20, 2003 15:11:37 GMT -5
Fedorov... has a drinking problem Ignoring the other speculation you presented as fact, this is a very dangerous thing to say without some kind of proof to back it up... VERY dangerous. |
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Post by Doc Holliday on Jul 21, 2003 9:07:01 GMT -5
Hmm, so you are saying that if he does decline the option the Ducks still pay him the $$ he is owned that year? that doesn't make sense well, we are talking about 2 years from now when Audette, Perreault, Juneau, McKay, Chow, Dackell, Dykhuis, Quintal and Brisebois will all be off Habs payroll and should leave the team with alot of money to spend. Down the road we're also talking about resigning guy like Bulis, Ward, Zed, Theo, Komi, maybe Zhogin and Higgins, Hainsey who could all have develloped in important players... Depending on what kind of contract Koivu will sign some major money could be required in 2-3 years for him (UFA). I like Fedorov a lot but Piston has a good point about losing budget flexibility at a critical time. |
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Post by Rimmer on Jul 22, 2003 4:45:25 GMT -5
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that doesn't make sense 
