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no disk said:
You created the aggressive thread...?
Quinn did not stop well short of what the Rangers paid Holik. That's a load and you know it. Laughs fans always conveniently forget this fact.
Really? Weren't Iginla and Theodore Group 2 FA's? Wouldn't giving up 10 first round draft picks have something to do with the Laughs not signing these players. Yeah, Dryden was protecting the canadian clubs...riiiiiight.
Oh dear. Kobayashi, the Rangers lack a coach w/ a defense first system, not personel. You even said we have good players?
Rico Fata? I hope you're kidding. Fata is a joke with million dollar legs and 10 cent hands. He will proudly carry the Penguins towards the collapse of their franchise.
Having said this, the Rangers and Peguins will not make the playoffs this year.
But if by some longshot either of them do, every team in the league would love to face the Penguins 1st round, and none would want to play the Rangers.
Regardless, Iginla and Drury will look great in a Ranger jersey's this March. Finally, we will again create a young nucleus of players in NY. And the most likely senario with the CBA in 2004 will create a payroll tax, which won't affect the Rangers ability to protect their players.
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hi no disk. in my opinion there is nothing 'aggressive' about the original post. i merely stated i hope the rangers dont make the playoffs.
in my opinion quinn stopped short-to my knowledge he ended up about a million below what holik and kasparitus got. quinn as a person is in a strange situation. he works for a team that has the money but he himself feels the whole situation is out of control, even more so than the regular GM. it is no secret he is a complainer, remember the ultimate voice in this ongoing salary debate is brian burke, quinn's understudy in vancouver. the man has very set opinions about what players should be making.
ive always felt quinn would be more comfortable in a smaller market team, with a lower budget. where hockey sensibilities are much more important throughout management. teams like vancouver, ottawa, edmonton even new jersey to some extent all must rely on thier hockey sense because they do not have the money to rely on. having a cash resource to turn to can create more problems than its worth unless you're pierre lacroix.
it doesnt matter anyway. both the players are having terrible seasons and both of our teams overbid by a long shot on them. but quinn stopped well short of where sather placed them.
those are all nice opinions you have.
you are right, both iginla and theodore were group 2, and there would be a cost of 10 picks in total for acquiring both. that is a lot. but the maple leafs needed a goalie. they could have signed theodore for a lot cheaper than what they offered cujo and eventually gave belfour. either way there are costs.
as for iginla, it is well known that quinn wanted to get him after coaching him in salt lake city a year ago. it is the same inspiration that made him get belfour and he is now apparently pursuing nolan. this is not without precedent.
the 'fata' reference is a joke. he has, not surprisingly, turned it on since lining up with mario.
the rangers do have good players. but as wanderer said there is no chemistry present.
