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War Child
sorry for not being born in canada, "tommy", because it obviously means that i can never grasp the intricacies of the game. however, your argument seems to have a few points that are arguable, even if it is my my feeble american mind. first of all, "pre-Bourque form"? how did you mean this to be taken? in the pre-Borque years the avs won the stanley cup in '96 and then proceeded to make it to the western finals every year (except for a fluke series with edmonton in which they were up 3-1).
you also say that the team will be dismantled by trades. well as we have seen in the last 8 seasons, pierre lacroix has not been known to make team dismantling trades. in fact, he does quite the opposite. he makes decisions that better the team such as getting fleury (i know, i know, but there was a time when he had his sanity), bouque, blake, and reinprecht. my only reason to think that the acquisition of kariya and selanne will not work out to its ultimate potential, is the current talk of splitting them up. and hopefully the coaches will pull their heads out before the season starts.
the team is full of potential, look at these hypothetical lines, and then tell me a team that has the firepower, or defense to stand against them.
First Line:Kariya, Sakic, Selanne
Second:Hejduk, Forsberg, Tanquay
Third: Battaglia (forgot we had him, EH!), Nikolishin, Hinote
Fourth:Worrel (there's the tough guy avsgirl!), Hahl, Willsie
Then throw in the fact that we have arguably two of the best defensemen in the game in foote and blake, not to mention martin skoula, and the up and coming talent of d.j. smith, and i would think that one would be hard pressed to say any team can rival the avs.
you also say that the team will be dismantled by trades. well as we have seen in the last 8 seasons, pierre lacroix has not been known to make team dismantling trades. in fact, he does quite the opposite. he makes decisions that better the team such as getting fleury (i know, i know, but there was a time when he had his sanity), bouque, blake, and reinprecht. my only reason to think that the acquisition of kariya and selanne will not work out to its ultimate potential, is the current talk of splitting them up. and hopefully the coaches will pull their heads out before the season starts.
the team is full of potential, look at these hypothetical lines, and then tell me a team that has the firepower, or defense to stand against them.
First Line:Kariya, Sakic, Selanne
Second:Hejduk, Forsberg, Tanquay
Third: Battaglia (forgot we had him, EH!), Nikolishin, Hinote
Fourth:Worrel (there's the tough guy avsgirl!), Hahl, Willsie
Then throw in the fact that we have arguably two of the best defensemen in the game in foote and blake, not to mention martin skoula, and the up and coming talent of d.j. smith, and i would think that one would be hard pressed to say any team can rival the avs.
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