Silver Nuggets: Alfredsson possibly in last season; Might consider trade

JR in da house!

No one (at least no self-respecting Sens fan) legitimately thinks he should be traded. But no one will begrudge him the chance to do it if he wants to.

He’s had chances to throw guys under the bus and he never has. I’m not surprised he leaves the door a crack open. Even if in his head he’s thinking, “I’m going to retire with Ottawa, you’re an idiot,” he’d never say it.

That’s the thing, Alfie is a team guy, so if the team came to him and said they had a deal they can’t refuse he’d be enough of a good soldier to accept it for the good of the team. That’s the door being open a crack.

They’d have to do the same thing as they did with his last contract. Buy out the mil and pay it over 2 years, then offer him more money to come back.

If he’s playing it is because he wants to play. It wouldn’t matter if it was $500K or $5mil on the last year of the contract. He’d play because he’d feel he could contribute, or he wouldn’t play because he’d feel like he couldn’t contribute. That will be the deciding factor for Alfie, not money.

I do think Regin will take Da Costa’s spot when healthy even if Zibanejad stays. But otherwise you are spot on.

But I don’t really mind these lines at all

And almost entirely plausible, though unless you foresee Karlsson potting 19 goals, I’m not sure that your projection for him and Kuba is realistic. Also, as much as I love Z. Smith, I don’t think that fourth line can produce 35 goals if they’re getting fourth-line minutes.

Have you seen this http://www.the6thsens.com/2011-articles/september/leagues-in-translation-zibanejad-edition33794.html ? It projects Mikachu at about .26 points per game, based on comparable stats from other players coming over, who each saw their points drop. He was a .33 ppg in the SEL and if he follows most other players in the same posiiton, he would drop in production and see about 21 pts.

The lines aren’t set so we’re really adding up the total # of goals for line one, line two, etc. no matter who is on that line. The way I look at it, I figured we’d score a touch more than last year and come close to 200 goals. I also think we’ll defend better. Scoring will be like this:
Offence line 1: 70 goals If Butler ends up here, they’ll do better because Filatov can score elsewhere where Butler won’t.
2: 45 goals If center position solidifies, they’ll do better.
3: 30 goals
4: 10 goals Butler won’t be on this line for long.

Defence 1: 18 goals
2: 25 goals
3: 2 goals
Total 200 goals

Injuries will be a factor as to who plays where. Three scorers from the right side don’t fit onto two lines very well, and Da Costa and Z’jad also shoot right. So contrary to other clubs, we have an imbalance of scorers from the right side.

I’ve had mixed feelings. I would never fault him for it, but I feel like the Captain I know and love would never do it. I’d support his choice but would almost think less of him in a way. And would be utterly heartbroken to see him in another team’s jersey.

Those would be two places where I wouldn’t mind seeing Alfredsson go and win it all. Neither franchise has ever won the Cup, so if he could be the missing piece that put them over the top then that would a great addition to his legacy.

As long as it’s not a team I hate like the Flyers, Bruins or Leafs then I guess I could live with it.

The have the 9 game window, but if he is not looking comfortable during those games then I agree with you.

While there may be a few examples of 18-year-olds being rushed into the NHL (see: Bluejackets, Thrashers, etc), there are also plenty of legit stars who broke into the league right out of junior and made an impact. Skinner or Hall, last year, for example, or Tavares a few years before that; they’re probably further along in their development now as a result. If Mika can hang with the big boys this year, he’ll be that much further along two or three seasons from now when some of the other offensive prospects in the pipeline (Silfverberg, Stone, Noeson, Puempel) are ready to crack the line-up. Plus, this may be his only chance to learn his craft from Alfie.

See my note above and htis link http://www.the6thsens.com/2011-articles/september/leagues-in-translation-zibanejad-edition33794.html It seems to argue that the benefit to us is relatively minor compared to what it might do to him.

But I agree that there’s no rush. We have to remember that he’s essentially still on a nine-game tryout. We’re not locked into keeping him just yet.

And I think that considerations other than pure merit factored into the decision. I don’t know about a three year project, but I don’t think he’s ready now and I keep getting the impression that, for whatever reason, management is intent on keeping him around and grooming him or something.

THAT CAN ONLY GO WELL! Better yet, let’s get Ruutu back!

I don’t know about that. The star players maybe, but the rookies and second tier guys weren’t probably making that much. Certainly not millions over years. And if the wives weren’t working and have kids, they are probably in big trouble, at least in the immediate future with no income.

I don’t think we have a team of fillers like you’re suggesting, but that has more to do with me thinking that guys like Butler and Greening and Cowen will probably be here more than a couple of years. But I seriously doubt that this team will have us on the bubble.

I really want to get the first round pick this year, or at least top 3 and then the year after we could push. But hey, that’s just me!

I have too much pride for that, and I’m just a fan. Plus, we just got some great rookies. But if we wind up last and get the chance to draft Yakupov, I won’t complain. I’m not expecting the team to be a playoff one; I just want them to compete every night.

Something by them, anyway… they’re pretty awesome. And Canadian.

Part of the new identity; I can get on board with that.

Alfie allegedly (though I refuse to admit that it happened) picked Nickelback. Much more questionable and much less likely to get cut so deal with it.

No one wants that