Comments for Earmarked for Success (West 2011): Part Five at http://hockey.dobbersports.com , comment 1 to 11 out of 11 comments http://hockey.dobbersports.com Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:59 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/amato/3880-earmarked-for-success-west-2011-part-five#comment-15908 Dear CanuckWino: Seems like you are still on edge after watching our team blow it in game 7. I am also still totally burned by the 'nucks and I probably won't be back to the fanatic I was before until next May when they get into the conference final. We are all still hurting - b claa Thu, 18 Aug 2011 06:50:54 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/amato/3880-earmarked-for-success-west-2011-part-five#comment-15773 [b]RE: Writing for a living[/b] Firstly, I don't do it for a living, I would absolutely love to do it for a living, but in actuality I don't. Every article that I write is for [u][i][b]FREE[/b][/i][/u], Dobber does not pay me a dime for any of the columns that I write every week. So when I write these articles I do it for the fun of it to help my fellow poolies out who don't have the time to do the research or are too lazy to do so. Does that mean my material can be incorrect and illogical? Nope I don't think so, but I do think I've earn a few free passes along the way to make a few mistakes. The reason behind the brain fart was that I was on vacay the last couple of weeks so I'm behind on the "minor news" of the NHL. Like many poolies in my regular life, I live and breathe hockey just like most Dobberites do, so I'm generally on top of things, the last couple of weeks I haven't had my regularity, so I'm not 100% up to date with the news. Case in point the Shirokov comment... Also to be fair, you don't pay a dime for the articles that I write, so when you come on and whinge about one mistake that I made compared to all of the articles that I did for you during the last three years (I'm assuming you're not a first time user of DobberHockey) the least you can do is do it respectfully. If you didn't have food and you went to the food bank, would you go and complain to them about the "quality" of food that they're serving? ATK did it the right way and just pointed it out, and I apologized for it. You don't need to be sarcastic about it. If you don't like what I do, feel free to write your own and pass it off to Dobber to see if he'll put it on his page. Until then the least you can do is point it out but do it in an respectful manner. - Ryan Ma Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:05:26 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/amato/3880-earmarked-for-success-west-2011-part-five#comment-15772 [b]RE: Couture[/b] Yeah I dunno how they classify rookie status... To me if someone plays 25 games that should be considered their rookie season doesn't it? I kinda drew a line in a sand this year to say 20 games or more is considered a season. So in my books this is his third year. As for a slump, it certainly could happen but I don't think I'd head into the season expecting it. Just looking over his stats from last season, generally sophomore slumps happen when a player 1) starts losing ice time (with only Handzus there really as competition, his ice time should be safe), 2) had a crazy SH% that it was unsustainable (he shot 12.6, which was a little bit high, but not completely unrepeatable) 3) gets booted off a top PP unit (he never really was on the top unit, so no loss there) So I'd head into the season probably expecting the same thing maybe a slight increase or slight decrease, but I wouldn't expect a full blown sophomore slump where he falls down to say 30 points or something like that. - Ryan Ma Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:53:28 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/amato/3880-earmarked-for-success-west-2011-part-five#comment-15767 Shirokov? Really? So you write about hockey for a living and didn't realize that [u][b]weeks ago[/b][/u] not only had Shirokov committed to playing in the KHL, but HE WAS TRADED TO FLORIDA! Maybe we recall that whole scandal with Mike Duco's comments on Twitter?! Unbelievable... - CanucksWino Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:43:14 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/amato/3880-earmarked-for-success-west-2011-part-five#comment-15763 "Couture had a great sophomore campaign while posting 56 points in 79 games" i know he played 25 games the year before, but he was a calder candidate last year, i could see a sophomore slump rather than a slight improvement to 60 points - Derrek Wed, 10 Aug 2011 03:25:54 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/amato/3880-earmarked-for-success-west-2011-part-five#comment-15762 Let's not also forget that Burrows saw a fair amount of time with Kesler in the playoffs. I liked them together, and as a proud Kesler owner and Canucks fan, I'd like to see those 2 stay together. - Rob Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:30:49 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/amato/3880-earmarked-for-success-west-2011-part-five#comment-15760 [b]RE: Sturm[/b] I don't think he'll "replace" Burrows full time, but I can certainly see a Samuelsson effect where he'll slowly take time away from Burrows especially on the PP. Burrows was on Daniel's ES line for 63.3%. Samuelsson was 14.8%. I think that you might start to see Burrows drop down to 40-50 then 20-30 to Sturm and 20-30 to Samuelsson. Sturm has the speed and craftiness that I think complements the Sedins. I don't think he'll fully replace Burrows and boot him off the line, but I do think that he could certainly pay a role in stealing some time away from him. I just wanted to highlight his name to remember for the season (drafts). - Ryan Ma Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:36:59 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/amato/3880-earmarked-for-success-west-2011-part-five#comment-15759 [b]RE: Shirokov[/b] Sorry brain fart... - Ryan Ma Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:29:00 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/amato/3880-earmarked-for-success-west-2011-part-five#comment-15757 Marco Sturm played himself off of two teams last season, while Burrows would have been a Conn Smythe candidate if the Nucks had won the Cup. Picking Sturm to replace Burrows on the Sedin line just doesn't make any sense. - Isle B. Tue, 09 Aug 2011 09:53:20 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/amato/3880-earmarked-for-success-west-2011-part-five#comment-15754 You say Raymonds production will take a bit of a hit but Raymond has a broken vertebrae in his back and is out way longer than Kesler will be (I think till Dec?)? I don't agree that Sturm will play with the Sedin's either as Burrows was exceptional with them for the past few years and Kes will be there on the PP when he recovers from hip surgery. Shirokov was traded to Florida then signed in the KHL-FYI Other than that a great read, -Nuck Chorris - Doug Tue, 09 Aug 2011 08:19:36 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/amato/3880-earmarked-for-success-west-2011-part-five#comment-15752 Traded to the Panthers - signed a three year deal w/ CSKA Moscow. - atk Tue, 09 Aug 2011 08:01:18 +0100