Comments for February 16, 2012 at http://hockey.dobbersports.com , comment 1 to 20 out of 20 comments http://hockey.dobbersports.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:13:16 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/other-features-mainmenu-89/archived-ramblings/4389-february-16-2012#comment-19482 sorry, got cut off! He may still be one of the best young goalies in the world and the Kings do not want to give him up lightly. But 3 years ago both were in the AHL, JB was the franchise goalie and Quick was an afterthought. 2 years ago JB was a trendy Calder pick. Now Quick is the franchise and JB is backup/potential trade bait. Quick is less than 2.5 years older than 23 yr old Bernier. JB has a losing record this year and unimpressive stats, and is not getting the 25/75 split of starts that was planned coming into the season because he hasn't played well enough for them to rest Quick more this year as planned. How is all that not a step down? - jacques ouef Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:45:57 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/other-features-mainmenu-89/archived-ramblings/4389-february-16-2012#comment-19481 He may still be one of the best young goalies in the world and the Kings do not want to give him up lightly. But 3 years ago both were in the AHL, JB was the franchise goalie and Quick was an afterthought. 2 years ago JB was a trendy Calder pick. Now Quick is the franchise and JB is backup/potential trade bait. Quick is - jacques ouef Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:43:23 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/other-features-mainmenu-89/archived-ramblings/4389-february-16-2012#comment-19469 Is it a step down? He's played really well whenever called upon. Very rare young goalies are stars at a young age. Bernier is one of the best young goalies in the world. When trading for an unproven asset, it's always a risk. Just like trading for an underachiever who makes almost $8 million per season... - Jeff Angus Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:53:29 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/other-features-mainmenu-89/archived-ramblings/4389-february-16-2012#comment-19468 @Jeff Angus & Isle B: 2 years ago Bernier was 'the next Patrick Roy' and everybody was calling him a Calder candidate. Now he's John Quick's backup, which is a step down no matter how good Quick is. So I have to think his value has gone down over those 2 years. JJ is still a big name and some think he'll be better than DD but he isn't lighting up the scoresheet and hasn't found consistency on D. Might be a fair trade and from LA's perspective it probably looks like too much, but from CBJ perspective that is a risky package to give up the face of the franchise for. - jacques ouef Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:06:37 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/other-features-mainmenu-89/archived-ramblings/4389-february-16-2012#comment-19467 That's funny. I think JJ and Bernier would be too much to give up for Nash. JJ straight up for Nash seems like a fair deal to me in a league where mobile defensemen have become the most precious commodity around. - Isle B. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:51:12 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/other-features-mainmenu-89/archived-ramblings/4389-february-16-2012#comment-19464 BTW the first US-based Stanley Cup winner was from Seattle :) - Michal Sk Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:25:40 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/other-features-mainmenu-89/archived-ramblings/4389-february-16-2012#comment-19461 After reading the article, it seems as though this guy is not an NHL fan, all he cares about is basketball. Someone else will have to foot the bill for an NHL team. That may not be easy to find. Considering the timing of building a stadium and finding someone to finance an NHL team, it looks like they will miss the window where the Coyotes would become available. - Robert Esquire Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:20:56 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/other-features-mainmenu-89/archived-ramblings/4389-february-16-2012#comment-19460 How long do you expect a rebuild to take? 1 or 2 years? Tambo inherited some bad contracts from Lowe (Horcoff and Penner, which he got a nice return for Penner, imo) and has made one contract mistake (Khabi), imo. I don't see any problem with the Sutton signing, depth/character/veteran guy. Is he supposed to blow it up again? Rebuilds take time. - Darcy S Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:52:51 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/other-features-mainmenu-89/archived-ramblings/4389-february-16-2012#comment-19459 Jacques - hard for Bernier to unseat Quick when he's playing at such a high level. - Jeff Angus Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:18:28 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/other-features-mainmenu-89/archived-ramblings/4389-february-16-2012#comment-19458 I have to think LA would need to give up more than that. Bernier's golden boy status has taken a hit given that this is the second (or third?) season in a row that everybody thought he'd take Quick's job and it hasn't happened yet. JJ has the big name but ya is probably realistically a #3. LA would likely have to add prospects and picks - maybe Loktionov+. Or they could go another way and trade Richards for Nash - reuniting Richards and Carter in Columbus!;D - jacques ouef Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:53:14 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/other-features-mainmenu-89/archived-ramblings/4389-february-16-2012#comment-19457 Brian Campbell did not have a goal last night. It was taken away and given to Sean Bergenheim. - Stu Neft Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:48:14 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/other-features-mainmenu-89/archived-ramblings/4389-february-16-2012#comment-19455 Not sure Columbus need an offensive d-man(Wiz, Moore)- thought they would need a defensive stopper to help shore up a unit that is contains some questionable NHL talent(Johnson, Clitsome) - Pokerface Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:45:31 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/other-features-mainmenu-89/archived-ramblings/4389-february-16-2012#comment-19454 Well in this case I'm in agreement with you anyways. Complete and utter failure keeps being rewarded in Edmonton and I'm tired of it as well. I might give you a hard time for your predictable rants on certain issues, but you still do a good job around here. - doulos Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:08:07 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/other-features-mainmenu-89/archived-ramblings/4389-february-16-2012#comment-19453 16 Goalies to keep an eye on from now until next season: http://thehockeywriters.com/fantasy-goalies-to-buy-low-for-2012-13-nabokov-harding-markstrom-and-more/ - littleranger Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:07:53 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/other-features-mainmenu-89/archived-ramblings/4389-february-16-2012#comment-19452 It would have been nice to see Pouliot do that in Minnesota. He has the skills for sure. I'm not so sure about the drive though. - Sheepish Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:40:36 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/other-features-mainmenu-89/archived-ramblings/4389-february-16-2012#comment-19451 LA makes sense. Anyone interested to see how much of minus Johnson will be in Columbus? -40 is a good starting guess. - shaun b Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:55:07 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/other-features-mainmenu-89/archived-ramblings/4389-february-16-2012#comment-19450 Oilers still lift the SC before the inept Canucks will 8) - Adrian Keogh Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:01:05 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/other-features-mainmenu-89/archived-ramblings/4389-february-16-2012#comment-19448 Great stat. Seemed like he's been doing the same thing as at this time last season but didn't realize he'd actually matched that pace. Thanks for saving me the trouble of looking it up out of curiosity. - CommittedToTheIndian Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:46:29 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/other-features-mainmenu-89/archived-ramblings/4389-february-16-2012#comment-19446 Oh and again, bang on about the Oilers. Seeing Tambellini and that fat head scout there with their troll faces on every draft is getting annoying. - Big Ev Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:26:51 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/other-features-mainmenu-89/archived-ramblings/4389-february-16-2012#comment-19445 Spezza on pace for 86 - Big Ev Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:23:14 +0100