tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post2197140725230595905..comments2024-01-06T07:18:43.593-08:00Comments on The Battle of California: Anger...Rising...James Mirtlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11221488913251638181noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-38275543897142755462007-07-23T07:11:00.000-07:002007-07-23T07:11:00.000-07:00Proteau is brutal. There is basically no need to t...Proteau is brutal. There is basically no need to take anything he writes seriously.PPPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04222660837357023486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-29195538595220371692007-07-22T07:43:00.000-07:002007-07-22T07:43:00.000-07:00Good to know why I was instinctively confused by t...Good to know why I was instinctively confused by that. I had no idea just how good Lubo was.<BR/><BR/>Also, I sent Proteau an email basically telling him to shove his smug superiority over correctly "predicting" 12th for Edmonton last year. Any intelligent hockey observer could tell you there's no way in hell anyone could've seen how the season went down back in August, and claiming Awesome for basically lucking out is rather disingenuous.Doogie2Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14703778878103452453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-18491488025797087192007-07-21T13:56:00.000-07:002007-07-21T13:56:00.000-07:00I do think this guy is a bit off the deep end in r...I do think this guy is a bit off the deep end in railing against this contract, but I do think that fans of the Kings aren't nearly as weary of this deal as they should be.<BR/><BR/>It seems like because he came into the league late, a lot of people think of Lubo as a kid, when in fact he's 30. There is the chance that he starts fading quickly.<BR/><BR/>Long term at high dollars for a guy who is older than most people realize. That is a little risky. I don't think the deal garners being listed with the worst of the off season and think Proteau's opinion is pretty poor on a couple of the selections he makes in this article, but I also think that Kings fans are a little too happy about this one. A couple years from now he could be the new Modry for Kings fans, with a much bigger contract. It's a possibility that isn't so far out that fans should miss the cloud completely focusing on the silver linning.<BR/><BR/>Bottom line, I like the deal and agree with taking Proteau to task, but I also feel many fans are blind to the possible downside.dbushikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16489524808263104274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-17736501313679817972007-07-20T23:19:00.000-07:002007-07-20T23:19:00.000-07:00If Lubomir is so great, then how come he doesn't s...If Lubomir is so great, then how come he doesn't speak English?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-68238298608260376832007-07-20T19:24:00.000-07:002007-07-20T19:24:00.000-07:00Visnovsky is not many of the things that this writ...Visnovsky is not many of the things that this writer says. As I blog all the time, the hockey press is one of the lowest rungs in the journo world.<BR/><BR/>As absurd as this guy is, I tend to agree, for other reasons, that $5m per for that length is probably too much for Visnovsky. <BR/><BR/>Lombardi is a good GM, and he knows more about the sport than you or I, but sometimes he does very strange things.<BR/><BR/>He's probably preferable to Souray, anyway.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13582018930679524381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-56962884173449366872007-07-20T17:43:00.000-07:002007-07-20T17:43:00.000-07:00to act like he’s injury-prone and unreliablehis to...<I>to act like he’s injury-prone and unreliable</I><BR/><BR/>his tone definitely implied that. I'm glad that I didn't come across this article before you because I definitely would not have been able to write a more coherent or better argument. I agree with Earl, signing Lubi is probably the best one that DL made this offseason.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631663414267137790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-25285723361137963962007-07-20T17:24:00.000-07:002007-07-20T17:24:00.000-07:00Even more Proteau-bashing, now that I've actually ...Even more Proteau-bashing, now that I've actually seen the article.<BR/><BR/>How about his #1 worst signing, Ruslan Fedotenko, where HNMoron says: "More to the point – why on earth doesn’t an incentive-laden deal make more sense for this guy than guaranteeing him a payday regardless of his efforts?"<BR/><BR/>Hey dumbshit, you don't even need to get past the <A HREF="http://www.nhl.com/nhlhq/cba/index.html" REL="nofollow">CBA FAQs</A> to find this helpful gem:<BR/><BR/><I>What players may earn in performance bonuses?<BR/><BR/>Performance bonuses will only be permissible for the following types of players: (1) players on entry-level contracts; (2) players signing one-year contracts after returning from long-term injuries (players with 400 or more games who spent 100 or more days on injured reserve in the last year of their most recent contract); and senior veteran players who sign a one-year contract after the age of 35.</I><BR/><BR/>I'm not saying Fedotenko isn't a bad signing for the Isles, but he clearly falls outside all of these qualifications. Seriously, this "pro" needs a little polishing, methinks.Earl Sleekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15843720035500316419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-39993054451698518372007-07-20T15:49:00.000-07:002007-07-20T15:49:00.000-07:00Dood. This chump's Visnovsky-bashing even has me ...Dood. This chump's Visnovsky-bashing even has me pissed off.<BR/><BR/>You're pretty much right on every count, and can I say that maybe the Lubo contract is the BEST thing that DL has done this offseason (in my opinion)?<BR/><BR/>Bah, morons!Earl Sleekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15843720035500316419noreply@blogger.com