Don Cherry quoted (for Johab...et al)

Ando · Guru

Don Cherry quoted (for Johab...et al)

macneil · Guru

while i agree theo is not playing up to par can anyone see if he doesnt pick up his play the b.g. takes him to arbitration at the end of the year to get his pay reduced . hes not worth 5.5 mil at this rate . we have been winning games almost inspite of theo instead of because of theo.

Johab · Guru

i think the fact theo isnt winning games for us on a regular basis and instead just winning games period is a really good sign. Theo shouldnt have to win games on his own, that means our offense and defense arent doing their jobs and they are relying on theo to do the work. Instead for once the offense is scoring and the defense isnt collapsing every couple of mins. theo is 5-2 so far on the season, A LOT better than some of your other #1 goalies in the NHL. I cant complain when the team is doing well. Yes theres room for improvement but as long as we are winning, there really isnt much to worry about.

and And-o...

(P.S. ...Johab should also take note that Radek's icetime is now roughly 60 seconds less than Ribs...and And-o doesn't even have a pumpkin out on his steps yet!)

im not exactly clear or sure what this means. I really think Bonks ice time is high becaus ehe plays when the other teams top line plays and gets time on the PP and PK Ribeiro only plays on the PP and the 2nd line. If what your saying is Julien is starting to like Bonk more simply on the fact that their ice time difference is only 1 min apart, i really dont think thats good enough ground. Especially considering my points made above. Instead of arguing lets just be happy we have three guys (centers ) out their doing their job. Not bashing Plekanec Higgins or Begin in anyway

AB Habman · Guru

Ando wrote:

"Montreal is 6-2 and Theodore hasn't even found his groove yet, wait'll he finds his groove..." Everyone has their little beefs and gripes about this roster...but I think we all have consensus on this one!? Imagine if Theo had started like he finished versus T-Bay in '03-'04??? In fairness to Theo though...his rebounds have been a bit more controlled lately...and his positioning is steadily improving...but he still appears to be fighting the puck at times and he plays half of the game in his butterfly position. (P.S. ...Johab should also take note that Radek's icetime is now roughly 60 seconds less than Ribs...and And-o doesn't even have a pumpkin out on his steps yet!)

I'm glad that And-o doesn't pump-kin out on his steps!

beakermania · Senior Member

macneil wrote:

while i agree theo is not playing up to par can anyone see if he doesnt pick up his play the b.g. takes him to arbitration at the end of the year to get his pay reduced . hes not worth 5.5 mil at this rate . we have been winning games almost inspite of theo instead of because of theo.

You can only take Restricted Free Agents to arbitration. Theo has a guaranteed contract.

Nil d · Guru

macneil wrote:

while i agree theo is not playing up to par can anyone see if he doesnt pick up his play the b.g. takes him to arbitration at the end of the year to get his pay reduced . hes not worth 5.5 mil at this rate . we have been winning games almost inspite of theo instead of because of theo.

"macneil" - are you perhaps the former "reddog"?