Koivu skating again

Jay1982 · Guru

Koivu skating again

macneil · Guru

thats good news , he'll be ready for the season .

Ando · Guru

macneil wrote:

.....he'll be ready for the season .

Geez...that sounds soooo familiar! Where has And-o seen this before!!!???

macneil · Guru

yes and-o you said he'd be ready but you said it in such a way that he had no right not to be ready . i always said he'd be ready but unlike you i would understand if he wasnt .

Ando · Guru

True Big-Mac…very true!

As And-o has rationalized/explained numerous times, Saku has had +3 months (thus far…and counting) to assess and report his readiness for action (while enjoying the summer off mind you).

And, given the total reliance of the Habs on Saku as their top centre (not to mention the huge amount of money tied up in his deal…11% of the whole payroll…which…by the way…could have easily recently afforded a top centreman…WITHOUT the no-trade clause), And-o just doesn’t get how/why anyone could/would argue that Saku is ‘owed’ more time to declare his readiness/intentions?!?!

Exactly how much more time, money, waiting, watching and ‘getting by’ are we supposed to give? If this being ‘cold-hearted’, then count And-o in that category!!!

Clearly though…as And-o stated here the week Saku left Montreal…Saku is/was/will be ready to go in September!

Good to see Saku leave the injury in the past and get on with preparing himself to get on with fulfilling the terms of his monster contract (as well as the obligations of accepting the ‘C’ in Montreal)!

macneil · Guru

but and-o not even you can predict how a person is going to recover from an injury , i felt all along he'll be ready , just because he'd have 6months to be ready but whos to say his eye will recover in 6 months maybe it'll take 7 , but i believe he'll be ready . oh and you cant get a number 1 center for under 5 mil . what 1 did you have in mind .

Ando · Guru

macneil wrote:

...you cant get a number 1 center for under 5 mil .

...and Saku sure is proof of that!

MC Girl · Guru

Hallelujah!!!! Glad to hear it.

Let's hope Bouillion is good to go early enough to matter.

-- Edited by MC Girl at 15:18, 2006-08-10

Nil d · Guru

Ando wrote:

True Big-Mac…very true!

As And-o has rationalized/explained numerous times, Saku has had +3 months (thus far…and counting) to assess and report his readiness for action (while enjoying the summer off mind you).

And, given the total reliance of the Habs on Saku as their top centre (not to mention the huge amount of money tied up in his deal…11% of the whole payroll…which…by the way…could have easily recently afforded a top centreman…WITHOUT the no-trade clause), And-o just doesn’t get how/why anyone could/would argue that Saku is ‘owed’ more time to declare his readiness/intentions?!?!

Exactly how much more time, money, waiting, watching and ‘getting by’ are we supposed to give? If this being ‘cold-hearted’, then count And-o in that category!!!

Clearly though…as And-o stated here the week Saku left Montreal…Saku is/was/will be ready to go in September!

Good to see Saku leave the injury in the past and get on with preparing himself to get on with fulfilling the terms of his monster contract (as well as the obligations of accepting the ‘C’ in Montreal)!

Well, that was the longest "I told you so" I've ever seen!

But as I stated before, I'm very glad you were right on this one.

macneil · Guru

well you stated ,could have easily recently afforded a top centreman…WITHOUT the no-trade clause), for what saks is making , who is this centerman .

Diehardhabsfan · Veteran Member

Saks leadership, and heart are well worth the $4.75 mill. Some people say he is overpaid, but really who isn't overpaid in the NHL these days?

JohnM · Guru

Koivu is the man and #1 center on your Habs. I believe he was also #1 center on Team Finland who won the Silver at the Olympics... He was captain their as well.

Muller93 · Guru

Koivu...number one center on approximately 20 NHL teams...

Great player. Great man. Great leader. One of the all time greatest Habs...

Ando · Guru

JohnM wrote:

...I believe he was also #1 center on Team Finland who won the Silver at the Olympics... He was captain their as well.

...yeah, And-o recalls that! But who was the Captain and #1 centreman of the Gold medalist again??? (get the point??? Irrelevant! Meaningless!)

Ando · Guru

Muller93 wrote:

...Koivu...number one center on approximately 20 NHL teams...One of the all time greatest Habs...

Mulsey...please name those 20 teams (approximately)!?!?!?!?

...then seek immediate psychiatric attention if you really think that Koi-who is one of the greatest all-time Habs...PUUUHHHLEEZ!!! On the Habs 'all-time team'...Saku would be hard pressed to play waterboy!!! Cripes man...I hope you are just looking to fire Ol'And-o up for training camp...because that statement is just plain beyond silly!!! Seriously!?!?!?!?

Diehardhabsfan · Veteran Member

Ando wrote:

Muller93 wrote:

...Koivu...number one center on approximately 20 NHL teams...One of the all time greatest Habs...

Mulsey...please name those 20 teams (approximately)!?!?!?!?

...then seek immediate psychiatric attention if you really think that Koi-who is one of the greatest all-time Habs...PUUUHHHLEEZ!!! On the Habs 'all-time team'...Saku would be hard pressed to play waterboy!!! Cripes man...I hope you are just looking to fire Ol'And-o up for training camp...because that statement is just plain beyond silly!!! Seriously!?!?!?!?

OUCH!!!

JohnM · Guru

Ando wrote:

...yeah, And-o recalls that! But who was the Captain and #1 centreman of the Gold medalist again??? (get the point??? Irrelevant! Meaningless!)

Captain of Team Sweden was Sundin. I didn't say Sundin wasn't a great captain and first line center. All I was implying is that Saku is a great captain and first line center.

barry33 · Guru

Muller93 wrote:

Koivu...number one center on approximately 20 NHL teams...

Great player. Great man. Great leader. One of the all time greatest Habs...

Uhmm Mulsey...what are the 20 teams and who are the centers that the oft injured low scoring Saku Koivu would walk onto and knock the existing number one guy?