Rick Sadowski: Sad state of affairs at halfway point

Rick Sadowski: Sad state of affairs at halfway point
- Rick Sadowski

Fatmarsh is sad when his sammich is half gone.

Landeskog to LA please

Landeskog to LA please
- KINGS67

Ewwwww, LA has nothing that would be good for the Avs. I would be so depressed if they were foolish enough to make a deal with LA. Everyone is either too old or too bad.

Sutter is a genius for keeping that roster competitive.

Kempe, Pearson and a 1st

This organization cannot get something going on since forever! Seems like they are doomed just lile the Rockies were in 1981. Remember when they got Paul Kariya and Selanne? it didn't work. Getting Foote and Forsberg back? Didn't work. Statsny and Oreilly? didn't work. Theodore, Abiesher, Anderson, Raycroft, Budaj...all desasters! Wolski, Ryan Smyth, Hannon, Liles...Not great neither. Landeskog and Duchene? its not working. Are McKinnon and Rantanen next?

This organization cannot get something going on since forever! Seems like they are doomed just lile the Rockies were in 1981. Remember when they got Paul Kariya and Selanne? it didn't work. Getting Foote and Forsberg back? Didn't work. Statsny and Oreilly? didn't work. Theodore, Abiesher, Anderson, Raycroft, Budaj...all desasters! Wolski, Ryan Smyth, Hannon, Liles...Not great neither. Landeskog and Duchene? its not working. Are McKinnon and Rantanen next?
- OnTheFly

Breaking news....winning consistently in this league is hard and the vast majority of the teams have gone through similar struggles.

My Column

Lidstrom says hi...

EVERYONE WONDERING WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE AVS, I'LL TELL YA:
- THEIR CAPTAIN IS A FILTHY GUTLESS SWEDE! YOU'LL NEVER WIN WITH THEM. SAME AS IN VANCOUVER WITH A COUPLE OF SISTERS. YOU CAN'T WIN WITH SWEDES!
- ChonDerry

EVERYONE WONDERING WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE AVS, I'LL TELL YA:
- THEIR CAPTAIN IS A FILTHY GUTLESS SWEDE! YOU'LL NEVER WIN WITH THEM. SAME AS IN VANCOUVER WITH A COUPLE OF SISTERS. YOU CAN'T WIN WITH SWEDES!
- JAROME IGINLA IS ALMOST AS OLD AS ME NOW & STILL DOESN'T HAVE THAT CUP, AND THIS TEAM IS SO BAD YOU COULD DEAL HIM TO BUFFALO AND HE'D HAVE A BETTER CHANCE AT WINNING. POOR GUY, GOOD CANADIAN KID!
- THE SCHEDULE INCLUDES PLAYING NHL TEAMS, AND VARLAMOV IS ONLY GOOD AT BEATING HIS GIR... WHOA, CBC BETTER HAVE A DELAY ON THAT COMMENT I TELL YA
- ChonDerry

reported for being the most annoying account on the site...and that includes Alfiessalad

The main thing the Avs need is a young dman and Ceci is a complete bust and a terrible dman. If Sakic made this trade he should be fired. Unless the right dman is offered up the rest is irrelevant and Ott doesn't have a player that would qualify for that, at least not for Duchene.

Luckily the Avs have McFarlandPants and shouldn't make that mistake. - meeq

from previous thread.

First off Cody Ceci is no where close to a bust. He scored 10 goals and 26 points in his 2nd full season (3rd pro). Methot was unhealthy much of it and Phaneuf came in late; the Sens STRUGGLED last year defensively. Horrible. It's the main thing Boucher had to improve and has (marginally).

Ceci hasn't played up to his level of expectation in the first 35 games - to the expectation of a Maata - and Maata has struggled is the same breathe. The difference is Maata has played on a much better Penguins team (also major health issues but not major knee surgery) but young D-men do struggle at some point (most). Ceci and Maata are both great skaters. I'm ok to keep Ceci but Chabot - was named MVP of the WJC. So when you say Avs need a D-man and you have the MVP of the WJC as a trade piece, Sens do have the piece needed. Again if it was Landeskog it would be Ceci in a package or Chabot in a package for Duchene.

reported for being the most annoying account on the site...and that includes Alfiessalad
- DDM-Coga

You know if you were female, you could say...it's just that time of the month. But even then, 28 days a month doesn't make sense

Lidstrom says hi...
- skindzier

Can't win with Sweeds? Troll of the year (....since we're 15 days in)

Colorado should have just drafted Carlo in the second round in 2015 instead of trading their 32nd pick to SJ. Just to watch Carlo go two spots before Greer and now trying to trade Landeskog for him. They could have had both Greer and Carlo. Problem solved.

This organization cannot get something going on since forever! Seems like they are doomed just lile the Rockies were in 1981. Remember when they got Paul Kariya and Selanne? it didn't work. Getting Foote and Forsberg back? Didn't work. Statsny and Oreilly? didn't work. Theodore, Abiesher, Anderson, Raycroft, Budaj...all desasters! Wolski, Ryan Smyth, Hannon, Liles...Not great neither. Landeskog and Duchene? its not working. Are McKinnon and Rantanen next?
- OnTheFly

Actually Kariya and Selanne did not work due to Selanne having bad knees. If it were not for the lockout year, which Selanne used to rehab his knee, he would have been done in the NHL. Add to that, Granato was a rookie coach and did not do a good job of handling both.

Foote and Forsberg came back after sustaining some heavy injuries in the other locations they played in. They were shadows of their former selves when they returned to Colorado.

Stastny wanted to play in St. Louis as he is from there and would have stayed in Colorado if St. Louis did not offer him a contract. I hear the Oreilly and Duchene did not get along, but saw them play together in the world cup. Don't really understand Oreilly situation at all.

As for the goalies, Montreal struggled for a long time as well after Roy left, so I have empathy for the Avs there. The veterans you mentioned were just stop gaps. And finally, there is nothing wrong with Duchene and Landeskog. Both are awesome players who I would love to have on my team.

Just my two cents...

You know if you were female, you could say...it's just that time of the month. But even then, 28 days a month doesn't make sense
- AlfieisKing

Delete your account

EVERYONE WONDERING WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE AVS, I'LL TELL YA:
- THEIR CAPTAIN IS A FILTHY GUTLESS SWEDE! YOU'LL NEVER WIN WITH THEM. SAME AS IN VANCOUVER WITH A COUPLE OF SISTERS. YOU CAN'T WIN WITH SWEDES!
- JAROME IGINLA IS ALMOST AS OLD AS ME NOW & STILL DOESN'T HAVE THAT CUP, AND THIS TEAM IS SO BAD YOU COULD DEAL HIM TO BUFFALO AND HE'D HAVE A BETTER CHANCE AT WINNING. POOR GUY, GOOD CANADIAN KID!
- THE SCHEDULE INCLUDES PLAYING NHL TEAMS, AND VARLAMOV IS ONLY GOOD AT BEATING HIS GIR... WHOA, CBC BETTER HAVE A DELAY ON THAT COMMENT I TELL YA
- ChonDerry

How is iginla almost as old as you?

Every year he gets older, and so do you...

The main thing the Avs need is a young dman and Ceci is a complete bust and a terrible dman. If Sakic made this trade he should be fired. Unless the right dman is offered up the rest is irrelevant and Ott doesn't have a player that would qualify for that, at least not for Duchene.

Luckily the Avs have McFarlandPants and shouldn't make that mistake. - meeq

from previous thread.

First off Cody Ceci is no where close to a bust. He scored 10 goals and 26 points in his 2nd full season (3rd pro). Methot was unhealthy much of it and Phaneuf came in late; the Sens STRUGGLED last year defensively. Horrible. It's the main thing Boucher had to improve and has (marginally).

Ceci hasn't played up to his level of expectation in the first 35 games - to the expectation of a Maata - and Maata has struggled is the same breathe. The difference is Maata has played on a much better Penguins team (also major health issues but not major knee surgery) but young D-men do struggle at some point (most). Ceci and Maata are both great skaters. I'm ok to keep Ceci but Chabot - was named MVP of the WJC. So when you say Avs need a D-man and you have the MVP of the WJC as a trade piece, Sens do have the piece needed. Again if it was Landeskog it would be Ceci in a package or Chabot in a package for Duchene.
- AlfieisKing

Your trades might work in EASports NHL17 but this is real life bud...

Colorado should have just drafted Carlo in the second round in 2015 instead of trading their 32nd pick to SJ. Just to watch Carlo go two spots before Greer and now trying to trade Landeskog for him. They could have had both Greer and Carlo. Problem solved.
- banno47

Colorado should have just drafted Carlo in the second round in 2015 instead of trading their 32nd pick to SJ. Just to watch Carlo go two spots before Greer and now trying to trade Landeskog for him. They could have had both Greer and Carlo. Problem solved.
- banno47

I think Meloche is a pretty damn good d prospect. If they didnt trade that 2nd to san jose they wouldnt have one of Meloche or Greer plus their 6th rounder back.

Lets hold out for a few years before we play the hindsight game

You know if you were female, you could say...it's just that time of the month. But even then, 28 days a month doesn't make sense
- AlfieisKing

youre jus annoying as (frank) bc no one wants to trade for Ceci and Lazar and here you are again doing the same redundant poop.

You think Cowen had the same career path as Chara
that Lehner has Rask Elite potential
You wouldnt trade Turris unless it was for Crosby, Malkin, or any actual 1C in the league
You wouldnt trade Lazar unless you were getting Hall back

Do you see a pattern of your assesment of Sens players and prospects?
No one wants to talk about the Sens prospects, how hard is that for you to understand