Ed Willies on Twitter just said after just talking to WD he gets the feeling Sutter is done for the year
- VANTEL

Too bad WD isnt done for the year.... Maybe We'd actually be able to make playoffs

Sure, but does not mean team success either. More often than not it doesnt.
- SMBDragon

you need leaders. More often than not those leader come from those top end picks.

Dont believe there was a cap at that point. Wasnt it like 04 it came in? Someone know?
True they did have a lot of UFAs. Point was though you dont need a #1 overall to succeed. Glad you agree
- SMBDragon

Stevie Y 4th OA
they had several other top 10 draft picks in the late 80's/early 90's most of which were traded and turned into other pieces that helped set them up for years to come.

EDIT: They also had as 1oa and a 3oa as well late 80's early 90's

Freisen

Too bad WD isnt done for the year.... Maybe We'd actually be able to make playoffs
- SMBDragon

He is useless

Nice shot... Kids a bust.

Huh. Virtanen opens the scoring off a feed from McCann.

Cracknell's still in, but Dorsett is scratched.

1-0 Vancouver.

Dream scenario every night is losing while watching the kids pull of plays like that... What a shot geez

you need leaders. More often than not those leader come from those top end picks.
- neem55

whoa whoa....thats not a correct statement. Many many leaders have been from late rounds. And I can think of many high picks that were terrible leaders.

Kassian not a good leader, hodgson either, kesler....and thats just from our team.
The Crosbys and sakics are very few and far between...sakic was selected 15th btw.
Lidstrom was a 3rd rd...great leader

Huh. Virtanen opens the scoring off a feed from McCann.

Cracknell's still in, but Dorsett is scratched.

1-0 Vancouver.
- Carol Schram

any trade rumours?

any trade rumours?
- hillbillydeluxe

Injured last night

He is useless
- Bieksa#3

exactly. Entire team will be better with better staff behind bench.

Nice shot... Kids a bust.
- VANTEL

Can the Willie supporters explain to me why Hutton is still about 3/4 on the D depth chart for power play?
I mean seriousl
Tanev?
Hamhuis?

Wtf

exactly. Entire team will be better with better staff behind bench.
- SMBDragon

Travis Green

He is useless
- Bieksa#3

Unless WD is the leader of Tank Nation that goal is a kick to his judgment's crotch.

any trade rumours?
- hillbillydeluxe

Murphy said he's hurt. Took an elbow to the head against Colorado from Barrie

Unless WD is the leader of Tank Nation that goal is a kick to his judgment's crotch.
- bazz

Webers back

Can the Willie supporters explain to me why Hutton is still about 3/4 on the D depth chart for power play?
I mean seriousl
Tanev?
Hamhuis?

Wtf
- Bieksa#3

Willie is driving the tank

whoa whoa....thats not a correct statement. Many many leaders have been from late rounds. And I can think of many high picks that were terrible leaders.

Kassian not a good leader, hodgson either, kesler....and thats just from our team.
The Crosbys and sakics are very few and far between...sakic was selected 15th btw.
Lidstrom was a 3rd rd...great leader
- SMBDragon

Alright let's look at the current leaders of all the NHL teams right now and see if we can see any commonalities
Stamkos 1st
Corsby 1st
Toews 1st
Brown 1st
Weber 2nd
Koivu 1st
Sedin 1st
Tavares 1st
Mcdonagh 1st
Chara 2nd
Giroux 1st
soon to be O'rielly 1st
Mitchell 5th
San Jose (Thorton or pavelski) 1st rounder's

Now that's half the captains in the league. Come on now.

Travis Green
- Bieksa#3

3 years ago I wasn't saying that. Now yeah.

Stevie Y 4th OA
they had several other top 10 draft picks in the late 80's/early 90's most of which were traded and turned into other pieces that helped set them up for years to come.

EDIT: They also had as 1oa and a 3oa as well late 80's early 90's
- Retinalz

Im not going to go look and see....Im sure we can both agree the team success wasnt built on high picks. They just drafted smart. Yes they had serious UFAs in a capless NHL too...quite true.
Overall though the point is not about the wings so much, just that high picks are not necessary for success unless you draft like a retard ...like I said theres a team just east of BC that gets #1OA every damn year and they suck to high heaven.

Willie is driving the tank
- VANTEL

A couple of us took a lot of heat for saying how bad he is when the season started, he's still doing the same garbage

3 years ago I wasn't saying that. Now yeah.
- thundachunk

I wanted Green already this yr. Willie is garbage.

Vrbata and Miller just winked at the bench