Comments on: What if Gaborik is hurt?

By: berzerker17

berzerker17 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:25:17 +0000

the king gives us a chance to win any game on a given night but we’ve been looking to those guys to step up for a while now. i don’t think loosing Gabby would make it happen. we’d make the playoffs somewhere in the 6-8 spots.

we all better be knocking on wood by the way

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:14:17 +0000

thanks for the clarification Chuck

By: Rick Carpiniello

Rick Carpiniello — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:08:14 +0000

new post.

By: inhankwetrust

inhankwetrust — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:04:05 +0000

yes, exactly what i meant- dont know what happened, mustve been a typo…work is overrated hockeyman

By: Fitzy

Fitzy — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:03:23 +0000

Simple. Try to fill Gaboriks spot with Lisin, and move Dubi back to the top line. Lisin is similar enough to Gaborik that it has the potential to work ok as a stopgap. Keep Drury between Kotalik and Avery, and bump Anisimov between Callahan and Higgins

By: 4everanger

4everanger — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:00:37 +0000

nhankwetrust
you mean – trailer from swamp park

By: Hockeyman Rangers

Hockeyman Rangers — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:58:54 +0000

I’m out, I have to do some work today for a couple of hours
Gabby is fine.

By: Hockeyman Rangers

Hockeyman Rangers — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:57:01 +0000

That’s right Nasty, bring up whomever is hot in Hartford, we could still win some games.

By: CTBlueshirt

CTBlueshirt — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:56:58 +0000

I’m not quite as doom and gloom as Doodie but I definitely am more towards that camp.

I think that Prospal and DZ’s production is highly correlated to Gaborik’s and then the best non-Gaborik related scorer is Kotalik who even owes his PP numbers to the 1st unit.

I really thought Higgins would produce Zherdev type numbers, not in the same fashion but at least comparable production. And let’s face it, no one from last year’s team has really dramatically exceeded last year’s production so far. So yes, they would end up looking a lot like last year’s offense which is a scary proposition.

By: 4everanger

4everanger — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:55:50 +0000

Without Gabby, we simple become a mediocre team without spark and hope for miracle. We will probably struggle to get to the playoffs in a best case scenario. Grachev and Parentau will be called upon, all lines will be re-shuffled until new chemistry will be find and, God gives, they will produce in bulk all of the sudden. Oh, and please, don’t you ever count that ”...Cally, Higgins and Drury must ALL elevate their games”. It’s never happened by the fans or couches prays. They do what they can right now and that is not much in this department. Additional responsibility will not going to elevate their game, unfortunately. It is fact. So, we better pray for gabby and send him flowers now!