02-10-2015, 06:49 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Cory Conacher
Once touted a favorite for the Calder by Bobby Mack, Cory Conacher is stuck trying to get back into the NHL:
http://www.syracuse.com/crunch/index..._take_off.html
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Near the end of that regular season Tampa Bay, in desperate need of a goalie, swapped him to Ottawa in exchange for Ben Bishop. The deal was a heist for the Lightning — Bishop is now one of the NHL's best netminders.
Conacher, though, never fit into his new systems. In 2013-14 he contributed just four goals and 16 assists with Ottawa. The Senators then put him on waivers, and Buffalo took him. Nineteen games with the Sabres netted three goals and three assists.
"I don't know. He's a good player, very offensive. I think timing and where you get an opportunity, I think, makes a difference,'' Crunch captain Mike Angelidis said of Conacher, his former teammate. "I think in this business a lot of it has to do with timing, getting put in the right spots, and how things work out. You see a lot of skilled guys that don't make it. They never got a chance. It just all depends. There's a lot of factors that come into it.''
Can Conacher find one more coach, one more organization to really buy into his game?
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Call me crazy but I would love to see this guy beside Gaudreau for a few shifts... and say a Colborne to make up for the size issue. 
Last edited by Dr. Doom; 02-10-2015 at 06:55 PM.
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02-10-2015, 06:54 PM
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#2
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: NB
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No thanks
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02-10-2015, 06:56 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2013
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02-10-2015, 06:58 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Austria, NOT Australia
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I really liked him when he made the Lightning back then. Nice combination of skill and tenacity. For a little player, I thought his game was pretty reckless in a good way ... always crashing the net, standing in front of the goalie on the PP trying to deflect pucks. He fit that team and the system nicely, but was eventually made expendable because Johnson, Palat and others dominated the AHL and pushed for roster spots. Didn't see him a lot in Ottawa and Buffalo, but it seems he hasn't fit in.
I would take a flyer on him if we didn't have quite a few small guys already, but as it stands, there's simply no room for another small forward IMO.
EDIT: and oh man, that Conacher-for-Bishop trade looks like highway robbery now. Jesus.
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02-10-2015, 07:10 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: CGY
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The last thing the Flames need is another small winger. Huge pass
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02-10-2015, 07:38 PM
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Franchise Player
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Lightning sure sold him at the perfect time. Basically landed Bishop for free.
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02-10-2015, 07:39 PM
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hackey
Lightning sure sold him at the perfect time. Basically landed Bishop for free.
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Would be pretty funny if it was the Sens demanding Conacher in the deal.
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02-10-2015, 07:41 PM
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Franchise Player
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Ya it would be interesting to see how that negotiation went.
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02-10-2015, 07:43 PM
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In the Sin Bin
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Originally Posted by sureLoss
Would be pretty funny if it was the Sens demanding Conacher in the deal.
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I'd be almost certain they were. His stock was so high then, only Tampa locals likely realized he was starting to flag.
And as with everyone else, pass. Conacher doesn't offer anything we don't already have too much of.
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02-10-2015, 07:58 PM
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Franchise Player
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Maybe if it was something like the Setoguchi low risk 'redemption' contract, only this guy I'd start in the AHL first.
So no.
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02-10-2015, 08:21 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Austria, NOT Australia
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Originally Posted by Wood
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lol that's amazing. Just goes to show how high Conachers value was back then ... crazy that basically everybody thought it was a steal for Ottawa. Things change quickly indeed.
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Originally Posted by devo22
wow ... if McPhee hadn't swooped in with that Forsberg trade, this one would have been my nominee for "worst trade of the day". My goodness. If that was the price for Bishop, I thank god that the Flames stayed away. But I have to say that I'm a huge fan of that Conacher kid, so no surprise that I find it that lopsided.
And to think that they even asked for Couturier ... unbelievable. Murray is a heck of a GM, this one's a steal for Ottawa.
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 ... oh well, at least I was right about the Forsberg trade 
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