[News] Upd: Drouin decides to sit out until trade is completed. Lightning suspend him.

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by IgiTang

Well... No?!.. It is his nickname too. And seeing as he's more relevant than Kiprusoff, Kypreos should just be assumed.

WTF? On this message board, Nick Kypreos will never be more relevant than Miikka Kiprusoff.

[CliffFletcher]

The more I hear about Drouin, the more apparent it is that entitlement is the issue. I hope the Flames stay well away.

[Flames Draft Watcher]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

I wonder how much Yzerman regrets not taking Seth Jones or Monahan or Lindholm now.

Potential franchise defensemen and potential franchise centres with decent size > super skilled average sized wingers

[Flames Draft Watcher]

Originally Posted by Fire

Exactly, Drouin is trending to bust territory. I wouldn't trade any first rounders for him.

Far from it. WAY way way way way too early to start using the word bust and Drouin in the same sentence. WAY too early.

[Flames Draft Watcher]

Originally Posted by mdubz

We're drafting 7th overall as of right now. Why would you believe a 7th overall pick would be worse than Poirier or Klimchuk, who are both trending to be busts?

Saying both are trending to be busts is a false statement.

[Flames Draft Watcher]

Originally Posted by polak

Have you looked up the Heats stats? Poirier and Klimchuck are trending more towards career AHL'ers than the .5 PPG NHL player that Drouin already is.

Saying they are trending towards career AHLers is a false statement. Klimchuk is a rookie pro. Poirier is only in his 2nd year.

Geez some people have zero patience at all. We should have traded Brodie before he broke into the NHL because he took more than a season to get there right?

RIDICULOUS thinking. Just because a player was taken in the first round does not make them a bust if they haven't made the NHL in the their first couple years of pro or have some adaptation period to pro.

Some of the comments in this thread are face palm worthy.

[IgiTang]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

WTF? On this message board, Nick Kypreos will never be more relevant than Miikka Kiprusoff.

Lol... OK..

[Jacks]

Wouldn't Kypreos be called Kyper?
Problem solved.

[icecube]

Originally Posted by IgiTang

Lol... OK..

Don't fake an Lol. You lost. Deal with it.

[cracher]

Originally Posted by IgiTang

Lol... OK..

Do you remember (around 2005-2006??) when Iggy got into an epic toe-to-toe against Dion? It was fairly well publicized at the time. Probably one of the most devisive events ever for the group. The point of contention, from what I understand, was for the captaincy. At this point, Dion slapped Iggy down HARD. However, Iggy didn't go away. He tried again in 2009 for that role of leadership.

And then got completely shut down by Stephen Harper.

Edit: And, for the record, I don't mind Stephane Dion taking sole ownership of "Dion".

[IgiTang]

Originally Posted by icecube

Don't fake an Lol. You lost. Deal with it.

But I thought it was funny. I no lol'd?

But in this situation, Nick Kypreos is more relevant than Kiprusoff.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by IgiTang

But I thought it was funny. I no lol'd?

But in this situation, Nick Kypreos is more relevant than Kiprusoff.

It doesn't mean he gets Kipper's nickname, especially on this board.

[Inglewood Jack]

His Twitter is @RealKyper, so there really is no excuse for using "Kipper" here.

[IgiTang]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

It doesn't mean he gets Kipper's nickname, especially on this board.

I'm not a fan of Nick Kyproes but he was in the NHL starting in 1989 and born in '66

Kiprusoff started his NHL career in 2001 and was born in '76.

It's likely that Nick Kypreos was Kipper longer than Kiprusoff. But Homer on...

[cam_wmh]

Fix your spelling mistake

[IgiTang]

Originally Posted by cam_wmh

Fix your spelling mistake

No.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by IgiTang

I'm not a fan of Nick Kyproes but he was in the NHL starting in 1989 and born in '66

Kiprusoff started his NHL career in 2001 and was born in '76.

It's likely that Nick Kypreos was Kipper longer than Kiprusoff. But Homer on...

Kipprusoff was the better player. So he gets the name.

[Huntingwhale]

Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher

Saying they are trending towards career AHLers is a false statement. Klimchuk is a rookie pro. Poirier is only in his 2nd year.

Geez some people have zero patience at all. We should have traded Brodie before he broke into the NHL because he took more than a season to get there right?

RIDICULOUS thinking. Just because a player was taken in the first round does not make them a bust if they haven't made the NHL in the their first couple years of pro or have some adaptation period to pro.

Some of the comments in this thread are face palm worthy.

The easy thing to do is take everything Polak says with a grain of salt.

Also Treliving himself has said he has no problem with players over-ripening in the AHL. If Detroit is the model to follow, ( I doubt anybody will disagree) they just had their first player in a 25 years (Dylan Larkin) make the team as a teen. That is what patience is all about.

So yeah, it's pretty dumb to call Klimchuk and Poirier ''heading into bust territory'' when they very well might play there another couple years before having a real shot of making the team.

[ScorchyScorch]

Funny argument.

[Crumpy-Gunt]

Yeah hilarious argument considering one doesn't even claim the name Kipper, but rather Kyper.