#41
All I can get
After being a perennial and rich resource for memery over the years, it'd be kind of funny if the Flames claimed him.
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#42
Sleazy Banker
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Cold Lake Alberta Canada
Couldn’t be any worse than Kuzmenko. That guy has completely disappeared. I’d been inclined to waive him.
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#43
Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Originally Posted by
Royle9
I’ll be honest, in his draft year I was pretty sold on him.
It was the same with Yakupov. He was a beast in junior and the consensus #1 OA pick by most sources. He looked like a can't miss prospect at the time.
The fact Yakupov and JP had their best NHL seasons in the first couple of years after going pro suggests to me that the problem was player development rather than being bad picks at the time. They came into the league with the skills to play but couldn't learn what they needed to justify the ice time required to produce more. Yet their whole careers up until that point, they were able to keep improving. It just stopped like hitting a brick wall as soon as the Oilers drafted them.
It's the same story with a lot of their prospects, but some at least were able to improved once they moved on.
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#44
Franchise Player
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#45
Powerplay Quarterback
Is he better than Duehr and Klapka?
#46
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Park Hyatt Tokyo
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My nominee for post of the year, lol.
Sadly it didn’t win post of the year in 2021.
We really should have a thread to quote post to throughout the year and have a vote at the end.
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#47
First Line Centre
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Zoller
Is he better than Duehr and Klapka?
Duehr and Klapka? No
Kuzmenko? Yes
#48
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Calgary
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topfiverecords
Sadly it didn’t win post of the year in 2021.
I bet I said the same thing back in 2021, lol.
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#50
Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2021
Location: Richmond upon Thames, London
Can we swap Kuz for him?
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#51
Powerplay Quarterback
Another oil stain on the rag that is Edmonton
#52
Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SW Ontario
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Originally Posted by
TrentCrimmIndependent
Can we swap Kuz for him?
We have much better guys to step in than JP. Unless you are talking trade and not sure why the Penguins do that.
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#53
All I can get
He'll likely pass through given he's on a two-year contract. Cheap or not, it's a bit of a commitment.
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#54
First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by
TrentCrimmIndependent
Can we swap Kuz for him?
What has Pul done to demonstrate he has character?
#55
Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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#56
Lifetime Suspension
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Duehr and Klapka? No
How are Duehr and Klapka any better, if anything it’s a wash.
#57
Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
It’s almost criminal to throw an 19 year old kid with zero English into the NHL With no help. Who was his roommate? Who looked after him?
#58
First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by
Sandman
In his draft year, he was pretty much as “can’t miss” as a prospect can get. I was furious when Edmonton got him….
This was my exact response.
Oilers spoiled the Pool Party.
I'm going to go out on a limb here...in the words of Yoda:
"Not Good Edmonton is hmmmmmh..."
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#59
Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by
Sample00
Couldn’t be any worse than Kuzmenko. That guy has completely disappeared. I’d been inclined to waive him.
He would go unclaimed? Then what? May as well just sit him.
#60
Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: In the studio
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Junglist
How are Duehr and Klapka any better, if anything it’s a wash.
Duehr and Klapka don’t even make half of what Kuzmenko makes if you combine their salaries; play wise sure maybe it’s a wash, but klapka and Duehr are much closer to earning what they’re getting paid than Kuzmenko is; leagues apart.
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