Comments on: What about Richard? http://www.2manadvantage.com/2007/04/06/what-about-richard/ We're just a bunch of knuckleheads dishing the dirt about our favorite team. With rants and musings galore, get ready for in-your-face writing with a hint of sarcasm and a healthy dose of humor. Add two gallons Kool-Aid and enjoy! PS: We're totally awesome. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:17:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Shari http://www.2manadvantage.com/2007/04/06/what-about-richard/comment-page-1/#comment-734 Shari Sun, 08 Apr 2007 14:37:01 +0000 http://www.2manadvantage.com/?p=125#comment-734 The cap space was not there thats why they have been playing with a shortened bench, if Rich M comes back now he salary will be pennies because the season is practicallt over now, and the cap does not count in the playoffs, and if He is cleared he's good to go. I heard that Clemmer will be in goal today and the Leafs are pissed because if the Islanders win the will knock the Leafs out of the playoffs and they think that Lou is playing Him and not Marty on purpose just to ruin their lives because Lou and the GM there have issues and don't get along.Because as You well know everything in life is about the Leafs. (in their minds)<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('734','Shari'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('734','Shari','The cap space was not there thats why they have been playing with a shortened bench, if Rich M comes back now he salary will be pennies because the season is practicallt over now, and the cap does not count in the playoffs, and if He is cleared he\'s good to go. I heard that Clemmer will be in goal today and the Leafs are pissed because if the Islanders win the will knock the Leafs out of the playoffs and they think that Lou is playing Him and not Marty on purpose just to ruin their lives because Lou and the GM there have issues and don\'t get along.Because as You well know everything in life is about the Leafs. (in their minds)'); return false;">Quote</a></div> The cap space was not there thats why they have been playing with a shortened bench, if Rich M comes back now he salary will be pennies because the season is practicallt over now, and the cap does not count in the playoffs, and if He is cleared he’s good to go. I heard that Clemmer will be in goal today and the Leafs are pissed because if the Islanders win the will knock the Leafs out of the playoffs and they think that Lou is playing Him and not Marty on purpose just to ruin their lives because Lou and the GM there have issues and don’t get along.Because as You well know everything in life is about the Leafs. (in their minds)
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]]> By: Aaron http://www.2manadvantage.com/2007/04/06/what-about-richard/comment-page-1/#comment-729 Aaron Sun, 08 Apr 2007 03:29:10 +0000 http://www.2manadvantage.com/?p=125#comment-729 I agree that it's likely that he needed to be cleared medically speaking, but there was a huge gripe from the rest of the league because it seemed Lou was using his status on LTI as a means of staying under the cap. This was after the Mogilny and Malakhov salary dumps and as far as I can tell, the Devs were still on the tip of the cap (since they've played 5 games at least a man short). Gionta's no longer on LTI so Clarkson, Pelley, and Pihlman had to be sent down to clear room. Janssen, Gomez, and Gionta are all eligible to play so that doesn't make sense. The question on my mind is where did this salary cap space come from and if it was there all along, why has Matvichuk (who's been practicing since December) not made it into the lineup or at least received attention about returning to the lineup until the last game of the season?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('729','Aaron'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('729','Aaron','I agree that it\'s likely that he needed to be cleared medically speaking, but there was a huge gripe from the rest of the league because it seemed Lou was using his status on LTI as a means of staying under the cap. This was after the Mogilny and Malakhov salary dumps and as far as I can tell, the Devs were still on the tip of the cap (since they\'ve played 5 games at least a man short). Gionta\'s no longer on LTI so Clarkson, Pelley, and Pihlman had to be sent down to clear room. Janssen, Gomez, and Gionta are all eligible to play so that doesn\'t make sense. The question on my mind is where did this salary cap space come from and if it was there all along, why has Matvichuk (who\'s been practicing since December) not made it into the lineup or at least received attention about returning to the lineup until the last game of the season?'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I agree that it’s likely that he needed to be cleared medically speaking, but there was a huge gripe from the rest of the league because it seemed Lou was using his status on LTI as a means of staying under the cap. This was after the Mogilny and Malakhov salary dumps and as far as I can tell, the Devs were still on the tip of the cap (since they’ve played 5 games at least a man short). Gionta’s no longer on LTI so Clarkson, Pelley, and Pihlman had to be sent down to clear room. Janssen, Gomez, and Gionta are all eligible to play so that doesn’t make sense. The question on my mind is where did this salary cap space come from and if it was there all along, why has Matvichuk (who’s been practicing since December) not made it into the lineup or at least received attention about returning to the lineup until the last game of the season?
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]]> By: Shari http://www.2manadvantage.com/2007/04/06/what-about-richard/comment-page-1/#comment-725 Shari Sat, 07 Apr 2007 23:22:27 +0000 http://www.2manadvantage.com/?p=125#comment-725 I think that they were waiting for the doctors to clear Him to play, and they haden't yet, they were waiting for test results or something along those lines.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('725','Shari'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('725','Shari','I think that they were waiting for the doctors to clear Him to play, and they haden\'t yet, they were waiting for test results or something along those lines.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I think that they were waiting for the doctors to clear Him to play, and they haden’t yet, they were waiting for test results or something along those lines.
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]]> By: beej http://www.2manadvantage.com/2007/04/06/what-about-richard/comment-page-1/#comment-723 beej Sat, 07 Apr 2007 17:45:39 +0000 http://www.2manadvantage.com/?p=125#comment-723 i heard that they did have cap room to put him in, but they were just waiting for something (i forgot what). and i don't see why it would cause too much of a problem with the defense parings, since he's been practicing since december. it's not like he just started practicing a week ago or something. they should have had enough time to adjust to him playing.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('723','beej'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('723','beej','i heard that they did have cap room to put him in, but they were just waiting for something (i forgot what). and i don\'t see why it would cause too much of a problem with the defense parings, since he\'s been practicing since december. it\'s not like he just started practicing a week ago or something. they should have had enough time to adjust to him playing.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> i heard that they did have cap room to put him in, but they were just waiting for something (i forgot what). and i don’t see why it would cause too much of a problem with the defense parings, since he’s been practicing since december. it’s not like he just started practicing a week ago or something. they should have had enough time to adjust to him playing.
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]]> By: Aaron http://www.2manadvantage.com/2007/04/06/what-about-richard/comment-page-1/#comment-717 Aaron Sat, 07 Apr 2007 13:02:50 +0000 http://www.2manadvantage.com/?p=125#comment-717 So how is it again that Matvichuk is eligible to come off the LTI? I thought the whole reason he was on it until now was because of the cap room issue. Who was put on LTI or in Lowell to make room for him at the last second? Has anything changed since the last 4 or 5 games roster-wise? I don't really see how replacing Matvichuk with Greene and playing him the same 5 minutes to start is gonna hurt the Devils. Maybe it'll be better. But then again, Lou prides himself on the team dynamic and bringing someone in just for the playoffs could be problematic for the defense, who may be shuffled to fit him in.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('717','Aaron'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('717','Aaron','So how is it again that Matvichuk is eligible to come off the LTI? I thought the whole reason he was on it until now was because of the cap room issue. Who was put on LTI or in Lowell to make room for him at the last second? Has anything changed since the last 4 or 5 games roster-wise?\r\n\r\nI don\'t really see how replacing Matvichuk with Greene and playing him the same 5 minutes to start is gonna hurt the Devils. Maybe it\'ll be better. But then again, Lou prides himself on the team dynamic and bringing someone in just for the playoffs could be problematic for the defense, who may be shuffled to fit him in.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> So how is it again that Matvichuk is eligible to come off the LTI? I thought the whole reason he was on it until now was because of the cap room issue. Who was put on LTI or in Lowell to make room for him at the last second? Has anything changed since the last 4 or 5 games roster-wise?

I don’t really see how replacing Matvichuk with Greene and playing him the same 5 minutes to start is gonna hurt the Devils. Maybe it’ll be better. But then again, Lou prides himself on the team dynamic and bringing someone in just for the playoffs could be problematic for the defense, who may be shuffled to fit him in.

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]]> By: Patricia Greuter http://www.2manadvantage.com/2007/04/06/what-about-richard/comment-page-1/#comment-714 Patricia Greuter Sat, 07 Apr 2007 04:20:48 +0000 http://www.2manadvantage.com/?p=125#comment-714 You know what John, I just really love Richard, that's pretty much all it is, heh. He was one of my favorite players <em>before</em> the Devils got him, and I absolutely loved it when we picked him up. I was disappointed to see him start so slow, but I knew he'd turn it around with time and some adjusting. I don't think he'd have nearly as hard of a time as he did after coming off of a lockout season and a drastically changed game, but it's definitely a high risk move putting him in the playoffs. Thing is, playoffs are a high risk time all on their own. The Devils D still has holes, I'm really not all that comfortable with Johnny Oduya yet and Greene *does* need more time to develop -- he's certainly adequate but he <em>can</em> be better with time.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('714','Patricia Greuter'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('714','Patricia Greuter','You know what John, I just really love Richard, that\'s pretty much all it is, heh. He was one of my favorite players <em>before<\/em> the Devils got him, and I absolutely loved it when we picked him up. I was disappointed to see him start so slow, but I knew he\'d turn it around with time and some adjusting. I don\'t think he\'d have nearly as hard of a time as he did after coming off of a lockout season and a drastically changed game, but it\'s definitely a high risk move putting him in the playoffs. Thing is, playoffs are a high risk time all on their own. The Devils D still has holes, I\'m really not all that comfortable with Johnny Oduya yet and Greene *does* need more time to develop -- he\'s certainly adequate but he <em>can<\/em> be better with time.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> You know what John, I just really love Richard, that’s pretty much all it is, heh. He was one of my favorite players before the Devils got him, and I absolutely loved it when we picked him up. I was disappointed to see him start so slow, but I knew he’d turn it around with time and some adjusting. I don’t think he’d have nearly as hard of a time as he did after coming off of a lockout season and a drastically changed game, but it’s definitely a high risk move putting him in the playoffs. Thing is, playoffs are a high risk time all on their own. The Devils D still has holes, I’m really not all that comfortable with Johnny Oduya yet and Greene *does* need more time to develop — he’s certainly adequate but he can be better with time.
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]]> By: John Fischer http://www.2manadvantage.com/2007/04/06/what-about-richard/comment-page-1/#comment-713 John Fischer Sat, 07 Apr 2007 03:26:32 +0000 http://www.2manadvantage.com/?p=125#comment-713 I have to disagree about playing him in the playoffs. We're talking about a veteran defenseman who hasn't played all season - playing against the Islanders on Sunday won't get him back into playing form right away. Last I checked, Matvichuk was terrible in the first half of the season after the lockout - a season away from the game. Expecting him to come back after an injury and not playing for a season and actually contribute in the playoffs, in my view, is just expecting too much. Greene will be fine, at least he's been playing and is familiar with his defensive partners.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('713','John Fischer'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('713','John Fischer','I have to disagree about playing him in the playoffs. We\'re talking about a veteran defenseman who hasn\'t played all season - playing against the Islanders on Sunday won\'t get him back into playing form right away. Last I checked, Matvichuk was terrible in the first half of the season after the lockout - a season away from the game. Expecting him to come back after an injury and not playing for a season and actually contribute in the playoffs, in my view, is just expecting too much.\r\n\r\nGreene will be fine, at least he\'s been playing and is familiar with his defensive partners.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I have to disagree about playing him in the playoffs. We’re talking about a veteran defenseman who hasn’t played all season – playing against the Islanders on Sunday won’t get him back into playing form right away. Last I checked, Matvichuk was terrible in the first half of the season after the lockout – a season away from the game. Expecting him to come back after an injury and not playing for a season and actually contribute in the playoffs, in my view, is just expecting too much.

Greene will be fine, at least he’s been playing and is familiar with his defensive partners.

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]]> By: mrsheeps http://www.2manadvantage.com/2007/04/06/what-about-richard/comment-page-1/#comment-709 mrsheeps Sat, 07 Apr 2007 01:49:34 +0000 http://www.2manadvantage.com/?p=125#comment-709 Play him. Why not? Nothing to lose in the last game. Unfortunately, won't have a great test as to see how he'll perform post-injury, but I think he's going to see a decent amount of ice time in the playoffs. Bottom line is he has a lot more experience than a few of our blueliners, and that alone is enough to earn him a spot.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('709','mrsheeps'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('709','mrsheeps','Play him. Why not? Nothing to lose in the last game. Unfortunately, won\'t have a great test as to see how he\'ll perform post-injury, but I think he\'s going to see a decent amount of ice time in the playoffs. Bottom line is he has a lot more experience than a few of our blueliners, and that alone is enough to earn him a spot.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Play him. Why not? Nothing to lose in the last game. Unfortunately, won’t have a great test as to see how he’ll perform post-injury, but I think he’s going to see a decent amount of ice time in the playoffs. Bottom line is he has a lot more experience than a few of our blueliners, and that alone is enough to earn him a spot.
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