2) Perhaps the NHL can institute a trophy for that 'accomplishment? That would be an excellent 'Messier' Award. Fo players who were once very good/great who are now average/below average and hanging on for a pay cheque/nothing better to do.
- Teppo Numminen- Some may disagree with our choice to put the Finn on our list, but he showed his age in the playoffs. He no longer is a top 4 defenseman.
- Tony Amonte- 10 goals in 80 games is not what Calgary envisioned when they signed the 38 year old Mass native
- Jeff Friesen- Jeff unofficially retired 3 years ago, but he doesn't know it yet
- Peter Bondra- Peter needs to be told that he no longer has it. Great career, but its over!
- Pierre Turgeon- Sneaky Pete's days as an offensive threat are gone. Time to look back non a great carear as the 'good Turgeon'. (Ed note: It appears this may be announced shortly)
- Bryan Berard- The 'patch' has too many injury liabilities to continue
- Eric Lindros- His brain has been rattled way too much. Does he even know he played in Dallas this year?
- Matthew Barnaby- Like Lindros, has been a bobble head too much to stay in the game.
- Petr Nedved- Time to read the tea leaves Petr. If you can't make the Flyers, you must suck!
- Sean Burke- He's no Hasek/Belfour! As old, but no longer effective
- Janne Niinimaa- The Finn may still get a sucker GM to take a chance, but we believe he's done as an effective NHL-er.
- Mike Dunham- Once a decent back up, he's no longer reliable and probably won't get any NHL offers
- Mike Ricci- The Geddy Lee look-alike once was a very good 2 way pesky center, but those days are long gone.
- Eric Cairns- Was considered slow footed in the old NHL, now he's statuesque, and rarely plays in the minimal fighting allowed NHL.
- Luke Richardson- See above.
5 comments:
Mike Milbury was suckered years ago (Is that anything new?) when he bit on Niinimaa in exchange for Raffe Torres and Brad Isbister. Janne has been a sub-NHL defenseman for a long time.
Niinima is only 31 years old.. is he really that bad?
1) Jibblescribbits asks: "Niinimaa is only 31 years old.. Is he really that bad?"
2) That's exactly why we believe he will get another GM to bite and offer him a contract. They look at his age, and think, he can't be 'that bad'. teams are so hard up for a quality blueliner right now that they will give a marginal guy like Niinimaa another bite at the NHL
3) To answer your question, Yes! Ask any fan of the last 3 teams for which he's played.
1) Addendum: We left off Jason Allison from that list. A forgotten man who was rumored by Eklund to be going to just about every NHL team at some point from last summer till the trade deadline.
2) If a team doesn't come calling this summer we feel its time for Jason to hang em' up. But at age 32 and having close to a point/game his last go around, a GM might consider giving him a league minimum to come back. The question is would he be willing to play for such a 'paltry' sum?
1) OK guys, please stop with the fake postings here. Its one thing to post opinion, but another to post nonsense like we see above!
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