The Pittsburgh Penguins made a few deals since Wednesday that will most likely be looked at as players to fill the void left by Marian Hossa.
Ruslan Fedotenko and Miroslav Satan were signed by GM Ray Shero Thursday, one day after completing a long-term deal with star goalie, Marc-Andre Fleury.
Janne Pesonen, the top player in Finland's biggest league is reportedly close to a deal with the Penguins.
I just want to get my two-sense in here.
If Shero thinks that these three can make up for some of the productivity that Hossa had, then that's good. But, in my opinion, we should have gone after a big name in free agency. I would have liked to have Jagr back, at least I have heard of him. Jagr is going to play for a Russian team. Straka would have been good to have as well, but he went over to play in a European league. Markus Naslund would have been the guy I would have gone after, but maybe Shero just thought it would be easier to fit a younger player into the team that he has assembled.
Whatever, but we did lose Gary Roberst to the Lightning in a trade, and he was a skilled veteran. Naslund's power and skill would have been greatly utilized, but hey, if he wants to sign with the Rangers, so be it. Just another player in the Atlantic that obviously doesn't mind losing. HAHA! Just kidding.
We have a gaping hole, and we still need something big to be done before the season. We can't go Hossa-lees and not have a back-up plan. There is too much competition in the Eastern Conference to let that happen.
Let me know what you guys think! Hope you had a great and safe 4th. Take care!
Here are some rumors I have heard in the past week or two.
Dwayne Wade could be on his way out of Miami. Rumors speculate that the Heat could trade him to the Kings for their first round draft pick and a player or two.
Chad Johnson did not talk to the media at Bengals mini-camp this past week, and is still unhappy about his situation in Cincy. Rumors speculate that he wants to be traded to Oakland, San Francisco or San Diego.
Evgeni Nabakov, rumors say, is unhappy about the coaching change in San Jose this past month after the Sharks lost to the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Sem-Finals.
Speculate, bloggers! What do you think about these rumors?
Breaking news right now! Alex Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals hockey star will be named Most Valuable Player next week.
This comes after an NHL.com T-shirt was released for sale with “Ovechkin MVP” or something along those lines on it a tad bit earlier than scheduled.
The award ceremonies are not for another week, but who cares!? We now know who the NHL thinks their best player is, so let’s get debate going , only on MGKB Sports!
So, I want you to tell me who the best player in the NHL is and why.
In my opinion, it is Evgeni Malkin. When Crosby was out with an injury earlier this year, he stepped up incredibly, and he is most likely the best player in the entire world. Although his Stanley Cup Finals play was lack-luster, he is still the best player, and for the NHL to give this award to someone who hasn’t even won a playoff series yet when there are better players that were competing in the Stanley Cup Finals is not the right move.
All I’ve heard all year long from Caps fans is “Well, he scores more than Malkin or Crosby do”. Well, yeah, if you are such a one-man-team, which the Capitals are, then he is more likely to take more shots. When you have better players surrounding you, like in Pittsburgh, you can pass the puck and still get a goal. Ovechkin is a one-man-team, and does not deserve this award.
Alex Ovechkin is a “puck hawk” and Malkin is not. The Russian Defector should be getting this honor this year, not a guy who was eliminated by a team 3 spots down in the standings.
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