Comments on: No Easy Path for Rutherford - Mark Parrish on Speed Dial?

By: Cory

Cory — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:47:57 +0000

To start? I agree Repent … but it’s an option the team needs to keep open in case the current options don’t pan out.

By: repenttokyo

repenttokyo — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:47:55 +0000

I think signing any of the players mentioned in this article would be a terrible mistake.

By: Swenk

Swenk — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:34:05 +0000

I think that Parrish is the only one mentioned that has the skating speed to fit our system…plus history with Coach and Cullen

By: wylde4canes

wylde4canes — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:10:46 +0000

Yeah but I think Tampa is not done yet, they are on a course to skate 6 forwards all the time, and using Hollywood special effects to tend the pipes. This won’t result in many wins, but the special effects team will also be adding a good foot and a half to St Louis’ appearance.

By: Cory

Cory — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:07:07 +0000

They need to sit back, try the guys they have and if they don’t work, hope that a D goes down somewhere and JR can Kaberle to send their way — either for the cap relief or to get back a forward.

Too bad TB’s in our division … they need D and have a surplus of forwards.

By: marc

marc — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:49:42 +0000

There are still other options out there besides free agents. Several teams need a D - with Kaberle, anyway, it’s all about who will be willing to pay him after a trade. I believe that there is more than enough young (and worthy) talent, under contract already & who “tried out” last season, to fill the JW hole. O doesn’t have a contract yet, and is still TRYING OUT. He is NOT a member of the team YET. I wouldn’t rush into a trade or a signing, and I wouldn’t rush to anoint O with a spot on the squad just because he has played here before. I do wish all involved the best of luck, and would like to see O play here again.

By: wylde4canes

wylde4canes — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:29:43 +0000

Mateo,

You’re right, my memory was off……..

By: Mateo

Mateo — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:25:57 +0000

…. And that is the thing about J. Williams. We almost have to have TWO guys to replace him… there is not any one guy available who can bring everything that he brings to the game…

This is a tough loss for sure.

By: C-Leaguer

C-Leaguer — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:23:05 +0000

An interesting thought, and one I don’t think has a chance of happening, is making a play for Selane.

I doubt anyone gets signed. Between O’Neill, Sutter, Bowman, Boychuk, Dalpe, Bayda, and Murley there are too many options in house and too much money already spent. My guess is Sutter and Bowman for the first ten games followed by Bowman getting returned to his Junior team at which point it is either Sutter and Bayda or Sutter and O’Neill. My guess is Sutter and O’Neill. O’Neill can maybe bring the goals and Sutter can bring the PK aspect.

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:18:27 +0000

I think Parrish would be a stopgap for now, but I think we have players that can step in and fill the void: Ruutu, Eaves, Walker. Not going to replace JW, like you said, but they would do fine.

By: Mateo

Mateo — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:43:06 +0000

I think he played in Calgary after he played in Carolina and before he played for the cats. Gelinas was a very good player for Carolina while he was here. I know that the fans loved his style and we all appreciated the fact that he was a hard worker… I thought of him as a more-serious-and-much-older version of maybe Chad LaRose…

By: wylde4canes

wylde4canes — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:06:12 +0000

I really did not see Gelinas in his stint with the Preds, but I do remember his time with the pussycats in Sunrise. He looked a step slower than he did in Ottawa, does he still have the wheels.