Friday, November 02, 2007
Hockey's Back
Hockey's back... and so am I!
So far I'm feeling quite vindicated in saying that the Oilers gave Dustin Penner a better deal than they should have. I have no doubt that some day, he'll be worth $4.25M each season. He's not there yet.
Thirteen games in, he's tallied a meager two goals, and three assists. Not bad for a third-year player, if he had been an Oilers draft-pick, everybody would be happy. But it's certainly not what you're expecting for 4.25M/year.
Penner has also been a -3 on the season so far, so he's not as effective defensively as he was in Anaheim either.
I have little doubt that he'll be a great hockey player, but I think the Oilers paid too much. Not the mention the Oil's history of developing great young players just to watch them move on for the really big payout.
Natedawg out.
So far I'm feeling quite vindicated in saying that the Oilers gave Dustin Penner a better deal than they should have. I have no doubt that some day, he'll be worth $4.25M each season. He's not there yet.
Thirteen games in, he's tallied a meager two goals, and three assists. Not bad for a third-year player, if he had been an Oilers draft-pick, everybody would be happy. But it's certainly not what you're expecting for 4.25M/year.
Penner has also been a -3 on the season so far, so he's not as effective defensively as he was in Anaheim either.
I have little doubt that he'll be a great hockey player, but I think the Oilers paid too much. Not the mention the Oil's history of developing great young players just to watch them move on for the really big payout.
Natedawg out.
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You know what tho? The whole team stinks. I say this as a dedicated Oil fan. I hate to say it, but the guy may be a good or even excellent player, but he's wasting his development right now on a team that's not worth collectively what he's making per year.
Jer
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