tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14971098.post2301269732447279677..comments2024-03-17T21:09:46.268-04:00Comments on The Peerless Prognosticator: The Rebuild...Renovation, Part IIThe Peerlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10293195514553989436noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14971098.post-69790993683272640822011-07-28T15:35:05.334-04:002011-07-28T15:35:05.334-04:00"And in that new group we find today, notice ..."And in that new group we find today, notice that three of the 13 players came by way of Hershey – Jay Beagle, Jeff Schultz, and Michal Neuvirth."<br /><br />Uh, did Alzner and Carlson just appear out of a magic bush, then? I can see why you might not have counted Johansson (while we drafted him, he never went through Hershey), but I'm not clear why those two were excluded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14971098.post-38648026508279112462011-07-24T05:34:42.602-04:002011-07-24T05:34:42.602-04:00Perhaps something that is a bit symptomatic of the...Perhaps something that is a bit symptomatic of the "core" group is that there is a lack of high-performance and versatile defencemen on those lists. If there would be a Lidstrom/Pronger character (or perhaps even one notch below) its not impossible that the playoff fortunes would have looked slightly different.<br />The goalie situation has also been an issue (even though the goalies on the lists are good ones), perhaps with Vokoun that may be addressed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com