tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14971098.post3961161278223806502..comments2024-03-17T21:09:46.268-04:00Comments on The Peerless Prognosticator: Washington Capitals: The Mystery of Filip ForsbergThe Peerlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10293195514553989436noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14971098.post-59653988805226108502013-04-05T13:46:20.510-04:002013-04-05T13:46:20.510-04:00This was pure business. Ted Leon$i$ cannot take t...This was pure business. Ted Leon$i$ cannot take the hit of this team missing the playoffs. If it misses, the Rock the Red era, and the Sellout String, is over... as is the Waiting List. This was a move NOW to gas (1) the fans' hope as the season ticket renewal date gets closer and closer and (2) improve the team's ability to make the playoffs in the SE division. Next year, the Caps themselves pony up into a serious division. Ted milks another year of sales and false hope if this team gets close to and/or makes the playoffs. Given all this, a future potential star is simply ... gone. It's Leon$i$. Follow the spin, hype, money, and eventual product shortcoming. It's a given.Jeremynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14971098.post-2992116613899776222013-04-05T12:51:17.804-04:002013-04-05T12:51:17.804-04:00Of course, you also wonder if there was a reason h...Of course, you also wonder if there was a reason he dropped that far in the draft in the first place.Todd Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14971098.post-86722099272769167052013-04-04T17:25:55.519-04:002013-04-04T17:25:55.519-04:00You are making an assumption that he fell out of f...You are making an assumption that he fell out of favor. Maybe we didn't have anyone else they wanted and who we would part with. I'm guessing they would take a 1st but GM liked the pick better. <br /><br />I'm wondering if they were willing to trade Foresburg could they have got Iginla or Morrow. And not had to pay 4.5 mil for 2 more years?<br /> <br />They could've at least offloaded some junk (Shultz, Poti, etc.) and got the rights to Radulov.Oldscoolnoreply@blogger.com