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| Jon Sim on Waivers | |
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| 25yearfan | Dec 10 2008, 05:40 PM Post #21 |
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You can call me Joe.
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I wonder if he speaks Finnish.... |
Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
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| Craving_the_Cup_Since_1992 | Dec 10 2008, 05:44 PM Post #22 |
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All Star
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He got 3 years because Garth didn't plan for the team to bomb in 07-08. Sim was supposed to fit a system that turned out to be unsuccessful. Snow didn't fk up. I'm glad Sim is placed on waivers. He wasn't doing anything impressive out there. I'd like to see more Fritz out there. No one needs to teach him to fight. I enjoyed his fight against Riley Cote. |
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| Snowy | Dec 10 2008, 06:11 PM Post #23 |
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Don't get too excited. Botta seems to think that if he's not claimed he will remain on the roster and not be sent to Bridgeport. I doubt anybody is going to claim him he's awful. |
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| SAL8116 | Dec 10 2008, 06:12 PM Post #24 |
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Interesting.... Stay tuned since Botta says this is for a reshaping. |
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| Snowy | Dec 10 2008, 06:15 PM Post #25 |
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Comeau isn't going anywhere so you know that's a roster spot which will stay filled. Tambellini is going to be back at some point as well for his final shot. Once Okposo and Comrie come back, where do guys like Sim fit in? The answer is that they don't fit in anyplace. I'm not really sure what kind of roster reshaping Botta is talking about but it will be interesting to see who stays and who goes leading up to the deadline. |
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| tsharaf | Dec 10 2008, 06:50 PM Post #26 |
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You've Just Been Served!
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This is a GREAT move. Finally, I have been calling for this for awhile. With the youth movement, he was taking up a spot that could be for a youngster - particularly when Tambellini, Neilsen and Okposo come back. Not part of the core or a serious part of the future - goodbye. |
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| Isles72 | Dec 10 2008, 07:03 PM Post #27 |
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1 more year @ 1 mil makes this a moot point as nobody will bite most def some awkward moments upcoming |
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| dragoneye | Dec 10 2008, 07:40 PM Post #28 |
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Just to bring up the past a bit, he did have major knee surgery before we could tell if he was a keeper. It is obvious now that the three year contract is bad, but if he didn't blow out that knee you never know. I can't fault the management on this one. I agree with the move and hope they can purge the team of it older 3rd 4th liners and exchange them for the new younger ones with potential upside. |
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| Gravel | Dec 10 2008, 09:02 PM Post #29 |
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Now we need to dump Pock, and Jeff Who. |
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| Islander4cups | Dec 10 2008, 09:10 PM Post #30 |
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In Garth I Trust
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Purging a Sim wont matter. The Isles aren't going to bring up Smith or Jesse or Colliton to play 4th line minutes. They'd rather those kids play 20+ minutes a night at Bridgeport. Sim is fine for what he is...a 4th liner who can throw his body around a little. Problem is that isn't what he's asked to do here. He's asked to be more than he is...just as we have asked in the past of Richard Park, Andy Hilbert and others because we don't have the talent to fill those spots with legit 1st and 2nd line talent. What we have isn't a "cream rising to the top" situation. We have foam rising to fil in the empty spots from below. Hopefully, the youth will be able to fill those holes on lines 1-2 in the future so true 3rd liners can goback to being that and true 4th liners can go back to being that. |
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| IslandersWin86 | Dec 10 2008, 10:55 PM Post #31 |
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Sim is out to make room for Comeau when Tambellini comes back. It looks to me as if Comeau played his way back into a permanent spot. |
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| Islander4cups | Dec 10 2008, 11:49 PM Post #32 |
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In Garth I Trust
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agreed...so who gets Sims 4th line minutes...Comeau or Tamby? It better be Tamby |
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| Dark Helmet | Dec 10 2008, 11:58 PM Post #33 |
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This is exactly what happened. Comeau beat out Sim pretty much. Tambellini gets his final chance. :rolleyes: |
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| totallypucked | Dec 11 2008, 01:14 AM Post #34 |
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Yeah, but it allows guys like Comeau and Jackman to stay up without getting into number problems. |
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| Islander4cups | Dec 11 2008, 07:02 AM Post #35 |
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In Garth I Trust
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how does releasing one player on the 4th line open up playing slots and time for two players? |
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| puckhead | Dec 11 2008, 07:41 AM Post #36 |
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What happens if he doesn't get claimed? Which is what i'd expect. Will we then release him? Or would we keep him as a spare part? |
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| BSutter21 | Dec 11 2008, 07:52 AM Post #37 |
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Spare part, especially with our injury luck, imo. I'd guess he'd be a healthy scratch alot. |
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| Webb20 | Dec 11 2008, 08:32 AM Post #38 |
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Dont let Tambellini back thru the door.
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I sold it all, retired and moved to Fabulous Las Vegas! "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."-Ben Franklin "Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves."-Ronald Reagan | |
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| puckhead | Dec 11 2008, 08:41 AM Post #39 |
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Tamby will be back......bet on it. |
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| Webb20 | Dec 11 2008, 08:54 AM Post #40 |
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Are you looking to go double or nothing? :lol: |
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I sold it all, retired and moved to Fabulous Las Vegas! "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."-Ben Franklin "Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves."-Ronald Reagan | |
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