Mathradio Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Maybe the real Tomas Jagr (if he was a minor-hockey Czech or Slovakian kid) would like to become, eventually, a Hab draft pick, and later player, after seeing the fake Tomas Jagr (really Pleks) play. With a lot of luck, that player would have a similar style to Plekanec but be a bigger player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourtrax Posted July 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Maybe the real Tomas Jagr (if he was a minor-hockey Czech or Slovakian kid) would like to become, eventually, a Hab draft pick, and later player, after seeing the fake Tomas Jagr (really Pleks) play. With a lot of luck, that player would have a similar style to Plekanec but be a bigger player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColRouleBleu Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clues Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 :lol: +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roythenumber33 Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Pic from meeting in Prague ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColRouleBleu Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 cool stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roythenumber33 Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 ty I got up because of him at 4:15 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColRouleBleu Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 ty I got up because of him at 4:15 PM worth it i'm sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rondalsf Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Pic from meeting in Prague ;) very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA_Champion Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 Plekanec was the 21st NHL center for points in 2007-08, the 67th in 2008-09, and he was 14th in 2009-10. He was also 15th among NHL centers for goals scored last year. He is the real deal. A legitimate first line center and we have him for 6 more years, and unlike Koivu who spent his prime years passing the puck to Jan Bulis and Richard Zednik, Plekanec will be playing on a line with Cammalleri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roythenumber33 Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 Plekanec was the 21st NHL center for points in 2007-08, the 67th in 2008-09, and he was 14th in 2009-10. He was also 15th among NHL centers for goals scored last year. He is the real deal. A legitimate first line center and we have him for 6 more years, and unlike Koivu who spent his prime years passing the puck to Jan Bulis and Richard Zednik, Plekanec will be playing on a line with Cammalleri. + his health is solid. In last 4 years he missed ONLY in 4 games of regular season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathradio Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 + his health is solid. In last 4 years he missed ONLY in 4 games of regular season Unlike, say, Markov... Plus, he has a good work ethic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColRouleBleu Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 + his health is solid. In last 4 years he missed ONLY in 4 games of regular season 2 of which were a suspension too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newton-mtl Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 Few interesting notes from the meeting in Prague (I wasn't there so correct me Roy33 the legend if I'm getting this wrong).. Tomas on captaincy: Gionta, maybe Gill, but he's got only a year left on his contract on the Philly series: we were all dead tired, hard to play with a depleted roster on Halak: no surprise (!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roythenumber33 Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 Few interesting notes from the meeting in Prague (I wasn't there so correct me Roy33 the legend if I'm getting this wrong).. Tomas on captaincy: Gionta, maybe Gill, but he's got only a year left on his contract on the Philly series: we were all dead tired, hard to play with a depleted roster on Halak: no surprise (!) yy, thats correct Pleky is very friendly and there was no problem to talk about anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine1One Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Few interesting notes from the meeting in Prague (I wasn't there so correct me Roy33 the legend if I'm getting this wrong).. Tomas on captaincy: Gionta, maybe Gill, but he's got only a year left on his contract on the Philly series: we were all dead tired, hard to play with a depleted roster on Halak: no surprise (!) Interesting. I'd rather have plek's as captain. Brought him up in our system, plays his heart out. I think he would be a great choice as our next captain. I'm also really excited to see how he plays with cammalleri next year should be awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcamm13 Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 Tomas Plekanec - 82GP - 28G - 53A - 81P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mleblanc87 Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 i have to say that i have been a life long habs fan, but only started watching games and spending time on this message board around the time pleky started playing for us, id i would love to give the C to some home grown tallent, however cammi may diserve it, does anyone think being a home grown player gives a player the edge to captancy? in my mind, pleky is our true number one center as i see his line being more productive then gomez pouliout and gionta..espically if they can get a true RW or have ak46 play to his potential..any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavraitos Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 i have to say that i have been a life long habs fan, but only started watching games and spending time on this message board around the time pleky started playing for us, id i would love to give the C to some home grown tallent, however cammi may diserve it, does anyone think being a home grown player gives a player the edge to captancy? in my mind, pleky is our true number one center as i see his line being more productive then gomez pouliout and gionta..espically if they can get a true RW or have ak46 play to his potential..any thoughts? 1) I don't think being home grown talent gives Plekanec any real edge over the rest of his teammates for the C. In the end, even if you have someone who's only been here for a year, if he's more of a leader than Pleky, then he probably gets the C 2) As far as I'm concerned, Pleky is a better player than Gomez. The only thing that's stopping him from having a real breakout season is AK. If they replace him, or if he finally gets his groove on, we could see Plekanec pass 90, or maybe even 100 points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gracie12 Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 Tomas Plekanec - 82GP - 28G - 53A - 81P A full season with Cammy on one side will go a long way to upping his totals from this year. If his other winger is either a consistent AK, Pouliot or Eller, then 80+ pts isnt out of the realm of possibilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mleblanc87 Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 1) I don't think being home grown talent gives Plekanec any real edge over the rest of his teammates for the C. In the end, even if you have someone who's only been here for a year, if he's more of a leader than Pleky, then he probably gets the C 2) As far as I'm concerned, Pleky is a better player than Gomez. The only thing that's stopping him from having a real breakout season is AK. If they replace him, or if he finally gets his groove on, we could see Plekanec pass 90, or maybe even 100 points how do you presonally feel about the captancy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gracie12 Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 1) I don't think being home grown talent gives Plekanec any real edge over the rest of his teammates for the C. In the end, even if you have someone who's only been here for a year, if he's more of a leader than Pleky, then he probably gets the C I agree. 2) As far as I'm concerned, Pleky is a better player than Gomez. The only thing that's stopping him from having a real breakout season is AK. If they replace him, or if he finally gets his groove on, we could see Plekanec pass 90, or maybe even 100 points On paper, I think Gomez is more talented. He may be one of the 2 or 3 best passers in the NHL. However, his complete aversion to ANY traffic hampers his game severely. Part of me still thinks that a guy like like Moen on his wing could work wonders. Problem is that Gio isnt quite prolific enough to make him and gomez an effective 1-2 line. They need a finisher on the other wing. I have a sneaking suspicion that Eller could be that guy - although fairness to pouliot: he was for a stretch of 15 or so games. With that finisher and health for all 3, gomez could still have a big scoring season - possibly more than pleks (although I would argue pleks would still be a more effective all-round player). As for Pleks, he has it all - he plays a very solid 2 way game, has good hands and good vision. Remember that at the midway point last year he was 2nd in assists and points in the entire NHL - only a few back from Sedin, who finished with 112pts. Im not saying that Pleks can do that, but if he can maintain his strong play for 82 games (aided greatly by a healthy Mike Cammalleri and another winger who can produce 50+pts) then it is possible to break 80 imho. 90 or 100 might be a stretch, (especially considering that we have 2 lines that both want and need ice time) but you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavraitos Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 how do you presonally feel about the captancy? About Pleky being captain? My pick's on Gionta, but I wouldn't object to it. He's still a leader in his own right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavraitos Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 (I cant seem to be able to edit my old post, so I gotta make a double post :S) On paper, I think Gomez is more talented. He may be one of the 2 or 3 best passers in the NHL. However, his complete aversion to ANY traffic hampers his game severely. Part of me still thinks that a guy like like Moen on his wing could work wonders. Problem is that Gio isnt quite prolific enough to make him and gomez an effective 1-2 line. They need a finisher on the other wing. I have a sneaking suspicion that Eller could be that guy - although fairness to pouliot: he was for a stretch of 15 or so games. With that finisher and health for all 3, gomez could still have a big scoring season - possibly more than pleks (although I would argue pleks would still be a more effective all-round player). In the playoffs, Moen-Gomez-Gionta didn't do bad. Gionta, like you said, isn't prolific enough to do it himself, but I don't see a huge difference, in terms of scoring ability, between him and Cammalleri. The only difference between the 2 is that Gionta has Gomez, who is almost strictly a playmaker, and Cammalleri has Plekanec, who puts in 20, minimum, a year. About your Eller theory, I don't know. The way I see it, Eller would sooner take the wing on Pleky's line. I figure either Pouliot finds his touch again or JM does something wild by throwing AK on that line and having it work. As for Pleks, he has it all - he plays a very solid 2 way game, has good hands and good vision. Remember that at the midway point last year he was 2nd in assists and points in the entire NHL - only a few back from Sedin, who finished with 112pts. Im not saying that Pleks can do that, but if he can maintain his strong play for 82 games (aided greatly by a healthy Mike Cammalleri and another winger who can produce 50+pts) then it is possible to break 80 imho. 90 or 100 might be a stretch, (especially considering that we have 2 lines that both want and need ice time) but you never know. I don't see 90, or floating below it, too unlikely. The first 2 months or so, the team still wasn't completely gelling, and Markov was out, which hampered the team even more. I think that, if Cammalleri can stay healthy all year, and either AK finds his game/is replaced by Eller or anyone else who will be scoring, 90 isn't that far off. 100, yeah, maybe, but not 90, the way I see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruuvimeisseli Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Expactations: 20 goals, 45 assists, 65 points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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