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| Author: | adambuffalo [ Sat Feb 13, 2010 11:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Cheechoo? |
I know Cheechoo is having a bad year, but what would you think about claiming him off waivers? Maybe not on the way down and have to pay $3.5m this year and next, but if he comes up on re-entry and only have to pay half the salary. He definitely can be an asset (has scored 30+ goals 4 times including 59 three years ago) and has the potential to turn things around. I would be sure that when we played the Sens he would be fired up enough to maybe help the Sabres beat them for once this year. |
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| Author: | PuckSniperPensel [ Sat Feb 13, 2010 11:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cheechoo? |
adambuffalo wrote: I know Cheechoo is having a bad year, but what would you think about claiming him off waivers? Maybe not on the way down and have to pay $3.5m this year and next, but if he comes up on re-entry and only have to pay half the salary. He definitely can be an asset (has scored 30+ goals 4 times including 59 three years ago) and has the potential to turn things around. I would be sure that when we played the Sens he would be fired up enough to maybe help the Sabres beat them for once this year. I think Cheechoo would play well in the system we have in place. That said, he hasn't been the same player. |
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| Author: | Rutledge222 [ Sat Feb 13, 2010 1:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cheechoo? |
PuckSniperPensel wrote: adambuffalo wrote: I know Cheechoo is having a bad year, but what would you think about claiming him off waivers? Maybe not on the way down and have to pay $3.5m this year and next, but if he comes up on re-entry and only have to pay half the salary. He definitely can be an asset (has scored 30+ goals 4 times including 59 three years ago) and has the potential to turn things around. I would be sure that when we played the Sens he would be fired up enough to maybe help the Sabres beat them for once this year. I think Cheechoo would play well in the system we have in place. That said, he hasn't been the same player. Doesnt mean a change of scenery wouldnt help him out a lot either... |
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| Author: | PuckSniperPensel [ Sat Feb 13, 2010 1:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cheechoo? |
Rutledge222 wrote: PuckSniperPensel wrote: adambuffalo wrote: I know Cheechoo is having a bad year, but what would you think about claiming him off waivers? Maybe not on the way down and have to pay $3.5m this year and next, but if he comes up on re-entry and only have to pay half the salary. He definitely can be an asset (has scored 30+ goals 4 times including 59 three years ago) and has the potential to turn things around. I would be sure that when we played the Sens he would be fired up enough to maybe help the Sabres beat them for once this year. I think Cheechoo would play well in the system we have in place. That said, he hasn't been the same player. Doesnt mean a change of scenery wouldnt help him out a lot either... His move from San Jose to Ottawa didn't do him much good. |
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| Author: | Timbo Slice [ Sat Feb 13, 2010 2:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cheechoo? |
No way in heck. |
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| Author: | ironyisadeadscene [ Sat Feb 13, 2010 2:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cheechoo? |
you dont score 50 goals in a season without having serious talent. i dont care who your line mates are. he probably played out of his mind that season, but i think he can still be a very very capable top 6 player. |
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| Author: | SabresBillsFan [ Sat Feb 13, 2010 2:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cheechoo? |
ironyisadeadscene wrote: you dont score 50 goals in a season without having serious talent. i dont care who your line mates are. he probably played out of his mind that season, but i think he can still be a very very capable top 6 player. I agree you don't score 50 goals in a season without having some talent but he's been on a freefall mode the last 2 years and doesn't look like that same player. It must be very frustrating to be in that guys shoes right now. He will be given a chance somewhere but it won't be in Buffalo. |
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| Author: | PuckSniperPensel [ Sat Feb 13, 2010 2:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cheechoo? |
ironyisadeadscene wrote: you dont score 50 goals in a season without having serious talent. i dont care who your line mates are. he probably played out of his mind that season, but i think he can still be a very very capable top 6 player. You're definitely right Irony, but the last thing this team needs is another underachiever struggling to reach his full potential. |
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| Author: | ironyisadeadscene [ Sat Feb 13, 2010 3:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cheechoo? |
thats a great point. |
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| Author: | Skyline_BNR34 [ Sat Feb 13, 2010 6:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cheechoo? |
Cheechoo has only score 28 goals, 56, 37, and 23 are his four seasons with his best totals. Cheechoo is not the same player he used to be. And a change of scenery did him nothing. I would be opposed to trying to pick him up if he re-enters. He would be a huge risk to take on, and if he can't become what he was early in an Jose why pick him up at all? |
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| Author: | Sk8haggard9 [ Sat Feb 13, 2010 6:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cheechoo? |
If he was struggling recently in San Jose, and now struggling on an offensive Ottawa team, what makes anyone think a lack luster Sabres team will help him out? |
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| Author: | adambuffalo [ Sat Feb 13, 2010 7:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cheechoo? |
Getting him through reentry and only having a year at $1.75m to pay to take a stab at a guy who did score 56 one year and has 20+ four times, I say do it. Is it really taking that much of a risk? |
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| Author: | Skyline_BNR34 [ Sat Feb 13, 2010 11:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cheechoo? |
adambuffalo wrote: Getting him through reentry and only having a year at $1.75m to pay to take a stab at a guy who did score 56 one year and has 20+ four times, I say do it. Is it really taking that much of a risk? Is that for the duration of the contract, or just this year? But even if, we only would be responsible for around 800K this year or so. |
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| Author: | adambuffalo [ Sun Feb 14, 2010 1:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cheechoo? |
He's making $3.5 m this year and next. If we claimed him thru reentry waivers, we would only have to pay half of his salary $1.75m, but since the season is more than half over he only has $1.5m remaining on this year's salary, we would only be on the hook for $750k. |
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| Author: | BlueandYellow [ Sun Feb 14, 2010 1:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cheechoo? |
He's all washed up. 50 goals in a season then he sucks. Obviously, something went up that year, he is not good. Don't want him. |
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