tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343012534610867297.post971544585676801449..comments2007-08-30T12:04:06.088-04:00Smittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989551335635863698noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343012534610867297.post-31018252420383626172007-08-30T12:04:00.000-04:002007-08-30T12:04:00.000-04:00The Kubina rumors were touched on in the Times Lightning Blog by a few readers and the source of the rumour was Eklund at Hockeybuzz. Which I consider "idle speculation". If there is a rumour quashing on this site without a link, it is sure to be one of his. I don't link to that guy because he is not worth the link. He's the same guy who likes to throw out Vinny to Montreal every couple of months. I haven't brought up the Kubina thing until now because I couldn''t verify it anywhere else, including with Spector, but after the Times article about the franchise control, and reading the Times Blogs, I felt it should be thrown out there and quashed. <BR/><BR/>As for Prospal, I wouldn't write him off just yet, and I don't think he would be looked at as an even up replacement for Selanne. Granted he hasn't looked good, but he did start to come on a bit in the second half last season. To say he could replace Selanne's 90+ point production is nonsense. He could, however, fill a roster spot with veteran experience and a low cap number about equal to that of Bryzgalov should Selanne not come back. It all comes down to needs and numbers.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for reading and getting involved Deuce!RJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989551335635863698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343012534610867297.post-11045862447546555142007-08-30T10:29:00.000-04:002007-08-30T10:29:00.000-04:00RJ --<BR/><BR/>There's one argument on Prospal that can't be escaped in the illogical idea of Vaclav Prospal replacing Teamu Selanne: Vaclav Proposal is no Teamu Selanne, period. Prospal can't skate. He can't stop. He's got bad ankles. He barely scratched up 50 points (I almost won a pool on SunSportsTV's message forum, guessing he'd end the season with 48 points) last season and that was with thanks to having two stellar linemates who each pushed their own point totals into the stratosphere. <BR/><BR/>Constructive criticism point: where have you heard Kubina rumors? Why not link to that story? Even if it's at Spectors, you can post a link to their trade rumours roundup page. Just bolding out the name seems too ambiguous in the rumor concept and makes it just seem suspect like idle fan speculation.JPFDeucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17256075280329421294noreply@blogger.com