17 LW Ilya Kovalchuck (C)Pros: 500 points in 500 games; unbelievable slapshot; even more amazing wrist shot; the celebrations:
Cons: Tends to cheat a little defensively.
Verdict: Stay.
Please, please, please for the love of hockey in this town, Stay.
47 C Rich Peverley
Please, please, please for the love of hockey in this town, Stay.
47 C Rich PeverleyPros: Almost a point-per-game in 4 years in the AHL; rated among the top 20 Preds prospects by HockeysFuture.com (great interview with the magnificent Holly Gunning to be found here); all stats point to a possible top scoring forward
Cons: "Knock, knock"
"Who's there?"
"Rich Peverley"
"Ummm.... who?"
Other than lack of name recognition, Peverley looks like a keeper. An RFA with a cap hit this year of $244,000, and 2 more years at roughly $500,00 each, Pevs looks like a forward who cold find space on not only this roster, but some others as well (ooooh, trade bait!).
20 LW Colby Armstrong
Pros: Great locker room guy; fan favorite (rumor has it, some Pens fans cried when they learned of Army's trade); has at least 20g/20a potential; pretty chippy, likes to agitate, but in a good way; massive hits; just a ton of fun to watch.
Cons: Still prone to making "young guy" mistakes; hasn't had a consistent enough role to establish an identity.
A hard hitter, a point-producer, fan-favorite, and locker room glue. As long as he likes Atlanta, I'll have him.
Tonights game v. Sens: The team we love to hate, the only team in the league more depressing to watch (c'mon, those preseason expectations were at least a little higher than 34pts at the midpoint). We can leapfrog 'em with a regulation win, boys. All eyes on Pevs. And Little. And Bogo. All hands on deck, full speed ahead.
Cons: "Knock, knock"
"Who's there?"
"Rich Peverley"
"Ummm.... who?"
Other than lack of name recognition, Peverley looks like a keeper. An RFA with a cap hit this year of $244,000, and 2 more years at roughly $500,00 each, Pevs looks like a forward who cold find space on not only this roster, but some others as well (ooooh, trade bait!).
Verdict: Stay.
20 LW Colby ArmstrongPros: Great locker room guy; fan favorite (rumor has it, some Pens fans cried when they learned of Army's trade); has at least 20g/20a potential; pretty chippy, likes to agitate, but in a good way; massive hits; just a ton of fun to watch.
Cons: Still prone to making "young guy" mistakes; hasn't had a consistent enough role to establish an identity.
A hard hitter, a point-producer, fan-favorite, and locker room glue. As long as he likes Atlanta, I'll have him.
Verdict: Stay.
Tonights game v. Sens: The team we love to hate, the only team in the league more depressing to watch (c'mon, those preseason expectations were at least a little higher than 34pts at the midpoint). We can leapfrog 'em with a regulation win, boys. All eyes on Pevs. And Little. And Bogo. All hands on deck, full speed ahead.
Go Thrashers.
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