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Monday, April 28, 2008
Considering The Krog Question
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jason Krog won the AHL MVP award while playing for the Chicago Wolves this past season. The 32-year old native of Fernie, British Columbia finished the regular season with 39 goals and 112 points, (best in the league, 24 better than the second highest), with a +16 rating in 80 games played. His efforts help the Wolves to an AHL Western Conference best 53-22-2-3 record.
Given that, here are two questions for you:
First, seeing that Krog is a UFA this summer, do you let this type of production simply walk away?
Yes, I know…he’ll be 33 at the beginning of next season, so he’s not exactly a spring chicken…and at 5-11, 185 lbs he is sort of Todd White-ish. Also, he has had limited success at the NHL level. His best efforts came with the Anaheim Ducks in ’02-’03 and ’03-’04 where he accumulated 16 goals and 27 assists in those season combined.
But the second question is…
If he was having such a bang-up season there…why was he not given more of a chance to help us here last winter? I mean… that’s a lot of production numbers that could have been put to use in Atlanta.
He hit the cap for $475,000 last season, so do you offer half a mil…maybe $600,000… to Krog and give him a shot to make the team? Or is this just another cast away in your opinion?
Chicago Wolves Advance
A 3-0 win in game six of their playoff series versus the Milwaukee Admirals sends the Wolves to the next round of the AHL playoffs. Ondrej Pavelec recorded 30 saves for the shutout and Boris Valabik scored 2 of the goals, one of them as the Wolves were on the short side of a 5 on 3.
Artuis “Woulda” Kulda tallied the Wolves first goal and it was the 19-year old’s first professional goal. Bryan Little had an assist in the win as well.
Chicago will now face the Rockford IceHogs in the West Division Finals.
So…What’s More Likely To Happen?
I’m not saying that any of the following WILL happen, but…
What is more likely… that the Pittsburgh Penguins will win the Stanley Cup in 4 consecutive sweeps, or the Montreal Canadiens winning it but needing all 7 games in each of the four series to do it?
What is more likely… that Don Waddell will used the #3 pick in the draft to pick the best defensive player available, (or center), or using it to trade for an established player of the same kind?
What is more likely to cause a sickly feeling in your stomach…watching as Marian Hossa and Pascal Dupuis skate around the rink holding the cup or Braydon Coburn doing so, (especially knowing that we are still on the hook for Alexei Zhitnik and his $3.5 million hit to next year’s cap)?
What is more likely to happen first…the Atlanta Thrashers winning their first ever playoff game with Don Waddell as the general manager, or the Atlanta Hawks winning their first playoff game with Billy Knight as the GM of that team?
Trixie slides a note under Rawhide’s nose
Huh? What this?…When did this happen? You’re kidding me, right? They did? Against the Celtics…in Philips Arena? Really…wow! Well then…OK.
Ummmmm… never mind!
