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Piney said:
Who cares if he is on his "downside" of his career. He is still better than anything we have. If he can provide a spark and bridge us until Nash's return we still might be able to make a run for the playoffs. He improves the team and we didn't give up much for him. The only downside is his salary.
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Don't forget the fact that he has often been criticized for being lazy and not having any heart. The guy has never shown any leadership skills and seems to have attended the "Eric Davis School For Talented Sports Professionals Who Are Searching For Any Excuse To Miss A Game Due To Injury". Just b/c Federov is better than anything the Jackets have right now doesn't mean this is a good deal. Exposing young talent to this guy could be the worst thing for the Jackets.
 
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StooGrimson said:
Don't forget the fact that he has often been criticized for being lazy and not having any heart. The guy has never shown any leadership skills and seems to have attended the "Eric Davis School For Talented Sports Professionals Who Are Searching For Any Excuse To Miss A Game Due To Injury". Just b/c Federov is better than anything the Jackets have right now doesn't mean this is a good deal. Exposing young talent to this guy could be the worst thing for the Jackets.
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:smash: Why do I continue to read this worthless rambling. You obviously don't get it do you. Federov will fit in nicely in the Blue Jackets organization. Just because he broke you heart when he left Detriot and ruined your little homoerotic crush on him doesn't mean you have to try to destroy his reputation as a solid hockey player.
 
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jimotis4heisman said:
are you saying nash doesnt play defense? how many loose pucks has been beaten to?

manny malhotra was the 7th overall pick just a few years ago. he is still a young kid and will continue to develop. he is a third mayeb second line caliober center. not a premeir center.
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I'm not saying Nash doesn't work hard defensively, just that he isn't very good at it yet. In 03-04, he was -35 in plus/minus. That was fourth worst in the NHL. I know his surrounding cast wasn't particularly good, but he still has to take some of the blame for that.

I completely agree on Malhotra. He's fast, pretty strong, and plays with a ton of energy. I'm definitely happy to have him around, but I'm with you that he isn't top-line material.
 
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scarletandgrey said:
:smash: Why do I continue to read this worthless rambling. You obviously don't get it do you. Federov will fit in nicely in the Blue Jackets organization. Just because he broke you heart when he left Detriot and ruined your little homoerotic crush on him doesn't mean you have to try to destroy his reputation as a solid hockey player.
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Good point, he's like a Cleveland Fan talking about Art Modell....
 
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scarletandgrey said:
:smash: Why do I continue to read this worthless rambling. You obviously don't get it do you. Federov will fit in nicely in the Blue Jackets organization. Just because he broke you heart when he left Detriot and ruined your little homoerotic crush on him doesn't mean you have to try to destroy his reputation as a solid hockey player.
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This coming from a person who questioned the leadership abilities of Steve Yzerman... Classic.

I wasn't a huge fan of Federov in Detroit. Outside of making a cool commercial for Nike, I never really got on the Federov bandwagon. His laziness and knack for taking plays and games off always irritated me, and I was happy to see him cash in in Anaheim allowing the Red Wings to try to make room for some younger talent for once. As a regular attendee of Jackets games, I'm not exactly pleased that I'll have to cheer for his lazy ass once again.
 
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Thump said:
I thought that salivating vegetable Konstantinov was the leader.
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:slappy: </p>It was an absolute joke the way the Red Wings paraded around that drooling idiot after he was injured. It was downright sad and the media ate it up. Let the guy wet his diapers with a measure of privacy please. </p>It is laughable that I am arguing with somebody who actually questioned if Yzerman was a real leader. Since you obviously lack any hockey knowledge let me give you an OSU football metaphor. </p>Asking if Yzerman is a true leader would be like asking if Mike Doss was a true leader on the 2002 team. Yep, it's that stupid.
 
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Golferdow01 said:
FACT: Federov can only help CBJ accomplish some short term goals.

Is that not enough to be happy about the trade?
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I'll give you that, but within some parameters. If he can come in and give the franchise somewhat of a lift while at the same increasing his trade value and allowing the Jackets to trade him away for some decent prospects...I wholeheartedly agree with you.
 
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Can Fedorov spark Columbus enough?

By Matt Canamucio, Sports Network NHL Editor
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The Columbus Blue Jackets have done quite a few things right from a personnel standpoint during their brief history, but so far that hasn't translated into the franchise's first playoff berth.
The 2005-06 season was supposed to change all that, as the team made a big splash with the signings of defensemen Adam Foote and Bryan Berard. Rick Nash was back to build on his terrific 03-04 season, and everything was supposed to come together.
Well, Nash has spent most of the season injured so far and in turn the team's offensive attack has been the league's worst. The Blue Jackets are already 21 points out of first place in a top-heavy Central Division and the only team in the NHL that has a worst record is St. Louis.
All of the above factors prompted general manager Doug MacLean to pull the trigger on the trade he made Tuesday, acquiring former Hart Trophy winner Sergei Fedorov and a draft pick from Anaheim in exchange for Tyler Wright and Francois Beauchemin.
Immediately the trade gives the Blue Jackets a viable offensive leader while Nash recovers from a knee injury that will sideline him until next month. Looking further down the road, Fedorov will give Nash a premier centerman to play alongside and possibly bring his career to an even higher level.
"I said last week that I felt with Rich Nash's strengths that I could get by without a premier center. Rick Nash scored 41 goals not playing with a number one center. But when Rick went down, we were challenged offensively. It's really been challenging for the coaching staff because we have to get some offense there.
"Four out of our last five [games], we have played well, but, you can't win if you can't score. We need Rick back, we need [Gilbert] Brule, and hopefully Sergei can come in and give us a little additional spunk and some other players can pick up the scoring."
Fedorov, who will turn 36 next month, hasn't let age slow him down in recent seasons, as he has a string of four consecutive 30 goal efforts intact -- tied for the longest such streak of his career. In his only season not playing for the Detroit Red Wings, Fedorov tallied 31 goals and 34 assists in 80 games for the Mighty Ducks in 2003-04.
This season he has been one of the many NHL players plagued by groin injuries, and as a result he managed only one assist in five games with Anaheim.
Fedorov joins a team that, even with the NHL's co-goal-scoring leader in 03-04, found finding the net as a chore. That season Nash's 41 markers accounted for a whopping 23.2 percent of Columbus' goal production, which was the highest percentage in the league.
In 05-06 the team's leading scorer is Berard, who has just 13 points (3g, 10a), while David Vyborny leads with a meager six goals. In fact, only Vyborny and Jason Chimera have more than three goals for Columbus this year.
Perhaps most importantly, Fedorov will give the city of Columbus its first true hockey superstar. Solid names like Geoff Sanderson and Ray Whitney have come through town, while Nash and Nikolai Zherdev are reasons to be bullish on the future. However, No. 91 gives the Blue Jackets a true giant of the game.
Now it's just a matter of how things will translate on the ice. In Detroit Fedorov was part of an ensemble of Hall of Famers that won three Stanley Cups, and even in Anaheim he had Petr Sykora, Vaclav Prospal and Steve Rucchin as a solid supporting cast. In Columbus, especially with Nash on the mend, he's being asked to glue together a team that is already 10 points out of a prospective playoff spot and has few proven offensive producers.
It's obvious that how well Fedorov himself performs will be an important aspect of his time in Columbus. But can he bring the level of others up enough to make a difference?
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StooGrimson said:
This coming from a person who questioned the leadership abilities of Steve Yzerman... Classic.
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Hey moron I never said/typed that Yzerman didn't have leadership capabilities I merely stated that alnog with the rest of the talent on that team (what were they called the russian 5 or something) that none of those 5 stood out to be a clear leader amongst the rest of them. Maybe against the less talented players. After all those years of school you thought they would of taught you how to read english.
 
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