tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123409644010783103.post6560454673671586322..comments2023-10-01T00:06:07.936-10:00Comments on BBO's Place: So Uhhh, Where's Shawn Horcoff?Bryanbryoilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463233578735448147noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123409644010783103.post-85901392880853911082009-03-18T17:18:00.000-10:002009-03-18T17:18:00.000-10:00Agreed, outside of Hemsky who has really taken a l...Agreed, outside of Hemsky who has really taken a little less dough to help the team out? Look at O'Sullivan, he's an effective player making under $3 million. Of course he has 2 more years on it, but he was a RFA and IMO left some on the table. <BR/><BR/>Why is it that no one here seems willing to sacrifice a little for the long term good of the team? Is it the fact that Edmonton has such a poor image league wide? Is it the management? A lack of loyal souls in the dressing room? Or a GM far too willing to overpay just to keep the body count high in the dressing room?Bryanbryoilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463233578735448147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123409644010783103.post-47055443672193471592009-03-18T08:30:00.000-10:002009-03-18T08:30:00.000-10:00Horc would -- and the team -- would have been bett...Horc would -- and the team -- would have been better off in life and on the ice if Horc had agreed to take $4.5 million a year. <BR/><BR/>That's the kind of sacrifice that would have helped the Oil deal with cap issues, and kept the fans off of Horc's back. <BR/><BR/>I know I'm talking a million a year here, lots of money, but other players have taken that kind of hit for their team and their own peace of mind . . . <BR/><BR/>Of course, Horc is an NHLPA diehard. . . .<BR/><BR/>I love the player, but not this contract . . . the term is OK, not the amount, and Horc is going to hear about it, on and on and on and on and on.dstapleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04778771114265145395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123409644010783103.post-35731959970399400192009-03-18T06:50:00.000-10:002009-03-18T06:50:00.000-10:00He used to be somewhat effective at finding the ba...He used to be somewhat effective at finding the back of the net when he played his game in tighter to the net. When I think of classic Horcoff goals they're all tighter to the slot, but the Oilers have this idiotic belief that the game is won on the perimeter.<BR/><BR/>Which of course goes back to everyone's favorite jackass, Craig MacTavish.RaoulDukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11156458845277769131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123409644010783103.post-67662843111603239142009-03-17T20:44:00.000-10:002009-03-17T20:44:00.000-10:00Hey Jonathan, what's his salary looking like from ...Hey Jonathan, what's his salary looking like from next year on? I guess he can just work that much harder next year to make up the salary gap from this year to next :) <BR/><BR/>RD-I agree, he's looking for the onetimer every time that he hits the ice. He used to be a pretty damn effective passer, I'd like to see more of that. That and for a guy with his speed he RARELY gets breakaways or gets in on 2 on 1's.Bryanbryoilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463233578735448147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123409644010783103.post-45045577484127782172009-03-17T20:11:00.000-10:002009-03-17T20:11:00.000-10:00I still have some faith left in Horcoff to return ...I still have some faith left in Horcoff to return to last season's form. If the Oil are in the playoffs I'm thinking he'll be earning his money real quick.<BR/><BR/>He just has to realize he's not Dany Heatley and lay off that one timer BS. Simplify his game and play like he's Shawn Horcoff again.RaoulDukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11156458845277769131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123409644010783103.post-63137939109132948012009-03-17T20:05:00.000-10:002009-03-17T20:05:00.000-10:00He is a good player right now, but he isn't being ...<I>He is a good player right now, but he isn't being paid to be a good player, he is being paid to be a very good player or dare I say, a GREAT player.</I><BR/><BR/>Yeah, because the market is full of GREAT players making 3.6M per season.Jonathan Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13939434026697781276noreply@blogger.com