8/13/2006

Personal Vendetta - Offseason Review

Personal Vendetta:

L: None

Rating: 0

I guess we know where the PV are looking for players positionally speaking.

C: Forsberg-Pha FP, Reinprecht-Phx P2, White-Min P2

Rating: 3.5

Forsberg, when healthy, is capable of dominating the scoring race. Reinprecht and White are 4th line filler material due for replacement.

R: Cammalleri-LA P3, Michalek-SJ P2

Rating: 2

Cammalleri is a waterbug winger with Brian Gionta/Martin St Louis potential. He's thick across the chest and lower torso and has the speed to succeed. Michalek is the opposite. A prototype sized winger, he is good on the boards and down low, with an exceptional playmaking ability to make up for an underused wrist shot. Either one could be 3rd line winger for a competing team, but it's unlikely that both will put up those numbers this year.

D: Lidstrom-Det FP, Spacek-Buf RFA, Girard-Bos P2

Rating: 3

Lidstrom is officially 'The Man' when it comes to offensive defensemen, adding yet another dominant season to his repetoire. He never gets hurt, and he never seems to miss a beat, he's the backbone of the Vendetta attack. Spacek is a 4-5 defenseman who will be on the bubble to play. Girard is I believe now out of the league with a back injury (I may be wrong on this).

G: Joseph-Phx RFA, Weekes-NYR P2

Rating: 2.5

Joseph is exactly the kind of phantom goaltending the PV go with, in the tradition of Byron Dafoe before him. Historically a late drafted position for the team ,the PV can certainly fall back on Joseph as plan B should an elite goaltender not make itself available at the right position early in the draft. Weekes is a longshot to see any icetime for the Rangers or the PV.

Overall: 11

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