Grab Stepan before it's too late

[tequilamonster]

hahaha oh man. Can't wait to see tequilamonster try to defend this one.

defend what?...his 'trick'...LMAO!!!!!!!

ummmmm...fabian brunnstrom comes to mind....

beat it brownnoser.........i call it as i see it...the talk was stepan on top line....LUDICROUS!!!!!!

stepan is NO BIG DEAL as you saw game 2.....

let the first part of season play out and see where stepan gos.....most likely back to the AHL

hes a classic sell high to some fool who drinks this insane kool aid.....all kinds of prospects on par with stepan...

am i still a fool for calling turris a bust???....i got ripped on that one...and now theres talk of him going back to the A....again!!!!!!!!!!!

understand one thing.....certain posters on this site have a vested interested in some of their fantast 'assets'......heres a TIP.....do your own thinking........

stepan...LOL

jokes

[tequilamonster]

I own Stepan in my keeper league but I would deal him immediately if someone overvalues him after that hat trick.

you think????

lol

they will get a nice AHL stud....its a long season

im still laughing over the "he'll play with frolov and gaborik" joke!

[tequilamonster]

Looks like Stepan's been exposed for who he really is

whats that?

a 50 goal man??

wake up 1 game played fool

apparently you didnt watch game 2!!!!!!!

[tequilamonster]

So how much longer until tequilla monster makes another "yeah, but" statement. The kid has a future in the NHL. Period.

so does brunnstrom

[tequilamonster]

so lets see....

if stepan doesent score a trick game 1 am i supposed to come on here after 1 game and say i was right??????

alot of foots being put in mouth after his game 2 performance....

lets see how long this kids lasts.....

hes an AHL LOCK only a matter of time

[tequilamonster]

foot in mouth

no...unlike you and other 1 game 'i believe' fools...i actually wait till first 10 games as a cardinal rule to make assumptions....

game 1 stud

game 2 dud

lets see what the next 8 bring

[tequilamonster]

I'll save some time..

"yeah, but brunnstrom got a hat trick his first game and look how well he did"

._.

good call raja....

same guys grabbing stepan right now are the same fools who grabbed brunnstrom

does anyone actually think for themselves anymore????????

dobber and crew just offer opinions......as do myself.....people really need to start thinking for themselves.....'certain' posters have a vested interest in 'selling' there goods......time to realize that

[Big Ev]

Wow was it really necessary to post like 10 replies in a row?

[tequilamonster]

Wow was it really necessary to post like 10 replies in a row?

yup...

just responding to the 1 game 'i believe' fools....

why did others feel the need to respond after 1 game...

have i not been clear in my posts?.....lets see where this kid ends up after playing a bunch of reg season games........

if he gets sent down to the A...dobber will need to reset the site because i will respond to every individual post again

[tequilamonster]

Wow was it really necessary to post like 10 replies in a row?

im hitting the turris thread now to gloat

what a BUST!!!!!!!

[lokguin]

Source: http://fantasysports.usatoday.com/co...HL&line=114722

Derek Stepan - C - Rangers

Derek Stepan might center the Rangers' top line on Friday.

Erik Christensen is questionable for Friday's game, which creates a potential opening on the first line. Stepan played part of the preseason on the top line, but he started the season on the third line with Sean Avery and Ruslan Fedotenko. Adding another layer of uncertainty to the situation is that Chris Drury (finger) might return to the lineup on Friday. If Christensen can't play but Drury can, the Rangers might have Drury center the top line. Stay tuned.
Oct. 13 - 9:37 a.m. ET

Not a sure thing... but opportunity may be knocking...

[tequilamonster]

Source: http://fantasysports.usatoday.com/co...HL&line=114722

Derek Stepan - C - Rangers

Derek Stepan might center the Rangers' top line on Friday.

Erik Christensen is questionable for Friday's game, which creates a potential opening on the first line. Stepan played part of the preseason on the top line, but he started the season on the third line with Sean Avery and Ruslan Fedotenko. Adding another layer of uncertainty to the situation is that Chris Drury (finger) might return to the lineup on Friday. If Christensen can't play but Drury can, the Rangers might have Drury center the top line. Stay tuned.
Oct. 13 - 9:37 a.m. ET

Not a sure thing... but opportunity may be knocking...

absolutely......im looking forward to the next 8 games to see how stepan plays

you see...opportunity works BOTH ways......you can play well, get some points OR you can look completely out of your league on the top line and be riding the pines by period 3............

coulda, shoulda, maybe doesent cut it anymore........time to let the kid play some more reg season games.......

opportunity knocks for every prospect every game.......look at giroux......PHI keeps sticking him with junk and he keeps performing.....every games his opportunity to show flyers brass why there idiots for not sticking him on top line every single game....

[lokguin]

For those concerned with Stepan's second game, while he did not put up points he did not have a bad game.
from Kukla's Korner:

Tortorella also said Artem Anisimov’s line with Brandon Dubinsky and Ryan Callahan was the team’s best during Monday’s 6-4 loss to the Islanders and that Derek Stepan’s line with Sean Avery and Ruslan Fedotenko was not far behind.

[Dakkster]

For ****'s sake, people are not allowed to be concerned because the guy has a 0 point game. He played over 17 minutes. That's called having the coach's confidence. You are insane if you expect point production every single game.

[Pm4n3y]

Wow. Come on guys. He's just a rookie. What would we be saying if it was Hall or Seguin? Probably the exact same thing. Sure, he's NHL calibre and I think that he will stick around, but personal opinions aside there is more to hockey then how good a player is. Cap room? bonuses? injuries? A lot has to go right for rookies to make it big. And playing good hockey isn't always good enough.
But seriously, I would rather have Stepan at 875K then Drury at 8M. Waivers anyone?