Todd White in Atlanta

[Celly]

Where do u see this guy fitting in in Atlanta? DO you see him centering Hossa Kozlov? Or Kovalchuk?

I am thinking he could center the Hossa/Kozlov line as he did a good job with Alffy/Hossa back in the day and I think he could surprise this year...aproaching the 70 point mark. Thoughts?

[Dobber]

Yes...but he\'s a band-aid boy. Certified, if I\'m not mistaken...

[Striker]

60 games out of him would be a norm I\'d say.

[Celly]

Dobber wrote:

Yes...but he\'s a band-aid boy. Certified, if I\'m not mistaken...

He\'s only a trainee...maybe there is hope yet!

[Peter]

Atlanta needs a real #1 center and Todd White is not the answer. Just like Rucchin, Holik or anybody else in their team are not the answer. That\'s why I would have grab Allison or Yashin or whoever with the potentiel the be their #1 center, even without the good reputation or the speed. Put a real #1 center between Hossa and Kovalchuk and he cannot play poorly.

[WildHendy]

habsloverhater wrote:

Atlanta needs a real #1 center and Todd White is not the answer. Just like Rucchin, Holik or anybody else in their team are not the answer. That\'s why I would have grab Allison or Yashin or whoever with the potentiel the be their #1 center, even without the good reputation or the speed. Put a real #1 center between Hossa and Kovalchuk and he cannot play poorly.

I agree 100% with those comments.......in fact I rode the ship down with Yashin holding out hope he would go there.....horrible advice from his agent in my mind,why not sign a low-ball one year deal,put up huge #\'s,then hit the jackpot next year on a FAT CONTRACT..........

[Thieving Giraffe]

WildHendy wrote:

horrible advice from his agent in my mind,why not sign a low-ball one year deal,put up huge #\'s,then hit the jackpot next year on a FAT CONTRACT..........

Because at this point in his career it\'s unlikely that he\'ll get a significant contract in the NHL, period. He\'s getting good money in Russia and it\'s home for him anyway. Not such a bad move from a financial perspective.

As for Allison, if the Thrashers were going to sign him, they would have (and I agree with habsloverhater, they should have) last season.

[WildHendy]

Hey,I\'ts the N.H.L..............THERE\'S ALWAYS A CHANCE THAT ONE G.M. WILL OVERPAY OUT OF DESPERATION.Sellanne looked done and signed a low ball deal to play iN ANH.,reproved his worth, and would now get a FAT contract if he chose to.....that was my point....as far as Allison is concerned I think he was dealing with a divorce and personal issues last year and did not make himself readily available.

[chiro]

WildHendy wrote:

....as far as Allison is concerned I think he was dealing with a divorce and personal issues last year and did not make himself readily available.

That\'s what I got out of the different articles I read. He had the concussion problems earlier and then ran into the personal issues. It sounded like things were resolved and he had plenty of time off to heal, and is now ready to play. I don\'t know how good he\'ll be, but I\'m sure there are several teams that should look at signing him to an incentive oriented contract. Kinda like, if you play well and stay healthy you\'ll get paid type of deal. Allison\'s not in a situation to ask for anything more than that.

[Orrfan]

I think that Allison could possibly be the slowest skater I have seen in the NHL in the last several years. He looks slug-like.

[WildHendy]

Allison is slow for sure..he also helps people score for sure,I know the Canucks could\'ve used him last year in the playoffs when the sisters went m.i.a. and their powerplay sucked leaving Luongo out in the cold as he prayed for a goal time after time after overtime.Coulda made the difference in a couple of games and should come at a fair price,almost risk free the way I see it.

[Thieving Giraffe]

WildHendy wrote:

Allison is slow for sure..he also helps people score for sure

Very true. Hard to believe that a guy who\'s scored 464 points in 447 games since 1997 can\'t find himself a job...

[rocketrichard33]

thats a crime that no one will take a chance on allison...
his ppg say it all...
he\'s a utility player on the powerplay...

why doesnt any team with powerplay woes sign him...
heck even edmonton...
they take chances on anybody...

[Fergie]

There is no way that any team mentioned here they can\'t sign Allison for 1M$ for one year. There must be something. I know that they don\'t like his skating and his +/-.

I wouldn\'t believe that he, and his agent are looking for a huge contract.