Pick 'Em (Now With 20/20 Hindsight!): Mo Or Emmy

Emmy. Had him then (as JP knows), had him a year before then, and would still take him now.

The reason for the Emmy regression was Hanlonian bungling. Hanlon didn’t play the kid and when he did he just destroyed his confidence. PHL bailed out GMGM/Hanlon because it saw how Emmy played against them in the playoffs.

Which brings me to: When Emmy played for Bruce late in the year, he was a legit top-four guy.

Plus that extra $700K almost gets you Alzner. And I bet 26 could have been moved for the same pick. I mean, 26 is more highly-regarded (or was) than 44 was.

Emmy – absolutely. He has more upside and is playing on par if not better than Mo.

Eminger, all things being equal, but I’m happy to take the draft pick. If you present it as Eminger vs. Mo + Carlson/1st round pick, then it’s not as much of a slam dunk.

I liked Eminger, but thankfully he was not needed long-term, nor does Mo appear to be.

There’s no option for “neither.”

But seriously, Mo at the time and neither now. Emmy is likely only doing well because there’s nobody good on Tampa (the Pettinger effect). He was terrible in Philly for the most part. Carlson is potentially already the best of the three, or at least will be soon.

If there was any chance the Caps could have gotten this type of production/play from Eminger then maybe it would have been worth keeping him (although not at the cost of Carlson) but we all know that would likely never have happened.

Also, don’t forget, Mo was almost a top-pairing guy for us last season. His fall has been abrupt and spectacular. Mo from June >>>>>> Eminger > Mo right now (all things considered), but Carlson >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all.

Again, though, “neither” may be the best bet all things considered.

I’d rather have Eminger 1:1, but I’d take Mo with Carlson in a heartbeat over just Eminger.

I think of Eminger in much the same way as I do Chris Clark back in the bad days; an average player who was given the opportunity to play a much more offensive role due to the lack of talent at his position. Mo has the job of being a defensive defenseman on a team that often thinks of defense as a dirty word. That’s not Eminger’s strength and the last thing the Caps need is a mini-Green. So the short answer is, yeah, I’ll take Mo over Eminger. He fits the needs of this team a lot better than Steve. And when you throw in Carlson, it’s a no-brainer.

Mo is a better defender (despite the +/-), and that’s where we are weakest on this team. Forget about the fact that Carlson is going to better than both of them for a moment—GMGM made the absolutely right move at the draft:

Also, I wonder if Emmy’s a bit of a headcase—3 teams in 6 mo?

Emmy is a plus-three in TBL? Wow. That’s notable.

I wasn’t happy about Eminger being traded at the time but we did get something good in return. Steve made some great passes to AO for goals. I watched him against Buffalo last night and was wishing he was still a Cap.

Doesn’t Emmy just have a lot of points in Tampa because of that notable 2 minutes of PP time a night.

Mo is better than Eminger. I think we’ve proved that every time we’ve played against him this season.

He only played 20 games in the regular season in 07-08.

Healthy scratch under 2 coaches, there must have been a reason.

Regardless of how Eminger has played this year, he had no future in Washington. Great trade by GMGM.

Morrisonn. He’s a better player in his own end, adds some toughness, grit, normally solid on the PK. WIll never be the top defenseman, never be the stopper on the defense either (although he has been called upon to be that, he doesn’t have to with Alzner in the line up).

Yeah, Mo had some rough times earlier this year, but he had some injuries earlier and probably had to get back into the line up sooner than expected due to the slew of other injuries the Caps had on the back line this year. (At one point, the Caps had Poti, Pothier, Erskine, Green, Schultz and Sloan all out with injuries at the same time, a complete, NHL-capable defensive corps.) I think this time off during the break will benefit him a lot and he’ll be coming back stronger than ever.

As for Eminger…he’s probably a little better offensively than Morrisonn, but that’s not saying much and on a team that has Green, Poti and Pothier (admittedly not right now…) Eminger’s offense isn’t needed. Mo’s defensively is much better, and certainly he is a better player than Eminger.

Fods as we are of numbers, this is a case when they might not tell the relevant parts of the story. I’d rather have Eminger’s numbers than Morrisonn’s, but I don’t think it is likely that Eminger would have had those numbers here. Sometimes, a guy just as to move on, as much for the team he leaves as for himself. Whatever the reasons, the team soured on him, and it looked as if Eminger wanted a new start (whatever his pronouncements on the matter). The wild card is Carlson, but the Caps could have taken him at 21 (which would have been high, in retrospect, given who was selected after this pick), kept Eminger (not trading the 27th pick), but then not picking Anton Gustafsson. So, is having Gustafsson worth not having Eminger?

having the flu seems to have really messed up my typing…how else would “fond” come out as :“fods?”

Emmy got a bit of a raw deal his last season in Washington, particularly at a time when Sarge could have been playing in Hershey and could be sent back and forth with no fear of losing him on waivers. I feel that Mo and Emmy are pretty comparable players, both offensively and defensively. Lumpy beat me to it, but Carlson definitely is the wild card in this equation – he’s looking good at this early stage, but time will tell if he pans out.

We already had Poti and Green, and Emmy is billed as more of a puck mover, so did we really need him? Especially with Alzner ready to play, but being held back by the salary cap? I think in 2 years the deal will look like a no brainer.

It’s a shame that Mo was awarded so much, but it is what it is. With Poti replacing Alzner, the team isn’t getting significantly worse and come playoff time when the Salary Cap is no longer an issue the team should be in pretty good position.

I don’t like Eminger at all. There was a reason, in my opinion, he was not playing last year.
A factor to consider about Emmy, though, vs. Morrisonn, is minutes.

Eminger average time on ice is at 21:26. He also is getting power play time.
Mo’s getting 17:45, and significantly less power play time, and not playing with St. Louis, Lecavalier, or Richards very often (Furthermore, he’s not really on the ice with our scorers either).

They do different jobs on the ice, and I’d personally rather have neither with our current roster. I don’t think either really fits the squad anymore.