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NHL February |OT| FIRE ALL THE THINGS
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The final game of the season (Leafs v. Habs) could loom large. The meltdowns would be incredible.
FLEECED! :lol
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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15 goals vs 21? lol.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Also Cole is +/- 11, where Staal is -21.
Weird I thought that was kaberle he worked not Cole I should go get my eyes checked.
It's been a great 9 years. Hopefully they can get it to an even 10.
You mean the same move Eller put on a supposed number #1 Dman compared to a washed up 6th dman? Good to know you think so highly of Eller
sazabirules
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5-1 jesus.
Foreign Jackass
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You mean the same move Eller put on a supposed number #1 Dman compared to a washed up 6th dman? Good to know you think so highly of Eller
lol are we arguing about Cole and Staal, here? Staal is a way better player, but there's no denying that Carolina made a huge mistake not signing Cole.
Coldnoodle
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The scouts must be enjoying this....
sazabirules
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Obligatory Leonsis blog post coming saying the Caps will bounce back when their two top players come back. Carlzner have been on for all goals.
Staal is obviously better but saying "staal says suck it cole" makes no sense seeing as he wasn't involved in the play and cole has been havig a better year anyways.
sazabirules
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Holy shit. Hamrlik backhander.
KingHenrik30
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Haha, right as I finished saying out loud "Man Hamrlik Sucks"
I'm already preparing my body for it, I feel it coming. Might be one of the few times you may see me flip out on a internet forum.
Cole = Power Forward who is known for his notorious power move coming down the boards. Staal put that move to shame with that goal, hence "Staal says suck it to Cole."
No shit Cole is having the better year, but that wasn't my point in the slightest.
Leafs did it to the Habs, what was it 5 or 6 years ago?
Coldnoodle
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6 years ago I believe. Huet sucked so bad in that game looool
Then the Devils lost in the shootout to the fucking Islanders ):
SpectreFire
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After thinking about it some, I don't think the Canucks will look for anything other than a right handed defenseman for depth on the blueline. I took a look at our roster and we're pretty much set on what we need for a deep playoff run. The biggest question I think going in, is what kind of forward lines we're looking to use going in.
For most of the season so far, the Canucks have been rolling three scoring lines and a defensive-minded 4th line. Going into the playoffs, they can follow that same idea, or they can fall back into a traditional two scoring line system.
When everyone is healthy, we've got 9 top six forwards in Daniel, Henrik, Burrows, Booth, Kesler, Higgins, Raymond, Hodgson and Hansen.
9 bottom six forwards in Lapierre, Malhotra, Weise, Bitz, Reinprecht, Duco Volpatti and Ebbet (the latter two will likely be back for the playoffs). Also I think Bitz will be on the playoff roster for sure because of his ability to play with the twins and interchange with Burrows when the twins start facing some abuse.
Moen would be nice, and we COULD overpay to get him, but looking at our inventory of bottom six players, we don't actually need him. People keep forgetting that Reinprecht is in the system and has already been confirmed by Gillis to be part of the playoff plans. He's basically what we want from Moen but free since we already have him.
On defense, we're a bit shorter on depth. We've got 9 NHL defensemen for the playoff with Hamhuis, Bieksa, Edler, Salo, Ballard, Rome, Tanev, Alberts and Sulzer. Considering how well they play together, I can see Ballard and Tanev moving up as a 2nd defense pairing without too much problem. We could try and snatch another top 4 d-man, but that'd be really expensive and I don't want to lose top three round pick in this year's draft.
Raymond's the biggest tradebait here, but considering how much our top six suffered through injuries last season, I think we need all the top six forwards we can get to ensure that we burn through them all up as quickly as we did last season.
For most of the season so far, the Canucks have been rolling three scoring lines and a defensive-minded 4th line. Going into the playoffs, they can follow that same idea, or they can fall back into a traditional two scoring line system.
When everyone is healthy, we've got 9 top six forwards in Daniel, Henrik, Burrows, Booth, Kesler, Higgins, Raymond, Hodgson and Hansen.
9 bottom six forwards in Lapierre, Malhotra, Weise, Bitz, Reinprecht, Duco Volpatti and Ebbet (the latter two will likely be back for the playoffs). Also I think Bitz will be on the playoff roster for sure because of his ability to play with the twins and interchange with Burrows when the twins start facing some abuse.
Moen would be nice, and we COULD overpay to get him, but looking at our inventory of bottom six players, we don't actually need him. People keep forgetting that Reinprecht is in the system and has already been confirmed by Gillis to be part of the playoff plans. He's basically what we want from Moen but free since we already have him.
On defense, we're a bit shorter on depth. We've got 9 NHL defensemen for the playoff with Hamhuis, Bieksa, Edler, Salo, Ballard, Rome, Tanev, Alberts and Sulzer. Considering how well they play together, I can see Ballard and Tanev moving up as a 2nd defense pairing without too much problem. We could try and snatch another top 4 d-man, but that'd be really expensive and I don't want to lose top three round pick in this year's draft.
Raymond's the biggest tradebait here, but considering how much our top six suffered through injuries last season, I think we need all the top six forwards we can get to ensure that we burn through them all up as quickly as we did last season.
Yup first year after the lockout I believe.
I was at that game, buddy of mine won box seats from a radio station. All you can eat, all you can drink, Bill Watters came by and hung out with us from 1st intermission all the way until the end of the game.
The atmosphere in the ACC was electric that night.
sazabirules
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Jeff Schultz now...two defenders trying to keep their jobs.
Giant Robot
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ack, not this shit.
SpectreFire
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If we lose two top 4 d-men during the playoffs, I would much rather those two move up than Rome/Alberts/Sulzer.
Oooo, look how close the Habs are. Gauthier better start buying.
Foreign Jackass
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I'm still hoping the Habs make the playoffs. This draft is shitty, we don't need a D-man.
Because they know the Canucks are trash.
Coldnoodle
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Auger calls roughing from the neutral zone....of course.
Dastardly Jerks
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sazabirules
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Who do you want from the Caps? Take your pick. He was in the house for tonight's game.
Someone busted the glass near the bench at the end of the game. It looked like one of our players did it.
Kuro Madoushi
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Lone_Prodigy
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There was an article in the paper today about how Booth was Gillis' deadline deal, and how pulling the trigger in October as opposed to a couple weeks from now meant he didn't have to overpay.
If any deadline deals are made, it would depend on Higgins's health (is he over his illnesses?) and whether Ballard is out for a long period of time.
If any deadline deals are made, it would depend on Higgins's health (is he over his illnesses?) and whether Ballard is out for a long period of time.
SpectreFire
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And Reinprecht.
Gillis pretty much got us that top six power forward and bottom six veteran cup winning presence with two scrub players.
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