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NHL 2011-2012 Offseason thread of Cash Rules Everything Around Me
- Thread starter Dastardly Jerks
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SpectreFire
Member
What the fuck are you talking about!? Where am I!?
Bobby isn't going anywhere.
Honestly, I REALLY like Bobby but if we can get something that will better the team, then go for it. I'm going to be pissed but business is business. The main reason why I don't want Bobby to move is cause he's my nephew's favorite player and it will break his heart.
Defense was fine last year. Best in the league offensively, something like top 10 defensively. Easily the best defensive effort we've seen since 07-08. And that was with Stuart sleepwalking all season (and being the worst player on the ice in 5 straight playoff games).
Without Lids it's possible that it will fall apart though.
Dastardly Jerks
Banned
Can you guys take some time out of your busy days to go fuck yourselves?
brucewaynegretzky
Member
Dastrdl pls
QFTMFT!
KingHenrik30
Member
My days aren't that busy
TemplaerDude
Member
Why does this make me laugh every time? God dammit.
Josh Yohe from The Trib wrote that? Interesting. Guy was one of the first to break the Parise and Suter to Minny news.
I'd take Semin for 5 years. Why not? Guy is young, fast, and has a wicked shot. Plus, without OV hogging the puck, Sid could dish him assists all day every day. Pens could even put him with Malkin, moving Neal up with Crosby.
You're not the only one.
Pens fans are now considering Semin? Desperate times I suppose.
I could give you that its pure speculation that OTT is in the Ryan sweeptakes, but even Dreger said today that he for sure expects a trade this summer for Ryan, the bridge has been burned between the two, its mostly Murray's fault for keep putting him on the block.
if not, we'd be happy to take Ryan G off your hands too.
I don't have the stat in front of me but it was 1.Ottawa, 2. Vancouver, 3...some team for highest scoring D.
I don't have the stat in front of me but it was 1.Erik Karlsson, 2. Vancouver, 3...some team for highest scoring D.
FTFY
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
I'm not sure what you were watching, but during the 2nd half of the season the defense absolutely fell apart (It was good for the first half). Guys were constantly caught out of position, even Lidstrom was getting caught behind the red line. Stuart was getting walked around constantly. White made bonehead plays at the line causing many odd-man rushes the other way. They were terrible.
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
Steeger
Sorry, on my phone so couldn't look up the actual stats. I know they were 1st for much of the season, guess they dropped a bit towards the end when Lidstrom was injured and the team as a whole started playing bad.
Or it could have been goals from d-men they were 1st in?
bonesmccoy
Banned
Poor Nashville. Trade Suter, get lots in return. Let a team offer sheet Suter, get lots in return.
Not one, not two, not three, not four, not five...
CrazedArabMan
Member
Hey Sef, I heard we need defensemen....
So anyways I have been thinking and by thinking I mean punching people in the face in anger, and I realized that we actually have a little bit better offense (or at least much deeper offense) than last year. Yeah we lost Hudler but we did get Brunner, Nyquist will play full time, and Sammy can put up Hudler points and Tootoo gives us much more grit and is a pain to play against for our 4th line. Our goaltending tandem also improved greatly. The only problem is that this is all offset by our D losing two key members. However I think Smith will prove to be a good addition however I still feel we need to get a big stay at home defender in a trade. Doesn't need to be a great D-man, just someone who is hard to play against. Maybe I'm being too positive after yesterday, but we actually may not be as bad as what people are thinking.
:lol
HAHA
CrazedArabMan
Member
^ I wish I could turn off specific avatars from certain people.
Hey, good to see someone else that isn't suicidal.
Biggest positive is that the offseason isn't over.. we could sign Semin/Doan, and/or trade for Yandle/Nash/Ryan/Enstrom/etc. Holland has to do something with all that cap space.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Hey Sef, I heard we need defensemen....
So anyways I have been thinking and by thinking I mean punching people in the face in anger, and I realized that we actually have a little bit better offense (or at least much deeper offense) than last year. Yeah we lost Hudler but we did get Brunner, Nyquist will play full time, and Sammy can put up Hudler points and Tootoo gives us much more grit and is a pain to play against for our 4th line. Our goaltending tandem also improved greatly. The only problem is that this is all offset by our D losing two key members. However I think Smith will prove to be a good addition however I still feel we need to get a big stay at home defender in a trade. Doesn't need to be a great D-man, just someone who is hard to play against. Maybe I'm being too positive after yesterday, but we actually may not be as bad as what people are thinking.
So let me get this straight--Nyquist, who got one goal in all of the games he played up on the first line, Brunner the unknown, an again Samuelsson, and a 4th-line player makes us better on offense? REALLY?
We lost one of the most productive offensive defensemen in the game and a 25-goal scorer. We're much, much worse on offense.
I am excited about the new assistant coach, though, who is already talking about how he needs to fix the awful power play.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
No, he doesn't--especially when the owner gave Prince Fielder an ENORMOUS contract in another league.
I still do expect them to sign Semin, though. I really hope they don't trade for Nash. Rumor was they offered Franzen, Filppula, and Nyquist. That would have been a terrible trade for Detroit.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
It's like Eklund had children.
If Holland got the green light on offering those crazy deals to Suter and Parise I don't think money is too tight for Ilitch.
And wow, if that rumor is true and they didn't take it, yeah we should stay far away from Nash.
Wendel Clark
Member
i hope the red wings never make the playoffs ever again
Leafs are showing the way.
CrazedArabMan
Member
And this is coming from a Toronto fan....
KingHenrik30
Member
If there's one team that would have to legitimately overpay for Nash it'd be Detroit, being in the same division and all. It would be tough.
It would take me a long time to get over that if it happened. I might honestly cry a little.
I hope the Detroit Red Wings never make the playoffs again.
CrazedArabMan
Member
And this coming from a team who hasn't won a stanley cup.
-cough-
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