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NHL February 2015 |OT| The next Maple Leafs goal will be scored by Connor McDavid
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hmmm that is interesting
A Serious Man
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Best part of these trades is going back through and laughing at all the terrible HFBoards proposals involving the key players. Someone on the Pens board actually thought Kunitz for Kane was fair market value. Having the "Our GM is terrible because he didn't trade our washed-up trash for young, high-upside players" crowd shut up for even one day is a blessing.
hot damn what a trade, I just saw it. That's some EA NHL style trading.
I hope Buffalo didn't have to give up their middle pick.
... I hope whatever pick they gave up won't win the lottery :lol
Buffalo is gonna be real scary real soon, and LOL OILERS. Just because.
I hope Buffalo didn't have to give up their middle pick.
... I hope whatever pick they gave up won't win the lottery :lol
Buffalo is gonna be real scary real soon, and LOL OILERS. Just because.
Coldnoodle
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nah it's the lowest one it seems, whichever that ends up being
can't win the lottery since it'll be a playoff team
Lone_Prodigy
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Some bloggers are just commenters with no word limit.
Buffalo gave up their last 1st round pick. It could be either STL or the NYI.
I think the trade makes a lot of sense for both teams. Winnipeg gets a very nice package back and gets rid of their problem child. Buffalo gets a true top 6 player that fits nicely into their future. Buffalo had the prospect pool to spend that much and still not compromise their talent pipeline.
I think the trade makes a lot of sense for both teams. Winnipeg gets a very nice package back and gets rid of their problem child. Buffalo gets a true top 6 player that fits nicely into their future. Buffalo had the prospect pool to spend that much and still not compromise their talent pipeline.
It's the lowest of their three picks, so probably the St. Louis one? I guess the Islanders are close enough they could catch them in the overall standings. Either way, it'll be a bottom 10 pick in the first round for sure, maybe bottom 5.
EDIT: technically Buffalo decides which first rounder to give. So maybe Sabres management gets tipsy at the draft and decides to be generous and give us the second pick?
apocalidiot
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BTW here is's insane crosscheck to McQuaid's face: http://www.gfycat.com/PossibleIdealisticHound
He cares so goddamn much it hurts.
What a cumstain. He's such a piece of shit.
bonesmccoy
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WFH and listening to Hockey Central @ Noon, and I swear Doug MacLean said that he's never seen a team collapse like the Leafs have this season. The same Doug MacLean who has been covering, at least in part, the Leafs since 2010, and has thus been around for about 4 long losing streaks, including a 3-13-0 collapse last year!
SuperSonic1305
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Someone has to take Buffalo's place at the bottom the next few years.
Have fun giving up your second rounder for Vermette!
I like this trade for both teams, Buffalo has enough good, young talent coming up to trade some of their pieces, and Winnipeg gets some legit prospects in return.
Myers for Bogosian is a wash right now.
Loser wants to stay with a losing club, instead of pursuing a cup like every other normal human being would have done. surprise surprise.
What leadership with a winning mentality, exactly the type of player you want to put in with your young players.
Great fucking franchise we got here. Instead of trading the loser, let's ask him nicely first then we will share a nice long ice tea after like the bunch of pansies we are.
I see no future with this shitty club.
/RANT
GO RAPS
BIG DICKROZAN!!!
I agree, for me I just think it's a trade that makes sense for both teams. Who "wins" will be determined years from now. Maybe they both win.
I don't really blame em.
It honestly feels like the media is trying to force him out of town while at the same time highfiving Clarkson and Bozak.
Well to me anyways they cancel each other out.
I get the frustration towards Philips because we can't turn him into a tangible asset, but I think you're reaching here if you can't understand someone wanting to finish a career with one club where he has firmly planted his roots in the city.
bonesmccoy
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Me neither.
I can't remember a time I heard much criticism of Franson, Clarkson, Lupul, JVR, Bozak, Robidas or Bernier.
But Kadri, Kessel and Reimer? They're always the problem. It gets exhausting.
dr.rocktopus
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meanwhile the leafs are like hey anyone want franson?
mother fucker
JVR in particular gets off way too easy. It's odd. He is skilled as hell but his commitment to defence is non-existent.
I'm hopeful that Myers might see an uptick with his new linemates. Will be interesting to see how it works out for him and if it affects his game.
A great hypothetical condition would be: "Tell you what ... if we get McDavid, you can have the second pick."EDIT: technically Buffalo decides which first rounder to give. So maybe Sabres management gets tipsy at the draft and decides to be generous and give us the second pick?
Coldnoodle
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Kessel supposedly battling injury issues.
Gotta lose once in a while right?
Has Bogosian dropped off a bit in recent years? He's still just 24 so as a dman he arguably has his best years ahead of him.
Fei said it's a good deal if you don't believe in Myers. Do you believe in Bogosian, though?
Frankly Buffalo was/will be so loaded with elite prospects that giving up a couple great ones and a late 1st is easily worth it for them in exchange for two young roster players.
Fei said it's a good deal if you don't believe in Myers. Do you believe in Bogosian, though?
Frankly Buffalo was/will be so loaded with elite prospects that giving up a couple great ones and a late 1st is easily worth it for them in exchange for two young roster players.
They were going to lose anyway, you know it.
I don't think having a pot belly is considered an injury issue lol.
We have to lose to them and Toronto so we can fill out our "Losing to shit teams" bingo card.
Yeah only Chris Philips as a kid would dream of finishing his career with just 1 club then dreaming of winning a Stanley Cup.
I also blame the management for allowing it to happen, if Alfie couldn't finish his career here then its overrated as hell.
CreeperBlocks
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Maybe we should trade Torkaski. I'm sure there's plenty of teams that need goalies
Coldnoodle
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After much researched I've decided that I want Hall.
I just don't see the return being great for a young backup. We're looking at 4th to 5th round pick territory probably.
You and 28 other teams!
If Kane got what he just did, I don't want to even begin to imagine what it would take to get Hall out of Edmonton. Then again, Murray is a much better GM than MacTavish.
Coldnoodle
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If you look at it as Bogo for Myers, Kane was traded for Armia+Lemieux+late 1st.
But Hall would definitely command way more.
I'd trade basically anybody not named Carlson/Backstrom/Ovechkin/Kuznetsov
Thomas, a 4th pick and Manny Malhotra for Hall (e3)
Yeah and I wanted to be Batman as a kid, but my aspirations changed down the road when adjusted with reality. (e.g I could never convince my parents to walk down dark alleys with me.)
They would definitely want Carlson, that's probably where their demands start :lol
Coldnoodle
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You'd have Burakovsky on the trade block? I want to see him develop into something.
Fuck you, Habs will beat the Leafs.
Coldnoodle
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We can watch him develop into Forsberg 2.0 in Edmonton together.
You can probably add him to the list, dude's gonna be a monster soon.
Nah man, Habs only show up when we play good teams. You guys got this.
Coldnoodle
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CreeperBlocks
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speculawyer
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Definitely a big star for the Sharks that really helped them a lot through the years. Salute!