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NHL February 2016 |OT| Parlez-vous tankçais?
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While Nash is out, I wouldn't be surprised if he plays wing with Stepan and Kreider, which moves Fast down the lineup (even though Fast has been great lately).
Otherwise I see:
Nash-Brassard-Zuccarello
Kreider-Stepan-Miller
Hayes-Staal-Stalberg
Lindberg-Moore-Fast
Glass/Hrivik
So that's the fucking Staal trade?
Fucking 50% Retained and 2 2nd rounders this year and next and a prospect.
Wow.
EDIT: Apparently this Saarela kid and Sebastian Aho are friends/go way back. Hopefully a good thing with chemistry on the ice.
Also this is pretty decent.
Fucking 50% Retained and 2 2nd rounders this year and next and a prospect.
Wow.
EDIT: Apparently this Saarela kid and Sebastian Aho are friends/go way back. Hopefully a good thing with chemistry on the ice.
Also this is pretty decent.
I don't know, if they had no choice but to trade him I feel like they got a fair return. a prospect and 2 2nd pick for a contract-less 50 pointer who slowed down drastically and wouldn't sign with you anyway? I like it
the salary thing doesn't actually matter, Rags aren't winning the cup and the contract is up this summer so who cares
the salary thing doesn't actually matter, Rags aren't winning the cup and the contract is up this summer so who cares
Fata1moose
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Our need for someone on wing is almost as great as our need for defensive prospects. Iginla and Tanguay will be out soon and then we have Landeskog and Rantanen for the top four. I really don't want to give up Bigras or Zadorov for Drouin though, I can't see it getting done.
What did people expect? Staal is 232nd in points/60, a UFA, and declining hard. Two 2nds and a good prospect seems like a reasonable return.
Unhandled Exception
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I see Zadorov as trade bait if he doesn't stick next season. And yeah we need wings but holy shit we need defense like three years ago.
Fata1moose
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Zads looked pretty good in his last stint here, he is likely to stick. At the same time, we can't have another Siemens situation where we keep him for too long while he loses all value.
Also, holy shit at this HF hyperbole and spelling:
Leafsbeast said:
CreeperBlocks
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The Capitals are Asleep
Dubbedinenglish
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Purcell, Hudler and Kindl will meet the team in WPG.
there's one commie left on the market that could help them eventhough it would break my heart
COMRADE MARKOV REPORTING IN
Coldnoodle
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Our first line is so trash.
From the people who brought you "best passer in the league" in Nazem Kadri.
At least he spelled Rielly right
Unhandled Exception
Member
He was fine but he needs to find confidence throwing his weight around. He did it early on but it really seemed like his confidence waned the more he played. But that's to be expected when we have few people to pair him with that could actually cover his mistakes.
And like I said before if we trade Bigras and it's not objectively a huge upgrade for us on defense we are dead in the water. The cupboards are fucking bare. I wish I could trust Roy wouldn't make it worse but I just don't know man.
This is why I like the idea of Staal on this team (assuming he didn't give up anything too obviously boneheaded for him) despite his declining numbers. He doesn't have to be the 1C here, and that could make a huge difference for him. Plus the hidden potential bonus of what having Eric around might do for Marc, both on and off the ice.
Of course, it is possible that his productivity really is just falling off a cliff and no change of scenery will be able to do anything about that, but I guess we'll see.
It will also be interesting to see how he reacts in the immediate aftermath of the trade. MSL took a good month after he was traded to score his first goal but became indispensable in the run to the Stanley Cup Finals. Keith Yandle likewise was pretty terrible after joining the team and only started finding glimpses of his game at times in the playoffs. The last time we had trade deadline acquisitions come in and make an immediate impact was when Brassard, Dorsett and (John) Moore came over in exchange for Gaborik 3 years ago.
Apparently the Rangers are still potentially in the mix for Brandon Pirri, by the way. Not sure we can pull that off with the deadline cap space we have left, though. If the Panthers retained 50%, he might BARELY fit under the cap. Otherwise we'd almost certainly have to send back a roster player.
CreeperBlocks
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We'll see on Trade Deadline day
gaming_noob
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HFboards saying Swedish TV said Drouin is going to the Habs....
Clockblockers
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was a nice little play, i'm liking teuvo at center. I'll be curious to see how that line looks once Weise arrives
Kane you dingus.
Once Weise is here and Kruger is ready, our bottom 6 is going to be awesome.
Yeah Desi's hands arent good enough to play with Teuvo.
Once Weise is here and Kruger is ready, our bottom 6 is going to be awesome.
Clockblockers
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I still think our D leaves something to be desired, but i guess we'll find out in a couple of months
CreeperBlocks
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Caps need Vrbata
This might be one of the sketchiest sources of a source evar
MultiJhonny
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This sounds familiar..
Fuck off with that shit here.
Dubbedinenglish
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The Smellies trying to be insiders
CreeperBlocks
Banned
It's like finding Leaked Halo Footage in a barn
MultiJhonny
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Halo 6 barn confirmed?
Our D is better and deeper than last year, especially if Ehrhoff can contribute anything. Getting Kruger and Hossa back will help out the defense too.
I laughed. Good analogy
Fata1moose
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Did someone say Halo!?
Oh, barn leak joke.
Oh, barn leak joke.
CreeperBlocks
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Markov and Juulsen for Vatanen
Unhandled Exception
Member
Wait isn't smells Swiss
I thought he was Croatian. :/
Fata1moose
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I'd take Vatanen, but not for 6 million. Also Barrie is going to break bank this year.
Coldnoodle
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Liverpool loses on penalties and now Caps looking like they're going to lose.
Unhandled Exception
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He's a good guy like Duchene. He will take the discount.
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