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NHL January 2013 |OT| - "Double-B to Double-M" The Milbury Leafs Era Begins NOW
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Get fucked asscunt.
Dastardly Jerks
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I'd bet dollars to donuts on Palmieri being second line on opening night. Not only does Blakes departure pretty much put a HELP WANTED sign on the second line, but nobody else is more qualified (was on the NHL roster nearly all last season) and been showing off more flashes of brilliance and potential than Palmieri himself. Also he fits in with Boudreaus system very well.
Technically he's a rookie, yeah, but he's also the most suitable.
To quote the fine Goon movie: "THIS IS NOT FAHKIN' BASEBALL!"
:lol
Leblanc could slot in there, but I'm assuming that Gomez will be playing if he's getting paid. I don't see Bergevin / Therrien sitting him as much as I would love that.
I'd like to see Therrien shuffle the forwards around, something like this:
Patcioretty - Plekanec - Cole
DD - Eller - Gionta
Bourque - Gomez - Armstrong
Prust - White - Moen
We'll have too many center's once Gally comes up for good, so DD has to adjust to the wing, or we trade Plekanec next year. That 4th line would be filthy too.
CrazedArabMan
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Gomez to have 50 point season. What would Habs fans do then?
Freyjadour
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Would not be surprised to see the lines morph into something like that at all.
Wake up and stop doing bath salts.
Rand0m TAG
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Trade him to the leafs
Dastardly Jerks
Banned
Fuck him off for being inconsistent?
Amazing.
Didn't actually think he was a rookie!
Was more talking about the guys with zero NHL experience. Cervenka, Tarasenko, Granlund, Brunner, Silfverberg, Bennett, Huberdeau...
Guys like Nyquist, Palmieri and Kreider have better shots at cracking the top 6 on their respective teams, though.
Nah.Hunter S Thompson said:
Dastardly Jerks
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Ah got ya :thumb:
Yeah, even the most unseasoned of rookies needs to actually prove themselves or be on a team of depleted talent... Like Edmonton.
KingHenrik30
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Kreider will 100% be there in the top 6. He was there in the playoffs last year.
He's been garbage for the past few months, dunno if that's a guarantee.
And scored a bunch of goals, too. That's why I listed him. But he may not be a regular feature on the 2nd line to start.
Classic. I missed this so.
Dastardly Jerks
Banned
Jesus fucking christ EA...
Why did you make the Devils draft me in BAP and then trade Brodeur for fucking LEIGHTON!? Are you that confident in my goalscoring abilities!?
Why did you make the Devils draft me in BAP and then trade Brodeur for fucking LEIGHTON!? Are you that confident in my goalscoring abilities!?
You think Etem will beat out Holland?
Maybe you should be playing 3 VS 3 ARCADE FEATURING HOCKEY SUPERSTAR NIK ANTROPOV
KingHenrik30
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He's been garbage playing on a garbage AHL team where everyone has played like shit. I'm not worried.
He's already being "penciled" in by all the beat writers, including the writer employed by the Rangers Jim Cerny. He'll start the season there on the second line.
Did they ever change Atlanta to Winnipeg in that game?
Dastardly Jerks
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Yep. Holland provides size where Smith-Pelly already provides, ergo Etem will provide the quickness that the line needs. That's all I've got to base it off of though.
Production-wise, Holland deserves to be there more. But fitting in with the archetypes that Boudreau builds his lines on this makes it more likely in my head.
MAYBE I SHOULD BE RIGHT NOW
They changed NOTHING. And if what Bish says is true, they were probably working on some sort of... spinoff or sequel... where that would have been changed.
Oh god I hope that project resurrects now that we have an NHL season...
I needed something fierce to combat Gally.
ZeroGravity
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There it is.
yodathesoda
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Tim Tebow of the North?
Coldnoodle
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It seems so far away...
Top 6 looks good, but I think it's inter-changeable and we'll see many variations. I know the aim is that Richie and Nash mesh well since him and Gabs weren't a perfect fit. I think we need to have Nash and Gabby on separate lines for sure. I also think Hagelin is gonna be up there before Kreider. That spot will need to be earned and kept. I'd also like to give JT a look after he managed to fit in and produce in the WJC. Maybe 3rd line, possibly direct to C.
D I'd see more:
McDonagh - Girardi
Staal - Del Zotto
Bickel/Eminger - Stralman
Assuming we don't pick up another D somewhere or bring McIlrath up. No way Bickel gets 2nd line duty... he'll get minimal 3rd ideally. Stralman is a RH and will be used on the PP a lot. They're hopeful either DZ or Staal can be groomed into a right-sided D, but I don't know which is slotted where to begin... probably a mix in the top 4 D as well, but I believe Mac Truck stays up there 100% of the time unless he really struggles.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
I hope every team plays on the 19th.
Dastardly Jerks
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Actually the funny thing is how many of the players in 3 on 3 NHL Arcade are actually interchangeable...
Pronger was meant to be the lone Ducks player, and Koivu was meant to be the Canadiens rep and the Oilers had Cogliano... So now you can technically have Koivu, Cogliano and Pronger... While the Oilers fans can have Cogliano and Pronger.
Pronger was meant to be the lone Ducks player, and Koivu was meant to be the Canadiens rep and the Oilers had Cogliano... So now you can technically have Koivu, Cogliano and Pronger... While the Oilers fans can have Cogliano and Pronger.
All teams are playing opening night
Josh Rimer ‏@JoshRimerHockey
So it's official! Game On Jan 19th!! All 30 teams will be in action Opening Night. Hearing Schedule should be released Thursday or Friday.
Sedin / Sedin / Burrows
Booth / Kesler(inj) / Higgins
Raymond / Malhotra / Hansen
Weise / Lapierre / Kassian
Schroeder
Bieksa / Hamhuis
Edler(inj) / Garrison
Ballard / Tanev
Alberts
Schneider
????
I have no idea what this team is capable of. Canucks have been a .500 team through the first two months over the last few seasons. Only a few have actually been playing competitive hockey. Edler and Kesler are injured. We need a third line center, regardless.
I'm expecting a slow start and them barely making it into the playoffs. All I want really is a playoff spot.
Booth / Kesler(inj) / Higgins
Raymond / Malhotra / Hansen
Weise / Lapierre / Kassian
Schroeder
Bieksa / Hamhuis
Edler(inj) / Garrison
Ballard / Tanev
Alberts
Schneider
????
I have no idea what this team is capable of. Canucks have been a .500 team through the first two months over the last few seasons. Only a few have actually been playing competitive hockey. Edler and Kesler are injured. We need a third line center, regardless.
I'm expecting a slow start and them barely making it into the playoffs. All I want really is a playoff spot.
Haven't said otherwise, dudeKingHenrik30 said:
KingHenrik30
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MDZ and Stralman work well together. Bickel and MDZ would be a nightmare, Staal is good enough to carry that line. Don't read into "lines", it's more about pairings. McIlrath just got back from injury and started playing this year so he won't see any time this year. As good as Hagelin was last year Kreider skates just as fast, and is bigger and stronger. JT won't get a look at camp, but will later on in the season, that was reported by brooks today. Rangers will need to acquire another D at the deadline though.
BigJonsson
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#hope
Wasn't he the kid that played Anakin Skywalker in Episode 1?He's watching you.
We need to get some 6 player games going some night.
Dastardly Jerks
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Erdrick
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I can't speak for that game, as I have never played it, but I know in NHL13 if you use Winnipeg in the Winter Classic mode, the coach is wearing an Atlanta Thrashers jacket still, just like last year's version. I've also had the announcers refer to the team as Atlanta at the odd point or two still. Would be nice if they fixed that, and played our proper goal horn, but that is likely asking too much from EA.
Dastardly Jerks
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Hey RaphaelFedExKillerBrahs
FortunateSon
Banned
It ain't obnoxious. It's the truth. And everyone on here are strangers to me, it's a discusssion forum. So if someone likes me or not is not really my call. It's just a forum. I will take it as a compliment if anything.
I mean, marvie and whatnot have me on ignore. I don't see the problem. Why do you have sich an issue? Canucks fans like you are an emotional wreck at the moment, and I don't blame you after what has happened the last 2 seasons. All those tears and crying takes a lot out of them/you.
That's the main thing, though there may not be much available =/
I know Staal is great, and I'm not anti-Bickel like many are, but I'd be happier not seeing him get that much TOI. If you have last year's Bickel getting 20+ minutes a game paired with Staal, I don't think you're a contender... and you do want Staal on the ice that much, which is why I don't think they're paired no matter if DZ and Stralman work well together. But hey, I'm all for giving it a look early on. There's nothing saying he can't/won't improve and be viable.
It's kind of a puzzle. One that healthy Sauer probably would have solved.
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