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NHL January 2014 |OT| Bobby Orr, Bathroom Stalls, and the Battle at the Big House

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Fata1moose

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yyzjohn said:
If it's serious it's just in time to not be traded!
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He wasn't going to be traded anyway, unless you meant Parenteau though I find that doubtful too. No way did Montreal turn down a Bourque for PAP swap, unless Montreal Marc Bergevin is a complete idiot.

I'm scared as to what the Blues will do at the trade deadline, if they added pieces like Miller and Callahan then they would be a lot more formidable that they already are.
 
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MetatronM

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FUBAR McDangles said:
Western Conf teams suggest the Rangers are gathering intel on Chris Stewart. Callahan for Stewart would be a sweet deal for the Blues. - Dreger

Noooooooooooooo
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We're definitely losing Cally. Sounds like the Rangers are actually getting really close to a deal with Girardi, but Cally is looking more and more like he's gone.
 
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Fata1moose

Banned
19 & 21 said:
I'll bet Buffalo's price on Miller is as steep as they are bad. He's their last bargaining chip to fix that team in any sort of timely fashion.
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I feel like the Blues could move a first and prospects for him, some roster players too, but nothing to significant.

Random: It was raining in Boulder last night at 6 PM, so weird.
 
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KingHenrik30

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Blues GAF - what's good with Ty Rattie? If a hypothetical deal involving callahan and stewart went down, what would the Rangers have to add to get Rattie as well?
 
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Cake Boss

Banned
Lol I would take last year's AHL Sens team over this year's crappy ass healthy 'Veteran' team.

Philips goes out for 2 games and we win 2 games in a row.
Spezza goes out and we have our longest win streak of the season.
Neil goes down, we go on a win streak as well.
 
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bonesmccoy

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Fraser played pretty well last year, but that cracked skull and knee injury really seemed to take the life out of him.

I don't understand the move though from the Oilers perspective. Sure, all they gave up were some low-tier prospects, but don't they already have enough low-skill players?
 
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Unhandled Exception

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bonesmccoy said:
Fraser played pretty well last year, but that cracked skull and knee injury really seemed to take the life out of him.

I don't understand the move though from the Oilers perspective. Sure, all they gave up were some low-tier prospects, but don't they already have enough low-skill players?
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"The fans say we need some defense, whatever that is. Lets ask our good buddies in Toronto about it, see if they know what it means."
 
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CrazedArabMan

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GSG Flash said:
*cough*GiftWinAgainstTheKings*cough*
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Karma repaying us for the San Jose game where we were on the other end of that type of call.

Cake Boss said:
Lol I would take last year's AHL Sens team over this year's crappy ass healthy 'Veteran' team.

Philips goes out for 2 games and we win 2 games in a row.
Spezza goes out and we have our longest win streak of the season.
Neil goes down, we go on a win streak as well.
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I will glady take Spezza off your hands.

What's been wrong with him this year?
 
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bonesmccoy

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Found this truth nugget on TSN.ca

Good pick up for the oil.Tough stay home D-man.Fraser should add some much needed grit to the back end. If he finds his Mojo, like he had last year it will be a steel of a deal. As for the Leafs: A ECHL 4th liner and a guy playing in the KHL. That = zero return on Fraser. Sure hope Nonis put a bow on Fraser. Its always a nice touch when you give a gift. Other then saving some cap space(1.275 mill) the leafs got taken to the proverbial cleaners. Nice job Nonis. P.S. wake up.
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Kuro Madoushi

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bonesmccoy said:
Found this truth nugget on TSN.ca
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Cap space was more important. This nugget of truth doesn't take into the fact the dude was slow, couldn't fight anymore, and made poor decisions. Last year, he was a warrior and contributed greatly. This year, he is Gleason-lite. I like having just Ranger as a 7th as that is where he belongs and it will save me some heart attacks watching his terrible pinches.

I wanted Fraser gone for a bag of pucks, and we more or less got that. Leafs win this trade.
 
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yyzjohn

Banned
bonesmccoy said:
Found this truth nugget on TSN.ca
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I love reading the Oiler blogs and people who are real happy with the deal. Saying things like "Oilers got an NHL caliber d-man", "tough stay at home player".

He fucking couldn't crack the Leafs top 6, that tells you all you need to know. Wait until they see Fraser play, I wonder how long it'll take before they realize why he was traded.
 
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Wingfan19

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Hey look! We get Z and Howard back tonight, Kindl in for Lashoff. So Ovi will only score 3 goals against us in the next 2 games now.
 
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Cake Boss

Banned
Oilers would you also be interested in a Philips? Stay at home dman meaning he will be pinned in his end because he sucks and cant make a first pass.
 
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Cactus

Banned
If one or both of Hartikainen and Komarov come back next year, that should pretty much solve all the fourth line issues, especially with D'Amigo having a pretty good first few NHL games.

Fraser sucks. I mean, he was a decent bottom pairing guy for most of last season, but he has definitely been below replacement level since his injury troubles.
 
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Samyy

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Cactus said:
If one or both of Hartikainen and Komarov come back next year, that should pretty much solve all the fourth line issues, especially with D'Amigo having a pretty good first few NHL games.

Fraser sucks. I mean, he was a decent bottom pairing guy for most of last season, but he has definitely been below replacement level since his injury troubles.
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Komarov left because he didn't want to play the 3rdline/4th line game though, hard to see him coming back.
 
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Parch

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Kuro Madoushi said:
I wanted Fraser gone for a bag of pucks, and we more or less got that. Leafs win this trade.
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A fair gamble for the Oilers. Almost anybody at D is worth a gamble right now, and the junk the Oilers sent is worthless. I saw Abner play with the Oil Kings, big and useless, and don't think for a second that Hartikainen is capable of being an NHLer. Showed nothing as an Oiler and barely relevant in the KHL.

Oilers take a gamble. Leafs get nothing. Oilers win this trade.
 
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Cactus

Banned
Parch said:
A fair gamble for the Oilers. Almost anybody at D is worth a gamble right now, and the junk the Oilers sent is worthless. I saw Abner play with the Oil Kings, big and useless, and don't think for a second that Hartikainen is capable of being an NHLer. Showed nothing as an Oiler and barely relevant in the KHL.

Oilers take a gamble. Leafs get nothing. Oilers win this trade.
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I understand that the Oilers are so bad on D that they'll take anybody, but the only thing Fraser has going for him is NHL experience. He isn't very good at anything besides maybe clearing the front of the net.

Abner won't be re-signed, and Hartikainen is a guy who can come to camp and prove himself without taking a contract spot. At the very least, the Leafs get $1.25m in cap space in exchange for their 8th defenceman.
 
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Cactus

Banned
Samyy said:
Komarov left because he didn't want to play the 3rdline/4th line game though, hard to see him coming back.
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I think it was said somewhere that he wanted to make the Olympic team, and a scoring role in the KHL gave him a better shot. Maybe that was just hearsay, though.

I think he'll be back.
 
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LevelNth

Banned
Most important fact about Fraser this season: He couldn't beat out Paul Ranger to be the 7th D on the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Checkmate.
 
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yyzjohn

Banned
Cactus said:
I understand that the Oilers are so bad on D that they'll take anybody, but the only thing Fraser has going for him is NHL experience. He isn't very good at anything besides maybe clearing the front of the net.


Abner won't be re-signed, and Hartikainen is a guy who can come to camp and prove himself without taking a contract spot. At the very least, the Leafs get $1.25m in cap space in exchange for their 8th defenceman.
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People forget about cap space when they talk about getting nothing. In today's game, cap space is an asset as much as a player.
 
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Parch

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Not much of a salary dump. He's not even signed long term. So Oilers pay half that salary for somebody that is going to get bottom pairing ice time in the NHL and a tryout for continuing that role in future years. Well worth the gamble IMO.

It's basically a minimum wage contract for that experience, so half that is hardly what I would consider a salary dump. Chump change for a chump. Since the Leafs got nothing, if they want to consider that a salary dump as justification, then so be it. Oilers are happy with the deal and don't feel ripped off in the slightest.
 
ZeroGravity

ZeroGravity

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So one good thing came out of last night's game: Anders Lindback is out until after the Olympics. Taken out by Cory Conacher.

That Bishop trade paying off at both ends.
 
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