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NHL January 2014 |OT| Bobby Orr, Bathroom Stalls, and the Battle at the Big House
- Thread starter ZeroGravity
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I'm forever in his debt for allowing the Hawks to:
A. Get rid of Tyler Arnason
B. Ditch him and get Versteeg back in return
This is the best thing.
This gif is glorious
alexthekid
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This is however kind of extreme for team Canada and cant as easy be used on other teams. Most of the other teams arent as deep on offence, hence the offensive threats they have must be on the top lines and therefore you might end up with choosing between a good offensive threat(who has no defensive threat) and a player fit for a checking line, when you are looking for a player to fit in the fourth line. Take Z for example, he would be godly in a fourth line role in a national team. His two way game is great. But in Sweden we will probably need him in a top line, and therefor we will have to fill our fourth line with other players and then I will rather have guys who can keep the puck from our net(while we leave the scoring to our top line) then offensive threats.
It is easy to say that you should have talent on all lines when you have selke winners with offensive talent over after you filled your top 2(or 3) lines with players that score a lot of points
The Bobby Ryan situation is kind of similar, if he was a LW I would argue that you could have moved Parise down in the pecking order, to allow him on a top line. But with Kane, Kessel and Ryan on RW, it is kind of hard to see which one of them that can take a big enough responsibility to play against superstars to kill time when needed. (Maybe it is possible to switch them around and squeeze in Ryan on a top line somehow, I havent really thought it through, just comparing how much harder it is compared to canada where you can just throw down a random great two way player cause of your deep pool of talent
)Kimmo is even older and a lot slower but I think he will be on the Finnish team. Going to the Olympics is probably a big part of why he hasn't retired yet.
WHADDYA EXPECT FROM A SWEDE? PROBABLY EATIN' MEATBALLS TAINTED WITH STALIN'S IDEALS AN' WHATNOT, EH.
Unhandled Exception
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This is what the only good Flyers writer had to say at the time.
http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=45992
During draft weekend, it is believed that the Flyers inquired to Phoenix about the availability of All-Star defenseman Keith Yandle. Unfortunately for Philadelphia, the price tag was believed to be in the same ballpark of what Nashville wanted (pre-offer sheet) for Shea Weber: a combination of Sean Couturier, James van Riemsdyk or Brayden Schenn and more. The astronomical price tag is likely why the Yandle rumors died down in a hurry and the Flyers decided to make the one-for-one van Riemsdyk for Luke Schenn deal the next day.
Freyjadour
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They're not getting three top prospects and an unconditional 2014 1st for Miller. If they want quality prospects, drop the number. Who else is even in the market for a rental goaltender?
Otherwise you better hope he resigns or another team hires Jay Feaster as their GM.
Goals..goals everywhere. Is this real life? No its a Hitmen game.
Is Dreider getting lit up??
KingHenrik30
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I don't think they'll get that either. But the notion of a "protected" 1st and no prospects of value is ludicrous.
3-0 Hitmen.
After first.Unhandled Exception
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Smelly is a sociopath confirmed
The answer, oddly enough, is scissors. Very sharp scissors.
Unhandled Exception
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Freyjadour
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I just don't see us going realistically a lot further than the Bouwmeester trade with slightly higher quality prospect(s). Armstrong's too stingy to not hold out on conditions, quality/quantity of prospects or both.
Without a major contending goaltender going down, any other team would just wait him out until UFA.
Yea, the idea of being able to pawn off meh prospects in a deal for Miller when Buffalo is in full rebuild is laughable.
I lose more backpacks then anything else. I don't understand why.
In high school it became a trend for people to get backpacks like these:
People at my high school were idiots.
That's the problem with moving a goalie. Low demand. It's really hard to gauge Miller's value because it's very high for teams like STL but pretty minimal for many others. I went into the year thinking they should get a 1st in return for Miller. That's likely gone up based on his stellar play.
wsoxfan1214
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How the hell do you misplace a backpack
Unhandled Exception
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In high school it became a trend for people to get backpacks like there:
People at my high school were idiots.
Hello Kitty was a thing at my high school, also idiot kids in trench coats carrying briefcases instead. Man fuck high school.
Ever done cocaine before?
:lol
Freyjadour
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1st and 3 Prospects was the latest guess/rumor. 3 amazing prospects and a 1st isn't happening. So either fewer prospects of higher quality or the 3 look like the prospects that went in the Bouwmeester trade.
The problem for us is going to be finding somewhere for Halak to spend the rest of the year not counting against our cap hit.
SpectreFire
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Chris Higgins out with the flu.
Canucks recall crazed serial killer from Utica to sub in on the 4th line.
Canucks recall crazed serial killer from Utica to sub in on the 4th line.
Chris Higgins out with the flu.
Canucks recall crazed serial killer from Utica to sub in on the 4th line.
Benn Ferrarioh is so ugly.
O/U on how many strippers this guy has in his freezer?Chris Higgins out with the flu.
Canucks recall crazed serial killer from Utica to sub in on the 4th line.
Unhandled Exception
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That dude and Duncan Siemens could star in the next big serial killer show.
We now have Kassian, Sestito and Ferriero. We're trying to get the Ducks to give up by making them look at ugly all game.
SpectreFire
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At least you have the hockey season to look forward to right?Man I am not looking forward to this semester at all
KingHenrik30
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Then you won't get him, I think it's pretty simple. With the new management, he might even want to stay. Miller isn't getting a 1st and 3 prospects, but a 1st and a very good prospect/young roster player? If you want Miller that's what you'll pay.
Unhandled Exception
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBNuFKF9bPE
From one of the threads on the side in which we do not post. I wish I had a spare $15 to buy this right now, good god it looks good.
From one of the threads on the side in which we do not post. I wish I had a spare $15 to buy this right now, good god it looks good.
ZeroGravity
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Luongo injured again apparently.
whaaa?
ZeroGravity
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SpectreFire
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Look on the bright side. Clarkson still has 6 more years to go back to being a 30 goal scorer!
Or a 20 goal scorer.
Or maybe play an entire season.
I'll be happy if Sharp doesn't score another hattrick on us. Would be fun to see Toews' face vs Jumbo's fists again though.
Freyjadour
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I think you're confusing me responding to the rumor of a 1st and 3 prospects with me proposing a 1st and 3 low/middle tier prospects.
Anyway, the bottom line is that there's not really much in the way of a market for Miller. He would most certainly improve STL's situation in goal provided that they had a home for Halak. Otherwise, you bet everything on resigning him or that a major goaltender goes down in the next several weeks / Olympics and someone is desperate enough to offer more than a 1st and not-outstanding A+ prospect for a rental goaltender with a NTC.
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