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Official NHL CBA Conclusion thread! HOSANNAH, BITCHES
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Malakhov
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It's $25 for the license wich is a one time only purchase. If we're 20 teams, it's $1.25 each. FHL is the best simulator there is and like I said, it's a one time purchase, we'll be able to run on it for years if we want to.
So far we're four!
Malakhov - Montreal
Dem - Edmonton
Drensh - Colorado
Tedesco - Leafs
So far we're four!
Malakhov - Montreal
Dem - Edmonton
Drensh - Colorado
Tedesco - Leafs
Mike Works
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Datsyuk has left Detroit and Svatos has left Colorado 
The Internet
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Is Datsyuk really that important?
Ever since that Calgary/Detroit series, i've never thought highly of the guy. He was NOWHERE to be found in that series. Totally shut down.
Detroit will most likely make the playoffs again, maybe spend the money on a guy who can put the puck in the net in the Playoffs.
Ever since that Calgary/Detroit series, i've never thought highly of the guy. He was NOWHERE to be found in that series. Totally shut down.
Detroit will most likely make the playoffs again, maybe spend the money on a guy who can put the puck in the net in the Playoffs.
ForzaItalia
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:lol :lol :lol
Mike Works
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Argh, I fucked that up. I remembered reading earlier today around the time the Datsyuk story broke that Colorado had lost a player, and I thought it was Svatos. Turns out it was Riku Hahl, as I read this headline:Drensch said:
Riku Hahl signs with Davos, Switzerland
and the 'Davos' portion ingrained 'Svatos' in my head.
Datsyuk can somewhat back up a comparison to Heatley (although with Heatley being bigger, 3 years younger and having a better career offensive year to this point it's a comparable that might not last long) but mainly because Heatley lost a season and has questions about his future. But saying he should make as much or more than Thornton is just stupid.
Datsyuk has potential, but he hasn't done anything that's justified 6 mil. Jesus. Peter fucking Forsberg doesn't make that much, and Joe Sakic only makes a little more. Naslund, Iginla, and the rest of the elite don't make much more than six. And Datsyuk, who has talent, but has never done anything wants 5-6?
I wonder if Riku Hahl is still going to camp? He's on the new camp roster.
I wonder if Riku Hahl is still going to camp? He's on the new camp roster.
getting a starting goalie as a bench goalie is always good. besides, Olie the Goalie will be dealt by the caps this season... they won't keep him and his bloated salary.
How about S.Sullivan for Pallfy? The stats don't lie
R.Smyth had better stats in every category then Pallfy in the last season. Sullivan is even better....
How about S.Sullivan for Pallfy? The stats don't lie
R.Smyth had better stats in every category then Pallfy in the last season. Sullivan is even better....
Kabuki Waq
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S.Sullivan always seems to be on the verge of becoming a great player but then he justs stops scoring every year.......
Still an exciting player to watch.
Still an exciting player to watch.
I wouldn't pick up Kolzig in a 20-team league. Bad stats, bad team going nowhere, and he's 35 freaking years old and has been trending down in all categories for years. If he does get traded, the only teams that will want him are other shitty teams with cap room and young squads that need a veteran goalie to soak up some losses for a year or two.
Still can't believe you turned down my offer for Fleury. You should be all over that guy!
Says the man who not only drafted Owen Nolan and took a 18 year old rookie over guys like Sakic, Kovolchuk and Naslund but then took Back Spasm Belfour as his #1 goalie... in the third round! :lol
Still can't believe you turned down my offer for Fleury. You should be all over that guy!
Why the hell would I want Fleury when the kid will only play 20 games this year? That is why they went out and got T-Bo, to play 55 games for them. Sure, I got my Fleury jersey #29 in my closet, but I sure as hell am not picking him for a fantasy league until he gets the starting nod next year.
Yeah, i know Kolzig sucks, and so will the Crapitals but name another starting goalie that is available....
Sure, I drafted drunken Belfour, but I got Khabi as well.. that twosome is just as good as your Lehtonen, Luongo combo, if not better (and your trashing me on rookies- lol)....
and that 18 year old kid will be in the top 20 in scoring this year, and is the #1 center on the most offensively potent team in the league right now (paper stats wise)
Owen Nolan was a mistake, just as others drafting Datsuk and Morozov...
should be fun league with the smack already starting up....
Yeah, i know Kolzig sucks, and so will the Crapitals but name another starting goalie that is available....
Sure, I drafted drunken Belfour, but I got Khabi as well.. that twosome is just as good as your Lehtonen, Luongo combo, if not better (and your trashing me on rookies- lol)....
and that 18 year old kid will be in the top 20 in scoring this year, and is the #1 center on the most offensively potent team in the league right now (paper stats wise)
Owen Nolan was a mistake, just as others drafting Datsuk and Morozov...
should be fun league with the smack already starting up....
Kingpen said:
Whoa. This year (hell, most years), Luongo is definitely a better fantasy goalie than Khabi unless the Hawks have some sort of miracle revival. And Belfour is just about the riskiest starter around, and his team is set to take a pretty good step backwards. I'll take the highly touted rookie goalie who's been destroying the AHL for the last 2 years over him any day of the week, especially since he'll be the starter in Atlanta unless he shits his pants in training camp.
No doubt about that.
But do you really think Crosby will be a first line center this year? I'm not just saying this to tease you about your pick, but it's been over a *decade* since an 18 year old had a dominant entry into the NHL. Older rookies can have very solid seasons, but to expect huge numbers is a bit premature. I'd be impressed if he has as good a rookie season as Rick Nash, simply because Nash was so big and strong he was ready for the NHL even when he was a 17 year old and Nash finished 155th overall in scoring his rookie year. There's no doubt Crosby is ready to take the next step talent and offense-wise, but I think he'll need more time to get used to the physical side than Nash did.
Crosby is the only legitimate center the pens have. Mario favors left wing, and has played that for the past 3 years. Malkin was going to come over and they were going to use him and Crosby as 1-2 centers, but he didn't. The only other center they had in Milan Kraft (slow developer) signed in the Russian super league.
Nash is a great young stud, but he isn't comparable to Crosby. Nash wasn't even a consensus #1 pick in his draft year (Him, Boumeester and Letonen could have swapped spots interchangibly)
The drafting of Nash didn't sell tons of season ticket packages like Crosby has. The Pens will be the hardest ticket to get in the league this year.
Nash didn't have anyone worth a damn to play on a line with.
Nash didn't have one of the top 2 players in the history of the NHL playing on a line/ pp with him (and that doesn't even include the other guys in Pallfy, Recchi and Leclair)
And quite frankly why the comparison isn't valid is simply put...
Nash didn't appear on The Tonight Show and shoot pucks in a dryer. :lol
Name the last NHL player to appear on a late show - You have to go back to Gretzky. Sure the hype is very large for this kid, but with all the guns he is playing with, and considering the fact he is a recognized gun himself, he should easily put up 100+ points this year, in the new rules NHL.
I may be a jaded pens fan that is in shell-shock because of the way the team pulled a 180, but it for damn sure is going to be a very fun season to watch.
Nash is a great young stud, but he isn't comparable to Crosby. Nash wasn't even a consensus #1 pick in his draft year (Him, Boumeester and Letonen could have swapped spots interchangibly)
The drafting of Nash didn't sell tons of season ticket packages like Crosby has. The Pens will be the hardest ticket to get in the league this year.
Nash didn't have anyone worth a damn to play on a line with.
Nash didn't have one of the top 2 players in the history of the NHL playing on a line/ pp with him (and that doesn't even include the other guys in Pallfy, Recchi and Leclair)
And quite frankly why the comparison isn't valid is simply put...
Nash didn't appear on The Tonight Show and shoot pucks in a dryer. :lol
Name the last NHL player to appear on a late show - You have to go back to Gretzky. Sure the hype is very large for this kid, but with all the guns he is playing with, and considering the fact he is a recognized gun himself, he should easily put up 100+ points this year, in the new rules NHL.
I may be a jaded pens fan that is in shell-shock because of the way the team pulled a 180, but it for damn sure is going to be a very fun season to watch.
You'll see.....
Rico Fucking Fata could get 60 points playing on a top line with Mario and Pallfy/Recchi...
Remember Rob Brown. He had 50 goals and close to a 100 point season by doing the same thing. And he was a scrubby player pretty much.
Imagine someone with talent like what Crosby supposidely possesses.
Rico Fucking Fata could get 60 points playing on a top line with Mario and Pallfy/Recchi...
Remember Rob Brown. He had 50 goals and close to a 100 point season by doing the same thing. And he was a scrubby player pretty much.
Imagine someone with talent like what Crosby supposidely possesses.
Haha, yeah, and that's the other thing, how many games do you *really* think Lemieux is going to play? I thought dem picking Mario first overall was risky as hell (I had him ranked like 20th on my list), I just can't believe he'll play more than 45 games. I wouldn't be surprised if he plays like 30 or less - he's basically not retired only to keep the team out of the bankruptcy it was facing a couple of years ago. I have no doubt he's excited about playing again with the better team and Crosby and so on but he's still as fragile a pro athlete as you'll find. If the rule changes do work I can see him getting 1.5 ppg again easy, but I still doubt he'll play enough to get more than 70ish pts. Now that Crosby is the main draw expect Mario to take the night off on pretty much every western conference road game. 
I'll predict 50-60 pts for Crosby, a very nice total for an 18 year old, with around 15 goals.
I'll predict 50-60 pts for Crosby, a very nice total for an 18 year old, with around 15 goals.
Mike Works
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I wish we had some Wings fans on the board right about now
Mario should have never retired at 31 like he did in 97... Now that he has a legitimate team around him and the hope that the league will actually call penalties against clutching a grabbing... He will flurish. Sure he was banged up the last season, but that was 2 years ago that he went down injured pretty much. He also sat out the season after the Canada cup because he probably didn't want to play with Brian Holzinger and Rico Fata on the top line. :lol
I'll gladly take Mario off your hands Dem if your so put off with drafting him. Make me an offer.
I'll gladly take Mario off your hands Dem if your so put off with drafting him. Make me an offer.
ForzaItalia
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Get a clue guys. Kolzig does not suck.
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