Baer.

I'm just here for the 10,000th post in this thread.

That solves nothing for Toronto. Doesn't solve the cap problem to add 3 roster players (oh ya they just traded 5 guys for 1 cause they have that problem). Let alone trading one of their best defensemen for a bunch of scrubs. Phaneuf may not be worth $7M, but that doesn't make him a bad defenseman. For us it just ties us up financially in a player who couldn't help us any more than Dan Steps-On-The-Puck-And-Falls Hamhuis. He's a Lefty which also doesn't help us. We need a top-4 righty to play with Hammer.

Vey, in my eyes, is a right winger. He looks good as a RW, and not so good as a center. Which surprises me, given his pedigree in the minors and juniors playing as a center. He just can't translate that into being a center in the NHL. It could do with his size, many western conference centers are big. But in any case, he should vy for ta spot once Vrbata has departed. McCann looks great when he has skilled teammates. When you have Prust and Dorsett on your wings, how can you effectively score goals when you're getting a pass from this guy: Honestly, it wouldnt surprise me to see McCann play his 9 games, but there is no way he plays more. Cracknell is a more interesting choice. He can skate, big guy can bit, and as we know he has clutch ability which can't be taught. If he proves he can beat NHL centers in the faceoff dot, he could very well make the team, because... Blair Jones was brought in to replace the gaping whole in Utica made by the departure of Cal O'Reilly. Honestly, I see it very difficult to remove Jones from Utica's roster. He can just help them too much. Cracknell is more suitable on a 4th line. Well, there's my opinion. PS: good post tl;Dr I think it should be Cracknell with McCann for 9 games.

Wouldn't be surprised to see him on our roster for the last 20 games of the season...

Really good showing at prospects tourney. Would not be surprised if he cracked Utica's top 6.

Wasn't very impressed with his play in the tournament. He had a few chances but looked lost out there. He pinches harder than bieksa and gets way out of position. His ability to keep the puck moving in the offensive zone was the one bright part of his game I saw, and may have been why Benning is interested. Would not be surprised to see him with the k-wings next year, not that it's a bad thing. But for me, Hutton, Subban overshadowed him. They were great for us. Not saying this kid is a bust, be he's definitely a long term project.

Although some sort of mass offing would do the world some good. Just wipe out like 2 billion people. It would make things a lot easier. But please no nukes.

Somebody watches too much TV↑