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  1. Hell yes. It may be a bit late for rediculous point totals, but Hank will finally have a true sniper if Jensen makes the jump next year.
  2. Now that Henrik's bad puck luck seems to be shifting, I'd bet he's a top 10 scorer in the remaining games
  3. Fair enough. Matthias has a lot of positives and fills a hole the Canucks have desperately needed to be filled since Manny got injured in 2011. Don't look now, but the Canucks center depth is: Henrik, Kesler, Matthias, Richardson. That's much better than what it was early before the deadline.
  4. Matthias is the Manny Malhotra like player the Canucks haven't had in 3 seasons. I do think he's got a bit more offensive upside than Manny though.
  5. Matthias's speed is impressive. He's also go more skill than I thought he did.
  6. Didn't realize how big Jensen was. It's like Edler with rocket packs on, kid can fly.
  7. I read it, and the guy who wrote it clearly doesn't watch him play, and had some piss in his cheerios the morning he wrote it. He may not have dazzling skill, but he has more than enough to be a solid 50-60 point center while playing top opposition. His ceiling is somewhere between Bergeron and Couture, both players that I want on my team if I'm trying to win a Stanley Cup.
  8. Both UPS and FedEx have managed to no find my apartment. It's not THAT hard to find

    1. Baka

      Baka

      Better than USPS which still manages to loose my orders halfway through the shipment in another state.

  9. I'm in this boat too. Lu's fanboys need to get over it. He has been outplayed by the person 'behind him on the depth chart' for 3 consecutive seasons. Just because he's the best goalie in franchise history doesn't mean he should be gifted the starting role when the younger player is better. Lu pitching a fit over not getting the HC start is absolutely being a premadona. The team needs wins to have any hope of making the playoffs, and in that situation you play the hot goalie, regardless of who the 'starter' is.
  10. I saw TONS of silly BS like this the last two days in the gym. People who fingertip spot benches should be damned for all eternity.
  11. I'm excited to see what Matthias can do as a Canuck. Matthias is an upgrade at 3C and should help take some of the defensive load off of Kes and the Sedins.
  12. Markstrom is an interesting case. He's pretty well dominated the AHL but struggled at the NHL level. I hope he can get the NHL level figured out because he has the build to be a goalie that is almost impossible to score on.
  13. To me, Pitts going all in on Kes didn't make much given their injury situation. Pitts is missing 'Tanger and Martin, two of their top 4 d-men, not to mention they are short a top 6 winger in Duper. Unless they get some fluke luck, there is no way the Pens are going all the way. They have too many key injuries. At this point it's looking like Sid and Geno will only win 1 cup. Pittsburgh has some seriously top heavy contracts (Sid, Geno, Tanger *shudder*) which means their key depth players suck. Sid and Geno can only carry a team so far in the playoffs. At some point your bottom six will have to drive play and chip in a few goals. Until Pittsburgh fixes their bottom 6, they aren't getting past Boston.
  14. MG made the right move in not accepting Shero's offer. I wonder if Pittsburgh getting their faces kicked in in the playoffs again is enough for them to actually pony up a really offer for a premier two-way center?
  15. I think it's in the 90%+ area. He's shown that the OHL is far too easy for him such that another season would stagnate his progress. He almost made the team as an 18 year old (he would have if not for Santo). I think he starts the season on Matthias's wing and may move up into a top 6 wing position.
  16. Good on Gillis for not trading Kes for Pittsburgh's piss poor offer. Then again, you have Toronto media idiots like this: 45] Adam Proteau ‏@Proteautype 43m Which NHL GM did worst at the trade deadline? A. Mike Gillis; B. Garth Snow; C. Gillis and Snow; D. Snow and Gillis; E. All of the above. Expand Reply Retweet Favorite [*]
  17. Adam Proteau is an idiot:

    1. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      we are all idiots to someone

    2. BananaMash

      BananaMash

      Especially me.

    3. Mr.DirtyDangles
  18. Going to be an interesting day at work trying to keep semi-informed about all the goings on. Here's to hoping Philly forces Pittsburgh to overpay...or that Holmgren Holmgren's it up.
  19. Not really. They have a lot of smoke and mirrors going on. Their top 6 marginally controls possession yet they are responsible for 60% GF which means their top players are sporting above average shooting percentages, something that regresses as the sample size gets larger.
  20. Based on the return, Lu must have been one hell of a crybaby behind the scenes

    1. TheRussianRocket.

      TheRussianRocket.

      Nice crystal ball you have. And idk if crybaby is a synonym for bad contrat in your thesaurus or not :s

    2. Drouin
  21. Can't wait to see the return on the Kesler deal. If, big if, MG plays this right the Canucks will be set up for another 8-10 years of prosperity.

    1. King Heffy

      King Heffy

      The problem is if Gillis completely botches it (which is far more likely), he sets up his replacement with 8-10 years of cleaning up his mess.

    2. BanTSN

      BanTSN

      Holy unreasonable expectations, Batman,

  22. Chicago is the dark horse for Kesler. They have fantastic wingers, but they still need a legitimate 2C behind Toews or they're not getting past LA or San Jose in a 7 game series. Toews can't be expected to play top offensive and defensive minutes and Scotty Bowman knows this.
  23. Pretty much my thought. You either want out or STFU and play out your contract. Don't bitch like a 13 year old when you don't get your way because you're being picky.
  24. Kes wants to have his cake (getting traded) and eat it too (only wants to go a few specific places). Luongo saga 3.0, here we come.
  25. Provided Torts plays him on the third line, I think he will.
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