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Glug Datt

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  1. what I don't get, is how I can see flashes of puck moving brilliance from Stetcher, Hutton, even Pouliot & Biega, but there's no consistency.. like it was a total fluke or something.. can't they watch some video and think, yah that's what I need to be doing? is it a confidence thing? or does a player like Hughes somehow see the play unfolding differently or maybe have the ability to make proper adjustments on the fly? just a level up in that skill, plain & simple I guess..
  2. who are you and what have you done with the real Alf? are we in some alternate universe? lol
  3. yes, and obviously all his injuries continue to stall development.. he's got the tools, but at the rate he gets injured he might not be a solid nhl D for a few more seasons. and when (not if) he does settle into his nhl role, will he be like Salo / Tanev, constantly fighting thru injuries? I think he'll eventually be a top 4 D, who knows maybe even see time on first pairing, but not necessarily someone to build the D core around.. but certainly not a bust
  4. just spit-balling here... Loui has 3 kids.. and he's getting a little long in the tooth.. let's just pretend that maybe he got a specific off - season surgery... just south of the... ummm... gentleman's sausage I don't know much about said surgery, but would that diminish a player's drive? comments?
  5. gettin' pretty syrupy there Alf, but I hope you're right!.. manifest destiny?
  6. can anyone comment whether JB traded Gud because there's already been talks with Tram and he's looking to come back? can we start that rumor?
  7. call me a sissy, but I actually teared up reading that.. great to hear the story from a mom's perspective.. thanks for posting
  8. I would guess they have, as I seem to recall a JB interview (around the WJC maybe?) where it was established QH would remain in Michigan & at the time I interpreted that as finishing the school year as opposed to the hockey season. obviously I could have misread that, but I was surprised when the word came in a couple weeks back that he would join the team after the season was complete. either way, this is one of those situations where you want the mgmt to be very sure of the decision
  9. I would hazard to guess this is common in every market.. homerism at its finest or straight up delusion, I couldn't say.. there's like what, 700ish players under contract in the league? and every year a couple hundred players are drafted - anywhere close to that number that leave the league every year..? I don't think so. is it even reasonable to expect 1 prospect move up every year on a good team? maybe because of our rebuild many people are expecting magical things from our prospects.. Bo, Virt, Hutton, Boes, Stetch and EP are fixtures.. Gaudette and maybe even Goldy are looking like keepers, with Demko & Mac showing promise.. that's already a pretty good size squad of young talent. with Quinn & OJ getting a look in the next couple years, we're going to have one of the younger cores in the league.. not sure what people are expecting, there's only so much room.. only the best of the best make it to the bigs.
  10. well he's not going to get any car ads with that haircut.. maybe Goldy can hook him up with his stylist..
  11. what's up with that short list of potential destinations? is that from his mouth? other than Tampa.. does he not care about playing on a contender?
  12. very impressive.. especially on a team with one of the lesser D cores.. makes me wonder why he's found his game now.. if it was only a coaching change or what
  13. I know right? and he just kept on trying to suppress the giggles. it's like he should have just called a time out and let 'er rip
  14. that game where Fiddler was mocking Bieksa is still the funniest thing I've ever seen in an NHL game.. AV's reaction was priceless..
  15. it would be interesting to trade them both and see if their injuries continue. that could start some rumors
  16. exactly what I was thinking.. in fact, even if OTT still had their 19 first, they're in desperate rebuild mode, no waiting.. someone will give them this year's first ++ not to mention our first pick this year should be higher than next year 's.
  17. that's an attractive forward group to be sure.. not certain we could make the math work but looks great
  18. we'll just pick him up in a van I guess <think Old School >
  19. I'd wager he was on the phone about 10 minutes into the first period.. after fielding a call from Aqua..
  20. I've been trying to avoid watching him for the last few weeks because I was afraid of what I'd see.. I was always on the Gud bandwagon because of what he brings to the team.. however.. since Ed went down, I can't help noticing his weaknesses.. sigh..
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