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  1. Ah I see. Didn’t listen but if one of them was Jeff Paterson then I know what you mean and I didn’t miss a thing...
  2. Hockey Gaud is just getting going. Wait until he gets some experience. He could be a 30 goal scorer.
  3. I am never leaving Vancouver. I am “Always a Canuck”...
  4. Has anyone bothered to look at Cap Friendly? Arizona will already be millions over the cap next year WITHOUT Hall. They have Keller's extension kicking in next year. If they add Hall at $10 million they will be close to $18 million over the cap. Chayka should have hired a capologist before he made this trade and threw away a bunch of future assets. Hall is simply a rental player for this year's playoff run. There is no way he is resigning in Arizona next year.
  5. It's been over a year since his last concussion. He gets hit the same way as the first time, with a puck to the mask, and he gets another concussion. I don't think sitting out 6 more months would have made a difference. It's the same with Ferland. Some guys can heal better than others. Crosby is the exeption to the rule. Some guys are more prone to getting a concussion than others. Baertschi is another example. He can get a concussion without even a direct hit. That's why he's in Utica because he's afraid to get hit and has changed his game. It's unfortunate but not much you can do about it.
  6. He may have an issue with taking shots off the mask. Getting two concussions with shots off the mask is worrisome. Goalies get hit all the time. The 3rd concussion may come sooner than the 2nd. If I was Benning I would sign Marky to a long term deal as quickly as possible before he becomes a UFA. With Demko you never know what’s going to happen. And we have Mikey now as insurance. Demko may not even get picked by Seattle if there is a better player available on the Cancuks. Guys like Kole Lind would be available for selection. He may be a better long term bet than Demko. So I wouldn’t be too worried about exposing Demko at this point.
  7. We have lots of talent up front. Our 3rd liners like Virtanen are on pace for 20 goals. Our problem is the way these young guys are being coached. Petey looks pretty frustrated out there. I don't think he is buying into Green's coaching anymore. Also, BO needs some new linemates. Leivo is not a top 6 forward and Pearson is a streaky player who is hot and cold. As Benning has already stated he is looking at acquiring a top 6 forward. That guy was supposed to be Ferland, but it looks like he may be shut down for the year. The question is what do we give up to get that top 6 forward? And who's available? Adding a top 6 forward who can play with BO will help this team tremendously. And adding a coach who can develop a system to get the most out of our young guys, especially Petey, will help to solve the problem. I was never a Green guy, I wanted Gerard Gallant. I don't have much confidence that Green can turn this ship around. Coaches with better pedigrees have already been fired. Green is basically a newbie. And so was AHL Willy. I think Benning needs to go out and get someone who is experienced. Not sure who is available right now, most likely we will have to wait until the summer to see who is available.
  8. Hall is a pending UFA. So unless he signs an extension why would a team trade any assets at all unless they are making the trade at the deadline for a Cup run? I would wait to see if he becomes a UFA in the summer then see if Loui retires and we can get rid of some other contracts like Sutter and Baertschi. It would only make sense if we can dump contracts or else he wouldn’t fit under the cap.
  9. Demko may be out for awhile. Last year he was out 2 months with his concussion. I doubt Marky is going to play for 2 months straight. Expect to see Mikey between the pipes before Xmas...
  10. I'd rather have Kapanen at half the cap space. Nylander only has 3 more points than Tanner Pearson, it's not like he's lighting it up. For $7 million there are much better options out there. But cap wise Kapanen is the much better fit. We can easily fit him under the cap if we trade Tanev. I'd do Tanev and a prospect, maybe Kole Lind for Kapanen. The Leafs might bite.
  11. Great opportunity to tie it up. We need our big guys to step up here on the PP. Come on Petey, you can do it!!!
  12. Roussel Gaudette Virtanen line looks like a keeper. We just need another line mate for BO and we should be set. Benning looking for another top 6 winger looks to be the right move. Ferland cannot be relied upon long term unfortunately.
  13. I think with Demko's most recent concussion it is imperative we sign Marky to a long term deal. He's a proven #1 goalie in this league. If Demko is lights out next year then a decision will have to be made. But at this point Demko has not even proven he's a bonafide starter in the NHL yet, so signing Marky long term makes total sense. As Benning stated there is lots of time to figure it all out. Also depends on DiPietro's development. If he shows by end of next year he can play in the big leagues then moving Demko becomes a lot easier. I don't like the fact that Demko is getting concussions in practice. It could derail his career. Signing Marky long term is an absolute must now.
  14. It would most likely be a prospect or two and a roster player to balance out the salary. I could see one of our defencemen being moved in order to get a forward. Stecher is a candidate on the active roster. Not sure who Benning would have in mind prospect wise.
  15. Demko only seems to get concussions in practice. That is weird. Also getting run over by Loui Eriksson in practice, a guy that had 3 hits all last year, is just the icing on the cake. It almost seems Loui is determined to destroy this team because he gets benched every game. Time to send him down to Utica now before he runs into Petey in practice and knocks him out for the year...
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