Ice the best team you can to win... Archibald and Ferreiro are not better than Booth, ever. Booth is top 10 on our team in goals. When the game matters, I would rather have Booth with the puck on his stick than Doritos, Rachel, Archie or a few others. Bringing his hunting or religion into the conversation is moronic.
I don't know if one right handed, scoring, intelligent, gritty forward is out there to be had...
If his contract wasn't so ugly, Nathan Horton would be nice
If you reduce the ice time of guys with NTC, two things happen, they will grieve it if you were asked to be traded said no and had your ice time cut in half the second thing that would happen is no one would sign with your team who treats the guys with NTC like garbage.
As a GM it is suicide and would not happen. Now, if they were brutal, you could send them down (see Redden) but Edler hs so much uupside. Think about Ohlund.
I am the entourage to a few guys who come here, EVERYONE knows to stay away from douche bag central. His posse is to blame. Lucky it wasn't worse for him. No matter how tough you are on skates in the NHL there are a hundred guys who can hand it to you on a given night downtown.
we must be seeing something different. You hit to separate player from puck. That hit is terrific. Devastating yes. Erickson may not have touched the puck but if you time a guy and he decides to not touch the puck, that's his fault.
Neals hit wad dirty, 5 games (I think he got 4). Scott should get 15 plus. Is that worse than leaving the bench to fight? Yes,which is 10 games. I Don't mind he went after orpik, but the severity is beyond the game.
Why is Booth, err Burrows always getting hurt. Booth, err Burrows can`t score. Booth, err Burrows is not worth the money if he can`t stay healthy. Trade Booth, err Burrows when he is injured. COME ON CDC, DON`T LET US DOWN!
MG: my hands are tied with the contracts we awarded with NTC. I can'tmove anyone due to the cap space we ddon't have. I can't buyout players because of ownerships orders. I hoped a different coach would be enough, and there have been flashes. I am working the phones but there is not a lot that can be done. It's a constant process.
I love CDC. Trade for Crosby and Weber. Fire Torts. Fire MG. Waive Booth.
Maybe, just maybe, in this cap year it's difficult to trade anyone for anything.