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  1. Best comparable is probably the World Hockey Championships. There's always those few guys who choose not to go, and it's disappointing as hell to see them not choose to suit up for their country, even though the tournament isn't particularly meaningful over here. My thoughts are similar for both though: The player's country/school invested a lot of time in developing them into professional athletes. It's a little selfish to choose not to give back
  2. I would be thrilled to see Schaller play with an edge because we need the type of player he was supposed to be.
  3. Schaller has basically been another Archibald, promising a physical presence and not delivering most of the time. Motte's stolen his job, and rightly so.
  4. Lot's to like here. Benning obviously thinks Demko's ready, which is the biggest benefit of this trade. Nilsson didn't deserve the hate he got but he's either a good AHL starter or a bad NHL backup. Archibald had tons of chances but didn't consistently bring the physical game he needed to bring to be useful. And of course we get a free draft pick with Benning picking. Biggest winners are McKenna and Pyatt getting away from the circus in Ottawa, even if they're merely warm bodies for Utica. Future in net looks real bright with DiPietro and Demko.
  5. Don't have time with all the local hockey right now.
  6. Talented kid but the throwbacks who clear the crease, throw big hits, and shut down opposing forwards will always be my favourites.
  7. Probably my favourite pick out of all that draft. Exactly the kind of defenseman I like.
  8. Everyone loves an underdog and the Slovakian goalie put on a show. Was sitting directly behind a group of loud Slovakians everyone around us was definitely pulling for the upset, while admiring the play of the Hughes brothers and Madden.
  9. A moment of silence for the victims of Nakatomi Plaza on this day in 1988.

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    2. NewbieCanuckFan

      NewbieCanuckFan

      Amazing to think that I believe Frank Sinatra has "first dibs" on the role that turned into John McClane.

    3. Ghostsof1915

      Ghostsof1915

       

      Merry Christmas......

    4. Alflives

      Alflives

      “Yippee-ki-yay ...”  :towel:

  10. Unfair comparison for a team with one of the more stable fanbases to be compared to a guy who makes Wirtz look like Floyd Mayweather at a stripclub in comparison. When the owner isn't willing to spend the money to ice an NHL quality team, why would fans be willing to spend money? I wouldn't want to be part of the reason Melnyk isn't starving to death if I was an Ottawa fan.
  11. Free prospect that plays a style we need more of. Plus the guy hates losing so much he even took an L out of his last name.
  12. They still lack veteran leadership other than Lucic, who can only teach them how to be gutless pieces of trash. It's hard to build a winning culture when your only veteran is a classless coward who's a negative influence on the young guys. Not worried about that joke of an organization having success any time soon.
  13. Run of the year. Buttery soft D from Jacobs though.
  14. Matheson you can redeem yourself if you do your thing with Marchand and end that dirbag's career.

    1. NewbieCanuckFan

      NewbieCanuckFan

      About the best thing Prust did while a Canuck (trying to give the rat a free circumcision.

  15. Steelers beat themselves with undisciplined penalties at the worst possible times.
  16. Refs admitting to screwing up and showing some professionalism. NHL would do well to take note.
  17. Was a close call., but probably the right one if you want to leave any meaning in conference championships (i do). I also don't want to see an immediate rematch between Georgia-Bama the next game, which is what would have happened from Georgia getting that 4th seed. As good as those games were, it's not good for the game to immediately grant a do-over. I do think Georgia is a better, more complete team than OU however.
  18. This SEC championship is something else.
  19. Even younger, and a clear win for the Nords/Avs.
  20. I'm hoping the demotion was the wakeup call he needed. Anything like last season or training camp and he has zero business playing in the NHL. I'm still wary of his attitude given how he thought that pitiful excuse for effort was acceptable. Benning I am sure has made it clear there will be no third chances if he opens his mouth or starts floating again.
  21. St Louis, but I absolutely love Parayko. Anaheim likely has too many of their own cap issues to make a deal giving up their cheap, young players. OEL has a NMC and doesn't really address the Leafs biggest problem, which is a defensive group full of pylons incapable of actually playing defense. OEL isn't going to be able to cover up for Reilly stinking it up in his own zone. He's not the defensive liability that Reilly is, but he's sure as hell not going to solve the problems the Leafs have defensively. Blues trade actually makes a lot of sense.
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