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  1. A cheap replacement for Vrbata late this year?
  2. Tootoo should have been ejected and suspended for leaving the bench to start a fight. I think this was an attempt to deflect the issue and distract the league by playing the victim card and it worked.
  3. my mistake. Meant to say McCann not Hutton.
  4. He was ranked 9th to 14th by a number of TSN pundits (9th by Craig Button who also ranked McCann 9th). He could indeed be a steal. Has a natural goal scorer's touch and instincts and is big. If he keeps developing, I could see him making the team straight out of University like Hutton did.
  5. Look forward to seeing him called up in the near future. Gonna take time for JB to find a dance party for some of the guys he has to move out. Gaunce plays JB's style of hockey. Gotta believe he will be back before too long.
  6. Certainly Implied...what does Hamhuis' leaving have to do with Hutton's promotion then? Why single out Hamhuis as the one to leave to make room?
  7. Big jump for the kid to go from Utica to replacing Hamhuis. I would rather see him up with the big team playing 2 of 3 games, practicing with the regulars and learning from Hammer before he is expected to step into a top role.
  8. OUch! If Higgins is the best we can do for the second line, our prospects suck. I like Chris but he is a third liner at best who can fill in for short periods on the 2nd line.
  9. He stated in his presser that skating - in particular getting more explosive - is one of the main things he is working on with a skating instructor. He seems pretty modest and is aware of what he needs to do to prepare for the NHL. Easier to teach better skating than to teach tenacity, fearlessness, Goal scoring instinct, and being hard on the puck. Lots of great skaters taken in the draft that will never develop those skills.
  10. Why play Baertschi on the 2nd line when you've got Higgins?!
  11. I liked Jakes game. He seems to be playing more conservatively/defensively on that line than when he was on the 4th/energy line. That is likely how he has been told to playu...be physical and defensively responsible while supporting the skilled guys. That line has good balance.
  12. The Russians are a goalie with some skaters out there just to take up space.
  13. Russian tried to hit him and he bounced off. No penalty as there should not have been. He plays a heavy game. Love the kid
  14. Agreed! Trotz with Benning as a GM and an owner willing to spend to the cap could be a great story.
  15. LA is making Anaheim look slow. LA is 2 steps ahead of them in every area of the ice. Something is not natural with how LA has "found" their game and can suddenly take their compete level beyond the abilities of the top teams in the league. Smells very fishy.
  16. So the Kings, once again go from being a so-so team all season to suddenly being able to play 60 minutes of high-octane, frantic hockey every game. Every team ramps up for the playoffs but man, the level of elevation in their game sure smells like PEDs are at play.
  17. So was it him playing better or his partner?
  18. For what? Honestly, the guy doesn't belong in the league this year and was a disaster the last two playoff series. The other GMs know he's done. Only Gillis would re-sign a guy like him. He should be the #1 buyout candidate.
  19. All that work to set up a waffle wrister by Edler
  20. McLean was a douche in that interview. Asked very leading questions.
  21. The comment wasn't a criticism of his passing ability. It was an observation of a 1sty line offensive player passing up a scoring opportunity that only happens a couple of times a game. Both oilers came form the area that Hank chose to pass from. This team struggles to score for a reason, and Hank, as he is currently playing is a big part of it,
  22. H passed from the position the Oilers scored both their goals. Speaks volumes!!
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