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  1. You won't find much of that on this board. Now, now now! Oh, bust! Is what you'll find far more of.
  2. Elite may be a stretch, but very good isn't. I agree that most here are clueless to market values. Weber 4 years at $14m, two at $12m, then it drops to $6m. Suter two years at $12m, one at $11m, then five at $9m. Compare that to what our guys are getting and it's apparent we got very good deals without life long contracts.
  3. I think the calming effect is in your head. Garrison has been fine defensively as far as I'm concerned. What would really be nice is if somebody could start putting a pass into the sweet spot for a one timer. He has a great one timer and he keeps getting passes in his feet or behind him. I'd like to see him on the 1st pp with the Sedins more. He's also one of the few that gets physical in front of our own net. You do realize the only player with a better +/- on the team is Henrik. None of our D are paid what the elite d-men are getting. Stop expecting them to perform like elite d-men and even those elite d-men make their mistakes. Edler has certainly had his bad games but Hamhuis hasn't exactly performed as well defensively as his usual self. It seems many here are just looking for reasons to be critical of Garrison because he replaced a favorite in Salo.
  4. Because we'd have more wins with his 2 goals than Garrisons 3?
  5. and 16 games is enough to declare a guy a bust???
  6. Actually Hamhuis didn't start producing points until mid December his first season. And he had a training camp and preseason under his belt. Bieksa also had a slow start that first year with Hamhuis. Ehrhoff also started his first season a little slow but had the advantage of Sedinery on the 1st pp unit to pick it up quicker. No instant gratification on this board = bust. It always amazes me how quickly Canuck fans turn on players.
  7. Sure displace your Selke winning center to make room for a whiney prospect. Makes complete sense. How would the Selke winner feel about that? Maybe the veteran feels "he worth more than that". Unlike most here, I fully expected Hodgson to get moved. He wasn't going to sit on the third line until Henrik or Kes retired. Nor would he displace either any time soon. He was a moveable asset. Ballard didn't get the ice time because he wasn't playing well. Didn't I already say that? Edler is better offensively and Hamhuis is better defensively. Where does that put Ballard? Third pair with third pair ice time. He resorted to Rome because at least he played a safe simple game and was effective. When Ballard played well his ice time went up. When he played poorly his ice time went down. Doesn't that seem the least bit sensible? It doesn't matter what Grabner does after the fact. It matters what the situation was at the time he was moved. Our ENTIRE top six coming off a career year. Grabner never showing up to camp in game shape. Grabner being waiver eligible. Those are the FACTS of the situation. Add it up and Grabner had little chance of making the team but had enough potential he wouldn't clear waivers. Something is better than nothing. Which is what we would have had if we hadn't traded him. What does Florida have out of the deal? A draft pick with one whole NHL game under his belt. We have a d-man that's currently playing well. So who won the trade at this point? I could give a rats tush if Grabner ever scores 50 goals. It wasn;t going to happen here because he wouldn't have made the team and wouldn't have cleared waivers. Again, something is better than what Florida currently has out of the deal. How did Grabner work out for Florida? He showed up in poor shape (yet again), didn't impress (yet again), didn't clear waivers (as expected), and was claimed by a team even more desperate for forwards. Like that wouldn't have happened here on a contender whose top six veterans were coming off a career year. That was the situation. That's why he was moved. What people? Your school chums? Linden has his property development business, his fitness center business, still does public speaking, his charity involvement, and is quite happy not having the team travel schedule. Yet, he still makes appearances at games. What on earth makes you think he's unhappy? It seems to me you're simply unhappy with his choices and would prefer to make crap up that face reality. Sure , falling to one of the best goalies in the league while our top two goal scorers were injured is just rediculous. Even the mighty free spending pre-cap Red Wings had first round exits. Keep hitting that panic button kid, this season is still young and we're still missing two of our second line players. Yet we're still leading our division. That just sucks.
  8. The "rift" of which you speak was all about playing time. Something Hodgson seemed to feel entitled to despite a Selke and Art Ross winner ahead of him in the depth chart. Kassian on the other hand appears to be happy earning what he gets. He said himself his promotion to the top line can be taken away as easily as it was given. There seems to be a distinct attitude difference between the two. Who says there's a rift to be sealed up? Ballard arrived damaged and was redamaged twice his first season. He didn't play well. At the time of the trade, and the signing of Hamhuis, Mitchell hadn't skated or even started working out since his concussion in January. He didn't even start skating (without contact) until mid August. I didn't see the Ballard trade as a "steep overpayment" at all. Do you know why we got Ehrhoff so cheap from San Jose? We also took Brad Lukowich as a San Jose salary dump. Florida took Bernier off our hands as a salary dump. What else did Florida get for Ballard? A late first round pick that may or may not pan out (or be several years away from helping) and a waiver eligible prospect with a penchant for showing up to camp in poor shape. When you put it in realistic terms it doesn't sound like much for a proven NHL d-man. Florida got two future possibilities and an overpriced 3rd liner for a current top 4 d-man. What makes you think there isn't a positive standing with Linden? I seem to recall him being on the ice for the Naslund number retirement. He'd only be there if he was invited. The only negative comment he's made since retiring was regarding Keenan. He even named Crawford and AV his his favorite coaches during his career. Sure, back to back presidents trophies is a sinking ship. It doesn't matter who the GM is, there is no guarantee at all of winning the cup. If there was, the free spending Red Wings would have won the cup every year for a decade. In a cap world a team can be favored, but anything can happen. Winning the cup requires three things: a good team, staying relatively healthy through the playoffs, and players getting hot at the right time. There's your big secret to winning the cup.
  9. 1 - The team is falling apart? Panic much? Cody wanted out because he had a Hart and Selke winner ahead of him in the depth chart and wanted more ice time than 3C gets. The three guys you mention are on teams that don't need Lou. A package in return is more likely. 2 - When did anybody ever promise a cup? I suspect you're hearing voices nobody else hears. Linden was wearing an A on his chest when Burrows and Kesler were the Kings of diving and Cooke and Rutuu were throwing cheap shots. If he didn't say anything then what makes you think he'd say anything as GM? 3 - I could care less if others hate this team. Every team has their divers and every player complains about penalty calls. Those are simply used as excuses to hate a successful team. Every successful team has those that hate them.
  10. Maybe you should be the one to go, as Cody's not coming back. Buffalo has plenty of room on their wagon I hear. Speculation or wishful thinking? For all you know Linden may have moved Cody out the moment his daddy started calling about his ice time. You underestimate Canuck fans. They have the bare minimum of patience and will turn on anybody if things go badly. They just tend to leave the guys "they like" till last. Ultimately: Trevor isn't interested and Cody's not coming back. Time to move on.
  11. Six games and the panic button is about worn out already.
  12. People seem to forget it took close to 30 games for Hamhuis to adjust to this team and settle in.
  13. When you finish kissing Lindens arse maybe you can answer a couple of questions. 1 - Does Linden even want to be a GM? Last I heard from him, although he missed "the guys", he was really happy that for the first time in his adult life he didn't have to travel all the time. 2 - God help me, but I have to ask: What blogging idiot has us ranked as one of the worst NHL franchises?
  14. What's with these old topics being exhumed from their well deserved grave?
  15. Methinks he's one of those that uses the internet so he can talk tough for the first time in his life. lol

  16. I rarely ever post proposals. More often than not when I even show up in that forum it just to have a good laugh at the unrealistic proposals people make.

  17. He played with the Sedins the final 29 games of the season.
  18. Thanks! Always appreciate feedback from the children on this board.

  19. The Bieksa thread is gaining quickly on this one. Won't surprise me if it passes this Burrows thread by Xmas.
  20. Your career grinders were top line players in the most offensive era of hockey. Naslund's peak was in the "dead puck" era when uncalled hooking, holding and interference was at it's peak. Not to mention the difference in goalie equipment size. That's speaks volumes in the skill difference department.

    Naslund scored 6 SH goals in his career. Not bad for a guy that...

  21. I honestly think it's a case of Naslund can't be in the same class as my Trevor...they turn a blind eye to anything factual.

  22. Thanks. This is the third time I've dusted off this sig for the world cup. ;)

  23. Thanks. (I agree but it's what I can get away with...lol)

  24. "Now homer bias aside...." I think you failed at this part.
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