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  1. I see him as one of their better superstars. They must be idiots if they think Sami should be in the cruiserweight picture. Bliss is a close 2nd to Sasha.
  2. Needs to work on improving his shot and defensive game. His play without the puck in his own zone isn't bad but it isn't great either. People tend to overlook this side of his game because Hutton is so good in his own end at moving the puck, which is a great trait. I do think he will gradually improve on that side of his game as it was only his first year last year and he has good people to learn from. Having Gudbranson as a partner and Tanev as a teammate will definitely help. His shot is better than most of our players, which is good for him but bad for the Canucks in general, and I just don't feel he utilizes it enough on top of the coaching staff not consistently putting him in positions to do so last season, which was understandable seeing as he was a rookie. That will change though with Hutton taking up a top 4 role. Despite those facts he should try to improve what he already has, if Hutton had the ability where he could consistently hit double digits in goals on top of his puck moving skills and offensive instincts then he would be a very dangerous and key player on a PP for many years. He doesn't need to assert himself more physically, I don't feel that he need to as that is not the type of player he is. He will also be able to make more of an impact within his physical play when he gains more muscle and weight. If he were to assert himself as physical as he was last year, with improved strength with more weight, I would be content. He is already more assertive in that part of the game than Tanev is and Tanev is our best defenseman defensively and our most consistent. Improving on those parts of his game seems doable over time. Hutton, to me, is capable of reaching his peak fairly soon in his career(I don't mean as soon as this season, I am being broad) because as a 2nd year player he has a great base to work with and there's not much holding him back from doing so. I feel like I don't even need to be as hopeful because I am pretty confident in Hutton's ability and capability in improving his game. If there are hockey gods then they blessed us with Hutton after those years with an incompetent D-core. He was definitely a lucky find, thanks MG.
  3. Cena will have his 16 time world championship moment someday. It is inevitable. The question will be when will AJ gets his big moment as a face. I also think Ambrose would make a great heel.
  4. I think Ambrose could make a good heel TBH. It is too bad AJ is the top Heel
  5. You have to understand they're a pretty cautious group with the goalies.They've said that they even consider to extend Miller at the end of his contract when the trade rumors began last off-season. I doubt that they would even want to trade Miller if we are winning. Markstrom would probably have to consistently play like a top 10 goalie throughout the year for them to consider to trade Miller. They've had too much success with 2 goalies so why stop that? That's how they see it. I doubt the stars want a goalie. I was just pointing out that they have multiple options, some of which are better options. Yeah those options would require more but they would actually be worth the price unlike Miller. Trading their 1st/2nd for Miller would be bad for them. They need that pick for an actual upgrade. They have multiple options to fix their cap, none of which will require them to waste a 1st for a asset that won't make that much of a significance. If it was for a mid pick and/or average prospect then it would make sense for them. Miller is not that important of an asset to give up a 1st/2nd, they can address their cap in many different ways. I am not trying to stick to my guns. I even implied that Miller should be traded if we are far from being in the race for the playoffs. I am just trying to look at our goalies how our management would and your proposal from Dallas's POV. Looking at it from Dallas's POV it is not a good deal for them. Not having that pick will hurt them when every other team will be spending their early picks and top prospects at the top trade targets. It won't help them when they need to try and outbid other teams for a player they need to help them over the hump. They are in win now mode and yeah next year Benn's cap will increase but they have multiple options to adjust for that. They only have Lehtonen and Niemi for 2 more seasons. They can manage and dealing one of them after this season or even buying one of them out, it isn't as difficult as you make it out. They will have just under 50million in cap at the end of this season with the Benn extension and both goalies. You could probably expect Hemsky and perhaps Oduya being let go and their non big-name RFAs being signed for cheap, 1 year deals considering they will have more cap to sign them during the next off-season both the goalies contracts up. Swap the pick for a lesser one and/or an average prospect and it is a fair deal for Dallas. And don't get me wrong if Markstrom plays lights out and carries the team for us to be good enough to trade Miller I would be ecstatic. I Just don't expect us to get that much of a return from Dallas if we decided to make that kind of deal. I am just trying to look at it from both sides of the coin.
  6. Dallas could possibly do a lot of things regarding their goalie situation. That is only one option and not a very appealing one. Both their goalies will be an upcoming UFA the following year after this one. If they were signed longer then yeah it would be a good trade for them but considering the fact that they are not it is very capable for the Stars to trade one of their goalies for whatever they desire, varying on the value of whom their trading. Niemi and Lehtonen would be appealing for teams that could use goaltending support for a season. That way they get a pick/prospect and don't give up a high one for losing a goalie just for cap relief. That pick can get them an actual player at TD that will really help them and not a small upgrade in an area that is not as needed just for cap when they have a lot of options to fix that. And if they really wanted a goalie upgrade they would probably go after Bishop or even Fleury over Miller. All in all they are a lot more viable options for the Stars than that one. If it was a 3rd/4th and/or an average prospect than it would be more appealing for them considering that they would still have those early picks and good prospects to make those deadline deals they want to make to help them get over the hump as well as get a small improvement to their goaltending with some cap relief. Their hands aren't as tied as you are lead to believe though. They have plenty of options regarding their cap. That on top of the fact that they need that pick to make that all important deadline deal for that big upgrade they need give them enough reason not to want to trade that important early pick for, mainly, cap relief. I hope I have made a bit of sense.
  7. It will depend on how we're doing more than how the market is. Thing is if we are in a winning spot by TD I doubt we trade Miller. We've had too much success with 2 solid goalies and you always have that chance of one going down. Also our management and coaching staff seems to be taking our time with our goalies, they have stressed that a lot. Markstrom would really have to blow them away for a scenario to happen where we can trade Miller and be competitive, we would also need to find a suitable replacement mid season for a backup role. Seems like an unlikely scenario IMO. Our management and coaching staff have shown that they are fairly cautious when it comes to our goalies development, and also our young defense prospects as well. That cautiousness is a factor to keeping Miller in my eyes. Only way I see us trading Miller is if we are far from a good spot come TD. Then we could chalk it up to another development year and trade Miller for future assets. It would make sense to trade him then. The loss of Miller would cost us wins and get Markstrom a good amount of games during the latter half of the year. Win-win regarding this if we are having a losing season.
  8. I doubt we would trade him at the deadline if our focus is getting back into winning. You could probably count on Miller being here for the remainder of his contract.
  9. Anime. Something I have always wanted to get into. Anyway time to hit the turn off button
  10. Oh ya. She is a fun wrestler to watch too. If they hot and can wrestle it is like a dream come true. If they fun sized as well then... I guess it makes sense to call me JYD...
  11. SD has a lot of cutie patooties. Alexa Bliss is growing on me. She is fun sized. Fun fact: Finn Balor trained Becky Lynch.
  12. Well it wasn't an exciting ending but it is interesting considering the circumstances.
  13. No way Ambrose can win clean. Would make no sense. Also doesn't make a lot of sense for AJ to win his first title as heel. Should be interesting.
  14. I wonder if Rollins will go face with Finn out of action. Cocky face is still face and would still be better than face Roman Reigns. Man I wished HHH pedigreed KO and Rollins instead. Corporate Reigns is a good slogan. It seems with each passing day a RR heel turn is as likely as a Cena heel turn. Also wished Sami Zayn got a big push for the championship match instead of RR seeing how KO has the title. The lot of the WWE writing staff are stupid idiots imo.
  15. Need to change Profile picture and signature. fml

  16. I've been tearing as Tracer and have had some real gud games as Reaps.
  17. The guy said Jake went easy on them and if there was contact nobody would be standing.
  18. It will be cloudy/rainy till next Thursday according to the weather channel app. Plant life will welcome it.
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