txpd
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ok halpy. you don't think that bura and Johansson are capable of scoring three between them in a game. I think they've gotten two already. If they did, three secondary assists is not outrageous.
But fine.
But fine.
Speculation: Acq./Rost. Bldg./Cap Part XXXVI
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The last few have been made the day of in the morning.
Do you have something special in mind or just want the conversation started early?
I never realized the GDT has been starting so late. I thought it used to be started earlier. I may have been more of keener?
I'm prescouting to see what the team will be encountering on the West Canada road trip. Hendricks and Boyd Gordon the Wagon line will be fun to see. We lost a good centre when Boyd left us. Miss the Hendricks' stretch along the boards as well as his dedication to team.
http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=735069
We've all heard the talk about Kuzya needing time to adjust to center and all this season but during his two dominant WJC's he played center for Russia. All of his WJC games were held on NHL size rinks as well, correct? I was just checking the highlights in their 2012 semi against Canada and he was ridiculous in all 3 zones. I understand the NHL is a completely different animal but why are the Caps acting like he hasn't played center in 10 years?
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I would like to see Hendricks back in a caps sweater, dude was gold, won a lot of games for the caps in the shootout http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pb5A4Ri2iZo
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I'd be okay if the Caps left Edmonton with both Hendricks and Gordon and not Erskine and Beagle.
The negative of course is their current salaries. Curious what kind of relationship Hendricks had with Trotz last season before he was sent off to Edmonton. Definitely could see Boyd Gordon as a Barry Trotz type of player, besides he's much better in the dot then just about anything we currently have.
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They say picking up sarcasm in a different language is the toughest thing to learn. Well done Ovi!
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txpd
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I miss boyd Gordon too. I don't think anyone here would be happy paying him what he is getting.
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Gordo at $3M for this year and next or Laich at $4.5M for this year and the next two?
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Zero interest in either Gordon or Hendricks at their current cap hits unless you are free to dump players in return too.
Wouldn't mind trading Erskine for Hendricks because they both have terrible contracts, and especially if you could fool them into taking Volpatti too.
Wouldn't mind trading Erskine for Hendricks because they both have terrible contracts, and especially if you could fool them into taking Volpatti too.
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It was a simple question. If you could only pick one, which would you take? I clearly would take Gordon.
Gordo happens to be an excellent shutdown center who is an ace on faceoffs. Laich is more comparable to Hendricks without the shootout moves.
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Nice to see a Canadian media piece on Ovie embrace his irreverence, instead of finger-wag at it.
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Matt Irwin is a legit talent
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He's a good defensive center who is very good on the draw.
He brings little to no offense, is a place where the cycle goes to die, doesn't hit, is undersized and spends half the game on the ice. He never got to double digit goals or assists while he was here and averages about 7 goals a year. He generally got 3rd line minutes.
He's like a smaller version of Beagle with enhanced faceoffs and less balance.
Matt Hendricks has not scored more than 5 goals per year since 2010-2011 and never gotten to double digits. How is this exactly comprable to Brooks Laich??
You know he's not the same player now that he was 4 years ago?
This is like having Dallas fans say Niskanen is a weak useless turnover machine because that's all he was when he last played for them.
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Laich had a bad year last year and was clearly still impaired by the injury. Still he scored 8 goals in 50 games. He, even impaired, is a superior player to Hendricks and I like Hendricks. He's a good locker room guy, shootout player and 4th liner. Terrible fighter tho.
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