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[Vladys Gumption]

In place of Ott-Lappy-reaves?

No thanks

Yes. He brings just as much as Ott, and for a third of the salary.

wow that was dirty by backes

I have no idea what he was doing there. That was just...I don't even know.

 

[Dbrownss]

Congratulations for losing to another basement trash team

 

[Mike Liut]

Oshie + Berglund + Cole

for

Lucic

 

[sbet1998]

Another sloppy, pathetic effort.

 

[RORbacon]

Thank god backes is so tough. What a boneheaded play.

 

[SweetyV]

And that's our captain. Wow

 

[sbet1998]

Thank god backes is so tough. What a boneheaded play.

He's a ****ing idiot.

 

[Dbrownss]

Oshie + Berglund + Cole

for

Lucic

God no....Lucic needs a playmaker...which would be Stastny. This removes the playmaker from Steen and Backes. That line will be dead

 

[RORbacon]

He's a ****ing idiot.

Yes he is. What a great leader.

 

[sbet1998]

Might as well give Tarasenko or Schwartz the C now. Going to happen eventually. Maybe he knows this and is acting like a schoolgirl who had her hair pulled because of it.

 

[Backes to the wall]

Quickly becoming quite the rivalry...would love to see this playoff match up, though not likely to happen.

Starting to find it hard to defend Backes' thuggery.

 

[Oberyn]

What Backes just pulled there is exactly what I'm sick of and I can't believe some people on these boards keep looking past it.

 

[Dbrownss]

Yes he is. What a great leader.

The only person who was pissed they lost? Least he has some life in him

 

[Edgar Carrow]

I'm not a fan of Backes and his hissy-fits.

 

[kagei]

I suppose we have to have a slump sometime in the season. Better now than in the last 10 games. At least I can drown my sorrows over this game in more lasagna.

 

[Thallis]

The only person who was pissed they lost? Least he has some life in him

If he's actually involved in the play we might tie it there

 

[Robb_K]

A regulation loss at home to a mediocre team. I'm very disappointed, especially as they played poorly and just don't seem to have the feeling they can win. They need a shake-up. They have to play with energy and purpose. Where's that trade that was rumoured before Christmas?

I don't want to see Oshie or Steen traded. But, SOMETHING needs to be done to shake up this team. I don't want to see hitch fired with no good replacement ready. I don't think Muller taking over in mid-season would help.

 

[Oberyn]

The only person who was pissed they lost? Least he has some life in him

Maybe he can put that "pissed" energy into trying to tie the game instead of making a fool of himself.

 

[Vladys Gumption]

The only person who was pissed they lost? Least he has some life in him

Being pissed is fine. Losing your cool and going after somebody like that when you are down a goal and have possession of the puck is inexcusable. That is not how your captain should play.

I'm starting to think we ought to turn the C over Schwartz or Tarasenko now and be done with it. That would be a big shakeup.

 

[Backes to the wall]

After the Bruins loss tonight, very worried we get one of their guys coming back our way...not thrilled with that, not too many names on their roster I like.

 

[RORbacon]

The only person who was pissed they lost? Least he has some life in him

Im glad hes pissed, this whole team should be pissed. But gooning it up and throwing a ****ing tantrem ... No thank you.

 

[kagei]

The Backes fracas at the end of the game caused the first whistle to be missed and there would have been about 4.5 seconds left on the clock instead.

 

[Freyj]

The worst part about that is Backes is justifying the labels thrown around at him by other teams.

 

[Mike Liut]

I'm glad Backes cares. Need 5 more like him to compete

 

[Edgar Carrow]

Maybe he can put that "pissed" energy into trying to tie the game instead of making a fool of himself.

I've always wondered how taking yourself out of the play and making a stupid, unnecessary penalty in the final seconds of a game where your down by 1 could be considered a positive leadership trait.