Henkka
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Why would Boston trade him, this makes no sense.
McAvoy and Carlo are gonna cost pretty much and they have Vaakanainen who could be ready to jump in as a Left-handed guy.
Why would Boston trade him, this makes no sense.
Non existent?
Suspended:
2 games for elbowing
5 games for a low bridge (Salo suffered a concussion)
2 games for slew-footing
3 games for clipping
2 games for spearing
5 games for elbowing (Johansson suffered a concussion)
Fined:
slew footing
roughing
tripping
diving
cross-checking
Playing like the Marchand who scores 100 points, great. Playing like the rat who has cheapshotted players throughout his career, no thanks.
Ok fine. You know what? Players like Marchand who are dirty af and can put up elite numbers are super rare, so ofc we have never had someone like him on the Wings, so I can't say with certainty how much I would hate him if he was on our team. The examples I have aren't elite scorers, sure. But you have just as much as an argument as me in saying we'd all love him and want his number retired. In complete honesty, I'd certainly love having such a player on our team, but I would most certainly hate the person and hope he could be traded for a more respectable player who has a similar production. Also, I know these kinds of players are also annoying to their teammates, I know I got really mad at one of my teammate before because he couldn't stop being dirty. That's also why I've been against trading (and overpaying) for Trouba or Krug (rumor). Both are very talented but they rub me the wrong way and would hope we would keep our assets and develop and our defensemen and keep building chemistry within the organization.
And yeah, I just saw your sarcastic post above. So I guess Marchand isn't even dirty to you, right? A question for you: Who can you possibly think is dirtier than him in today's NHL?
Calling a player dirty ( Larkin is, like it or not) is not equal to comparing him to Marchand.. sorry, not sorry.
Calverts play was dirty too, whats your point? Is it not dirty to throw uppercuts at a guy when your on the bench and hes in a headlock?
Ya know who else is dirty AF. Larkin. Larkin hacks, slashes, crosschecks all day long.. and I love him.
If Marchand was on the Wings, you and all the other haters would love him. (Me included)
That's a pretty great shirt.I have this t-shirt...
Own Marchand in one manager league, and my friend bought it as a gift.
Well, then there's literally nothing that could shake your case.
Six suspensions and 3 fines is "virtually non-existent" by your account.
McAvoy and Carlo are gonna cost pretty much and they have Vaakanainen who could be ready to jump in as a Left-handed guy.
Not trying to gatekeep you here bud, but if you don't remember late 80's early 90's hockey, how can you claim I don't grasp Marchands play? I just remember when his antics were normal. (Not that I want the game to go back to that)
more that I just think it's overblown,honestly I don't really think about players in those terms very often so don't have like a list of players or anything
but Tom Wilson springs instantly to mind
I never gave an opinion. I offered a counterpoint and asked for clarification or context. Suit yourself though.
Is this still the old agent tactics, that "player X is gonna go to Detroit" and that pushes the price just up?
Now Yzerman is at Detroit, so everybody is gonna go to Detroit. Or we are heavily after everybody.
The implication is who else besides BERTUZZI is dirty AF? Larkin. So you're saying BERTUZZI is dirty AF and Larkin is dirty AF.
That's not comparing them?
Yzerman wouldn't be a very smart guy if he wasn't calling on every available defender. The blueline needs major renovation. I have zero doubts Detroit is "in" on all these guys. How aggressively is the factor we don't know.
I remember those guys and remember "old time hockey" and Marchand wouldn't have survived back then. Headshots were rampant as hell, but if you went out and were spearing dudes in the balls and slew footing you were getting tuned up by someone who's only job was to physically harm you.Not trying to gatekeep you here bud, but if you don't remember late 80's early 90's hockey, how can you claim I don't grasp Marchands play? I just remember when his antics were normal. (Not that I want the game to go back to that)
Plus the wings core are all 5+ years younger.Key word is want.
Krug would be a great addition. I just don't wanna pay the price to acquire him, or pay him the contract he'll command.
I remember those guys and remember "old time hockey" and Marchand wouldn't have survived back then. Headshots were rampant as hell, but if you went out and were spearing dudes in the balls and slew footing you were getting tuned up by someone who's only job was to physically harm you.
Wings also have a new GM who has a history of pursuing pieces he needs much more aggressively than their previous one.
Trade rumours under Holland's tenure always had to be viewed in a 'prices were too high'/'we like our team'/etc context.
Calverts play was dirty too, whats your point? Is it not dirty to throw uppercuts at a guy when your on the bench and hes in a headlock?
Ya know who else is dirty AF. Larkin. Larkin hacks, slashes, crosschecks all day long.. and I love him.
If Marchand was on the Wings, you and all the other haters would love him. (Me included)
Not trying to gatekeep you here bud, but if you don't remember late 80's early 90's hockey, how can you claim I don't grasp Marchands play? I just remember when his antics were normal. (Not that I want the game to go back to that)
Funny, I don't remember players licking each other back in the early 90s!