Sweech
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Didn't he do exactly that last year? Then everyone jumps down his throat when the hack of a journalist (Lawless) writes an article about him.
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Didn't he do exactly that last year? Then everyone jumps down his throat when the hack of a journalist (Lawless) writes an article about him.
King Woodballs
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Heard from a completely reliable source that Buff is on a mission and he is in the best shape a few guys have ever seen him in.
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I think you are full if ****
That is fantastic news.
I agree with Duke that if he is in great shape, then he could be one of if not the best D man I the league
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Heard from a completely reliable source that Buff is on a mission and he is in the best shape a few guys have ever seen him in.
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This is awesome to hear!
truck
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I don't think Tanger is faster or better on the boards. Tanger kinda lumbers. Wright has surprising quickness for his size.
I see Wright as a pure defensive forward. He helps lower shots against, but is a null offensively.
Tangradi obviously has more offensive skill and factors better into a transition game.
I'd break it down this way - Wright can be an OK complimentary player. If someone can put the puck in the O zone, he will help keep it there... but I don't see much value in his game outside a 4th line PK role. Tanger appears to be capable of more.
Heard from a completely reliable source that Buff is on a mission and he is in the best shape a few guys have ever seen him in.
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That's awesome that will allow us to sell high on him during the year or at the deadline even if he's in great shape there is no way he will sustain it.
Avocado Coolranch
Just a fool
Good re sign imo. He can still get better and if he lessens some of the gaffes , he will be a solid contributor.
Can also be paired with Buff.
allan5oh
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Wright is really skinny. He almost looks like an awkward overgrown teenager. At the draft party he looked kinda funny beside Stuart, who is decently thick.
I wonder what would happen if Wright put on some weight, and be more of a phyiscal player.
I wonder what would happen if Wright put on some weight, and be more of a phyiscal player.
i really like wright. he works hard, checks hard, is great defensively on the PK.
outside of a winger for kane - i think shoring up the bottom six may be the biggest thing for this team now going forward. looking at the depth of the final four teams in the playoffs this year was disgusting...
i also think those are the moves we are most likely to make. there are some decent guys available for the 3rd line, that could do spot duty on the 2nd if needed.
but.... no matter who i picture us signing, and what combination of lines i dream up... there is always one problem.... where to put jokinen.. he just doesnt fit. and he is going to be on the team. ugh just frustrating
outside of a winger for kane - i think shoring up the bottom six may be the biggest thing for this team now going forward. looking at the depth of the final four teams in the playoffs this year was disgusting...
i also think those are the moves we are most likely to make. there are some decent guys available for the 3rd line, that could do spot duty on the 2nd if needed.
but.... no matter who i picture us signing, and what combination of lines i dream up... there is always one problem.... where to put jokinen.. he just doesnt fit. and he is going to be on the team. ugh just frustrating
Heard from a completely reliable source that Buff is on a mission and he is in the best shape a few guys have ever seen him in.
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He will go a LONG way in winning me back if he comes to camp a leaner meaner Buff.
According to http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=6772 Kubalik "Signed with HC Lev Praha (KHL)" last month. What happens to his RFA status, if he ever comes back to the NHL/AHL? Does RFA status "slide" indefinitely?
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allan5oh
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I'm kinda getting excited here. The past couple off-seasons were tense because of all the holes on the roster, we didn't have any idea what would happen. If you look at our current roster, and our RFAs, you'll realize we're pretty full already. If you give the big 3 $15 million, and Burmi $1.5, and the rest of the qualified NHL RFAs minimum raises(not likely but bear with me) including O'Dell, you get this:
Take away Scheif and Trouba, that frees up two spots (one needed for a backup) and gives us $5.57 million to play with. There are problems however:
1) We have a full roster and nobody is exempt from waivers
2) Marginal NHL players and even young prospects value are at an all time low
3) No roster space to call up Scheifele or Trouba without losing a player to waivers or trade
4) There really isn't a lot of cap space room to pick up a good #4 LHD and a good backup without trades, of which D is most likely
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My Custom Lineup
[B]FORWARDS[/B]
Andrew Ladd ($4.400m) / Bryan Little ($5.000m) / Blake Wheeler ($5.000m)
Evander Kane ($5.250m) / Olli Jokinen ($4.500m) / Michael Frolik ($2.333m)
Eric O'Dell ($0.660m) / Alexander Burmistrov ($1.500m) / Mark Scheifele ($1.563m)
James Wright ($0.650m) / Jim Slater ($1.600m) / Chris Thorburn ($0.867m)
Eric Tangradi ($0.762m) / Anthony Peluso ($0.666m)
[B]DEFENSEMEN[/B]
Tobias Enstrom ($5.750m) / Dustin Byfuglien ($5.200m)
Grant Clitsome ($2.067m) / Zach Bogosian ($5.000m)
Mark Stuart ($1.700m) / Jacob Trouba ($1.828m)
Arturs Kulda ($0.605m) / Zach Redmond ($0.715m)
Paul Postma ($0.605m)
[B]
GOALTENDERS[/B]
Ondrej Pavelec ($3.900m)
SALARY CAP: $64,300,000
CAP PAYROLL: $62,120,300
BONUSES: $1,225,000
CAP SPACE (24-man roster): $3,404,700Take away Scheif and Trouba, that frees up two spots (one needed for a backup) and gives us $5.57 million to play with. There are problems however:
1) We have a full roster and nobody is exempt from waivers
2) Marginal NHL players and even young prospects value are at an all time low
3) No roster space to call up Scheifele or Trouba without losing a player to waivers or trade
4) There really isn't a lot of cap space room to pick up a good #4 LHD and a good backup without trades, of which D is most likely
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Including qualified RFAs, we have 8 centres...
- Burmistrov
- Cormier
- Jokinen
- Little
- O'Dell
- Scheifele
- Slater
- Wright
Ditto for Thorburn. I don't see either of them being tradable.Slater probably isn't in our long-term plans, and might be the most expendable+tradeable of the lot. He has 2 seasons remaining at $1.6 million, and turns 31 by year-end. What can we get for him?
I could see Burmistrov/Scheifele/O'Dell being tried out as wingers, out of desparation.
Holden Caulfield
Eternal Skeptic
Kubalik will be eligible for Group VI UFA status, meaning we will only retain his rights until he is 25 (two more years).
The more I think about this i bet Buff is trying to put himself in a position to be considered for the US Olympic team it's a bit of a long shot considering they will be playing on the big ice surface but I'm sure Buff probably thinks its his last chance to even be considered.
Doesn't Wright become expendable with Frolik now on board? Don't need to waste a 4th liner on the PK...Frolik will take that spot. At worse Frolik is on our 3rd line.
GJF
Beaver Jedi
Wright is a 4th line LW and Frolik is a 3rd line RW... I don't really understand why they'd take the spot of each other.
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