Non-Minnesota NHL News XVIII

[Lapa]

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[tomgilbertfan]

 

[tomgilbertfan]

 

[Avder]

The Canadian, American, French, Greek, and Japanese judges all gave him decent marks, but the Russian judge was not impressed. "Too much splash", the judge was quoted.

 

[Generic User]

I don't like Getzlaf very much. Guy whines too much and is a hack. Then the diving/embellishing. Great passing and positioning but man.. Really hard to like him.

 

[Engebretson]

Did he just... uh... wipe a booger on the zebra?

 

[tomgilbertfan]

That new Road to the winter classic show was OK. Narrator's opening thing was so cliche. Not enough on-ice interactions like HBO had. Hopefully it gets better. Miss liev schreiber doing the VO. Way too many Highlights.

 

[tomgilbertfan]

@RussoStrib:James Neal the first public fine for diving. 2K #preds

 

[Vashanesh]

@RussoStrib:James Neal the first public fine for diving. 2K #preds

Well deserved.

I'm hoping that public shaming of this obviously shameful behavior has an impact, it has no business in the game, to me.

 

[Gaps]

@RussoStrib:James Neal the first public fine for diving. 2K #preds

James Neal is a diver and in other surprising news: the world is round.

 

[tyratoku]

Did he just... uh... wipe a booger on the zebra?

Just sweat off his forehead.

Still funny.

 

[gphr513]

Giroux seems like a weird mf'er

 

[Dee Oh Cee]

Haha well he did slap a cop's ass or something

 

[Swervin81]

Toskala bounce that ended up popping the bottle

 

[tyratoku]

So I'm looking at all these trade rumors about Arizona and Edmonton and so on and I wonder why not work with each other?

Arizona wants deal some players for draft picks or young players to start a rebuild. Edmonton needs centers and defenders.

Taylor Hall is on the trading block, Kieth Yandle and Antoine Vermette are on the trading block.

Make that trade. Edmonton gets a top pairing defender and a versatile center/wing combo. Both are of a decent age and both are good at what they do. Vermette might not be that bona fide top center they want, but on a committee with RNH they would do well.

Arizona would get a marquee forward who is apparently hard to coach. Working with one of the best coaches in the league and one of the most experienced and respected wingers in the league in Doan can't hurt Hall's development, either. A top forward coming in would help scoring problems and help bring in some tickets, and when they get a top-5 draft pick this year they get the potential for a really good top line.

Seems like a no brainer to me.

 

[Generic User]

Think Edmonton could get a better package for Hall. Just like on the trade boards, I think Edmonton would only deal with Arizona for OEL. Not saying they'll be successful, but I bet that's who they would want. They need that type of player. Yandle is good and all, but his playing style is pretty much what Edmonton already has on D right now. Bunch of Yandle-lites.

 

[tomgilbertfan]

Also Hall is signed through 2020 on a not bad contract. Yandle has 1 year after this and Vermette is a UFA.

 

[Dee Oh Cee]

They would want young players under control for a long time. Like you GU said, it would be OEL I would have to think. Young prospects and picks.

 

[Minny Lakes]

3 goals leads are dangerous in the NHL this year.
STLL blew a 3-0 lead vs LA last night, losing 6-4.
sounds like Broduer has been terrible with them.

 

[Dee Oh Cee]

The ****ing Jets. You gotta be ****ing kidding me.

 

[Minny Lakes]

The ****ing Jets. You gotta be ****ing kidding me.

I thought the same thing when i saw the score. Their still ****ing picking up points without their top 4 d, and here the Wild just sit here playing like crap, struggling to pick up any kind of points.

 

[Dee Oh Cee]

Oh well. Time to nut up or shut up.

 

[Minny Lakes]

Now Dallas is on a nice little winning streak, their only three points behind the Wild.

 

[tomgilbertfan]

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[AKL]

I seriously question that we make the playoffs this year. Chicago and St. Louis are going to be Chicago and St. Louis. Nashville shows no signs of slowing down, and honestly, they're better than they showed last year as well. With Dallas and Winnipeg on streaks right now, they're looking to pass us. If we do manage to finish as the fifth best team in the conference like we have been pretty much all season, we still have to hope two of Anaheim, San Jose, Los Angeles, Vancouver and Calgary finish below us.

Still plenty of games left, but I don't like the way this team looks at the moment, and they show virtually no heart to turn it around.