Henkka
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So Malik went to ask about Tatar...
...and Holland confirmed that Tatar belongs in the final 14 forward group.
...and Holland confirmed that Tatar belongs in the final 14 forward group.
So Malik went to ask about Tatar...
...and Holland confirmed that Tatar belongs in the final 14 forward group.
Which is not the same thing as saying "he's in the final 14 group." And even if it does mean he is part of the roster, it does not mean "he will be playing."
Well, yeah... because they scratch 2 forwards. But you take it step by step. Besides, people were claiming that Tatar wouldn't make the team and would be traded. This is certainly a step down from that ledge.And even if it does mean he is part of the roster, it does not mean "he will be playing."
Which is not the same thing as saying "he's in the final 14 group." And even if it does mean he is part of the roster, it does not mean "he will be playing."
https://twitter.com/georgemalik/status/379297335466942465
Perhaps I was right, despite being called "delusional." What Ken Holland did was a simple business tactic, often used, and extremely effective. I respect everyone's opinion around here but you guys can be worse than teenage girls sometimes.
For the record, I don't follow Malik and for the most part think he's worse than those teenage girls I talked about above hah.
Oh, I know. Regardless, he received a direct answer from Holland which has a lot more weight than speculation hereThat dude is freakin' deranged
On the opening night, if healthy, Tatar will be on the starting roster. All the time it has been nothing but an obvious thing.
He is that good.
So great, he's one of the fourteen. He'll probably fight for icetime with the likes of Eaves, Emmerton and Tootoo while guys like Sammy and Cleary take up valuable ice time.
It was pretty obvious during his stint with the big club last season before he was shockingly sent back down.
But he did have another place to play with 1st line minutes because of his waiver-freedom. Now those days are over.
How hard this HUGE difference is to understand?
But he did have another place to play with 1st line minutes because of his waiver-freedom. Now those days are over.
How hard this HUGE difference is to understand?
So competition is a bad thing?
So competition is a bad thing?
Well see, "obvious" is not so "obvious" sometimes with this team. I would have thought it obvious that a guy who produced like Tatar and, to my eyes, played very well for a good chunk of games, would be kept up.
And yet he wasn't. Would it have been impossible to have Tatar and Nyquist up at the same time? Didn't they overlap a couple of games anyway? I just don't get their reasoning.
Great news!So Malik went to ask about Tatar...
...and Holland confirmed that Tatar belongs in the final 14 forward group.
They both played in one reg. season game together, Feb 15 against Anaheim. IIRC Dat was injured that game. Nyquist was sent down after that.
Just looked that game up.
http://video.ducks.nhl.com/videocenter/console?hlg=20122013,2,200
Everyone, say hello to the GR line. Tatar/Andersson/Nyquist. Tearing it up for 2 goals against the Ducks. The only two Wings goals in the game. And to say that the Ducks weren't exactly bottom feeders last year would be an understatement.
If there is a just god, we will have that line for the majority of the season this year.