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Leivo could easily take Hyman's spot, even on LW. Hyman's already a RW playing on his off wing so why not give him a shot? Move Hyman to 4th line RW where he belongs and sit Soshnikov for a bit. I'm not convinced that Leivo-Matthews-Marner and JVR-Bozak-Brown wouldn't work. Or hell, put Nylander with Bozak if they can't survive without a good skater/puckhandler. Kadri does fine stapled to Komarov anyway.
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Mind_Taker posted:It's gonna own when the Blue Jackets win the division and the Penguins beat the Capitals in the first round with half their team injured. I would like to live in this reality.
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Mar 17, 2017 17:51
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Someone tell Minnesota its too late to tank to draw the Pacific division in the playoffs. They are going to have to play Chicago at some point. 
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Mar 17, 2017 17:53
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There's exciting defensive teams that play well in transition, and there's boring as gently caress ones called the Senators. God your team is boring Ottawa!
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Mar 17, 2017 17:56
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Ginette Reno posted:Malkin won't play tonight because of an upper body injury and they'll know more in 24 hours. lol. Geno went down to block a shot for the first time in his life and all it go him was a dumb injury smh
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Pungry posted:I would like to live in this reality. Yeah I'd be okay with that
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Mar 17, 2017 18:58
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eXXon posted:Leivo could easily take Hyman's spot, even on LW. Hyman's already a RW playing on his off wing so why not give him a shot? Move Hyman to 4th line RW where he belongs and sit Soshnikov for a bit. Sosh is better than Hyman. If you're going to sit anyone it should be Hyman.
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Mar 17, 2017 18:59
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Burrows posted a farewell to Vancouver on playerstribune yesterday. There's uh, some feels there.
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Mar 17, 2017 19:33
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Stretch Marx posted:Sosh is better than Hyman. If you're going to sit anyone it should be Hyman. Hyman is like the best forechecker in the league, he needs to be on fourth line. Sit Martin.
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Mar 17, 2017 19:42
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Scaramouche posted:Burrows posted a farewell to Vancouver on playerstribune yesterday. There's uh, some feels there. https://www.theplayerstribune.com/alex-burrows-thank-you-vancouver/ quote:People mention that I went undrafted, sometimes, as shorthand for my underdog path to the NHL. But the truth is, a lot of guys go undrafted. That’s not even the full picture.
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Mar 17, 2017 19:54
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All I need to know to like Alex Burrows is he put ice shavings on the end of his stick and snorted them to mock the coke heads on the Kings. HOF induction based purely on that imho
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Mar 17, 2017 20:15
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HootTheOwl posted:There's exciting defensive teams that play well in transition, and there's boring as gently caress ones called the Senators. God your team is boring Ottawa! The System (e: it's a big change from the exciting run and gun "systems" of the last few years under Cameron and Maclean, and less exciting to watch, but somehow it's working this year so I'm not complaining)
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Mar 17, 2017 20:25
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Paulocaust posted:All I need to know to like Alex Burrows is he put ice shavings on the end of his stick and snorted them to mock the coke heads on the Kings. HOF induction based purely on that imho  I totally forgot about that. Is there a gif for that??
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Mar 17, 2017 20:47
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Was burrows the one who kept talking the referee about sloooooooofoots? And was he the one who alleged that there was a referee out to get him?
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Schremp Howard posted:And was he the one who alleged that there was a referee out to get him? Yep, Stephane Auger. The NHL officially denied any wrongdoing on Auger's part but he mysteriously "retired" two seasons later for basically no reason (and about 10 years younger than most refs retire).
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Mar 17, 2017 21:23
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Fair play to Burrows, because that sounds pretty drat fishy
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Mar 17, 2017 22:14
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Now that i know Beleskey is okay, i can say that if they just let patty get his hatty on the empty net with a McDavid assist, he'd still remember his kids names
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Mar 17, 2017 22:19
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grack posted:Stephane Auger. The man who gave Frans Nielsen a game misconduct. Gross.
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Hating on Burrows as a ref seems pretty okay to me
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Auger has a a wikipedia page. Like two thirds of it is under the heading "Controversy" and it doesn't even include one of the shittier "intent to blow" calls I've ever seen. He was a lovely ref. deoju fucked around with this message at 22:35 on Mar 17, 2017 |
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Mar 17, 2017 22:30
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El Gallinero Gros posted:Fair play to Burrows, because that sounds pretty drat fishy The official reason for Auger retiring was that he wanted to spend more time with his family.
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Mar 17, 2017 22:33
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https://twitter.com/amandacstein/status/842770481031843840 what a Dick. look at this Bad attitude. how could a player like this ever represent the legendary Habs fanbase?
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Mar 17, 2017 22:37
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Aye Doc posted:https://twitter.com/amandacstein/status/842770481031843840 That's no joke dumb as poo poo to say though.
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Mar 17, 2017 22:55
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When you get healthy scratched for motherfucking Emelin, there is no reasonable or logical answer to that question.
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Mar 17, 2017 23:01
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Aye Doc posted:https://twitter.com/amandacstein/status/842770481031843840 The Habs can totally trade this disrespectful player to the Leafs for the totally respectful Matt Hunwick.
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Mar 17, 2017 23:13
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Hyman is an actually ok PKer iirc, which is something. I don't think he should sit, just that he's over his head the way the team is currently constructed. The elephant in the room when talking about the Leafs roster is always going to be Matt freakin Martin. Pretty crazy how a deal like that ripples through the entire team.
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Mar 17, 2017 23:24
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Mind_Taker posted:It's gonna own when the Blue Jackets win the division and the Penguins beat the Capitals in the first round with half their team injured. That is precisely what will happen. Caps peaked too early. It's like clockwork. Oh well, still looking forward to sitting behind the bench for the CBJ game next week.
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Mar 17, 2017 23:51
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Too bad he wasn't un-alive.
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Koopa Kid posted:Hyman is an actually ok PKer iirc, which is something. I don't think he should sit, just that he's over his head the way the team is currently constructed. He scored a goal last game so he's immune to criticism for the rest of the season. Also hits. We know nothing's going to happen to him until a new, younger, smarter GM gets hired so whatever. Actually, since Boyle came along, the 4th line has been running about ~60% CF%, so they're no longer a massive liability, although I assume they're still heavily sheltered.
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Aye Doc posted:https://twitter.com/amandacstein/status/842770481031843840 The Habs have too many defensemen and are literally running a rotation to figure out who they want to play. Beaulieu should never have been press boxed, and it led to a return of quite possibly the worst 2nd pairing d-combo in the League in Petry-Emelin. I wish I could I was joking, but the Habs lost largely on the back of goals where Emelin drifted over to Petry's side and let a man go free.
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eXXon posted:He scored a goal last game so he's immune to criticism for the rest of the season. Also hits. We know nothing's going to happen to him until a new, younger, smarter GM gets hired so whatever. Boyle's been great all things considered, but just about anyone would have made an impact over Smith. Point still stands, Martin's presence means someone better than him is sitting regardless of the situation, which has ramifications throughout every line when you've got guys like Hyman/Sosh and Komarov needing spots too. I'm a little concerned about Lou, this is going to be a really important offseason for the team. Even if he can bring himself to part with Polak I'm not certain that he won't just replace him with some equivalent. Last summer was not encouraging, and I don't think he or Babs are going to quit with their insistence on role players until someone makes them.
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Hymen has 22 even strength points which doesn't look good when you look at his linemates who have 55 points and 50 points respectively, but that starts to make more sense when you realize Matthews has only 37 even strength points and Nylander 27 at even strength. I don't think he's dragging that line down as much as people claim he is, his linemates are only outscoring him by so much because of the amazing powerplay production that they've gotten on the year
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Hyman has 3 ES points total in his last 24 games, he's utterly dependent on Matthews making things happen for him and is a black hole when he fades, which is why we're talking about him now. Matthews wouldn't have a scoring drought if Hyman was a competent offensive player.
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Matthews to me doesn't seem like the type of player that really requires anyone else to produce offense. Maybe it's from always being far and away the best player on the ice during his development years but his style really seem to be more 'selfish' than I was anticipating from the scouting reports. I think he'll end up being a player like Crosby, who can drive a line by himself and only gets a slight boost by playing with players that on paper should be large upgrades. Marner is kind of like the exact opposite, where I don't feel he'd produce much at all with scrubs on his line, but with talented linemates he can really bring the offence.
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Don't get me wrong, the whole reason the Leafs are doing as well as they are this season is you can basically throw anyone half-decent on Matthews' line and have them look like a legitimate threat, or at the very least a plus-possession line. But it's not apparent yet whether or not Hyman is above replacement in that scenario, they've literally never been apart at ES, and the team's recent struggles are leading me to lean against him. I think it's likely that people were overrating Hyman, and while I don't think replacing him with someone else would jump Matthews 20 points I do think the line and team as a whole would benefit from someone more suited to playing offence in that slot.
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On the bright side Emelin wasn't in pairings at practice today, reportedly, so maybe Julien is finally wising up. And my phone autocorrected "emelin" to "smelling" today when I tweeted the same. I had to think twice about whether I wanted to correct it or not because it has a point.
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Martytoof posted:On the bright side Emelin wasn't in pairings at practice today, reportedly, so maybe Julien is finally wising up. The pairings were a mess, I read at least one of the usual suspects saying "don't read anything into this".
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grack posted:The official reason for Auger retiring was that he wanted to spend more time with his family. Oh look it's the exact same answer every single politician gives when they suddenly have to "retire" just before/as they're getting caught up in some weird sex or drugs scandal. 
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Duke Chin posted:Oh look it's the exact same answer every single politician gives when they suddenly have to "retire" just before/as they're getting caught up in some weird sex or drugs scandal. Auger wasn't even the one to say it, the NHL kindly did it for him.
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A Typical Goon posted:Matthews to me doesn't seem like the type of player that really requires anyone else to produce offense. Maybe it's from always being far and away the best player on the ice during his development years but his style really seem to be more 'selfish' than I was anticipating from the scouting reports. I think talent with him would be a big upgrade, unlike your Crosby example. There's so many times I see him shift to the slot only to have no one be able to deliver to him.
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