[Miller starting contract extension talks with Walters O'Shea]

5 minutes ago, mbrg said:

Let's not kid ourselves - that 2014 team was only a Dave Dickenson away from winning the cup.

I'm sure O'Shea stays up at night wondering what would Dickenson do?

[Game 4 : Leafs @ Panicking Already?]

12 minutes ago, Ducky said:

If u trade Staf with Trouba, it has to be to a team that is comfortable taking on Staf's 4.35m and signing Trouba to over 5m per year. Not many teams can handle that.

Very good point about the salary hit on Stafford.

Obviously, the Jets would have to take something back.

Maybe an established LHD with an expiring (or near expiring contract).

Also, that makes Staf harder to move, even at the TD.

[FNF - Ham. @ Ottawa / Tor. @ Calg.]

45 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Honestly, I'd like to see Calgary win out until they (hopefully) play Winnipeg again. Get 'em real fat n sassy heading into the West Final......

 

11 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

after all this time... payback!

And after not playing for two straight weeks, seems like they would be prime for an upset no matter who plays them!

[if sukh chungh cant go]

Just now, Noeller said:

It was sarcasm....mocking an earlier poster....

Ah, gotcha.

I should stop reading threads bottom up.

[if sukh chungh cant go]

14 hours ago, tracker said:

He hasn't contributed a nickel's worth of value to the team, either. He's had sort of a six month paid vacation. Like a politician.

Yeah, it's a vacation being injured with the risk of never playing the game again.

This whole comment is absurd.

I see it's all sarcasm now. My apologizes

I wish there was a sarcasm font.

[Game 5 : Oil Wells @ All Is Well - Heritage Classic]

16 hours ago, Goalie said:

Just on the PP and Ehlers and Laine were out with Buff in OT.  

Really do like ehlers with Laine. 

It's not the same but...

 Hull and Oates!

[Game 4 : Leafs @ Panicking Already?]

1 hour ago, Ducky said:

Staf is hampering a younger players' development if you ask me and even if we were going to make the playoffs this year, we aren't going all the way.....management knows this.

How is he hampering anyone's development? They could put him in the pressbox if they felt someone was more deserving. Right now, the kids are developing where they should be, where they can get the minutes each night.

I wouldn't mind Dano up at the big club but I don't think his development is hampered playing big minutes, dropping passes between his legs in the AHL.

[Game 4 : Leafs @ Panicking Already?]

2 minutes ago, Floyd said:

I would argue that Dano does not need to develop - he's played two 'half seasons' in the NHL and his Corsi is great.  AHL is not helping him.  Same might be said for Copp

On what basis can you make the claim the "AHL is not helping him"?

[Game 4 : Leafs @ Panicking Already?]

39 minutes ago, Ducky said:

Jcon,

I just think we need a type of center that Petan is and not the game that Copp plays and I think De Leo should be called up when the team is playing well which it isn't...Petan is the type of center we need right now if his D game has improved...give him a shot and see where his progression is...you can always send him backdown.

I guess I don't entirely disagree with this.

However, we need a player that wins faceoffs and Copp wins faceoffs. Last year, Petan didn't get to the circle very often.

[Game 4 : Leafs @ Panicking Already?]

1 hour ago, JCon said:

I would call up Copp or De Leo before calling up Petan.

I wouldn't shed a tear for Staf or Burmi. I still think Staf is good enough for the 3rd line until he hits his streak. He's also a good veteran that will help teach the kids the right way to play. But if we could get a decent pick for him now, I might go for it.

I've had some time to reflect on my earlier thoughts....

I would hang onto Stafford now, unless he was part of a bigger package.

If the Jets are close to a playoff spot come January/February, he's exactly the type of player we would target. So, keep him now, wait and see.

[Game 4 : Leafs @ Panicking Already?]

35 minutes ago, Ducky said:

Trade Staf and Burmi and call up Dano and Petan.

Laine Scheif Ehler;s

Connor Perreault Wheeler

Tanev Petan Armia

Matthias Lowry Dano

I would call up Copp or De Leo before calling up Petan.

I wouldn't shed a tear for Staf or Burmi. I still think Staf is good enough for the 3rd line until he hits his streak. He's also a good veteran that will help teach the kids the right way to play. But if we could get a decent pick for him now, I might go for it.

[Miller starting contract extension talks with Walters O'Shea]

52 minutes ago, Floyd said:

For every bright spot, there's a Kuale and a Hurl.

Winning record is pretty much from Willy getting benched, Macho getting hurt and Medlock's streak. 

Regardless, Osh isn't going anywhere - Miller and Walters will get him on a three year deal...  then the same next year for Walters.

It's amazing they find the stadium each day with that type of blind luck.

 

They traded for Nicholls. They drafted Loffler. And they signed Medlock.

 

[Miller starting contract extension talks with Walters O'Shea]

Does MOS have a more talented team around him now? Yes.

Are they winning now that he has better talent? Yes.

Has Walters brought in more talented players each year? Yes.

Extend them. 5 and 3 sounds about right.

 

 

[Miller starting contract extension talks with Walters O'Shea]

4 minutes ago, yogi said:

If we let O'Shea walk away, probably to be head coach in Toronto or Montreal, and sign a new head coach, guess how long the new coach's contact will be?

(hint: the answer is 3 years)

 

But ya, our current head coach deserves less than a guy walking in off the street...

Presumably, LaPo would be promoted again to HC, if MOS left.

Hoping we can keep both!

[Game 5 : Oil Wells @ All Is Well - Heritage Classic]

27 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said:

Not sure how you'd justify taking Armia out for Thorburn.  Armia played his ass off again last night.  If he starts catching some breaks, he's going to be a big contributor on the score sheet.

He's definitely playing well but he really needs to start putting up points. I wouldn't put Thorburn in front of him but I was shocked at how few points Armia has in his NHL career, so far.

With the way he works, you would expect more. Just hoping he can contribute on the score sheet soon.

[Game 5 : Oil Wells @ All Is Well - Heritage Classic]

5 minutes ago, Atomic said:

Chiarot can recover from mistakes?  Does being one step behind the play and swinging your stick wildly count as recovering?

Better than Stuart standing there watching the play go around him.

[Game 5 : Oil Wells @ All Is Well - Heritage Classic]

3 minutes ago, Atomic said:

I'd leave Thorburn out but definitely put Stuart back in.  Chiarot has been terrible.

Stuart was worse and slow. Chiarot at least can recover from mistakes and play with Buff.

[Game 5 : Oil Wells @ All Is Well - Heritage Classic]

On the Big Show, Beyak said he would put Stuart and Thorburn back in, since they had to sit out the opener and it would have been tough on them. Thank god Beyak isn't the coach.

PoMo better not kill the momentum, like he did last time, and send out Stuart and Thorburn because he feels bad for them.

Keep the same line-up, IMO.

[General Fanager Gone]

That's too bad. It was my go to after Capgeek went down.

I guess I'll use Capfriendly now.

[Game 4 : Leafs @ Panicking Already?]

I love Hattrik Laine!

[Miller starting contract extension talks with Walters O'Shea]

7 minutes ago, Nash00 said:

I don't know why everyone is upset, it's a perfectly cromulent word.

It embiggins us to improve our vocabulary.

[Ottawa Attendance Woes]

1 hour ago, bustamente said:

So its taken 20 years to figure out that they built the arena where people kept telling them not to build, so whose going to pay for a new arena that will cost upwards of 600m by the time they actual get it going in our nation's capitol?

No, everyone knew it was a terrible place to build. This is not new.

Tickets sales and attendance have been an issue in Ottawa for ages. Now, they're competing with the RBs.

[Ottawa Attendance Woes]

11 minutes ago, Atomic said:

I don't know if any of you are from Ottawa or if you've ever been there but it's a city full of total DUDS.  I don't know if it's all the politicians or what, but it is the least fun city with the least fun people.  I've been tempted to revise that opinion since the revival of the REDBLACKS but this just reinforces it for me.  I spent a significant amount of time in Ottawa and it was just.... boring.

The temporary revival of the REDBLACKS. With Ottawa, I cannot believe this will be long term.

That arena is in a terrible spot, which doesn't help, and the city has done nothing to help the process to get there.

 

[Game 4 : Leafs @ Panicking Already?]

3 minutes ago, Floyd said:

Two games in a row without Stuart and Thorburn...  

 

It's like a Xmas miracle! Or maybe a Halloween miracle!

[Around The League Regular Season Discussion]

1 minute ago, SPuDS said:

Not traditionally if bought from reputable sources like popeyes or gorilla Jacks.. they are clearly defined on the packages..it's when you go outside the norm (online or "specialists") where the lines blur.  I myself have been using a post and pre workout for awhile and got middling results but if I wanted to spend more (and step into the grey area) I could get my hands on some stuff that is not "legal" for sports or competition but not illegal for me to purchase or use.

Problem is that it's an unregulated industry (for the most part). A supplement company, although 'reputable', could still have errors on their labels. Then you add in third party resellers like Popeye's or Gorilla Jacks, who have no idea what's actually in the products they sell, and you create an area of risk.