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i think its safe to say, Arturi is the real deal..i would like to see him move up to the 2nd line once in a while..decent size, quick feet, great shot and he's got good hockey sense; doesn't get into trouble. doesn;t take dumb penalties...way ahead of where i thought he would be at the start of the season...and he's consistent to boot

If I'm forcing Beaulieu anywhere, it's further down the lineup, not up. He struggled for a long time on the second pairing and now is struggling on the third pairing (although I like him with Pateryn more than Nesterov). Between that and his stupid moments in recent games, I think there's a better case to be made that he should be in the press box over being promoted (even with Emelin struggling). Style-wise, he complements Weber the best of the lefties. Smarts-wise, he's the worst fit and it's hard to ask a player who's prone to dumb decisions at inopportune times to play on a top pairing.

I really think a LD with offensive upside would benefit our offense more than a 2C. Our transition is utterly horrid right now and we get stuck in our own zone because we have no defensemen who can consistently skate the puck out of trouble. I'd rather put hope in one of Danault, Pleks or DD getting hot at the right time than put hope in one of Beaulieu, Emelin, Petry, or a 38 year old Markov to step up to a puck moving #2 by playoffs. Someone - Weber Emelin - Petry Markov - Pateryn Beaulieu I'd feel so much safer... Edit: Though there is no way in hell we get a #2 d-man at trade deadline day. Cannot imagine a world where we do.

Both are huge needs. I don't know that you can do both in a cap era though. Whichever one we can fill most effectively at the right price, Bergevin needs to pull the trigger on. Chicago won without a good #2 C (Bolland, Handzus and the ghost of Brad Richards were the #2s on their three cup teams). Pittsburgh won with Letang and no #2 defenceman. This league is all about filling as many holes as you can, coaching players to be adequate in the roles you can't fill, and hoping for the right matchup so you can hide weakness and exploit strength come playoff time. I don't know which hole we can fill... but if Price is playing well, my inclination is that #2 C is more important, and that Carey will make up for defensive deficiency if you score enough.

Whewee! what a save at the end from Scarey Carey! How'd you like to have to go one on one wid dat guy!

Well, at least get one point!

First time Gallagher has bowled over a goalie. Another good sign.

Just watched Beaulieu and Pateryn give up that breakaway to Nash. Just trade for Kulikov and be done with it.

Emelin and Weber CANNOT play together That said I don't know how you fix it with the current lineup.

Orr's last great Hurrah.

I was at CP a couple of weeks ago. The black eye was probably worth it for lil Chucky Someone discovered the up/down button! The horror and the agony...

Trade for Shattenkirk. Play him on the third pair when he cost you a first round pick and a high prospect. Genius!