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I love Gill but he's gotten too slow 5 on 5, I also want a guy who hits with that size. We need to stop other teams cycling on us and Gill wasnt doing that.

I love Gill but he's gotten too slow 5 on 5, I also want a guy who hits with that size.

The longer this goes the more we see why Moen wasnt traded and hasnt yet been re-signed

I just dont see how a team can dress Markov Subban Kabs and Diaz all as regulars. I dont like a Kaberle - Diaz pair either, like I said in the other thread he needs a stay at home partner where they work together to cover their partner's weakness. But even if you are right, a 7th like Shane OBrien would still help in those 55-60 games.

Grigorenko hurt his shoulder today

Diaz as the 7th likely gets close to 55-60 games. I'm fine with extra depth. I see Weber as being gone.

it really needs another big tough D IMO. There is room since that is only 6 guys you listed. I dont want to see other teams cycle on us all day anymore. I'm also wary of handing Emelin a top 4 spot with no backup plan, seen too many D sophomore slump

Tinordi http://www.cyberpresse.ca/sports/hockey/201203/10/01-4504289-jarred-tinordi-un-homme-parmi-les-enfants.php?utm_categorieinterne=trafficdrivers&utm_contenuinterne=cyberpresse_B9_sports_257_accueil_POS4

He did and I love the guy, but he's not the same guy he was at least not right out of the gate. The true "Markov Effect" on our win/loss record wont be felt til next season IMO.

Marek Zidlicky is an older player, with the same defensive problems, with less offense, signed for next year, and making 250K less and look at what was just traded for him. Here are kaberle's top 20 contract comparables http://capgeek.com/c....php?player=182 Liles, Hainsey, Jovo, Ballard, Zidlicky, Komisarek, Gilbert all are easily as bad or worse

Markov was very average last night. The goal against was his mistake, as was the booth breakaway. I dont see him making a difference this year, as there is a ton of rust there. He's also gonna look even more ordinary when the initial adrenaline for a couple games wears off.

The cap hit is such a bs excuse. Yes Kaberle needs help in his own end. However what do UFA D who score 45+ pts and play top minutes get paid? A heck of a lot more than Kaberle As for being untradeable, I dont buy it just look at Marek Zidlicky

You realize +- excludes pp goals right? If he puts up 70 pts its likely he did a lot on the PP and our PP is absolutely dominant. But besides all that a lot of kaberle's defensive issue is his partner. Give him a steady partner and you can make a good pairing with his puck moving and a tough defensive D beside him.

There's 13 games left. Even with Markov I still don't see this team showing the consistency necessary to pull out of the bottom 5. Carolina is playing well and is still 4 points up.

He's the most talented player available in the draft. Like I said, 1 inch taller. If he was 6'0 instead of 5'11 no one would even consider his size as a detriment. Does this one inch really make a difference? I say it doesn't. Basically being 5'11 instead of 6'0 is the equivalent of a store pricing things at $4.99 instead of $5.00. It really doesn't effect things much other than the psychological effect of the 4.99 seeming to be so much cheaper. We're not talking about David Desharnais or even Mike Cammalleri height here.

IMO, Suter is less likely than Parise. I really think Suter to Detroit is a done deal with the Rafalski money from last year and the possible retirement of Lidstrom this year. Why wouldn't he want to go to Detroit, if they make a lucrative offer?

toronto offered cammy over 5 million a season. We didn't give him 1.5 more than anyone else.

I love how guys who are 5'11 are smaller players, but 6'0 is adequate size. Yakupov is closer is height to EriK Cole than he is to DD.

He was the victim of a cheap shot here, there is nothing more to it than that. It says nothing about his size or ability. That was a cheap hit.

but yakupv who is 5'11 190 at the age of 18 is too small for the NHL?

I still wonder if DD can fill that void at wing. DD - Pleks - Cole Patches - Rookie - Gionta Bourque - Eller - Leblanc Although it does look better like this Parise/Doan - Pleks - Gio Patches - Rookie - Cole Bourque - Eller - DD

Was pro scouting the weakest link of the Gainey era? Or did Gainey over-rule his pro scouts? We'll never really know what happened in those back rooms. I do know that pro scouting hasn't been a real issue for Gauthier. The issue for Gauthier has been management, leadership, planning and PR.

I'd love it, but its going to be a very hard man to sign, just like Brad Richards was.

Giguere was from PG, the year after PG left a team that was 90% his lost to New Jersey in game 7 of the finals.

I've also heard stories that Higgins really needed to grow up and was not a good influence on Carey Price.