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shabbs wrote:Whoever is on Team 1200 now just equated Clutterbuck to Cooke.

WTF?

Clutterbuck, to me, no not a Matt Cooke.

Especially with 18 goals, 13 assists.

Am I missing something?

rooneypoo wrote:

Dash wrote:What the heck kind of rule is that? Who would claim a player without being able to play them and only to have them sit on their NHL roster, taking up pay and roster spot?

Well, if the player waived had another year on his deal, for instance, you'd get to take full advantage of that.

Tuk Tuk wrote:

rooneypoo wrote:

Dash wrote:What the heck kind of rule is that? Who would claim a player without being able to play them and only to have them sit on their NHL roster, taking up pay and roster spot?

Well, if the player waived had another year on his deal, for instance, you'd get to take full advantage of that.

What about the player? He just doesn't get to play until September? That's hardly fair.

Tuk Tuk wrote:

rooneypoo wrote:

Dash wrote:What the heck kind of rule is that? Who would claim a player without being able to play them and only to have them sit on their NHL roster, taking up pay and roster spot?

Well, if the player waived had another year on his deal, for instance, you'd get to take full advantage of that.

What about the player? He just doesn't get to play until September? That's hardly fair.

spader wrote:Holy Dung. Apparently the sun rises and sets with Kovalchuk in New Jersey. He has 6 GWG in the last 12 games.

SpezDispenser wrote:

spader wrote:Holy Dung. Apparently the sun rises and sets with Kovalchuk in New Jersey. He has 6 GWG in the last 12 games.

I posted in one of the threads that I'd be REAL worried if I was a top seed and New Jersey made it in as 8th seed.

Dash wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:

spader wrote:Holy Dung. Apparently the sun rises and sets with Kovalchuk in New Jersey. He has 6 GWG in the last 12 games.

I posted in one of the threads that I'd be REAL worried if I was a top seed and New Jersey made it in as 8th seed.

And Parise's not even back yet right?

shabbs wrote:Tolensky speaks the truth...

"Islanders won just 5 of first 28 games. Since then they've gone 20-14-4 including recent 8-3-2 streak. To me that's more shocking than NJ."

marakh wrote:I can't believe how good the Blackhawks first line is, with Keith back there. THey're just raping the poor Leafs