2012/13 Lineup

The KHL is a larger league, of course, but I think it has become a bit diluted because of it.

My point about AHLers not heading to the SEL was to highlight the difference between the SEL and other Euro leagues. The SEL is the top league in Europe. I have seen AHL players who have all but given up on the hopes of playing in the NHL head to the other Euro leagues but not the SEL (I'm not saying it never happens, just that it is not as common). I have also seen a lot of failed NHLers head to the KHL (yes, mostly Russian players, but not only). I'm sure there are some that head back the SEL but not as many -- again, this is perception, I don't have stats to back this up.

Brunnstrom is the only one I can think of.

As for the AHL being weaker than most Euro leagues, that's hard to believe, but I would think that the best SEL teams would have no problem with any of the AHL teams playing on the larger ice surface. It could be an entirely different outcome on the smaller ice surface -- but that would be more due to the team strategies involved rather than the performance of individual players.

European teams would beat up on AHL teams for sure. It's like AA baseball vs AAA baseball, yah, the AA players for the most part of more potential and will end up being better players but the teams they are on are not better than full grown men who have been in the games for years.

The AHL is a league to learn, simple as that. The SEL, KHL, w/e are better leagues in terms of their teams. Obviously players in the AHL have more potential most of the time.

wprager wrote:

Brunnstrom is the only one I can think of.

He would be right within Ottawa's budget right now.

SeawaySensFan wrote:

wprager wrote:

Brunnstrom is the only one I can think of.

He would be right within Ottawa's budget right now.

Indeed. On a side note. Who's this "murry" character you speak of in your signature?

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

SeawaySensFan wrote:

wprager wrote:

Brunnstrom is the only one I can think of.

He would be right within Ottawa's budget right now.

Indeed. On a side note. Who's this "murry" character you speak of in your signature?

Brain Murry, of course.

What, you thought it was Duglass Murry, the guy dating Tiger's ex?

haha,... Duglass. Is he related to Douglas?

Riprock wrote:haha,... Duglass. Is he related to Douglas?

He's Swedish, so I doubled up on the 's'. You think it should be Dougglas?

Well, it SHOULD be the way it IS, which is Doug, or Douglas, but not Duglass or Douglass.

Oh, for Pete's sake! It's a joke, just like "Murry" in SSF's signature. You asked who he meant so I answered -- in my own way. "Murry" is an obviously intentional misspelling, which I demonstrated in my reply with a few of my own.

Hey, don't do it for SpezDispenser's sake

wprager wrote:Oh, for Pete's sake! It's a joke, just like "Murry" in SSF's signature. You asked who he meant so I answered -- in my own way. "Murry" is an obviously intentional misspelling, which I demonstrated in my reply with a few of my own.

Also, dropping the "a" saves Melnyk a few bucks on printing business cards.

SeawaySensFan wrote:

wprager wrote:Oh, for Pete's sake! It's a joke, just like "Murry" in SSF's signature. You asked who he meant so I answered -- in my own way. "Murry" is an obviously intentional misspelling, which I demonstrated in my reply with a few of my own.

Also, dropping the "a" saves Melnyk a few bucks on printing business cards.

And I bet a lowercase 'm' uses less ink than an uppercase one.

Riprock wrote:Hey, don't do it for SpezDispenser's sake

Clutch, SpezD, you -- you guys are all the same anyway. I don't differentiate.

wprager wrote:

SeawaySensFan wrote:

wprager wrote:Oh, for Pete's sake! It's a joke, just like "Murry" in SSF's signature. You asked who he meant so I answered -- in my own way. "Murry" is an obviously intentional misspelling, which I demonstrated in my reply with a few of my own.

Also, dropping the "a" saves Melnyk a few bucks on printing business cards.

And I bet a lowercase 'm' uses less ink than an uppercase one.

Melnyk didn't get rich by accident.

Well, this may be a jynx thread but w/e.

Based on the season in Bingo thus far I think it's pretty safe to make a few assumptions. As it stand the lineup looks like this IMO.

Ladentresse/Spezza/Michalek
Alfi/Turris/Silfverberg
Neil/Smith/Greening
O'Brien/Regin/Condra
Daugavins

Methot/Karlsson
Phillips/Gonchar
Lundin/Benoit
Boroweicki

Anderson
Bishop

Think that's how it will look baring any injuries. First call up for the forwards will more than likely be Stone or Da Costa and on the back end Wiercoich.

Sounds about right.

If it's a 50-60 game season, not much room for big losing streaks if you want to make the post season.