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spader wrote:

wprager wrote:

spader wrote:

wprager wrote:Lebrun reporting that Lucic said (via text message) he's headed for free agency.

Western Canada.

You mean Vancouver?  His home town?

Or Edmonton. He's been linked to both. I expect him to sign with one of those two.

It's the chichi connection in Edmonton or the home town homecoming.

Ev wrote:Karlsson is a client of Newport..........

One: I was not aware of that. Two: what difference does it make? My point was it was the sports agency that pushed hard for this. Pierre (and Dreger and the rest) can say what they want about how wonderful a season Doughty had (none of the stats bear that out, by the way -- regular stats, advanced stats, defensive stats, possession stats, TOI -- some argue that Muzzin has been the Kings' best D-man) but it remains a fact that the groundswell of support for Doiughty began well before the midpoint of the season. After Karlsson got his 81st point (passing Lidstrom) he wrote this:

Karlsson's defensive blunders have drawn more attention this season as he's being scrutinized based on past success, more than ever

Essentially it means that, because Karlsson has already won it in the past, "they" were focusing on his faults more than his strengths.

Flo The Action wrote:

spader wrote:

wprager wrote:

spader wrote:

wprager wrote:Lebrun reporting that Lucic said (via text message) he's headed for free agency.

Western Canada.

You mean Vancouver?  His home town?

Or Edmonton. He's been linked to both. I expect him to sign with one of those two.

It's the chichi connection in Edmonton or the home town homecoming.

Pierre thinks it will be Edmonton.

Yandle, 7 years x $6.35M. With this extension the Rangers now also get Florida's 4th rounder in 2017 (conditional pick part of the deal).

Good add for Florida, even if the term might be a little long. I guess Campbell is moving on.

Lots of money.

tim1_2 wrote:Good add for Florida, even if the term might be a little long. I guess Campbell is moving on.

Wideman/Campbell 5-6 combo?

Arguably the best D in the East?

Phaneuf-Karlsson
Methot-Ceci
Wideman-Campbell
Boro

Is this what the opening day roster is going to look like?

Mac-Turris-Ryan
Hoff-Zib-Puempel
Smith-Pageau-Stone
Dzingel-Paul-Lazar
Neil

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:Is this what the opening day roster is going to look like?

Mac-Turris-Ryan
Hoff-Zib-Puempel
Smith-Pageau-Stone
Dzingel-Paul-Lazar
Neil

No. There will be one UFA addition to the bottom 6, if not two. Paul will start in the AHL.

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:Arguably the best D in the East?

Phaneuf-Karlsson
Methot-Ceci
Wideman-Campbell
Boro

Campbell isn't signing here.

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:Is this what the opening day roster is going to look like?

Mac-Turris-Ryan
Hoff-Zib-Puempel
Smith-Pageau-Stone
Dzingel-Paul-Lazar
Neil

"Probably not."

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:Is this what the opening day roster is going to look like?

Mac-Turris-Ryan
Hoff-Zib-Puempel
Smith-Pageau-Stone
Dzingel-Paul-Lazar
Neil

I doubt they play puempel on the right side.

Ev wrote:

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:Arguably the best D in the East?

Phaneuf-Karlsson
Methot-Ceci
Wideman-Campbell
Boro

Campbell isn't signing here.

I also doubt they play wideman on the left side.

Puempel isn't making the team. He's done.

Ev wrote:Puempel isn't making the team. He's done.

Meaning what? He's traded?

So maybe the discussion is what pieces can be put together to improve this team. By my count there is no room for: Puempel, Claesson, Robinson, McCormick, Chiasson, Borowiecki, Wiercioch.

I mean he's just not an NHL player. We can consider him a bust at this point.

SeawaySensFan wrote:

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:Is this what the opening day roster is going to look like?

Mac-Turris-Ryan
Hoff-Zib-Puempel
Smith-Pageau-Stone
Dzingel-Paul-Lazar
Neil

"Probably not."

Probably worse?