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Kassian isn't a goon. He is expected to be a top-six forward for the Sabres someday. That doesn't mean he is ready for the NHL though and it's true that the Sabres likely won't call him up. I'm just really pumped for when he's ready.

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Someone should just run Thomas, all is fair, right?!?

I can't stand either the Sabres or Bruins. Lucic was lying through his teeth about having no intent, and Lindy Ruff is one big whiny baby.

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I think we all know the Bruins would handle the situation a little different than Buffalo did, but they can feel free to try.

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I would like to see a goalie fight personally. Where is Steve Shields (or Marty Biron although he sucks at fighting) when you need him?

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:lol if we see a goalie fight I'd rather have Rask in net. As we saw last year Thomas isn't exactly much of a fighter.

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Carolina looking to trade Kaberle already. :lol

http://www.thefourthperiod.com/news/car111114.html

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I'm not exactly sure about that. Maybe one fight or two, but that's about it. Buffalo hasn't really seemed to do that very often.

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We will see. I'm not expecting any huge brawls but Lindy has shown in the past he isn't scared to throw his goons out there. Although they no longer have Mair, Peters etc. Besides fights though, I also just think it's going to be an exciting game

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I want the Hawks to get a top 6 player that rhymes with Miginla

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I love when someone makes a Zedno Chara reference in the presence of Mike Millbury.

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Should be an interesting matchup with the avs tonight

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Wait, people think Lucic shouldn't have gotten a suspension? Really? To me it looked like he did little to try and stop from hitting Miller and he extended his arms through the hits. Just my little bit about this

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omg duchene. that was amazing

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Goal of the season.

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wow, i miss seeing goals like that

Pens look like hell out there. Martin on that one goal....

http://www.threadbombing.com/data/media/2/Vomit.gif

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I think i should redact this comment now.

Wooooooo!

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boom. malkin with some fancy stickwork of his own. 4-3

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that malkin neal and sullivan line is just amazing.

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I think we can win without Sid, if everyone else is healthy.

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they have been, which is awesome, top team in the east. just have to stay healthy. which for this team has been tough.

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damnnn 6-3. tanger!

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2 or 3 of the best goals you'll see all night in one game.

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"With the situation in Buffalo and Boston we don't know the rules with goalies so we're just going to say Upper-Body" - Vinegault when asked about Luongo's injury.

I dislike them much.

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Tough game for Caps to lose. Outplayed Preds for the most part and Rinne just stand on his head

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Just watched Pens/Avs highlights. Wow. What pretty goals on both sides. (Some were crap.) But some awesome skill on display there.

Pens are scary good sans 87. Yikes.

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Except that McCormick only touched the ice with Lucic once after that hit....

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Duchene making everyone look like toddlers on that goal last night. :lol :lol

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:lol I think someone's still bitter from last year.

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Chris Stewart is a douche. Not sure if he'll get suspended though. He got 5 and a game so maybe he avoids it but come on man. That is beyond dangerous. He didn't even attempt to stop. He lined Kronwall up and hit him right between the numbers.

Wings played like shit so that stunk and could have blown it open but didn't, but that's another thing.

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As I was watching Rangers/Islanders game last night I got to thinking if any other away team gets as many fans as the Rangers do when they play at the Islanders arena? I understand they are literally across the river from each other so of course there will be overlapping fans. But, sometimes I feel there are more Ranger fans than Islanders at the Islanders home game. I also understand that the Islanders are a joke and do not have a lot of fans to begin with. But the dynamic of the game is great, the fans battling with chants, etc. So, does this happen elsewhere? Where the away team has more fans in attendance than the home team?


Notes about the game: The king was mind blowing and Avery is on fire. We took way too many penalties, need to clean that up. Glad to see Richards get the game winning goal. 7 game win streak, boom.

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See: Whenever anyone plays in Phoenix.

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:lol touche

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Bruins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Montreal fans are notorious for traveling well.

New Jersey is probably right behind Phoenix. Any time the Flyers go to the Dirty Jerz, it gets a little loud with Philly fans.

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True. and that would have been different in next weeks game but McCormick is now hurt. Maybe we will see Kassian

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Blackhawks send Rostislav Olesz to waivers. We are going to have just a little over $7 million in cap space by sending Olesz to the minors. So sick.

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Could this mean the Hawks are planning on making a move?

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They are trading for Luongo. LOL

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:lol:lol This thread would get infinitely more entertaining if that happened.

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Meh, not yet. I'm sure we will at some point this season, but not yet. The Blackhawks aren't going to want to trade for anyone with more than 2 years left on their contract, and I'm sure Stan Bowman would prefer someone in their last year that wants out from a team that's looking for organizational depth from the youngsters (Evander Kane seems to fit that profile, or Hejduk in Colorado, or maybe Jokinen in Calgary).

But for now, I fully expect to see Ben Smith rejoin the club in Chicago. They want to see exactly what he's capable of. He's in the last year of his contract, played like a top 6 forward during the playoffs in an intense series against the Canucks, and is absolutely tearing up the AHL right now. He'll be up.

I'm sure Bowman will want to see what this team can do without making any moves. If the PP continues to struggle, maybe he'll trade for someone that can QB the PP, but for now, I'm guessing just bringing up Ben Smith will be it.

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And their playing well so why make a move? Now you can save cap space and bring in a much larger salary later if needed or wanted.

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Exactly. There's no hurry.

I love the idea of Ben Smith with Toews and Hossa, and Carcillo with Kane and Sharp. Disgusting top 6.

Olesz sucked and was a waste of a roster spot and cap space. He's not good enough to play on a NHL roster. Just isn't. And Bowman/Wirtz have shown that they aren't afraid to eat a huge contract for the good of the parent club (Cristobal Huet, anyone?). It's not necessarily indicative of a move happening now, but I would be shocked if one didn't happen later if the Hawks were struggling at some point.

Now we just need to send John Scott down to the AHL and bring up Jeremy Morin. Shit would get ridiculous real fast.

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Guessing the only move would be to bring up Ben Smith. Seems to be a much more useful player than Olesz. Or perhaps Jeremy Morin if he is fully healthy?

The Hawks are about $7m below the cap without Olesz, but between his and Huet's contracts, and the front-loaded deals to Hossa and Keith, Wirtz is still spending more than the cap on player salaries.

Probably not going to send down John Scott with Seabrook hurt, though. Plus, they seem to be performing better with him in the lineup (maybe in spite of his presence, but still...) and opposing teams are unlikely to take runs at guys like Kane and Toews and Frolik and Kruger because nobody wants to fight him.

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I've been to two Montreal games in Buffalo, and both times they had TONS of fans there. It's quite impressive the way they travel.

My money is on seeing Tropp next week. He's up in his spot for tonights game. Sounds like there's a slight chance Hecht will be back next week too. They seem very content with leaving Kassian down in the minors and letting him really develop. Same goes for Foligno.


Leaving in an hour for Buffalo for the game, I love student discount night. $20 tickets are always awesome.

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Smith will be brought up before Morin. Smith is outperforming everyone in Rockford, has the Canucks series on his resume and is in the last year of his deal. The Hawks want to see what this kid can do, and this is the last year they can. He'll be joining the squad at some point during this road trip.

Also, Seabs should be back soon, so sending down Scott should be a possibility. I still don't quite understand what his role is. People just avoid him now. He doesn't fight because no one will fight him. Guys around the league have said they just continue to play their game and just don't fight Scott. He doesn't keep anyone in check because people just refuse to fight him now. He serves no real purpose.

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Carcillo and sick top 6 do not go in the same line... ever

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Yep, it does. The way him and Kane have been connecting has been great, especially lately.

The guy has the skills and tools to be a top 6 forward, he just needs to not be a moron.

So far, I'm very happy with that signing. And if you backread my comments on when we signed him, I would be the last person to admit that unless he actually has been producing. And he has.

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Ben Smith is a scratch tonight in Rockford. Welcome to the big leagues kid.

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Yes, Carcillo has some skill. But let's not forget who we are talking about here. It also helps that he is getting more ice time and playing with better talent with Toews and Kane.

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nah I'm over that. Would it have been nice to beat them like that? Absolutely. I'm glad the team got the rest they got, and now they are killing it, plus it is still 1 cup to none

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Exciting game so far. Surprised that the shots are so low through 2 periods because each team has had some great chances. Hawks defense misses Seabrook. Basically playing 5 d-men with Scott getting a rare shift and your 5th d-man is Lepisto. They've done a pretty respectable job all things considered, but the Nucks have had a ton of 2-on-1's. Just a good hockey game.

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Holy fuck Keith WTF was that?

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Beautiful! Now run it up on these fucks!

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Canucks losing....start playing dirty. It's one of the only sure things in life.

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Almost as sure as Ryan Kesler folding against a top-tier team.

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Love it nice to payback the beating they gave us earlier at home

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Fuck that team. Most satisfying win of the year by far.

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Goddamn that feels good.

Kane Toews Sharp Hossa. These guys are unreal right now. Loving this team. Now that we waived Olesz we got some serious money now. this team is looking mighty fine.

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Definitely the most satisfying wins of the year. It was definitely a lot closer than it looked, though. The defense and Crawford deserve a ton of praise tonight. No Seabrook, basically 5 defensemen, they were stuck in their own zone for long shifts in each period...yet they got it done. Huge, enormous play by Hossa to get that 2 goal lead after the Canucks were pressing hard in the 3rd.

How about Duncan Keith, too. Yeah he gave up a breakaway but it's hard to criticize too much when he saved a couple of goals and played 30+ minutes. Wow, he is on his game.

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4 point lead in the conference. To think that this team had the worst Power Play in the league and they are still this good says a lot. If this Power Play keeps going like this, look the fuck out

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Sabres (minus Myers, who some think will be suspended for that hit on Zubrus... those people are crazy) brought the suck tonight.

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I hate Myers. Second year in a row now he is burning me in fantasy

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I wasn't talking about you I was talking about Vignault's comments about the Lucic hit.

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He played better than he ever has last night. So you might not want to give up on him yet

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I think he'll be a very good shut down d-man, but I'm not sure he really has great offensive talent. I could be totally off base but that's just based off of the games I've seen him play against the Bruins and the playoffs the past couple years.

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When he came into the league it was his offensive acumen that won him the Calder trophy. For a 6'8 player he was an awesome skater. Since then he is added about 20 pounds to become a more physical player and that seems to have effected his offensive game. If he can learn to play with his new weight he can still be a very good offensive player.

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No suspension for Tyler Myers.

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Good:thumbsup Now hopefully he can play as well he did last night this weekend

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shootout...

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I take joy in watching the pens trail by 3

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7th straight win!

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I take joy in the caps trailing by three... to the Jets. :lol

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Bruins!!!!

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was at the game tonight. Had my nose to the glass for warmups and Max Talbot leaps into the boards. :lol :lol :lol

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Crazy finish to that one, must've been very exciting for the Flyers fans in attendance.

Also, Caps lose again. 3-6-1 since that 7-0 start.

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Good 4-1 win tonight by the Preds.

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Calgayry tomorrow. I hate losing to them more than Vancouver because at least I know Vancouver is supposed to be a good team. Calgayry sucks.

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Calgary needs to tank and send us Iginla

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This could definitely be a tough game for the Hawks. Brent Seabrook likely out again tonight (and probably tomorrow, too). Frolik out, as well. That's 2 important members of the PK.

Excited to see Ben Smith get his first start of the season, playing with Bolland tonight.

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man i'd be conflicted. oilers fan/edmonton resident that really likes iginla and wants to see him move somewhere with a chance at a cup, but who hates the blackhawks

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No he can come here instead. Red Wings need a wake-up and I love the thought of him with Datsyuk.

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Don't worry about Iginla guys, he'll be playing in the Eastern Conference for the Bruins pretty soon.

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:lol You guys realize there are only like 8 teams that can afford Iginla's $7 million contract and none of them have been mentioned yet?

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The Flyers are getting him then? :lol

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Wings and Bruins could afford him at the trade deadline, definitely. Wings have nearly $5m in space.

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That would make sense, if this were the last year of his contract.

The Bruins would be idiotic to trade for him since he still is owed $7 million next year. They're losing half their team and would only have $8 million left to fill out a roster. No way that's happening.

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I thought Iginla was in his final year.

I don't want him anymore.

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It doesn't really matter, IMO, because Rocky is not going up the cap this year and then also paying Olesz & Huet $8m+ while they play in the minors/Europe.

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I wouldn't mind Doan but it looks like PHX will be in the playoff race all year and can't afford to ship him out.

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It's only November, and you people are already talking about the trade deadline. Who are you guys, Eklund?

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His name is Jhonas,
He's carrying the team.

1-0 shutout, let's go Buffalo!

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I really hate Scott Burnside

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not a stellar defensive effort tonight

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:lol To say the least. Crawford and the defense were the opposite of the way they were against Van. Some serious face-palm moments to start the 2nd period. If only the entire team would play the entire game with the fire of Toews and Keith.

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Hey fellas, sorry for the disappearance - just got back from hockey-less Singapore.

Iginla and Doan aren't going anywhere unless they're pushing 40 and want to pull a Bourque and take a crack at the Cup. Other than that, I don't see them going anywhere. The fact that a guy like Doan hasn't already begged his way out of Phoenix says a lot.

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This^ And as for it not being the last year of his contract the Wings have money coming off the books next year so they could handle it for next season too. Do they do it? I dunno. I doubt Iginla leaves though.

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Bruins could pull it off, not that I think they will. Krejci would likely be in the deal so that's more money off the cap. We would then move Seguin to center between Iginla and Lucic, and Horton would play the wing on the Bergeron Marchand line. And the guys that are becoming FA's are Kelly, Campbell, Paille, Thornton, Boychuk, Corvo, Rask, and Krejci if he somehow isn't traded for Iginla. None of those guys besides Rask and Krjeci will get anything more than 2.5 million. But this is probably not gonna happen anyway.
Edit: And Cap Geek also has Savard's salary included which could be moved to LTIR and his cap hit wouldn't count. Which is what happened last year. He stays on the cap until we go over and then he can be moved to LTIR.

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ugh, this is getting bad

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debating watching the rest of this

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I will as long as Toews is the Captain.

Keith is -4 :lol