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Uh oh Tim, this just in from McKenzie:
First rounder is overpaying, unless they're really needing the offensive help on their back-end. I can see this as potentially bringing in a guy to replace Lidstrom's spot on the PP after this season. It's where Quincey excels (the only place he excels, IMO).

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A first rounder for a guy they waived? I sure hope not. Would be being very very nice to Stevie Y.

edit: He's a very good player and while I wish they never would have waived him they had no other options at the time. But yeah way overpaying.

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So basically Tampa is getting a 1st rounder for Downie?

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And when you put it that way, nice move by Stevie. Wings got what they wanted, although overpaid, and they got a 1st rounder (most likely #27-29) for Downie. That's pretty good.

edit: but have to say Wings are getting an RFA out of the deal instead of an UFA like Kubina and others would have been.

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Great move by Stevie Y, if that's what it ends up being.

And like I said, if the Wings are looking long-term offensive replacement for Lidstrom, Quincey might be their guy. He will not be the all-around presence Nick was/is, but can run a decent PP.

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This too:

https://twitter.com/#!/TSNBobMcKenzi...71756817891330

Again steep price but more positives out of this than trading away a 2nd and 3rd for a guy who would most likely walk after the year. Plus he's what 27? Wings could still use some depth at forward.

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^ My thinking. He is a good skater, does well in the offensive zone at moving the puck, although I'd like to see him pass a bit more. Has a tendency to get caught out of place, and being a good skater can only get you so far if the other team gets a 2-on-1 and you as the defender are stuck down behind their net.

In all, he'd be a good replacement for Nick on the PP, and would probably be pretty effective playing with a guy like Kronwall. But you know how I get with defenders who don't know how to play defense...

EDIT: But yes, his youth is what would attract me (n/h). Potential to improve playing in a structured system with one of the best coaches out there.

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And I'll always say I trust Kenny Holland. I mean how can you not. Sure there are somethings that work out and some that don't. Waiving Quincey to keep Meech was one of them but he's right probably 90% of the time. Also someone on Twitter said the players available late in round 1 aren't quite as good as in years past so we'll see I guess.

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Toews out with upper body injury tonight....

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Kubina made it clear the day he arrived that he wants to stay here. :thumbsup

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No Toews either so that evens things up.

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Bryz is going to shut the door tonight.

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On his career in Philly? You thinking he lets in 4 of the first 4 tonight?

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Rangers are really lucky they aren't trailing after that first period.

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that one shift was crazy. pens spent something like 4 minutes in the zone.

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Detroit sucks.

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Triangle and 1 PK rears its ugly head.

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Is there a better PP QB in the history of the NHL than Lindstrom? Seriously. Guy just knows how to run it.

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Don't think so. They play the box just as passively usually.

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uhhh, what?

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HOW IS THIS SO HARD!?

We can't even get a fucking shot.

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and it is things like this that make me hate Quenneville. How can this team be on an 0-for-28 PP slump?

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Got his shot off from the top of the circle, 3 PK'ers collapsed back towards the net.

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you're wrong. it was a box formation the entire time.

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Wow, PP actually deserved one there. Great save.

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PP doesn't deserve shit. 0-for-29. Sure it looked good, but I don't care about it "getting better" when it's 0-for-29

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I don't know why Keith and some of the other d-men are so insistent on taking a slapshot from the point. Just once I'd like to see them flick a wrist through traffic and see what happens.

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Jimmy Hayes!! Fuck I needed that!

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Hayes jersey? Maybzz

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There's the wrist shot from the point, thank you.