Would have loved to have him...sure beats sitting LB as opposed to letting him get more games played in the AHL
- RatedR80

should have traded for Budaj

Nope. Pass on him for the next highest ranked Swedish D. Can't go wrong.
- Wildschwein

Swing for the fences with every draft pick.

Meh. I happy with the BBC.
- Wildschwein

Lindholm is not a handsome Swede, you did well avoiding him

Lindholm is not a handsome Swede, you did well avoiding him
- DDM-Coga

You are a great shame to your family.

Lindholm is not a handsome Swede, you did well avoiding him
- DDM-Coga

But a not handsome Swede is still more handsome than a handsome Finn, yes?

You are a great shame to your family.
- BINGO!

But a boon to Oil fans everywhere.

You are a great shame to your family.
- BINGO!

but a sexy shame

but a sexy shame
- DDM-Coga

But a not handsome Swede is still more handsome than a handsome Finn, yes?
- Wildschwein

Probably

Would have loved to have him...sure beats sitting LB as opposed to letting him get more games played in the AHL
- RatedR80

I dunno coach. Talbot turned out pretty good as a starter backing up Lundqvist in New York playing in minimal games. I think a couple years as a backup in the NHL has its advantages as opposed to being a career AHL tender.

Probably


- Mr.Bobby

Thank Larsson for him that he is gonna be worth millions.

Thank Larsson for him thats he is gonna be worth millions.
- Wildschwein

Pulju needs that even more

- Mr.Bobby

So after a full season of watching hall, you don't believe he's one of the games premiere left wingers?


And the trade in hindsight ?

Pulju needs that even more

- 21peter

Oh poor Jesse. So (frank)ing goofy looking.

Oh poor Jesse. So (frank)ing goofy looking.
- Wildschwein

And apparently in Finland they do not teach their children to chew with there mouths closed.

Oh poor Jesse. So (frank)ing goofy looking.
- Wildschwein

It's kinda awesome actually


Like he's not horrifically ugly or anything, he's just bizarre looking.
It's great

So after a full season of watching hall, you don't believe he's one of games premiere left wingers?

Curious on your opinion now?

And the trade in hindsight ?
- HB77

I was on the record of stating the trade was more fair than people made it out to be right from the start.

Hall has a ton of skill. Seems his problem is between his ears, he spends a lot of time skating the puck in as fast as he can, doing a half circle, then losing the puck or passing behind a team mate. Turns the puck over a lot.

On the plus side, he creates a lot of shots for himself and has an above average shot.

I didn't get to see a whole ton of Hall before the Devils traded for him. All I really knew was the reputation as being an elite forward.

I was hoping to replace Kovy, and Hall isn't Kovy by a long shot. Kovy was absolutely dominant. Big, strong, fast, smart and had one of the best shots I've seen in my life.

In fairness to Hall, all of the LW ahead of him have good playmaking centers, the Devils don't.

He's not Kovy by a long shot, but is he the most talented forward on the Devils? Easily.

It's going to be interesting to see him as some of the young forwards, like McLeod and Zacha progress and if we get some halfway decent puck movers on the back end.

I was on the record of stating the trade was more fair than people made it out to be right from the start.

Hall has a ton of skill. Seems his problem is between his ears, he spends a lot of time skating the puck in as fast as he can, doing a half circle, then losing the puck or passing behind a team mate. Turns the puck over a lot.

On the plus side, he creates a lot of shots for himself and has an above average shot.

I didn't get to see a whole ton of Hall before the Devils traded for him. All I really knew was the reputation as being an elite forward.

I was hoping to replace Kovy, and Hall isn't Kovy by a long shot. Kovy was absolutely dominant. Big, strong, fast, smart and had one of the best shots I've seen in my life.

In fairness to Hall, all of the LW ahead of him have good playmaking centers, the Devils don't.

He's not Kovy by a long shot, but is he the most talented forward on the Devils? Easily.

It's going to be interesting to see him as some of the young forwards, like McLeod and Zacha progress and if we get some halfway decent puck movers on the back end.
- Mr.Bobby

Kovy is my 2nd favourite russian to ever play in the chel. He had everything and he played a stupid amount of minutes per game.

I was on the record of stating the trade was more fair than people made it out to be right from the start.

Hall has a ton of skill. Seems his problem is between his ears, he spends a lot of time skating the puck in as fast as he can, doing a half circle, then losing the puck or passing behind a team mate. Turns the puck over a lot.

On the plus side, he creates a lot of shots for himself and has an above average shot.

I didn't get to see a whole ton of Hall before the Devils traded for him. All I really knew was the reputation as being an elite forward.

I was hoping to replace Kovy, and Hall isn't Kovy by a long shot. Kovy was absolutely dominant. Big, strong, fast, smart and had one of the best shots I've seen in my life.

In fairness to Hall, all of the LW ahead of him have good playmaking centers, the Devils don't.

He's not Kovy by a long shot, but is he the most talented forward on the Devils? Easily.

It's going to be interesting to see him as some of the young forwards, like McLeod and Zacha progress and if we get some halfway decent puck movers on the back end.
- Mr.Bobby

Damn straight Mr. Bobby.

This is the part those "advanced stat" morons forget about. Build Hall up because he "drives possession" and "generates shot attempts" all while failing to realize that if you actually spend time watching the game as opposed to the limited highlights they see, that ya miss how his game can result in a lot of scoring chances for the opposition.

But when you don't like a trade you just take stats out of context to try and make it look like a bad one.....well who is laughing now? I'll give ya all a hint. His initials are the same as the name of the device I am writing on.

I was on the record of stating the trade was more fair than people made it out to be right from the start.

Hall has a ton of skill. Seems his problem is between his ears, he spends a lot of time skating the puck in as fast as he can, doing a half circle, then losing the puck or passing behind a team mate. Turns the puck over a lot.

On the plus side, he creates a lot of shots for himself and has an above average shot.

I didn't get to see a whole ton of Hall before the Devils traded for him. All I really knew was the reputation as being an elite forward.

I was hoping to replace Kovy, and Hall isn't Kovy by a long shot. Kovy was absolutely dominant. Big, strong, fast, smart and had one of the best shots I've seen in my life.

In fairness to Hall, all of the LW ahead of him have good playmaking centers, the Devils don't.

He's not Kovy by a long shot, but is he the most talented forward on the Devils? Easily.

It's going to be interesting to see him as some of the young forwards, like McLeod and Zacha progress and if we get some halfway decent puck movers on the back end.
- Mr.Bobby

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Quality post

Kovy is my 2nd favourite russian to ever play in the chel. He had everything and he played a stupid amount of minutes per game.
- SRam19

What I appreciate most about him is how much he defied the model of the stereotypical Russian forward (at least in his later years). I always appreciated his game and would love to see him come back to the league like Jagr did.

Kovy is my 2nd favourite russian to ever play in the chel. He had everything and he played a stupid amount of minutes per game.
- SRam19

Valeri Kamensky is one of my favourite russians of all time. That boy was money in NHL95

Forsberg Kamensky and Palffy (traded for him every season) was the best line of all time

But I do love Kovy. I think the guy is all world. Jagr came back and was sexy. Radulov cam back and was sexy. I wont be shocked to see him come back and do the same thing

I was on the record of stating the trade was more fair than people made it out to be right from the start.

Hall has a ton of skill. Seems his problem is between his ears, he spends a lot of time skating the puck in as fast as he can, doing a half circle, then losing the puck or passing behind a team mate. Turns the puck over a lot.

On the plus side, he creates a lot of shots for himself and has an above average shot.

I didn't get to see a whole ton of Hall before the Devils traded for him. All I really knew was the reputation as being an elite forward.

I was hoping to replace Kovy, and Hall isn't Kovy by a long shot. Kovy was absolutely dominant. Big, strong, fast, smart and had one of the best shots I've seen in my life.

In fairness to Hall, all of the LW ahead of him have good playmaking centers, the Devils don't.

He's not Kovy by a long shot, but is he the most talented forward on the Devils? Easily.

It's going to be interesting to see him as some of the young forwards, like McLeod and Zacha progress and if we get some halfway decent puck movers on the back end.
- Mr.Bobby

Not to disrespect Zajac ....but he is not good enough to Center a guy like Hall.

Hall and Duchene are the same story in my mind. They have all world talent but have been surrounded by sludge for 90% of their NHL career so they are programmed to just try to be one man wrecking crews with their speed...however when they have junk for line mantes it doesnt matter what they do, its 1 vs 3 every time they enter the zone.

I hope the Devils get one of the Top Cs in this draft. Hall deserves to be playing with a puck distributing C who can keep up with his speed

Valeri Kamensky is one of my favourite russians of all time. That boy was money in NHL95

Forsberg Kamensky and Palffy (traded for him every season) was the best line of all time

But I do love Kovy. I think the guy is all world. Jagr came back and was sexy. Radulov cam back and was sexy. I wont be shocked to see him come back and do the same thing
- DDM-Coga

Got into NHL 94 for genesis a few years back.
I can't be fuked with when I'm Dallas

Modano, gagner and courtnall

Speed, strength on the puck and scoring

Lethal

I was on the record of stating the trade was more fair than people made it out to be right from the start.

Hall has a ton of skill. Seems his problem is between his ears, he spends a lot of time skating the puck in as fast as he can, doing a half circle, then losing the puck or passing behind a team mate. Turns the puck over a lot.

On the plus side, he creates a lot of shots for himself and has an above average shot.

I didn't get to see a whole ton of Hall before the Devils traded for him. All I really knew was the reputation as being an elite forward.

I was hoping to replace Kovy, and Hall isn't Kovy by a long shot. Kovy was absolutely dominant. Big, strong, fast, smart and had one of the best shots I've seen in my life.

In fairness to Hall, all of the LW ahead of him have good playmaking centers, the Devils don't.

He's not Kovy by a long shot, but is he the most talented forward on the Devils? Easily.

It's going to be interesting to see him as some of the young forwards, like McLeod and Zacha progress and if we get some halfway decent puck movers on the back end.
- Mr.Bobby

And he skates like he's sitting down. Don't know what that means but thats always bugged me about Hall.