Tuesday is going to be huge
- ShootingSemin

Yeah I don't think we are gonna catch you guys, unless your wheels really fall off down the stretch, we need to get our poop together too. I didn't think we'd beat Smashville, and I shut it off after they scored late in the third to go ahead, but I'd watched up to that point and that game should not have gone to a shoot out. We dominated that game for the most part.

Ya I agree... gillis is sending so many mixed messages.

Along with the fact there only seems to be like 2-3 teams out of it (or at least would believe they are) there won't be many sellers this year... a lot of delusional teams there right now. Gillis will not give up 2 1sts and a prospect for a guy like ruutu.
- kneughter

the trade deadline is overblown. it's much easier to be a "loser" on that day than a "winner."

i hope to get some pieces like last year for comparable prices. i don't believe in the deadline day homerun. i just don't think it's worth it.

the trade deadline is overblown. it's much easier to be a "loser" on that day than a "winner."

i hope to get some pieces like last year for comparable prices. i don't believe in the deadline day homerun. i just don't think it's worth it.
- RealityChecker

Yes... when was the last time a trade deadline blockbuster really worked out? I remember a few years ago when calgary got jokinen and almost everyone was saying they are now cup contenders... etc.

And we know how well that worked out

Thats what your wife said when I told her I was coming over tuesday night...

8================D
- kneughter

That's messed up dude, she is your mom

That's messed up dude, she is your mom
- ShootingSemin

Yeah I don't think we are gonna catch you guys, unless your wheels really fall off down the stretch, we need to get our poop together too. I didn't think we'd beat Smashville, and I shut it off after they scored late in the third to go ahead, but I'd watched up to that point and that game should not have gone to a shoot out. We dominated that game for the most part.
- Rayven

Win on Tuesday and you are only back 5 with a game in hand. lot of hockey left. Tuesday does seem like it could decide it though. 9 points would be a lot of points to make up

That's messed up dude, she is your mom
- ShootingSemin

Ya I know... but we have a mutual understanding.

Yes... when was the last time a trade deadline blockbuster really worked out? I remember a few years ago when calgary got jokinen and almost everyone was saying they are now cup contenders... etc.

And we know how well that worked out
- kneughter

i typed the same example but deleted it b/c i didn't feel like dumping on the flames. the consensus was that the flames were the deadline day "winners."

i agree with burkie on this matter. much easier to screw up the future than help the present with a deadline day deal.

That's messed up dude, she is your mom
- ShootingSemin

the birds and bees "talk" was more of a participatory exercise at his house.

the birds and bees "talk" was more of a participatory exercise at his house.
- RealityChecker

i typed the same example but deleted it b/c i didn't feel like dumping on the flames. the consensus was that the flames were the deadline day "winners."

i agree with burkie on this matter. much easier to screw up the future than help the present with a deadline day deal.
- RealityChecker

Ya i was extremely happy with what happened last year... minor "tweaks" in higgins and lappy. Didn't break the bank.. they were decent contributors and think they have been nice pieces. They also resigned.

Another 1 or 2 moves to help beef up the bottom 6 and the bottom 2 on D and things look good!

the birds and bees "talk" was more of a participatory exercise at his house.
- RealityChecker

What can I say.... I'm a visual learner

Ya i was extremely happy with what happened last year... minor "tweaks" in higgins and lappy. Didn't break the bank.. they were decent contributors and think they have been nice pieces. They also resigned.

Another 1 or 2 moves to help beef up the bottom 6 and the bottom 2 on D and things look good!
- kneughter

like with every other team, it'll all come down to health.

What can I say.... I'm a hands on learner
- kneughter

fixed

fixed
- RealityChecker

Was that third too much?
- Flyfreaky

who in their right mind would want brzy at that cap hit for nine years?

who in their right mind would want brzy at that cap hit for nine years?
- Mentalorgasm5

leino.

Moen isn't going anywhere , The habs will need him for the playoffs ...

Yes... when was the last time a trade deadline blockbuster really worked out? I remember a few years ago when calgary got jokinen and almost everyone was saying they are now cup contenders... etc.

And we know how well that worked out
- kneughter

hey, it only took three years and one more idiotic/bizarre trade and re-signing sequence but we finally made Jokinen into an effective enough player

But yeah, 99% of the time, the teams that really win at the deadline are the already-strong teams that just add one or two small but crucial pieces for relatively cheap, not the pretenders/teams aggressively trying to make the playoffs who inevitably make the biggest trades. See - Vancouver and Boston last year (though the Kaberle trade was quite a weird one in retrospect). Detroit adding Stuart in '08 for a 2nd and 4th comes to mind as well. It's almost as if the well-managed teams are already strong and deep enough that they don't have to resort to making big, risky trades!

Moen isn't going anywhere , The habs will need him for the playoffs ...
- toneez

I saw the report they might not trade him today and laughed. Ek must be having a mental breakdown, it seems nobody is actually committed to trading anyone this year yet.

If Ruutu re-signs, which I expect to happen, things will get REALLY boring. either that or some names we hadn't expected will get more than they would have otherwise

leino.
- karlsson

yea not even comparbale

who in their right mind would want brzy at that cap hit for nine years?
- Mentalorgasm5

I was hoping the Sabres...

I was hoping the Sabres...
- Flyfreaky

Moen isn't going anywhere , The habs will need him for the playoffs ...
- toneez

For next year, right?

I was hoping the Sabres...
- Flyfreaky

how about some Thrashers talk.......