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Per wrote: If the Canucks had picked Kopitar, as we could have, would we have won the cup by now?
probably, but what if Nathan LaFayette didn't hit the post? or we didn't sustain all those injuries in 2011? :D
Can the Canucks just win a Cup within the next 5 years.
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Mondi wrote: A hypothetical line-up featuring Henrik (of 2009-2011), Kopitar, and Kesler would rival anything that any team has thrown out there in the last 15 years.
Yeahno, Kopitar would've gotten injured, the jinx was on.

And how do you fit Kopitar's $6.8M salary under the cap? :hmmm:

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Diehard1 wrote: If guys like Richardson and Matthias will accept 1 or 2 year deals then there's no reason not to sign them; I figure they will be looking for 3 to 4 year deals and that's a no go for me.
I'd let Richardson walk and try to sign Matthias + Dorsett to 3-year deals @ < $2M-per.
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Per wrote:If the Canucks had picked Kopitar, as we could have, would we have won the cup by now?
You can probably make the same argument about the Backes offer sheet, and that's a more recent event. Had St. Louis not matched it...
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BurningBeard wrote:
Per wrote:If the Canucks had picked Kopitar, as we could have, would we have won the cup by now?
You can probably make the same argument about the Backes offer sheet, and that's a more recent event. Had St. Louis not matched it...
That offer sheet was kinda like Kesler's. I don't think there was ever a chance the Canucks would let Kesler walk nor would I expect the Blues to let Backes walk for that price.
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SKYO wrote:
probably, but what if Nathan LaFayette didn't hit the post? :D
Or that motherfucker Gregson didn't cash in his bribe and call that phantom penalty with us pouring it on....
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are we stil being babies about "we should have drafted Kopitar"? Holy fuck, kill me now. Shit we should have drafted Benn, Lucic. Gallagher, Bergeron, Subban, O'Reilly, Gaudreau, Rinne, Pavelski and Karlsson too
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RoyalDude wrote:are we stil being babies about "we should have drafted Kopitar"? Holy fuck, kill me now. Shit we should have drafted Benn, Lucic. Gallagher, Bergeron, Subban, O'Reilly, Gaudreau, Rinne, Pavelski and Karlsson too
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Ha Topper, good one

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Thatcher Demko and Boston College are on TSN right now playing Northeastern.
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Tanev suffering from concussion like symptoms, listed as day to day. Will not play tonight against Sharks. Corrado also out with and injury. Defence now looks like this:
Edler
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Hank on Kassian:

I compare him to Todd Bertuzzi when he was here, the size and the skill. But this is the NHL — it’s not an easy league. You have to be able to play against the best. You have to be able to play in your own end. You can’t turn the puck over in certain areas. It’s not junior. If you make a big mistake, it usually costs you a game.

I feel bad for him because there’s a lot of pressure on him to score and be a certain type of player. But he needs to feel like he can just be good, doesn’t need to be great. Just be good and make plays. But he’s going to have to start over and show everyone that he can play.

He can dangle and make plays. That’s when he’s at his best. But he needs to finish hits when they are there. He needs to make good plays. There’s a lot of different things that go into being a professional every day and being part of this. You have to show up and do the same things over and over. It can’t just be a game here, a game there.

We had the same problem when we were that age. It’s not easy.
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Zach, your captain is calling you out.
Hockey Widow wrote:Hank on Kassian:

...this is the NHL .... You have to be able to play against the best. You have to be able to play in your own end. You can’t turn the puck over in certain areas. It’s not junior. If you make a big mistake, it usually costs you a game.

...he needs to finish hits when they are there. He needs to make good plays. There’s a lot of different things that go into being a professional .... You have to show up.... It can’t just be a game here, a game there.
HW, I too read McIntyre's article. my take aways are bolded.

You missed the part where he talked about He and Daniels 4th year NHL benching that never happened.
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Hockey Widow wrote:Tanev suffering from concussion like symptoms, listed as day to day. Will not play tonight against Sharks. Corrado also out with and injury. Defence now looks like this:
Edler
Hamhuis
Clendening
Weber
Stanton
Sbisa
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Topper wrote:You missed the part where he talked about He and Daniels 4th year NHL benching that never happened.
According to Wikipedia, at least, Imac's colleague Brad Ziemer wrote about Henrik's scratch when it happened:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrik_Sedin#cite_note-30
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dbr wrote:
Topper wrote:You missed the part where he talked about He and Daniels 4th year NHL benching that never happened.
According to Wikipedia, at least, Imac's colleague Brad Ziemer wrote about Henrik's scratch when it happened:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrik_Sedin#cite_note-30
Just checked the game statsand yes, Henrik was a healthy scratch Dec 17th, 2003 in a loss to Dallas.

Mcintyre's article said it didn't happen.
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