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Michael Dal Colle. Went one pick ahead of Virtanen in 2014.

SKYO thinks he's a bust because his team (Oshawa) blew it up this year and he only scored 27 goals in 30 games (and another 6 in 9 in the playoffs) after being traded to Kingston.

Tkachuck is averaging 2.5 points a game in the playoffs. The guy is on fire yet it's Dubois or trade the pick for you. Brilliant strategy. He had future first line forward written all over him. I think the Coilers grab him anyways so we should get Dubois which I also have no problem with. Yeah I'd ...

Please expand on exactly how Green is not only an above average AHL coach, but also a superior NHL coach in waiting.

Did you compose that entire thing with predictive text? :eh: What we know, according to you, is that Sutter was, and Bonino is, "the 3c toast of pittsburgh." ( :lol: :lol: ) I guess 'Canuck luck' is that Sutter got injured but hey, shit happens. Beyond that I don't expect that either team fleeced th...

Has anybody noticed how well Bonino is playing? He had a good year in Pitt and is playing well in the playoffs. Actually Bonino was extremely shitty until sometime in March. They finally tried him with Kessel and both players caught fire! I'm very happy Pens are playing so well, the further they go...

The fastest way to get those juices into your bloodstream... and also it comes with a blender.

The Sedins wont retire for another decade at least. They will just gracefully move up and down the line up. They are lifers here. They can adjust to lower lines; there ego(s) will permit it. Dude.. they are thirty five ! :crazy: Lots of guys make it to 40, a few more to 41 or 42 but really only Che...

But look at the actual minutes being played.. four of the top five forwards and all five top defensemen in TOI/G were in the organization before Jim Benning. I appreciate the civilized counter-point! So in "five top defenseman", you must be counting Weber (also a FA, not sure if UFA or RFA?) and Hu...

If the Canucks can make the playoffs this year, with players like Baertschi, Horvat, Virtanen, McCann, Tryamkin playing meaningful minutes, and Pedan, Granlund, Etem, Gaunce playing depth roles, I daresay Benning will have pulled off the re-build on the fly - a virtually brand-new roster in 3 years...

It's just the nature of the beast. Those marquee players are going to get their money, and if you can't hide it in a lifetime contract or something of that nature it's going to come out of the pockets of the league's middle classes. If you haven't already, look at what Syko posted on the expansion ...

SKYO wrote:All Seattle needs is a billionaire owner to build a stadium, and boom they golden.

How many privately financed stadiums arenas are getting built these days?

Connor McJesus on why he was so pissed off at last year's draft lottery: “If I were to say anything to Matthews, it would be to keep an open mind,” said McDavid. “But I know how hard that is to do. “The reason it’s so stressful is that when they open one of those envelopes, your fate is being decid...

Played with the draft simulator today.....out of 30 tries we got first pick 3 times. 2nd 4 times 3rd 5 times and we seemed to get 5/6 all the rest....so not too far off our actual chances I guess. I can't remember seeing us 4 th...must've happened though.... Jim? https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CgmPYp2...

It's just the nature of the beast. Those marquee players are going to get their money, and if you can't hide it in a lifetime contract or something of that nature it's going to come out of the pockets of the league's middle classes.

Played with the draft simulator today.....out of 30 tries we got first pick 3 times. 2nd 4 times 3rd 5 times and we seemed to get 5/6 all the rest....so not too far off our actual chances I guess. I can't remember seeing us 4 th...must've happened though.... Jim? https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CgmPYp2...