Thanks for the info on our new guy.

I am not sure what to do with the fact that CH seems happy to get him.

With that said, he still thinks we will suck going forward so all is well!

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Fels made a great point that Vermette will be able to take a lot of defensive assignments from Toews and open Saad/Toews/Hossa up to score more. I'd like that a lot. With Kane out, Toews has to move beyond doing all the little things and do lots of big things. This could help.

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Toronto claims Tim Erixon off waivers. k whatever bye

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Who is Sharp messing around with now?

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

The Rangers won't have a 1st round pick until 2017. They haven't had one since 2012. Four years without a 1st is probably not the best idea.

They're lucky Hayes was such a entitled bitch.

Not surprising given who their owner is.

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Sherman remarked, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied, followed by a puff. "Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow, though."

Dolan doesn't really have much to do with the Rangers other than occasionally trying to sue the league over website banner ads or some such shit. Glen Sather pretty much has free rein to be an idiot.

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The Lightning have an extra 1st from the awful St. Louis trade. Boy did they rip off Slats.

Gudas and a 1st for Coburn seems like serious overpayment to me. I haven't even thought about Braydon Coburn in years.

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They got two 2nds from Boston for Brett Connolly. Pretty good for a tweener skilled player who isn't good enough to play on the top-6 nor gritty enough to play bottom-6.

Not bad for Montreal. Oilers are truly a wreck. Sekera and Coburn yielded a 1st. All the Oilers could do is squeeze a low 2nd and garbage.

CH, Kings have lost 3 straight and sitting 3 points outside the Wild Card. You may want to hold off attending the parade at LA Live in June?

Might not win the Cup but they'll at least get in. Calgary or Winnipeg will drop out.

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The Coyotes continue to empty out the dressing room, Zbynek Michalek to the Blues for an undisclosed prospect/pick.

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I hate to focus on non-hockey aspects of the team, but that appears (to me) to be the source of the problem. This team went into a hole in December (shortly after Reif’s suicide) and they haven’t found a way out. Like many here have said, it appears to be effort related which has most noticeably impacted the defense. Crawford hasn’t helped, as he’s looked average at best.

If there is an ounce of truth to the Patrick Sharp rumors, he simply cannot be on this team. It’s one thing for him to nail a teammates wife, but a team employee killed himself. Regardless of whether Reif had other depression issues, this is just too dark of a cloud. He needs to go. Yesterday. Unfortunately, all we can do is speculate and go off of what we hear.

I like the Vermette deal. I have no idea what to think about Timonen, but hope it pays off. I just fear it’s not enough.

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Ben Smith sent to SJ for DesJardins.

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surprised to see Smith go.

Whats the word on DesJ?

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

I think this is just a $$ saving move for next year.


Either that or Bernstein is gonna have some juicy news about Ben Smith soon

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sounds right spanky

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

my guy told me Smith slept with Sharp.

Now there is no reason Carcillo needs to be on this roster.

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That's my purse! I don't know you!

The story now is that it was Crawford that slept with Reif's wife, not Sharp.

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Whatever may or may not be true, I don't really think it's fair to blame one goof for another goof's suicide. Sometimes life sucks. Get a fuckin' helmet.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

YUCK, NOW WE'VE GOT SHARK STINK.

I liked Smith. Very heady player. Shame the slump did him in.

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Yes, if you're a White Sox fan.

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Hawaii (fuck) You

Ben Smith was a fan favorite?

Every player on every team must be categorized as a fan favorite then.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

He is a really nice kid & fans liked him. I don't like this trend of getting rid of good young players who have some skills & may have room to improve. First Leddy, now Smith.

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CSFMB 2014 Nascar Pick 'em Champion

We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

When it comes to building your hockey organization, he was just a guy.

There are a lot of AHL players that are "good, young guys" who have "some skills" and possibly 'could improve.'

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

He is a depth forward...Hawks need space to re-sign Saad.

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Sherman remarked, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied, followed by a puff. "Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow, though."

Smith wasn't going to be more than what he was: a fourth-line wing who is better than most fourth-line wings. He did well last year, but let's not get ahead of ourselves about his ceiling. I feel bad for him getting shipped to San Jose, though.

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San Jose, California. Must be terrible.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.