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they don't make 'em like that anymore.

I wonder what Bobby Orr's thoughts are of him.

BORING!

This is exactly how a 26 year old Howard was nominated for a Calder.

Only if you want to concede that Eaves's career was ruined by Armstrong. Jason was nothing special up to that hit. After the hit he was still nothing special. Logic tells me that it didnt change anything.

It's fairer to say that Jason Williams ruined Jason Williams' career.

That's who I was thinking of when people brought up the language barrier lol

Im cool with that as well. I knew we would find common ground

I can just tell... your a dick arnt you?

That was perfect. I also agree Hank will get it, I guess I was silly to think it was an interesting topic to discuss...

Wouldnt attack avatars if I was you...Its a discussion not a Lidstrom bash, that doesnt even make sense.

This part of the article blows my mind. Unless the term was 15 years or something, they might as well just offered a bag of pucks. It would have been equally insulting.

So... the person w/ a username and avatar honoring Datsyuk, thinks he should be the next captain. What a shocker. Z has been groomed for the role for many years now. Sorry. We don't even know if Lidstrom is retiring. Way to push the 2011 Norris candidate out the door.

Z has a hot wife, he gets it. esteef

Svetlana is very pretty too. Hank gets it because Pavel has a silly side that he'd have to keep deeply hidden should he become captain. Once Hank gets the C, the comedy will fly. Pavel will be pranking him six ways from Sunday. Hilarity will ensue. You heard it here first, folks. Pavel is just to impish for the C. It would be like giving it to Homer.

I didn't attack your avatar. But why shouldn't I attack avatars? Do you have L33t shop skills that you'll destroy me through the interwebz with? As to the "Lidstrom bash" (what is that, a new dance?), this is a discussion that doesn't matter until Lidstrom retires. Therefore, you are assuming he's got one foot out the door. I'm not.

Love it... People putting all sorta words in my mouth. I'm "bashing the OP", I'm against "the best 2-way forward in the entire world to be the Captain"... HA. I was simply pointing out that the OP, with a name and avatar based on Datsyuk, came up with the brain straining idea that Datsyuk could be the next captain. < sarcasm> I'm guessing it was a really hard choice on his part. His extremely long opening post with extended explanation of his opinion and how he arrived at it really gave the reader a lot to consider and debate about. < /sarcasm> His responses make it sound like I was crucifying him. He really hasn't done anything for me to truly be annoyed at him. So maybe you all should take things a bit less personally. As to the subject of the thread... I wouldn't be heartbroken if Dats got the "C". However, short of catastrophic injury, there's no question that Z will be next captain. It's the reason why he has the longest contract in team history, and used to sit next to Yzerman in the locker room.

That new Nashville jersey would make me want to play somewhere else.

whether the predators like the decision or not is irrelevant...they literally can not walk way, since they initiated the arbitration. this is not common because a team-elected arbitration almost never actually makes it to the arbitration. edit: Nhurdi already covered it.

Well, lets wait for Suter. Weber is amazing but when Suter got injured Weber didn't play that great, I think Suter is the better defensive defensemen between the two.

This just shows that everything I have said about the Nashville Predators is true! A JOKE Organization!! You are not going to come to terms with your franchise player????? WTF!! This would be like the Wings saying see ya to Zetterberg or Datsyuk!! And yet, people still follow the Preds, but then again the people down there in TN are not the sharpest pencils in the box either!

Only LGW would consider the following facts: Nabokov signs in Detroit, but has to pass through waivers. The Islanders needed a goaltender; with Dipietro injured and Roloson traded, Snow was left with prospects at varying levels of development. Snow claimed Nabokov on waivers. Nabokov refused to report. Snow instead picks up Al Montoya. LGW Conclusion: Garth Snow the biggest idiot in GM history. Real life: Garth Snow made a smart move, and was vilified by LGW because of it.

i dont think id want weber for 7.5 mil, thou itd be nice to have him play with lids. this deal kinda makes me think that kronners and stewies asking prices are gonna go wayyyyyyy up next summer *gulp*

Asking how good his team in front of him is? Fine, why don't we take this question full-on. Why the f*** is Ken Dryden in the Hall of Fame? Not a lot of goalies make HOF careers without great teams for the majority. I can think of two in the past 30 years I would vote for. Dominik Hasek and Curtis Joseph. Joseph, of course, can be argued against. Hasek didn't win a Cup without a stacked team, and he failed in the 2008 playoffs and had to be bailed out by a certain Chris Osgood. If Osgood had retired at the end of the 2008 playoff run, I think his chances would be lower but Wings fans would be more in favor. See: Going out on a high note.

Not really. The jury is still very much out as to if he can perform without Suter at his side. Weber very well may not be nearly as effective without an excellent defensive defenseman as his partner. There isn't really an extant replacement for Lidstrom. Lidstrom bring everything. Weber does not.